Evening journal., 1896-11-14

ihhNf ii' NAhi illuuu ANtHut I1DIAIY.
the sick diet kitchen and the Summer
play grounds for children.
A Thanksgiving donation day is to
be arranged for the Tuesday prior to
Thanksgiving.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Bayard Legion Democratic Club
has purchased an upright piano The
clubs financial condition is excellent.
J. Edwin Palmatary, who had his
ankle broken at the r., w. d b. rail-
road shops yesterday morning, Is rest
ing easily to-day. DIR. James A. Draper
reduced the fracture.
Alfred G.. Cox, T. u. Hurn and ]. G.
Jolls are candidates for the position of
postmaster at Middletown to succeed
the present incumbent, whose term ex-
pires In June, 1898.
sheriff-elect william r. Finn has
been advised by his lawyers that he
should be sworn in on Monday and as
sumo the duties OF his office, and he
Will follow this advice. This viii pre-
vent Sheriff ellis from making the
nAA"H WAiAn Ht ifn AQNtIllntU lOI NU~
vember 21. Official announcement of
Mr.. Films appointments will not be
made until after he has been sworn
in on Monday.
Howard e. Stats. secretary of the
Addicks First District Committee says
Addicks has a gang OF men at work at
Claymont, building breastworks and
other defences against the lombard
ment OF Castle Addicks by the North
Atlantic squadron after ex-senator
Higgins becomes secretary OF the
navy.
Andrew J. Lynch of the Sussex
Journal. Georgetown, is an applicant
for the clerkship of the House OF Rep
resentatiyes in the next General AS
sembly Artemas Smith, OF this city,
Is also an applicant.
Congressman John w. Causey, OF
Milford has received an appointment
as special agent of the General Land
Office. at Washington. Mr.. Causey has
been assigned to duty in California He
was to have started for his post this
week, but was prevented by indisposi-
ton. .M
Chairman Scott, OF the Levy Court.
Is busy at the Court House preparing
the election bills for the court at it's
session on Tuesday.
Dr. Edward Fowler, Of Laurel, is
out again for the Office OF state insur-
ance commissioner. this making the
third time that he has tried for it,
The fight between the regular Repub-
licans and Addicksites OF Duck Creek
hundred for the Federal plum has al
ready begun. 70. Harry Beck is being
supported in his fight for the postmas-
tership by the regulars, while William
H. Boggs has the Addicksites back of
him. IL will be a battle royal before
the appointment is made. John E.
Phillips, Thomas Jefferson and Robert
l.. Cummins are also willing to take
the Office.
Speaking Of the governors decision
In the Shaw case, Secretary of State
Whiteman said yesterday afternoon:
"The decision of the governor in pur-
suant TO a well-settled principle Of law
that the affixed 'Sr is no part of the
name, and in the absence of any word
Of description the elder is meant This
has been decided in the case Of Bate
VS.. Burr, decided in the Superior Court
OF this state and reported in Fourth
Harrington, at page 1870, when the
court decided that where there are two
persons of the same name, father and
son, Joseph Burr. Sr and Joseph Burr.
Jr., an entry to Joseph Burr would
mean the father without any explana-
ton. This is also an ancient princi-
pie Of law that is supported by an un-
broken chain of decisions from Salt
keld down"
Lemuel e. NAPLES, Of Lewes, wants
to be state insurance commissioner. lie
is an intimate friend of Governor-elect
Tunnel and is by all odds the strong
est candidate in the field.