Evening journal., 1891-02-06
LEVY couRTMEN BUSY.
They Elect Five Trustees of the Poor
stil Revising the Hundred Assessment
Lists.

They Elect Five Trustees OF the Poor
| stin Revising the Hundred Assessment
Lists.
At the afternoon session of Levy
| Court yesterday the following Trustees
Of the Poor were elected to succeed J l..
Bald win Of Mill Creek hundred, J..
Wilkins Cooeh of Pencader hundred.
William H. Mooney and John M. Solo.
mon of Wilmington hundred and Joseph
N Chandler Of Christiana huudrsd
Delaware Clark, Pencader: John M Den
nison, Mill Greek; Carries Jester, vii.
mington; Allen Smith, Wilmington
Charles M. Groom. Christiana The
Democratic members all voted with the
Republicans, making the vote unani.
nous.
Mr. Jolls. as chairman Of the commit
tee to examine the assessments Of East
and West St Heorges hundred. reported
the revslons OF the lists as complete, and
on motion of the assessors were discharged
The list for East st. Georges contains 81
names and entries, and that of West st,
Georges SO names and entries There
are 499 male and 12 female
dogs in the hundred Bailiffs
William Fleming and Thomas Reardon
were discharged from further attendance
at the court Mr.. killgore. chairman Of
the committee to revise the Christiana
hundred assessments, reported that the
list had been carefully gone over and
found correct They contained 81 names
and entries showed there were 5Q4 male
dogs and female dogs ia the hundred
The report was accepted ara the as
eessor discharged.
The court reeonvened at l0.o'clnck this
morning, and after the minutes oF yes
terday's sessions had been read, the presi
dent called the attention of the mem
bers to the rule forbidding members from
absentlng themselves after roll-call
without an excuse from the chair Mr.
Iolls asked to be excused from the com.
mittee to revise the assessments Of viii
mlngton hundred, he having too much
other committee work to give il proper
attention. The request was granted and
Mr.. Hutchison was appointed instead
The court then on motion OF Mr..
Simpler, took q recess until . 30 o'clock
this afternoon. The next session will
probably be held on Tuesday and the
court may sit four days next week, as II
did this.
who the New Trustees Are
Delaware Clark, who succeeds Mr..
Cooeh from Pencader hundred, is a
farmer and is about 46 years old He is
extensively interested in the insurance
business in this city, but resides with his
wife and family, on one Of his farms near
Glasgow. he is brother Of Levy Court.
man James NJ Clark.
Carries NJ Groom, who succeeds Mr.
Chandler from ChIistiana hundred, is
retired merchant ard resides with his
family near Newport. He is about 62
years old, and director of the Newport
National Bank. he has been living in
retirement for several years.
Charles Jester who succeeds Mr.
Mooney Of Wilmington, is president of
the firm Of Jester & Mcdaniel, horse deal.
ers and proprietors Of the livery aud sale
stables at Nos 416 400 West Front
street. Hei is about 40 years old and re-
Gently purchased the John McFarlin farm
IN New Castle hundred.
John w. Dsnnison, who succeeds Mr..
Baldwin from Mil Creek hundred. is
a5out 3S years old. aud is also a farmer.
he resides, with his family. on farm
near Pleasant Bill
Allan Smith, who will succeed Mr.
from Wilmington hundred, Is q
blind iaaker with the jackson and Sharp
Company, and is also interested ia that
firm. He has q family and resides ii No.
AIS East Fifth street, this city Ee Is
about 63 years old and never before held
q political Office.