Smyrna times., 1930-11-12


Coroner
Rayworth Weldin ~. 1904 27O
Joseph Yarnall ...... 1884
Levy Court
Henry C.Mahaffy -. 7756 16O
Christian Febiger .... 1877 959
Amos Sharpless ..... 1859 16O
Samuel Silver ...... 1894 PAT
L.Frank Ellison ..... 7771 195
Thomas Lee Talley :. 1896
Martin Farrell ...... 7O18
Thomas J.Hanna 49,. 1899
Robert R.Morrison -. 7547
Alexander Wilson -. 1876
Desperate Fight On Monday
last about daybreak a difficulty oc-
Cured between two of the colored
hands at the residence of Mr.. Hor-
ace Spruance near town, that re-
suited in a bloody reencounter.
While Caesar Potts, the cook, was
pouring some water from the ket-
tie, some of it accidentally fell on
the foot of "Phil," one of the farm
hands who had his foot resting on
the stove. Phil Immediately
sprang up and tried to smash
Caesars head with a chair. Caesar
in turn broke his skillet over the
head of Phil. Phil then seized a
butcher knife but after several
severe cuts it was wrested from
him by Caesar, who dealt him
some severe blows. At this time,
Mr.. Spruance appeared on the
scene and separated the bloody
contestants, the efforts of the 9TH
er men failing. Phil was driven
out of the house and told to go
/ to the barn to his work. 1t so
happened that in the fight the ket-
tie was up set and the fire put out.
Caesar had to go to the barn for
new kindling, where Phil seeing
him seized a corn knife and COM
menced to carve him up savagely.
Caesar was again too much for
him; after desperate struggle
the knife was wrenched from his
hand and he in turn got desper-
ate hacking. Mr.. Spruance again
separated them and drove Phil"
off the farm, and he went down
the road singing with the blood
streaming down his face. Both
parties were severely cut about
the head. face and body. and the
wonder is that one or both were
not killed. Caesar did stand in
danger from a severed artery
which was taken up by DR.. Swim
ney. The following night Phil
returned, climbed into the sleeping
room and the fight was renewed
with revolvers, but both men were
caught and held until Mr.. Spru-
ance could come. Caesar was
locked up and threat to have an
officer to arrest "Phil" caused him
to make a hurried exit from the
place, and it is supposed from the
State. Caesar has been living
with Mr.. Spruance for some time
and has been uniformly peaceable
and quiet Phil came there two
or three months ago from Mary
land and had been drinking the
night before.
Marriages. -Wright-Cook. In
the M. p. Church, Clayton, on the
8th instant, by the Rev. ]. NJ
Yingling, John A. Wright and Miss
Matte c. Cook, both of this town.
Morris-Dorset. On the 28th of
October, at the First Baptist
Church, Philadelphia. by the Rev.
DR.. Boardman, Walter Morris, of
Dover, Delaware, and Miss Ella
Dorset, daughter of DR.. w. A.
Reed, of Philadelphia.
Corkran-Flemming. On the 3rd
instant, in the M. E. Church at
East New Market, Md, by Rev.
r. w. Todd, p. E., of Dover Dis
trict, assisted by Revs. ]. E. Kid
ney, Alfred Smith and l.. E. An
drew, Rev. WILDER F. Corkran, of
the Wilmington Conference and
Miss Josephine F'lemming, of Dor
chester County, Md.
The Haven WooIen Mills at Mil
ford, were destroyed by fire Tues
day night of last week, together
with the machinery and large
stock of kerseys. The mill was
owned by Peter F. Causey, and op-
Grated by Mr.. Carpenter, of Con-
necticut. The fire originated in an
overheated furnace; the loss will
not be far from $4,000. The
building was insured in the Kent
County Mutual Insurance Com
pany for $1,000.
Sheriff Francis M. Dunn of this
county, retires from his Office, we
think, with the full expression of
the people as having made COM
petent and efficient officer. 1t
there has been one word of CEN