Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-25
SMYRNA AND ITS VICINITY.
Board of Education Deadlock Broker
Other Matters.

Hoard oil Education Deadlock Broken
other Matters.
special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Smyrna, July 1e.-B. +. o. Rothwell,
brother of George q. Rothwell, who form
erly was identified with the politics OF
Blackbird hundred, has purchased the Termi.
nal Hotel, at West Point, Va.
Herman i. HAZEL Is the Delaware director
Of the Tonepah Mining Co. of Nevada, re
Gently Incorporated under the laws OF this
state. in which his brother, r.. A. HAZEL
and other capitalists of Philadelphia are in
terested. The company has $500, 900 rre
TERED stock, and $1,0l0,000 common stock.
The street and sewer committee is having
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with the sewers. In a
number OF sections of the town the sewers
have become almost completely stopped UP
by the roots OF the shade trees along tie
,treets. Some time ago, the Town Council
ordered some trees cut down, but there was
such a protest from the citizens that tho
order was rescinded. Something will have
to he done, ms 1t is not only proving q
nuisance, but a source of much expense to
the town.
The public .road across the marsh 10 The
Bombay Hook lighthouse, which is being
rebuilt by the Mills Dredging 90. of Cam.
den, N. j., Is progressing rapidly. and II Is
expected that IL will be completed in three
weeks. IL will be at least month after that
time before the road will be in condition 10
be used for trayel, as 1t will take some tins
for the dirt to harden.
Fl. O. Conrad of Wilmington has presented
10 Mrs. Caroline Peterson Speakman, the
original letter written October 18th, 1859,
by John Dickinson, President of the State
OF Delaware, appointing John Coke, then
President of the Legislative Council. to fill
out his (Dickinson'sl term as President
alter he had been called to the Presidency of
the State OF Pennsylvania. The letter car
ries with IL the seal OF the State of Delaware.
John Coke was the great grandfather OF
Mrs. Speaknan, and Mr.. Conrad thought it
Biting that this interesting old letter should
Inss into her family as an heirloom.
The cold storage plant at Clayton, being
put in by the Armour Refrigerating Oar Co.,
will have capacity of 1000 tons. The COM
pany will not put In an ice plant, but bring
Its ice from the North, and have IL stored.
The company will use 1000 tons of ice dur
ing the six weeks of the fruit season.
The deadlock in the Board of School Com
missioners over the election of the seventh
commissioner was broken last night on the
first ballot by the election of Willard q,
Pierce. He received votes to 2 for the
Rev. v. s. Collins. The commissioner to
change his vote was William A. FAIRIES, who
Joined with w. H. Janney, William Il. Hall
and Harry b. 6rieves In supporting MIR.
Pierce, while Il. M. Fowler and L. Nj. Price
continued to support Mr.. Collins. After
unanimous. The contest did not develop
any hard feelings, and everybody seems
satisfied. The following teachers were elected /:
Principal. John p. Burdette; Assistants, A.
5, Griffith; Miss Elizabeth Parrott, Miss
Emma Hough, Miss Annie Doughten. Miss
Elizabeth Mcdowell, Miss Mary Spruance,
Miss Ida Lord and Miss Nellie FAIRIES.