Smyrna times., 1894-08-01

fIERCED BY A RAMROD.-Ex-cou |
Commissioner S. F. Shalleross, of Mid |
dletown, met with a serious accident
at his home Sunday while charging a
muzzle-loading shotgun. Mr.. Shall
cross was ramming the charge home,
when the powder exploded from some
unknown cause. The ramrod was
forced through Mr.. Shallcross's right
hand, mutilating it badly.
DELAWARE ToBACCo.-Some of the
farmers in the lower part of the state
are raising tobacco as an experiment
and so far have secured fairly good
results. The tobacco is made into
cigars and the cigars sold to the local
trade there. Among the men who
proudly inform their friends that they
smoke cigars made in Delaware and
made of Delaware tobacco, is ex-Secre-
tary of State W. F. Causey of Milford.
A BLUFF.-The Democratic County
Executive Committee met at Whining
ton and adopted resolutions citing the
fact that instances of attempts by
officers of corporations to intimidate
their employees have become known,
and declaring the committees intent
ion to enforce the law against the
practice. The law provides penalties
of $500 and $1,000 for attempts by
agents of corporations to coerce or
intimidate any employe in his exercise
of the right of franchise. The COM
mittee has retained Robert G.. Har-
man to act as counsel in all cases that
may be discovered.
| Mrs. ANNA B. LOCKWOOD. Mrs.
Anna Booth Lockwood, widow of Gen.
eral H. HI. Lockwood, distinguished
soldier of the United States Army,
died Sunday at the home of her niece,
Miss Maria Booth, at New Castle.
Mrs. Lockwood was born and raised at
New Castle and for several weeks has
been visiting relatives there. She was
stricken with paralysis. She was the
mother of Lieutenant James Booth
Lockwood, the famous Arctic explorer,
who made several trips to the frigid
zone. He was finally lost during one OF
his voyages. Mrs. Lockwood was "a
years of age, and lived in Washington,
d. G. Her remains will be taken there
for burial.
ROUGH ON SEvENTH-DAY ADvEN
lists. - The people on the Easte II
Shore of Maryland seem determined
that the Seventh Day Adventists shal
/ leave the towns on that portion of the
J | Peninsula. 1t has not been long since
they sent a number of them to Jail in
-. the vicinity of Centreville and Chester
! town for working on Sunday. The
! latest troubles are reported from Churcl
Hill, where the people ordered then
to leave and cease holding meetings
The Adventists did not do so and the
people cut their tent into shreds and
3 threatened to stone the preachers il
b. they did not leave. The Adventist
7 are now working on the Delaware pOr
tion of the Peninsula as well as on The
Maryland portion, and some of them
are holding meetings at MiddletOwn.
= Il know an old soldier who had chroni
9 diarrhGa of long standing to have bee
permanently cured by taking Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhe Remedy
: says Edward Shumpik, a prominent drug
: gist of Minneapolis, MINI. Il have sol
. the remedy in this city for over seven yeal
and consider it superior to any other med
. cine now on the market for bowel CON
plants" 25 and so cent bottles of th
4 remedy for sale by j. W. Clifton.
}, AT BRIDGEvILLE. "A writer of af
d fairs in Sussex County says: Fran
~ Thawley, the well-knOwn Democrat
leader of northwestern Sussex, is agai
running his "speak-easy" at Bridge
Vile. Thawley has had varied caree
% He has been arrested three times an
70 twice imprisoned for this offence bu
y party influence emanating from th
~ Governor and from one of the judges
the Superior Court, has always save
se him from paying more than a sma
le fraction of the penalty. A year ago b
a. was arrested by a Georgetown cor
ID stable and held for trial by Squir
le Thompson (now the postmaster a
GeorgetOwn) The constable lenientl
returned to Bridgeville with hi
10 10 prisoner to get bail. Arriving {
70 BridgeVille Thawley was met by
% O well-kuown bother in this town VIII
" " begged minutes private conversation
~ The constable turned his back ii
bother talked, and Thawley made f
lie the Maryland line. The squire
re Bridgeville will not issue warrent fl
" Thawley's arrest. Nor will the CO
i'll stable at North West Fork make Il
be arrest. A year ago when Thawle
Dh was refused license to sell liquor
Chief Justice Lore, a hundred Den
=. Gratis wrote letters to Judge Guile
" begging him to grant Thawley
g fractional license, but he listened to cC
a9 tain Democrats of North West Fo
~ and the license was refused.
le' Every is praising that gre
school in Wilmington, Del,-GOld
of Commercial and Shorthand Colleg
Up The graduates get positions. The
st- catalogue is sent free. See advertis
he ment.
ct. The Republicans in Congress are n
doing much at the present time, b
watching and waiting for the oppC
on tunity which they think is near
III hand. The Democrats are not dol
ID much either, and it begins to have
on appearance that the promised tar
ne bill will be as much like the McKinl
90, bill as two peas are like each 9th
of
RS When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.