Evening journal., 1898-10-18
NO FUSION, NO HARMONY.
DECISION OF THE KENT REGULAR
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.

ON THE BOARD oF CANVASS
ouEsrIoN-CAsE OF MAAFLoNi +
foster COMES UP FRIDAY. >
OTHER DOVER NEWS. Il
snec,al Correspondence Evening Journal. t
Dover, Oct. 1S.--The Regular RepuD- e
ucan County Committee met yesterday 7
and decided to neither fuse with the q
Democrats nor harmonic with the Ad-
dicks contingent. They filed their 9
county ticket With Clerk Dickson as n
made out at their convention. George
Murray. whom they had named as staIe
senator for this district, declined TO
run against frank Alee, and A. ID. Slay-
maker was taken from the representa-
tive ticket, to fill the vacancy. S. ii.
Derby took Mr.. Slaymal1er's place on
the representative branch. The Union
lRepublican leaders We're also here yes
terday and their ticket was amended
in the inspector branch in a couple OF 1
hundreds and fled with Clerk Dick-
son.
The judiciary OF Delaware were all
3 here yesterday and held a conference at
S the Court House on the Board OF Can
yass question as hereafter theywill can
/ yass the votes. Forms to be printed
: and filled up by the sheriffs or eacn
county were agreed upon on which the
returns will be made.
The returns OF the vote tabulated last
n week were also made to the court and
l. the costs of the case fixed. The costs,
l. amounting to about s1,4OO, were placed
d upon seven inspectors. Mccoy, Of Duck
n Creek. who held no election, is except
= ed. as is also Inspector Walker, OF East
"a Dover. who had signified his willing
g ness at first to obey the mandate OF
II the court.
The Supreme Court will meet Friday
and among the cases upon which deci-
,n sions will be handed down is that OF
III ylahlon Foster, Of Wilmington, who
3, took an appeal after being convicted in
he he court below Of embezzlement. This
is the first case Of the kind on record
in Delaware and the decision of the Su-
preme Court is awaited with interest.
os The Seaford Bank case, wherein the
n hank seeks to recover for monies loan
ed to Cou;bourn & Morrow, who failed
av at seaford some years ago. The banl
ST. people were shut out when the concerr
was closed by prior judgments, anC
en lthey seek now to come in by priority
G. Robert Lewis, colOred, was brough
res here last evening by Chief OF Polic
Small. of Milford Lewis, it is claim
OF ed. set a building On fire in Mi,for'
m m Oh Saturday night and threatened Z
burn the town. He was committe
nj without bail.
~ The Jones Greek Church anniversar
cen exercises Sunday were interesting. (
II. Paradee delivered the address c
in welcome. Cleaver Moore, Oracle Cas-
up Mamie Jones, George Lilley, Florenc
Reed. Barrett Marvel. John Jones, Flor
ay, lenoe Guys and Sadie Reed gave recita
He tions. William T. Smithers, OF Dove
Wa and Rev. c. f. Sheppard, delivered ad
dresses. The music was unusually fn'
en- The choir rendered several selections
and a duet by Miss Miriam Sheppar
~, ~ and J. Milton Davidson were e.
ton lcellently rendered.
on" The funeral of r. A. Black, the col
last tractor, whose death was announced
the Journal of Friday last, took pla'
sta- Saturday, and was largely attende
bns Diamond Lodge, A. o. U. W., Of whic
ssed he was member, attended in a bod
his James Stats, superintendent or u
Dover creamery, had his hand bad
1sed laceratod Saturday by having it caug
). B. in some machinery at the works.
Hon. William Salisbury, Of the DC
ltns ing awarean, spent portion OF last wet
fore in Baltimore.
on Miss Kate Spencer, very popul
5. member of the Young Peoples Bapti
Association. Will leave this afterno'
8 for Rochester, N. y, where she goes
read law with her brother. who is
ome member Of the bar of that city
Vld- Friday night her friends gave her
farewell surprise party at the parse
ease s age of the Baptist Church, and pl
sented her with several valuable gif
Of Among those present were Rev. a
and Mrs. j. c. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Barker. Mr. and Mrs. w. p. Forku
" in Mr.. and Mrs. E. I. Abbott. Mr.. a
Mrs. Edward Heite, Mrs. Edith Ing
'em' soil, Mrs. George Foraker, Mrs. R.
~ %' . Simmons, Mrs. Erdle, Misses May a
.ha Ada Abbott, Mary r. Moore, Lizzie
Hayes. Laura Ewing, Clara and An
here. Windolph, Mollie Merters, Amy, n
alo. and Cara Cook, Lille, Fora and Dali
An Clark, Florence Erdle, Ora CooI
the Bessie Foraker, Dora Simmons. Nj
Belts, Messrs. Lieutenant r. ID. s.
mons, William Simmons, Lawrence
Clark, Coady Walton, William Watts
ouns Rev. r. f. Waldron. Paren Tomlins