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Middletown transcript., 1895-10-05
Old stone walls.

When the country was new, many
farmers put as much stone as they could
into walls for their fences. These were
deemed much more important then than
they are now. However great the salts
faction when the wall was built in
thinking that it was fence forever, the
time has come in some places where the
stone wall is nuisance. Its material
is all there, but the work of reIaying it
and of keeping it in repair is greater
than the interest on cost of most fences.
Besides the stone wall is harbor for
weeds, and it often is q refuge for
skunks, weasels and other farm vermin.
On most farms tho best use of the old
stone walls. is to build easements for
barns or cellar walls, Or in the under
drains. Good drains can be made from
stone alone, or after laying the tile a
layer of stone may be placed above
them. coming to within foot or SO
from the surface, SO the stone will not
likely be ever in the way Of the plow.
American Cultivation.
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Aaritultural.
OF Interest
ITO Fa ners

The peach crop of 1898 was worth
to the people living within seven or
eight miles of Milford an even hum
dred thousand dollars, if the increased
deposits in the first National Bank, of
this town, may be considered fair in
dication. Then the crop for the vicin-
ity Of Milford was more than half a
million baskets.
This year the crop was not half SO
large, but the proceeds from it are
about the same. During the season
just closed 900 carloads of peaches
were sent from the Milford station.
These averaged nearly 700 baskets
each, making about 100000 baskets.
Beside these, many small lots were
shipped in market cars, and the two
canning houses of this town used large
quantities-enough, perhaps, to swell
the total to $4,000 baskets. The av-
erage price received was about 40 cents
per basket, which would make nearly
100000.
A few growers have reported aver
ages of so cents and mole, a consider
able number report over 40 cents, but
a few received as low as 25 cents. who
sold to Gamers, while many others got
Letween 30 and 40 cents.
The railroads estimate, made about
July 1st, was 2O,5OO for Milford. This
seems to have been too high, in view
of the fact that large quantities were
brought to Milford, owing to higher
prices paid here, that were grown
nearer Lincoln, Glendale, Houston
and Pennington.
The aggregate sum received from
the peach crop of this section is a very
handsome one, and is appreciated all
the more because agricultural products
are short in yield, and very low in
price.-Ne,os and Advertiser.
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school year. 1t is the first time in the
educational history of New York that
woman has desired such an office.
The duties attached 10 it are most ar
duous as it entails daily inspec-
tion of schools, and the night schools
also have to be visited.
Miss Hogan is a woman lawyer
who was graduated with the highest
honors from a Brooklyn law class of
fifty students in 1898. Mentally she
is well equipped to pass judgement
upon the efficiency of the teachers in
charge of the several department of
the public schools, which is one duty
that attaches to the inspectors work.
The salary is $4,000 year, and is
gradually incre ased.
80
In Harsham, Pa, the Farmers
Club a few days ago discussed the
model girl, and decided what: consti-
tuted one. The opinion the farmers
hold of the ''new woman was shown
by their definition of the ideal dam
sci. She is girl who 'loves and re-
spects her mother and who has the
ability to converse WE'LL"
~
Americus, Ga. boasts woman who
has absolute editorial control of a
daily paper. She is Mrs. Louise Ny
brick and the paper is the Times
Recorder: Mrs. Mybrick's husband is
the business manager.
#x*
Turkey has a newspaper devoted
to the interests of women. It has
just been started, and although it is
at present edited by men. it has some
women permanently attached to the
staff. Fatma Allie Hanoum, daughter
of the late Dejevdat Pasha, and two
other Turkish ladies, who have
earned high reputation in the Mus
sulman world of letters, have prom
ised their support to the new venture.
Besides illustrated articles on fashion
and other subjects especially inter
esting to women readers, the paper
contains local and foreign news, and
gives serial story translation from
the original MS. by Carmen Sylvia.
~
Burmah would be paradise for
the new woman If she could be in
duced to emigrate thither. The Bur-
mese women are. according to a re-
cent writer, the freest on earth. Men
and women are equal. Both share
inheritance alike, and women, like
men, inherit absolutely. No trus-
tees stand between woman and her
property, and when she marries no
transfer is made. She keeps her own
property, her husband his. He has
no legal control over her actions at
all. She does not sacrifice her family
name in marriage. Property acquired
with her husband is held jointly in a
legal partnership. Burmese women
go into business just as the men do.
When marriage occurs, the woman
will go on with her trade, the man
with his.
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THIS MONTH FOR A VACATION TRIP.
Il wonder why farmer does not
set aside $50 each year for use in trav-
cling" writes leyel-headed contrib
utor. 1t will be money we'll expended
during couple # weeks, seeing the
sights with the good wife. Perhaps
you "can'5 afford" any vacation, let
alone spending $50 on it. Well, per-
haps you ..'can' t tafford'' to live! What's
life for if we are not to enjoy itp Get
a neighbor to care for your stock and
work that must be done during your
absence, if you have no one to leave on
the farm, and do as much for him. A
title nsighborly Cooperation will
make vacation possible that other-
wise might seem out of the question.
Some season it would be wise policy
to spend week In busy city, not Wis
iting friends, but paying for each priv
ilege. Such change would be bene'
ficial alike to mind and body. The
show of poverty and suffering of those
who cannot or will not forsake the
city for the freedom of country life,
will be as opportune as the glamour
and show of fine horses and equipages
and the many attractions. Every city
is oyercrowed.
Make the change of scene in your
vacation as pronounced as possible.
Change is rest, as Abe Lincoln used to
say when after splitting rails all day
he went to saving wood. If you live
inland, go to ocean or lake; the sight
Of the eater, the air, the baths, will
do you wonders of good. If you live
by the water, 60 inland, or 10 the
mountains.
Wherever you 60, take life easy.
Rest. Don'ttry to see everything. Take
your comfort. The farmer is a typi-
cal American when he travels; he
wants to do everything and see every.
thing for the least possible time and
money. Do less and see less, but be
more thorough. Observe how the peo-
pie live and work. Note that all ID
not gold that glitters and that every
section or business has it's disadvant
ages.
Such a change, even if only for day
or two, lifts the farmer and his family
right out of the rut. And they US.
ually return to the farm not only re-
freshed, but better satisfied with the
homestead than ever. This is big
bright world, but there's no place in
it like home, A report in a grange or
farmers club from two or three WHO
have spent vacations and small sums
in this way would make a meeting of
great attractiveness and interest Amer
ican Agriculturist.
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For over Fftv Years.

