Smyrna times., 1897-11-24

hO"ily ueIerHlneG TO dlg out Jne Dar
themselves if the government did not
act in the matter shortly.
The trouble which has existed in the
Head of Christiana Presbyterian
Church, near Newark, has been settled,
the committee recently appointed by
the New Castle Presbytery having ad-
Justed the differences between mem
bers. The trouble has been adjusted
by the old trustees resigning and a
new Board being elected, of which j.
B. Bunting was elected Treasurer and
Mr.. Stewart Secretary.
The following transfers of property
have taken place: The farm of Walter
Morris, one mile from Dover to George
w. Flack, of Nanticoke, Pa, for Sl5,-
900; Mrs. Maggie Flack also purchased
the Cooper farm near Willow Grove
for $21OO: Edgar G. Armstrong of
Philadelphia, bought the farm of Sam
uel Moore, near Leipsic, for $4,000;
Samuel w. Hall has purchased the
White farm, two miles south of Dover,
for $40, 800.
Charles Case of st. JOness Neck
drove through Camden ON Saturday
night rapidly on his way to Dover.
Case was deranged and Officer Smith
Of Camden, attempted to catch him,
whereupOn Case struck Smith with the
butt end of a whip, inficting a severe
wound. Case continued running his
horse to Dover, with several officers
after him. He was captured and
lodged in Jail Case was taken to
Farnhurst Monday.
FAMILY NEARLY AsPHYxIATED. The
family of Thomas c. Roe, of Dover,
was almost overcome by coal gas Mon
day night. The accident was due to
English sparrows building a nest i'll
the chimney of the house. When a
fire was started there was not sufficient
vent in the fue to permit the gas from
the stove to escape and it was forced
back into the rooms where the family
were asleep. The family consists of
Thomas G. Roe, his wife and two
children, and but for the timely awak-
ening of Mrs. Roe and the discovery
of gas in the room it is almost certain
all would have been asphyiated.
The indictment charging Joseph NJ.
Thomas, former publisher of the PENN
sula Methodist, with fraudulently re-
presenting the circulation of his paper
to be $500 copies was quashed in the
Superior Court Thursday. Counsel
for Mr.. Thomas moved to quash the
bill on the ground that the Indictment
did not set forth the allegations as
specifically as the statue required.
Rev. Charles S. Grise, who with sew
eral other ministers, purchased the
Peninsula Methodist from Mr.. Thomas,
is the prosecuting witness. Attorney
General White said he would draw
new indictment at the next term of
court
The owner of the new morning
paper, the SIN, Clement H. Congdon,
was, Thursday, sued for libel by Squire
James Medill of Newark. A capias
was placed in the hands of Deputy
Sheriff James F. Ratledge, who found
Mr.. CongdOn eating his breakfast
when he notified him that he was ex-
pected to give $4,000 bail or go to JAIL
The libelOUs article criticised Squire
Medill for arresting and fining ped
dler, hence the suit Walter Hayes,
VIM. S. Hilles and Herbert H. Ward
have been retained by Mr.. Congdon to
look after his interests before the
court. Lawyer Pie has Squire Medills
interests in his hands. The SIN is not
very old, but like all other Wilmington
dailies is already indulging in a libel
suit.
The reported deal between Senator
Gray and Congressman Handywhereby
they will support each other at the
next election, has caused much com
ment in political circles. 1t was
learned that the first knowledge of
such a deal came from Kent county.
and his friends are greatly agitated.
If Senator Gray is reelected and he
gives his support to Mr.. Handy to
place him in the Senate in 1901 it will
mean that Senator Kenney will have to
retire, unless he should develop great
strength, which he is not now sup
posed to possess. Senator Kennev
was elected as a free silver man. but
his views in that direction are not so
marked as those of Mr.. Handy, there
fore, IN addition to having Senator
Gray's help, Mr.. Handy would also
have his own popularity as a free
silverite to assist him in getting into
the Senate. The fight next year prom
lses, to be more interesting than that
waged in 1896, as there will be a big
effort to retire Senator Grav. The
field will contain as many, if notmore.
candidates than last year, but the prob
able leaders will be Willard Salisbury
and ex-AttOrney-Gene John Biggs,
should the latter decide to enter the
race.