Smyrna times., 1894-06-13

Two MORE PARDoNs. - Governor
Reynolds, last Saturday, pardoned
John Lodge and John Andrews. who
were serving SO year sentence in
Georgetown Jail. Lodges sentence
was for criminal malpractice and caus.
ing death thereby. Andrews, a col
ored preacher, caused about Is wears
ago the death of his wife. Andrews
has become attached to the Jail and
says he does not want to leave,
Lodges pardon was petitioned for.
he had served three years.
Sugar is to be taxed one cent a
pound after next January-so said the
Democrats in the U. S. Senate last
week when they adopted the sugar
schedule as presented to them by the
great sugar trust. This puts off the
hue and cry that will naturally follow
the raise in sugar when the tax goes
into effect next year, but every poor
man in Delaware who uses sugar will
have to pay twenty per cent. more for
every pound that sweetens his coffee
than he did under free sugar and the
Mckinley bill.
ORGAN RECITAL. Through he
liberality of Joseph Pyle, Esq, a splen-
did organ has been placed in st. Paul's
| NJ. E. Church, and Wednesday even
ing,a recital took place which proved a
great success as a very large audience
was in attendance. Not only the
organist but the members of the choir
and other participants acquitted them
selves very creditably and all present
were delighted. The greater number
of the churches in Wilmington are
now provided with organs.
U. S. COURT PETIT JURY.-The list
of petit jurors drawn to serve at the
June term of the United States circuit
court, which opens June 18th, is as
follows for Kent County.
East Dover-Daniel Cowgirl, Amos
Cole, William Cullen, Alden B. Rich
ardson, Thomas NJ. Batelle.
Kenton-Frank Downs.
Duck Creek-Clarence Prettyman,
Charles Frazier.
North Murderkill-Samuel H. Milf.
lin.
Milford-Gardner W. Joseph.
PERHAPS A GENERAL JAIL De,
LIvERY.-Four convicts, serving terms
of imprisonment for larceny, DAME
Gillespie, Edward Burk, Sullivan anG
James Mccullough, were pardOned by
Governor Reynolds on Thursday anC
released from the jail at New Castle
Concerning this and numerous Othe
pardons granted by Governor ReynOld
is the most disgraceful exercise of tn
pardoning power ever recorded in thi
State. Within one month GovernO
, REYNOLDS has granted six pardOns, ant
. and we fear the end is not yet. "Th
action of the governor, as we view II
:. is a direct insult to the cOurt,and 1t is
reflection upon the juries that con
victed the men and upon the judge
!. who sentenced them The prisoner
5 released through executive clemenc
J. were sentenced to short terms of i'm
It prisonment for larceny, and we do nc
understand what Governor Reynold
3 means by his outrageous action
: Morning Nelcs.
g THE REV. LEWIS w. GIBSON DEAL
a Since the trouble in the Dover Epis
copal church, about Is months ago,a
the withdrawal of several member
- owing to the objection of the rectO
the Rev. L. w. Gibson, to receive fC
the purchase of a church carpet none
raised at dance at the Hotel Richar
son, Mr.. Gibson has been rapidly fa
ne ing in health. About a month ago
r. left town for time, under the advi
be of his physicians. Last week he I
rn turned to his home but without haVil
received any apparent benefit from Il
tla trip. At the regular meeting of t
ne vestry, Saturday week a letter frC
ne Mr. Gibson was received resigning t
,ts rectorship of Christ Church. He di
-, - at his home on South State sire
- Thursday, aged 81 years. He leaves
wife, three daughters and two sol
Sc, He had been rector of Christ P.
is Church for % years. Mr.. Gibson "
he born in Sunbury, Pa, and has acted
of chaplain of the Senate of this State ST
of eral terms. He was also an acti
member of the board of school co
= missioners of that town for seve
D wears. The funeral took place No
ist day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interme
'st in the P. E. cemetery, at Dover.