Smyrna times., 1888-05-09


OHered 70 cents per hour. The hOd
carriers waived the nine-hour system.
put wanted 25 cents per day increase
They are still out.
REV. J. A. B. WILSON'S V1Ews-Tn
the course of the debate upon the oues-
ton of admitting women delegates in
the Methodist general conference
Thursday, the Rev. John A. B. Wilson
OF the Wilmington conference Thought
the debate showed the need of a Judi
clal as we'll as of legislative bodv in
the church. He wanted to admit the
women delegates. In his opinion. it
was better to strain the law to include
them than to strain it to exclude them.
He read his speech.
There was honor enough for one
day on Saturday, saws the Mornin0
NeWS, when the voters decided to keen
=. Alfred Collins, William Kyne and
William H. Blake out of the new school
board OF Wilmington. Of course Mr..
Blake is entitled to the statement that
he was not in the field. Mr.. Donohoe
also was not returned, and altogether
seven new faces will be found in the
new board that did not grace the old.
The result is gratifying as showing
that the disgraceful doings of the last
year have not been forgotten.
Chief Justice Comegys read the opin.
ion of the Court of Errors and Appeals
In the case of the State VS.. the Balti-
more u Ohio Railroad Company, being
the suit of the State Treasurer against
the corporation for its pro rata share of
taxation. The P. w. & B. paws S4O.-
600 annually to the State on TWENTY
three and sixty-one one hundredths
miles of road the B. & o. has TWENTY
one and eleven one hundredths miles.
which would make the tax within
few thousand dollars as much as the
L. w. q b. The Court decided that
that the B. & o. must pay.
There are some persons who show a
disposition to find fault with the Judges
and question their right to grant or
refuse a license to sell liquor Such
| persons should read Section 12 Chan
ter 41S of the Revised Code, which
says:
THE Court may or NAV not. at their
discretion, approve of any such appli-
cation, and in order to satisfy them
selves fully in regard to the proprietv
of approving the same, NAV receive
remOnstrances and hear evidence and
\ arguments for and against the same.
under such rules as said Court may
deem proper, and may establish gen
eral rules for that purpose"
DEATH OF Mrs. STEvENsoN.-Car-
Oline H., wife of T. J. Stevenson. a
prominent merchant of Dover, died
Sunday morning at o'clock at her
residence on Bradford street. The de-
| ceased was born in Caroline county.
Md, and her maiden name was Spark
Ian. She has been prominent in re-
ligiOus and charitable associations of
Dover for years and has been connec-
ted with the choir of the NJ. E. Church
for over 80 years. being leader for at
least 20 years. She has been subject
to heart affection for years and this in
connection with a paralytic stroke re-
/ ceived a week ago caused her death.
She was 81 years of age. Her remains
were inferred in the Silver Lake Gem
etery yesterday afternoon.
The rule to set aside the Sherif7s
sale of the land of Allen B. Young on
the ground of inadequacy of price was
taken up, Wednesday and large part
of the day given to hearing witnesses
as to the value of the land in question :;
being a farm of 974 acres near Blackis-
tons Cross Roads in what is known as
the Blown Woods" 60 acres of the
land is in timber and 500 peach trees
are on the place. The buildings are
rather poor. Young paid $500 for
the land four years agO-paying $500
cash. The land sold at Sheriffs sale
for $725. Two witnesses testified as to
the value of the Young farm, when the
Court announced its decision, from the
weight of the testimony and the depre-
citation in that kind of land, against in
terfering with the sale, and discharged
the rule.
A citizen of Wilmington thus writes
in the Star, of the new registry law for
that city:
The new primary election law is
knocking out the calculations of some
of the local politicians in both parties.
They hardly know what to do with it.
1T is discretionary" is heard from
them on all sides, but they know bet
ter. They all know that it is posi-
tive, if disagreeable, statute which
must be obeyed, and the application of
which will be looked after carefully
by the Citizens Committee It will
certainly defeat Colonel Norton at the
Democratic primaries. To Republi-
cans it is a most offensive law. In the
first place Mr.. Bayard doctors up the
assessment laws so as to defraud thou
sands of Republicans of their simple
, right to be assessed. 1t was only three
months ago that hundreds of Repubii-
cans applied for assessment at the City
Hall and were denied by dishonest as
SCISSORS and ruffianly police officers
Now, all this is followed up by law
which even prevents these disfran-
chised Republicans from voting at the
primary election. The whole thing
makes an outrage that stands without
example this side of South Carolina
f ANY man who is not qualified to vote
on June 2, will not be permitted tC
vote on May 10. This much is re-
, quired of the inspectors who are sworn
to obey the law in all its exactiOns anC
conditions.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY COURT.-ThC
May term OF Jne COufG OF O6neFd
Sessions and Peace and Jail Delivery
in and for New Castle county, con
: vened at 10 o'clock Monday morning
/ at Wilmington with Chief Justice
: COmegys and Judge Houston on thu
= bench. The attendance was not a
A large as usual, the circus evidentl!
having the effect of keeping the ma
jOrity of the spectators on the street
The applicants for liquor license wer
out in force, and came forward as thei
f names ware called by the clerk to afiil
b their signatures to the applications.
The names of the grand jurors wer
: called and Henry A. NOwland was Sc
t lected as foreman, after which they re
8 tired to deliberate on number of bill
that were presented to them. Tn
e names of the general jurors were ais
t called and all answered.
C The grand jury came in at 1913
i o'clock and made return on severa
bills. after which they were discharge
until 8 o'clock Monday afternoon
g Frederick Casey was charged with tn
embezzlement of a railroad ticket be