Smyrna times., 1897-05-19


which was held by Horace knowles
He wrote "a FOOLS Errand," but he
will not go on one.
Wilmington's City Council has pass-
ed a resolution approving the bill be-
fore the Legislature allowing the
street and Sewer Department to bor-
row 1926, 900 for improvements.
The Delaware Railroad Comnanv
has done away with the old watertank
at Mlddletown and is now using the
town water. The town receives a
yearly sum of $1,000 for the water SER
vice, but the railroad company saves
money by paying even that amount.
In discussing the Workhouse bill
Mr.. Adams said New Castle county
was in debt $500, 900; Kent county. S64.
300; Sussex county, $34, 500, and the
state $717,75O The total debt of
counties and state is $1,32S.4e; the
assets of the state are 81, 90, ,9O5. "A
This would show a debt of $237, ,544. A
the assets.
There is considerable dissatifaction
among the members of the militia COM
panles of Dover, Laurel and Milford
because they were not selected by the
reglmental officers to take part in the
Washington monument celebration in
Philadelphia on Saturday. Members
OF these companies declare they were
left out for the benefit of the Whining
ton militia.
The appropriation for Farnhurst has
been finally voted, and as we under
stand it, the 100000 given not only
provides for maintainance of the hos
pital for the next two years, but in
cludes the purchase of thirty-five acres
OF ground to be used to produce sup
plies for the institution. This ground
is not needed so much for trucking
purposes, as it is that the mild inmates
may have some occupation and out-of-
door exercise.
ADDICKs PAID THE BILL.-Company
B. National Guards of Delaware, sta
toned at Milford, attended the Wash
lngton Monument unveiling Saturday
through the generosity of J. Edward
Addicks. The Milford company was
not included in the official order to go
tO PbiIo6aIObio &c 4bo o,,,,ro,,v;o4;o,,
was too small, and Mr.. Addicks came
to the rescue of the militia and paid
the bill. Several companies were left
home.
No HOPE FOR GORDY.-GovernOr
Tunell has stated that no application
has been made to him for a reprieve
for James NJ. Gordy, under death SEN
tence in the Georgetown Jail, and the
governor has strongly intimated that
under no circumstances would be in
terfere with the sentence. The rel
atlves of Gordy are interceding in the
murderer's behalf and are trying to
induce Governor Tunnel to commute
the doomed mans sentence to i'm
prisonment for life. The day fixed
for the execution is June II.
RENEwed the Lease.-At the
meeting of the Delaware Railroad Com
pany Friday in Dover, the action of
the Board of Directors in renewing for
thirty years the lease of the Delaware
Railroad to the Philadelphia, Whining
gton and Baltimore Railroad, part of
the Pennsylvania system, was sus-
tsined. The details of the lease are
somewhat different from the former
contract. The new agreement gives
the stockholders all of the earning, in
stead of one-half, as under the old
lease. This guarantee of an annual
dividend of per. cent by the Penn
sylvania Railroad is not in the new
contract.
For THE WILMINGTON MAYORALTY.
The Democratic party of Wilmington
has been striving for weeks to discover
hhOAC ~ 10 NJ. OLA CduuluAJ6S IOT
the Democratic mayoralty nomination
made their appearance, with one ex-
ceptiOn all being in the field to stay.
There were five different factions tug
ging against each other. Finally, on
Saturday, four of the gentlemen named
formally withdrew from the field in
favor Aud,ary r. TObnoo,, on1 ,,oo1a
the announcement over their sigma
lures. But J. Frank Mccoy, Silver
Democrat, who had been doomed for
the nomination, did not stand aside,
so that he and Mr.. johnson may be ex-
pected to appear in the final heat, with
some clark horses" to be heard from.
CREDITABLE APPEARANCE OF THE
STATE MILITIA AT PHILADELPHIA.
Delaware made a very creditable
showing on Saturday at the Washing
ton Monument unveiling in Phila-
delphia. Delawareans who saw the
big parade were proud of the little
handful of militia that acted as an es-
COTb W 0ONCInOI Il unnclls huu buC
boys made as good if not better ap-
pearance than the troops of larger
states. With Governor Tunnel, ac-
companied by his staff, the Delaware
militia had the head of the citizen sold
iers and came Immediately back of the
regular troops. The governor remain
ed on his horse and rode over the entire
route, and he was loudly applauded.
His staff, with all their braid, made
fine appearance, as did also the reg
mental officers.
EDITOR OF MILFORD ''NEws AND
ADVERTISER" DEAD.-Henry l.. Hyn-
son while in the enjoyment of the best
of health was stricken with apoplexy
on Friday morning and died in few
hours. Henry Lee Hynson was the
son of Garrett L. Hyson (who survives
him) was born in Kent county, this
State, on July. LIST, 1866, and hence
was Al years, 10 months and 10 days old.
He commenced his education in the
common schools of his native county,
continued it in the Milford Academy,
and graduated at Claverack College in
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