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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18

sharp blue eyes, 11rm-set mouth and 2
deepiy-lined face. His head was bent and
ae seemed famished. | had within the tent
keg containing six gallons of "Old
Crow" The general spread his hand over
The little campfire, where yams were
roasting and coffee boiling. Climbing To
toe top of the mound l plucked a wild
orange from tree that stood in a hollow
near It's apex, and used the Juice to com
pound cocktail. 1t was made in an old
iln cup. The general swallowed il. II
sent genial warmth through his once rug
geo frame and set him talking. He took a
second and third cocktail before break
fast Then he did full Justice to yenison
from buck killed on the beach the dav
.eiore. and masticated more than one fan
Jack. The coffee warmed his system and
Inc Old Crow warmed the cookies of his
heart After remaining with me two hours
or more, mis- skipper hoisted sail and he
disappeared IN what is known as Shipyard
Reach
Three weeks afterward, l found him at
the hotel in New Smyrna. ! was charmed
with him. For three weeks he hunted and
tished with me. Never did / meet a man
with greater fund of information In our
strolls upon the beach we picked up MANY
shell. The general was a conchologist
and called each shell by its proper disigna-
non. Eggs OF conks, spawn of skates sea-
1865 s1Ht nuns, anu many OGu6r cufOSl1eS
uld ne ind and name. When hunting in
tfoplcal thlckets. ne would spend hours ia
examining alr-plants and parasites. He
discovered parasites preying upon para
sizes, ana gave the history OF each He
Knew every species of bird, and went into
estacies over the cardinal, the nonpariel,
me Dull linen. the butcher bird, the scissors
Dln, the chick will widow. the OYSTER
BIRD and MANY others. His ardent desire
vas TO Kill an ivory billed wood-pecker.
Il have never seen but one,'' he said, land
mat was IN the Smithsonian Institute,
IN the swales dotting the piny woods he
discovered what the natives term fiy
trap-a plant that fed upon insects.
He took an equal delight in fishing. and
the hshlng was magnificent. For three
days he angled in Sheepshead cur with a
rod and reel until his arms acbed with exe
cuuons. Next he went for the red and the
gray snapper and other gamev fish Then
the grouper took his fancy. ] never shaIl
forget his delight upon securing a red
grouper. lis eyes, gills and mouth were of
d ruby color and the tracings on its hacl,
were OF oriental crimson. Finally. how
ever. he settled upon the channel or snot
bass. Day after day he would stand unon
the beach, making casts and reeling them
Ill from the sioughs along shore We had
bottle OF pepper sauce in the boat. In
our excursions we found many bed of fat
oysters In secluded hooks among the Man
grove Islands. The raw oysuers. with a
havorlng OF pepper sauce, were rare delica
cies. AT tunes we bnilt a fire upon firm
ground and roasted them.
We were fishing one afternoon in a Gu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18

Hardly poem or story of merit escaped
MS eye. On one occasion Colonel Charles
James. the collector of the port of San
francisco, called upon General Spinner at
ms office early in the morning. The gen
erai sprang from his seat and grasped him
by both hands.
Have you read John Hays poem, Jim
Bludsoe!' he asked with great eagerness
NO" replied the colonel
You don't know anything" the general
continued, jerking the colonel down upon a
settee. Taking Newspaper scrap of the
poem out of his pocketbook he read it with
great emphasis and deep pathos. His eyes
were moist with feeling as he concluded
He said that Jim Bludsoe was his ideal of
hero, and asked the colonel if he had ever
heard anything equal to it. The colonel
confessed that ne had not.
The genial and sympathetic old gentle
man is dead He died with the patient
heroism that has made Mount Macgregor
immortal. Years will come and years will
go before the world will produce man
who shed more of the sunshine of life upon
his friends and acquaintances.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
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Is developing rapidly See the improve
ment work going on in that part OF town
and note the low prices before buying else
where. WANTLASD
235 Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18

James G. Mcdonald s. Co., candies.
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Thereupon Stanton gave up his project
with sigh. and retired Spinner was then
a Democrat, elected from the Herkimer dis
trict, New York
When treasurer of the United States,
General Spinner found time to peruse the
leading magazines and newspapers. He saw
the first writings of Bret Hart in the Orcr-
land Monthly and predicted his future fame.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.

