Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, NOV. 9, 1881
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
10 look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. a half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
It will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eaQ-
erly sought and read-Editor.l
New Castles Teachers Institute
The Institute held last week at
Odessa is pronounced the most sue
cessful of any yet held in the coun-
ty. The attendance was large both
by the teachers and the citizens.
The annual address by Professor
Groves, State Superintendent, en-
titled, What our Age Demands of
Teachers" was an able and inter
esting paper. DR.. French of Mass
achusetts, addressed the Institute
on the subject of "Oral Grammar
and H. NJ. Miles read an instruc-
tive paper on school government
The report of the executive COM
nittee was submitted after which
the following officers were nomi-
mated: Vice-Presidents Professor
H. G. Carpenter, w. D. Hawkins;
Secretaries, Joseph L. Cavender,
Miss Fanny Briscoe, Miss Lily
Stanley, Miss Lizzie Hopes, Treas
urer, Miss Fell. At the evening
session of Wednesday Miss S. L.
Downs of Middletown recited
Searching for the Slain," Profess
sor S. @. Conwell Of Dover, deliver
ed a scholarly lecture on Shakes
peare, the choir sang timely Sc
lection entitled, "A Change in the
Weather" and DR.. Purnell being
absent, Miss Downs, by request, fill
ed his place on the program with
3 recitation, The Last Hymn" On
Friday DR.. French was listened to
with a great deal of interest and
profit. DR.. Reinhart of Delaware
College, Rev. H. Baldwin Dean, Pro
fessor Reynolds and Professor T.
N. Williams of the Seaford Index
and others did themselves great
credit.
Last Friday evening d. D. G. M,
George M. Fisher Of Wyoming, as-
sisted BY Dr.. z. w. Cooper, Thom-
as @. Dcwnham and Caleb Jackson
Of Amity Lodge No. 20, Of Cam
den, installed the following officers
Of Morning Star Lodge, No. 6, T. o.
o. F., Of this town; Noble Grand,
George NJ. Stevenson; Vice Grand,
J. G. Brinton; Recording Secretary
John Fl. Harris; Conductor, w. f.
Weldon; Warden, William Mere
with; r. S. to N. G., "A. Z. Quillen;
7. S. to n. G., William Wells; O.S.
G., E. Q. FAIRIES; I. S. G., J. v.
Weldon; r S. to v. G., FredKnotts;
=. S. to v. G., w. n. Ransom;
r. S. s., T. S. Start; T.. S. Start;
r. S. s., J. a. Wright, Jr.; Host,
George p. Collins; Chaplain, Will
liam FAIRIES. Holding over officers:
Treasurer, Joseph Wright; Perm
anent Secretary, 3. Y. Weldon.
Another Landmark" has disap-
peared in the demolition of the old
red house" on Methodist Street
(now Mt. Vermont, fronting Della
ware Street. 1t was one of the
oldest houses in town and a num-
ber of years ago used as the M. E.
1t was originally the
property Of Major Abraham Pierce
and became by entailment the
property of Mrs. William Manlove
of Dover. Because of this entail
ment clear title could not be CIV
en- till her death and it remained
in a dilapidated condition for some
years. Herman S. Tygert bought
it some months ago and has had it
removed and ground cleared with
a view of having a residence erect
ed for himself the coming season.
The Teachers Institute for Kent
County which meets today at Do
yer, promises well in interest and
profit. BY the program from
our own town, Professor Groves
makes the Annual Address, Miss
Lizzie Mcdowell, paper on FL
ementary Writing; L.Irving Handy
Advance Arithmetic; Miss Emma
Hough, Farewell Address. Among
the prominent persons named out
side the Association are DIR. A. D.
Mayo of Boston, Wallace Bruce,
Esq, Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Mrs.
William H. Purnell and ]. A. Rein
hart of Delaware College, and II.
@. Conrad, Esq, and Professor S.
T. Ford, Wilmington.
Marriages -Davis-Todd. On No
vember Bird, by Rev. r. w. Todd,
assisted by Rev. ]. H. Caldwell, d.
D., William ]. Davis of Federals-
burg, Md, and Olivia, daughter of
the officiating minister.
Cannon-Morris. In Kenton Hun
dred, November 9th, by the Rev.
J. M. Clark, Thomas Cannon and
Miss Georgianna Morris, all of