The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-29
COURT
ADJOURN !.
In General Session Two
Liquor Licences Are
Refused.

Odds and ends Of General Sessions and
Superior Courts business vera disposed Of
BY those trlbunalsthis morning. Oyer amt
Terminer Court was adjourned withou:
dale.
In superior Court demurrers were sus-
tanned In the GASES OF Bready W Delaware
Mutual Life Insurance Company and
Spruance W Myerdirk. w. 4, Lyman wa,
| appointed to take testimony In the divoroe
i case OF Richardson vs. Richardson.
In the divorce Of MILFORD L. Smith W.
! Ella Smith, alimony was allowed 70.
spondent rsnding to take tsstsmopy. suit,
| f. B. I. Springer was appointed COM
wero made absolute In the following cases
Ocheltree. administrator, VS. Vincent X.
Miller; Kent vs.. fyIe; Beliah vs. Seeds
and Nlchol, vs.. Nichols. The Girard
Trust Company was granted leave to sub
stitute Its new corporate title in the suit
| against W. j. Lynch.
In the case OF John Doc VI. Richard Roe
case stated was filed by L. b Helsel who
asked that argument DO heard by the court
ton OF the service on terra tenant, In sciere
facias proceedings. lin the divorce cases
OF DeshazO vs.. DeshaZo, KlauS VI. Klaus
and Bartlett vs.. Bartlett divorces were
granted upon the payment Of costs.
In General Sessions Court the remon-
struted liquor lioence applications were
considered. The applications Of Dennis
Dougherty. Charles Il. Barrett and Harry
W. Rnmsberger were Withdrawn.
In the case Of William j. MCCARTHY.
William S. Pritchett representing the
Law and Order Society, informed the
Court that his remonstrance against the
application would BIS Withdrawn, the
grand jury Of the County having returned
q bill against the applicant for violating
the liquor laws
In the case OF George Butler, who ap-
piled for u wholesale license at Christians,
Mr.. Prickett presented q remonstrance
from tho w. @. 4. U. of the town and an.
other one by prominent property owners
OF the place Mr.. Pickett also opposed
the granting Of the license because the
town already had a hotel.
Rev. Mr. Mason, pastor of White Clay
Creek Presbyterian Church said the piace
could not be deemed necessity as the town
has saloon. William j. MacFarlane said
tho place was unn ecessary and that II the
license was granted 1t would add misery
to that which already exists.
Harry Whi1eman who appeared for the
applicant presented petition from poop
erty holders of Christiana and vicinity.
asking that tho license be granted. The
court reserved itl answer.
The application Of Theodore Natter, for I
store licence at N. w. Cor. Fifth and
Shipley streets was next taken up. Peter
L.Coopsr appeared for the applicant. The
usual temOnstrancei were presented by
Mr.. Prickett, Mr.. Cooper offered no witt
nesses other than Mr. Netter but the
court ruled that an applicant could not
testify In his own behalf
Mr. Cooper then presented two lengthy
petitions from property owners OF the
neishborhood asking that the licence be
granted. io said the petition against Mr.,
Meter was not presented at the Instance
Of anti saloon people of the neighborhaOd
but upon the suggestion Of Wilmington
wholesale liquor dealers who are opposed
to Mr. Meter OF Philadelphia conduct
ing first class wholesale wine and liquor
house here. Mr. Prckett denied that
wholesale liquor men were back OF tho re.
monstraDce No other cases were pre-
.ented.
The court on Tuesday sipned forty nins
unappOsed applications. F"rtv four OF
these were retail, two who e3a Q, and
three druggists licences.
At o'clock the Court announced that
the applications Of w. j. MCCARTHY was
granted and tho,c of Theodore Nettcr and
OF George W. Butler were refused
Walter II. Hayes than sma1e the usual
motion that all rules, references and mo-
lions pending, except motions for fioal
judgement be continued until the next
term Of court. Thon all tho courts ad-
journed without delay.