Smyrna times., 1893-03-29

step and entered Jne school funds of
the State to pay appropriations for
general purposes. Thirty thousand
dollars of the school funds have been
borrowed to pay the political bills of
the New Castle county special oonsta-
bles, and it will be but a short time
before other raids will be made to boil
ster up the uncertain financial condition
of State finances. Milford Chronicle.
A NEW INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
--GovOrnor Reynolds has appointed
Peter K. Meredith, of MurderlIill hum
dred, State Insurance Commissioner
Meredith is 40 years old and a farmer
near Thomas Chapel. DR.. Edward
Fowler, OF Georgetown, and Andrew
Gray Wilson, chief Clerk for the Har-
Ian q Hollingsworth Company, of
wilmington, where candidates for the
Office, which pays $500 year.
Says the Daily Republican The
argument of the Democrats in the Leg
islatHre in favor of returning to the cd
delinquent system of disfranchisment.
was that it would result in an increased
collection of taxes. 1t is difficult to
see how preventing thousand persons
from getting assessed could result in
increasing the amount of taxes col
lected, but it is not difficult to see how
it must increase the Democratic major
tiles in Kent and Sussex counties.
FAKE TRUST COMPANY FOR DOVER.
The House Thursday passed the bill
to incorporate the Peoples Guarantee
and Trust Company of Dover. Sam
uel A. Hall, E. T. Cooper. r. r. Ken
ney and Wilbur H. Burnite are among
the corpOratOrs of the new company.
The capital stock is $4,000 with power
to increase to $l,000,0OO. The COM
pany will have the same powers as
other trust companies. The bill has
been sent to the Senate for concurrence
There is a report at headquarters at
Washington, which comes with very
good authority, that the President
stands ready to name a person for the
position of United States Marshal for
the District of Delaware, as soon as a
candidate for the place can be agreed
upon by the Democratic leaders of the
State. The Democrats of Delaware do
not want Mahaffy in Office a single
hour longer than necessary, and any
thing that promises to oust him in
short order will be satisfactory, no
matter who his successor may be.
LEVY COURT APPOINTMENTS
the meeting of New Castle county
| Levy Co urt Commissioners, the follow
ing cOnstables were elected: st.
Georges, GrandOn Reed; Appoquni-
mink, William Duhadaway Black
bird, j. w. Smith Bridge tenders
Odessa bridge, William Rose, Sr. :;
Fennimore bridge, William Shaw.
Fleming's bridge, Mrs. William Hug
gins. Christiana bridge, Walter South
gate. Jail Commissioners-The fol-
lowing were elected jail commissioners
James B. TOman, Evan G. Boyd, John
7. StOOps.
Dr. John J. Black was elected Jail
physician. The Republican members
voted for DR.. Richard r. Tybout.
| ELI SALISBURY BURIFD.-Senators
| judges, lawyers and law makers paid a
last sad tribute to the memory of ex-
! United States Senator Eli Salisbury,
| whose funeral Obsequies and burial
| took place at Dover Saturday after
noon. Rev. w. L. 5. Murray, pastor of
| Wesley NJ. r. Church, assisted by the
| Revs. #. +. Terry, 7. Martindale and
J. B. Quigg, conducted the services.
Bishop J. NJ. Walden, of the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church, was also pres
ent and offered PRAYER and pronounced
henediction.
Following the services at the late
home of the deceased. on State street
the remains were conveyed to the
Methodist cemetary where burial was
made. The honorary pail bearers were
Senator George Gray, Chief Justice
Lore, J. Alexander Fulton, Hon. n. B.
Smithers, G. H. B. Day, E. NJ. Steven
son, Samuel Wharton and Robert
Raughley.
The Dem Ocracy of Laurel, the strong
hold Of the state, are indignant over
| the appointment of insurance commits
| siOner. Two prominent leaders Thurs
day were seemingly very mnch agita-
ted. One said: well, it seems that
no one from Little Creek can secure
an Office. At least eight of our workers
have been turned down. Four wears
ago DR.. Fowler was endorsed for in.
surapce commissioner by at least three
fOurths of thA Democracy of the State.
He failed to connect. Colonel Records
was turned down for State Treasurer
and our candidate for Auditor was
ignored. Then Lum Kenney had the
entire State behind him for Librarian.
He was ignored. Ward and Vincent
were both turned down and now DR..
Fowler, with almost the entire democ.
racy behind him, is slaughtered for a
man who had scarcely dozen letters
and not one from a worker in his own
hundred. It's too bad"
PLANT Nut TREES. Nut growing is
resolving attention in some parts OF
this Peninsula. 1t has been found by
experience says the Chronicle that the
Japanese chestnut and the English
walnut will thrive and produce we'll in
the vicinity of Milford. On w. P.
Corsa,s farm near Shawnee, a large
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