Smyrna times., 1893-01-25

All these are independent of the IL
election cases that are still on District
attorney Beniah Watson's list for pre-
sentation to the grand jury at the COM
ing April term of United States Court.
In these cases there are rs witnesses
summoned already for the Federal gov
ernment. There will, quite possibly,
be two or three times as many for the
defence. There is every prospect of
each one of these cases going to the
jury. In each defence there is indie
pendent testimony although the indie
ment may be npOn the same charge
And there is, following this, little likli.
hood of the Federal prosecutor allow.
ing for test to cover those cases ofthe
same class.
A very heavy snow storm fell on
Wednesday night in the lower part of
the state from Georgetown to Lewes
and on down the peninsula. The aver
age fall was five inches. Above
Georgetown the snowfall was not so
heavy, being but a little over two
inches. In Smyrna it was only half an
an inch. A severe storm ragged at Cape
Charles ten inches of snow falling.
The snow 7tOrm was followed by sleet.
Trains coming from that neighborhood
| Thursday were covered with ice and
snow. The murcury fell in Salisbury
to 100 below zero.
James Brooks, cJlored, one of the
small pox patients at the pesthouse,
Farnhurst, died Friday. The body
was inferred in tie potter's field at
noon. Brooks is the man who made
his escape from the hospital and ran
In a nude state, while in fever delirum
to East Junction. At the time the
thermometer was 50 OF g. below zero
and the wonder was that he survived
the escapade. 1t is not knOwr
whether the mans death is directly at
tributable to the effects of his runa
way or to the smallpox development
THE KENT COUNTY MUTUAL.-Th,
Kent County Mutual Insurance Com
pany held its 46th annual meetinj
Wednesday. James ponder, presiden
of the company, Charles B. Houston
and Caleb 5. Pennewill were re-electe,
directors for the coming term of thre,
years. Secretary aud Treasurer Den
ney's annusl report for the last calen
dar year showed receipts amounting t.
$32,717. The losses by fire during tn
year were $33,SO2,25; current expen
ses, $7,764.14; reinsurance, 81 1,142, 81
The general statement showed asset.
exclusive of $43S. Sc cash on hand. @
SOL ,413.66; unpaid losses, partly est
r mated, $3,97S.33; bills payable. $l4,
500; unappropriated interest, $43, ,O74
10. The value of property insured b
D the company was stated at 81 ,527 90;
The MOODY AND SANKEY MEETING
The Wilmington rink was the poir
: to which many roads led Sunday afte
y nOon The Moody and Sankey eval
j gelistic meetings had an auspicioU
opening. Probably $500 people after
tended the afternoon meeting and
t many were turned away. On the pla
g form were seated many of the delegate
9 to the Young Mems Christian Associ
e ton convention which closed on Satu
r day, ministers of the city and the cho
500 strong, under J. T. Clymer's leade
ship. The front of the platform an
r the beams and girders of the buildii
/, were decorated with red, white al
a blue bunting.
10 1t was an impressive gatherin
: Inc exercises Oegau with lnglng
few minutes before $50 O'clock, t
hour set for opening. Mr.. Moody 5
r near round table in the centre of t
IN platform. To the rear on his right "
:, Mr.. Sankey, at the organ; aud on eac
At side were hundreds Of singers.
n front of the evangelists was an audisn
" of about 5000 people with attenti
faces uptuTned toward Mr.. Mood
waiting for him to speak. The fl
IS hymn was What a Wonderful Savit
n. which was sung with spirit Then f
ly lowed hymns and prayers for abe
r. thirty minutes. Among the ministC
d, seated on the platform were: The Re
IT. john Y. DObbins. Grace; I. E. Ter
on st Paul,s; J. ID. e. Hanna, Asbul
F. B. Short, Harrison Street; Wiilit
L. White, Goodman; William
nd Swartz, Central; A. n. Keigwin, w,
sl- B. F. Jester, Methodist Protesta
els Charles F. Hendricks, Covenant
us formed G. A. Guenther, German B
ice tist and Moses Heath. His first 4:
so mon was on prayer.