Smyrna times., 1894-05-30

lations existing between the Rev. G. r
Ihonpson and his charge, the Olivet Pres
pyterlan Church of Wilmington, were also
dissolved '''1O
Joseph b. Luton, of Newark hast lust
made something ofa departure from cor
ner-stone traditions in a new brick house
ne is having built on Choate street. He
had glazed stone jar placed in the brick
work midway between the two upper front
windows in the second story. The bottom
OF theJar faces Outwards and is seen from
the street while the mouth on the inside is
hermetically sealed and closed in with
bricks. Into the jar he placed some news
papers, old coins and various other things
that will no doubt highly interest some
succeeding generation of iconclasts who
may demOlish this house.
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS ELECTED
Red Lion Hundred Democrats have elected
ex-Representative James A. Mulligan
member of the County Executive Com
mittee, and W. w. Cheairs, John T.
Bayard Heisel and Alfred J, Davidson
members of the Hundred Executive Com
mittee are chosen at q convention COM
posed of one delegate from each ward.
The Third ward Democrats have elected
Neil DOugherty delegate to the convention
and the Fourth ward Democrats William
Hayes. The Third ward delegates was
instructed to vote for the reelection of
Willard Salisbury, who was chairman of
the County Executive Committee during
the campaign of 1892.
Pilot Robert E. Hughes of the Pennsy-
lvania pilot boat 4. @. Knight, which
passed up Thursday in charge of the North
Atlantic, Trident Line steamship Fonar.
Captain Willis, from London and Swan
sea, reports a thrilling experience early
Wednesday morning with waterspouts
just below Ship John Light. At one time
three huge spOuts were heading directly
for the ship and the course was steered as
far to the eastward as possible to prevent
them striking the vessel. All three passed
within few hundred feet of the steamer
and the noise they made was deafening.
Water was hurled on the decks and all
hands were terrified. Pilets who have
been on the bay and Delaware river for so
years say that until Wednesday they never
heard of such thing as waterspouts in
these waters.
DEATH CAME WHILE THEY SLEPT
Neighb bors who were alarmed over the nom
appearance of Emanuel Beltz and his aged
wife at their home in Newark, Saturday
night broke into the house and found the
couple dead Escaping gas from u down
stair stove caused asphyXlatlOn and judg-
ing from the decOmpOsed condition of the
bodies death must have occurred several
days ago. The rain that day had made its
way through the upper rooms of the frame
| dwelling and.to dry it the couple had built
fire and before retiring had forgotten tC
turn the damper. The house being securely
locked and neighbors knowing that no one
had either entered or left it since, they
went to the house and broke in the door
| 1t was then their expectations were realized
| Mr.. Beltz was 20 years of age and his wife
a few years younger. They leave one
/ child, son, who is in the employ of the
/ B. & D. Railroad Company, and resides
near by, but knew nothing of the where
abOuts of his parents, he is employed al
night. Deputy Coroner Palmer after hear
| ing the testimony of DIR. Kollock, who had
examined the bodies, the jury returned a
verdict of death from asphyxiatiOn.
Just before midnight on February q
| the store house of f. A. Scott, of Milford,
was discovered to be on fire. 1t was
| the most stubborn fire the volunteers
ever had to fight Six streams of water were
| pOuredsupen the burning building and the
fire was only subdued when there was
nothing more of the building or contents
| to burn. There were many evidences of
| incendiarism. Detectives have worked
upon the case constantly, following clu'
after clue until John Adams, Bill Hudson
ana spence heedy, all cOlOred, were IounC
to be the guilty ones who were the tools 0
Mrs Elizabeth Barber. Mrs. Barber in
duced the colored men to burglarize ant
then fire the building in revenge for tn
prosecuting, by ScOott, of a store bill
against her. Reedy is in Dover Jail serving
"A six months sentence for stealing, an,
Hudson, Adams and Mrs. Barber ar
locked in the town Jail. At the hearing
} the first three were charged with burglar
I H. l.a11 =
abetting and encouraging the darkie,
She waived hearing and was held in $50
bail for her appearance at court. The ne
groes were each held in at 81, 900 bailin eac
case. After having made a confession, tn
quartet were committee to Jail in defaul