Smyrna times., 1896-01-22

65O, ,O94 worth of property insured. The
loses by fire during the year amounted to
$11, ,415.37.
FARMINGToN's THIEVES JAILED - The
four men who attempted to rob the store
of Charles J. Harrington at Pennington on
Tuesday night week were given a hearing at
Dover Wednesday. The men gave their
names as John Hanley, William Mason,
Frank Murphy John Mitchell. They were
each held in $1,000 bail for the upper court.
The first two men are well known in Will
mingtOn, but have never been arrested be-
fore for anything more serious than being
drunk. Mitchell is a Baltimore man and
has served time in Georgetown jail. Muir
ply is a native of Pennsylvania. He was
the burglar shot and his condition is serious.
1t is believed that some of the other rob-
bers that have been committed during the
winter in the lower part Of the state can be
fastened on these men.
DEATH OF CHARLES HARRIs.-Charles
Harris, aged so years, who was declared in
sane in December, 1898, died at the board
4AA5 nONoG VI NuBO OOAAottAA3 IL OC'Ct1 ~NN-@
day. The death of Harris will probably re-
open a great contest that was temporarily
settled two years ago. The facts of the con-
test are as follows: Harris, a native of
Virginia, came here for his health and en-
ployed Charles H. Butler as companion.
The old gentleman was wealthy and spent
his money lavishly ON his companion and
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Ter and appended to his will codicil be-
queathing Butler $21, 900, I. s. Clark 5000
and two friends in Virginia $4,000 each.
This caused Miss Sarah d. 4IcPhail of Phila-
delphia, niece of Harris, to endeavOr to
take the old gentleman from Butler bnt the
attempt failed.
BASIS OF DUPoNT's CLAIM.-Messrs.
Anthony Higgins, Edward G.. BrandfOrd
and Hulburn Payne, counsel for Colonel
Harry A. DUPONT, have made a reply to the
brief recently submitted to the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections by Messrs
Wolcott, Moore and Kurtz, counsel in OPP
position to the seating of Colonel Dupont
by the Senate. The answer denies the as
sertion that the functions of Acting Cover
nor Watson as member of the State Senate
were not suspended while he was exercising
the Office of Governor. 1t also denies the
claim of opposing counsel that on May 9,
before going into and presiding over the
| joint legislative session, Acting Governor
Watson attended and presided over ses-
sion of the Senate, and it backs up the
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support of the DUPONT contention, the at
torneys show that from the adoption of the
State Constitution, in 1892, to the present
no Speaker of the Senate who became Act
ing Governor ever claimed a salary as Sena
tor for any portion of the time that he exer
cised the Office of Governor.
The New Road IN SUssEx.-The proposed
Queen Anne Railroad to be built from
Queenstown, Nd, to Lewes, is causing a
great stir in the several towns along the sur
veyed lines. Two routes have been Laid
out, one from Denton, Nd, via Bridgeville,
Georgetown and Milton to Lewes, and the
other direct line from Denton to Lewes
touching Glendale and Milton. The
Georgetown route is about six miles longer
and the people of that town have held meet
ings and propose to subscribe enough stocl
to pay for the extra six miles and also secure
the right of way for the directors, provided
the route through their town is accepted
The Milton people have also held meetings
and under the leadership of ex-GovernO
Ponder, are making strong efforts to hav
the other route adopted. The Milton peo
pie argue that if the road goes by George
town it will not reach their town which vii
have no railroad facilities. The meeting
have created bitter rivalry between thes
towns and aroused the interest of the pee
pie along both routes, to the extent that tn
directors will have no difficulty about tn
right of way'' on whichever route
selected.
THE SMITHERs FUNERAL.-REMAIN o
THE DISTINGUISHED JURIsT LAID AT Resi-
The funeral of the late Hon. Nathani'
Barrat Smithers was held in Wesley NJ.
Church Saturday afternoon and was one {
the largest seen in the State capital fC
years. The services at the church were COZ
Quoted by Rev. W. L. S. Murray, d. D., a
sisted by Rev Adams Stengle, of Smyrna
Addresses were made by DIR. Murray, h
pastor and Revs J. H. Caldwell, 7. E. Mar
indale and T. E. Terry, ex-pastors. IL
church choir rendered beautiful selection
' and Mrs. James L. Wolcott sang two solo
! "Ive Anchored My Soul in the Haven
e Rest" and Pm Pilgrim" The body restt
0 in handsome red ceGer casket coverC
}. with black cloth. The engraved plate rea,
9 Nathaniel B. Smithers, Age n years,
r months, days. Died January 1G, 1S9
The floral offerings were beautiful. III
school children presented large pillow
q white roses. f. A. Williams, of Denve
Col, sent very handsome floral sickle, al
I Nathaniel B. Smithers, a grandson, pr
q sented two large palms. After the Ger
mony at the church the cortege moved o.
: LOckerman street to the old M. E. Gem
terry, where interment was made in Il
family lot, beside the deceased's first wi
and daughter. The honorary pall-beare
(. were: J. Francis Wilds, Manlove Haye
It John H. Bateman, Wilson L. Canno
J.: Harry A. Richardson, Daniel c. Cowgil
OdA1D ~ L0uuGWAtAg odAu6o T. OdAlO
, Thomas J. Stevenson, ]. Frank Alice al
# William E. Riggs.
d Members of the bar of Kent County, Il
!, Judges of the Court, the Public Scho
sr Board and the directors of the First M
ional Bank attended in a body. Amo
those present were: Congressman J.
u Willis, Chief Justice G. B. Lore, Jude
iS Cullin, Wales and Ball, Chancellor Mich
Is son, Attorney General White, Hon. Jan
"a L. Wolcott, Judge George P. Fisher,
~ Speaker H. H. McMullin, w. H. Boyce,
le w. Cullin, Newell Ball, R. j. Handy, Pc
10 L. Cooper, Francis II. Hoffecker, Char
d Kittinger, Geo, NJ Russum, of Dent'
g John Biggs, George v. Massey, E. D. Hea
Captain ]. d. Truxton, i. Irving Handy,
re A. McCallister, DIR g. S. Harrington, Da
ut ]. Cummins, Judge L. E. Wales, Ma
x Smith, Charles J Harrington, H. P O.
ad non, Josepher Smithers, James B. And
On son, J. H. Hoffecker, DR.. E. w. Coop
en- and the entire bar of Dover.
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