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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
THE COAL AND TIE DIAMOND.


A Coal was hid beneath tho CRATE
IT'S often modest merits fate)
Twas small, and SO, perhaps, forgotten
Whilst In the room and near iE size.
In fine cusket lined with cotton,
IL pomp and state, q Diamond lies.
$50. little gentleman In black"
The brilliant spark In anger cried,
Il hear. In phllosophio olack,
Our families arc close allied;
But know. the splendor of my hue.
Excelled by nothing In existence,
Should teach such little folks as you
10 keep more respectful distance"
At these reflections on his name,
The Coal soon reddened to flame;
or his own real use aware,
he only answered with a sneer
II snorn your taunts. good bishop Blaze,
And envy not your charms divine.
For know / boaet u double praise.
As can warm as well as shine.p
d. J.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

W WAshlNGToN, Jan. ls, s,--Probably with a
view to giving scope for the latest ideas in
naval construction, secretary Herbert has
modified the advertisements for the three
torpedo boats to be constructed, SO as to
permit Of the substitution fer steel of any
matal or alloy in hull or machinery. 1t is
understood that the change has been made
at the instance of bidders who desire to
submit proposals to build the boats of
aluminium bronze, Another reason for the
chansc may be found in some recent
French experiments wherein II great say
Ing OF weight was made by the use of alu-
mi DIInI
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

For the Rcpub' lean. ..... ...#
"A certain man drove down from Jerusa-
lem To Jericho and fell among thieves.
who stripped hau OF his raiinent aud
wounded him. and departed, leaving him
half dead.
And by chailce there CAME down q
certain priest that way. and when he Uaw
him, lie passed by ON tho other side.
And lihewise Il Ls,ite. when lls was at
the place came and looked Oh him and
pns&eu by ON the o her side.
But Il certain Samaritan. as no jOurneyed,
came where lie was, anu when he saw hlm,
Ge lad compassion on him.
No1d between the lines and gather
Wisdom.
Then Judas, the betrayed. when he saw
that has mHstct was condemned. Repeated
hlmsoif ana brought agLu the thirty
pieces OF sllvar TO Tile chef priests anu
elders. saying, l have sinucd in that |
have betrayed innoesnG blood. AnId he
cast down the pieces of silver In the
temple. and departed. and went and
harRsd himself
Anan!us and Saphira were struck dead
Tor lying about the money they received.
1t is wonderful how Sin will come to
llrht.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

In order toaeeommoduts the growing
travel between the lsast anu the West and
Southwest via ST. Louis. tho Pennsylvania
Railroad will, beginning sunday, January
20 establish through sleeping car service
on the Pennsylvania Limited betweeu
New York and st. Louis, arriving at st,
Louis at 500 L. M.. aud leaving that point
at LOO +. M.
The time of this tain. being the fastest
In elect between the East and st. Louis In
both directions, tho convenient hours of
departure anu arrival. and the superior
accom- III citations afforded by the Penn.
sylyanla Limited. will no doubt prove
highly acceptable 20 the travelling public.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

Mr.. A. p. Beecher. the Market street
photographer. Is being kept very busy
taking pictures of the Clark Senate, whic h.
when finished, arc to be put In lurge
frame aud presented to MIR. and Mrs.
Richard Patozwsky as a token OF their ee :
teem for the pleasant entertainment giyer
them Oh New Years 1--we al his house,
Eighth and West streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Trunspiring In the Pretty Town on
the Delaware.