An Old and well tried remedy.-Nlrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
for over fifty years by millions of mothers
for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the chill sof-
tens the gums, allays all pains, cures ind
collie, and is the best remedy for Diarrnoea.
Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by Druggists
in every part Of the world. Twenty L ve
centsa bottle. It's value s incalculable. Bs
sure and AK for 1rp. Wipslou's Hoothine
Syrup and Sc 20 Other kind
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q m. a m. O m. p m. p m

| Daily. Daily except Sunday
| "a stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north. or take passengers for
points south of Delmar.
''f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal.
''i'' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
/ town and points south.
IT. Stops to let off passengers from points
south of Harrington.
, New CASTLE AccoMMoDATIoN TRAIEs-Leave
s.l3, Ills, a. m 2 50, 3O6I5, SO, M, week.
days. Leave New Castle 6 80 M. and 10 l9p
m, daily. S.3l, 945, lI.G a M, LIS. 5 SO 49,
| 72s p. m weekdays.
| Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. M,
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
| and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
| DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. r.
| stations 1916 a m. 625 pm. week days Returning;
train leaves Franklin City 5.52 and 8 30 q. MI,
weekdays
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague (vsa
steamer) 2Ol p. M, weekdays Returning,
leave Chincoteague Az a. M, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Le-wes
at lO.46 a. m 6. .25 p. m weekdays Returning
leave Lewes7.S5 a. M. OF p M, weekdays.
For Berlin, leave Harrington IO46 a. M, and
6.5 p. M, weekdays. Returning, leave Berlin,
6.59 and II 81 a m, week days
Leave Harrington for Rehoboth 10:46 a. m.
anu V.~o y. Wttk-UdyS. fteburniDSy leQVe
Rehoboth 7:18 a. m. and $50 p m. weekdays.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT r. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 9.25 a. M, and
525p M. week days. Returning. leave Centre
vills 7.4l a. M. and so p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE R. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 9.45 q. M. and
540 p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
6.55 a. M, and 43 p. m. weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRD r. K.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations Ii % a.
NJ. week days. and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays 1901 m. Returning. leave Cambridge
6.0 a. m. weekdays and on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays 2.42 2p. m.
CoNNEcTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clayton,
with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad. At Har-
rington, with Delaware Maryland & Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge 4 Seaford
Railroad: AT Delmar, with New York, Phila-
delphia 4 Norfolk, Wicomico Il Pocomoke and
Peninsula Railroads.
s. M. PROVOST, General Manager.
]. Il. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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B. & O. Railroad.
Schedule in effect May 12, 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE,
WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.