The magical effects of Wisdom's Rober
tine as beautifier and preserver OF the
complexion have been attested by thou
sands of the leading ladies of society and
the stage. 1t is the only article ever dis
covered which gives natural and beauti.
full tirt to the complexion, removing tan.
sunburn, freckes and all roughness of the
face and arms, leaving the skin soft.
smooth and velvety. All remark on its de-
lghtful, cooling and refreshing properties.
a distinction not found in any similar
preparation on the market. Sold every
where.
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The
Lace House.
1t is
Well known
That We are not continually
Advertising
Slaughter Sales,
Mark Down Sales,
Selling out at Cost, etc.,
But
When we do advertise reductions
1t Means Something
Notice the following
CommeD cling Thursday, December
18th.
French Woven Corsets,
3 Styles.
Regular prices.
S1.00-Sl.25-S1.50
Reduced to
soc.
Kid Gloves.
Button, Scalloped Top. 50c.;
4 Button,
Every pair guaranteed,
75c.
Hdk'fs.
Embroidered, White and Colored,
25 and 3311S,
Reduced to
l21a.
Children's Caps-Coats
Fascinators-KnitS Skirts.
The above
Reduced 1875 per cent.
We shall have something to say
in few days about our
Underwear Sale.
These goods are now in transit.
Wait.
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near the inlet. Mullet bait was used. and
heavy sinkers, the bait resting on the bot
tom. AT times the sinker would be raised
ana there would be loggy lunge at the
line, as though the hook had caught on a
moving load of hay An experienced Flor
Ida hhermen sensed the situation at once.
The robbers We're immense stingrays. He
would hold his reel firmly, lower his rod,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18
DELICIOUS WARN BEVERAGES

The decoctions served to the thirsty and
cold at the Occidental are delicious. pure
and superior First class wines LIQUORS
beers, ales and cigars. Family supplies a
speciality.
AUER g. MURPHY Perpetrators
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18
FINE DIAMONDS
LINCOLN PARK

Less than wholesale cost, and warranted, at
Bunnella& Co.'S, jewelers., Z E. 2ndSouth st.
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MIDDL EToHN.


Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
MiupLETowS, June Am extra mail
pouch will hereafter be sent down to
Middletuwn from Wilmington on the
midnight Norfolk train, along with the
special pouch from Philadelphia sent
along at the same time. With the new ar
ramgemcnt letters mailed in Wilmington,
before l0o'cloGk p. m, for Middletown
will be received by the persons for whom
they are intended at 7.l5 the next morn
ing. This convenience was secured
through the efforts of Postmaster Cox.
Now if the first mail north in the morning
would leave on the first train instead of
the II, Peninsula express, SO as to allow the
Wilmington people TO get their mail at a
timely hour, uur mail facilities would be
better than ever before.
samuel Il. Warren prominent farmer
of Aproqtinimiuk hundred, residing near
Townsend, died OH Tuesday evening in the
5Ath year Of his age. He has been sick
for some time and his death was hardly a
surprise. Mr. Warren was one IF the best
farmers in this State and he has accumli-
lated considerable property. He leaves a
widow andlseyeral children
a meeting of the executive committee
Of the board of trade was held hast night
to make further arrangements for the
holding of the peach convention in the
opera house hereon Thursday, June 18th
The corresponding secretary was instructed
to write to the different produce exchanges
and notify them Of the proposed conyen-
ton. Every member Of the board Of trade
Will constitute Il reception committee for
the visitors 1t was also decided to call a
meeting Of the fruit growers Of Middle.
town and vicinity for Saturday afternoon
next IN the opera house at o'clock, when
the final arrangements will be made. An
ctlort viii be nl;tde to have as many per
SONS attend the convention as possible and
every courtesy will be shown them by the
board of trade and the citizens Of the town
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DOI'ER.


Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
DOVER, May 30.-The j. NJ Chambers
Packing Company has commenced can.
nlng strawberries and gooscberries.
Mr.. Coleman has sold his farm Of 40
acres on the bay road for S5,60O and will
move to town at once.
The steamer Mary L. Citizens has been
thoroughly repaired and repaintrd and
will begin making regular trips between
Lebanon and Philadelphia Thursday .Iune
fifth. A wharf has been built at MahUn's
river, and regular stops will be madethere.
The drawing of tents for the Camden
camp will take place on the grounds next
saturday afternoon at O'Clock
The Messrs. Richardson are charging
their canning establishment. An addition
has been completed on the north side and
the erection of one commenced on the
south side
Joshua McGonigal, who was authorized
by the Legislature to purchase ri 1910 worth
Of oyster shell and plant them III the Della
ware bay for the purpose Of catching The
oyster spawn, has purchased III 5000 Bushels
Of shells at Annapolis, Md, and planted
them in the bay between the mouths Of
l,elpsic and Simons rivers. They cover
four acres Of ground about quarter or
half Il mile from shore.
Frank Moncur, Loockerman street
merchant who has taken 4 fancy to raising
poultry, Is particularly Ill II bad Inu0u Just
now. He recently purchased bloodcd
dog TO guard against chicken thieves and
told his friends Of the animal which he
priced very highly, The dog was always
locked up with the chickens Of n night.
One night last week some one broke into
the hennery. stole of the chickens but one
and carried the dog OF Nothing il known
Of who stole the chickens or where the
dog Is.
The commencement exercises Of the
Conference Academy will be held in the
Opera House, Thursday evening, June
18th, the following programme has been
arranged: Piano duet, sRhnpsodic Hon
groise,n No, 2, Misses Hohson and Collins;
Grafton, Veto Power, Rowland c. Pawn
ter; essay, Mythical Boats. s. Belle roald;
Grafton, William r. Gladstone Clarence
y. Collins; vocal solo, Song Of Hyhrias
the Cretan, David $. Ramsdell; Grafton,
Delaware" John D. StooI,s: essay, His.
tory of Fashion, Mary r. Cooper; ora
tion. alexander Hamilton Frank Hall
Davis piano solo, 'Iantaisie z impromptu,
Miss Ellen Louise Bryan; Grafton. 'Reci,
procity, David $ Ramsdcl, essay, nd
vaneed Womanhool," Mamie r. Baker
Grafton, John Wesley" Charles IT..
Dickens; vocal quartet, Blanche, Choral
March, Messrs. Sudler, Ramsdell, Hol-
land and Sparklin; Of diplomas;
BenCliCtiOn.
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NEMARk.
Special corrosponaepee o. 5iaas.te and

ecinlCorrespondence OF Gaz6tte and journal
NEWARK, June l.-Decoration Day was
observed here in the usual way on Satnr-
day by the ten. Thomas Reynolds Post,
9. A. /. In the morning squads from this
post decorated the graves of all old
soldiers lying buried IN the many GENE
terleS within radius of four or five miles,
while the afternoon was reserved for so
honorlng the memory of those soldiers re-
lhlSihg III the town cemeteries, The mem
hers ot the post together with three firing
squads from the Delaware College cadet
ranks proceeded at . o'clock to the
Episcopal burial grounds and then
10 the Methodist cemetery at the
other end of town both of which graves
were covered with garlands by the q, AR.
members while the cadets fired salutes
After The ceremony an address appropriate
to the day was delivered by the Rev
Adam Stengle of Port Deposit in Red
Mems hall Al through the Town bunting
was displayed and suspended across the
street ~ many places Because participa-
tton IN the exercises was not COMPULSORY
only about % cadets took part whereas the
three full companies were counted On to
parade and fire salutes These three squads
deserve great praise for their Soldierly
marching line appearance and precision
~ yolley firing Is well as for the patriotic
feeling displayed in giving up their Holt
'"iN " lSslsl III ItlutTlIlB nDlOf to the
memoryof the country's dead. The SQUADS
We're under command Of Captain r X.
Martin and We're composed of Cadets Ed
mondson, Frick, E0ulk Handy. Ellis
Plumb, Mckinsey. Walton, Tharp, Jones,
9illis, Putt, killey, Richards burton,
kellam, Brown ouncll, Harper. Kerrand
Armstrong, Several Of these named above
are academy students
Yesterday morning Minnehaha Tribe Of
Red Men together with members OF the
ofiler from surrounding places attended
the Methodist church in ii body to hear a
SPECIAL sermon delivered to them BY the
pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Duhadway. Tho
church was crowded and the service was
very interesting
President Harrison, who was given an
informal but enthusiastic reception Mere
on saturday morning as he passed through
on the b. 4 q. railroad To Philadelphia
again passed through town on the sill d.
IN. express for Washington. Again orlife
crowd collected around the Presidents
nrlyaite, car, bit he was evidently fatigued
with his day in Philadelphia and did not
appear on the platform Of the car.
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Elm TON.
specIal CORRESPONDENCE 81 Gnzette and Journal

