Evening journal., 1914-07-03
Smith, NOT BACON.
TAX COLLECTOR
Latter Elected Two Weeks
Ago By New Castle
Council, Loses Out
FAILURE TO BOND
CAUSES TROUBLE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, July 8. City Coun-
ell, at an adjourned meeting last night.
elected George Allen smith tax eollec.
tor for the year l9l4 Two weeks ago
James L. Bacon was chosen tax conee-
tor, and Council fixed last Monday night
as tie time to approve the collectors
bond On last Saturday the main Office
of the bonding company sent Mr..
Bacon telegram that his bond would
be sent on Monday. But the bond was
sent to the agent in Wilmington in
stead Of TO this city, and when City
Council met that night the collector did
not have his bond. The meeting then
adjourned until last night, when Mr.
Bacon had his bond from the same com
pany which bonded him in 1913
When President Cayender called the
meeting to order Mr. sullivan was ab-
sent AS Mr. Bacon had not bonded
within ten days after election Council
went into election for a collector On
tile first ballot g. Allen Smith received
4 Bacon ,, H. 3. Smith ! votes
On the second ballot Mr. Bacon n.
ceved 4 and Smith 8 votes. On the
third ballot Mr.. Smith received ),
Bacon !. II. B. Smith ]
Members Of City Council declined to
discuss the question Of the change from
Mr.. Bacon to Alr. Smith City Solici-
tor Janyier failed to understand the
change, and OF course everybody talked
to everybody last night regarding the
election In 1913 Mr.. Bacon collected
nearly $4,000 taxes, but gained consid-
erable disfaYor by not compelling the
remainder of taxables TO pay their
taxes.
G. Allen Smith served as tax collec-
tor couple Of years ago and was ef
ticient. He was an applicant for the
postmastership.
Magistrate Nickerson and Constable
James J. Wright went to st. Georges
yesterday on complaint that a colored
man had threatened to carve TO pieces
farmers wife and daughter. They
learned that William Green, on the
previous night. had gone to the resi-.
denee of Harry Lester on whose farm
he had been employed for some time
( Mr. Lester was away from home and the
colored man became very insolent and
threatened TO cut the woman and her
daughter They ran from the house and
gave the alarm. number of men went
TO tho farmhouse and secured Green and
placed him behind closed doors until
Constable Wright appeared. Green was
given hearing before Magistrate Jones
on a charge Of dssordery conduct and
was fined 81 and costs.
Ncldin Nining. rural mail carrier on
route No. ?. is fond Of cherries. When
he reached the orchard Of David Hyde
on Wednesday he proceeded to satisfy
his appetite. Before climbing the tree
he hung his watch on a branch and
when he descended with a hatful Of
berries he forgot all about the watch.
He stopped again at the HYDE orchard
Yesterday and when he went to the big
cherry tree he found his watch hang
ing on the branch ticking away.
Ia Challengers window last evening
were placed the prizes for the athletic
sports at Ocean Beach Park tomorrow
morning. The sports will commence at
0 o'clock.
Following the sports by the church
clubs there will be an open meet for
residents OF New Castle.
When Salle Corrall, colored, asked
Chief Tobin to be shown the inside
Of the lookup she did not imagine that
the officer would lock the door. But he
did and the way Sallie cried to get out
showed that she did not care for the
surroundings
Westmoreland will play the New Gas
tie a. A. at Ocean Beach Park tomor-
row afternoon There will be a dis
play OF fireworks at the park in the
evening.
The funeral Of Annie Sweeney will
take place tomorrow morning with re-
quicm mass in ST. Peters Church. In
terment viii be in the adjoining eeme
terry.
p. !. Ahern has been appointed SUI
perintendent OF the Wilmington and
Southern Traction Company. He has
been construction foreman for years