Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

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to exceeding $500. Notwithstanding the
large amount raised to clear the church
debt ($l0,000) during the year, the collec-
tions have not fallen behind and some of
them have exceeded those of former years
ADyERrlsERs.-T. B. Megear calls atten-
| tion to his removal and his new stock of
dry goods, groceries, seed potatoes, &c.
/ d. w. lrumpeller has opened his tailor
ing establishment opposite the Smyrna
| House and is ready for business. lie has
had twenty years experience as tailor.
! Messrs Baynard IL Dawson, formerly of
| this section, now No 329 Market ST., Will.
mington, call the attention of our citizens
to their fine stock Of clocks, watches, Jew
elry, &c.
Robert II. Hill, agent, advsrtisGs Lutzs
well known Philadelphia Poudretts.
PERsoNAL.-Chisf Justice Comegys has
completed his paper on the life of John NJ.
! Clayton.
ROv. w. V. Lauderbough has resigned tho
! pastOrate Of the Odessa Presby yterian Church
because Of i'll health and preached his fare.
well sermon on Sunday.
a COMPANY of between thirty and forty
young people including two brides and
grooms were the guests of Miss Elva Carrow
on Monday evening.
JOHN G.. DAWSON. whe has been attending
lectures at the Homeopathic College at
Chicago, graduated few days ago and
returned home yesterday full fedged NJ D.
Jos. V. HOFFECKER and family left yestSr.
! day for their new home near Brookfield,
Linn couRty, No. Ex-Sheriff Ilargadne
and Silas Snow and their families intended
to take the same train for the same destina-
ton, but wore detained by the sickness of
Mrs. Hargadine.
The announcement is made, Of the resig-
nation of William G. Spruance, ESQ, as u.
$. District Attorney for the District of Della
ware. Mr. s. wants the time to devote to
his profession. He is a SON Of the late Senator
Presley Spruance of this town, and left here
over twenty years ago to practice law in
New Castle. john c. Patterson, ESQ.,, it is
thought will succeed him.
Town ELECTIoN.-The town election on
Monday was a very different affair from
the election of the two previous years.
! Thea there was distinct issue from the
antaGoni2Ing forces growing out of the
! liquor question. This year this question
was not raised and hence there was no
issue. AT nine o'clock no ticket had been
| put in the field, but shortly after an almost
individual one named at hap-hazard was
! l.
At twelve o'clock only ton votes had been
cast. Later in the afternoon finding that
q certain name had been scratched by
some, a successful effort was made to run
another man off to counterbalancc it. Just
what was meant no one seemed hardly to
know as there was NO issue. The following
was the only ticket in the field, which was
elected with one exception:
1own CommiSsI0ncrS.-Joh ohm VanGasken,
1903; John B. Cooper, 90; John f. Collins,
SO; Thomas James, 24 John Mustard, Sc
John Cosdsn, 90; John NJ. Veshsll, 81.
Alderman, Henry G. Budd, l03.
Assessor, Jas. DoughtOn, l04.
Treasurer, JAS. P. IIoflecker, 81.
Samuel Taylor was run independently,
receiving 65 votes, electing him over Mr..
James. The scattering votes were John II.
lloffecker 27, Geo. w. Taylor IA, VIM. A.
FAIRIES l3, VIM. B. Collins s, Wa. Sharp 8,
and II. j.. Collins G for Treasurer.
1t was understood that tho ticket put
into the field and elected would not change
the character or policy of the town govern.
msnt prevailing for the past several years.
RECEIVING TAXES BY PRoxY.-Ths laws
in regard to assessment when changed in
1873 were seemingly SO contrived as to put
all the impediment possible in the way OF
the colored voter. In getting on the as
sessment list they have to be endorsed by a
froe holder and are required to hunt up
the collector and pay him in person. The
old fashioned idea was that the collectors
were appointed to collect the tar, but the
new or changed law seemed to contemplate
that their duty was something very differ.
ent. However, some long headed poiti
clan saw that there was a way to circum
vent the difficulty by resorting to the right
OF proxy, viz: one person may by form oi
law as old as the statute book, delegate Ia
another to perform any legal right for hin,
which he otherwise could do for himself
short Of depositing a ballot. An appeal
was made 10 Attorney General Gray tc
know if one man could delegate another tC
pay his taxes for him and he ecided that the
law granted them this privilege. One day
last week man went to the collector O
this Hundred with the proxies and taxes o.
Is colored men, but the collector, actine
on the usual construction Of the law de
clined to take the money because not
tendered by the parties themselves. The
case was stated and the rssponsbiiit,
thrown upon him, the party and his wit
ness retiring. 1t was a new point ano
when inquired into and understood flor il
was net questioned but that the collector
wanted to do right and act according I,
the best law in the case) he sought tn,
party and accepted the taxes. Special ane
partlzan legislation may succeed for a time
but tho fundamental law is always tn,
safest and strongest.
CHANGES AMONG THE FARMRRs.-Ouite
number Of changes have occurred anon!
the farmers, but not so many as last year
Among them have been VIM. E. Riggs I,
the " Cowgirl" farm to succeed 2. F. Truax
who goes TO Oxford, Nd. Able S. Riggs [,
the farm of f. Blaise on the State road
succeeding John Raughley, who goes t,
the n0ighbOrhood of Whiteeysburg. Johr
T NJ. Collins, near Hoffecker's Mill" goe
: on the Go0tee farm near Clayton and i
succeeded by Qamaliel Garrison. Mr.
Knots. on the Gootee farm, goes on
farm of w. II. Cavender, near {" Blanco.
F. w. Griffith and b. B. Allen move {,
. town and the latter is succeeded by job,
F. Goldsborough from near Leipsic Isaa
Truax moves from the farm Of Geo. w
Cummins, near Ssvorson's Church, to hi
farm bought of John Truax and is sue
, cesded by his brother Jas. 7. Truax of tn
Cats" farm, he being followed by Jed
Garrison. Jonas Keissr has moved frOn
r SRyrna to his farm in Duck Creek Neck
John Cowdright leaves the farm of Alex
: G. Cummins and goes to Missouri and i
? succeeded by John Anderson, who is sec
5 cseded by VIM. Miller the owner. Rober
5 Roe, of Bombay Heck, leaves Logans farm
3 and moves to the "Shorts' Hotel" property
a Mr.. Sesnsy, of Bombay Hook, moves /
Smyrna. Lowis Campbell leaves the "Waks
5 man House" on Bombay Hook and goes I
"FralGnd." Nehemiah Jones of the sam
place goes to Wilmington. VIM. Richard
moves from Geo. w. Cummins' farm nea
D Ssvsrsen's Church to near Taylor's Bridge
and is succeeded by Henry Cooper from tn
2 farm of Geo. Rsod Lohand in Thorough
. fare Neck Mr. T,nHapd Ioavo. 49,. :.