Smyrna times., 1896-02-12


DELAWARE COLLEGE DINNER. R.-About
roo invitations have been sent out for
the dinner of the Alumni Association
of Delaware College at the NeW-Cent-
ury Club on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 81. The dinner will be the most
elaborate one ever attempted by the as
sociation and is intended to awaken in
terest in the college among the old
students. The committee i'll charge is
Lewis g. Vandergrift, the Rev. +. B.
Short, Robert ID. Hoffecker, Jr., e. B.
I. Springer, Edward R. Martin, P. B.
Pie, and DIR. j. Willard Crossan.
A DANCE AT DOVER. The committee
OF arrangements for the leap year dance.
given at Dover on Tuesday night was
as follows Mrs. 7. S. Clark, Mrs. r.
l.. Holiday, Mrs. J. H. Heverin. Mrs.
ID. L. Marvel, Mrs. Daniel Miflin.
Mrs. j.. r. Nicholson, Mrs. H. A.
Richardson and Mrs. j. II. Wilson
The patrons will be Chancellor John
r. Nicholson, Superintendent r. Z.
Holiday of the Delaware railroad.
Judge d. 7. Marvel, H. A. Richardson
ID. NJ. Wilson and Beniah Watson.
Senator Gray made a strong speech
on the finances last week 1t took ND
the question of national finances. and
showed the folly of the existing system,
which not only permits, but encour-
ages, the debilitating drain upon the
Treasury gold reserve through the
existence of the greenback currency of
the country. He forcibly points out
the absolute necessity for the retire
ment OF this currency, and tho removal
of the government of the United States
from the field of banking operations.
SHERIFF Piled THE LASH. The first
lnstallment of the February Court vic
TINS were punished at the pillOry and
whipping post at New Castle Saturday.
Edward Meyers, convicted of burglary,
stood an hour in the pillory and after
wards received 20 lashes The follow
ING were also punished at the post, all
Tor larceny: John Burke, 20 lashes;
Benjamin SOmers, cOlOred, 10: William
Mitchell, cOlored, 8. The Sheriff piled
the lash briskly, and all the culprits
had their backs well scored, although
no blood was dgawn.
DoN'T BE DECEIvED. There are un-
mlstakable evidences that q ''boom"
era OF the 'get-rich-quick variety" is
IN the air, and it is limited that Will
mlngton will be in the swath that this
speculative movement will cut. The
boom" promises to have gold as its
basis. Wonderful fortunes are to be
made out of rich ''fnds" and claims.
All the financial papers are gradually
tilllng up with alluring advertisements
OF Colorado gold companies, and the
brokers offices are taking hold of these
fraudulent ventures. Cripple Creek.
Colorado, is to be the centre of the
movement. Every man in Colorado
who has few dollars in his pocket
and wonderful wheels in his brain is at
tempting to get hold of a few acres of
ground.-NOrHiRg NeigS.
The FARNHURsT CAsE.-The Grand
jury on Thursday brought in indict-
ments of murder in the second degree
against Daniel Brown, John J. Swan
and Michael Lynch, the Farnhurst at
tendants, charging them with causing
the death of Leon Pisa on October 5
last One count charges Swan as prin-
clpal, and Brown and Lynch as acces-
sorles; another charges Brown as prin-
cIpal, and Lynch and Swan as acces-
sorles; and last charges Brown and
Swan Jointly. In the first two Lynch
IS mentioned as accessory, but he is
not mentioned in the last count. Two
bills for assault and battery upon Lewis
,. Laws, StOckley Daniel and Robert
Kenyon are brought against Lynch.
Wednesday to-day was fixed as the date
to begin trial.
LEVY Court APPOINTMENTS. - The
The following appointments for col
lectors We're made by the Levy Court
on Thursday.
Little Greek hundred, Thomas Hop
kins.
Kenton hundred, David Rees.
West Dover hundred, William Artis.
East Dover hundred, William G.
POstles.
South Murderkill hundred, Elijah
Melvin and Robert r. Cooper.
MispilliOn, James H. Morgan and
Wilbur Galloway.
Duck Greek hundred, r. Y. Wallen.
Milford hundred, Andrew J. Ross.
The following trustees of the poor
were appointed: Little Greek hun
dred, Thomas X. Taylor; North Muir
derkill, William T. Gooden; Milford.
James H. Bye. John D. Hawkins
was. appointed attorney for the court
IN lien OF R. H. VanDyke.
A COLORED BOYS MARROW ESCAPE
/ From LONG IMPRISONMENT. In Court
Monday Attorney General White asked
leave to enter nolle pros in the case
OF David Grinnage, the cOlOred boz
who was accused of numbering his
grandmother, Harriet Lewis, near
Glasgow, for the purpose of obtaining
from her $35, which she had received
from the sale of a COW. The Grand
jury had indicted the boy for murder
In the first degree, and preparations
Tor trial were under way, but the At
| torney General said he found that the
/ State had no testimony that would
warrant a conviction. The ante
mOrtem statement of the victim had
not been taken, and though there was
a strong suspicion of the boys's guilt.
the State could not locate him within a
mile of the old woman's house at the
time she received the injuries that
caused her death. The Court dis.
charged the boy with a warning, and
he departed, grinning jojously ovel
his unexpected release.