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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
DEATH OF THOMAS v. sAVILIE.
He Was Prominent in Church Circles and

He Was Prominent In Church Circies ana
weli-known and Active Politician.
Thomas w. Saville, who has been suffer-
ing for the past week from a severe stroke
of paralysis, died Friday, night, at $50, at
home, No. 1l20 West Sixth street.
The deceased was born April 4th, lS4s,
and was the son of James Z. Saville Of this
city. He has lived very active life and
has always been before the public either
as an energetic churchmsn or equally dill
gent politician. He was one of the organ
izers of the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church and during the ministry OF the
Rev. Isaac NJ. Haldeman, who is now the
pastor of the most influential Baptist
church in New York city, was one of the
strongest supporters of that clergyman.
He has always held some official position
in the church either as choir leader or
Sunday-school superintendent.
He was not whit less active and promi-
nent in the politics of the city. At all times
an ardent Republican. he served his party
with the strictest fidelity. He acted for
some time as secretary OF the Republican
assessor and in 1880 became deputy col
lector of internal revenue. He was also
superintendent of the Old City Hospital.
The deceased was coach trimmer by
trade and was in the employ of the McLear
g. Kendall Company.
The funeral from his late residence
No. 1920 West Sixth street, was largely
attended, Tuesday afternoon. The
services were conducted by the Rev. W
F. Bainbridge, d. D., of Delaware Ave
nue. Ba|.tist Church, of which the de
ceased was member. Representative
from Wilmington Lodge, No. l, A. o
U. w. took charge. Interment was al
lSiyeryiew cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

Wost Cnester hecoru luesuay.
William j. Morgan died at his home
on East Washington street, at $50
o'clock Monday evening, after an illness
of lung trouble of six weeks. He was
65 years of age and leaves wife, who
was Barbara Davis, two sons, Charles
H., tailor, and William H., cutter for
Hardness & Dunwoody, and one daugh-
ter, Laura, typewriter in West Cbes-
ter. Mr.. Morgan learned the tailoring
trade in Coatesville, and lived there
until 1875, when he moved to West
Chester, and became cutter for James T.
Mullin, in the store now occupied by
Esau Loomis, on West Gay street. In
1887 he moved to Wilmington, Della
ware, and was engaged as cutter for
James I. Mullin g. Son, in that city.
About two months ago, finding that his
health was failing, he returned to West
Chester. He was u, very quiet and in
dustrious man, and his many friends
will be sorry to hear Of his death. He
was member of Goddard Lodge, No.
1888, f. & A. NJ, of Coatesville, and his
funeral will be in charge of the frater-
nifty, possibly in the immediate care of
West Chester Lodge. Interment will be
made at Greenmount cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
LITTLE BABY ATHLETE.
Three-years- Charlie witsii Scales a
Two-story Ladder, and All Alone Clam
hars nm nhn Roof of a HouBe.

Three-years-old Charlie Witsil Scales n
Two-story Ladder, and All Alone Clam
bers on the Roof of a House.
Last Tuesday afternoon little Charlie
Witsil, the three-years-old son of Charles
Witsil, No. 302 Rodney street, began a
tour of investigation of the new houses
his father is building on Rodney below
Third street. Unnoticed and with no
help he mounted two-story ladder
leaning against the side of one of the
houses and then clambering over the
cornice reached the side of his aston
ished father who was watching the roof
ers at work.
How the tot managed to Chamber over
the cornice from the top rung of the
ladder is problem Of wonder this mo-
ment to Mr.. Witsil and also to the car
penters and workmen employed on the
building.
The latter had on different occasions
warned the child off from these efforts
at dangerous athletic feats, but any.
thing comparing in peril to this had
never previously been attempted by the
child and no one ever supposed he
would think of anything of this kind
1t seems that the child has no idea oi
| fear of any kind.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

