The daily gazette., 1878-03-22
The Duck Creek Bridge.

Seven years ago, an act was passed by
the Legislature authorizing the construc.
ton of a bridge across Duck Creek, at
Deakyne's Landing, to connect the two
counties of Kent and New Castle, the
money necessary of course to be appro-
priated by the Levy Courts of the re-
spected counties. New Castle county
promptly made the appropriation bear
ing its part, bat the Levy Court of Kent
county has persistently refused through
the opposition of the LAWYER part of the
county, until the present, to grant the
necessary funds-S3, 400.
Last week, by the close vote of 8 to 4
the Levy Court of Kent county author
lied the appropriation to be made The
Dover Sentinel, Republican, tried to make
political capital out of this action, by de-
nouncing 1t as piece of Democratic eX-
travagance and personal favoritiSm, but
the Smyrna Times, also Republican, de-
fends the Levy Court, and replies to the
Sentinel in the following caustic terms
"This comes withlbad grace from the
Sentinel Has it forgotten the appropri-
ations made by the county to build up
the waste places of Dover, whereby they
get not only splendid public buildings
but an excellent Town Hall? Now if
that capacious NAV is satisfied-and that
is questionable-the might indulge in a
little liberality of ntiment down the
county. All the while these immense
piles of bricks were rising In their grand
proportions, our people along the Bay
shore have been denied small appropri-
alton to construct transit of convenience
whi ch the legislative wisdom of the
State said they ought to have. 1t is no
fault of Duck Creek and Little Creek
Hundreds of this county, that the county
is in debt, for the. figures show that the
public expenditures in the past eight
years is about $1,000 less here than the
average, while some of the Hundreds
opposing this appropriation are about
the same sum in excess of the average"
Brief Locals.
Clayton Loan Association meets this
evening.
The tread of the circus elephant will
soon be heard in the land.
Rignold in "Henry v" at the Grand
Opera House, en- Monday night.
Remember "The Soldiers Trust" at
the Grand Opera House this evening.
The crossings of Fourth street, at Or
ange and Smpley, are being repaired.
Call on Sutterley 3O2 Marke, st. if you
want first clsss photographs at low prices
mar6,tf.
David McCloskey, at the Opera House
hat store, Sl2 Market street, has all the
newest styles of spring hats.
The Rev. DIR. Rumney, rector of st.
Peters church, Germantown, will preach
in Trinity chapel, this Friday evening at
o'clock.
Drs. Stearns and Wilson who are stop
ping at the Clayton House, are meeting
with great success. All the afflicted
should call.
The visiting delegation to the Cover
nor yesterday, came home with the un-
animous opinion that he was acting
rightly in the matter.
New acts, new sketches, new special
ties at Ravel Gymnasium, Seventh street
below Walnut, Saturday March 23d.,
afternoon and evening.
1t is the most wonderful thing in the
city to stand and see the great crowds of
people that visit Chapman's cigar store
at Fourth and Shipley streets, He sells
goods cheaper than any other tobacconist
In the State and his goods are of fine
quality. marriott