Smyrna times., 1894-01-17

Senator Gray is the acknowledged
leader of the majority forces of the
United States Senate, and Senator
Higgins is prominent among his Re-
publican colleagues. For a small state
Delaware always did stand high in her
Senatorial representatives, and prom
ises to enjoy this reputation for a few
years longer, at least.-Su nday Star.
John H. Rodney was reelected
attorney for the Levy Court New
Castle County yesterday to serve for
the ensuing year. Mr.. Rodney re-
celVed the votes of all the members,
both Democrats and Republicans.
County Treasurer Dickey was in
structed to pay $4,000 to the trustees of
the poor. This sum is part OF the
money collected for the poor.
DELAWARE OYSTER CROP FAILS
Dover, Del, Jan. 16.-The oyster crop
on the Delaware side of the Delaware
bay is complete failure. All of the
oyster boats, about seventy five in
number are laid up and the oyster
men are out of employment. The
oyster have been destroyed by a small
insect, which bores a hole in the she'll.
The oyster soon dies after being at
tackled by this insect.
Mr.. G. Spencer Comegys and Miss
Elizabeth Cochran, of Delaware, were
married in St. Anne's P. E. Church,
Middletown, Del, Wednesday. The
bridesmaids were Miss Matte Willis,
of MiddletOwn, Miss Anna Welch, of
ChestertOwn, and the Misses Cochran,
who are sisters of the bride. Messrs.
Thomas Emory, of Queen Anne's,
Edward Cooper and John Sutton, of
Kent, and Douglas Cochran, brother of
the bride, were ushers.
INDIAN AGENT WOoTEN Con firmed.
The Senate Friday took up the
nomination of Isaac J. WOoten, of
Delaware, to be Indian Agent at the
Nevada Agency, Nevada, and Mr..
Mr.. Higgins the other day and en-
deavored to refute the charges laid be-
fore the committee who made the
adverse report. On a nay vote Mr..
Wooten was cOnfrmed-32 to %.
Joseph Frazier, of Frederier, WELL
known retired farmer and prominent
Republican of South Murderkill hun
dred, was stricken with paralysis Sun
day noon and died at p. M. He at
tended church in the morning and
went to his stable just before diuner.
Being absent so long his family in
stituted search and found him APP
parently dead. Medical aid was given
and his true condition ascertained
He was about "a years old and had
raised a family of thirteen children.
A DELAwAREAN. - Theodore F.
Baker, the defaulting paying teller of
the Consolidated National Bank of
Philadelphia, whose stealing amounts
to SAT 900 was a Delaware an by birth
being born and brought up at Odessa
Del. He has brother, John G. Baker,
a druggist who is now in business at
| Odessa. H. had brother who was a
defaulter in the Girard Bank. He was
from a family highly connected and
respected in the neighbOrhOod where
he was raised and his misdeeds come
! like clap of thunder out of a clear
sky. He was committed to Jail in
default of $4,000.
The young people oe Georget own
were called together by Rev. c. A.
Grise, Il. G. Houston, Esq, and Frank
w. Jones on last Saturday and started
reading room. This will be a great
help to the young people of the town.
1t is to be non-sectarian and open all
the time. The following officers were
elected: President, F. w. Jones; Sec
retary, George Swain; Treasurer. j.
W. Fawcett; Executive Committee, w.
H. Boyce, c. f. Willin, Ira Davis, Ed.
Pride and Ed. Hearn, Esq.
James Waters, the young man who
lives on the Keller farm near Towns
end climed tree on Tuesday of last
week to look for raccoon. He made
a slip which left him hanging by his
hands about thirty feet from the
ground, as he was unable to get back
on the body Of the tree he was COM
| PEELED to drop. His comrades tried
to break his fall by catching him, but
be dropped with such force that they
were unable to catch him and one Of
his legs was broken. Drs. II. A. EnOs
and Benjamin Ferguson rendered the
necessary aid, and hopes were enter
tanned for his recovery, but at 10 CLOCK
| NJ, Friday be died. Deceased was in
the 26 years of his age, and leaves a
wife and one child to mourn his sudden
death.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR ODESSA
The NelU Era has the following about
the fire on the "Appleton" farm about
two miles from Odessa, tenanted by
AlOnZO WhittOck about midnight Mon
day week. In the building which was
devoted entirely to live stock, were IL
head of horses, all he had, and is head
of milch cows, together with about 20
tons of hay. All were consumed, not
horse or COW, except three head of
cows, which were INSTALLED, was left
on the place. With only three men to
assist him, Mr.. WhittOck turned his
attention to prevent further spread of
the fire, and while the females pumped
the water from the single well on the
place, the men carried and threw it on
the loose straw in the barn yard. BY
this means, which now seems almost
immpossible, the flames were confined
to the one building.
Mr.. Whittock's loss will be quite
heavy, although there was an insur.
ance on the stock of $500, and $400 on
the contents. His loss will be heavy
as he had some of the best stock to be
had, having taken great pains in select
ing his milch COWS, and had but reached
the degree of perfection that satisfied
his mind.
The origin of the fire was undoubted
ly the work of an incendiary, and the
acts point strongly TO one, William
Smeedick, a negro who had worked
with Mr.. WhttOck, but who was dis
charged by that gentleman for some
impertinence on Sunday morning. The
testimony against the negro has as
sumed most conclusive evidence, b,
having made threats against Mr.. Whit
tOck, remarking that 'he would max,
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