Smyrna times., 1893-08-02

a TRAMP's RARADIsE.-All over the
state people are complaining of the
tramp nuisance. There are hundreds
OF them on the peninsula and when one
attempts to arrest them thew claim to
be here to pick peaches. A law passed
by the last General Assembly makes
the State paradise for the tramps if
they only knew it, because it provides
that on application to the Sheriff of
any county they must be given one
nights lodging and breakfast in the
morning.
They have not yet discovered this.
out are camped in large numbers along
the railroads. -
A week or two ago we Published
statement copied from an exchange
stating that drunken man insisted on
taking the Communion at FELTON,, and
on persisting had to be elected from
the church A note received from the
pastor in regard to it says: "a recent
issue of the Smyrna TIMES published
an account, mo doubt copied from
some other paper of an interruption of
a communion service, in FELTON, M. E.
Church by an intoxicated man. l wish
to say, no such occurrence ever took |
place in any service I ever held, here.
or elsewhere-nOr anything out of |
which such a report could have been |
manufactured. Some sensational re- |
porter had evidently run short ofitems.
Very truly yours,
HENRY S. THOMPSON.
DELAWARE DAY PLANs.-The Del
aware state Board of Worlds Commits
sioners met last week at Dover to ar
range for Delaware Day at the fair.
August %. 1t was decided to invite
the two United States senators and the
from this State to be pre-
sent on that day.
The board asked James PenneWell of
Dover to be orator on Delaware Day az
the fair. Mr.. Pennewell accepted the
invitation.
An effort will be made to secure a
carload of Delaware fruit and have it.
sent to the fair, where it will be dis
gratuitOusly on the day of the
exercise.
A special excursion, intended largely
or Delawareans, will leave on August
list, so as to get the excursionists there
n time for Delaware Day. At least
20 tickets will be sold for the excur-
non. The price of the tickets is 500. 90.
CRIME IN MILFORD.-We published
asst week an account of fearful woman
light in Milford. The Chronicle saws
edltOrlally: THE low, vile, miserable
woman, who has lived for several wears
With Owen Isaacs as his mistress. and
who is known as Mrs. Isaacs," has
lot yet been arrested for committing
he assault with intent to kill upon
drs. Belts. 1t is bad enough for women
o resort to fighting in any shape. but
'hen woman declares she will kill
mother of her sex on sight and PUSHES
Ut with razor in hand to carry out
his threat with the result of inflictino
ne four terrible wounds that Mrs. Belts
ecelved, it is high time the State of.
GERS DO their duty and cause her ar
Isl. 1t does not matter that she Sue
9eded in getting out of the State
he should be followed, arrested,
rought back, tried, convicted and sen.
need. These violent assaults are he.
'mlng intirely to frequent in this town
40 they should be put stop to now.
Is fact that not less than eight men
no have each killed their man have
alKed the streets of this town for
any years. There seems to be little Y
gard indeed for human life in Del
ware except when a colored man does e
le Killing. There is something WRONG c
or otherwise, when such is G
lie case. >