CLARKsBuRG, w. VA, Oct. GA rear.
end collision took place near here yester-
day, on the Baltimore g. Ohio railroad,
between two sections Of the Barnum IL
Bailey circus trains. A dozen persons were
hurt, half of them seriously and one
fatally. The dead man is Frank Everett
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Those injured are: George Gilmore,
New York city, injured internally, may
die; Robert Mellon, New York, hip and
thigh badly bruised; j. =. Frederick, Allen
town, Pa, leg smashed; Harry Marshall,
Plttsburg, ribs broken; Nathan Morrill,,
New ork city, legs broken; Charles Mills,
jaw broken; E. r, Richey, Honesdale, Pa,
spine hurt.
All the injured were sent to Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore. The train was
running in five section. The first section,
going on an up grade was running about
three miles an hour when the second sec
ton, light train. came around curve at
25 miles an hour, and without warning
crashed with terrific force into the rear
end of the forward section, which was
made up of cages, with four sleepers in
the rear.
The last two cars were telescoped and the
| inmates were awakened from their sleeI
by being violently hurled to the front ol
the cars or pinioned in their berths.
None of the animals in the cages escaped
PrrrsBuRe, Pa, oct. 2S.-The Baltimore
| g. Ohio vestibule train which left Chicago
at 8 o'clock last evening, ran into an opeI
switch at Gallery Junction. on the Pitts
burg g. Western division Of the Il. 81 o., 9
miles west of Pittsburg, at 7.3o o'clock thi
morning.
The engine and four sleeping cars wer
derailed. One of the sleeping cars wen
over an embankment. Although man.
| ne he, ittFnnah frnnN the Hnnr
and windows of the train, no one wa
seriously injured.
A wreck crew was sent out from Allie
gheny to replace the train on the track
The train will arrive in Pittsburg abou
A noon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
FINE FARlIING RECORD.

What Was Accomplished by tho Tenant
Farmer on the Sharpless Farm, This
County, in Twelve Months.
In regaGA to the Sharpless farm, 150
acres, partly in Mill Creek and partly in
Christiana hundreds, the story is told
that the tenant farmer paid to the own
ers the sum of $4,000 cash, his three
fourths rental of the land from October
of last year to the present month. He
retained $1,000 cash his share of the
profits of $4,000 from the land for one
year.
His rental conditions were three
fourths of the crop, to be paid the
owners, the latter furnishing farming
implements, stock and seed. This is
cited as an instance of unexampled sue
cess in farming in this county. He sold
milk in Philadelphia. 1t is stated thai
the farm is one of the finest in the
county for grass. Most of the money
was made out of milk.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
NINE HoURs A DAF.
Street and Sewer Directors Issue an Order
Governing City Employees.

Governing City employees.
The Board of Street and Sewer Direc-
tors at their meeting on Tuesday issued
orders that the men employed by the
department shall hereafter work nine
hours day instead of ten. The men
will receive only nine hours pay, as
naturally expected. The department
came to the conclusion that little work
was accomplished in the tenth hour on
account of darkness, and accordingly
the last hour was dropped from the
string. There are about 200 men now
in the employ of the department.
William Lawton, William Bright and
Eli Mendinhall were before the board
and asked the directors to aid them in
repairing the banks of the Cherry
Island Marsh Company. The marsh is
now covered with water, and the people
are complaining about it. Mr.. Lawton
claimed that the city was interested in
the matter and should help to repair the
banks the same as on the south side.
The same request was made OF the
Board of Health. The departments will
| look into the matter
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

The new extension of the city railway
company down Fourth street to Eden
Park was in operation yesterday. From
beyond Third street bridge to the park
will be for the present by horse car. AS
soon as the electric connection is se-
cured across the bridge the poles will
be wired along the new roate, which
will then be part of the city electric
system.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

Several Wilmingtonians will attend the
reunion of the Ninety-seyenth Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, Saturday, at
Coatesville.
Workmen are repairing a cave-in of the
street on Shipley street between Fourth
and Fifth. The damage was caused by the
recent rains.
Tuesday Judge Wales issued an order
to sell the libeled cords of poplar wood
lying at the Pulp Works wharf. II was on
the barge Bowen and the sale will be made
to pay the captains freight charges, which
had not been paid by the owner who is a
Virginian.
A pleasant reading social was given
Monday afternoon at the headquarters of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, No. 100 West Eighth street, An
other will be given Saturday afternoon, at
4 o'clock. when the convention of the
national w. Q. 7. U. will be discussed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
"PoLLY" ROBINSON rs DEAD.
He Died Alone in His Cabin, Near Marke
Street Bridge, Tuesday.


