Smyrna times., 1895-07-17

This is Christianity of the practical sort.
Push it along.-Sunddy Star.
William Ahern, formerly operator at
Mt. Pleasant, has been transferred to !
station and removed his
household goods there Friday.
The members of the last Delaware
who attended the reunion
at Old Point Comfort, Va, arrived
home Saturday after an enjoyable trip
of three days.
Rev. Thomas E. Martindale, D. D.,
of Milford, will have charge of the
camp meeting at WoOdlawn, Md, this
year, which begins on August 6, to
continue 10 days.
Walter Sparkin has been reelected
principal of the Lewes public schools,
and Misses Rench, Wolfe, Maull, Regis
ter, Records and Norman assistant
teachers.
Wilmington Christian Endeavorers
will have a grand rally at ShellpOt
Park. Immediately after the return of
the delegation in attendance upon the
great convention at Boston.
Bishop Curtis, of the Catholic Dio-
cese of Wilmington, conferred the
name ST Sister Clotilda upon the
daughter of Daniel Bickta, of Will
mingtOn, at the Benedictine ClOister,
Ridgely, Md.
While Risdon Twilley, of Laurel,
was riding his bicycle, the turning of
IL i l. 10 Il = Nd
him sprawling into the m;llpOnd, and
only his ability as swimmer saved
him from drowning.
William c. Lofand, proprietor of the
Douglass House, RehobOth Beach, was
carried beyond his depth while bath
ing, and had a hard struggle for life
until he was rescued by Charles G.
Prettyman, of Milford.
The orators of the single-tax army
are still speaking to groups of men and
boys in Delaware. They are preach
ing the old gospel of discomfort. The
single tax, according to their explana-
ton of its beauties, eclipses any patent
medicine now in the market.
SeafOrd seems to be favOrite place
with those in charge of the Baltimore
Fresh Air Fund. A number of child
rem have been sent there in the past
for brief stays and there are now
fourteen of them in the vicinity. The
children are well taken care of by the
people aud all of them 60 home much
improved in health.
Mr.. Oliver w. Matthews of Chester
town, Md, and Miss Viola Caldwell of
Middletown were married in the NJ. E.
Church Wednesday afternoon, by the
Rev Dr. l. s. Wood The church was
well filled with the friends of the
young couple. The best man was
James Comfy of Locust Grove, Md,
aud the bridesmaid, Miss Willie
| Wright, of Middletown.
At the meeting of the gentlemen
composing the School board last night,
Prof pe Keller Stamey of Lees Cross
Roads, Lancaster county. Pa, was
elected principal of the MiddletOwn
| public schools. All the other teachers
were reelected. The other applicants
were Prof d. B. Jones of Georgetown
Del, Roman Tammany and l.. ]
Smythe Of Kennedyville, Nd, but Mr.
Smythe withdrew, having been elected
principal of the Townsend school,
Monday night.
The people of the Methodist church
in Georgetown are talking over The
project of building new church or Of
remOdelling the old one. AS yet moth
has been done as the members seen
divided on the question of which would
be the better plan. The presen
church building is a poor one com
pared with other church building
there, it is claimed, and somethin
should be done to improve it. Som
of the local papers have now take
the matter up and the people intereste
in improvements will push the matter
CLOSING OF THE MIsPILLION.-Th
extension of the work recently don
at the month of the MispilliOn, hs
been arranged to be carried on thi
summer and the contract to that en-
has been awarded. The vessel owner
of Milford, however, have discovere
that an extension of the work woul
close the river to navigation tor som
| time, and that the months of Angus
and September would be most incol
q venient. They have therefore re
: ! quested that the work be deferred VI
til October Is next, and made the
petition for delay to the War Depar
ment through ex-COngressman Cause
i II the contractors should decline
> delay their work until October IL
river may be closed next month.
1t is said that there are now so
d HOllanders looking for land on Il
t Peninsula on which to locate. Eaor
:. are being made to get them
purchase land in Queen Anne's coun
, Nd. A number of Germans have T
: Gently located in Dorchester count
y Md, and are making good citizens al
adding to prosperity of the communit
1t has been suggested that it would n
. be bad plan for people in DelawaI
n There is plenty of land which could
n purchased and turned into small farr
r. which these people would buy, and t
n class of people who settled in DOrcht
ter county would be desirable.
Il. SINGLE TAx.-The single tax peoI
At opened their headquarters in Wilmin
n ton Saturday and are now near
n. ready for the campaign they intend
~ carry on throughout Delaware. T
. headquarters are in charge of Leona
= Tuttle, of New York, and the
"a penses of maintaining them are boz
- by the Manhattan Single Tax Club
- New York. At Middletown on +
- day night the town Commissioners
tempted to stop the meeting, but WI
pe they found the single tax men b
1e legal advice to continue the speak
n the commissioners withdrew their
a position. At Hockessin the meeting
It's stopped by a Justice of the Peace.
ch large crowd was present, and they P
,d tested against interference and
- speakers continued their address
sc The speakers who spoke at vari
in places were: J. G.. Frost and Edw
a Ross. at Hockessin; Aaron Hand g
We w. H. Booze, at st. Georges; w.
Ia Hetzel and James McIlvane, at DE-
n. ware City; John Brennan and Rich
George, a son of Henry George,
New Castle; Samuel Milliken and
l.. Price, at Newark; A. r. Saylor
Ae James Fineran, at Rising Sun; g..
.el Stephenson and DIR. L. II. Preston
~ MarshalIton; William Ross q
10y Charles Shrandren, at Newport; l.
as Shoemaker and e. d. Bruley,
US Brandywine Village and A. II. Ste
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