Smyrna times., 1899-04-19
WHOLE NO. 2.299.

over one hundred Democrats assam
oIeu at Georgetown Thursday and
held an indignation meeting in wbioE
they plainly expressed their opinion Of
! MeSsrS. Farlow, King and Clark A
series OF resolutions were adopted da-
hounclng the action of these mon and
stating plainly that Farlow and Kinr,
would no longer be considered men,
oers OF the party in Sussex.
Following are some of the appoint
/ ments Of the Methodist Protestonts.
clayton, j. E. Nicholson; Dover and
Lelpslc, n. O. Gibson; FELTON,. Fl r.
ochllncke; Frederica, G. 7. Smith.
georgetown, J. H. Sewell; Greenwell
H. D. Stone; Harrington, w. d. Phil
Ilps; Laurel, F. G. Kline; Milton. IT
4. bennington; Seaford, R.K. Lewis.
wilmington, G. L. Wolfe; West vii.
mlngton, G.. H. Stocksdale.
Jurors for New Castle county waro
drawn Saturday for the Nav term 30
Court. Among the Grand Jurors are.
Appoqul Israel Pritcbard
"eorge Wlggin and Daniel B. Ma.
lohey; Blackbird, Abram Stats and
James L. Webster. Petit Jurors
Apppoquinimink, George w. Watts
and Frank L. Tatman; Blackbird.
Charles f. Burris, Samuel C. Derrick.
son and William L. David.
COOPER, CLARK AND CoTTER.
liam E. COtter was placed in Trenton
pehltentlary Thursday and soon after
wards dOnned the regulation parb
CLARK and Cooper are looking well. but
they are not the same men thew were
IN Dover. The penitentiary confne-
ment has told on both men
As soon as the news of the obandon-
ing OF the Cole, Alice, McGonigal and
Butler cases was learned in Dover
movement was set on foot to have Col
onel Cooper pardoned.
WHEAT There is widespread he
llef among those who have studied the
conditions of the wheat crop, says the
american CUltivator, that there will
oe light crop of this cereal the pres
ent year. Winter wheat went into
the winter in poor condition. on ac-
count OF dry weather after seeding.
Early SHOWS for a time protected
1t from injury, but these SHOWS
long ago disappeared in the localities
where wheat is most largely grown.
Since then winter wheat has been in
precarlous condition. Over large areas
heavy rains have fallen, while the
wheat roots were frozen in the ground
HUNG HIMSELF TO A RAFTER.-Solo-
mon Matthews, one of the firm Of
Matthews & Co., the owners of tho
large iron foundry at Milford. was
found hanging from rafter on the
second floor of the machine shop. He
came to the foundry at o'clock on
thursday morning and was not missed
until one of the mill boys, who was
sent upstairs, found him. He had
made rope out of packing, such as is
used IN engines. Mr.. Matthews was
well to do and leaves large family.
he was a prominent Odd Fellow in
this State. No cause can be given for
his suicide, as he had no known
troubles. He was "A years old.
WILLIAM E. CoTTER SENTENCED.
Thursday, William Eastman Cotter.
OF Philadelphia, convicted of conspir-
ing to aid and abet William N. Boggs.
was sentenced by Judge Bradford to
pay a fine of $4,000 and be imprisoned
for 1S months. District Attorney
Vandergrift also asked the Court for
to enter nolle prosequi in
the cases of State Senator J. Frank AL.
zee, Amos Cole, Charles S. Butler and
Joshua r. McGonigal, who were also
indicated for aiding and abetting
Boggs. The Court granted his mo-
ion. The only Dover bank cases now
open are those against United States
senator Richard R. Kenney and Harry
F. Ford, of Dover.