John Robinson, alias "Polly" Robin
son was known in and about this city
go years ago. He was tailor by trade,
and half century ago ranked among
the best in the city. He afterwards
manifested love for the water and
Joined the lot of the fisherman. He
followed the water the biggest part of
his life and found it source of much
enjoyment. A few years ago he lost
his position as tender of Market street
bridge.
He then built cabin on the edge of
the Christiana and moored it to pile
in the marsh. He became infatuated
with the cabin and surroundings and
previous to his death expressed desire
to be buried near the peculiar abode.
He contracted an illness a short time
ago, and from that time he grew pale
and haggard, until his life was des-
paired Of. Tuesday morning he died.
The body was removed to the home Of
his son, from which place he will be
buried.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
olerl, reaster ana one nu,ter Sales.

Clerk of the Market Seth Feaster has
caught number of dealers with short
weight butter on their counters. On the
clerks demonstration to them that the
pounds of butter they offered as such
were short in weight, they promised to
notify the creameries with whom they
dealt of the shortage. Mr.. Feaster took
no further action on this promise. Yes
terday, when he made the test, the but.
ter was full weight.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

Charles |. Kent and Miss Meta du
Pont Gilpin were married last Tuesday.
The ceremony was performed at the
residence of the brides father, Edward
r. Gilpin, No. OH Washington street,
by the Rev. Charles L. Murray. Lee
Sparks was groomsman and Misses May
Bets, Bessie Thomson, Nellie Kent and
Anna S. Gilpin were bridesmaids. The
ushers were Samuel Middleton, Eugene
Bush and Merrill Thomson. The house
was handsomely decorated. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kent went on tour.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McCausland gave
a reception last Tuesday evening at their
residence, Greystone. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lawton, Mr.. and Mrs. It. ]. Talley, Mr.
and Mrs. George II. Mccall, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Clerk, Mr.. and Mrs, Edmund
Mitchell, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. DeHaven
Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Davidson
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. White. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

Ex-Police Officer Charles Broomall,
who is now employed as motorman
by the Wilmington City Railway Com.
pany, while adjusting some machinery
of car No. 102 Tuesday afternoon, was
severely shocked by an electric current.
He was able to resume his duty, how.
ever.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
A Cow Killed by a Nail.

W FubF Nllublul lNuuVlu 7 Wv31uJs
DIR. Joseph II. Chandler of Centre
vile, Del, lost very fine COW few
days ago from injury resulting from
swallowing nail. She made in the
summer 10 pounds of butter per week,
and Mrs. Chandler is greatly grieved
over her loss.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
Appalling Nature Of the Battle
Greek Calamity.
KILLED BY FIRE AND WRECK
Human Beings Slowly Burn
ing to Death.
A MASS OF CHARRED CORPSES
Some of the Bodies May
Never be Identified.

