Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

lot aSSauCl0g cOlOTeu WOuah ONOt
Market street bridge with intent to
commit felonious assault. He was
sentenced to pay the costs of prosecu-
ton, a fine of $500, stand one hour in
the pillory, be whipped with thirty
lashes and imprisoned one year. Cal
houn had but twenty five days more to
serve to complete his sentence.
DEATH OF RICHARD Townsend
He was a son of the late Mr.. Sam |
Townsend, Delaware politician of no
mean celebrity, He did not inherit |
his fathers instincts in this line, but, |
influenced by the instructions and |
prayers of christian mother, cOnse-
Grated his life to loyal service of the |
Great King. Richard Townsend, for
merly resided at Townsend, but some
years ago, sold his property there and
removed to Kingston, Md, where he
ended his earthly journey on the 11th
inst, at the age of SO years.
The WILL SUsTAINED.-Registe of
Wills, Cooch, gave a decision Friday
in the will case of Martha McComb,
which sustains the will The contes-
tants claimed that the will had been
altered, and the register in his decision
says: My decision therefore, Is tnat
the paper writing, purPortlng TO Oe Tue
last will and testament of Martha Z.
McComb, with the exception OF the !
last seven lines on Page D, and which |
bv the date thereof, is shown to have
been added after the execution of the |
paper. is the last will and testament of
Martha G. McComb, and as such is
admitted to probate" William S.
Hilles, attorney for the contestants, |
will appeal the case to the Superior
Court.
MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM MRS. LISTER.
Mrs. Charles Z. Lister, of Philadel-
phia, daughter of Ex-Governor Hall,
deceased, has informed the trustees of
the M. E. Church at Frederick that she
and her son, Charles G. Lister. Jr., will
make several memorial contributions
in time for the reOpening of the church
on May 8. The offerings are in mem
Ory of Mrs. Listers daughter, Miss
Carrie H. Lister, and mother both de-
ceased, and will comprise large triple
section stained glass window, beauti-
fully carved walnut pulpit desk and a
new chandelier and side lamps. Her
sOns's memorial gift as tribute to the
memory of his sister will be a velvet
carpet for the pulpit.
AWAKENED IN William Ma
gee, of Milton, relates a narrow escape
from a horrible death of seven people
at Beaver Dam, in Queen Anne's
County, Md. He and his wife and
three children had attended the funeral
of Minor p. Johnson on Sunday week
and stayed over night with the widow
and her daughter, Miss May Johnson.
About o'clock Monday morning, he
says, all hands were awakened by fal
ling rafters, only to End that the house
was being rapidly consumed by fire.
! Theif escape was little short of a mira
Gle. The women and children were
panic-stricken, and had to be carried
from the building. How he accom-
! plished the task he does not know, but
they were all gotten out safely.
DELAwARE's IGGEsT MORTGAGE
The largest mortgage ever spread upon
! the records of New Castle county was
filed Saturday by George V. Massey,
/ counsel for the Delaware Railroad
Company. 1t is dated April 15, 1892,
aud is between E. II. Warner, president
of the Delaware Railroad Company,
and the Fidelity Insurance Trust and
Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia.
The amount Of the mort
gage is $2,O00OO0, and it covers all the
real and personal estate and franchises
of the Delaware Railroad Company.
The mortgage covers these roads !:
Main line from Wilmington to Del
mar, 97.2S miles the Townsend
branch, from Townsend Del, to Mas
sey's Station, Kent County, Md, 923
miles; Dorchester branch, from Sea-
ford to the Delaware line; Smyrna
branch, from Clayton to Smyrna, and
the New Castle cut-Off-abOut 130
miles of railroad in all.
RIVER AND HARBOR WORK.-Sen-
+ atOr Higgins has succeeded in having
, several important amendments made
, to the River and Harbor bill now COM
mitted to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, that
will be considered when the bill is
taken up for action continuing i'm
prOvements TO the harbor at Whining
ton, increased from $4,000 to $4,000;
improving Apoquinimink River, from
5000 to $4,000; improving Smyrna
River. from $1,000 to $4,000; imprOv-
ing MispilliOn River, from $1,000 to
$17 900. Senator Higgins also pro-
posed the following amendment
Improving, by dredging and other.
wise the inland waterway from Chin.
, colleague bay, Virginia, to Delaware
of I IN hn
Delaware Bay to Indian River; con.
tinuing Improvement, $4,000. I'm.
proving by dredging or Otherwise, the
mouth of BrOadkiln River, to deep
water 10 Delaware Bay, $4,000.
A GIRL FORCED TO MARRY AT THE
PIsToL's POINT.-The social circles oi
Sussex are in the very centre of g
maelstrOm, and from Milford to Del
mar the various village -four hun
dreds" are gossiping until the tea has
) grown cold.
At Laurel there dwelt up to las
Tuesday maiden fair, whose beauty
/ aud graceful charms were the toast O
. the bloOds of the entire country of pine
t burrs and sweet potatoes.
= At Seaford resides the scion of {
!. noble house and brother to a Stat'
Z Senator, whose parental ancestor ha
filed the highest office in Delaware.
This youth of noble lineage desired
4 to wed the Laurel beauty, but sh
= would not. Her mother, however, hat
= made up her mind that this SeafOr'
{, youth was just the sort of son-in-lav
+ she desired, and last week, aided By
q her and the persuasive eloquence Of
r loaded revolver, it is said, the Seafor'
chap succeeded in forcing the Laure
maiden into the marriage.
>. This is the story told on the streets
: and the facts are we'll known. Their
~ will likely be a speedy sequel to th
70 affair, and the names of the principal
\ will be given.-SundGy Star.