Correspondence OF the Republican.
New CASTLE. Jan. 18th.
The single tax mon are up In arms over
the cold reception given to their bill ho-
fore the Legislature By Speaker McMul'
Ian. The advocates OF the bill do not
care what outside parties say about them
3 and the bill, but they olhim that New oas.
tie should he ailo we'd to vote on the ques-
tion II IL 10 SO desired. John A. walls
Iost evening Baid that because he built a
house on one.third OF lot on Delaware
street, bo is obliged to Ray over seven
times as much taxes than before The
house was built
Iie cluims that there 10 Just as much
mud on the street opposite his house as
opposite an adjoining lot. Tho pavement
10 IN the same repair and the street lamp
shines as much on the vacant lot as ~
docs on his house. man with house
pays 400 per cent. more lakes Than Inc
man who owns several lots In the city.
Tho public will yet have the veil OF preJu.
dice removed of thelr eyes aud they Will
be enabled to see what the single lax
means.
TIE ELEcTRIC RAILWAY.
A large property owner said last night
he hoped that the present Legislature
will grant the amendments to the charter
Of the electric railway bill. He feels that
II will be an important factor towards tho
towns progress. Then three feet ON each
pide OF the tracks, which by the way
pould be other Single Or double. would
be paved.
THE CRUELTY CASE.
Tho case Of James Trultt wns continued
until Saturday night, when Mugistrate
Janyier will render decision.
TAKEN TO YOUNGSTOWN.
Isaac G. Anthony who was crested two
months ago for the stealing OF u horse
kud carriage belonging to farmer named
Eerns residing near Newark was yester-
day, as stated 10 the Republican q week
ago taken to the Norristown lnsane AsY-
lnm by the authorities. Between chief
Dolan and his black list. tho pardonlng
power which was monopollzsu by OK,
Governor Reynolds and all other legal
fackets Sheriff Gillis finds the guests at
his stone front hotel getting rather tlim.
WANTS IuRM Al CHURCH.
Rev. L. NJ Nunson. OF mmanuel
Episcopal Church. bns extended an inyl-
. tatton to the members OF Company ii. n.
q. d.. to attend church in body next
Sunday afternoon.
BRIGHT GIRI. TAKEN ILL.
DR.. Black was called ON last evening to
pltend Bess TomaD, the fright little
hauRbtor Of James Is. Toman. who had
been suddenly tsken Ill.
Several mempers were admitted last
night TO the Ancient Order OF Adhesive
hvguilions.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

Now that Saint yaientlne's Day is at
hand 1t would be interesting to know that
nearly ALL the 'oomlD" Valentines now in
the windows are made in Williamsburg
where the work goes on from one end Of
the year To the other. The factory turns
out more than s4o00 0p0of these vale tines
N year ~
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
hhhAers hnu nfpheras
ayeuth and Market 9tropts,

The stock market opened strong at a
general advance under the iEllueHcn OF
,Ile Dullish ten per which Las prevailed II.
ehe week Manhattan was strong under
an Investment demand. gaining over two
Der cent. This announcement OF large ell.
l&aKsments OF gold for tome orr0w's Euro
ipsan steamers are natural by growing
Conviction that some bond issue or ilnaIl.
dial measure Will become q law. Nearly
,pvary stock took up an upward Hight.
Sugar nearly two per cent.
Investment aud Securities yIsidInx
from 4 to per cent
! orders for the purchase and sulc OF
eipcks and Bonds on Commission ozGout-
Nd al Hll the stock eKchuuEea
= Private telegraph wire5 TO New YORK,
Philadelphia, Boston aud Chicago.
Foreign Drsfts and Letters of Credit -
sued.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

For eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware, fair; warmer; west to
southwest winds For the District of Co.
lumbla, Maryland and Virginia, fair;
warmer; light west winds. Generally fair
and warmer weather 10 indicated sast Of
the Mississippi.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

Al Orlando. Fla, there is 10 longer any
question about the powers OF endurance
OF orange trees. They have survived tho
recent levere cold. which gave a tenn pera-
Juro OF l8 degrees above zero
All doubts of their not having lived
through have bsen diepeIled by the warm
weather of the past two days. The dead
leavess are falling rapidly, and In some
Instances new buds ere appearing.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

The Whatsoever Circle OF Kings Daugk.
ters OF Calvary baptist Church will give
an entertainment for the benefit of the
poor In the old Second Baptist Church,
corner Fourth and French streets, on Fri.
day evening, Jan. 15tn at s o'clock, An
excellent program has been arranged. No
admission will be charged but eaon one Is
requested to bring a doDatlon; food.
money or clothing accepted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18


