Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

the funeral discourse was atten-
lively listened to as he set forth
the virtues of an honest and hon.
orable life.
SMYRNA SCHOOL
REGISTRATION
Smyrna Public Schools opened
on Tuesday, September 1st, with
eight departments and 346 pupils.
They are distributed in the various
departments as follows: High
School, 80; Grammar, 43; First In
termediate, 36; Second Intermed-
late, As; Boys First Primary, As;
Boys Second Primary, So; Girls
First Primary, Al; Girls Second
Primary, So. The separation of
boys and girls in the primaries is
a new feature. The senior class of
the High School is larger than ever
before, numbering 16 as against 5
last year and 2 the year before
that.
/
There seems to be something
wrong with the law for a punish
ment of wife beaters in Delaware.
No one viii contend. of course, that
the brutal husband should go I'M
punished. Few indeed will hold
that the lash is too severe for him.
But recent case in the State
shows that even-handed justice re-
quires some adequate punishment
for Observation-Disclosures as well as
wife-wollopers. In the case refer
red to the hsuband did undoubtedly
attempt to give his wife a beating.
He went far enough to incur the
penalty of the law. But when he
had reached that point the wife
turned upon him and trounced him
handsomely. Then she had him ar
rested upon the charge of wife
beating, and he was duly lashed
according to law.
OPENING NEW STREETS
/ We referred in a late issue to the
| intention of Messrs. Peterson and
Mustard to lay off tract of land
on the Northwest side of the town
in building lots. Application was
made to the Town Commissioners
/ for a commission to assess dam
ages, and Alderman Budd on their
authority appointed the following
persons: William H. Baggs, Will
liam w. Nelson, William w.
Tschudy, t. z. Jefferson and Will
liam c. Mitchell, who on Monday
proceeded to the discharge of their
duty. The object embraced was
the opening of Union street from
Methodist to Glenwood Avenue,
Pearl between the same points, a
new street to be aclled Walnut be-
tween the same points, and the
extension of North street through
the old M. E. burying ground, and
lands of William M. Bell and John
Ed. Collins to the lots of Dr. f. M
CLOAK near the depot.
/ ADAY OF FINE MUSIC
! The lovers of music had again
on Sunday the pleasure of enjoy
ing some excellent singing from
the M. E. choir by the reinforce
ment as noted in our last issue
Especially was this SO with the
voluntaries. E. M. Zimmerman
sang a bass solo, THE Jewish
Maiden" in which he displayed g
voice of unusual compass and fiex.
ibility. J. Ed. Hoffecker and Wal
ter o. Hoffecker sang duet, the
'iProfugo Rejetto," from Martha
the first taking the tenor in ar
unusually soft, mellow and musica
voice and the latter baritone, a new
role for him to sing, but well ex
ecuted, his usual place being with
the tenors. Thi beautiful duet wa:
finely rendered, as was also The
} duet, "Life's Dream Is O'er," by j
Ed. Hoffecker and E. M. Zimmer
man, at the evening service. Th'
, singing in the evening was mad
especially effective by the help o
Ohn I. Hough, of Easton, Nd, ant
James ID. Wilds of this town, bot1
, fine bassos. Mr.. Zimmerman i
the basso of the quartette choir o
the Church of the Messiah, Phila
delphia, and Mr.. Hoffecker teno
of the Franklin Street Presbyter
ian choir, Baltimore.
PRESIDING ELDER AT LAST
The question of the succession t
, DIR. Caldwell as Presiding Elder o
Easton District was settled las
: week by the appointment of Rev
John France of Smyrna Circuit
the commission of Bishop Merrill
authorizing him to assume the dut
les of the office on the first of Sep
: tember, yesterday. 1t will be rec
objected that DR.. Caldwell in tend
ering his resignation while askin,
at the same time official consent t
change his relationship from tn
active ministery to assume tn
presidency Of Delaware College