The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-22
DOWN STATE
NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Jottings From
Different State Towns.

Milford, June 21,-Prominent men from
all part, Of the State attended the funeral
of DR.. Nathan Pratt this afternoon. Ser.
vices were conducted by Rev. J. Leighton
Episcopal Cemetery. The pail l-bearers
were William Il. Watson, John w.
Cau.ey, Dr.: Robert Watson, William +.
Causey, George II. Hall, WIN. Fl. Humes,
Charles Baker, David Reis of Kenton;
Wilson 4. Cavender Of Smyrna.
Dovor, June 21-Chancellor Nicholson.
to-day granted an injunction restraining
the Milford Board Of Education from re-
ceiving bids for the erection of the new
school. The election will be held on Sat-
urday for members Of ths Board. Con-
siderable excitement prevails In Milford
over the restraining order.
Before the chancellor to-day Edward
Ridgely and Henry Ridgely appeared for
the newly consolidated Board Of Educa-
ton while Secretary Of State Hughes and
w. W. Harrington fought out the case for
George Fisher Pierce and others OF the
complaining citizens OF the town.
They averred that there was no legal
Board of Education, and no powe. to con-
solidate from the fact that the act Of AS
sembly passed last March. creating the
consolidation and the new governing
board and clothing them with power 10
issu6 bonds for the improved school build
ings, Is null and void because 1t carried
with it an appropriation of money, with
out mentioning all Its provisions in the
tile. Thoy also declare that this illegal
board has purchased lot for G,2Oo that
WIS certainly not worth more than II, 0W
at fair estimate, but had purchased the
same for the influence said net would have
in the coming election. Tho lot, they de-
clare, is bounded on one siuo by the tracks
OF the d., M. 81 V. railroad and on the
other by the waters of Mispillion river,
making 1t exceedingly dangerous for
children.
The hearing before the chancellor lasted
nearly all day and created much interes'.
DR.. P!easaDton is president OF the new
board. and w, G, Abbott is secretary.
Bridgevills. Juno 2l.-Publ'c feeling
ngainst Charles Hatfield who assaulted
Mrs. George Z'tt has been nllayed by the
report OF DR.. Cahall who says that Mrs,
Lott is likely 10 recover
Dover, June 2l.-Charters were granted
ut the State House to-day to the Bear
Creek Lumber Company of wilmington,
with capital stock of $4,000. The Uni-
versal Piston Packing Company con-
Germ whose offices are in Boston and
Providence, ns chartered to manufacture,
sell and apply to machines and other eli
gincs their patent pistons, with capital
stock Of s250.0Oo,
There was all interesting session Of tho
Supreme Court here to-day. The Court
took up the celebrated case Of Nathan
Lieberman vs.. the First National Bank
Of Wilmington. Lipberman was surety
for Peter u. H. Slr.i. b, the bank defaulter.
Colonel Nields, appearing for Mr.. Lie
herman, prayed to be relieved Tor tho reh-
snn that regularly from the year 1879 until
1893, when Smiths peculations were dis
covered the bank directors and cashier ad-
verti,ed the condition Of the hank. show
ing no shortages, and that Smith was be-
having we'll aud faithfully, and even then
his fraudulent acts were going on, and
could have been known ky proper invnsti-'
cation by the bank people. 1t was OIL
these ndverti cd statements that Lebor-
man, in 1885. again became surety for
Smith, and OH which boud the suit was
brought. =
Herbert II. Ward, for the bank, urged
that it was impossible for these bank OIL
iicials to earlier discover the speculations
of Smith, from the very fact that all the
ledgers and deposit journals from which
thu advertised statements was prepared
and sworn to by the cashier to tho beit OF
his knowledge and belief did not show the
thefts, because Smith covered them with
such skill and adroituess that they deceiv-
ed the most expert accountants. 1t was
to protect the bank from just such dis
honest and fraudulent practices thas the
bond OF Mr.. Liebermnn was accepted Tor
Smith, and upon which the bank now
properly sought for Judgment.
1t Is believed the court will take the case
under nsideration until tho October
term.