Smyrna times., 1897-10-06

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Representatives OF the X, IA o4;e--
Railroad Company have sel ~ -oSi0eS
on holders of land along th ~ 4-. '-.I-o
in front Of the town of Lewt' ~ :''o''o'
claiming that they are trr w. ST1S 0-
the rights of the Delaws'. va" i,'nu
and Virginia Railroad, ""H 40"
months ago leased ~ W 'ne
Pennsylvania Compay
FREIGHT WRECK .hE DELAWARE
Ro.n~A so,,tn- n-bould freight train on
the Railroad was 'recAeu SATURDAY
! morning Of FeltoI caused by the
breaking of an axle Nooouy was IN
iurad Tbroo cars oaded with armor
nlata which was being shipped to Nor
folk were derailed. One plate, weigh
ing thirty-five tons, teil upon the track.
S1xru WrEE ANpTHIRD HUSBAND
Spencer Horner. 81 Bridgeville, was
married for the sbth time Saturday
night. His five otter wives are dead.
The sixth bride wS Mrs. Mary Brew
ington, and Horne is her third hus-
band. All are cobred people. The
groom of Saturdaynight is rs years of
age and the bride 6S
The agriculture Implement dealers
and the phosphate manufactures re-
port unprecedented sales this fall.
The boom in prizes for farm products
has put new life INTO the farmers and
as a result the old worn-out drill is
cast aside for a new one, and large
purchases of fertilizers are required
for the increased acreage of wheat.
Robert Harmon, cOlored, who was ar
rested last week on the charge of as
saulting Cora Plummer, also colOred,
of Little Creek, was released from Jail
Thursday on a writ of habeas corpus
issued by Judge Pennewill. When he
was released, Harmon furnished 5000
bail for his appearance at court, and
the girl gave a 800 bond for her ap-
pearance as witness.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR WELLS Taxes
CHARGE.-Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue Wells yesterday morning re-
ceived instructions from Collector Par
lett to assume the duties of Field
Deputy Stayton's Office for the pres
ent. 1t is not known when Mr.. Stay
toms successor will be appointed, and
Mr.. Wells has assumed the duties OF
the office in connection with his own
work.
The following real estate transfers
have been recorded in the Recorder
Office in Dover. The farm of Samuel
W. Darby, Jr., for $4,000; l.. W.
Belts, house and lot at Harrington, tC
Annie NJ. Hughes, for 1900; Thomas
James farm near Magnolia, to Mars
Barnett, for $4,000; PRESLEY Spru
ance's farm, between Clayton and
Smyrna, to James L. Wolcott, fol
81, 700.
DEATH OF DIR. J. CARLETON NIGER
sOLL.-Dr. J. Carleton Ingersoll,
aged % years, who was married tC
Miss Edith Barker, of Dover, on Apri
Goth last, and who, three days later
sailed for Honduras on government
business, died at Bowie, Md, last Sat
urday of a fever which he contracted
in Honduras. His remains wer
brought to Dover Monday for inter
ment.
James Barley, George Richardson
Robert Darcy, Walter Brown an,
Robert Ross, all colored, and residing
near Clayton, were before Squir
Thompson at Cheswold one day las
week. They were charged with dis
orderly conduct at a festival in tha
town a few evenings previous. Barle
was discharged, but the others wer
found guilty. The fine and costs i
each case amounted to 5000.
The Lewes Pilot says: "There seen
to be laxity in the enforcement of IL
law relating to the collection of til
license fee required to be paid h
physicians who practice medicine
the State. While some gentlemen
4 the medical profession have paid eaC
year the $40 required, there are othe
1 who refused to pay the sum specific
o This not only applies to the docto
but we understand that dentists, la
g yers and others are PERMITTED to {
q cape, for the reason that the Clerk
the Peace and the Attorney Gene
refuse to demand this license FRI
those who defy them.