Smyrna times., 1875-06-16


case would weigh heavily on our columns,
if not checked. AS we gave one part; a
hearing we must extend the privilege to the
other, however. The anonymous letter. |
which caused the trouble is, whatever may
be said, most cowardly transaction. We
have been shown the sneaking document. |
The Joshua Il. Clements lands, located
partly in Murderkill and partly in Dover
Hundreds, We're sold again last week by
Sheriff Cooper, as follows the farm of 80
acres to John Bailey, living near Temple
vile, Md, for $25.I5 per S5,7S450-
and the 2acre lot for So per acre The
2S-acrc tract to Joshua Parker, (col for s.
! per acre.
4 week or so ago, it will be remembered,
a man calling himself Signor Blitz. (but not
the old Signor, by any means) gave a show
i'll this town, or advertised to give one
! His audience numbered seven persons. At
Georgetown he succeeded in getting an
audience, but after the show was out the
boys rotten-cgScd him. He also received a
shower of "ripc hen fruit at Salisbury.
Md
Tomorrow -- Thursday rvenimg the
Ladies Mite Society of this town give their
entertainment in select readings and music
As before stated. the readings will be by
Miss Gertr Bunncll, of Philadelrhis whose
clocutiom our citizens have admired so
| much oO fC,,nar oca,ci,,,, onl H., ,,,,,.;
will be rendered by the Young Mems Glee
Club. After the entertainment creams,
ices. and cake will be served to the audi
emcr. Admission, - ct~
Mr. Williams, Of the mill. this town.
smeared the fences and bridges at the
pond with gas tar on Saturday night last
to prevent the scores of citizens who con
gregate there every pleasant evening from
+, f"roosting ON them. \ panel Of fence is
occasionally torn down hy this 'roostng.' -
and this is the alleged cause for the smear
ing. But, from the fact the tax was nut
there at night I'VE are told and upon every
thing roo'table whether injured by the
: roostng or not, the public insist on inter
preting the act as one Of lnalignaty rathrl.
than one OF precautions. In view of the
general Indignation it has produced it Is,
questionable whether the plan was a wise
one. We think that the citizens would
have willingly contributed to keep lrp the
fence. aS they have willingly paid tax td
improve the dam. but it may be that the
fence will have to endure great deal of
wrongful revenge on account of that tax.
AN INTERESTING RAILROAD CAsE.-An in,
tcreSting railroad case was tried at New
Castle, recently. in which the Kent County
+ Md Railroad Company was plaintiff and
: William Wilson. residing near Warwick.
p was defendant. 1t was an action 10 recover
| the amount of subscription for 100 shares
I OF stock Of thu Kent County Il. Il. Co.,. at
e SD per share making $2,50o Thi- wa,
one Of tn" subscriptions taken ly Mr. J. b.
FcImilaore, At Warwick. in .July. IN66. and
the tirot iu-talment Of $I2j va, PAID ON til,
j 18th Of May, l>67
1t seem, That iii" subscription wa. mad,
with the understanding Lrt,Y,sn n Mr.. Fen
nimore and the icioniaut thar the r,so
!. was to run near Warwick and tap th, Del
aware Railroad AZ or near Mpldlctown: am,
whrn it was ascrrtaiucd that il wa, no, +,
i 90 in that direction. NJ. wilson refused t,
pay the subsequent in,taluont> II, they
.t were called Toy. .Iud-, Gil,iu charged tn,
I Jury in detail. from which We make tn,
y following extract:
II &" The question is whether Mr.. F,1lniIlorr
! at tn" time he mad" the -tat-mcnt. tina
the road would % to M.ddletown by WI,
It Of Warwick, knew il to be- untrue. an,
r. mad" it with the fraudulent intent to mi,
it lead and dscriv" the defendant: if he did
% then your verdict should h,. for the d,t,.n
dant. but if he believed at the time tina
,e the statement was true, or did no, know
'. to be- 'al~o and did not make it fraudulent
Iy or with the intention or design Of mi,
., leading or drc"iying the defendant an
:. thus induce him to enter into the contra,
for subscription. then your verdict md,
= the plea Of fraud and GOWN should be- f.
!" the plaintiff.
Tn" jury then retired, and in a -hoi
tilur returned with q verdict Of 500. I
- and costs in favor of the r. r. co.. hcfl
the principal and interest on all the unpai
ty instruments from the time payment Of eac
ry wa demanded The case was ably cundu
ne ted by Mesers. Geo. v Massey. Of Dove
N and George Gray, Of New Castle, for Il
Of plaintiff, and Measr~. Rodney Of New Ga
d. tie for tho defendant
!, THE ODD FELLOWS of this county own
cemetery at Camden, which, in time, W
IN be on" Of the rrctti'~t places in the Stat
ca 1t is located at the junction Of the roa
leading to Lebanon, Magnolia and Fred
no rica. The grounds wcIr purchased in Isl
d" at LOO per acre 1t contains nine acr,
'H' laid out in Lcautifu avenues and driv,
hd and planted with SIX on seven hludr
- trceS-maplcs cvcrgrecna. &C., at an ad,
tional cost of about $1,000. The trees. VIII
ng grown, will make il one Of the yl.adicst Al