| OCuCoult III cucCt May Il, 1880.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE,
| WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.
| tor Express trains.
| All trains illuminated with Pintsch light.
| New York, ,Week.da 1905, 7,30, 1880, 1910,
New York Sundays, t3.0S, ts.SO, 1910 Iii sj
a. M, 1906, t532 t7a2 tl1.6O, p. m.
Philadelphia, Twenty-Fourth and Chestnut
Sstgeeetf q o weekdays fa % iyISa S % 5S s $780, 75
$50, loOo tffl.oo' p M M ' 49, 'sN'-' ''''' '''-'
Sundays 1905, 6.27, 1880, z:s5, $50 ts4o, tIl.s5
s 20, 1000, tllOO, p M.
Philadelphia, Twelfth and Market Streets,
weekdays, 1906, $780, 1890, tlO.s5, a. m, t7s2
Philadelphia, Sundays, 1906, 1880, tl1s5, a.
M, t7.s2, tll0o, p m.
Chsstsr e b ., Weekdays We a;6 tSo5 555 6G, t7s0.
1906 sS5 i55 i5.ss $50, tssa s,io I'll p m
Chester h Sundays, tso5, s2 1872 sS.
i' So s; ND i6oo sIiOo i p SUo m. s'' l'S $50
159, t3 Of p. M, Sundays, *.S0, 1855 M, ts 08
Cape May, weekdays t6:27, a. m, tl:50, tS O8
Sundays, 1890 a. m.
WEST ROUND.
Baltimore and Washington, weekdays, t4.20
7.02 1S47, I'll 05a. M, 255, t207 303 taos, f525,
1913, IS Dt8.5S, p: m. Sundays, t4.20, 702 iS.47,
and nav way sys stations alto @ 7 a. No. g s
Newark, Del, weekdays, t4.2O, 7.02, 1871,
III o5 am, tl2;55, sos, t5@, 7s5, 1920 fs.5s,
lI255, sos, t5.25, f.$5, ls.a fs5s,il.l6,p. m.
Pittsburg, weekdays, t8.47, q. M, f6 l3 o M
Sundays *S 47 a m IS 25 pm.
oineIaSs tan and st. I Louis, as ila s. ea'y ny; .ss
F. New Se, p Orleans via Bristol and cbattapooga
tSa, p. M, daily. Through sleeper to New
singerly accommodation, 7.O2, a. m, s.oS, 1856
and II: TO- p. m, daily.
Landenburg accommodation, weekdays,
7.02, 1880 a: M, l.52 and 5.25 p. IN. Sundays,
9.3O, a. M, 5.25, p. m.
Trains leave Market street station:
For New York, weekdays, tolls, p. m.
For Philadelphia, week days, 810, I'll 50 E
9. M, 90, t5l5, 945, p. m. Sundays, $40, am.
For Pittsburg and Chicago, daily t5l5
For Baltimore. weekdays, $50, a. M, 800
For Landenburg and way stations, week.
days $50, 10 25, a. M, 2, Sis, p. m. Sundays,
Leave Philadelphia, Twenty-Fourth and d
Chestnut streets for Wilmington, weekdays,
tS49 g. al5 ISIS, $50, tIO IS, 1l.so, a. M, tl24
$50, ESQ iL1s, is.S, io.iS and lis, m. - s'
20, t7'4s,tSs i0i0 and 1i.s5 p m.
Streets, weekdays, ts.ao, t75ss tio.is, q. M,
3. M
Telephone, 1893.
:. Rates to Western points lower than via any
q O. sCULL, General Passenger Agent.
B. B. CAMPBELL. General Manager.
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Nervous People

And those who are all tired o ut and have
that tired feeling or sick headache can be
relieved of all these symptoms by taking
sHpodlAaSarsaparilla. which gives nerve,
mental and bodily strength and thoroughly
purifes the blood. 1t also creates good
appetite. cures indigestion, heartburn and
dyspepsia.
Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy in
action and sure in effect. Csc.
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Magical little granules-those tiny sugar
coated Pellets of DR.. Pierce's-scarcely larger
than musta rd seeds, yet powerful to cure-ac-
tive, yet mild in operation. The best Liver
Pill ever in vented. Cure sick headache; diz-
illness, constipation. One dose. Whole vial
25 cents
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY
FOR THE
Cotton States and international
Exposition,
ATLANTA, GA.
ATLANTA, GA.

