Smyrna times., 1930-07-30

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No serious damage done.
A Long Fast.-On Sunday even
ing at 1880 o'clock, there died, in
Delaware City, lady, Miss Bell
vile, who for thirty-six days pre-
vious to her death, had taken no
food whatever. While DR.. Tanner
has attracted universal attention
to himself by his self-imposed fast
it will be seen that here at home
has occurred, unnoticed heretofore,
a case in which a lady, lifelong
invalid, had at the time of her
death, tasted ten days longer than
the Doctor. Miss Bellville came
of a family of culture and high So
cial position. For a number of
years she had been a confirmed in
valid, and during the past Winter
her illness became more serious.
About the latter part of January
it became impossible for her to
keep any substantial food, except
oysters, upon her stomach, and she
could not eat more than six or
eight of these in twenty-four hours
About June 5th she grew worse,
and could not eat even oysters,
and for the two following weeks
she took nothing but currant wat
er, in small quantities at time.
Up to June 18th, she grew grad
/ nd
until the hour of her death, on last
Sunday evening, it was impossible
for her to take any nourishment
whatever and for period of thir-
ty-six days she tasted absolutely.
Beef tea and other simple articles
of diet were prepared for her, but
she could not take them. The
neighbors say that in order to re-
lieve her pain, injections Of NOR
phia were used, a half grain at
time. She retained possession Of
her mental and physical powers in
a remarkable degree, and only
ness did her appearance bear evi-
dence of her long and enforced
fast. 1t is said that, at the time
of her death, she had only lost
about ten pounds Of her normal
weight, which was about $50
pounds. Miss Bellville was born
at st. Georges, but has lived for
some time in Delaware City. She
was unmarried, and about fifty
two years Of age. The case will
probably prove Of great interest to
physicians, and, It is said. that an
extended report of il will be pre-
pared by the attending physician,
for prominent medical journal.
Delaware M. E. Conference.
The following are the appoint
ments of the Delaware Annual M.
E. Conference, held at Dover and
closed on Monday:
Wilmington District-J.E. Webb
P. E.-Philadelphia, Pa, Zoar, w.
H. Coffy; John Wesley, N. Morris;
N. P. F., West Philadelphia, ]. x.
Adams; Frankford, vacancy;
South Chester, Pa, w. ]. Parker;
Mt. Zion, N. J., ]. H. Pierce; Sal
EN-, N. j., L. Y. Cox; Salem Cir
cult, S. P. Wilmington; Bridgeton
N. j., ]. Tilghman; Cape May, N
j., ]. S. Holly; Wilmington Cir
cult, T. M. Hubbard; Port Deposit,
Md, t. B. Coleman; Odessa, A. w.
Hamilton; Middletown, W.M.Webb
Townsend Circuit, j. H. Mason;
Smyrna, George H. Water; Dover,
j. A. Scott; Dover Circuit;
Milford, D.J. Waters; Lewes and
Harmony, w. H. Johnson; Ger
mantown, Pa, B. w. Allen, New
Castle, Del. w. Taylor.
Cambridge District. D. FL
bert, p. E.--Millington, Md, ]. S.
Willis; Still Pond, G. Pollet; Sas-
safras, j. H. Johnson; Fairlee D.
r. Dunn; Chestertown, t. H. John
son; Kent Island, G. H. Ash; Hills
boro, I. Broughton; Denton, J. w.
Brown; st. Michaers, H. Jolly;
Talbot, e. E. Parker, Easton, A.
Brown; Trappe, ]. Brinkley; Cam
bridge, Md, VIII. Thomas; Church
Creek, Md, A. Lowber; Tobacco
tick, A. Grinage; Crumpton, J. Q.
Dennis.
Rehoboth Beach Association.-A
meeting of the stockholders of the
Rehoboth Beach Association was
held in the new chapel Wednesday
last at 4.30 p. m. The following
directors were elected for the term
of three years: II. c. Robinson, w.
A. Finley, William G. Ford, w. ].
Hooper, j. f. Hooper, j. t. Cause,
John G. Yates, Richard t. Waters,
Thomas Green. The directors met
at SIS o'clock last evening in Mr..
Hooper's cottage, President Hooper
of Baltimore, in the chair. The
following officers were elected:
President, j. f. Hooper; Vice
President. DR.. Stevenson; Secre-
tary, William H. Billany; Treasur-
er. II. c. Robinson. Resolutions
of respect to the memory of J.
Morton Poole, deceased, were