GREAT
HAMBURGER
CLOTHING
SALE.
Read about it.
This great winter Clearing" Sale
inaugurated but week agO Is
increasing TO enormous proportions.
Every day the throng of eager purchasers
increases. and our snles have
Climbed up hi CHER than In
any previous January.
Why So?
Because we have cut the prices on
our clothlng-made the prices
so low that the poorest man
can buy comfortable outfits without
financially iDiuring himself. while
the more prosperous man can buy
and lay the goods aside as good
investment.
STUDY THE PRICES.
They arc charming,
thoy will act as good magnets
to draw
you to Hau burgers.
Choice Of all our $35 and $50 Handsome
Overcoats for s22.
Prince Albert suits, worth 800 s22. sa5.
reduced to SIS so.
Clay Diagonal Cutawuy and Sack suits,
Blue and Black. regular s15 cult,
choice $40.
Blue and Black rough Diagonal Cheyiot
suit SIS and SEQ suit for $3.50
Blue and Black Cheviot and regular
SIS. si4 and SIS suit for $40.
Two hundred fine suits
rough, Blue and Black ohsYiots
Mixed Cassimers and chevlots
all wool regular
$l2, Sl3 and Sl4 suit and
some odd suite Of SIS and SIS lot
choice
$3.50 suit.
All.wool suits
S4.97.
Union Cashmere Snts
$497.
Black Chevlot suits
$i,97.
Regular slO and IS. 80 suits
$4.91.
Storm overooats $i.91.
Storm Overcoats $3.50.
Storm 0vsrooats $3.50.
worth almost double.
Mems NoDby overccats worth
$40 and Oil for 50.
Nobby Oyerooats that sold for
si4 and SIS reduced to sl0.
ard those selling for SIS. so choice
In grand garments, and sold for
SIS and SEQ.
Boys Suits and Overooat prices almost
cut In half.
81 and s5 all.wooi suits reduced to 90.
IS, So, 50 and "a ull-wool suits reduced
TO -.
81, S. 50 and $40 all wool suits reduced
to IS.
$3.50 and 81 allwooI suits reduced to
$3.50.
HAMBURGERS',
900 and 222 Market St
storo closed svoniugs0 0 o'clock. pt
Saturdays.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
Senator ouIlom. Rs-sleetlon As.ur.

SPRlNGFigLD, Ills, Jan. 1s.-The Re.
publican joint CAUCUS to selto5 a candi.
date for United States senator nominated
Shelby NJ Cullom to succeed himself in
the United Suites senate tor th next sig
years. The vote was; Shelby NJ Cullom,
103; George S. Willis, 81.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

trawher--You Look as II You had beon
laid up old man
Sinserly-I hsvo been. announced my
engagement Inst week.
Strawber-Nhy should that lay you upf
Sngerly-I announced it TO her father
life.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
Specified.

Diokoy was overheard saying his prayer
the other evening Mt bedtime In this fash
ion: 30 Lord, bless Johnny and Billy
Holiday aud me and don't let any of us
die. but II any of us has got to die I'd
father it was them. Amen. Chicago
Vrihuna
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

"Yaas, said Mr. Jason, II allow that
women air the sentimental sex, and all
that sort of thing, but We allays noticed
that whom couple git engaged 1T is the
woman that hrst thinks of figerin ont how
they air tc live ON his salary. .''-Indianap.
oils Journal
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

The blessing Of Palestine ia a small fal
con, or hawk, which destroys the field
snice. Were the hawks exteImIn ated the
bunan population would be Obliged to
abandon the country.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

Cape Hatteras took Its name from that
of tribe of Indians who lived In the
neighborhood
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

Co., our enterprielng mllIers, had five
very fine pigs butchered. Millers have
good Digs they say.
Charles NJ. khyder has the agency for
selling several puzzles. Among thom Is
one gotten up by our village blacksmith.
A. s, Ottey. IL is Two puzzles In one. and
will sell for the low sum OF live cents. lie
proposes to sell the four puzzles for 25
cents. and ia 30 Tar meeting with good
eales.
Extra meeting is going on In the Clay
mont Nj, Il. Church under the charge OF
Rev George Il. Wood. The inclemency
OF tho weather ha & been somewhat against
II. YET good time Ia had by those who
attend.
Miss Reba Beauregard is paying q visit
to her friend. Mrs. Green. ut Elwyn, Del.
Co.. Pa.
Our little friend. Annie Lion, Of our
village has been II very sick Hirl, with the
rheumatism, but al this writing is some
what better.
Dr. Agnat Is away on business trip.
ordering more gas for his numerous pa
tients.
Mira. Lurnna Payne. of Wilmingto with
Miss Ella Hance. paid visit to harl 8
Ottey on Sunday last. Also she called to
sec her sister. Mrs A. S. Ottey.
The new iron bridge over the north
branch OF Naamans creek Is completed
and open for traffic.
great deal OF interest is manifested
here over who will be our next Senator.
Lot the ball roll.
Charles W. Ottsy is very lucky man.
ie can make good spring house out bf
his cellar. AL he wants IL Il boat.
We have here In this place young, In.
dustrlous married tnan who can De well
recommended. He want, position as
gardener or trucker or taking cb8rH. OF a
email place OF q gentlsmuU. lie oan lie
engaged at tho shortest notice. Address
Y O. MoCiafy, Claymont.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

