Smyrna times., 1877-02-21


a half Il day, instead of three dollars, the /
price they now get. This was a move for /
retrcnchment that was u little too close to /
home, and the other members, dcluding |
themselves with the idea that Mr.. c. meant |!
1t, were not long in throwing the resolution /
under the table. Nobody hurt.
OPPOSED TO REDUCTIoN.-.Thc Finance
Committee in the Legislature has reported
against any reduction of the fees of the
Secretary OF State, |. c. Grubb. 1t was
proposed to at least abolish the ten cent
tax on licenses which is now paid to him,
but this still stands, and every State license
issued, whether to 90 business, practice a
profession, peddlc oysters, get married, or
what nOt-every one applying for license
has to pay 10 cts. to the Secretary Of State,
in addition to his other salary.
PRoTEcTING OYsrEEs-A bill has been
introduced in the Legislature and has passed
the House, providing "that any person who
shall take or carry away over 20 bushels OF
oysters from any creek or pond in this State
at one time, shall be guilty of a misdc
meanOr, and subject to n fine Of $40 with
cost of prosecution Also, "that it shall
not be lawful to carry away oysters from
any waters of this State between the last
| day Of April and the first day of Scptcm-
|
Delaware bay and Indian river from
the effect OF its provisions.
The people in Dover arc having lively
time over a bill now before the Legislature
to increase the school tax $500 more and
thus make the public schools Of the town
more efficient. i great many are opposed
to the increase, and last Thursday evening
a meeting was held to discuss the matter
Judge j. ". Houston presided. Addresses
were made by Mes>is. Charles Brown,
Edward lidgeiy and George V. Massey,
EsqS. ior, and L. $. Reed and Richard
harrington, Esq. against the measure.
Three hours were spent in a bi" dose OF
CAB. \ bill has passed the house Since
fixing the tax at 5000, the old rate.
Rev. Pennel Combe closed his local ol,-
ton campaign in Wilmington on Sunday
afternoon by an address in Institute Hall
lie said he had held 90 temperance
meetings in the state and, except the first
week at Dover, all were wei! attended,
The ladies were the main strength, how
ever, and but for them not much would
have been done. Every local OPTION
petition that has been handed in at Dover
so far was due to the efforts Of the speaker.
He had got special committee appointed
on local option, for the first time on God S
earth, and the Speaker OF the House, to his
eternal credit be it said, had appointed a
fair and honorable committee.
AN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FOR kent
A meeting Of farmers was held in Dover on
Thursday afternoon last for the purpose of
organizing an Agricultural Society, with a
view Of holding n fair annually. Samuel
Is. Cooper was made Chairman and II. W.
Cannon Secretary. After general inter
change OF views the following Committee
on permanent organization was appointed
Thomas II. Denney, c. c. Babbitt, VIM. Il.
CahOOn, c. D. Roush, A. c. Mensch. John
b. Wharton, Cornelius Freer, Garrett L.
Iynson, VIM. Mason, Chas. II. Lowber. D.
2. Barnard, J. Wesley Cooper and James
Sharp, and authorized to report at the next
meeting, next Thursday Tomorrow
evening.
Our BURDENsoME STATE TAX.-Scvcra
meetings have recently been held in vii
; mlngtOn to take measures to have the Leg
l islature repeal the State tax on manufac
c lures, which is considered q very niudi
5 cious burden upon industry, because it i.
laid, not on accumulated wealth, as al
g taxes should be, but upon the effort to ac
Y cumulatc. In comparison with the farmer
Y the manufacturer pays double taxation
/ first on his realestatc, as the farmer does
| and then on his business. 1t is regarded a.
an undisputed fact that manufacturing il
this State IS more heavily taxed than il
l any other State, north or south. Of tht
! whole amount, Sussex pays about $50
y Kent $l400, and New Castle $4,000. |
J has been determined to have a petition
drawn up, expressing clearly the mos
Objectionable features of this tax, signed b,
5 merchants and others, as well as manufac
i turers, and presented to the Legislature.
= THE DEAD's ArIvE.-Captain Bonsall, O
! Lebanon, near Dover, was thought to b.
lost at sea, as he had not been heard from
since he was hailed on the 9th Of January
when his vessel was in helpless condition
y i'll mid-ocean, having lost all her sails
II boats, &c, telcgraphed to his family from
IS Norfolk ON Thursday last-"All safe, will b.
K home on Monday" lie would not &c
II aboard the first ship that hailed him
because he did not wish to lose his vessel
d but he had to board the next one that cam
IL along barely in time to save himself S
n sure were his friends that he was dead
70 that letters of administration on his cstat,
70 were taken out over two weeks ago. Tht
/. first ship that offered to take him and hi
crew up thought he was lost or would be
and so reported. Hiswife, however, refuse
10 to think he was dead. And when the dis
II patch announcing his welfare was hande
q to her Thursday her feelings ovcrcam
y her.
Up
ie OusTING TRUSTEE OF THE PooR-Wn
Sarde, of Camden, Trustee Of the Poor, la
been ousted by the Levy Court. 1t seem
Io that Mr.. Layton, the Overseer at the Aims
~ house, presented a bill of $3.50 to the 'Tru.
l' tees for tobacco which he, (Layton) ha
&c cheWed for his own consolation. The Tru
IA tees allowed the bill and ordered it to b
o. paid. But Mr.. Sarde insisted that tn
county ought not to be required to pay tn
of Ovcrseers tobacco bill, and moved tha
st this item be stricken from the expense a,
ITS count and the bill handed back to til
in Overseor to pay out of his own pocke
lis But unfortunately Mr.. Sarde was alone i
In the right, it seems, and the Levy Cour
is last week, punished him for it, by Dustin
him-if that be any punishment Th
Levy Court is evidently inclined to thin
= that the county ought to keep Mr.. Layto
odi in luxuros, besides giving him house, boar
~ and $500 per year. At all events it's M
~ ~ safe to expose the irregularities of i
y, friends.