Smyrna times., 1902-01-15
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
INTERESTING ITEMS CLEANED FROM STATE
AND EASTERN SHORE PAPERS

Local Happenings of the Different Towns of
the Peninsula and the Rural Districts,
Personal. Social and Otherwise.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
purchased the wires of the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Company.
Frank Hastings of Laurel while
repairing a chimney near Rodney was
severely injured by it falling upon him.
His left hip and thigh were fractured.
Elijah Parsons met with a serious
accident while feeding carcular saw
in Ernest Hearn's mill at Laurel
Thursday morning. His right arm
was caught and the hand was severed
The Delaware Board of Pilot Com.
misssianers, investigating the ground
of the steamer Saxoleine on Dan Baker
Shoals last November, decided that
the strong northwest wind made such
a difference in the depth of water as to
leave Pilot Robert p. Chambers no
good reckoning.
The first woman that ever took ad-
vantage of the right to vote at town
election i'll Milford, was Mrs. Angeline
Marshall mother of the State Insurance
Commissioner who on Monday JAN
9th. 1902 cast vote for President
John w. Hallet and the whole ticke
as nominated at the town meeting.
The Sussex Club of Laurel has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President Harry X.
Fooks; Vice President Ira H. Melvin
Secretary Harry H. Hearn; Treasurer
N. Elwood Thompson; Governor,
Harry B. Jacobs Victor G. Records
and Charles w. King. A committee
has been appointed to arrange for a
theatrical performance on Washington's
Birthday.
The remains of Mr.. Jesse Hyatt who
died at the Delaware Hospital on
Wednesday, was taken to Middle
town for Entertainment. Mr.. Hyatt
had resided inMiddletown for a
number of years and has been
an invalid for a long time not
having the power of his legs was
compelled to use rolling chair but for
some two years past has been con-
fined entirely to his home and bed.
He was in the I'D year of his age.
Only last Thursday was he transferred
to the hospital at Farnhurst, his SON
in-law Chas. E. Foulke and family and
Mrs. Hyatt removing to Wilmington
Mr.. Hyatt was well-known to all our
citizens as a social jovial man and took
delight in predictions of the weather.
He was a man of intelligence and well
informed on topics of the day
Many citizens are surprised at receiv-
ing bills for capitatiOn tax. They do
not understand what the tax is, or how
it came to be assessed upon them.
The capitation tax is just what the
term means head tax. 1t is imposed
upon each citizen by resolution of the
Levy Court, in accordance with the
authority conferred by the Constitution
Formerly the capitation tax varied in
amount, according to the amount OF
capitatiOn assessment levied upon vari
Gus people. Some citizens were assessed
as high as $4,000 for capitation tal
purposes other as low as 5000. The
tax varied in amount from so cents t.
S8 or $40. In the olden times the pay
ment of a county tax was prerequisit,
to voting, and non-property holder
voting on their capitation tax receipts
The registration superseded this sys
tenn, and now all citizens must be reg
istered before they can vote and ar
required to pay registration fee of 81
But the capitation tax is different, anG
is special tax, of so cents per head.
The collectors of the capitation ta
have ample powers of enforcing its col
lection and may, it is held cast into
prison the citizen who refuses to pay
it. At present they are not making at
tempts to collect the tax by persons
application but sit in their Offices read
to receive it from all who may call an,
are inviting calls by sending bills t
those who have not paid.- Eaeru EUeI
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