Smyrna times., 1895-05-08

side OF Lie III iiOOy frlSOn."
Timothy c. Killen, father of Mrs 4
K. Jones of Dover, died at his resi-
dsnce iu Philadelphia, last week ag
76years. The remains were interre
in the Old NJ. E. Cemetery, Dover.
Mrs. William Cottingham, aged o
years: Mrs Nathaniel CottinghaH
aged 81, and Mrs. Rhoda Maull AGE,
IS, are residents of the town of I,ewee
Their birthday anniversaries all occu
in September.
Governor Watson Tuesday. reap
pointed Peter Z. Gruwell State Librar
ian. Governor Watson also appointe1
Willard 1. Smith, principal of the Del
aware City public schools, Superin
tendent OF Schools for New CastI,
County, vice b. ID. Griffin, resigned.
sNYRNA's New CHARrER.-Repre
sentative Mustard has introduced ar
act to reincoTporate the town of Smy
rna. Its provisions are extremely
numerous and include one authoriz
ing the appOrtioning of the town into
seven districts, and the election of 2
commissioner from each district.
jacob Hadley Lewis, the Republican
mayOralty nominee, in Wilmington is
about % years of age and is in the
employ Of the Diamond State Iron Co
where be Is superintendent of the
works. He Is not widely known in
the city. He is a great favorite az the
works aud has always been an ardsnt
Republican.
The Republican says: 1t is STRANGE
how SO many Republican votes were
cast on Saturday last in the Second
ward. 0""
numerous young men under 21
years OF age also voted at the nomina-
uOn OF City Councilman on the Demo-
cratic ticket. Bernard Donohoe the
present councilman was defeated bv
James B. Stevenson.
AT the last meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Delaware College The
directors OF Experiment Station read a
report Tor the year 1894 and was
aifected to prepare an abstract for pub
heaIlon, and to cause the abstract to
De stereotyped, aud to offer the plates
70 eaeh OF the twenty-one papers of
the STATE for their use, if they saw fit
10 publish this matter.
The CUNNING SEASON. Senate
eoncurred in the House substitute for
1he protection of game. It makes the
gaming season for partridges, quail,
pheasant and rabbit begin on Decem-
per l and close on December 81, 1895.
N subsequent years il will open on
november 10 aud close on December
81. The original Senate bill provided
closed season for 1895, but the House
would not concur.
Inc Dover Inder has this to saw:
onerih Shaw by post and pillory
operations the past two Saturday, dis
nine cOlOred voters. His
majority last November was I3. Had
these nine individuals been operated
upon last October bis majority would
nave been but four. That, however.
would have been sufficient to have
gwen him the Office which he is filling
very well and to the satisfaction
d all. We congratulate Sheriff Shaw.
The May term of the Court for New
Sastle County convened Monday.
here was large attendance of both
a"yers aud witnesses but the num-
yer OF cases to be tried is unusally |
mail and il is expected that the Court |
VII adjourn the latter part of this or
ne early part of next week. The |
erms OF county court bring together
rleuds Whn uavar aaa ono .~,-fbo- - /
ept upon such occasions. Outside the |
ourt house there were groups of men
iscussing the political situation while |
tners eOnversed about the condition |
! spring crops. Inside the building |
here was also busy hum of voices.
The ANTI BRIBERY LAW. - The
lembers Of the House Of Representa-
ives, should add to the bill to pro-
i6lt and punish bribery at elections
eetions 10 punish assessors, tax col |
'ctors aud Registrars of elections for a
eglect or refusal to perform their
utles fairly and honestly, also to pre-
ent inspectors from declaring elected,
eeause OF any informality, men who
seeiVed minority of the voter as in
be case of Assessor Farley of Will
llngtOn, and also in the cases of the
SCISSORS in Sussex county. Such
leits should be stopped, by a more
immary process without an appeal-to
ie Courts.-Repubtican.
The air is full Of talk Of trolley lines.
eside that TO connect Dover and Mil.
rd, charter is asked for line from
rederica to Denton by way of Har-
ngtOn ; for another to operate from
ewes to RehObOth aud south and
Sc Saturday Mr.. Robbins introduced
the House bill 20 IN incorporate
e Sussex Electric Railway Company.
he idea Is to run an electric railway
ON Milford to Lewes by way of Mil
%. Among the proposed corporators
g State Treasurer Charles H. Atkins.
be w. Tunnel, John M. Robbins.
'hn b. Dorman, James Ponder. The
pital stock is to be $3.50. 900. BY
with the Dover and Mil
I'd electric railway, which il soon to
commenced, a continuous electric
le from Dover TO Lewes would be
cured,
MORE APPOIsTMENTs.--G Wat
q made the following appointments
0nday afternoon.
Members OF the State Board Of
ealth--Drs. Frank Pierson, Whining
o. j, w, Clifton, Smyrna; Edward
Dwler, Laurel.
Trustees Of State Insane Hospital
illiam p Orr, Lewes; DR.. Paris T..
'rlisle, Frederica Thomas II. Gill
Q, MiddletowB.
Board Of Medical Examiners created
der act to regulate prastice of medi-
le and surgery-On behalf of Homeo-
thic school-Drs. Charles M. All
ond. Newark f. s. Anderson, Dover;
vine M. Finn, Wilmington A. E. ;
anti, Wilmington; J. M. Smith,
ent county. On behalf of Allopathic
nool-Drs. Hiram r. Burton. Lewes;
wing s. VaIIandigham, Middletown
mes H. Wilson, Dover; E. M. Cooper,
lmden; J. A. ElIegood, Wilmington;
Nekiel w. Cooper, Camden.
FIEEDIsH FATHER. Bessie Will
.ns, pretty and bright girl Of 10
..as5ss. went before Squire Graham
,iauay and made affidavit that her
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