Smyrna times., 1888-01-25


Geo. W. Ingram, real estate agent of
Mlddletown has sold during the last
ten days the following properties: a
farm OF 128 acres for James M. Vande-
grit, adjoining the home farm of Geo
Houston. Price, $4,000. This makes
MS farm contain 303 acres and one Of
the finest in Delaware. Also the mill
Iarm OF Miss Murphey to B. PleasantOn
OF st. Georges Hundred, price $8,4OO.
Also the cannery of l. l.. Register, to
ID. n. Willis of Middletewn, terms pri-
vate. Also a small farm in Appouuin-
mink Hundred, of S. B. CHM. to
James Dickinson, Townsend, terms
private.
1t is now stated that Charles Powell.
the farmer who was waylaid while on
his way from Dover to his farm near
Hartley, was robbed at the time of SIS.
Mr.. Powell had been in Dover to fix
up some loan matters, and had some
5000 when he came in to town, which
fortunately he disposed of, and it is
surmised that the highwaymen knew
that he was there on financial business
and expected that he would carry
money home with him. He was rem
dered partially unconscious by a blow
from a club when he was stopped and
could not recognize his assailants fur
Their than that they were both colored
men. Investigations are being made
that may lead to theta Identification.
The Kent County Protective Asso-
citation held their annual meeting 1.-THE
sixth Thursday, and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, John T.
Jakes of Wyoming; vice president,
Wilbur H. Burnite, of FELTON, secreta-
ry, H. G. Collision of Dover; treasurer,
NJ. Hayes of Dover; chief, N. H.
Hutchins, of Dover; assistants, H.
D. Walls of Dover George M. Fisher
of Wyoming; managers, T. G. Roe, H.
Reedy of Dover F. B. Clark and
Charles Smith of Camden G. H. Cros-
sen, and John Hum Jr., of Wyoming /:
William M. Prouse and D. P. Barnard
Jr., of Magnolia; John DurbOrough
and Jabez Jenkins of Lebanon; John
Heyd and J. Clifton, of FELTON,; N. r.
Johnson and G. J. Harrington, of
Pennington.
LOST IN THE STORM.-Dr. J. Paul
Lukens of Wilmington, received the
startling intelligence Sunday that his
brother, D. Burnett Lukens, aged %
years, was one of the victims of the
recent blizzard in the Northwest.
Young Lukens and his brother Isaiah,
aged % years, with Charles o. Lyman,
son of Thomas B. Lyman of Newport,
have been located near Chambers, Holt
county, Nebraska. The young men
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have been living on a tract of land
which they have taken up. Their
home is a sod house. such as is used in
that locality. The victim of the biz
card was a vigorous young fellow and
stood six feet in height. He went to
the West aboutthree years ago to join
his brother who had gone there two
years before for the benefit ofhis health
BURIED TREAsURE.-The estate OIL
Edward Maull, of Lewes, the old Del
aware pilot who died recently, amount
ed to about $4,000, and included
specie to the amount of 81, 856 "a which
was found in a treasure box consisting
of foreign gold. 1t was not known
that the deceased was possessed of this
box or its contents until after his death
when it was found through the direc
tiOns given in a letter he left. The
letter explained that this money haC
been collected from time to time for AZ
years or more, and consisted of every
foreign gold coin he had ever received
for his services as pilot. Explici
directions were given as to where thu
strong box with its golden fortune
could be found The old pilot haC
never counted the coins, but had tossed
them in from time to time as he receiv
ed them, and then reburied the box
He said that the treasure woul,
amount to several thousand dollars
Upon searching as directed the heir
found that the box was there and upo
breaking it open found it heaped u
with gold pieces of almost every nation
Some of them were old coins of niue
greater value as curiOsities than fo
their intrinsic worth. The smalles
coin was a California % cent piect
and the largest coin worth intrins
cally about $50. No one dreame
that the old pilot had such hoard {
: wealth about the premises, and tn
d curious collection is to his heirs tota
ly unexpected addition to their fo
f tune.-EUery Evening.