Smyrna times., 1889-05-22


Wilmington Conference Academy, and
at present a student in the John Hop
kins University of Baltimore, has made
a reputation for profoundly of CLASH
cal learning, unsurpassed by any stu
dent, who has left the collegiate de-
partment has been elected professor
of Latin and Greek at Chaffey College,
located at Ontario, California.
DEATH OF Col. FRED GERKER.-
Col. Fred Gerker, collector of Internal
Revenue for the district of Philadel-
died last Thursday morning of apo
pleXy. Col. Gerker was well known
in this section having for a number of
years leased and run the Kent county
railroad He was appointed collector of
Internal Revenue of Pennsylvania by
President Cleveland and assumed the
duties of his Office in 1885. He was 81
years old.
AN OFFICE FOR JUDGE FISHER
Judge George P. Fisher received a dis
patch from Senator Higgins on Satur-
day saying he could not secure him pO-
sitiOn of second controller, but he could
get the position of first auditor of the
treasury, if he wanted it. The Judge
left Immediately for Washington and
will probably accept the position. The
compensation attached is $500 per
year and the present incumbent is Jas.
@. Chenoweth of Texas.
The Dover Sentinel prints advices as
to the peach and berry crops from
points all over Delaware and several
localities in Maryland. Summarized,
| they indicate a fair crop of peaches,
and an unusually good yield of straw
berries, of better average quality than
usual. Some damage to late peaches by
frost and storm is reported, and the
whole crop has yet to run the gauntlet
of the June drop and rose bugs. Ber-
ries are likely to yield well every
where.
The marriage of of Benjamin Jack
son of Hartly, to Miss Eary A. Shorts,
in the NJ p. Church at Downs Chapel
Wednesday evening, was witnessed by
over 200 persons. The decorations
were designed by Mrs. Emma Clark
and were very beautiful. Charles
Jackson and Enoch Shorts were ushers,
William Bittle and Miss Wells of Do
yer, best man and bridesmaid. They
were met at the alter by the Rev. w.
!. D. Lucas of Burrsville, Md, who
performed the ceremony assisted by the
Rev. William Blades, pastor.
The golden anniversary of the We'd
of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hoffecker in
Odessa last week. was celebrated at
their residence. Very many substan-
tial tokens of respect, esteem aud love
were brought, among which were a
number of S5 gold pieces. Those pres
ent from a distance were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hofecker, of Wilmington, and
Mr.. and Mr.. Joesph Hoffecker, o.
Chester. Rev. Il. c. Jones in very
neat speech presented the gold pieces
and appropriately referred to the hap
py event that had brought them to
gether
In the superior Court last week a
Wilmington G. Brooks Foster was al
lowed $10975 for damages against th,
city of Wilmington for services render
ed as a special policeman.
The .EUery EUeniRg additionally says
THE verdict in the Brooks Foster sui
was against the evidence, against tn
law, and directly against the charge G
the court. Everybody at all conver
5 sant with the circumstances know
X that Foster had already been NOR
2 than sufficiently paid for every servic
1 he had rendered the city. 1t is not cas-
: to understand this verdict with out al
tributing it to rural prejudice again'
4 this municipality.
J. GOVERNOR BIGGs' PEACHEs.-Goveri
Fl or Biggs of Delaware has $4,000 peac
. trees and when seen at Broad stree
Is station yesterday was very enthusiast
over the prospects of an enOrmoI
, crop The governors eyes glstened ;
+ he told of the profits he expected to d
/ rive from the fruit. My orchards
4 | COroline and Kent counties" said Il
of governor, were never in better cOnditiC
NJ ton and if One-half of the buds on tuI
r futo peaches there will be too many
the trees" Continuing, hesaid: THE
is not going to be as many peaches
~ Delaware and on the Peninsula th
a year as last aud consequently tho
ne who have peaches will obtain bett
at prices, though last year was We
sr- profitable season. ."-PhilddeLphid InQl
nc rer.
Mr.. BAYARD TO WED.-The rum
: that has been in circulation the pa
u few DAYS TO the effect that ex Secl
J." tary of State Byard was shortly to
us married to lady prominent in Was
ton society attracted comparatively
81 tie notice from the fact that the naI
~ of Mr. Bayard has heen mentioned
'io newspaper rumOrs upon one or U
III previous occasions in q similar way.
1t is however announced upon {
el. most reliable authority in fact from
on member Of the family that the eX-S
IN retary will marry Miss Clymer, daug
on Of DR.. Clymer, U. S. N.
by Miss Clymer is a woman OF consp
on. uous mental attainments and aeco
lis plisbments. aud lives with her mott
led in the National Capital, in the m
aristocratic portion, not far from |
Pont Circle. 1t is stated the weddi
'"S will occur early this summer, and t
yer the ex-Secretary and his bride v
leu pass a few months in Europe. -EC
Zoo EUeRiHg.
per FREE PRIsOEERs.-TwO prison'
i've who are supposed TO be serving ou
for three years term of imprisonment
AXE the iail Of this county, have been +
piny around Dover and even outsid
=. the town limits. Every day Il
could be seen upon the streets. III
- - fou,ht one day last week, and
- struck the other with pair OF 81
lu, ~. knnckles, cutting such a severe
,r that the injured one had to go t.
80, drug store TO have his wound dres
s,.o II Is only few nights since that
uHo d.puty sheriff invited a citizen OF
'u town TO 90 with him to give Rath
IN IN another prisoner lately sentenced
ONO term in prison-a walk for his he
Rathel has never been confined in
EU- iail il il said. but housed in the sher
we're dwellinp Yet the order of the @
are Was for his confinement in jail.
now Court sentences prisoners, but
pom sheriff and his deputy executes
edar sentence or not as suits them
auls how long the Court will allow
over violations of IFS sentences remains
ome be seen.-SeRtineL.
~ n A LETTER FROM OKLAHOMA
= a 70 liam Truitt. who went from MILFORD
Gew washington Territory about
AGO Is in Oklahoma now, and III
not ATE of Nav IL writes to bis mo
o =: .toosa1 with the Dlace, "