Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-22
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Special Correspondence OF Ga2Ctte and Journal
GEURaeIowS, SHAY 2l.-Ths Investigating
committee OF tee levy court met yesterday
Rnd examined q few witnesses. Samuel 81
Marsh, collector ot Indian River hundred IA
1885 aud 1856, testified: Had conversation
with Thomas j. Perry but never told MIN
that he knew OF bogus orders, but did say
that alter he went out OF office he tuI.
pected something wrong. He mad cashed
orders for Whoatley, who called MIN aside,
but he never thought anything about IL, us
he supposed It was q Il right.
The Old De. Stafford order came up again
and Peter Il. Burton was called to testify in
relation TO what james p, W. 5iursh, "a, levy
court commissioner had said about stafford.
The latter had said that Dr.. Stafford kept
an order out VII 10 ne was IN thu levy court
and tried to pass 1t ait rwards wien he was
collector. Mr.. hla-Sh Was in this levy court
aud prevented the order being passed. nIr.
Burton, on the occasion oI speaking to MIR,
March, said TO him "Mr. Marsh, you ought
to be careful how you speak about the old
doctor; he will sue you for SANDER" Where
upon AIR. Marsh said: "By gosh, he cant ;
| have the order" T6is Whole Stafford
business was 10 years ago, la 1871.
jesse Is. Stevenson was called and pro.
dueed his Duoa5 to COMPARE them win the
auditors report. mir. Stevenson Is a man
who Is strictly lnethodicai IN an his bust
He61 lIHbsdClOhd anu WRs uDle 10 snow
everything straight. Ho was asked about
80 many orders drawn to him, which hs 3 x.
plalned by saying that he hired mon TO do
the county 5 work, made the orders out 10
| himself and paid tho iIen.
j. +. Bacon, Esq, attorney for levy
| court, suggested That n partial report OF
the com mittee's work b4 made ana $40
copies Of II printed. Theirs was consldera-
| ble debate over this suggestion, but the
COMMITTEES finally concluded TO have 5UO
copies OF the report printed. Mr.. Bacon
stated that the D9la EarB Printing Company
4 would Print the report for Sl.25 per page.
/ 1ir, Bacon was appointed u cuunlittes of
Gus 10 supervise inc prlating.
The c0mmittee thea adj11lnsd subject to
\ the cali OF tue chairman aud In thu mean
time the report VIII be prepared and SUBJ
| mltted to each member of the committee.
| This town, from II sanitary point d view,
i Is IN miserable condition. Drainage 4.
! had and the stencil mat arlsa7 from h.thy
cutters and hog pens is very offensive and
4 To say tha least unhealthy II not positively
! ia IeTOds TO The health ot thp community.
I Plenty ot Work Tor the board OF hsalLh II
1 they could b1 fOuhi.
| Dol. q, Rodney Layton Post, q. A. II, NJ
making extensive preparations to celebrate
Decoration Day IN II proper manner, aud
I all Il. A. Il. posts In Sussex county aud de.
! pArtment commanders have been invited 10
attend, rs well as the militia companies oil
this county, and secret orgsul2 iil0us Of tue
town,
| Company q will hold O festival and fair
| in Oh Fallows Hall on tho evenings II
May 29th, Both and slst, Tor the purpose OF
raising funds to lit up the arn4ory. The
company DOW has 40 members, all OF whom
seem 10 take un interest IN Its success,
| Personal: Mrs. George W, Bonner Is vls-
itlug her daughter, Mrs. W. II. A. Town.
ssnd Of GlrdletTee-Mrs. Sallie 4 Polk is In
Philadelphit-Judgo Fayntor is still con.
| 1inei 10 the house by sickuess-The Roy.
A. ID. Davis and vile OF Roxanna are the
guests OF their daughter, Mrs. Van Gsssl
| this week.