Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
Matters and Incidents Pertain
ing to Delaware.
DIR. HOWARD HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED
TO NEWARK CONFERENCE.

Rev. John H. Howard, d. D., has
been transferred to the Newark IN. J.)
NJ. E. Conference and will leave
Asbury NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, of
which he is the pastor, as soon as he
can make arrangements for his re-
moval.
DR.. Howard received the call from
Bethel Church, TOItenville, Staten
Island, about two weeks ago. He ac-
cepted but did not announce the fact
publicly until he received the official
transfer from Bishop Hurst.
Bethel Church to which DR.. Howard
has been transferred, is the one in
which the Newark Conference met last
year. The church is large one. DR..
Howard has been a member of the
Wilmington NJ E. Conference for ten
years, having previously been mem
member of the Virginia Conference for
four years. He was transferred from
Alexandria, Va.
DR.. Gates, the new pastor of Asbury
Church, is 40 years old and a graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania. He
was formerly a member of the Kansas
Conference and was transferred TO the
Newark Conference about four wears
ago and first stationed at Grace NJ. L.
Church, Jersey City. He is said to be
very successful in revival work.
THE DOVER HOG COMBINE.
The Inder makes this announcement: 1t
will doubtless be matter of surprise
to most of our citizens when we
tell them a Hog Combine" is being
formed in our very midst. Such is
nevertheless the case.
1t will be remembered that in two of
our late issues we had something to
say regarding those breeders of sickness
and discomfort-the pig pens. 1t will
also be recOllected that the Board of
Health performed their duty by pub
licly calling attention to a town ordi-
nance prohibiting the maintainance of
these nuisances without special per.
nit, and that the Board proposed to
Issue no more of these permits after
January 1st, 1896. This action as was
expected, met with heartiest approval
from the public. 1t seems now, how
ever, that the owners of the pig pens
are very much affrOnted that thew
should be disturbed in the keeping of
their nuisances. Already they are
raising a great cry protesting that their
pigs shall not be taken from them.
From their talk one might be led to
believe that their pigs were their dear.
est treasure, and that to hear them
grunt and to smell their stencil and
filth is highest happiness in their ewes.
80 great do they hold the injury which
they profess has been done them bv
the board, that they now openly an.
nounce that they propose to carry our
next election and to see that the Board
OF health is made up of men believing
IN pigs In town. They are already
electiOneering and profess confidence
of gaining their object because they
believe that the vote at the election
will be light.
SINGLE lax NOT CONSTITUTIONAL:
.One effect of the single-tax. whose
beauties are so industriously preached
on our street corners by the mission.
aries from other States, would be to
deprive thousands of our citizens of
their right of suffrage. Under the
constitution of Delaware, in order to
enjoy the right of an elector, a man of
the age oftwenty.two years or upwards
must pay a county tax. Ali of the !
voters of the State understand that
they must have a tax receip. in order |
TO qualify themselves to cast ballot. |
This requirement is embedded in the
constitution and can not be wiped out
by legislative enactment. The single
tax brigade, who are urging Della.
to permit this State to be
used as an experiment to illustrate a
lew-fangled theory, propose to put all
1f the taxes on the land. If they were
% have their way, nobody but land
owners would pay any taxes, and con.
'equently nobody but land owners
would have any vote at future elections.
Every EUening.
MAsoNs ELECT GRAND OFFICERS -
The Grand Lodge of Delaware. A. F.
NJ, in session at Wilmington Thurs
lay elected the following officers for
he ensuing year: Grand master.
Joseph L. Caha!l, of Georgetown.
ieputy grand master, Harry Galbraith.
II Wilmington; senior grand warden
harvey F. Smith. of Smyrna; Junior
,rand warden, George McIntyre. of
)u Points Banks; grand secretary.
5enJamin F. Bartram, of Wilmington:
rand treasurer, Arthur H. G. Garrett.
II Wilmington; grand chaplain, Rev
Z. h. Jackson, of Yardley, Pa.