Smyrna times., 1922-06-14
DELAWAREANS WANT z MILE
BOUNDARY CIRCLE RESTORED
PREFER LINES OF 1889 BETWEEN
DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA

Meeting At Union of Property Own
ers Whose Lands Were Trans
fered.-ResOlutiOns Adopted
Meeting in Red Mems Hall, at
Union, Wednesday afternoon, an as
sembly Of nearly so interested persons
voted 27 to 0, to memorialize the De-
aware Legislature in favor of reopen
ing the question of the Delaware
Pennsylvania boundary line, which
reached a settlement at the 1921 ses-
sion of the Delaware General As
sembly.
The language of the resolution fol-
lows:
Whereas, The boundary line ap-
proved by an act of the last Gen
eral Assembly of the State of
Delaware and also of Pennsyl-
vania and by the Congress of the
United States is very unsatisfac-
tory to the citizens residing in
close proximity thereto, thereby
removing the residence of some
to Pennsylvania and others to
Delaware, thereby creating an eX-
pense in the removal of their
titles to their properties and in
convenience to their children in
attending the public schools;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That a committee of
five be appointed to have prepar-
ed a bill to be 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 G. Bucking
ham acted as chairman of the meet
ing and Allen Guthrie as secretary
Those in attendance from New Cas-
tie county were Levy Court COmmis
sioners Stetser, Ball, Jones, StrahOrl
and Mccoy; County Engineer Charlie
+. Grubb, County Comptroller, Jane
G. Shaw, Representatives Bucking
ham and Kramer, Engineer William
A. KINNEY, County Assessors William
A. Scott, Leslie r. Casperson, John {
Aston and Clerk Robinson.
From Chester county there wer
present, Harris A. Butler, Lewis 4
Kley and J. Poulson Reese, count
commissioners; II. X. Ellis, count
engineer; w. w. MacElree, solicito
for Chester county and j. CAIRO
Hayes of the Chester County Histol
ical Society.
Among the farmers were T. j. No
Cormick, Harley Hopes, Frank Hill
Samuel Moore, T. J. Thompson, Wi
liam Klair, Edward Sharpless, Kel
Ebright.
Ladies of the committee on hosp
tality, who provided an appetizin
luncheon for the hungry men, We
Mrs. Alice Davis, Mrs. Edna Ian
born, Mrs. Sara f. Craft, Mrs. Ida
Mousley, Mrs. A. H. |. Eastburn, Mi
Sarah Mousley, Mrs. Frank Hill, Nj
Mary NJ. Buckingham, Mrs. Matte
Collins.
Mr.. Hayes gave an outline of Il
history of the boundary dispute. I
called attention to the fact that tho
who opposed the act of the Delawa
Legislature had had their OppOrtuni
\ to appear and that it is now too late
He offered to see that legislation
\ Pennsylvania is proposed to enat
\ titles to be transferred without CO
X to owners of property affected, frc
Y Delaware to Pennsylvania registry.
n S. Frank Ewart said that the II
II line was good enough for his faith
Y and grandfather and was good enou
y for him. His old home place, bu
y since 1900, is intersected by the late
Z line. "Why change, and make
y many people in Brandwine unhappy
\ he asked Mccormack farm h
Z always been a Delaware farm; W
y make him change
X Attorney McElree, for the Chest
n county officials, said that they We
y to make all people happy, but Il
W the matter of the line has been sett
N by the action of the two legislator
" and Congress. All three of th'
W bodies would have to agree to a
N consideration.
W Mr.. Ewart said that those intere
ed were baked of hearing when
matter came up.
Septimus Nevin alluded to the
that many farmers, along the line
been through on one side of the
X or the other, without any eXactnesS
e Mr.. KINNEY claimed that the
h iginal line of 1701 can be retraceC
Some good natured raillery was
es dulged in regarding the condition
an the roads in the three states traver
during the day, which were in
S. condition, due to the heavy rains
re the night before.
The party assembled at Mill CT
meeting house, about noon, and vi