The Southern Railway operates nearly five
thousand miles of road in eight of the South
| ern States and its lines enter Atlanta, Ga,
| from five different points of the compass.
Washington, D. G, is the Northern Or Eastern
| terminus of one of its lines which is operated
in connection with the Pennsylvania Rail-
| road, ''the standard railroad of America
between New York through Philadelphia.
Baltimore, Washington, d. c., Lynchburg
and Danville, Va, Greensboro and Charlotte,
n. c., Spartanburg and Greenville, s. c., At
| lanta, Ga, Montgomery and Mobile, Ala,
and New Orleans with connections at Sails
| bury for Asheville, Hot Springs, Knoxville
and Chattanooga, at Charlotte for Columbia,
Augusta, Savannah and Jacksonville, and at
Atlanta for Birmingham, Memphis, Macon
and Southern Georgia. Solid vestibuled limit
ed trains with through day coaches, Pullman
Drawing-room Sleepers and Dining-cars.
Time between Washington and Atlanta
eighteen hours, without change of cars ofany
class.
The Southern Railway is the only line
which enters and lands passengers in the Ex-
position grounds, and no effort or expense
has been spared by the management in the
improvement of its roadbed, increasing the
number of its coaches and inaugurating its
own dining car service preparatory to hand
ling expeditiously and comfortably the
heavy travel to and from Atlanta during the
Cotton States and International Exposition,
which opens September Is and closes Decem-
ber 81, 1895.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, from Septem-
ber II to December "a, inclusive, excursion
tickets will be sold from Washington, D. c.,
to Atlanta, Ga, at Sl4 90, good for return 10
days from date of sale.
Excursion tickets will be sold every day
from September 16 until December Is, iuclu.
sive, from Washington at sl9.25, good for re-
turn 20 days from date of sale, and excursion
tickets for the entire Exposition season with
final limit of January 7, 1896, will be sold from
September 16 until December 15, inclusive, at
s26.25.
Map folders furnished and Pullman Sleep
ing car reservations made upon application.
]. NJ. BEALL, Il
District Passenger Agent,
80 South Third Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
]. M. CULP, w. A. TURK,
Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt. |
Washington, d. C.
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The German Evangelical Protes-
tent church Of North America has q
nembership of -, 15e. divided into
b2 societies and owning 81 churches
Eelued at &; -, 80
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No, Maud, dear, we never hear dol
any one catching hay fever from kiss
ing a grass window
81 thought you were going to learn
to love me, he sighed. "Have patience" "
she returned, calmly. Il propose TAX
ing that matter up just as soon as ]
learn meat pies and pillow-shames."
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dry, and these should be provided in
good season. The average farmer can
not afford to maintain animal heat by
feeding grain, aDd with the dairy cows
that is especially true.
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One advantage of dairying in con-
nection with other farm work is that
1t aids in securing regularity. To
make the best success, the feeding, the
milking and other work should be
done regularly; and this tends greatly
to the promotion of regular system
In all that needs to be done.
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r1iddletown Directory.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
RANKS.

President-G. w. w. Naudain; Secretary
w. s. Letherbury; s. 8. Holten, Charles II
Howell, Geo. v. Peverley.
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Good bedding is an important factor
in keeping the cows and their quarters
clean. In order to make sure of a
good supply, it is well to look after
and stow away what is needed in good
season.
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These Oats,afe said to be as hardy as
wheat, and will stand as much cold
when well established. Sown during
Angus and September they will make
good growth before winter sets in
and will furnish excellent grazing, dur
ing late fall, early spring and open
spells in winter, without injury to the
grain crop afterwards. Will yield on
good ground 70 to 100 bushels per acre
oats weighing 35 t, 40 pounds per
bushel..
.75c per bushel
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Our Wonan's
.....Colurnn