No hoys arc allowed to compound auy
OF our prescriptions. None but comps
tent help employed. W. Z. Taylor, Phra.
inacist, 313 KING street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

itching. burning. scaly and crusty
scalps oil infants cleansed aud bealed, and
quiet sleep restored by JOhhson's Oriental
soap.
streets, aud Milier's Drug Store. 4O9 Mar
ket st eet
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

DR. Smma, No. GOD King street, has a
worm medicine which Ia the Dss. on the
market. Try g bottle.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
Highest of all in Leavening Powcr-Latcst u S. Govt Report
R!E!a!l! q! Bs%asgs BRskiaRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE

ABSOEUTEEY PURE

The grand ofilcers of the Knights OF the
Golden Eagle OF thie city went to
ly elected oflcers OF Union Castle No. n.
These are the officers who wereinstaiisd.
Past Chief, John W. Tucker; NobIs
Chief Frederlok Lang; vics-Chief. Harry
Mattltord Sir Herald. Nathaniel Pratt,
Jr,; Venerable Hermit Wm. McDowsllt
Records, B. +. Matuford; Clerk OF Excha-
quer, Geo q. Moflt laepsr OF Exoheq II
T5,S,,t}o0 Ps, e; 2; sWylnaey WnriSsy Basa "
First Guard. Richard Long; Second
Guard, Edw. Curry; Ensign. Bsnjamin
Turner; Esquire. O. T. HynsoD; Repre-
sentative to Grand Castle, ]. Frank Webbt
Trustee. Edw. Curry.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
SATURDAY

will come in with a boom" Of
another lot of Hamburgs and
Linens that are selling SO fast
to-day.
One line of Edgings 3lc,
others at lc and 10c.
Still finer, soft and silky like,
l2Ie, 16c and 25c.
There Is a lot of slightly soil.
ed Linen Scarfs, etc., that have
been put Oh the bargain table,
one lot Sc, another finer and
larger l9c.
Bureau Scarfs, slightly soil.
ed, l9c.
Great many of the above
linens are stamped ready for
working.
You'll find bargains in every
corner; Towels, Ribbons, Tn.
derwear, Goats, Laces, etc.
A visit is necessary to get all.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

Mrs. Nv Hawkins. Chattanooga. Tenn
says. 'Shliohs vi talizer Saved My Life.
l consider 1t the est remedy for o deblll
tated system ever used" For Dyspep
sia, Liver or Kidney trouble 1t excels
Price IS cts.
Sold by N. b. Danrorth, Druggist, s. f. Cor.
End and Market streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
Nj CHELL
Z BASH,
2I9 Market Street,
JANUARY RET AlLlN NG
Wilmington, Delaware.
January 18th. 1895.

ShNVHHt uEt niItNu
Never was SO good at our stora
as this year--the very interest
the people express surprises us
its beyond our expectations.
We've struck the key note--it
says, give low prices--that's
what we are doing.
One thing we're sorry for
We can't supply the demand
Many people go away displeased
think we only had two OF
three of an article to sell al
such a price. If you wo uld
come around some mornin A.
about 7,30 O'Clock, you'd pro-
bably be surprised, and then
know why the bargains are
gone by 10 or IL o'clock.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

A reporter OF the REPUBLICAN, called at
the restaurant No. COZ Madison street last
evening" and CLEANED the above faots
about the mysterious disappearance Of
MIR. Winchester.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18

What Our Children Aiay Expect In the
Nenr Future from the Board of Educa-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-07
SPORTING MATTERS.

Ambassador, the famous stallion,
owned by the Kalamazoo Farming Co. j.,
Kalamazoo, Mich, died last Friday.
Three years ago there was an offer
MADE Of $50, coo for him.
Fred Ely, the clever shortstop of the
st. Louis Base ball Club is in Il
serious condition from cold COG
tractcd and which settled on his lungs.
rheumatism has also attacked his
lower limbs.
An attachment was obtained in New
York Thursday against Robert Fitz-
simmons for -, ZOO by Friend, House
and Grossman, attorneys, for legal ser
vices between January 2lst and Octo
Der Both of the present year.
Thomas Carroll hammer throwcr OF
the San Francisco Caledonian Club,
threw tho S.pound hammer, 2l2 feet
and the 12pounder, 165 feet Dbl inches,
on Wednesday, both performances OK
ceiling previous worlds records.
w. W. Windle took three worlds hi
cycle records from John S. johnson,
Tuesday afternoon, lie lowered the
half mile record form 81 to d8 seconds
one-third mile from % 20 10 30 80
seconds, and the quarter mile from %
to % As seconds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-07
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds hest products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs. .-
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax.
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and 1t is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in Doc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by tho California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, YOU will moi
accept any substitute ii offered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-07
IN GEN en- IL.

