Smyrna times., 1898-03-16

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has contracted for so acres of sweet
corn.
DIR. j. r. Mehaffey, of Wilmington,
has established a hospital to treat dogs
suspected of being mad.
Chief Justice Lore delivered an in
teresting missionary address in the
Methodist church at Odessa.
The Public School Board, of Dover,
has secured the services of Prof. Welton,
to give instruction to the pupils in
voice culture, at a cost of $50.
William Beadenkopf, the morocco
manufacturer, has bought the vacated
building of the Diamond Match Com
pany, in Wilmington, for $50, 900.
In view of the prospects for large
yield of fruit this year, the Delaware
Railroad is increasing its facilities for
transportation of the peninsula prod
ucts.
Hon. George Gray, through the
Agricultural Department at Washing
ton, literally supplied citizens of this
district with choice garden seed the
past week
The steamer Ella, tomorrow, will
commence plying between Odessa and
Philadelphia, and will continue on the
route until the new steamer Clio is
finished.
At Middletown, died on the 5th inst,
John A. Reynolds, aged "a, member of
the General Assembly in 1857, trustee of
Forest Presbyterian church for thirty
eight years, and trustee of Delaware
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Wilson, of
MiddletOwn, entertained quite num-
Der of friends Thursday to dinner.
Those present from a distance were
Miss May Davis, from Milford, Mr.
and Mrs. John Roberts, from Smyrna,
and Mr.. and Mrs James Roberts, from
Clayton.
Herbert r. Bertham, an aged far
mer of Redden, near Georgetown,
while insane, shot four horses, five
cows, three pigs and a score of chick
ems, all of which he said were possessed
with an evil spirit. He was sent to
! Farnhurst Asylum.
John Porter, of Harrington, sailor
in the United States Navy, was lost in
the disaster to the battleship Maine.
POrter's death is the first thing heard
of him for many years. Seventeen
years ago he left his home at Harring-
ton and enlisted in thenavy.
The people of Temperanceville, a
small town on the eastern side of Kent
county, boasts of the fact that not one
person in the town chews or smokes to-
baccO or drinks Intoxicating liquor.
This suggested the name for the town,
which until very recently, was Hackle-
y.-DcLdiCdrcdn.
Superintendent Hancker's report of
Farnhurst for the month showed an
admission of eight males and one fe-
male, while eight males and four fe-
males were discharged. The popula-
ton of the hospital March the 1st was
164 males and 115 females, a total of
279. The receipts for the board of
patients amounted to $374.S4.
MORE ARRESTS IN BOGGs CASE
Henry F. Ford, proprietor of the Bay
ard House, at Dover, and John R.
McGonigal, real estate dealer, of the
same town, were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Smith
Wednesday, for aiding and abetting
William N. BOggs in rObing the First
National Bank of Dover. They waived
a hearing, and were held under bail
for the April term of Court. They
were not represented by counsel.
Ford is charged with getting $3.50
Ex-Governor Robert J. Reynolds be-
came his surety for So, 900. McGOni-
gal is implicated to the amount of $25O0
His bail, $4,000, was furnished by ex-
Sheriff Joseph r. Mcdaniel, of Kent
County. Both men pleaded not guilty.
McGonigal said afterward that he was
in no way connected with the bank
steal, and said that Boggs had loaned
him money as a personal matter. 1t is
said that more arrests will follow. Six
men are now under bail for being i'm
plicated with Boggs in the robbery.