Evening journal., 1899-10-31
REVIVAL MEETINe CONTINUED


CHESTNUT HUNTERS REAP GREAT
HARVESTS-BA LUCK OF FAR
MER sPICER.
Townsend, Del, Oct. 3O.-The revival
services at Union Church are contin-
ued, there being unabated interest on
all sides in the progress of the meet
ings. Rev. George P. Jones has been
in charge of all the services and his
success has been much commented
upon and very we'll spoken of through
out the entire section. Several conver-
sions have resulted from the meetings
and the interest in still increasing. On
Sunday evening there was an unusu-
ally large asSemblage present and the
words OF the minister were touching
and made pathetic scene in the audi
torium of quaint old Union" The
choir. too, under the leadership OF
David Hutchison, is ably assisting, as
the singing and music add much to the
religious fervOr of the assemblage each
evening. Miss Mary Watts a popular
young woman of this town, presides at
the organ and the nightly gatherings
have caused a renewal of zeal and
faithfulness on the part Of all who are
interested in church work Each even
ing several wagon loads OF local resi-
dents attend the meetings.
Scores of people from Townsend
went into the surrounding country af-
ter walnuts on Saturday last. From
the size of the well-filled bags. which
men and boys were seen carrying on
the afternoon of that day, they were
successful. One lad had an experience
that was not pleasant. He walked
about six miles into the country and
was making grand headway in filling
his bag with nice large nuts when the
farmer appeared on the scene, claiming
all the nuts which the lad had so
briskly picked up. On failure to leave
the bag of nuts on the premises the
irate farmer threatened to prosecute
for trespass. The boy quickly vanished
without bag and walnuts.
A young man of this town courted a
young lady of Townsend for a period
of twelve years and when he proposed
he was rejected on the ground of being
too far advanced down the pathway OF
life.
For a farmer to lose his work team
at this season of the year is a very
serious inconvenience as well as finan-
cial loss. This has been the experience
OF John r. Spicer, of Thoroughfar'
Neck. near this town, horse and mule
dying within the last four days.
The sidewalks are being considerably
improved. They have been needing at
tentiOn for some time and now thai
the work is we'll under way the tax
payers are much gratified over the vas
improvement being made in quite :
general way
Because Of a wide difference of opin
ion regarding religious belief the
wife of William Moffit left home fol
Wilmington with bag and baggage oi
Monday morning taking children ant
household goods, while he was in Mid
dletown disposing of load of wood
Townsend contributed her compile
ment to Delaware Day at the Expor
Exposition, and those attending re
port a delightful time.
Edward Miles, a farmer near Fields
boro, has a corn stalk measuring four
teen feet six inches in height.
A new floor has been placed in tn
pool room of the Townsend Hotel AM
other much needed improvements ad
ded thereto during the past week
Miss Lille BucksOn reports the los
of her purse, containing the sum of s
Muiit 6oihS uoMh toMh a. lev udy
ago.
John Timmons has returned from
visit to Salem n. ].
The health Of the venerable William
Daniels continues to improve.
b. w. Herring, a leading busines
man of Aberdeen, Md, arrived on Mon
day and is spending a week in this sec
tion.
The ever-genial Ned Anderson, tn
widely known colored citizen of femal
attire is again seriously III. He wa
taken sick last Thursday, his condi
ton being critical. His limbs are con
siderably swollen and It is feared tina
dropSy is making its appearance II
rs being given good attention at a
times Of the day. Ned is known a
over the state, and he is liked whereve
he is known