Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-07

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of the Missionary Society.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF
THE TOWN OF SMYRNA FOR
THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 8.
1884 made by John B. Cooper
and Samuel Taylor Committee,
shows that the receipts of the
town were $2,8S9.42 and the dis
bursements S2,797.55 leaving a bal
ance in the treasury of 1887. In
/ the disbursements it is shown that
$574.12 was spent on dirt streets
and culverts. 1t cost S376.67 to
light the streets with gas. The
salaries for regular town emplay-
ees which included only chief of
policeman (who was a lamp light
err and his assistant, amounted
only to SS27.5O. There was no
bonded Indebtedness. Compare
this statement to the one just
rendered by the Town of Smyr-
ma which shows receipts of $685.,
O2O61 and disbursements of $751;
Bib. The bonded debt $751;
0000O.-Ed.)
THE TOWN ELECTION The
Town election on Monday was
rather more spirited than it has
been for several years, the votes
polled reaching 1913, about double
the vote of last year. In response
to call signed MANY Citizens"
but whose paternity was not
known, number of people, (52 by
actual count when the ticket was
made out) met at the Town Hall
on Friday evening to nominate a
ticket and discuss town improve
ments. There was very little dis
cussion, as the attendants seemed
to be attracted to discover if there
really was mooted question, but
a number of names were put in
nomination and a committee of
five appointed to select a ticket,
which was called the Citizens
Ticket. Under the impression
that there were certain axes to
grind by the projectors of this
movement, some parties informally
got together on Saturday morning
and made out a ticket headed I'm
provement and Reform" This was
followed by another called, PRO
gressive Ticket" and Monday
morning by two other Citizens"
tickets varying from the first of
the name only in few candidates.
Some candidates were on all the
tickets, some on less and others
again only one. In addition to
which there was great deal of
scratching and individual tickets
made up from the lot. Hence the
varying figures of the ballots. The
figures of the candidates on the
two leading tickets were as fol-
lows:
Improvement and Reform Ticket
Alderman-Henry G. Budd, 145.
Commissioners H.Groves
1859; John H. Hoffecker, 124; Sam
uel Taylor, "a; William A. FAIRIES,
157; John c. Stockly, 80; John B.
Cooper, 1877; R. S. w. Hirons, 90.
Treasurer-James P. Hoffecker,
/ III.
Assessor-Joseph B. FAIRIES, 141.
y CitizenS, Ticket
I Alderman-Thomas H. Wright,
so.
Commissioners M.Voshell,
/ 72;Edward H Beck, SO; John B.
Cooper, George w. Taylor, us;
James H. Groves, William A. Far
les, ]. Wesley Jones, II.
Treasurer-James p. Hoffecker.
Assessor-Joseph B. FAIRIES.
Votes were cast for the follow
ing named gentlemen for Commits
sioners as follows: John E. Tygert,
25; John c. Bailey, Is; N.F. Wilds,
27; w. T. Lavender, IS; VIM. G..
Fairbanks, 81; E. M. Cloak, Is.
Richard M. Johnson received 81
votes for assessor; VIM. M. Bell,
% for treasurer; Robert H. Hill,
IS for assessor. Besides these there
were a number of scattering votes
of one name each for different Of
fees.
SUNDAY AT NJ E. CHURCH
A good congregation assembled al
the M. E. Church Notwithstanding
the snowy condition of the weather
Sunday morning, it being the last
sermon of Rev. ]. D. Riggs three
years pastorate. The choir sang
pretty anthem while the weather
belated members Of the congrega
ton were getting snugly fixed il
{ comfortable seats, followed by thu
, opening hymn and prayer by Rev
! T. E. Martindale. After reading
/. the scriptural lessons the pasto'
, gave a very impressive talk in thu
nature of what is called 'fare
Z well discourse. At night the mis-
|. sionary anniversary of the Sunda.
r School was held which was Target.