SS Katie Hogan
has applied for
the position Of
Assistant Super
in t en- d e n t of
Public Schools
of New York.
The present in
cumbent's term
does not expire
for anoth e r
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. Q. Y. A. M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, I. Q. O. F.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at s O'Clock.
Damon Lodge, No. II, X. of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhor1er's Hall at
s o'clock.
Major John Jones Post, No. q, G. A. r.
Meets every Friday night in Town Hall at
o'clock.
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night In K
of P. Hall.
Union Lodge No. 6, A. o. U. w., meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
Lord Delaware Circle, No. 16, Brotherhood
of the Union. Meets 1st and Sd Friday, Nc
Whortcr's Hall at p. m.
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0ne VI the most important items ia
making winter dairying profitable
IN making TIE COWS comforta BILE.
ataal6s should y reasonably warm
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Peoples National Bank.-President, DR.. j.
". Crawford Cashier, Geo. d. Kelley; Teller,
w. G. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets first Fri
day night of each month in Hose House.
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Citizens National Bank.-President, Henry
Clayton; Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, l.:
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
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-, .uN ,drs'l
Whether it is best to feed the COW
while she is on good pasturage must
depend on what feed is worth and
what butter or milk is worth. Where
bran or oil meal or corn meal can be
secured at low price, while the milk
and butter can be marketed at a good
price, it is often advisable to do SO.
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CAPITAL. $500. 100000.
Surplus and Profits S119.7S2.OO
SecurityTrust and Safe Deposit
Company,
6l9 MARKET ST., WILMINGTON, DEL.

MONEY UNEMPLOYED or waiting invest
ment can be made to earn you Interest If de-
posted with this company.
INTEREST PAID on deposits of money as
follows: 2 per cent. on deposits payable on de-
mand, by check, same as banks; ~ per cent.
on deposits payable after 10 days notice; per
cent. on deposits payable after 80 days notice.
Special rates for large sums to remain for a
year or longer.
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts
Of Ladies, also to those of Executors, Admin
istrators, Trustees, Guardians, and Receivers.
The Company acts by authority OF law as
Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Receiver
and Agent, and executes trusts of every des-
cription.
Correspondence solicited and full informa-
ton furnished concerning any branch of the
Company's business Satisfaction guaranteed.
Send for pamphlet.
BENZ. NIELDS, JAS. B. CLARKSON,
President. Treas. & Sec.
w, p. BANCROFT, JOHN s. ROSSELI,
Vice-Pres. Trust Officer.
BENJAMIN Nields, JOS III. Chandler, MD.
Philip Plunkett, j. Davis Sisler,
James A. Hart William NJ. Field,
Henry +. Dure, Charles E. Fritz,
VIM. p. Bancroft, Archibald A. Capelle,
VIM. J. McClary, VIM. r. Brinckle,
John r. Tatum, Samuel G. Simmons
John Pilling. may.1ly
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MIDDLEToWN, DEL. OCT. s. 1895
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DAIRY STOCK NOTES

Good COWS are an important factor
in the dairy; but it is well to remem-
ber that the highest development for
producing milk and butter is antagon
istic to the highest development for
producing beef, and if a good COW ex-
GELS as dairy animal she will fail as a
beef'grower.
The herald., 1895-06-11

to an officer. and after he had been placed
in the county jail he told the story of the
shooting to several OF the turnkevs. To
one OF them he said that he called upon
Lawson at his office. requesting to see
him few moments privately. When
they were alone he told Lawson that his
wife had inst died. He said that he was
hard up and in need of money. AS soon
as he requested the detective to let him
have some, Lawson turned upon HIN
with the words: "You id s.
what do you want?" Then he got up
and hauled off as if to strike Kenneth.
but before he had the chance to do so
the latter pulled his gun and shot Law
soE three times.
kennett's Frleuds
Numbers OF kennett's friends hastened
to tender him thei. sympathy and SER
vices. Among the first were Deputy Con-
stable Ed b. Beecher, who worked up the
cases against the Roscoe robbers and who
dropped his friendship with Detective
Lawson owing to the alleged crookedness
of the latter in the notorious Etzler ousi-
ness and such prominent attorneys as
J. +. Conroy, Henry 7. Gage. Ben Good
rich Len Harris ana large numbe of
southern gentlemen familiar with the
excellent family from which the prisoner
comes.
An instance OF the faith they have in
the man is the statement of J. i. .Conroy,
formerly of st. Louis. who has known
kennett since hoylood and was almost
as one of the family at kennett Castle,
the great plantation family seat on the
Mississippi below st. Louis: 81 am par
aIyzed by the sudden shock" said that
gentleman last night, because | have
known the family almost as though one
OF them. He comes of the very best