Evening journal., 1899-03-13

tion appointing state directors for the
Farmers Bank at Dover and its
branches They are as follows:
Dover-Peter X. Meredith, Thomas
c. Rose and George II. GildeIsSeeye.
Wdlmington-sSeth H. Feaster. John
p. Donahoe and William II. Head.
Georgetown-W William f. Tomlinson-
Burton c. Prettyman and Henry c.
Morgan
This gives Addiclzs representation on
all three boards,
NO CHURCHAHAN MONUMENT.
No state monument will be voted to
Lieutenant Clarke Churchman, who
was Killed by the spaniards
al FL Caney, Cuba. No bill
of the seseion has given the members
msre bother for the New-cennry
Cub women ranged themselves back OF
the bin and importunsd the legislators
20 vote for its passage. member OF
the General Assembly is peculiarly sus-
ceptible to feminine influence. and
consequently these women cut a wide
swath in the body legislative The
b.l passed the House an right. and
then the lobbyists in petticoats turned
their batteries on uhe senators When
The hin came up the first time it was
.cs;. and Senator Knox and another
friend OF the bill changed their votes
n order to move for reconsideration,
which step they took. later on. satur-
cay aNein on The bin was once more
called up
Senator Pyle took the floor againsi
Il. While admitting that Lieutenant
-ssunhman was an excellent Young
man and one who had given up his life
Tor his country. he called attention
j the fact that there were many
siher Delawareans. who had rendered
more Distinguished service. for whom
no monument had been raised.
At the conclusion OF his remarks the
ote was taken and the bin killed. as
~ f. lowing vote will show:
Yea--Messrs. Abbott. Alice. Hart
knox. Pennewil. Shakespeare and MI
President.
Nay-Messrs Biakely. Brasure. Far
sw. Lewis, Mauil, Meredith, Pyle and
-.auehter-s.
II was bitter disappointment to
the women. and to-day they may maxi,
another effort to retrieve their shatter-
cd fortunes.
-lI0CRToN PORTRAnT PRESENTED
City Solicitor Henry c. Conrad cams
10 Dover. bringing with him large
crayon portrait CT Thomas Stockton
ne twenty-ninth governor OF the Stat'
tf Delaware, and the eleventh governor
crom New Castle county He present
ca IL Is the state in behalf OF the tw,
daughters OF the governor. who reside
at New Castle. The presentation tool
place in the Hall Of Representatives
Speaker Clark presided and introduces
rdr. Conrad Pointing u the portrait
which was hung directly behind tn
speakers chair. he said that Governo
ssocllton was born on April ], 1881. II
was son Of John Stockton and Am
Griffith. His home was at New Castle
Fideia Rogerson Johns. daughter O
Chancellor Kensey Johns, the eldei
was his wife. The governor was edu
Gated at Princeton, but did not gradu
ate. In 1910 he was appointed pro
thono,ary OF New Castle county b
Governor George Truitt. He reslgne
that Office in 1912 to go to war as
private. He was commissioned car
tain and served CALAMITY at Fol
George Afterwards he was in CON
mand Of the American forces at Lewei
Untii 1926 he remained in the army an
then. he returned 70 New Cas;le an
lived there ever afterwards. His faith,
was lBr.gadier-Genera John Stockton
brave so'dier in the revolutionar
war, who commanded the America
forces at the head OF Elk in Isle.
this connection he said that the fan
H'y was essentially a military one. en-
bracing General John stockton. Ca
tain Thomas Stockton. Thomas Stool
t-n and James Stockton. A represei
tative Of the family also served in a
late war with Spain.
Thomas stockton was register
'Chancery from 1892 to 1885. In 1874
was elected governor over Villa
Tharp by majority of forty-fo
votes. He tozk his seat in Januar
1915, and served until his death
March. 1876 1nly holding the offlce
little over year. His body repos
in Immanuel churchyard at New Ca
tie.
Secretary Of State Hughes accept
the portrait on behalf OF the govern
apd the people Of the state, and Speak
Clark and President Salmons added
few pleasant remarks expressing a
probation Of the gift.
APPROXIMATION BILL PASSED
Representative Rose introduced. a
the House passed under suspension