The sun., 1898-11-22

They are poking fun at Billy.
And be so young. To fool him IL .
sin.
Turn on the light! Would John OBJ
ject? 'Ask me-"
Will you vote for the new. City Charter
bill?
Eddie Cochran is going to droI
''gurg les'' for spectacle.
Judge Bradford yesterday morning
naturalized one foreigner.
Chairman Edward Houston is The
''Silent Man" OF Sussex county.
Chairman Pat is turning green witt
envy and he's even to be fired at that.
Complaint is being made that The
Levy Court Of Sussex county is slow tt
act.
From Gray to Hil!es? God forbid.
Who will succeed Hon. George Gray il
the query in Sussex county? Ask the
Regulars.
Hon. Anthony Higgins is cunning in
Sussex county for bigger game than the
land will afford.
Sir Anthony Hig is said to be playing
q waiting game. 1t won't be the first
time, and lie lost at that too.
Under the new constitution Sheriff
elect Taylor and Coroner-elect Vandevel
will go lnto office January l.
Court tried to explain how it happened
on the Court House green" yesterday
afternoon and failed ignominiously.
The Administration demanded that
Hon. George Gray succeed himself in the
United States Senate. and there you are.
1t is denied that Walter Bacon is a
candidate for the United States Senate,
but there Is no doubt about Citizen the
onct.
John Fahey says some politicians are
so afraid of him that they are afraid to
20 to work for fear he will capture some
scalps.
You see Browne was not far off his
equilibrium when he claimed New Castle
county would go Republican by l,5O0
majority.
Frank P. Ewing, Postmaster Daniel
F. Stewart and James W. Green have
gone to Piedmont, Va, to gun for
pteasants.
Will you vote for Jury Commission?
T. A. D. Hutson, foreman of the
Passenger Department OF the p, W. q
b. Railroad is mentioned for Police Com
missioner.
There is no good reason for turning
down W. Scott Vernon. His occupation
ought to qualify HIM for the office he
now seeks.
Editor Joe's boomlet for James G. Nc
Combs ior United States Senator has
exploded and Jim" says that no such
bee ever entered his head. Who next,
Joe?
Capt. Calquohoun has published a
book giving IA complete list OF the cand-
dates lor the United States Senate. The
First Citizen is on page 229 or there
aDUuts.
The Executive Committee OF the Union
and Regular Republicans have settled
up the business OF the last campaign.
Dld settle that United States Senator
problem.
"Ycs | gave her that diamond"
They say that 'Joe" Hearn. Recorder
of Deeds and prominent Democrat
voted and used his influence to eject
Robert Short, Sheriff of Sussex comfy.
They are relatives.
Chairman Scott and Commissioner
White, OF the Levy Court, were at the
Court House yesterday going over the
bills Of the election officers which will
be paid off today.
Pyle must have stopped the payments.
State Senator-elect j. Frank Alec Of
! Doyer, chairman Of the Union Republi-
CAN State Central Committee anu DR..
Caleb K. Layton of Georgetown paid Il
visit to tins city yesterday.
Sheriff ELECT John E. Taylor of New
Castle county attended the Court of Cen
eral Sessions day and was an in
tcrested spectator of the proceedings. Mr..
Taylor Will bond some time llext week.
Did Bill give John the bogus stamps?
Some mean man has named Levi G..
Bird as the father of Willes boom. We
suspect Willie but Levi is entitled to the
benefit of the doubt. 1t flattcrs the old
ones to be called the father of anything.
John O'Hara is getting over the Novem
ber s sickness or the blow that almost
killed father. The boys around Fourth
and Church streets say that they see
Jacks finish during the period Of June
roses.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Clerk of Peace
Foard may wheel cnders in an iron
foundry after the expiration of his term
of office. This might give Jeff little
more brain power than he. possesses al
the present time.
The Republicans of the Eighth ward
state that Jonathan and Walter Groves
should have been paid for the efficient
services rendered by them on election
day. The men want no compensation
for their labors.
Attorney General r.. G. White and A
J. Lynch Of Georgetown, have come tc
, the conclusion that the citizens of Sus
sex county did not believe the story
, about crooked work on the part of tile
, Levy Court of that county.
State Senator John Pyle, of this city
who aspires to the speakerslip of the
Senate, is to ascertain that he is not the
only one with aspirations, and Senator
elect Stephen d. Slaughter, of Kent i.
gong to fight him for the place.
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