Smyrna times., 1901-07-31

9Th. The State president, Mrs. Emma
Caulk, and Mrs. r. II. MRtlack, State
superintendent of evangelistic work
will speak in the morning and Mrs.
Ella A. Boole, president of New York
". c. T. q, will make the afternoon
address.
". S. Bittle, who has been principal
Of Ingleside public school for the past
fifteen years, has resigned his position
to take the assistant examlnership TO
which he was appointed by the school
board Mr.. Bittle has been assisting
Mr.. Beatty unoficially for some years
past. He is thoroughly acquainted
with the routine of the Office and will
doubtless make an efficient help.
Rev. Ralph T. Coursey, formerly
one of the best known ministeries IN
the Wilmington NJ. Z. Conference but
now stationed at Sebring, Ohio, has
notified his friends Of his decision to
enter the evangelistic field, and he will
therefore shortly resign his pastorate
at Sebring, where he has been for the
past year. Mr.. Coursey is an eloquent
speaker aud fine singer, and his friends
predict bright future for him.
Noah Moore was released from jail
last Wednesday, says the Sentinel,
having completed his ten days sen
tence. Before leaving the jail he was
given bath, shaved up and fitted out
with suit of clothes and other gar
ments. He visited a number of his
friends about town, not forgetting to
ask for a penny, and finally departed
for parts unknown. Noah is very
much mortified at his Imprisonment
and 1t will be many day before he
will again be seen in Dover.
The early apple crop in Delaware is
light and the fruit poor. The first
cause of this condition is that last wear
the trees bore very heavily and there
Is always q tendency in all varities of
APPLES TO bear in alternate years. The
cause Of the poor quality is that these
early varities are naturally tender skin
ned and peculiarly subjects to attacks
Of insects and the large crop of all
kinds Of fruits last year gave all such
insects an unusual opportunity to ma
ture, so that this year they were abun-
dant
Gerhard Shirmer, until ten day ago
Superintendent of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company's Office at
Hoboken, is locked up at Police Head
quarters there upon q charge of embez-
element. He is accused of having mis-
appropriated SOS, which it is alleged.
he collected as premium on the insur-
Rnce policy and failed to to turn over
to the company.
An examination Of his books is now
being made. Shirmer received a sal
ary OF s., 600 wear. He was arranged
before Recorder Stanton and remanded
for examination on Friday.-New
York Word, July "a. Mr.. Shirmer is
well-known in Dover where he was en-
gagged IN the insurance business for
about three years. Inder.
Wye campmeeting, held every year
al WE, within three minutes walk of
Wye station, on Queen Anne's rail-
road began its session Of 10 days' en-
campment Friday continuing until
Tuesday, August 6. The camp is in a
delightful grove, with plenty of excel
lent water. Ministers of commanding
positions, both III Wilmington and
Baltimore conferences, will preach.
There will be three preaching services
day. Other services, such as PRAYER
meetings and song service, will be held
as occasions demands. Rev. W. S.
Edwards, D. D., of Baltimore, preached
Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Thurs
day, August, l, will be Temperance
Day. Rev. c. Il. Mead. D. D.. of
New York, one of the best platform
orators of the country, will speak at
1890 and 3 p. II. Rev. DR.. Afford Of
Baltimore, and Rev. E. Kinner Greed
will preach Sunday, August 4.