Smyrna times., 1879-11-12
New Castle county, regular term of court
will omen ON Monday Of next Wael1


upon the estate Of Thomas i
Carly, late of AppoQuinimink hundred, :
deceased, unto Isaac w. Vandegrit, Of the q
same hundred :
STRANGE HALLUCINATION.-The engineer,
on the 5.l5 train south on the Delaware
Railroad on Wednesday morning last when
nearing Pennington, was Mortified to see a
woman rush out and throw herself in front
of his locomotive. The train was stopped
and the train hands went back to look for
the body of the unfortunate, believing they
had passed over her, but she was discovered
clinging to the cow.catcher and not so badly
injured but what she could speak, and in
answer to the question of the conductor
stated the Devil prompted her to the deed.
One of her limbs WAS broken below the
knee, and she sustained several severe
bruises and a cut on the head 1t was dis
covered that she was the wife of Robert
johnson. and she was taken to her home
near by. Drs. Day and Powell are in
attendance and have hopes Of her recovery.
Mrs johnson is . most estlmable lady, but il I
is said she has acted strangely melancholy /
at times for some time past, as Il sequence /
to allowing her mind dwell on religious |
subjects too much. Her husband is en- /
ployed in Mr.. Flemings mill and is a very /
respectable and worthy man.--N!tord
Chronicle.
THE RECEPTION TO SENATOR BAYAED.-
Senator Bayard's unexpected arrival at
Wilmington, Friday night, having reached
New York that day on the steamer N5cl:or
from Liverpool, has not altered the intcn-
tons of the citizens to give him formal
reception. The local military, the Excelsi-
or Democratic Club, the employees Of the
morocco factories and other industries, and
citizens generally will participate The
reception took place Tuesday evening, ut
the opera house. In this connection, Major
McAllister. commanding the militia of
Wilmington, issued the following general
order " a meeting of the battalion have
decided to take part in the reception to be
given to Senator Bayard on his return from
Europe, which reception it is understood,
is to have no political significance, nor is it
: intended in any manner for any other pur-
/ pose than the recognition of the services Of
Mr. Bayard rs q public servant in the
Senate of the United States, so that, there
fore, the participation therein of non-pol,i-
cal bodies such as the State MALTA, can III
no wise affect the future political course Of
any member, it is ordered that the battalion
hold itself III readiness 10 take part in the
procession.
The arrangements for the reception Of
Senator Bayard was for all who purposed
joining in the procession to escort the
Senator to the Opera House to rendezvous
at Front and Madison streets at ?. NJ.
1t was intended that Mayor Almond
should preside at the reception and deliver
the address Of welcome, but his illness put
it beyond his power to fulfil the duties
allotted to him, and DR.. L. P. Bush was
selected for this purpose.
There were several bands in line and a
large quantity Of fireworks beautifed the
t route. The workingmen turn out in large
p, numbers, Harlan & Iollingsworth Co. 5,
=. yard sending from 700 to 500 men.
The bodies and delegations which partic;
pated in the reception parade, were Compa
, MES 4 and c Of the MALTA, City Council
workmen from the Harlan and IIoliin2s
> worths Co.'S, Pusey, Scott & Co.'S, j. P
> Postles' factory, and in fact most of tn,
: morocco establishments of the city; til,
. jefferson, Excelsior and Jackson Demo
: cratic Clubs, and individual private citizens
Every body afoot except the Reception
b Committee and Mr.. Bayard himselfoccupie'
v carriages.
!, The number of men in the procession
e numbered about 1900 and many of tn
e houses along the line were illuminated
o The display Of fireworks was brilliant. ID
3 L. ?. Bush presided at the meeting at tn
" Opera House, assisted by number of vie
/. presidents. Senator Bayard acknowledge
the reception in a short and eloquent az
dress.
le KENT COUNTY COURT PEoCEEDINGs.-Th
ID session Of the Court at Dover did not clio:
I'd until Saturday afternoon. The foli0win
in are the cases in addition TO those given
RS our last issue
I'd The case of John H. Bewley seryir
is, admir- on the estate Of VIM. Temple de
n Is. Ayres Stockly admir- on the estate
VIM. Clouds deceased in favor of the plat
tiff This was q suit to recover bor
er given in 1851 for SLIGO. 1t was claimed
IN, the defendant that Clouds paid the bor
ay by work and labor. The counsel Of Il
NO plaintiff claimed that the bond could on
.ol be paid by money. The jury returned
he verdict in favor of the plaintiff for 500.
OF John II. Bewley and William &. Temp
off administrators of William Temple, {
ty. ceased, IS. William McAfee. Alias Sci. /
ere case. Trial. Verdict for plaintiff for 5;
ca Massey for plaintiff, Reed for defendant.
Elmra G. Craig u.s. Elizabeth Murpl
-. eXecutriX of Thomas G. Murphey, deceast
"A' Summons case. Verdict for plaintiff
"y' $l3860. Fulton for plaintiff, Harringt
for defendant.
ut, Peter L. Cooper rs. Rebecca B. WolcC
"a Foreign attachments. Inquisition at b
lei Verdict for plaintiff. Massey for plant
=, William +. Yates rs. Peter z. Coli
:no Rule to show cause why a writ of fore
..ns attachments should not be quashed. R
'ie' made absolute. Reed for petitioner, Ridg
''q't for defendant.
, Oh John Mustard rs. n F. Wilds and w
;st c. Hardcastle. Rule to show cause v
iI: the sale of lands of Abel J. Rees,
lin9 Sheriff, should not be set aside. Rdg
u for petitioner, Massey and Harrington
purchaser. The Court reserved its deci'
II, but afterwards decided to set the sale as
nday .nid ia AZ Sov1It SO -:,I I ~" " i "1
- at the former sale. The jury was
III III charged from any further ATTENDANCE.
~. The following applications for liz
, ,1s,; we're granted Peter p. Collins. Jacob
n nli mond, Charles Smith, Smyrna; David 10
80; Kenton; Justus Lowery, Miford "
nh,;s Fountain, Eldad l.. Clarke, Dover. J;
p 'n,',' Levy, Harrington, refused. Thomas CT
wholesale license, Smyrna, and VIM. W
tbo. lock, Clayton, were refused, there bein
,s ~ monstrances against them.
IL Tursddy.-The case Of VIM. E. Woo
n .Sa Co. Us. The Wilmington Conference Ac
,h 'nr my, bill CT 81, 300, was taken up for a
snon. ment. This is a suit brought upo
lionii mechanics lien filed in January, 1876
a., ~ ~ heating apparatus put in the buildin
49,; ~ December, 1874. Pleas were ordered
tlSgu at the October term, 1879. The plai
.i llie demurred to the pleas OF the defenC
"daa who plead that the mechanics lien W
G 6 th;o not lie, as heating property came u
n = vh;o the head of plumbing, and that the
'n l.:II Of action was brought too soon. The
sun was argued this term upon the motif
the plaintiff to amend their pleas
le of Rle"u assu "I";',..S III 60 -
been no u e,;ar Ia IT, H. .tot,,a oF II
nyrna .;o % 80 har Mossav and R;doeI,
and siTH %' na~ and Sauisburv for defsnd