Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-08
WANT DELAWARE
AND PENNSYLVANIA
BOUNDARY CHANGED
Citizens Of Two States to Me-
moriaIize Their Legis-
Iatures.
OBJECT TO PRESENT LINE

Meeting In Rod Mems Hall. at
Union, yesterday afternoon, an as
sembly OF nearly 80 Interested persons
voted % TO 0, to memorialize the
Delaware Legislature in favor OF re-
opening the question OF the Della
ware Pennsylvania boundary line,
which reached a settlement at the
1921 session. OF the Delaware General
Assembly.
The language OF the resolution fol-
lows:
Whereas. The boundary line ap-
proved by an act Of the Inst Gcner-
al Assembly Of the State OF Della
ware and also Of Pennsylvania and
by the Congress of the United
States Is very unsatisfactory TO
the citizens residing in close prox-
unity thereto, thereby removing
the residence Of some to Pennsyl-
vania and others 10 Delaware,
thereby creating an expense In
the removal OF their titles 10
their properties and Inconvenience
To their children in attending the
public schools; therefore. be- Il
Resolved, That a committee OF
Ave he appointed to have pre-
pared bill TO he presented TO
the next General Assembly for
the purpose OF establishing the
old boundary line in spirit and
fact.
Union, where the meeting was held
was formerly known as Corner ketch
1t is not far from Newark.
Representative Richard q. Bucking
ham acted as chairman Of the meet
ing and Allen Guthrie ae secretary
Those in attendance from New Castl
county were Levy Court Commission
ers Stetser, Ball, Jones. Strshorn an,
Mccoy: County Engineer Charles F
.Grrbb, County Comptroller James G
Shaw. Representatives buckingham
and Kramer. Engineer William A
KINNEY, County Assessors William A
Scott, Leslie r. Casperson, John {
Aston and Clerk Robin son.
1 From Chester county there wer
/ present Haris A. Butler. Lewis
/ Kley and j. Poulson Reese. count
/ commissioners; II. *. Ellis, county on
gIneer; w. w. MacElree. solicitor 20
/ Chester county and J. Carroll Haye
Of the Chester County Historical So
/ ciety.
| Among the farmers were T. J. Nc
Cormack. Harley Hopes, Frank Hi
Samuel Moore, T. J. Thompson, VIII
liam Klair. Edward Shsrpless. Ken
Ebright.
( Ladies' OF the committee on hospi
tality, who provided an appetizin
luncheon for the hungry men. wer
Mrs. Alice Davies, Mrs Edna Lam
bern. Mrs. Sara r. Craft. Mrs. Ida '
Mousley. Mrs. A. II. /. Eastburn, Mis-
Sarah Mousley. Mrs. Frank Hill, Mr.
Mary NJ. Buckingham, Mrs. Matte
Collins.
Mr.. Hayes gave an outline OF III
history of the boundary dispute. II
called attention 10 the fact that thos
who opposed the act of the Delawa
Legislature had had their opportunit
TO appear and that It is now too lat
He offered 10 see that legislation /
Pennsylvania is proposed 10 enab
titles 10 be transferred without COT
~ oNIlsIS VI property. atltCleU. IItl
Delaware TO Pennsylvania registry.
S. Frank Ewart said that the III
line was good enough for his faith,
and grandfather and was good enoug
for him. His old home place. bui
since 1900. is intersected by the late
line. why change. and make
many people in Brandywine Ill
happy?" he asked. Mccormack
farm has always been a Delawa
farm; why make him changer"
Attorney McElree. for the Chest
county officials. said that they va
TO make all people happy. but tn
, the matter of the line has been settl
= by the action OF the two Legislature
: and Congress. Ali three of the
: bodies would have to agree 10 a r
= consideration.
r Mr.. Ewart said that those interes
- ed We're baked OF a hearing when q
matter came up.
s Septimus Nevin alluded to the ia
that many farmers, along the Ii
had been through on one side Of {
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