Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
TRUSTEES OF THE POOR
Decide Upon a Slate for the Annual
Election, to be Held Next Month.
j. A. DRAPER, JR, ON THE STAFF
Succeeds DR.. D. |. McColley as
Coroner's Physician.
NO OTHER CHANGES WILL BE MADE

of the Ioor, which will be held on
Wednesday, the 25th Of the month, will
be the annual meeting and officers are
to be elected for the ensuing year, the
following candidates were put In nomi-
nation, which Is equivalent to an cleo
t,ou, at yesterdays monthly meeting:
Gen. Theodore f. Armstrong, president
of the board
John W. Lawson, secretary.
Edwin r. Coohi an, Jr., attorney.
David Mccoy and Mrs, Emma
Mccoy, in charge Of the institution.
d.. James A. Draper, Jr., Of Will
mington, coroner's physician.
DIR. Francis L. Springer of Newport,
almshouse physician.
All Of the nominees are the present
incumbents, except DIR. Draper, who
was nominated for coroner's physician
to succeed DIR. Daniel |. McCnlley.
The terms of all of the officers will eS-
pire on the 30th of April. DR.. J.
Harvey Spruance is temporarily filling
the position of coroners physician.
The chief contest was for the position
of coroner physician, the candidates,
besides DIR. Draper. being Drs. j. Harvey
Spruance, Frank ROOF Smith, James
II. Nor an, Fl. g. Buckmaster and
Theodore Becker. The nominees were
selected in caucus.
SKETCH OF DIR. DRAPER.
DIR. Draper is 81 years of age and a
native Of this city. He is son of DR..
James A. Draper. He took four
years. collegiate course ut Yale Uni
yersty and medical course at the
University Of Pennsylvania. after which
he took course of service in the medi-
cal and surgical departments of the
Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia.
He has been practicing medicine in
Wilmington for the past 10 months and
at present is on the dispensary staff Of
the Delaware Hospital, with which his
father is also connected.
TRUSTEE CAMS TERM EXPIRES.
The meeting OF the trustees was we'll
| attended, as it was generally UNDER
| stood that slate for next months cleo
| tion would be made. Gen. Theodore +.
Armstrong, president of the board, was
absent and Thomas z. Weldin presided
| in his stead. The other members
present were DR.. Frank Bellville, John
Townsend, Joseph Chandler, John w.
Lawson, James B Toman, a. p.
Crockett and James W. Money. Patrick
Fahey, Matthew D. Murphy and
Harvey Walker, newly elected members,
presented their credentials and were
sworn in and took their seats.
| Richard NJ. Cam, who has been
representing Pencader hundred in the
board, having been elected after Charles
Fl. Salmon resigned, was also present,
but at the opening of the meeting il
developed that he was not member
at present, having been chosen, accord
ing to the opinion of Attorney Cochran,
for the unexplred term of Mr.. Salmon,
which expired last month. Levy Court.
man White, upon being consulted, sale
he understood at the time of Mr.. Cann's
election that it was for the full term.
He was not positive, however. and was
willing to abide by Mr.. Cochran's
opinion. That he said, makes q
vacancy in Pencader hundred and thu
Levy Court will appoint somebody tc
fill the vacancy today" Mr.. Oanr
may be reelected, although no assur
anoe has been given that he will.
The term of John Townsend of APP
poeuinimink hundred will expire mex
year, as he was elected to fill the un
expired term of George NJ. d. Hart
when the latter resigned. LAX,
MANY DEATHS DURING MARCH.
According to the report OF Superin
tsndent Mccoy for March, there WEI,
many deaths during the month. TIL,
following inmates, some of whom wer'
hospital patients, passed away: From
Wilmington-Charles McCarron, aged G.
years; James Ryan, So; Slater Roy
coloreG, so; Florence Thompson, rs
Patrick Fahey, 20; Caleb Carpenter
40; William Miller, oolored, 65; Ed
ward Stanton, g.; James Kenney, 81
Michael Cornell, A /; Sophia Baus, rs
from New Castle Catherine Norris
So; james Brady, 45; Edward Bowen
colored, 60; from Eewark-Richar,
Bittner, go; from Middletown Edwar,
Penn, colored, 20; John Warner, colored
60. The present population is as fol
lows: White males, 1872; females, 63
II; children, 8; total, 242.
The monthly payroll, S401. II, wa
approved and ordered paid.