Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

"SlldllOu over Iue question OF licensing
a hotel to sell Intoxicating liquors.
There has not been license in Bridge
vile for sixteen years, but each year
an attempt has been made to secure
one. Now there is new hotel being
built there and in April an application
for a license will be made. Petitions
both for and against the granting of
license are now being circulated.
Supposing, for instance, that Colonel
DUPONT had received sixteen votes,
and the present question had never
been raised, would not Mr., William L.
Watson have been placed i'll peculiar
position when he signed the certificate
of Colonel DuPont's election? 1t
wOHld have been remarkable position;
Il man who voted as a Senator atfiXing
his name as Governor to a certificate of
election. The possibility of such
contingency makes clear the absurdity
of the contention that a man serve as
Governor and vote as a Senator at the
same time. WOrHjHg NctcS.
DELAWARE HAS Ten FULLY-EQUIP-
PED MILITIA COMPANIES. The muster
ing i'll of the new military company at
Harrington by the National Guard of
Delaware gives that organization ten
regularly organized and equipped COM
panies. In time of need the National
Guard should be able to place between
800 and 500 drilled men in field. New
Castle county has four companies, of
which three are i'll Wilmington, and
one in New Castle; Kent county has
three, one each III Dover, Wyoming
and Harrington: Sussex county has
three, one each i'll Milford, George
town and Laurel.
A UNIQUE DAMAGE SUIT. The case
of Frank L. GriswOld VS.. the p, W. *
b. Railroad Company, is scheduled for
the Superior Court of Wilmington this
week. GriswOld owned parlor car in
which he carried about an Uncle Tom $
Cabin Company, and which the rail
road company took over its road from
Delmar to MiddletOwn. Here the car
was left, the company officials alleging
that it was six inches wider than the
regulation car, and that it would be
dangerous to take it further, there he
ing double track the rest of the way
up, which would render collisions with
passing trains liable. The car stayed
at MiddletOwn six weeks and was then
taken back to Delmar. Griswold sues
for damages caused by the delay.
Says the Middletown Transcript:
1t is to be hoped that the forced-sale of
of three of the four newspapers in
EastOn, Md, within the past three
months in no way indicates the condi-
ton of newspaper plants generally.
These hard times, however strike hard
at the newspaper. The subscriber is
slower in paying his annual dues
though he expects his local paper to
just as faithfully represent the local
interests; the advertiser, unwisely in
the estimation of the publisher, cuts
down his space or Twill discontinue
the ad for time because of the hard
times" not thinking that the enter
prlsing man who keeps himself before
the people will reap the benefit 1t is
done, however, and the newspapers
feel it.
DELAWARE CINCINNATI.-A meeting
OF the Delaware State Society of the
Cincinnati was held at noon on Satur-
day, III the rooms of the Delaware His
tOrlcal Society, III accordance with the
time-hOnOred custom of the Original
organization. The Hon. Leonard E.
Wales, president of the society, pre-
sided. The Right Rev. Leighton
/ Coleman, LII. D., S. L. D., and thu
chaplain of the society, opened thu
proceedings with prayer. The repor
/ of the secretary was read by JOhI
OsgOOd Platt, assistant secretary (Mr
/ Crawford being absent(, and showed
/ the rapid progress made by the society
since its organization in that city on,
year ago. Twelve new application
/ for membership have been received
since then, most Of which will NJ
/ doubt be favOrably reported on at tn,
next meeting If the society on July
next.
The Levy Court is still undecide,
about the acceptance or rejection o
Assessor Charles Whann's assessmen
in Wilmington. Whann maintains tn
/ approximate correctness of his work
and declines stO eXpunge the name
which the Democrats charge are wrong
fully assessed by him. The search TO
authorities or precedents in this cas-
has been fruitless, and even anon
Democrats the prevailing opinion i
that the Levy Court is powerless s
far as correcting the lists goes. Ther
is no law upon which they can cOmpe
Whann to purge this or make ne,
assessment and there is no law for II
jecting what he has done. So it az
pears the court must accept this assess
! ment or none. To reject the who
assessment would be a pretty goo
political Job from a Democratic stanC
point, but to do so would prevent I'll
collection of taxes in the largest ia
paying district of the city, and while
might not cost either party a gre,
: many votes, it would make a vel
serious loss In county revenue.
= Sons OF DELAWARE The sixth al
] nual banquet of the Delaware SOciet
D of the City of New York was he
+, Thursday night at the Arena in Thirt,
: first street. Covers were laid for sixt
a Among those present were Luth
Martin, Jr., president of the Sons
Delaware, of Philadelphia; Medfol
I; H. CahOon of Wilmington, Del; '
w. Smithers of Philadelphia; +.
y Vallandingham, w. H. Stayton; Hen
n w. Smith, B. F. Willars, w. Hou
n ton, Frank S. Nelson and d. S. Roc
e well. Following the banquet we
Il toasts and addresses, the time beil
;. occupied till o'clock. Rev. VIM.
IS Robinson, of HackettstOwn, n.
{. who was one of the invited CUES
O said the address of Medford
l. CahOOn, Esq, of Wilmington on
Y toast, ''The Women of Delaware
. was the best address of the event
e and in conception, beauty of langua
. and finish of oratOry, of superior
e ceIlence. In tenderness, tone a
,r quality he had never heard it equal
is and regarded it so near perfect that
e did not see how it was possible to
le Gel it.
SUSSEX COUNTY COLLECTORS II
v cording to the records of the Levy Coz
=, ~ Of Sussex county, as they appeared
re the l1th instant, the following su
4 were then due for 1894 taxes from
10 collectors of the hundreds named
~ low:
re Broad Greek ....................
eff Cedar Creek. .................... 2,
Dr. DagsDOfo. ..........'.''
in Georgetown. ...................
n Lewes and RehOboth. .......... J.,
Little Creek. ....................
Nantieoke. .....................
Ia Total. l............'.... '''%o'