Smyrna times., 1896-03-11

The Levy Court of Sussex County
has elected the following Constables:
Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, Will
liam T. Marvil; Baltimore, Isaac p.
Dasey; Indian River, John G. Ash
and Edward E. Ellingsworth; Little
Creek, Edward G. Kenney, J. G.
Hastings and George w. Gordy; Sea-
ford, Henry E. Cannon and Walter B.
Robinson; Dagsboro, G. B. Marvil,
Charles ID. West and John L. j. Rod
gers; Gumboro. Arelius H. Evans;
Cedar Creek, Ebenezer Pettyiohn and
David Nj. Warren; Georgetown, Cove
S. Lynch. DIR. Joseph B. NAPLES was
elected Jail Physician; Peter Pepper,
Daniel Roach and Tilghman Wiley,
Jail Commissioners; Joseph B. Jones,
Road Commissioner for Gumboro
Hundred, and Richard Conaway, jani-
tor
The Dover Sentinel, prints the fol-
lowing editorial in its issue of last
week: We protest in the name of the
people of Delaware, against the pro-
| posed apportiOnment of the member
ship of Constitutional Convention be-
tween ''the two great parties" 1t is
no great part of the duty or privilege
of the leaders of any one, two or three
political parties to fix the political
status of q Constitutional Convention
in advance of a decision of that ques-
ton by the people at the polls. The
Legislature has decided how the con-
ventiOn shall be constituted numerl-
cally-the fixing of its political char
acter belongs exclusively to the people.
To rob them of this right by any So
called nOn-partisan leaders, would be
an Outrage-an example of the worst
kind of political tyranny.
DEATH OF JAMES BRADFORD.-James
Bradford, one of the best known cltl-
Zens of Wilmington, died at his home,
} Saturday morning. He had been Ill
for long time, but under the care OF
expert physicians and trained nurses
his life was prolonged. Mr.. Bradford
was about IS years old, and had lived
in Wilmington most of his life. lie
was at one time the president of the
Wilmington City railway Company
He was also member of City Council
The deceased founded the big pain
manufacturing establishment now
owned by the James Bradford Com
pany. At one time he was the mos
extensive builder in Wilmington. Ii
1895 Mr.. Bradford built the ThirC
street market house at Third and Kins
streets.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. On Wednes
! day night last thief entered tn
dwelling of John S. HOtfecker on Mar
ket street, Wilmington, from the up
| per window of a new but unOccuple'
house. adjoining, about nine o'clock
| hn
S below. Rev. and Mrs. W. O. Hurst
e of Clayton, were their guests, to spen'
D., the night. Very soon after the THE
= entered il is presumed, while sittini
talking and laughing, Mrs. Hurst lef
o the party and went up stairs to he
! room to get something. As she Opene
- the door she saw light drop, some
o thing like a flash OF reflection from a
outside light go out on the floor. Sh
did not think of q burglar, but some
Il how felt intimidated and returned with
\ out getting what she went for, an
r took her seat without saying anythin
e of the incident as she could not accOun
for her own action in returning. Inles
f than five minutes they heard an u1
/ usual fiuttering noise up stairs, an
Z proceeding thither found it was tn
y curtain from the effects of the hlg
8 wind, the shutters open and the widO
= up through which the thief had ell
tered and made his escape. The as
cension of the stairs by Mrs. Hurst {
d the time she did doubtless saved Nj
n and Mrs. Hoffecker from a serious rOt
# berry, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hurst from
t, loss likewise of their effects, as he
II purse was in the bureau. AS it was
+ the thief had only time to secure tn
t. gold studs of Mr. Hoffecker's son lrE
ing, presented to him on his gradua
Z ton from the High School last sun
mer. The thief had made good h
n escape when the police were nOtifie
i and took the case in hand.