Smyrna times., 1890-01-22


They argue that Chief Justice CONG.
gys in his opinion established the fact
that the Collector should, as an accom-
modatlon to citizens, recognize a voters
agent. The option Collector has in
performing this duty, however, makes
It void. The probability of the Court
OF Errors and Appeals, which meets at
Dover on january 81, making decis-
ION In -the case of Friegleben VS.. the
New Castle County Levy Court, will
then decide the constitutionality or the
unconstitutiOnality of the States suf-
frage laws.
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. - The
eighth annual meeting of the Kent
County Protective Association was
held in Dover on Thursday.
VIM. F. POstles was made chairman
OF the meeting, H. c. Collision secre-
tary.
The treasuer's report showed 1925
70 IN hand, an increase of $3.50 for
the year.
The reward of $3.50 offered for the
! apprehension Of the persons who rob-
bed Mr.. Aldrich's store in Wyoming.
was withdraw.
Upon an election of officers, John T.
Jakes Was reelected president. A. B.
Conner vice-president, H. c. Collision
secretary, and NJ. Hayes treasurer.
Chief, n. H. Hutchins; 1st assistant.
d. d. Walls ; I'd assistant, George NJ.
| Fisher.
The Peninsula Horticultural Society
will hold its third annual meeting in
STAINS Hall, Chestertown, NJ, com
| mencing at 2 P. NJ. next Tuesday. Jan.
Z6th, and continuing uutil Thursday
Evening, Jan. Both. As will be seen
oy the programme, distinguished scien-
lists will be present and large number
OF papers by practical farmers will be
OF great interest and doubtless the dis
cussions on the topics presented will be
of great interest and value.
Orders for tickets may be had bv ap-
| plying to the secretary, Wesley Webb,
Dover, Del Tickets at reduced rates
will be sold at all stations on the Balt-
more q Delaware Bay Railroad, be-
tween Clayton and ChestertOwn. The
fare for round trip from Clayton will
be 81 30. Entertainment at the Vo-
shell House will be furnished at the
special rate ofsl per day.
WILLIAMS PISTOL AND HIS FATE
The fate of George II. Williams the
young colOred man who elected Friday
to plead guilty to murder in the second
degree for the killing of the boy Wal
ter E. Wright, rather than to stand g
new trial, should be a warming to al
others who go around the streets like
loaded arsenals, and especially it should
be warning to young cOlOred peO
pie who think that if they can only
commence their young lives with &
pistol in their hip pockets, and use il
in bravado manner, they make uI
for much of the feeling and prejudice
that exist against their race.
George H. Williams cOnfesses to the
killing of Walter E. Wright on tha
fatal night in June when he wa
marching around with a drum-cOrps il
the western part of Wilmington. Hat
he not had a pistol in his pocket tha
night he would not have killed Walter Z
Wright, and would not now be incar-
cerated in gloomy prison for all his ma
tural life for that crime.
THE WILMINGTON TAXES. The
question may be very properly aske,
now, of the County tax collectors
what they are going to Go about tn
collection of poll taxes in view of tn
recent decision Of the Superior Court
The Court evidently means that
change must he made, that the pol
, taxables must be afforded increased
facilities for paying their taxes II
short it means that they must opel
their Office from now until the frs
Monday in March in the evening.
t they are not defiant to the will of tn,
= court they will do so. Leaving Ou
the Democratic poll taxables who ar
) not required to appear in person to pa
taxes, but to whom tax receipts wi
e be furnished outside the office, theI
are at least two thousand Repubica
poll taXables who must either come i
person to pay taxes or pay it by
power of attorney if the collector
. think worth while to regard the a,
= mOnitiOns of the court. II they car
i not get these opportunities to pay the
. will be defranchised.
Last week DIR. J, w. Messick, a pr
tege of the LaytOns and the favOre
u choice of Senator Higgins, was appoil
ted postmaster at Georgetown. I'll
. favorite applicant as far as recomme
: datiOns from the residents of the tow
= and patrons of the Office are concernt
. was w. Scott Walls, and he eases
g mind by the publication of letter
which he says:
! Il asked for the post-Office at GeOrg
/, town, Del. at the hands of Senat
h Higgins He has refused to indOr
o my appointment In order that t
; public may know that w
! entitled to the office, l now ask "
! to publish my recommendation al
4 defy Mr.. Higgins or any other man
publish that of Rr Messick, the newl
appointed postmaster. who is alrea
r getting a good pension from the Go
n ernment, and who received $1,000 ba
pay. As Mr.. Higgins was to ma
- appointments according 10 the recO
as menGatiun Of the people in the local.
e where the Office is situated, l forwai
a. ed none but letters from patrons of I
ye Office"
Annexed to the letter are the nan
Of those who recommended him, co
lie prising a majority of lawyers, ply
~ clans, merchants, farmers and Otl
1t leading citizens of the community. \
IL Walls is evidently very angry a
l. wants Senator Higgins to know it.