Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-03
JOHN v. ARTHURS
KENT TREASURER
Won Fight for the Office at the
Organization Meeting OF
the Levy Court.
Special Correspondence Tvrry Evenins

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dover. Jan a-Mnny changes oc-
CURED IN both state and County gov
crpmcnts yesterday II being the be
ginning of the fiscal year for such
officials. Df the state government |
changes, state Treasurer Thomas II.
Hubbard WINS succeeded by Thomas
roreaker. of Mlddletown; state Audi
tor Daniel Thompson was succeeded 10y
Morris harrington of FELTON,; state
Insurance Commissioner Swain was
Succeeded by Charles NJ. Hollis. Of sea-
ford
Al to the county government oil
Kent, the following changes were
made sheriff Graham was succeeded
by John N. Bullock; Coroner Needles
was succeeded by BENJAMIN r. Jester
Clerk of the Peace John Heyd was
succeeded by Edgar H.. Clements;
Recorder Of Deeds Coverdale was sue
ceeded by Edgar u Atkinson, and the
register I'm chsncery and clerk OF or
rhsns court was succeeded by j.
Frank Burris
The Levy Court also had one change
In i,s personnel, ~. -. Boyer of srnyr-
ma succeeding Henry l. Beers of Dover.
John W Ghedrake Of Harrington ana
George g. Herring ~ telion. bvth
former members ~ the court, wh"
were re elected. compose the remnin
ing members ~ the court John W
gheldraks was uneuiipcusly elected
president az the court
one of the lively contests " the
Il An. .
~ treasurer. succeeding John 8. Har-
rington. There were four nominees
and with twu meinherp ~ the court
being Democrats and one Republican
the contest resolved itself into q
three -cornered nRlt
CUnruissionar Herring. nlepu,,'icanl
placed I'm nomination Daniel y. Muir
ray. Republican: Commissioning
laheidraiye Democrat placed IN nonln
ntlon wfllnm ~ Poor. Deuspcrnt.
luf Hartley and Comrnissiouor Boyer
| CpemocraD nominated John W. Ar
thurs. ot Kentou.
The first ballot showed; Murray, 7
Poor. /; Arthurs, l. BEFORE tho foc
und ballot VIVA taken COMMISSIONS
Herring placed In nomination william
L.. Anderson. Democrat. Tho SOC
und ballot stood Anderson. ~ Poor
I: Arthurs, l.
, A third baiiut resulted IN ono v0t
for Poor: two for Ar'hurs, eivin
| Arthurs the coveted prize. Tho el"c
ton " Arthurs was afterwards mad
unanimous
Edgar y. Clemeuta. The new clor
uf the peace. occupied his office VI
, secretary Of the court for the 0r'
time aud also administered tho ont
. uf Office to the now members ~ N
=" court
" Frank jacobson was re-~lected iar
ltur of the court for another year.
r. salary of SEQ per month
- Tho reports 81 tho county ofloe'
D.; for the month of Dersmber WEI
D. presented as follows. Register
D villa. i73S az: pruthono,sry, fi6sh
> recorder Of deeds. si.iss75, cler
J. ~ peace. a227 az.
4. Cart Hughes. secretary az n
Board of Trustees Of tho Kent Couu
a Almshouse. appeared before tho cou
1f and asked an appropriation ~ 81
ir which was granted.
The town or wyoming was grant
= $3.50 ON tho town Appropriation 4
ii streets
IN !. T. 0odwin WINS given tho co.
B. tract for furniehing supplies FOR q
County Building and inll
~ Clement Il. Scout Of Smyrna waE n
,r pointed temporary road supervisor
D. the Second election district Of q
Ef,,st ner,r,aeutafiys District
~ Tho court ordered books In q
V. office Of the register % Wills Ia r
IA bound at n cost OF f23250.