Milford chronicle., 1889-02-01

nothing Of practical value to the farmers and
fruit growers Of the Peninsula beyond what
they would gain from the Pennsylvania or
New Jersey stations ''If you want to study
pouoloev,' he advances, come down where
the fruit grows; If you want to study the dis
eases Of fruit trees, you must come down
among the orchards; if you waut to study
insects and insecticides, you must come where
the insects are. They are not at Newark. P"
Prof Webb, formerly Of Delaware College,
was present, and took part in the informal
discussion that followed The members
present expressed a desire to hear from DR..
Raub as to his plans and prospects, before
taking any action upon the suggestions ad-
vanced at the meeting
TUESDAY.
Both houses got down to business early,
and the same energy was displayed in pass
ing private acts, divorces and notice Of bills
to be offered.
Mr. Maull offered a joint resolution ap-
pointing a committee to settle with state
treasurer, auditor, secretary of state and
clerks Of House and Senate next January.
Adopted
Introduced: BY Mr.. Dowuham, to author
ize the trustees ofthe Georgetown Academy
and Franklin Lodge. No. II, A. F. A NJ, to
sell certain property by Mr.. saekett amend
atory to act incorporating eoiored schools Of
Slaughter Neck, Sussex county.
Mr.. Hynsou gave notice of bill to lay out
a new public road in Milford hundred.
Mr.. Biggs had read a second time bill in
relation to insreeting steam engines and
boilers.
Mr.. Sackett gave notice Of bill to lay out
public road in Cedar Creek hundred, Sus-
sex county.
The following bills passed the house,
bills to divorce Rebecca S. and Richard
Kirby, Cora from Moses c. Alexandea; Eliz-
abeth from Franklin Davidson; Ida from
Frank c. Waitreight; to incorporate Creston
Land Improvement Company, with amend
ment, to amend an act for collection Of debts
to school districts; bill to revive and extend
time for recording private acts.
WEDNESDAY.
The House considered some private in
CORPORATION business for New Castle
county, and Mr.. Downham reported favor
ably tile bill for the relief of School Dis
trict No. I2o Kent county; act to trans
fer property from district No. 8S to dis
tricts Nos. II and 81.
Passed Bill to transfer farm of Edward
/. Barker from Districts Nos 5,I75I75H,
to District No. III in Sussex county; bill
to transfer property from District No. IS
to united districts Nos. II and 81 Kent
county.
Introduced by Mr.. NIaull; Bill to amend
act to re-incorporate town of Dover.
General Armstrong gave notice ofa bill
to INCORPORATE Aetna Hook and Ladder
Company of Newark.
Mr.. Sackett introduced a bill to rein
corporate the Milford Building and Loan
! Association. Mr.. Wallace introduced a
bill to re-incorporate Jefferson Lodge, No.
?, l. O. o. F., of Wilmington.
Joint resolution to pay Janitor William
Hunter was adopted
Notice of many bills to be introduced
and a dozen more were read a second time
| bv titles. In the afternoon a bill was
passed for relief of united schools, dis
tricts 70, 7o5s, Io2, 1927, Sussex county
amendment to Mechanics Lien law
Mr. Clark gave notice Of a bill thi:
afternoon which will restore the locomo-
| tive whistle at crossings. Seven notices
| Of divorce bills made up this afternoon >.
donation i'll that line.
In the Senate on motion of Senator
/ Dorman, the House joint resolution tC
appoint committee TO settle with State
| treasurer, auditor, secretary Of State, anC
other State officers in 1890, was concurreC
! in Senators Dorman and Crossan were
appointed on the part Of the Senate,
The conference committee on the
! State treasurer and authorship subjec
met at noon and as predicted they disa
/ greed. Mr.. Maull moved that Messrs
| Atkins and Knowles be the nominees o
the committee. This was voted down by
tie vote. Mr.. Bigg's motion thai
! Messrs Herbert and Boyce be the choice
of the committee shared the same fate
| Then a motion to adjourn was unani
mously carried and this ended the matter
The State House is to have new flag
| A Joint resolution offered by DR.. Richard
son this afternoon directed the state libra
rian TO purchase one.
| The conference committee on the New
York centennial Celebration, met thi
afternoon and resolved to report a joint
resolution appropria ting $4,000 to pay fol
| Delaware's proper representation on tina
| occasion. This will send the Legislature
in a body, the National Guard and as the
resolution says, the reporters also.