The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-22
NEWS OF
THE STA 7E.

Georgetown, Del, Oct.. ga sudden
conclusion was reached here yesterday in
the Superior Court in the civil cause OF +.
f. kirwan, Manufacturing Company
against Joseph d. TruxtoD, late sheriff for
trespass in Selling and selling the kirwan
Compapy's cnrgoes Of tin plate which were
found pas Ing into SUSSEX t county several
about $4,000. Former Senator Anthony
Higgins and Charles NJ. Curtis Of VIII
mington represented the Krwan Company
which Ia a baltimore concern.
Charles F. Richards, G.. ". Cullen and
Attorney General Ii. II. Ward defended
the former sheritfs cause az his boudss
men. This was an entirely new action In
this long pending matter aud there was
nn interesting question as to whether the
company. which has since gone into the
hands Of a receiver, hal the right to bring
suit except in the naino Of the receiver.
An attempt was therefore made by the de
tective to QUASI The writ served on Thorn
as Conaway one Of Sheriff TruxtUn's
bondsmen. The defence presented a
demurrer to he declaration aud this was
sustained giving Truxton The victory.
The second ChormAn damage case against
the Queen Anne's railroad that Of e. 4.
Chormans administrators for damages to
her land by drainage of the railroad re.
suited IN non suit tor the plaintiff in the
superior Court. Tho court then asked
t. axe mp the case Of Mary F. Reid against
Lhe same rdlroad, and G. W. Cullen,
attorney for the road, was ready, but for.
ner Attorney General While who had
boon conducting the plaintiffs cases in all
the previous sui Q, ask cd to he relieved by
having the Reed case over until next term
and this was granted. 50"
Lewes. DEL, Oct. 21,-- Contractor 10.
seph 4. Virdsn, Superintendent Weldin,
Of the Fisheries Company and force OF
workmen eft here Saturday for North
Carolina, where they Will begin the erec-
twelve nilos from Wilmington. The
workswiil consume about thee months
Newport, DOL. Oct. 81 The fifth an
nual convention Of he Equal Suffrage As
sociation Of Delaware will DO held here
Anna H. Shaw will lecture In the even.
ing. Tho speaker is one Of the most
intere ting lecturers in the country. At
the convention officers will be elected
and other business will DO transacted.
Dover, Del, Oct. 2l.-At sole con.
duo ed by Constables Smith and Willis
today OF the personal property Of John
). Short, a wellknown farmer near Little
Creek, there was small attendance be.
cause VI general belief that Mr., Short
woudNake settlemont. The result
of the lack OF interest WAS sacrificing
OF the stock. Tho attorneys themselves
had to become bidders and purchased and
drove home some good farm horses which
only brought about $50, willis III Itch cows
sold for fl5, Sl7 aud tl9. A Dayton wagon
sold far So u Randall harrow for 81 .25
and u Whols corn crop of 80 acres, all
ready to be huskel ani marketed, sold
for 500
j. Earnest Baker, a prominent citizen,
of Soaford, was fined u. II today for Shoot
Ing one quail. Detective Hutchinson
pushed the charge against Mr.. Baker,
whose case WAS first to come before the
notice OF tho associa ION this year.
although 1t has offered a reward o! SO for
information OF any protected game shot
before the season begins on Nov 10. b.
fore Magistrate Dulaney Baker, made
humorous defence, claiming hat he was
out cunning for crows to keep In prac.
tics. Wnen a partridge hoped npon
rail he could not rssist u, although he
Ind high regard for the law. Quail are
abundant aud fat.