Smyrna times., 1888-07-18

This is the way the DeIaaOarean puts
1t: The Republicans, a few wears aoo
were ready to die by and for the Amer
lean nag. In fact they assumed all the
patriotism OF the country, and claimed
Une American flag as sacred to their
use. To-day they use it as a campaion
emblem, to blow their noses uDon-
They use it as though it were a COM
mon rag.
The SECOND FIRE.-Dover had its
second fire within a week Monday
evening and those who believe in the
Old superstition of" three in succession
are nervously awaiting the third. The
stables were owned by John Blizzard
and John Thomas. The loss. outside
OF the buildings, consisted entirely of
nay and grain, and the total will reach
about 81 200. The large machine shop
OF u. Il. Jones & Co., and the foundrv
OF L. w. Kellum caught fire several
times but the watchfulness of the fire.
men saved them.
The Morning NeaUs exposes the claims
of Ira. S. Melvin, of Laurel. as the
champion rifle shot of Delaware
About two weeks ago nearly all the
papers OF the State published a score
which was reported as a result of a
match at Dover between Melvin and a
Baltlmorean named Fettenmore. 1t
turns out that there was no match and
no man named Fettenmore. It seems
that though Melvin is not the cham
plon rifle shot Of Delaware, he is really
the champion liar and fraud of the
State.-MjLfOrd NeaVs.
GERMANIA LoAN.-There was a fnu
meeting of the directors of the Germa-
MA Loan Association Monday evening
at which Judge Cummins was present.
A member of the board to whom a re-
porter OF the Morning NelCs spoke in
relation to the present condition of the
associations finances said "The loan
Is in good shape. The loss will not ex-
ceed one years profits, and members
who wish to withdraw now can do so
and get more than six per cent. for the
Investment"
Two SWINDLERS ON THEIR TRAVELS.
Chandler LambOrn, an old farmer
VINO lives near Heckessin, New Castle
DlHG6
Thursday by two men who visited him
ostenslbly to buy his farm. They in
duced him to show his money on a
wager over a game similar to three
card monte. They snatched the mon
ey out of his hands and ran to their
carriage. They drove to Kennett
Square, where they had been stopping
for week, and in the meantime had
unsuccessfully tried their game on
John Kennard, another farmer.
CRUELTY TO A HORsE-John Daily
was fined $40 and costs by Squire Jes-
ter of Dover last week, for cruelty to a
horse. 1t seems that Daily recently
came into possession of a fortune
through the death of his father at
Templeville, and one day last week
visited Dover for the purpose of having
a good time. After imbibing consid-
cradle of the ardent he started to drive
around the streets at a breakneck
speed, and was arrested and fined
He promptly paid the amount and
went out, but repeated the offence and
was again arrested and lodged in Jail.
As he had driven the horse unmerci-
fully he was held on that charge and
fined.
PONIES IN A WIRE FENCE.-The
Milford Chronicle Thursday had the
following graphic account: A car ar
rived on Monday containing % as wild
ponies as ever came from Texas. There
was not one of them that had ever
known even how halter felt over
their heads. The car was unloaded at
the depot, and followed the lead horse
in drove through the main streets of
our town on their way to the Dorsey
Farm" a mile east of the town. When
within hundred yards of Simpsons
phosphate factory, the pony in the lead
turned off the road and ran into a four
wire baTbed fence. The whole drove
followed like sheep, and went pell-mell
heels over head into the fence. Nearly
all escaped severe injury, but two of
them were terribly lacerated. One be-
came tangled in the deadly wire. and
| it required the combined efforts of a
| half dozen men to release her. The
flesh on the right fOre-leg, from the
shoulder nearly to the knees was COM
pletely torn away, leaving the bone ex-
| posed without particle of flesh upon
/ Abs 1AlACA bWO uOuA0 OllC was 4dSSOCQ
| and the wound dressed. The arteries
and leaders were all severed and the
blood spurted from them in streams a
foot away. Three hours afterwards
she gave birth to a mule colt, and in
three more hours she was dead. The
second one that was so terribly injured
swan the MispilliOn river and was las
sOed and caught, but while the twitch
was being put upon her, she twisted
around as only Texas pony can, and
kicked the veterinary surgeon down,
and at the same time bit the hand of
the man manipulating the twitch, and
broke loose. Twenty minutes after
she again attempted to jump the sec
oHd barbed wire fence and got tangled
in it. She was terribly cut and will
probably die.