Smyrna times., 1894-05-09

Last Satur day afternoon an election was
held in Clayton for Commissioner for five
years to succeed 9. A. Brown, whose term
had expired. The poll was very light, al
though the contest was close. Altogether
only S5 votes were polled and Mr., Brown
was elected to succeed himself. The Aote
was, as follows G. A. Brown, II; II.
Seiders, IL; Thomas Holiday, Z. The
election was held by John S. Casperson as
inspector, and W. L. Gooding and w. L.
McFarlane, judges.
PROFESSOR CHEsTERs DIscovERY.-
After experiments covering many months
and many vicissitudes there has just been
made at the Delaware College Agricultural
Experiment Station quantity oftuberculin
an inOculating material identical with the
lymph made in Germany by the famous
DIR. Koch, whose diecOvery created such a
great furore in the scientific world several
years ago. Several years ago Prof. Fred
erick d. Chester the mycOlagist of the
station began some meteorological studies
with a view to making tuberculin, in the
station laboratory instead of importing it..
As a result successful lymph has been
made here and the Delaware Station there
by places itself in the very front rank of
stations in this country.
ROBBERY UNsoLvED.-The recent ex-
| press robbery of Sc 600 is still the most in
| teresting topic of conversation about Hsr-
rington and along the line of the Delaware
railroad. Particularly is this true of the
| locality about Harrington, for the people
| there daily see Superintendent Hildt and
/ the two detectives at work on the case and
| a detective is naturally an object of interest
among the people of small town. Where
ever one of the detective goes the eyes Of
the crowd about the station follow him
If he sends message there is a crowC
around the telegraph office when he come
out. Henry G. Long, mail agent on tn
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia train
went to Dover Friday to be examined con
cerning the robbery of the safe. Long r
| mained in the car alone, while Raughle,
was obliged to throw the swith. The Gov
ernment is interested in the case because
may throw some light on the recent rob
| berry of the mails OH the same train and car
The Adams Express Company was NOR
interested, is being responsible for tn
$1,000. The money belonged to the Nat
ional Bank of Milford, and was being sci
| to Philadelphia. Long is from frankfort
| Long said he was standing in the doorwa
, | of the car when the money was stOlel
He was away only a few minutes and w'
, | greatly surprised when he learned that tn
package was missing. He declared thi
| henever left the car while there was an
v mail in it, and asserted that it would
= | impossible for anybody to steal lette
D therefrOm.
e The people of this whole section are u
animous in their belief as to who the thi
is, and the company's officers and the
n chief of detectives, evidently have the san
5 theory, and believe in the guilt of the sar
i party as does the public. If any of t
officials should throw a stone or straw tn
are confident of being able to hit the thi
d but they will not make any arrests un
d they are sure of evidence enough to &C
$. vict. The one suspected by officers a
70 public alike is reputed to be as bright al
r smart as the average detective and it
therefore the prevailing opinion that t
detectives will have hard time in getti
1e the evidence necessary to convict.