Five or six inches of snow fell on FRI
day in portions of Maine and New
Hampshire.
A bell Weighing IL tons was cast in
Cincinnati Thursday for one of the
Roman Catholic Churches in that city.
j. Loewcntraube's roller and ice
burned Thursday loss S2l0 600.
About $50 employees are thrown out of
work.
Six of the enlisted men at Fort Sheri-
dan have joined in complaint to tho
Secretary Of War against the practice
OF officers employing private soldiers as
body and house servants
The grand jury OF the District Of
Columbia Thursday made Il report con-
demning the Government Printing
Office as unsafe, and the lives of the
$500 persons employed there as in
danger.
Irsa Cripps, Il section boss ON tho
Monon railway, laid his neck on the
track in front Of train at RGnnsclaer,
N. Y, on "Wednesday, and was killed.
The reason for his suicide was that his
wife had left him and refused to return.
Mrs. Thomas Knowles and her two
daughters, Kate, aged about 20 years,
and Anna, 10 years, were burned to
death in West Pawlet, VT, early on
Thursday morning, By fire, which de-
stroyed number Of stores and dwell
ings.
Albert Fox, a farmer of Groom
Springs, o., on Thursday shot and
killed his wife, to whom he had been
married only month. and then COM
AL,t
the woman had been immoral before he
married her.
1t is tho intention of the Civil Ser
vice commission Il, submit to tho Pres
ident for approval an amendment to tho
rules which will include in the CLASH
fled service all chiefs of bureaus, divi-
sion chiefs and other officials below tho
grade of assistant secretary.
j. Y. Cruikshanks, lawyer, was
shot and seriously wounded mt Coburg,
Ont, on Wednesday night, by John
Phillips, defeated litigant in land
case. Phillips body was Thursday
found in cemetery lying over hig
daughters grave. He had committed
suicide.
It is officially announced that Mgr.
Satolli will be created cardinal at the
consistory to be held in Rome about the
middle of November. The ceremony
of comforting the bcrctta upon the new
cardinal will be held early in Decem,
Der in Baltimore. Cardinal Gibbons
will act for the Pope.
d Advices received by steamer Evan
dale, which arrived at San Francisco
from tho Orient on Friday, state tha3
GO miners were killed by an explosion oi
fire damp in coal mine near Hankow.
Nine hundred and forty three houses
were destroyed by fire at Nemuro, in
tho island Of lIezo, or October 3D..
Lee Martin, the murderer of Marshal
August Schultz, and the cause of the
fatal riot at the Jail in Tiflin, o., last
Sunday morning, was brought to Tilin
secretly early on Friday and immedi-
atcly arraigned before Judge Melhorn.
When asked to plead to the indictment
he cody remarked that he ''guessed
part of il was true, but not all" lie
will be tried in December. The pris-
oner was returned to Sandusky.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-07
A FArAL wIRE.
James Mclaughlin Killed by an Electric
Gnrrant.

Current.
james Mclaughlin, an employee Of
the Pullman Co., was killed Thursday
evening by an electric light wire which
was lying across the pavement at
Head and Davis streets. lie had Just
returned from Jersey City, where he
had accompanied some cars for the
company, and was going to his home,
No. lilo Davis street. The storm had
evidently beaten the wire down and
owing to the darkness il was not per-
centible. 1t is thought the wire
caught him about the neck and that
death was instantaneous
Three little girls discovered the life
less body lying on the pavement and
George Weldon, who was notified by
them, went to it and tried to remove
it. In doing so he received a shock
which threw him several feet, Tho
body was finally removed and taken to
McLaughin's late home, where his
wife had supper on the table awaiting
his arrival. When she heard what
had happened she was almost pros
trated with sorrow.
Deputy Coroner Chandler was noti-
fled and took charge of the body.
Immediately after tho accident be-
come known the wire was repaired.
II was insulated, but the water con-
Quoted tho current through tho in
sulation.
An inquest was held Friday evening.
The jury decided that his death re.
suited from an accident.