Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

| 49, ~ AeI IMAM noe. Inc time wa
taken up more by business than addresses
the principal item being the application o
the liquor licenses. 1t was decided to re
monstrate against two in town and one n
! Clayton and a committee was appointed I,
present the same at Court. Miss M. Ann,
Chiey then read by request "The Moderr
Cain" in her usual pleasing style of elocu
ton.
IRE NEXT GUNNING.-On Saturday next
November lSt., it will become lawful r.
shoot cartridges and rabbits, and it will
continue to be so until January lst. Botf
OF these favorite game are unusually plenti
iul this year, rabbits especially beinl
abundant. The Delaware Game Protec
tive Association intends to have the law in
regard to nonresident gunners strictly en-
forced. Any nonresident gunner must
nave certificate of membership from the
ASSOCIATION, or pay penalty of $50. Spe
cal officers will be employed by the Asso
ton to secure the enforcement of the law
New CASTLE JURoRs.-The following are
the Jurymen drawn from the three lower
hundreds to serve at the ensuing New
Court:
First Panel-St. Gcorge-Ienry Cleaver
Lewis P. Mcdowell; AppoouiniminkN ~
Bonchelle, Christopher S. Ford; Blackbird
James c. Powell, John NJ. Wright.
Second Pmel-St. Georges Edward p
Wright, Frank j. Pennington; Appoouini.
mlnk-Marcellus Price, Jr., Samuel G.
Thomas; Black Bird. b. Wright, Gold.
smith Nailor.
For Court Of Oyer and Termiaer.-St. Geor.
ges-John P. Vandegrift, Henry C. Tumlin
Appoquinimink-Wi William Dudley; Black.
bird-James II. Webster.
WHAT 1T COsTs Us TO LIvE-The following
is a list Of the prices of the principal
articles OF food furnished in our mark ct
and which varies but slightly from the
prices in other sections of our country
Butter, 1920 per To. ; eggs, Is cts. per
dozen; beef steak and roast, II cts. per III.
other parts of the beef from to 10 cts.
sausage, 10 cts; chickens, Q cts. hams. 10
cts, by the slice, IA cts. shoulder, 5B06
cts; dried beef, l6 cts. potatoes by the
basket, 50 cts; sweet potatoes do, 25 cts
apples do, Is to IS; cabbage, 6 cts. per.
head flour, $6@$l0 per barrel; oysters,
20 cts. per quart; turnips, l23 to 20 cts. !;
fresh pork, to 10 cts. per H., cut.
ACCIDENT.-On Friday evening last as the
Messers. Beck's delivery wagon was going
down Main st., just below Phillips clothing
store, the horse stumbled over pile Of
brick bats that had been dumped in the
street and broke the shafts and part of the
gears. On recovering himself the horse
started In run and before he could be
taken up, had run into the carriage of Isaac
Iruax, breaking it badly, subiecting the
Messrs. Is. to double loss. We heard of
others who came near having similar acct.
dents from their horses stumbling over this
pile OF bats. The latter were put there for
the purpose of mending the street, but
should have been properly covered, and it
Is question whether the commissioners
were not responsible for violating one of
their own ordinances.
RoBBERIEs OF LAw.-The course of law Is
not always the course of Justice. as manv
can testify, but case was settled yester.
day at Dover that outrages even the
semblance of fair dealing. As related in
our hearing it was as follows: James Moore
on his farm on the road leading from
henton to Dover, got his fence some seven
or eight feet over into the public road.
which is sixty feet wide. Daniel Durham,
mulatto, who owned an adjoining piece of
land, very naturally put his fence on a
line with Mr.. Moore's, presuming he was
right: At the last Spring term of court
Mr.. Moore was presented to the Grand
) ury, and an indictment found against
him. Two of the Grand Jurymen in mas.
sing by Durham's that same evening on
their way home told him what had been
done and that he too stood. in danger.
lie SAID that he had no idea at all that he
was violating any law and would remove it.
there being only few panels. The next
morning on their return to Dover they
observed that Durham's fence was re.
moved and the post holes all filed un
Notwithstanding this, Attorney General
remington sent up his name and insisted
on an indictment despite these explana.
tons because he had been informed of the
case the day before. The insisted that
1t was not right, in which he was backed
up by the Chief Justice, but the proper
number IN obedience to the command of
their legal instructor voted for an indict.
ment. The case came up at this term, in
order, but he was let off by paying cost
ana he returned home minus $27.5O. If
the Goddess OF Justice presides over such
6eL oeratlons 1T certainly is not with blind.
folded eyes.
KENT COUNTY CoURT-Court convened at
Dover on Monday and the attendance was
large. The cases of John Wilkinson and
VIM. McAfee indicted for the Illicit sales of
liquor in this town were taken up from n
former Court. Wilkinson was convicted in
two cases 500 each, which with nine
at former term $50 each and court
charges amounted to overSl ,000 in default
OF payment of which he was committed to
JAIL William McAfee plead guilty in two
cases, $50 each. and was also in default of
lines and cost, imprisoned. A noHc proseo,,;
was entered on the indictments of ]. w.
Denney Ia spite case) for want of evidence.
The case OF z. 2. Collins, was continued to
the next court, and the bail lowered from
5000 to 5000. The applications for
license have not yet been considered.
here are great many indictments in the
hands OF Attorney General Gray for setting
fences on the road and the illegal sale Of
liquor, and the Grand Jury is likely to be
kept the most of this week and the Court
next. Mr.. Gray gives impression as man
who wants to get down to solid work and no
y tooilng." He will not burden the county
with trivial cases that ought and can be
settled before Justices of the Peace.
"A correspondent gives us the following
additional information:
+. A. Williams, student under Hon. N.
3: Smithers, was admitted to the bar. Mr., |
Williams resigned the principalship of
Dover public schools about a year ago TO
the study of the law and was
'ompImented by the examining commit. |
ZEE on his proficiency.
All the peace bond recognizances were |
passed upon by the Court and few recop.
lizances forfeited.
In the case of the State u.s. John Stepna,
indicted for larceny, the jury returned a
'erdict of guilty without leaving the boy
md sentenced him to pay restitution
money, costs, receive 20 lashes, be inn.
'risonsd 3 months and weaF a conyicts
acket 6 months.
The case of the State Us. Jane KirkIev.
indicted for assault and battery, was next
.alled. The prosecution grew out of a
ight between Kirkley and Capt. Fleming,
md was made very amusing by the quaint
description of the fight by the prosecuting
witness, who seemed to have come ont hasfS