special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
ELKToN, Mn, May SIS. w. Day, form
erly of the firm of Day & Bro. basket
makers Of North East, died Saturday morn
ing of consumption, aged i3 years, He
was appointed inspector in the Baltimore
custom-house by Collector Marine last fall.
William NJ. Tyson, a farmer of Singerly
while driving two horses 10 farm wagon
with his feet resting on the double tree,
had his left ankle broken by kick from
one of the horses.
William NJ. Singerly, owner of the Elk
ton Stock Farm, has sold to his brother,
George A. Singerly of Philadelphia, the
roam mare Katherine s., record, 2.211, by
Messenger Chief, dam Forest Maid by
Forest Vermont.
The cornerstone of the Rosebank Meth
odist Episcopal Church was laid this after
noon with appropriate ceremonies in the
presence of large assemblage. The eere-
monies were conducted by the Rev. Isaac
j. Wood, pastor of Zion Methodist Epis-
copal Church, assisted by the Rev j. f.,
Bryan Of Rising Sun, who preached the
sermon.
Mr.. Ambrose G. Richardson, native Of
Caroline county, but who had resided i'll
day, at 81. Ioseph's Hospital, Baltimore,
from complication of diseases. He was
in the 62d year of his age.
Sagwa, the chestnut PAGER, formerly
owned by Samuel b. Foard Of Elkton, but
now the property of a Mr. Henderson of
Philadelphia, has been placed in the hands
of X. Il. G. Crouch to get him ready for a
stake race Of 81, 500, to take place in Phil
adelphia in July. Sagwa has a record
Of 2254.
Detective Ottey, a detective in the en-
ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and a resident of Media, has been
presented with handsome revolver by j.
4 d Ia nh or1a nfp ppiJ
county, whose wife was murdered in bed a
month ago. Mr., 0ttey was detailed to
work up the case,
William freeman and John Earl, two
colored individuals Of this town, became
evolved in free fight ON Main street
| about O'Clock last evening After Earl
had succeeded whipping Freeman the
| town bailitf arrived and, Freeman realiz-
| ing his danger made for the creek, which
| he succeeded in swimming across and thus
evading the officer
4 5-year-old son of William Grant of
! Cherry Hill had one of his legs broken at
the thigh on saturday by being thrown
| ont of a team.
Marie Primrose, aged about years and
daughter of l.. J. Primrose of Philadel-
| phia, died ON sunday evening at the resi-
dence Of John I. Brown of this town Of
! pneumonia.
Constable ". J.. A. Foster of Port De-
| post, who gave himself up to sheriff J. A.
| boyd, after shooting William Pumcr in a
! fight. at Port Deposit, last week, over the
division of money for the recovery of a
stolen horse, waived a hearing to-day be-
| fore Justice a. j. Scott of Elkton. who re-
| quired Foster to give $500 bail for appear
| ance at the September term of court.
Foster furnished bail, and was released,
Pumer, who was shot in the shoulder, is
| out Of dapgeri and will recover.
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Special Correspondence Of 1azetteand journal
GEoRGETowN. May 2s.-Last evening
Franklin Lodge No,12 A. H. A, NJ, gave a
reception To the families and friends Of the
members. The lodge room was very neatly
decorated with flowers, and in the armory
under the lodge room, where the spread
was laid the tables were very tastefully
spread-thanks to the ladies' Music, sing
ing and conversation during the evening
made the affair enjoyable TO all. The Wor-
shipfnl Master, Joseph L. Cahall made a
short speech Of welcome. Those present
were Charles G. Stockley and wife,
Charles i. Tunnel and Wife Charles L..
Moore and wife, II. A. Polk and wife,
Charles I. Purnell and wife, Charles r.
Jones and wife, John i. Thompson and
wife, Elijah Ryan and wife. Richard Cou-
ter and wife, j \. Hrillenherg and wife,
Robert G. Houston and wife, John w.
Messick and wife, Wilbur r. Tunnel and
wife, John II, Short and wife, William H.
Boyce and wife, Hiram Short and wife,
the Rev g w Wilcox and daughter. Al.
Il. Polk and Miss Belle Donovan, George
4. Messick and Miss Matte PurnelI.
Mrs. Benson Mrs, b. 5, Rodney, Misses
Minnie Brown Of Seaford, Nellie Moore,
Mamie Messick, Winnie Jones, Lydia Win.
gate. Mamie Tunnel, Jennie Benner. Ethel
AlhnrY, Sadie Rawlins NJ Rodney, Lucy
Hill II Butler, Ethel NAPLES and Delnna
NAPLES Messrs, William s. Davis, Charles
w. Cullen, John :, Sines, William ! Thor
oughgood, Joseph l., Cnhall, William W.
Vincent, Paynter Frame, r. A. Rosen-
baum +. W. Rosenbaum Henry
II. Day, Everett hickman, Kendall
i. Wingate, Horace ], Hickman,
c. Edgar Millen, Dr. o. H. l,obin-
son and Mr.. Marsher Of Racine Wis.
Al ~ o'clock the company was invited to
tho hplftN fra tsra In
Strawberries and coffee Was served. After
the company had returned to the lodge
room there was music ana singing, after
which al repaired 70 their homes. The
wives, daughters and sWeethrarts Of the
members We're well pleased with the lodge
room aud the wives say they won't quar-.
rel with their husbands any more for
staying at the lodge a little late, two even
lngs n the month, and the sWeetheArts ii
the bachelors say they will not upbraid
them any more for being absent on Tues
day evenings. Franklin Lodge has new
life and iii the past twelve or fifteen
months the membership has been in,
creased from about fifteen or twenty to
hftytiNe or sixty.
The stockholders ofthe Delaware Mary.
land x Virginia Railroad Company met
here in regular annual session yesterday
The USUAL routine business was transacted
and the old board Of directors re elected
with the exception that ,lohn Walter smith
of Iron Hi was elected to fill the yancanGy
caused BIZ the death Of Senator f. X. VIII
son, and DE Nathan Pratt of Milford was
elected to till the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of lanes NJ Hall of Milford
GEoRGErowN, May 3W-The clC sing eXer.
cSes Of the public schools of this town
we're held Thursday night and last night,
ewing 10 The storm the audience on
! Thursday Oiult WINS small but Ia u ttiuht
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Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
CENTREvILLE, Md, May3l.-A company
of over 800 persons, many Of whom were
white, assembled at l.arrimore's wharf,
on the Corsica river, one mile from Cen
treville to witness the baptism Of four
colored persons, two males and two fe-
males. This is the first regular baptism
by a Baptist minister in many years and
great interest was manifested. The APP
proach 10 the beautiful point selected for
the immersion suggested campmeeting
All kinds of vehicles lined the roadside
Hundreds and hundreds of spectators
came on foot. The Rev w r. Savory Of
Mount Bethel Association, Va, conducted
the services. This is the first immersion
ever seen by q majority Of the people and
is the talk Of the community.
Mr.; Dukes, living on the farm of VIII
MGR Emory, was making fence on Satur-
day, and while driving stake with his
axe his 2-year-old child came up behind
him aud received the backward stroke of
the axe just above the eve. The child was
knocked senseless. To-day it is better and
will recover, The escape was miraculous.
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GRANp IND pErIr .JrRoRS.
Drawn for the June Term of the Unite,
States District Court.

