Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

magistrate of the city and 90 south to
The mantle of sentencing
all the offenders of the law, peace and
dignity of the state, has therefore {
fallen upon President of City Council, l
Thomas Frazer, who will also collect {
the fees from pack peddlers, circus
men and venders. Mayor Herbert,
by his wife, will leave the
city tomorrow for Sweet Chalybeate
Springs, w. Va, where he will spend
two weeks.
BURGLARS AT FELTON.-The gang
of thieves who have been operating in
the county fer the last few days, made
a successful raid upon FELTON,, Friday
night.
The particulars, so far as can be
learned, are that they entered the
postofIice, carr ed the safe short dis
tance away, broke it open and secured
$3.50 in mOuOy and some valuable
letters.
The store Of Baxter & Killen, and
one other store was entered, and con-
siderable merchandise stolen.
There seems 20 be no clue whatever
to work on, in order to capture the
robbers.
BELIEVES HER BROTHER IS ALIVE
Miss Matte VerhOeff, of Louisville,
Ky, accompanied by her cousin, II.
d. Elliott. arrived in Wilmington last
week, and is visiting her uncle, the
Rev. A. n. KeigWin. She is the sister
of John NJ. VerhOeff, the young miner
alogist of the Peary Arctic expedition,
who is reported to have heeD lost. She |
believes her brother is alive, and dur |
ing this week will go to Philadelphia |
and demand that the Academy of |
Natural Science send a relief eXpedi- |
ton to him. She will also meet the |
Peary Expedition and the relief party |
returning on the Kite. 1t is the con- |
vction of Miss Verhoeff and her rela-
tives, that in leaving Verhoetf Peary
acted in a cOwardly manner. IN an
interview last evening, she scored
Gavin NJ. Hart, of the Academy of
Natural Sciences, of Philadelphia for
some statement he had made concern
ing Ferhoef.
KENT's CLERK OF THE PEACE
Governor Reynolds has appointed Wm.
NJ. Dickson Of near Magnolia, clerk Of
the peace for Kent county, vice Mr..
A. II. Cahall, whose term has come to
d close.
Mr.. Dickson is about 80 years old,
son Of Wm. r. Dickson, treasurer of
the comfy few years ago. He has
never held an office, but became an
applicant for this office about a year
ago. aud afterwards withdrew, an
nouncing himself candidate for fire
| insurance commissioner.
His appointment is a surprise to
everyone, as he was not an applicant
for the position. He qualified Monday
and took charge of the Office, which is
for term of five years. paying about
50, 200 year.
The applicants were b b. Allen,
Duck Creek hundred; David Reese,
Kenton; s. r. Meredith, North Muir
derkill; Peter K. Meredith, South
Murderkill; John D. Hawkins, North
Murderkill.
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|, DELAWARE VETERANS LEAVE. Til,
t delegation of the Department Of Del
aware, G. A. r., left Wilmington or
Monday, on a special train for Wash
- ington, via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
n During the entire morning everything
l. was hustle aud stir about the various
,e post rooms, and hundreds of old vet
k erans were hur-ying their preparation
:. for departure. Never before had such
v, a scene been witnessed except on Me
IS mortal Days.
is At the station were the disable,
veterans who were unable to march
and large number of the wives, chill
Al dren and friends of veterans, VIII
D. were to accompany them on the ex
st euFsion. The excursionists filled !
" cars.
t The veterans were accompanied b
If Department Commander G cor &
al Stradley, and all the department stat
m of which Charles Foster was chic
IN The posts took the following number
ev on their trip: Smyth Post, 100 me
re Sumner Post, 46 men; Phil Sherida
Post, "a men; DUPONT Post, $50 me
Grant Post, 80 men. There we
Re. about 900 people on the excursiC
r. train from Wilmington.
on A DIVERS NARROW Escaped
ed tails Of the recent terrible experien
ed of submarine diver, Thomas Carswel
if of Chester, have just been made pu
ce lie For the past two weeds he
he been repairing the water main at t
roe bottom of the Christiana River.
rlv The pipe was buried six feet in Il
rec mud and in order to get at it the m
was forced away on either side, whi
created huge banks of the treachero
- deposit all around him. All went W
of until last Friday. Carswell had ere
the under the pipe to get at some Dol
Ex- and while in this position, a tug pass
9l3 up the creek, and so disturbed
Mr.. water as to displace the banks of mt
eye The poor fellow was buried under [
as pile. With great presence of mind
ook gave the signal to be hauled up, but
He was 20 minutes before his assista
,gal succeeded in extricating him and lai
Ted ing him in the boat. He was tn
unconscious and believed to be del
Physicians were sent for with all D.
,ian sible haste, but il was upwards of
the hour before any one could be fou
,ose Meantime the men on the boat W
N ia working to resuscitate the diver, Q
axe before the doctor arrived, Carsv
ION had regained consciousness.
trial
ness A STRONG TICKET CHOSEN,
ave Republicans of New Castle couI
the says the Nor ming NeaUs, did an ex
rob- lent days work at the nominal
sent elections held on Saturday, to Sc
candidates for the General Assent