Smyrna times., 1932-08-31

ana Sathec me proper force &c
gether before the season will clost
, The same complaint comes fror
nearly all the towns. The creates
difficulty has been experienced i
Milford and one establishment GO
seventy-five hands from Philadel
, phia and another 200 from Bait
more.
THE STEAMER CLYDE II
TROUBLE - The Thomas Clyd
has got into trouble by trying t
accommodate too many at on
time. A certain Frank D. Bing
ham states that on the Fourth O
July the Clyde carried 1881 pas
sengers, 631 more than permittet
by law and the acts of Congress
regulating steamboat travel. MI
Bingham insists before the United
States District Court that the own
ers of the Clyde shall pay the ter
dollars penalty provided for eacl
and every passenger over 1900
She was seized by the Marshall OF
Friday night but on Saturday
morning William E. Reybold flee
a claim for the vessels release be-
fore the Clerk of the United States
District Court and Joined Silas
Warren in bond of $650O secur-
ity, for possession of the steamer
until the case was settled in court.
The Clyde was then formally taken
from the custody of the United
States Marshal, and resumed her
trips as if nothing had happened.
THE STATE TEACHERS CON
VENTION-This meeting adjourn
ed on Friday. The following of
ficers were elected: President, Pro
fessor H. c. Carpenter; first vice
president, DR.. Samuel w. Murphy;
second vice-president, Professor w.
L. Gooding; third vice-president,
John L. Thompson, Esq. secretary,
Prof. ]. H. George; treasurer, Sarah
II. Fell. The Bright House, Reho-
both was selected as the place of
the annual meeting. Resolutions
thanking the railroad officers, hotel
proprietors, etc, were passed. The
committee on the revision Of the
school law as reported in favor of
having an address on the subject
prepared and circulated among the
people Of the state and "a. P. Rob
inson, Esq; DR.. w. p. Purnell,
Robert D. Hoffecker, Edward
Ridgely, Esq, and Prof. 4. N. Viii
liams were appointed said commit
tee. A. p. Harrington, 2. Coates
Mote, Joseph Dean Jr., of New
Castle county, and ]. H. Groves,
]. r. Carroll and ~ Irving Handy
Of Kent County and John L.
Thompao, H. G. Carpenter and
William H.Boyce Of Sussex county,
were appointed committees to hold
in all portions Of their re-
spective counties and circulate
them petitions praying the
next General Assembly to revise
and amend our school law.
MURDER OF SUICIDE - The
body Of Henry Crater, generally
known as "Ox" Henry, who has
been living as a farm hand Oh the
Ierker farm near Kenton for the
past twenty years, was found dead
0n the farm Of Peter Loose on
last with several cuts on
bis head evidently inflicted BY
sharp instrument and a number Of /
lorrible gashes in his abdomen. /
One of his pockets was turned in
;ide out but so cents was found in
he other and his pocket knife ly-
ng beside him. Henry left his
home On Sunday and was joined BY
another farm hand and up to last
Wednesday evening nothing had
)een seen Of him. He was 55 years
Id; unmarried, and known as a
Ober and industrious man. He
lad about S1,1O0 deposited in a
savings Bank in Philadelphia but
whether any considerable sum was
- his person at the time is not
-nown. The coroner's inquest
which was held on Saturday, rend-
red a verdict that Crater came to
lis death from a perforated wound
f the abdomen, inflicted by some
'erson or persons unknown to the
ury. Three of the seventeen men
omposing the jury held to the
pinion that Crater committed
uicide. The prevailing opinion
owever, is that it was a murder.
he Philadelphia papers have got
p some sensational reports that
he murdered man had $4,000 de-
osited in the First National Bank
f Wilmington, that he was mar
led, his wife being employed at the
layton House and that he had
arge sum of money with him, all
f which is believed to be imagin-
ry. The Loose family gave con-
letting statements and declared
rom the first that it was a suicide.
he brother and hrothar-in-1aw IF