Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-21

hooteu tnerbWlth or fnoidental thereto;"
aud providing 'itbat nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as
TO oonter any power upon the
corporation created by this act to CON-
struct or operate railroads" OF the Ad-
dicks lobby, which is getting to be almost
as big as his bill, there appeared before
the committee tonight, besides his lieu
tenants, Smith and Donohue, James L.
Wolcott, Barrett Smithera, James Penne.
will, g. L. Cooper and J. Frank Bacon,
ksqs. They urged that expedition ia i'm
peratively necessary; that 1t is Of the
most pressing importance they should get
this charter through this week; that Il
ought to be passed through the House
and given two readings In the Senate to-
morrow. A liat Of subscriptions to stock
OF the proposed company was passed
around. The subscriptions aggregated
W 800, 900; and j. Edward Addioks was
down for S50l 900; Henry u. Gibson for
$l50,000, John Wanamsker's name for
$4,000. But the bill may strike rock
before the week Ia out, for IL is under
stood that Senator-eleet Higgins does not
favor II and it is known that e. q. Brad.
ford Is very much opposed 10 it. Here
4 50 GNNott hbWpN1h1 an Ohc VI WV htoAA-
bers OF tie committee said tonight, IL 10
hard TO ind as lawyer who has not been
retained to push the measure. II II does
not reek with Doodle the signs are mis-
leading.
WHAT THE aRANaEBs WANT.
The legislative committee of the State
grange met here this afternoon. J. Alex
ander Fulton presided. There were
present besides ]. ]. Rosa, Wesley Webb,
w. P. Peach, o. G.. Brown and Repre-.
sentative Short, the latter representing
o Il. Pepper, OF Georgetown, an absent
member. The other absent member oil
the committee was Wilbur H. Burnite.
The committee endorsed the subject Of Q
freerailroad act; the pending bill restoring
the whistle signal for railway crossings
OF grade projected bill to appropriate
funds for holding farmers institutes in
each OF the countiss; and considered the
Law and Order society High License and
Local Option bill, with expressions o.
approval of any legislation calculated tc
lessen the evils Of intempsrauos. With
regard to the prevention of the sale Of
Chicago beef in Delaware, the commits,
propose to try TO get through o law 70
quiripg cattle, hogs and sheep to be In
spected on the hoot and prohibiting tn
sale OF meat from animals slsugh'eret
, without having undergone the Requires
inspection In Delaware.
Is TIsaLE UNMARRIED
Last week bill to divorce Lemuel D
? aud Mahala O. Tipgle Of Dagsboroug
l hundred, passed both houses and we
duly enrolled, signed and delivered I
, the custody Of the secretary OF STATE
! To-day, three days Of actual session nc
l having elapsed, the Senate, upon afte
: discovered testimony, moved to recor
l slider the bill. Il having originated |
q the House, the Senate next requested this
Q branch to return the bill. Speaker Ho
= fecxer, after obtaining legal advice, d.
= handed and received the bill from Seer
!. tary Saulsbury and returned it TO Il
!. Senate, where 1t was referred back to Il
n committee. The question arises whethe
4 inasmuoh as Tingle has been legislative
i unmarried since Thursday last, wheth
l. any subsequent action by the Gener
L Assembly will operate to remarry HIN
y Suppose the recent Mr.. or Mrs. Tlngl'
u or both, had remarked on Friday, Satu
y day or Sunday, would he, she or thu
have c0mmlted DlBomy
STORY OF SOME LAND.
9 In presenting 0 petition of Mary
g. Oasperson for confirmation OF her title
l. certain real estate this morning, M
" Armstrong related an interesting stor
(. In 1924 George Hampshire Of Linco
I'd shire, England, purchased 50 sores
~ land near Oooch's Bridge, for $500; pa
or ing $400 down, and giving mortgs
% for the balance. In 1925 Mr.. Hampshi
8 was killed by the overturning OF q X
ir wagon, and on the same day that he W
ty buried his two Sons and only know
III heirs were inferred from the Marine dc
ID pital, in Philadelphia. In 1925 Geor
I'd q. Morton welded the widowed Nj
n Hampshire. They lived together un
II the death OF Mrs. Morton, in 1874.
lie 1869, the petitioner, Mary, NJ. Oaspersc
~ went to live with the Mortons. Prior
in Mrs. Morton's death she eIacted fri
m the petitioner promise to remf
Q with her husband and care for him
Z long as he lived. This she did, Mort
" finally passing away in 1883 at the age
rk SO. The service was exaoting and bro
as the petitioners health down. She
az oeived no pay for this service, but
~ quired q presumptive heirship in !
70. property, which Morton bequea.hed
ID her 40 far as it was In his right to do
an telling her, however, that he did not
Y. actly own the property; that the dc
Id was in Hampshire's name; that he M
w toni had paid off the 800 mortg age .
Dr. made some little improvements; and Il
Is after his death there might be claimsl
he from Lincolnshire, England, but that
he petitioner should hold the property,
lie the taxes, and apply to the LegislatT
RS; TO confirm her title. Now claim
=. has turned up In the person OF
,i George O. Morton, of Wilmingt'
~, ae who will shortly present, through hep
al sentative Whitemsn, measure TOR
nt- confirmation of his title. It isl questl,
lr- Mr.. Armstrong holds, whether the q
ID. vests in the petitioner, in George Q. Nor
or in the State of Delaware. "Ths n
RAJ orabls gentleman from Pennsylvania"
,st added, twill represent Mr.. Morton;
al chairman of the Revised Statutes &C
mittee tMr. Hynson) will represent
aid State, and will represent Mary IA. y :,
ate person." He added further that tue "
nj: mington Morton agreed some time egS
OF paw the petitioner $500 II sue wo
'o' yaoate the premises; but he mas Sii
an Withdrawn that offer.
Yrs, HUSBAND AND WIFE
ate Representative Lodge proposes to
o oss for the printing of his bill sin reisl
ols to the compstency Of husband aud
AS. as witnesses, !" and to have copies SEN
lis members of the bar OF the three count
The bill reads as follows;
wa Sec. /, That husband and wife shall o,
go afsar he eomnetent witnesses for or aga
I nsI each other ia any aud all suits. a9tl'
Htth proceedings and M alters whatsoever, IN
nav Or in equity, 10 which any other person
al. be competent TO testify.
eH sso. 4. That nothing contains IN sec,
~ I OF this act shail make a husband OF
a. competent TO testify for or against Iae "