Full Extent of the Terrible Railroad Ac-
cident at Battle Creek, Mioh.- h.--Twepty-
six Killed and Twenty-four Seriously
Injured - Narrowing Scenes as the
wretched Victims Burned to Death--
Arrest of the Engineer and Conductor,
10 Whose Disobedience of Orders the
Collision is Attributed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Oct 20.--Seven killed
and more than 10 severely wounded is the
report from a wreck to the fast mail train
of the Illinois Central railroad, bound for
Chicago, at Otto Junction, about midnight.
The report cannot be substantiated as yet,
on account of the extremely poor telegraph
service at that point and the general igno-
rance Of the Illinois Central officials as to
exact results of the accident. Enough is
known, however, to call for the services of
all the physicians that could be obtained
in the city to go TO the wreck at once.
A partial list of those injured in the
wreck is as follows: Mrs. S. s. Stayton.
Wichita Falls, Texas, side and hip hurt;
Mrs. q. Il. Brown, Newton, ILL.,, hip and
ankle dislocated; j., w. Brown, baggage
man, Chicago, foot mashed; j. NJ. Marley,
Plano, lower limbs badly injured; S. b.
Safer, Fisher, ILL.,, internal Injuries; Mis-.
G. l.. Little, Chicago, back and hips in
jured badly; j.. d. Davis, Flipper, Ca,
head and side injured.
CRASHED INTO FREIGHT.
The meagre reports are that the north.
bound fast mail crashed into freight. The
engine, mail car, baggage car and one
coach are reported totally wrecked and
| some of the passengers on the sleeper in
| iured. The crew of the mail car usually
| consists of four clerks. The baggage car
is combination, one half being used for q
smoking car.
THE coMPANY's OFFICIAL REPORT.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 20.-The Illinois Cen
trail officials in Chicago give the following
version of the wreck at Otto, small sta
tion near Kankakee Ill.
As the fast mail came rumbling int
Otto, there was no sign of danger at the
station. Just as the mail train approached
the curve Engineer Smith saw a black
string of coal cars heavily loaded anC
drawn by ponderous freight engine
round the curve, speeding toward the mair
line, Both trains were converging toward
the same point. 1t was too late for ethel
| of the trains to be stopped.
There are discordant stories of the kind
of efforts put forth by the engineers
Some insist that Engineer Smith, seeinl
his only salvation in getting by the union
of the tracks before the great freight coul'
pile upon him, increased his speed to thu
greatest power. The same ones insist tina
the freight engineer tried to stop, but coul'
not. But the trains hurried on towar'
each other. The engine of the mail ha'
passed the junction point and drawn
several cars ahead when the freight engin
crashed into the mail train at the angle
completely wrecking two coaches.
INA LONELY LOCALITY.
At the point where the wreck occurre
the fast mail is usually running at abou
40 miles an hour, and 1t would be almos
miraculous if q larger number were nc
injured than are reported, as the train
usually filled with passengers going Z
Chicago. The wrecker and relief trai
left after 1 o'clock. There are no house
within half mile Of the scene and bu
, few until this city is reached, and tn
wounded can receive but little caro-.
~ The ll-fated train, No, 2. is q fast ma
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
An Accurate Report.

The South Omaha Daily Drovers Journal
with weekly and semi-weekly editions),
published at the Union Stock Yards. South
Omaha, Neb., should find it's way int the
hands OF every stockman, farmer, feeder,
fancy stock breeder, ranchman, grain
dealer aud shipper in the west. 1t is well
and carefully edited by men who make it
their business to study the market and
write it up in an intelligent and absolutely
impartial manner. No other paper in the
west gives as good and complete market
Journal, and no other market paper pub
fishes matter of a miscellaneous character
that is so well suited to the needs OF those
in who's interest it is published; and the
Drovers Journal is the only paper in South
Omaha that furnishes all the important
| teIeeraphic news. while it is news" six
DAYS ~ the week. The Drovers Journal
has a larger circulation than any other
live stock newspaper and market reporter
10 the west, and it is the very best adver-
Using medium where it is desired to reach
farmers, stock raisers, breeders and dealers.
The subscription price OF tine Daily
Drovers Journal is $500; SINH weekly
200, and the weekly $1.5O per year; and
you can get free sample copy by addressing
The Drovers Journal Company, Union
Stock Yards, South Omaha, Nebraska.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
A Taxpayers Protest.

To the Honorable Board of Trustees OF
County:
Please allow me to call your attention
to the following: In our school here the
management is at present very unsatisfac-
tory. The children that are ad
enough to read in the first and second
reader are allowed to attend school only
half of the time. Those in the first reader
attend in the morning only, and those in
this second reader attend in the afternoon
only. Thus they are forbidden to enter
the school room only hall of the days
school, and furthermore, Upon consulta-
ton with the principal OF the school he
positively refused to allow the above
graded scholars to be instructed by any
teacher under him, only as above stated
one-day at a time.
The reasons given for this singular treat
| Kansas, and that owing to the large mum.
Der of scholars in attendance the teachers
were unable to instruct them all at the
same time. Now, we are paying a heavy
tax for our school building and the sup
port of our school in this district and con-
sequently our own childred are driven
away from the school to make room Tor
children from adjoining districts.
Please give this your early attention,
and also allow me to suggest that. IL neces-
sary, to employ more teachers SO that
every scholar wishing to be taught may
have free access to the school room a full
day at a time.
RESIDENT oF DISTRICT No. i.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Pursuant to provisions of the constitu-
tion the board of county commissioners
meet this Sth day of November, 1898.
Present John McCourt and p. Saunders,
commissioners, w. H.. Kelly, clerk.
There being two members OF the new
board present, viz: E. p. Chandler and H.
o. Wareham, the member OF the old board
concluded to turn all matters over to new
board for their action.
The third member, w. s. Perkins not be-
ing able to be present, the member pres
ent organized temporarily by selection of
Mr.. Z. p. Chandler, temporary chairman.
The bids for furnishing twenty tons Of
coal at court house were opened as follows:
G.. W.. Hunter, SLAB per ton; Sol Lutz.
$3.50 per ton; VIM. McHugh, SO; Conway
a. Shaules, Sc.
Bid OF G. W. Hunter accepted, coal to be
delivered within thirty days.
Bills laid over from regular session and
contract bills allowed as follows:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

