Smyrna times., 1893-08-02

CrOcuS are being caught at cedar
and Slaughter Beaches in larger quaint
ties than usual. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Reynolds, o.
Baltimore, have been on a driving tour
through the State.
One hundred and fifty persons went
from Milford on the Thursday excur.
sion to RehOboth and Ocean City.
Warren Pearson, of Chester County,
hired team of Liveryman Newman, OF
POttstOwn, and failed to return it,
Charged with failing to destroy the
stamp on beer keg, Harry Schnepf, a
Wilmington salOOn-keeper, was held in
$500 bail
Miss Annie Massey who has been at
Colorado Springs for her health is
home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George V. Massey for short time.
Edwin NJ. Stevenson, of Dover, left
on Wednesday morning for Chicago,
where he will meet his daughter, Mrs.
w. Scott Thomas, coming east from
California.
The directors of the Odessa public
school, last week, elected J. II. George
of Camden principal, to succeed E. c.
Mote. Miss Susan Sawyer was elected
first assistant.
Thomas n. Rawlins, son of Rev. P.
H. Rawlins, and formerly resident of
Smyrna, is now located at Harrington.
He represents the Aetna Life Insur.
ance Co., in Delaware.
Delaware's statesmen, Senators Hig-
gins and Gray, Chief Justice Lore,
Chancellor Wolcott and others, will
speak on Delaware Day at the Worlds
Fair, and there will be fireworks in the
evening.
Friday, E. Graham, proprietor of the
Bright House, Rehoboth, was brought
before Esquire Wiltbank charged with
selling liquor without a license. He
waived hearing and gave bail for APP
pearance at court.
The receivership of the Wilmington
Dental Manufacturing Company turns
out to have been a voluntary act, due
to tight money. Assets, approximate
ly, 100000; liabilities, 100000. The
works will continue in operation.
Sussex County negroes are terribly !
agitated over the formation of Law |
and Order Societies in various towns.
Some of the negroes think they are
ghosts and have promised to stop
swearing and to keep from getting
drunk.
A BEER STAMP CoMPRoMIsE.-It is
probable that the charges against a
Onm har of 90 lOOu XV;Iro;-- |
ton of failing to Obliterate the stamps
on beer kegs will be compromised by
filming the saloon men $40 and costs
each, or about $40 in all.
James Bayard, negro, was arrested
at MiddletOwn and sent to New Castle
Jail Monday on the charge of setting
fire to the stable and barn of George N.
Burgess, near Odessa, on July 26. The
negro formerly worked for Burgess,
and they had quarrel, whereupon the
negro threatened to get even.
Joseph E. Holland, of Milford, has
sold out his retail business to PRETTY
man Bros. Mr.. Holland will give his
time and talents exclusively to his ,
large and growing business. Pretty
man Bros, the new firm, is composed
of Charles G., James E. and Clinton A.
Prettyman. 8
Wilmington City bonds to the amount
OF 500, 900. at At per cent, were sold
Monday at premium of $50, to Starr t
q Co., OF Philadelphia. The bonds will a
be due 1907, 1908 and 1909. The Sink G
ing Fund Commissioners are gratified c
at the showing for the city's credit. t
State Auditor Dulaney was in Dover !
last week engaged in auditing accounts
OF school commissioners. The COM :
missioners are coming up very slowly I
and some of them says the DeLaUaredn
are complaining seriously of the inius. :
tice imposed upon them by the act )
passed by the late Legislature, requir-
ing them to Teturn any surplus thew
have in hand to the general fund.
CHARGED WITH FIRING STRAW
STACKs.-William E. Riley, an aged a
and respected citizen of Townsend, was a
arrested Monday, on the charge of fir :
ing three straw stacks on the farm of
Thomas LattOmus. The stacks were
burned after midnight Sunday night.
Riley was taken before Justice of the I
Peace John W. Nandain. He claimed il
an alibi, and was held in 5000 bail for a 81
further hearing Monday. v
A LYNCHING BEE SPOILED.-Mon. U
day Peter GOOseberry, a negro, was ,
taken to Jail charged with stealing a y
gold watch, the property of Lizzie ?
King, OF KirkwOod. The negro enter
ed the King house on Saturday night, Il
hnt Aioun.ro-ol -
was caught in the back yard under a Ii
pile OF lumber, and rope was put il
around his neck. There was some il
talk of lynching him, but wiser heads x
carried the day and he was saved. n
II
COLLEGE FOR COLORED STUDENTs.-
The trustees of the State College for
COlOred Students met in annual session n
at RehOboth last week and reelected 4
Wesley Webb president of the faculty u
and Samuel l.. COnwell professor. n
Heretofore the faculty has consisted of ~
the president and two professors, but it | n
was thought advisable to dispense with | a
the service of one professor until the r.
beginning Of the school term, when a
manual trainer inspector will be selec.
.ed; seventeen pupils were enrolled
during the year.
The Rev. DR.. James L. Vallanding.
ham has rendered his resignation as
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Head of Christiana last Sunday. For
~ years and eight months DR.. Val.
aandingham has been pastor of the
Aoove church. He is now about so wears
oid, and still an active man. He has
preached to four generations while
pastor of that church. The con0re.
cation express considerable regret AT
the doctors resignation, which is 70
lake effect next November. when he
Rill have rounded up a passionate of
full 40 years. -
AN EDITOR SUED.-On "Wednesday
last Major Isaac Wootten, of Laurel
before Squire John l. Thorn.
son, of Laurel, aud formally charged
Samuel /. Roop, editor of the Laurel N
Gazette. with criminal libel. Sheriff ~
Iruitt, was given the writ and at once b
started to apprehend Roop He was
lIrrtsN L Al.