Smyrna times., 1898-05-04

"A large quantity of ammunition for
Fort Delaware and Fort Mott arrived
there ON Saturday.
William n. Boggs will doubtless not
be sentenced until after the Cooper,
Clark and other cases have been dis
posed of.
Now that the Delaware river has
been furnished with mines the people
of Delaware City will sleep sounder at
night time.
The general opinion is that too much
humanity" Cor something else) has
been accorded Spain by the U. S.,
Government.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. - The machine
building of Delaware College at New
ark, and the contents were destroyed
by fire Tuesday week. Loss S1S, 900,
insurance $500.
The Sussex County WOman's Chris
tian Temperance Union has elected
these officers: Mrs. Annie Fisher, pres
ident; Miss Ida Kinder, secretary;
Mrs. Annie Carey treasurer.
Frank II. Davis, Esq, a member of
the bar of this State and also admitted
to practice in the courts of Pa, has
associated himself in the practice of
law with Hon. Edward Ridgely.
William Penn Shockley, who has
been a member of the bar of Kent
county has removed to New York
City where he associated himself with
ex-Judge McCrea, very prominent
lawyer.
The Rev. J. H. Wiley, D. D., form
erly of the Wilmington Conference,
has been transferred from the East
Ohio to the New York East Conference
and stationed at the Nostrand Avenue
Church, Brooklyn.
PROPOSED New HIGH SCHooL.-The
Board of Education, of Wilmington,
has secured by purchase the Church
man property, on Delaware avenue,
and will erect thereon handsome and
cOmmodious high school.
The wedding of John L. Dick and
Miss May Wells, the former of Aber-
deem, Md, took place Wednesday,
at the residence of J. G. Baker, in
Dover. Miss Wells is a member Of
the choir of Wesley Church.
The engagement of Charles W. Nc
Fee, Esq, of Georgetown, and Miss
Anna G. Campbell, of Washington,
d. c., has been announced. Mr.. Nc
Fee is a member of the Sussex bar, and
for several years has been with Sena-
tor Gray, as his private secretary.
Members of the Legislature are dis
cussing the probability of negotiating
a loan to meet the heavy expenses that
have recently been placed upon the
State. One plain is to negotiate a
temporary loan of $4,000 and a per-
manent loan of $780,
Marshal Short, of Wilmington, has
summoned Governor Tunnell, former
Congressman John W. Causey, former
Governors Charles G. Stockley, R. J.
Reynolds and W. 7. Watson, and Cnan-
cellor Nicholson to appear for the de-
fense in the trial of Colonel E. T.
Cooper, accused of aiding William N.
Boggs in the robbery of the Dover
Bank.
The PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Collector of Port, Cooper of Whining
ton, received from the Government
the proclamation of the President re-
garding Spanish trade. All vessels
shall be allowed to depart up to May
81 and the cruisers will allow them to
proceed provided their papers are cor
rect. They can take all cargOes not
contraband goods of war to all ports
not blOckaded.
CHURCH TROUBLED ADJUSTED The
NJ. Il. OnuICH bHOuDlC ~ AauAOl ohO
Pocomoke City has been adjusted by
transferring Rev. d. Fl. Corkran to
to Saranac Lake, N. Y, and Rev. W.
T. Valient to Camden, New Jersey, and
bringing from these places the Rev.
George Woodall for Laurel, and Rev,
E. G. Sunfeld for Pocomoke City.
Submarine mines have been placed
in position in connection with the de-
fenses of the Delaware river. Vessels
have been notified of the danger of
passing up the Delaware river past the
forts. Vessels will be allowed to pass
during daylight between A. NJ. and
p. NJ. During the interval of dark
ness vessels must not approach within
three miles of the fort.