Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-21
PERHAPS ALL IS OVER.
Charter Of the Electric Rail-
way Co. Expired at Noon.
A RESULT OF PoKY LEGISLATION

Coed Prices Realized at Sale Of Horses
and Castle-Death Of Samuel w. Stewart,
an Aged Farmer and Odd Fellow.
schooner stuck In Newiy-rormed
shoal Place.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEw CASTLE. March 81 TO say that /
the directors OF the New Casils--Wtl-
miRton Electric Railway Company looked |
depressed and crestfallen last evening |
would be expressing 1t mildly In spite |
OF all their Efforts to obtain legal privilege |
to construct and operate al electric road
between this clty and the state metropolis
for the accom- mediation OF restless public
and the enhancement OF New Castles real
estate and general interests. ruin stared
their pr ect Ia the fscs. Poky legisla
ton and nm American legislators bad
knocked the company and it's scheme into
a cooked hat although the state house at
Dover had been fairly flooded with
petitions from thoughtful American
athens aud taxpRYers-one petition
being signed by nearlY every voter In
New Castle hundred All these pstitions
aud prayers demanded favorable action
on the part OF the General Assembly for
this company All this hustling on the
part OF the taxpayiug citizens had about
IS much effect on the would-b be politicians
at Dover as 4 request TO elect Wolcott
senAtor would have bin to extend
the time Of its charter aud TO wipe the
overhead bridge smbroglio has been held
up In the House since the opening OF the
session.
To-day at noon the charter Of the New
Castle WILMINGTON Electric Railway
Company expired
Death Of s w. Stewart At Red Lion.
Samuel w Stewart, an aged and
his hly- respected farmer of New Castle
county. and father Of S Atwood Stewart
of this city, died at Red Lion al o 45
o'clock last evening after q brief illness
With heart disease He lost consciousness
on Tuesday soon after nightfall 1T the
home Of his daughter, Mrs d NJ Silver,
and quietly slept until death came
Mr. Ste sart was born In New Castle
county in 1909 spending his early life
in this and the adjoining hundred OF
Pencader When a young man, having
finished a thorough education In the
public schools, he went with his father
To WILMINGTON where they carried OF
wheel wrlghting until his father dice
Ia 1882 Then he returned *
the Stewart farm near Kirkwood, WHERE
he has since lived. although frequently
visitor to New Castle He has been
devout member Of Rcd Lion NJ e Churel
for sixty years and a member OF TIN
order Of Odd Fellows.
Mr. Stewards Que daughter aud tou
sons who survive him are: Mrs Jenni
Silver, OF Red Lion J Franklin, o
Philadelphia; w. Edward, Of Whining
ton; Atwood, Of this city, and A
Crawford, or Philadelphia Fnnera
services will be held on Saturday morn
ing &C 10 so Ia Red Lion Church AM
inteFment viii BE made 81 Glasgow.
Tho Bessie Brown on the Ground.
While outward bound to Boston. wit
cargo Of GOAL, the schooner Bessi
Brown grounded last Tuesday night 0
one OF the newly formed shoals In ia
Delaware river, off Marcus Hook ri
schooner fosted at high tide yesterds
and proceeded without damage.
Horsea and Cattle Bring Good Pisces.
Farmer Fisher SOLD ali his farm stoc
and utensils on his place near Hare
Corner Yesterday, and the good price
obtained for the stock was somethin
remarkable One sorrel horse brougl
WA4ct MuNH . Vs. AlAb 0AiN a TthhN vi
brought 500 T s. Ryan OF this cit
bought = young horse for $43 and h
Harrington bought another one. Al
Fishers cattle brought prices rangiI
from $28 up to $50.
Incidents OF the Day.
The talk Of Senator Robert Han
against the New Castle road tax bill b
caused much amusement here aud It
generally conceded that this Brsndywi
hun dred pioneer knows about rs mu
about this unpleasant situation In NJ
Castle as be knows How TO win" II
senatorial contest
Local gupners ara still having gr'
luck after Wild ducks.
John J Jackson. at the Morveu FIR
Farm near Hsre's Corner, sold out all
farm stock and implements to day q
the sale Was largely attended
r. Topkls win remove on March 20, TO
store above bank building.
Cciumhia Al q "a second baseball te