Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

hundreds House bill to incorporate the Puo-
lie Schools, cf Delaware City; House bill 70
incorporate Delaware City Mutual Life In
surance Co.; by Mr.. Riddle, bill coRcern-
ing live stock, leaving the question Of stock
running al large to the school commissioners
Of the respective districts, allowing them to
| prohibit stock from running at large after
giving ten days notice. Several petitions for
differeat objects were presented, read and re-
ferred.
/ HoUsE.-Bils introduced Senate bill sup
plementing the charter Of the Mispilion Navi-
cation Co. II; directing the Levy Courts to
hereafter pay Justices Of the Peace and Con-
stables 500 day for attendance upon gen
eral elections Senate bill Incorporating the
Kent Iron and Hardware Co.; consolidating
districts 80 and lO2, Sussex CO.; amending
chap. 32 revised statutes, and 353, vol. IA,
Delaware laws; Senate bill in relation to tax
liens; for the protection Of mill property from
ice, freshets, &C., by prohibiting the erection
Of bridges with more than one span across on
streams which mills are located; for the protee-
ton Of shore fishermen between Appoquni-
mink and St. Augustine creeks, on the Del,
forbddiag infringement on former gill net
fishermen.
Bills passed Senate bill transferring the
farm Of Lorenzo D. CHM from district 81 to
70, New Castle co. amending title 4th, re-
vised statutes, with an amendment striking
out section O. relating to qualifications of
voters, &C., also an amendment reducing the
size of the receipt stamp to one inch; bill
amending the act for the protection Of women;
incorporating the Bridgeville Agricultural
Society requiring assignees to give security
Incorporating the Board of Education Of
Lewes; Incorporating the Lebanon Hall Co..
annexing school district No. 10, to the city Of
Wilmington, for school purposes
Mr.. Pyle presented memorial from the
Centennial Committee of the Delaware His
torical Society, asking for an appropriation to
the Centennial exhibition. The Senate joint
resolution directing the State Treasurer to
pay to Senators Bayard and Salisbury $4,000
each for legal services, was concurred in.
The committee on revised statutes reported
adversely the bill making growing fruit crops
liable to attachment, and it was indefinitely
postponed. The Senate joint resolution in
regard to the payment Of the reward for the
arrest of Joseph Taylor, was concurred in.
Numerous petitions 10 favor Of State aid for
railroads, &C., were presented.
WEDNESDAY, March 4.
SENATE.-Bills introduced, and read first
time: House bill supplementary to the act
for the better protection of married women in
the possession Of their property; by Mr.. Ri :
die, an act for the benefit of the INDECENT deaf
and dumb and blind House bill requiring
assignees to give security House bill incor-
porating the Bridgeville Agricultural Society;
House bill aunexing school district No. 10, to
Wilmington; Incorporating the Board Of
Education Of Lewes; House bill to ameRd
Title 4, Revised Statutes, "Of Elections; !"
incorporating the Wilmington & Claymont
R. R. Co.
Bills passed House bill to incorporate the
Delaware City and New Castle R. R. Co.,
afterwards reconsidered) House bill incor-
porating the Peninsula Agricultural and
Mechanical Society; dividing APPOINTMENTS
Hd into two hundreds to be called respec-
lively Appoquinimink and Blackbird Hun
dreds; incorporating the Seafcrd 4 Lewes R.
R. Co.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced, and read once !:
Senate supplement to the Oyster act; incor-
porating the Milford Gas Co.; incorporating
the American Tin and Iron Co., Of Delaware; /;
bill providing for two weeks instead of one
for prosecuting criminal business in New
Castle county, at each term Of court also
providing for the Court of Errors and Appeals
to meet on the I'd, instead Of the lst, Tuesday
Of june Senate bill consolidating the public
schools Of Delaware City with amendments,
and limiting the amount Of tax TO $4,000.
Bills passed incorporating the Trustees
Of the Riddle Fund for the benefit Of super
animated N. E. Preachers supplement to the
charter Of Lewes; bill relative to arrests in
civil process Incorporating Good Samaritan
Lodge, /. .. o. F., Of Middletown; prohibit
ing the road commissioners of St. Georges
Hd., from raising more than $500 annually
for road purposes; Incorporating the Bsne-
dictine Co., Of Wilmington, and allowing The
Benedictine Co., of Philadelphia, to hold real
estate in Delaware.
Mr. Bird from the Centennial Committee,
made report in favor Of the exhibition and
| recommending the appointment Of commits
sioners to attend it, and liberal appropria-
ton toward it, also resolution authorizing
| The Governor to attend The exhibition, and to
subscribe to Sic, 900 Of stock in the name Of
! the State. Laid upon the table for future
| action.
The Wilmington colored school bill was
lost for want Of two-thirds in its favor.
Town Election.
| The election for town commissioners and
other officers, on Monday, was the quietest
and least animated one that Middetown has
experienced for several years. But little in
terest was manifested and only SO votes were
polled. This was owing, probably, to the
entire satisfaction Of the people with the con-
duct Of the towns affairs Ivy the retiring
Board. The following ticket was elected by
the vote as attached to the name Of each A.
Iown Coma,issioners;-J R. Hall, As; L.
P. Mcdowell, so; E. w. Lockwood, 65; L.
G.. VanGegrift, 81; J H. Walker, 80.
Assessor &C. E. Anderson, 48.
). Treasurer Hanson, 81
alderman &C. c. Foster, Sc.
Pocket Picked.
On Wednesday morning last as Mrs Salli'
Turner and daughter, Of Wilmington, wer'
entering the down train, the former lady hat
her pocket picked. Mrs. Turner, after pur
chasing two tickets for Middletown, entered
the car and took seat She remembered
putting the purse back in her pocket, and
shortly after having occasion to look in th,
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