Smyrna times., 1901-06-19

Fifteen thousand dollars is the am
cunt of damages awarded to Frederick
Strattner by jury in the Superior
Court, of Wilmington, Del, for the
loss of his forearms by being shocked
while manipulating switches at the
plant of the Wilmington City Electric
Company.
There will be thirteen graduates in
the class of 'O1 of the Dover High
School on Wednesday evening, June
26. The graduates are as follows: b.
Parks Gooden, valedictory; Miss Mar
garet Pratt Harper, salutatory; Her
bert Mark Jones, Miss Mary Louetta
Freeman, W. Vaughan Derby, Miss
Elsie Ladaux Christopher, 7. Marvel
Gooden, James William Parvis, Miss
Blanche Roselyn Graham, M. Hayes
Wilson. Henry G. Collision, Jr., Fran
Skunk Downs, Paul Ruskin Smith:
The American people like a race,
whether it is horse race, yacht race
boat race or any other kind of race.
And there will be a good many who
will applaud the race of two steam
boats on Lake Erie on Tuesday IN
which one boat won by narrow mar
giu after a run of 100 miles. But a
large part of the travelling public pre-
fers safety to sharing in the honOrs Of
a race and it does not care to risk its
life in order to be able to throw up its
hat and huzzah after contest is over.
The Milton Times says: We are
authorized to say that the Milton can
cry will be operated this year, either
by the Isaac Robinson Co. or by
| others. Our farmers lost considerable
money by the failure of Isaac Robin
/ son and are somewhat charey about
putting out tomatoes for him again,
unless he promises to pay for the to-
! matoes when delivered. The affairs of
Mr.. Robinson have been or are being
settled and new company has been
formed under the firm name of ''the
Isaac Robinson Company" 1t is
stated that the company is backed by
considerable capitol.
The proposed celebration of the Tooth
anniversary of the evacuation of Val
ley Forge yesterday did not take place.
The Delaware delegates included
Chief Justice Lore, George A. Elliott,
Pennock Pusey and John NJ. Rogers,
members of the Delaware Historical
Society. Several of the delegates had
expected to attend. Mr.. Pusey com
municated with the president of the
Valley Forge Association and learned
by telegraph that there was not to be a
celebration. Why the celebration was
abolishd could not be learned. The
society failed to get Congress to make
an appropriation for the purchase of
additional land for a park and likely
had not funds to hold the celebration.
Jerry Harrigan, who was released
from New Castle Jail a few days age
after serving twenty years for the mur
der of Dennis Shea, walked about Viii
, mington disconsolately last week
) His wife would not allow him to com,
into the house and he could not gel
work. The fact that time was passiDI
and he had made no money since he
left the Jail worried Jerry" consider
ably for his income from his littl
a store in the prison was a good sun
every month. But now Jerry" say
he has good prospects before him. o.
,. Saturday he was in the city straighten
u ing out his affairs preparatory to goin
to Buffalo, N. Y, today, where he i
y to engage in business with his uncle
y John Heyd, wealthy contractor.
4 George Carter, who has just le
= Wilmington to take position with til
9 New York Press, was known as one {
:, the hardest workers in Wilmington
- It was chiefly for this reason that til
New York people wanted him. 1t
a matter of congratulation for Wi
: mington that every man who has gor
ty to New York or Philadelphia new
10 paper to work has made a success
q. his calling. Harry Brown, who wei
Oh to Philadelphia and later to New Yol
H. several years ago, is the Washingtt
correspondent of the Herald. Frar
eo Sparks, who went to Philadelphia,
ne associate night editor of the Inquire
IS Frank w. Harold is a trusted mi
with the Ledger. Lemuel Eli Quiz
en- has been prominent on New York new
ne papers for years and was once Co
Ill gressman from New York city. Nul
erous others might be mentioned