Newark post., 1913-05-14
Here and There

road law.
Chancellor Curtis last Tuesday
under the 10 hour law for women
workers. appointed Miss Mary S.
Malone Of Wilmington, a Smith
College graduate, as q factory in
sDcctor. Miss Malone will begin
I FORK OH July l, when the law takes
1Tcffcct. and was strongly supported
t0r the position.
Dealers in "Ncar Beer" in Sus-
SIX comfy, advised by Attorney r.
{. White of Georgetown, to tender
frcight bills to agents and if re-
fused, 10 take the kegs away with
ont further ado demanded ship
meuts in several places and receiv-
ed thrm. Whether the substitute
will prove lastingly satisfying as
thirst Qucncher remains to be seen.
The special committee Of the Will
mingt0n Chamber Of Commerce
fayors development of the river
front south of the Christiana on
the ground that the land north Of
its mouth could not likely be made
fast" within the next hundred
years.
William H. Ross, hauIer. Of
freight from Milford railroad sta
ton, has retired after ~ years ser
vice. lie succeeded his father, who
WAS given the job in 1859, when
the road reached Milford. During
his u years service Mr.. Ross never
took more than two days at any
time and never missed an entire
week from illness.
Milton S sewerage system pro-
posal failed at the special election
held last week as but 25 Of the 121
|QuaIified voters who cast their bal
lots favored the project. Work will
|h0weyrr, be rushed on the town S
water plant.
Samuel Warren, an expert boat
Builder. is relieving the tedium Of
a three month $ stay in the George
|town jail by constructing 30 foot
|naphtha launch for Sheriff !. B.
|Dukcs. which will be pat III Official
uso on Indian River.
Wilmington City Council. claim
|ing that upwards of 1900 900 d"-
|liuQucut taxes are due, insists that
|thc two city tax collectors furnish
|st least $4,000 by june ), to ncot
pressiug demands. The Collectors
say that less than 100000 Of taxes
-oycrdue and that up TO date they
/ ;ave turned in several Thousand
dollars more than the estimatad
collections for the entire year.
Sussex Levy Court defends the
faising Of the county ia Xrate from
30 to so cents on the 800 on the
round that it is needed in cOnse- .
nuence of the authorized improve
bnent Of the Court House and other
County buildings and the demand
for better roads as well as the meet
ing Of the county's general obllga-
tions.
Engipcvr of Parks Mack Of viii
Inimgtou. values that city's parks
h 81. 100000. the land embraced in
/ i Of thcm having cost originally
f3G5 900.
John o. Hopkins. colorod, will
Dcnk RrpuhGcan nouin0tion fer
Iity C0urril from the Sixth ward
ef Wilmington.
Milton : fifth canncry will be /
fc@lv fer ice by the opening Of the
lomine tomato season.
] Al edition costing $4,000 will
b m"do to the hoNe Of the Little
sistrrs Of the Poor in Wilmington.
1 Fair Till Schoo! win hold a fos-
fval for it& benefit ol Friday even
e May 18th.
d Young people Of the town will
f. at an early date. under dirac-
6on Of Mrs. James Z. Evans, an en-
krtainrocnt for the benefit Of Eik- .
b. Council Of Boy Scouts.
i Young men and women Of Elk
4n have had two tennis courts laid .
IN in the East End of the town.
. Ladies of St. Andrews congre-
tion will hold a strawberry and
!e cream festival on the church
~ Fn at Andora, near Fair Hill,
rs wednesday, evening. Pro
y! eds for church purposes.
Herman Jetfers, T. w. McKen-
~, A. ID. Dean, Clarence Perkins
I'D j. j. Minister will represent
- Singerly Company OF Elkton
Ifthe convention of firemen of the
~ te to be held in Westernport.
:, next month.
A two year old daughter of Will
Boyd of West Nottingham, Ce-
county, died one day last week,
er eating several pills taken