lbftWn AUF tnt tunt lefm III tnt united
states District Court.
Jury Commissioners S. Redmond
Smith and Willard Salisbury, Esqs.
drew the following panels on Tuesday
afternoon for the grand and petit iuries
of the June term United States district
court which conyenes Tuesday, june
9th:
GRAND JURORS.
Wilmington - Robert McCaulley
Preston Ayars, John r. Carswell
James O'Donnell, Henry d. Hick.
man, Joseph L., Carpenter, Jr.,
Malcolm Hood, colored, Sewell D.
Scott, Luther w Palmer, Horace First
George W. Humphry, William p. Nor
tom
Brandywine hundred - Isaac N.
Grubb, Henry NJ Barlow.
Georgetown--Alfred Pepper, G. Ed
win Bacon, George Hatfield.
Gumboro'r-James s. Donoway.
Cedar Creek-George w. Risler.
Nanticobe--Josiah Prettyman.
st. Georges-Samuel Warren.
Duck Greek-J. w. Denney, Alfred
II. Hudson.
PETIT JURORS.
Wilmington henry G. Mahaffy, John
j. Gallagher, Lewis f. Adair, Charles
Frismuth, John Pugh, Stephen S.
Southland, Jr., John S. Grohe and Edgar
A. Finley.
New Castle-Eugene Rodgers and
George Moore.
Mill Creek--Lewis Thompson.
White Clay Creek-H Henry L. Church
man.
Appointments. Henry Hanlon,
John Lind.
Pencader-John 7. Dayett.
Red Lion-T Thomas Reeves.
Duck Creek William T. Lavender.
East Dovcr-lIughett L. knight.
West Doycr-Dr. John NJ Downs.
Broad Creek-John II. Graham.
Seaford-Eli r. Sharp.
Georgetown-Geor White.
North Murderkill--Jacob j. Brown,
Robert z. Dunn, Joseph Gruwell
South Observation-Disclosures Hardesty.
North West Fork Richard w.
Cannon.
Indian Siver-Albert j. johnson, Will
liam Perry.
Little Creek William ]. Rolfe,
Olander " Wootten.
Gumboro'-L I. Hearn.
Mispillion = Hezekiah Harrington,
George A. Laws.
Cedar Creek-John Bennett, James H.
Deputy
Willard Salisbury, ESQ, acted in the
place of Henry X. du Pont, Esq, who
was detained home through sickness.
In the case of Juror Malcolm Hood it is
understood to be the first instance of a
colored citizen serving on the grand
jury.
Two Of the jurors drawn-Preston
Ayars for the grand jury and John
Pugh of the petit jury-haye been dead
for some time.