Are your children subject to Group? II
SO, you should never be without a bottle
OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t is a
certain cure for Group, and has never been
known to fail. II given freely as soon as
the croupy cough appears it will prevent
the attack. 1t is the sole reliance with
thousands of mothers who have croupy
children, and never ~disappoints them.
There is no danger in giving this Remedy in
large and frequent doses, as it contains
nothing injurious. Fifty cent bottles for
sale by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
MONTANA NEWS.

The White Sulphur Springs H~usbandman
says that place is without a jeweler, and
that there is "A first class opening for a good
workman.
Judge DuBose has appointed c. NJ. Lam
ming county commissioner of Choteau
county, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Chas. W. Gray.
The Montana Knights of Labor will hold
an Industrial conference at Butte COM
mencing on Jan. Is, 1891. All labor or
carnations in the state are invited to send
delegates.
j. II. Prosser of Great Falls has filed n
suit against the Montana Central railroad
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
District Court.

The district court did not meet until
Wednesday morning. judge DuBose not
arriving until Tuesday evening.
The case OF Northern Pacific r. R. vs.. F.
E. Wright. treasurer of Fergus county was
passed for term.
Maloy VS.. Caulfield, dismissed as settled
out OF court.
State VS.. Walla Field, set for Thursday
morning at ten o'clock.
State VS.. T. j. Johns called and following
jury i~mpanelled: Geo. W. Hunter, w. ID.
jackson, j. NJ. Campbell, d.. H. eagle. J.
w. Bender. F. J. Cameron, W. E. Doores,
JAS. Dempsey, n. C. Brockway, j. r. Coo
ley. T. j. Cooper and A. Hopkins.
Attorney MCGOWAN filed an Information
for burglary against Lily Matthews OF
Maiden.
Court is not expected to last but two or
three days.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
The Genuine Round Oak Stoves.

Go to the Montana Hardwa Co. and
get one of the GENUINE ROUND OAK
HEATING STOVES. They guarantee
them to give out more heat with one-hali
the amount OF fuel than any other stove
made. They burn either coal or wood.
These toves rave never been in this part
OF Montana before and if you wish to
secure one this season you must come
quick as they are selling very fast.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
Notice Of Assignment.

Notice is hereby given under and by vir.
tue OF u deed OF assignment to me, made by
WIN. w. Dewitt, on the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1898. and duly recorded on said
day in the office Of the county clerk and re-
corder of Fergus county, Montana, l have
taken possession Of all the property, both
real and personal, of the said VIM. w. DE.
Witt, and that l will as such assignee pro.
coed to collect all outstanding accoun
and notes and sell all goods and merchan-
disc, and apply the proceeds thereof to the
payment of the debit of the said VIM. w.
Dewitt, under the terms of the said deed
of assignment.
BENJAMIN w. POOLE,
Dated Sept. Is, 1898. Assignee.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
Notice to Taxpayers.

Tax receipts will not be issued on PER.
SONAL CHECKS until same have beer
forwarded for collection and advice of pay
ment received. This requires from one t6
two weeks and parties paying taxes with
CHI, cks on distant towns should do so in
ample tim to permit of their collection be
| fore December LIST.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

The fall of the year Is a trying season Tor
elderly people. The many cheerless, dark,
dismal days acts depressingly, not to say
injuriously, on both old and young. o
is the time to re- enforce the vital energies
with Ayers Sarsaparilla-the best of all
blood medicines.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
For Sale.

ing house 2Ox24, also fence around prop
erty. Good garden and water. Property
near Ouellette's place, east side. Will be
sold cheap for cash. For further informa-
ton enquire al this Office.