Smyrna times., 1899-05-03

phia Post Office.
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Maud Stacy, daughter of Col. f
Z. Stacy, of Dover, and William Thun.
der, of Philadelphia.
Several machinists have arrived in
Dover, to put up the machinery in the
silk mill for Post & Sheldon. The mill
will be in operation in about two
weeks.
Delaware National Guards have fixed
May 9th, for the election of Colonel
Wlckersham's successor. Major
Townsend may be chosen and the
Guards reorganized.
Messrs. Collins & Cohee have been
awarded the contract to build bricl,
building 29x6O feet for Messrs. Bostic
" Haman, proprietors of the advance
Steam Laundry at Dover.
The remains of Mrs. Letitia l..
Goldsborough, aged GO years, who died
at her home in Philadelphia, were
brough to Middletown, Thurday. Ser
vices were held in St. Anne's p. r
Church.
Miss Annie S. Walls, daughter of
David Walls of Dover, has secured the
position of stenographer and tvpe-
writer for the Delaware Incorporation
and Trust Company which has offices
on the Public Square.
Col John Wainwright, of Whining
ton, Del, has secured pension for
Eliza j. Harris, of Townsend. Del.
widow Of John Harris, late Company
T., 45th I. $. ColOred Troops, eight
dollars a month from August eth
1897.
AT the annual meeting of the New
Castle county Trustees of the Poor.
Theodore f. Armstrong was chosen
president; John W. Lawson. vice
president; Drs. D. l. McColley and
+. L. Springer, Physicians. David
Mccoy, superintendent of the aims
house, and Mrs. Mccoy, matron.
SOME SAW THE RALEIGH. number
Of Delawareans saw the United States
cruiser Raleigh as she passed up the
Delaware River Wednesday afternoon,
and had she been close enough she
would have been given an ovation.
Several people watched for hours on
the tops of high buildings. The boat
remained at anchor at Philadelphia
until yesterday, and she took con
spicuous part in the Manila fight.
hENT COUNTY OFFICERS BONDED. -
The court last week approved the bond
OF Coroner David H. Knots, his bonds
men becoming DR.. Thomas O. Glenn
ents, Nathan H. Hutchins and Charles
W. Wright. Clerk of the Peace Rob
ert 5. Downs bondsmen are Samuel
l.. SHAW and William Sharp, Republi-
cans, and William NJ. Dickson, John
z. Massey and Robert J. REYNOLDS.
Democrats. His bond is for S13, 900.
Sheriff Wharton bonded through the
United States Guarantee Surety Com
pany of Baltimore for $4,000.
TRAIN WRECKERs SENTENCED.
Thomas and Joseph Cubbage and Jo-
seph Harris, of Cheswold, were con
vlcted in the Court of General Sessions
Thursday, of wrecking the train from
Philadelphia and Wilmington, at the |
Dover Fair grounds, on the night of |
January 9th. The recommended
mercy in the case of Joseph Harris.
who is only boy, and is believed TO
have only slightly assisted in the per-
petratiOn of the crime. The Cubbages
each sentenced to one year, 20 lashes
and one hour in the pillory. Harris
was sentenced to one year.
FIRE AT MAGNOLIA The residence |
of Caleb S. VanBurkalow, prominent |
merchant of Magnolia, was totally de- |
strOyed by fire Tuesday morning April |
25th and his wife and child barely es-
capped with their lives, having to go to |
neighbOrs in their night clothes. Miss
Prouse, of Magnolia, daughter of Will
liam NJ. Prouse, was with Mrs. Van
Burkalow at the time and he too barely |
escaped. Mr.. VanBurkalow was in
Philadelphia at the time and was first |
appraised of his mishap at Dover depot |
The loss is about $4,000.
ROBERT b. SIMPLER DEAD. Former
Levy Court Commissioner, Robert B.
Simpler, died suddenly Wednesday
evening at his residence at Blackbird.
He appeared to be in good health We'd
nesday, and early Wednesday evening
was at the store talking with others
who cOngregated there After return
ing home, he was suddenly stricken
and died about two hours later.
Death is supposed to have resulted
from apoplexy. Mr.. Simpler was SER
geant- alarms of the House of Repre-
sentatives in 1899, and represented
Blackbird hundred in the Levy Court,
being elected in 1890. The passage of
the Five Commissioners bill prevented
his finishing the term for which he
was elected. He was about so years of
age, was unmarried, and made his
home with Jacob Gibbons.