The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-02-02
DELAWARE NOTES


OF MlddletOwn, is fast nearing compile
tion, and when finished will be one of
the most complete in the State
The Delaware Legislature aimed a
hard blow at the bottle business last
week, when by a vote OF % to 10 the
House passed a bill to repeal what is
known as the bottle law which per-
mits retailers to sell liquor in ql1anti-
ties less than a quart to be drunk off
the premises. Mr. Baggs, who intro
duced the repeater, declares that the
bottle law gives the opportunity for
minors to get intoxicated by engaging
an adult to do the buying. The bill
was meSSaged to the Senate and was
read and referred to the committee on
enrolled bills.
Senator T. c. Moore introduced
bill to regulate the sale OF whskey by
druggists. The bill limits the quantity
any one druggist may sell within a
year to 20 gallons and that can only be
done on prescription and was reported
favorably.
Senator David c. Rose has introduc-
ed bill authorizing Newark to borrow
$4,000 for the purpose OF building
more cOmmodious school house
The attempt to abolish the whipping
post and cat'o-nine-ta failed the
bill to that having been overwhelmingly
defeated, and Delaware will stand by
her public f1agglngS
Representative Cubbagc introduced
a bill in the House at Dover on Tues
day to prohibit the selling or giving OF
cigarettes to minors under 20 wears of
and :, ,,o1-, tI It
tln-naIs' by bows a crime. and Mr..
flolcomb introduced a bill allowing
$Ioo a day as compensation for Judges
ad-litem, but for each day only that
each Judge actually sits.
The rcappointmcnt OF Senator Allees
brother to be postmaster at Dover has
stirred the friends OF Mr.. Richardson,
the new Senator to quite a pitch Mr..
NIlec'S term does not expire until
March 10. and his appointment so long
before the expiration OF his term has
caused MANY expressions on the part of
Mr. Richardson's friends to the effect
that It was a lob put IN to curtal his
distribution oi patronage.
Lewis Johns. colorcd. WAS hanged
at the County worl; house. New Castle.
Friday OF last week for the murder OF
Aramcda loncs. also colorcd.
The general River and IIarbor bill
that was introduced in the House at
WaSh'n2ton last Saturday by Chair
man Burton, oi Ohio. carries an ap-
preparation OF $4,000 ior improving
and maintaining the harbor at WI
min@ton, which is hall the amount de-
sired.
Ca,,nt,r 81 D,,I, l.
the membership OF the entire Delaware
Legislature and ohiciary at a BANQUET
last Monday evening ut the Hotel
Richardson in Dover The dinner was
a memorable event as it was the first
OF It's kind ever @ivcn in the State which
was attended hv representatives OF all
factions, Democrats rs we'll as Rcpub-
Leans.
Mr.. Rcnnrm cave notice on Monday
that he will introduce a bill in the
House OF Representatives at Dover
to raise revenue for the State hv i'm
posing tax upon unmarried male per-
sons upwards OF the age OF 25 wears
commonly known as bachelors.
The residents OF Delaware CITY are
exercised over the report that in order
to straichten the canal. if it is deepen
ed, it may have its Delaware terminus
about a mile below Delaware CITY. Ac-
cording to the recommendations of the
members OF the commission it is under
stood that instead OF being a lock canal
it will be dug deep enough to allow the
tIdeWatcr To run in and out and make
1t practically a navigabe waterway at
all times. At present the canal is
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