Smyrna times., 1896-09-02

Joseph Fl. Wells, of Milton, has
brought suit in the United States
Court in Philadelphia, against the
American Dredging Company, to re-
cover damages for personal injuries
alleged to have been sustained while
working on the dredge Republic, own
ed and operated by the defendant.
Walls said that in October, 1895, he
was a deck hand on the dredge, which
was engaged in dredging the channel
of the Delaware River, and that while
he was performing certain duties some
Of the machinery was negligently star
ted, causing one of his fingers to be
torn off and another of his fingers to be
disabled.
1t is reported in Wilmington that if
Major Mckinley is elected President,
Judge Leonard E. Wales, of the United
States Court for the District of Della
ware, will resign his seat and retire on
full pay, he having served the ten years
which would enable him to take such
a step. In connection with this report
is another that exUnited States Hig-
gins will be appointed to the bench to
take the place made vacant by the re-
tirement of Judge Wales. The Repub-
lican leaders declare there is nothing in
the story, and the friends of Judge
Wales say that he will remain on the
bench as long as his physical condi-
tion will permit
Cunning and fishing on the beaches
about the lower part of the Peninsula
has been particularly good this season
A number of people from other places
who spent the summer here have anus
ed themselves in that way and have
had excellent luck, What is worrying
the average Peninsula man, however,
is that the local oyster crops promise
to be poor. The beds show the effect
of the inroads made last season. Many
people were out of work and made a
living catching oysters. They were
allowed to take but a small number of
bushels at trip, but there was no
limit to the number of trips which they
could make and consequently thou
sands of bushels were caught and
shipped away.
The Standard Telephone Co., of
Baltimore, was incorporated last week
by Thomas S. HOdson, Charles o.
Cooper, Edward S. Kinns, J. Tiers
ReardOn and William +. Beiswanger,
with a capital stock of$15, 900, divided
into S22 shares. J. Tiers ReardOn is
president and Charles o. Cooper is
sec retery. The object of the company
is to construct telephones from Girls
field to PocOmOke City, thence to Sal
isbury, Delmar, Laurel, EastOn, Den
ton. ChestertOwn, Centreville and Be-
lair, with connections in Baltimore.
It has purchased some local lines and
will consolidate them in the main line
which will be constructed. In all
about $50 miles of telephone lines will
be controlled. 4 city exchange Office
is planned to be established as soon as
lines are constructed.
AS a result of the general fight which
took place at the colOred camp-meet-
ing last Sunday week at Van Dykes
Station, one man is dead and three
other persons are said to be dying.
Charles E. Lamkin died from the eff
fects of the injuries he received. AL
POnso, cOlored, is dying. Besides hav-
ing his side cut open he was shot in the
arm and hip. Alice Wray, colOred,
was cut through the head and little
hopes are entertained for her recovery.
She is suffering from brain fever, and
may die at any moment. William
Wiggins, cOlored, who promises to be
the fourth victim, was cut seven times
and shot four times. One shot took
away a finger and another cut of the
section of his chin. One bullet is en-
bedded in the calf of his leg. He is
very badly used up, and has little if
any chance of recovery. Among those
who are recipients of injuries of less
serious nature were Mrs. Charles
Woodrow, who was shot in the arm,
through which the bullet passed and
lodged in the leg of her child, which
she was carrying: and Charles Carter,
who lost lock of hair from the side of
his head. The bullet cut almost into
the bone.