Smyrna times., 1892-06-22

1enapq Fire Company, of New Cas-.
tie, has awarded the contract for its |
new building 10 Harry McCaulley, his |
bid being $4,12S.97.
The Willow Grove correspondent of
the DelGlVGredn in the following item,
shows the difference in the condition of
the church down the country since the
removal of Presiding Elder J. A. B.
Wilson: 1.-THE church at Willow
Grove, since the elimination of the
disturbing element from the district,
and its restoration to Wyoming Circuit
seems TO be in growing aud prosper
Gus condition, to have taken a new
lease of usefulness, of increased activity
in the broad field of religious growth
and development. The breathings of
love and the utterances of wisdom by
the Blessed Master, which were SEEM
ingly erased out of the visible church
by the unwise and impolitic disregard
of the feelings and wishes of the wOr-
shippers. by the deafness of those in
authority to the calls of duty, seem TO
have regained the ascendeney, and the
people to be moving and acting in
in unison of mind and spirit.
The Dover correspondent of the
EUery EUeniRg gives the following
account of how big wedding resulted
frem a man becoming converted and
changing the habits of his life
"A wedding occurred here last
Thursday night, which for length of
cOurtship far exceeds that of the aver
parties were William Seize and Mar.
ium Smith, both colOred. For over 80
years has Marium been smitten with
William, and all that time has she
acted as hOusekeeper and helpmate
for him. Seize weighs about 400
pounds and measures about IA inches
more around the waist than he does
| from the crown of his head to the sole
of his feet. 1t is needless therefore, to
say that it was a big wedding. For
some time past he has kept a gambling
house on the outskirts of the town,
but recently he was converted and his
gambling outfit was destroyed, and
he and his housekeeper were united
in the holy bonds OfwedlOck.
They are an enterprising people at
FELTON,. In The absence of peaches,
they have got up a gold fever, which
is thus described by the Dover cores
pondent of the Sunday Star: "The
citizens of that little town are very
much excited over the discovery, and
discuss the subject day and night
| Unbo 90. oorraepOnHaDR Of
news through Ope of the most influen
tial citizens of that place this week
He says there is an experienced miner
and his companion Ia FELTON,, and il
was one day 8is week that they made
the startling announcement that gold
existed IN the neighborhood and in
paying quantities. Some of the earth
was secured and sent on to be assayed
The result was startling TO many, fol
it was proved that the soil would yield
$27 worth of gold to the ton. Now
a mining conpany IS being organized
to experiment. The location of the
supposed find is secret known only
to the miner and his companion"
Mr.. MAssEY's Work AT MINNEAP
oLIs.-The Haptford Conn., COurGni
General Hawiey's paper, of Saturday
said:
Zone of the noticeable men in tn,
Republican Convention at Minneapolis
was George V. Massey, of Delaware
He was on the Committee of Creden
tials and made strong speech in favOl
of the majority report. His tall figure
clear voice, and equally clear head
made him a cons CuOus and effeCtivO
f leader"
A Yale mar, who attended the Min
neap0lis convention from one of tn
Northern States-a keen observer an,
!, a competent jUSge-in a note to tn
! MOrning NeiUs about another matter
: says:
a II was on the point of writing (
> you to tell you what a mighty satisfaC
! tory man Mr.. Massey, of your STATE
y proved to be. didn't speak to him
= but found him so trustworthy an
! straight ahead in his work, that
enjoyed everv incident that brOugf
q him forward. wish such fellow
!. could know what impressions the
n make"
10 AN IMPORTANT DECIsION.-La
n Saturday the judges of the Superi'
b Court gave decision on the jurisdi
Ie ton of the Municipal Court, in case
8. Of licensed liquor dealers who may b
n charged with violating the law. tt
matter was brought before the cOul
at the November term, by II. G. Tu
= ner and H. H. Ward, in the case
Df Andrew Casey, licensed salOOn-kee
a. er, who was fined by Judge Ball for
a violation of the law. There were tW
rt or three other si1Bilar cases and that
ID Casey was made a test case and TAX
ce before the court on a writ of certiOral
he After hearing the arguments
q. Messrs. Turner and Ward who CO
1T tended that the municipal court b
at no jurisdiction in the case of licens
ed dealers, and city Solicitor Curtis, W
n. cited number of cases to prove u
jurisdiction of the lower court,
judges withheld their decision un
m Saturday.
ne The decision is that the Municip
o. Court has no Jurisdiction further tn
IA. to give the offenders a prelimina
bv hearing, and thea, if the evidence
,st sufficient, to hold them for indictmC
O.. by the grand jury and trial by a pc
of jury before the Court of Gene
7s. Sessions. This decision settles a 10
"a: eOntended question, and violate
ns. of the liquor law will now understa
al that hereafter the matter will be fu
Investigated 5y the court.-RepubLic