Smyrna times., 1890-06-18

Delaware's Boundary Commissioners
GX speakers B. L. Lewis and Jobn H
hoHecker and Hon. T. f. Ravard r1ot
In Dover on Thursday. The reoorJs
bearing on the question were evar,i,,o5 o'5
I0geVher with the maps of 1919. the date
Vi One last commissions work. Del.
aware mas always insisted on land and
water embraced within the Circle
Inc Pennsylvania commissioners
VIII meet the commissioners of this
state when the boundary question will
be taken up -
just what Senator Higgins means
TO do about the Wilmington post-ofTice
Is one OF those things that mo fpIler
can ind out" He has had n RIM of
candidates, and in turn MahafFv, Bacb
Stone and Stewart were confidentIv as
signed to the position. But thew all
nad to get out. And now Henry c.
conrad, Esq, is announced as the com
ing man. The announcement. how
ever, is subject to an unconditional
withdrawal, and the man who is to oet
the Wilmington post office will not
Ieel sure of the prize until he has the
Omclal commission safely in his pocket.
The strawberry season of Sussev
county closed with fair profits to the
raisers. They say that thev had about
one-halfa crop, and paid them bptter
I9an full crop last year. Wm. s.
Moore shipped this year 64,SOO quarts.
paying him over 6 cents clear. while
last year he shipped nearly 100000
quarts, bringing him 8 cents a quart
The whole shipment of Laurel was II
carloads, aggregating 9S1, 900 quarts.
Broad Creek station shipped about
one'elghth of the amount that was
shipped at Laurel. The highest num-
Der of cars shipped in one dav was
seven. The first shipment was on the
10th of May; and the last the 1lth of
June.
Lucian c. Thomas, D. D., aged "A
years, was instantly killed at the Divi-
sion street crossing of the Delaware
railroad, Dover, at 5.15 o'clock We'd
ensday evening by the south. bound
express. He was strOlling leisurelv
across the track, and, as he could have
seen the train for fully 200 yards, it is
supposed that he became bewildered
and had not enough presence of mind
to escape. The cOw-catcher struck
him and threw him distance of thir-
ty feet, breaking his neck. The de
ceased came here from Ontario twelve
years ago and was a prominent divine
in the sect known as the Brothers of
Christ. He was one of the editors OF
the Restitution, the Church organ pub-
lished at Plymouth, Ind.
nEATrI ON NTrN-rzrrD D. T
n. Foreman, a member of the vii
mingtOn Conference and in charge of
Lincoln Circuit Sussex County, died at
Lincoln Thursday after a short illness
in the 47th year of his age. Mr.. Fore
man had been in poor health for some
time past, but was able to fill his
appointment, and preached last Sun
day. He was native of Wilmington
and married a daughter of the lat,
William Henderson, who with one
child survives him. In early life Mr.
Foreman was converted and ioinet
Scott NJ. E. Church, from which he
entered the ministry in 1878. He
travelled Leipsic, Pomona and Dentor
Circuits, besides others. He was
minister of considerable force anc
power, and was generally popular auO
wore well.
Some two or three weeks ago al
oily tOngued and very polite gentle
man landed at Dover, Del. and wen
the rounds of the town, claiming tC
represent the Climax Clothing Com
pany of New York. He displayed hi
samples in the different places of bus
mess and the prices being so remar!,
ably low, several were induced to bu,
of him or rather order. He carelessl,
took his customers measure an,
always required two or three dollars
deposit, for which he gave in return
printed slip of paper. The goods SOLD
were to arrive the following Tuesda,
G. O. d. After the young man had re
ceived about $50 or SIS deposit on clio
thing from the principal men of Lock
erman street and other places b.
skipped nothing of him or the good
bought has been heard since. He wa
accused of being humbug by on
party but he smiled and gave a plaus
ible excuse.