Smyrna times., 1934-12-13


on How to Teach Spelling.
How to Teach Language" was
discussed by DIR. Raub and Miss
Mcdowell. Miss Mcdowell is q
successful teacher and her re-
marks, says the Sentinel, were lis
tened to with attention. The In
stitute adjourned on Saturday
morning.
FARM FIRE IN SPRUANCE'E
NECK
Elzey KINNEY, who lives in
Spruance's Neck, adjoining the
farm of Matthew Hutchison, haC
a serious misfortune by fire or
Monday afternoon, involving the
loss of his barn, stable, cow-house
1, 900 sheafes of blades, SITS worth
of hay, and 80 bushels of wheat
A corn crib that stood a little tC
the windward was saved. The fire
was started by his little five-year-
old child, who got some matches
and ignited a fire in the stack yard
to burn some corn husks. Mr.
KINNEY was in the midst of grief
from the loss of mis- wife, who was
buried the day before, and his
double misfortune makes his case
one that appeals to more than us
ual sympathy. His loss will be
some $500. No insurance.
THE CENTENNIAL M. E.
CONFERENCE
Rev. ]. B. Quigg left yesterday
for Baltimore to attend the Cen
Church, which as organized in that
city one hundred years ago, and
known as the Christmas Confer
ence," when Coke and Ashby were
formerly elected to the Office of
Bishop, there being sixty out of
the eighty preachers of the then
young society, present. The other
two delegates appointed from the
Wilmington conference are Rev. T.
E. Martindale and Hon. Eli Sauls-
bury. This centennial of the for
nation of the society will be one
of the most interesting occurances
in the whole history of Methodism
in America. The close of the
Revolutionary War left the relig-
ious denominations Of this country,
which had been under English
domination, without an organiza-
ton or any one to administer the
sacraments, the rites of baptism,
etc, and this organization was the
first Of that Of any other church
in the American form. A welcome
and communion service was held
last night, the welcome address
being by Bishop Andrews, and re-
sponded to by DR.. McF'errin and
Prof. j. G. Price.
RAILROAD TALK DOWN
PENINSULA
We last week published an item
to the effect that the Baltimore
ard Ohio Railroad intended run
ming a line down the Peninsula,
through the Eastern Shore Coun-
ties, and now the Peninsular News
mas revived the project that comes
up biennially before the meeting of
the legislature, for the construc-
ton Of a road, via Frederick, to
Lewes. There has been nothing
in it, from the start, but it doesn't
cost much to talk about it, or the
newspapers to write about it, and
SO we give paragraph from The
News on the problematical sub
ject: The advantages to the Penn
sylvania of building a branch road
from Dover to Lewes and Reho-
both are many. They could make
Lewes a coaling station, Rehoboth
a popular summer resort, and car
~ the products Of one Of the finest
agricultural sections of the state
that between Dover and Milford.
Then, too, the peach belt is NOV
ing south, and Milford will soon be
its center. The cost to build such
a road would be comparatively
small. The people along the route
will welcome it With the right of
way, and perhaps considerable con-
tributions to its stock. The Penn
sylvania system holds a charter
for constructing such line under
the title of the Bayshore Road.
KENT TEACHERS INSTITUTE
The Institute of the teachers of
Kent county, held at Dover last
week was exceedingly pleasant as
to weather and profitable, let us
hopep, to the teachers. Between
seventy and eighty answered to
their names, though they were not
all promptly ON time for all the
/ sessions. Mr.. Cox was eelcted sec
retary with Miss McClevey assist
ant, after which Prof. T. N. Will
liams delivered the anual address,
which was short but practical and
excellent. The subject of Physical
( Development was introduced by