Smyrna times., 1877-07-18

ting on the side of the bed dressing her
little girl, when the bolt came through a
clothes-press in front of her, and another
behind her, ripping the weather boarding |
off, but she was not hurt in the least The |
house was set on fire, but was put out
before any serious damage was done.
The Sunday School convention, to be
held at Rehoboth, will take place July 23d
and oath. DR.. Vincent, the great Sunday
School worker is expected to he present
and take charge Of the convention. The
Sunday Schools of the Peninsula have been
invited to send representatives and the
idea has been suggested that special eX-
cursions should be run on the days Of the
convention at very reduced rates. Rev.
Messrs. Stevenson, of Grace Church, Will
mington, and Stubbs, of this town, are to
read essays.
ANOTHER PEACH CoNvENTIoN.-The Mid
dletown correspondent for Egery EVening
says: The peach growers expect to hold a
State Convention at Dover on the 23d of
this month, at which representatives from
each district are to be present. The call
received the signatures of 80 growers in
three hours after it was written. 1t is un-
derstood that the object of the meeting
will be to solicit reduction i'll freights for
this year. AS an item it is mentioned that
S. F. Shallcross and j. X. Williams are
going to ship their crops by water.
Last Friday woman in Wilmington,
named Ginglebach, was arrested and fined
S. and costs for milking her neighbors
COWS. Her neighbor is named Hayes. 1t
appears from the testimony that she was in
the habit of going out into the field where
Mr.. Hayes COWS were, just before daylight,
and after milking them would take the
milk home, after which her husband, who
owns three cows, would sell the milk. Her
husband is pretty well off and whatever
induced her to commit such peculiar
theft is unknown except to the family.
PLAYING WITH PIsroLs-Last Thursday
afternoon, i'll Wilmington, melancholy
and serious accident took place. Two
children, Oscar and Alfrea Jochen, were
playing with a small revolver, and
the elder boy, who is twelve years of age
shot his brother, aged nine years, just
below the temple, shattcring the aw-bone.
The elder boy, it is said, attempted to shoot
himself. He was so mortified and frightened
that he disappeared after the shooting and
ran away up the Brandywinc, where be was
found sometime that night. The wounded
boy, it is thought, will recover.
FORGERY IN DOvER.-William Lamb was
arrested on Thursday afternoon, and taken
before Esquire Goodwin upon a charge of
forgery. Lamb it seems, presented a
check at the National Bank, with the
signature of his brother, Jas. 2. Lamb,
attached, and was informed by the clerk
that Mr.. Lamb did not have an account
there, but Mrs. Lamb did, and if he
would get her signature to check he
: would give him the money upon it. Lamb
/: then lett the bank, went into cigar store,
and requested the proprietor to fill up a
, check, which he did. Lamb then signed
) the name of Mrs. Lamb to the check and
again presented it at the bank. The clerk
upon discovering that the signature wa,
! not genuine, had him arrested, and Esquire
Goodwin committed him to Jail in default o
$500 bail. Lamb had been drunk day OF
two, and his friends think he did no
know that he was committing crime, the
; DeLaUarean says. He is the son of Thoma!
Lamb, deceased, and was raised near Black
7 iston's Cross Roads, near Smyrna.
c SUICIDE IN SUssEx.-Joseph S. Carey, tn,
wealthiest farmer of Baltimore Hundred
was discovered by his niece last Frida,
! morning upon the floor of the barn will
i the full load of shot gun in his head,
y having entered the left temple. The emp
e ty gun belonging to him was at his feet
. He was the wealthiest farmer in Baltimor
II hundred, and left but one child. He ha
- had some family difficulties, and it
- thought they produced insanity. He lei
the house at o'clock in the morning, bu
r no one heard the shot. He lived nea
N Selbyville, near the Maryland line. Th
l, Breakt0ater Light says that the best auther
IL ticated rumor attributes his suicide to
a love affair." in which his family have persi
al tently and constantly interfered with hin
in 1t has been currently reported for SOM
le time, that Mr.. Carey was engaged to
e. married to most estimable young lady {
this place, and some even go so far as I
bt say they were already married.
es Here is the latest version of the matte
ae which is believed to be correct. A CORE
W pondent of EVeTy Evening says: He ha
ri himself for sometime been paying attentio
A. to young lady who is now in Philadelphi
Il and it is said that they were soon to
90 | married. His daughter who is high.spiritC
no and of a decidedly energetic dispositio
did not fancy such an arrangement, ar
made vigorous protests. At one time hea
= ing that her father was making call upC
IL the lady, she went to the house arm,
IL with shot gun and compelled him
ur leave, threatening to shoot both parties
'ei the courtshlp continued. These consta
m; threats frightened the old gentleman, al
ng he determined to give up the mate
Vas This lead to threats of civil suit for breat
ur of promise, and so between the two fires
led anything but peaceful life. The CO
ear sequence was the taking of his own life.
nts A STRANGE STORY FROM SUssEx.-T
I'VE Lewes Light of last Saturday says: A fl
no, days ago a writ of distraint was issu
tal against poor resident of this coun
ar. named Curtis Clifton, who resided mi
ant west of Concord. The object of the lar
ing lord seemed to be to dispossess the tena
not and drive him and his wife and childr
no from their home so that he might sect
their crop of potatoes and garden vege
), a bles, which Clifton and his wife had STR
her gled hard through the burning sun
Der. grow. Clifton, like many other poor p
ced pie at this time, had no money, and
4 a landlords preconcerted plans failed.
the bethought himself of the too often resort
ked to trick, where spleen and malice exist,
the "swearing his life," i. e., making afida
1re. before Justice Ralph, at Laurel, that
and was afraid that his life was in danger, q
er. that he believed that Clifton meant TO
=. him bodily harm. On this affidavit, Cliff
rue, was arrested by Constable Ellis, TAX
frel hafora t9orira Ralnh and in dafault of