Smyrna times., 1896-05-20


Bishop Coleman of this diocese was
here Sunday morning and held con-
firmation services in St Peters Church.
His sermon was highly enjoyed. |
There was much smaller class con-
firmed on this visit than usual, only |
numbering three, but the services
were no less interesting and impress
sive. Bishop Coleman held services |
at Clayton in the afternoon.
The Phila. and Smyrna Trans Co. |
grind bone and all materials used in |
their popular fertilizers.
Among the 155 who received So for |
solution to the prize $4,000 story en-
titled "SOns and Fathers which has been |
run continuously in the Ihiiu Press
were: Mrs. W. O. Hoffecker, Mrs. |
Jos. B. Hum, of this town and Mrs. !
Laura ]. Reynolds of Clayton The |
hOnOrs are no means small when it is
considered that they were awarded |
these prizes from thousands of con-
testants.
We have in hand phamphlet giving |
the five weeks course of study of the |
Summer School of Methods for Kent |
and New Castle counties. The school |
is under the management of Superin- |
intendents G. G. Tindal and W. Z. |
Smith. 1t will open July the first and |
and will no doubt prove a great ad |
vantage to teachers who will avail |
themselves of the instruction laid out
in this five weeks course.
The old smoke stack which was used at
the old Geo. W. and S. Taylor foundry,
now the property of H. ID. Boyer is
being torn down. 1t was a high brick
stack and has been standing a num-
Der of years. Last year it was struck
by bolt of lightning during a thun-
der storm and the top knocked off and
split down the middle. The stack has
not been used since the foundry closed
down and Mr.. Boyer, needing some
bricks, will use what he can get from
the stack to raise the foundation of his
dwelling, corner of South and Della
ware streets.
The proprietOrs of Woodland Beach
are preparing to put that place
in an improved condition for the com
ing season. There will be several cot
tages erected and the amusements will
be equally as attractive as last year.
The ThOs. Clyde will ply between there
and Philadelphia daily and good
music is expected to be furnished by
Oglesbeys orchestra as heretofore.
Only one thing is needed to make it
complete and that is connections made
with the Baltimore and Delaware Bay
r. r. to points along the Peninsula. It
would require considerable money to
p1t the old road bed III safe condition.
Our citizens would nevertheless enjoy
it, and there would be no doubt of
its being fully patronized.
At St. Polycarps Church, on Sun
day, May 81, Father Connelly ly will con-
duct special services at 1890 o'clock,
when he will say mass and preach a
sermon. The vesper service COM
mences ct 8 o'clock, to consist of Yes
pers, sung by the newly-Organized
choir, followed by sermon and ben
edictiOn. The citizens of SMYRNA and
vicinity, irrespective of class or creed,
are respectfully invited to attend both
services. AS the day is the first ami
versary of his ordination, Father Con-
nelly will at the morning service have
something interesting to say about
Rome, where he was ordained a year
ago. In the evening he will show how
the heart of Jesus is the Refuge of
Sinners.
A very serious accident happened to
Ezekiel Slaughter of SeFversons Neck
Monday evening. He was taking a
load of lumber down to Woodland
Beach. When about a mile out of
town his horses became frightened
and in a mad attempt to run away
threw Mr.. Slaughter out with part Of
inc lumber The wheels ran over him
breaking his right arm and bruising
his right side. He was SLIGHTLY
! bruised about the face Friendly as
sistance came by at the time and see
| ing his bad condition brought him
back to town where his wounds were
dressed by DIR. ]. r. McCausland.
He is now resting nicely. The team
after throwing him out ran home scat
tering the lumber along the road.
The wagon was slightly damaged.
Z. B. Frazier, of Wilmington, sec
retary of the State Board of Health,
visited Smyrna Friday, officially. He
found no scarlet fever here, none in
fact nearer than Thoroughfare Neck.
one case and it convalescing. The
health conditions of Smyrna was found
in every way satisfactory. The state
had gotten through the winter we'll with
two exceptions. The most pitiable
was Mr. Brown near Seaf0rd, who lost
the whole of his seven children rang
ing in years from 81 on down, and he
had to bury them himself, such was
the superstition and cruelty of his
neighbors. At Milton the disease
amounted to an epidemic, but only rs
per cent of the cases died, while in
Philadelphia where with anti-toxin and
all the new appliances to check the
disease, the per cent in deaths amounts
to 80.