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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
Prohibition Oanrp.

Riverside Park at Snow Hill, Md, was
full of people Monday night. The prohi.
bitionists have begun their five days cam D
meeting. The grounds are iilu minated by
multitude of lanterns hanging from tho
cypress trees. and the rays of the moon
fall on the waters OF the Pocomoke 40 ID
hoats by the camp. Rev. A. g. MowDray
OF Elkton, was the orator. Music waa
furnished In abundance by the Ceciian
Cornet Band. the Emerson Quartette and
Rev. Ralph V. Coursey. OF Whatcoat
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Snow
Hill. soloist of ability.
Yesterday afternoon a mass meeting
was held at which Rev. Robert Watt OF
Wilmington. former pastor OF Wnatcoat
Church. snow Hill. made the address.
At night Rev. Dorsey Blake took the
spsnkerr stand. Thursday night Rev. II.
4 Coursey VIII express his Views.
Saturday afternoon another m ass meet
ing will ba held. MIR. w. Frank Tucker.
the candidate for attorney general will
stir ths voters up. The campmeetipg
is not one az ordinarily understood.
There are no tents and people do
at the appointed time and enjoy a social
afternoon and evening.
Riverside Park. the place OF the moot.
ings. Is comparatively now. but has very
good accom- IN odatione. A part of the
grounds is utilized as base ball diam ond
while the other ls a grove. About the
center stands a small two story house.
with double portieo. From the upper
part tho speakers address the audIenca.
Seats are arranged for he audience. Tho
park IL situated on the bank of tho POGO.
moke river, opposite Snow Hill, and. wi tn
Its water front. is an excellent place for
gatherings OF this sort.
The pfohibtionists In Worcester coun ty
last year pollad 5b4 votes and they clsi IN
that thsIe will 6e an II o case this year :
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
s,rce,- and srNer..

The Strsat Hnl Sewnr Directors last
night determined to collect Es7 504 as due
them by the Eoarl of Haalth The
amount is made up of thf SO Il for
sewer liens and S2g T25 A for
eurblng, pnvlag etc. Tho latter
bills hnye bean on the books etnon 1857
and the bills for sewers since 1891 The
bills wore turned over to the city collector
with instructions to collect according 10
law.
The collections reported wers. SAera-
tary $50 l2; clerk of tho market el8l as
city ahKtneer sl3AB ihn balancp in rauii
was reported to Ire ! l76 :l5 81. The Hoard
OF Health seht Il 60 communication concern
ing house which should Da drained into
sewers aud I'm secretary wts ordered TO
reply that thu connection of a house with
sewer was a matter for tho nroperty
owner and no compulslan could be ussIi
by the depart maut. Eufb was ordered sat
on Cedar strtal from Maryland Avetlue to
the Railroad and ths iirhndy Granite
GomnnnY WIS gwen the contract to sup.
ply the one.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
rnnouan rnn nslrEo KING % N
Dr. smith ana Professor Porter Make the
"Trip on Their wheels


Dr. Frank E, Smith Of this city and
Prof w. A Porter of the spring Garden
Institute. Philadelphia, have returned
home from bicycle tour throughout
England. Ireland. Scotland and Wales.
They spent three weeks on their wheels
and during that period visited many Of
the principal resorts OF thOse countrles.
Cork. in ireland WINS the first place OF
interest visited, Blarney CASTLE was gone
through. From there they rode TO Dublin
Crossing tho Irish sea to Liverpool. aPun
was made to historic Chester.
There and at Howgate they attended
services In the Cathedral. At Howgate the
stone. a son Of Englands grand old
; man."
Stopping on the roadside to rest they
saw William q, Gladstone and his wife.
They We're riding aioag In q carriage and
the toufists lifting their caps received a
oheerY good morning. His country
scat was visited and the grounds inspect.
ed. They then started back to Chester.
Eton Hall. the home OF the Duke OF West.
minister, waa visited and the men crossed
Wierha n. In the graveyard OF Giles
Church they saw the tomb of Elihl Yale,
the founder OF Yale College.
Hurrylng along they went through
Shrewsbury. Worcester. stretfofd on
Avon, Dunkirk. Coventry. Oxford. Winsor.
st. Annes and London. where the wheels
wera put anay. All tho points Of inter-
est In the towns were visited.
A short tour through France was made
and on August 81 the visitors eailed for
homo. They secured their meals and
rested ct nights at the country Inns
and coaching houses ard were royalty Gu.
tertained.
DIR Smith and Professor Porter aver
aged b0 miles day. Tho roads were
better thRn any In this country aud the
hills long and steep.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
THORNTON ARRESTED
Clever Capture by Deputy Sheriff.
Gillis and Ratledge.
THE BRUTAL ASSAULT ON LYNCH
Hcth. h.Hrathers. RIu.t Answer at she Uppsy
conr, For tho Attempted Murder
Of n Young Man.

II has teen customary for years for the
young men to iocats in the evenings on
the bridge below Rising Sun. On May 26
last there were several young aaen there.
among whom was Cornelius Lynch. d
high respected young man OF 10 yearq
oil aRe. While returning In company with
two others to nis home by the shed along
the railroad tracks some one called out,
lis that you Lynch
The latter replied In the affirmative and
Immediately Patrick and William Thorn
ton rushed from the sned, knocsed him
down and kicked him ana stamped on
him. The companions who were with
Lynch were thundsrstruek with the treat
ment given Lynch.
sGene and told the Ihorntons TO stop a.
they then had beaten the young mon In
sensible.
Palrics pulled paling of tho fence and
threatened to as5ault Cunningham. The
latter pulled revolver from his pocket
and threatened to shoot the brothers n
they would touch Lynch again They then
Lynch was rem owed to his home being
still unconscious. DIR. Henry A. Stubbs
was sum moned and 1t was only by good
medical sktli and kind treatment that
LyDeh'e life was saved. E
Patrick Thornton was arrested then and
held In $500 bail for the upper court on
the charge OF assault and battery Within.
tent to commit murder.
William left home and succeeded In
evadinJ arrest until yesterday when he
was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs GilIis and
Ratledge at the home of James Lehan, Oh
tho Banning Road. near Wooddale. Mag.
lstrate McWhorter In speaking of the mat.
ter today said that during the time he has
been away that some one kept him aoi
quainted with the movements OF the Mag.
istrate's office.
When he was about TO 20 to Chester
Philadelphia and other places Thornton
was aware OF the notification to the poict
within an hour from the time the tel egram
was sent.
Finally q new warrant was pia sed In the
sheri1r's handle and yesterday the two
deputies drove to the farm house above
stated. As they drove into the yard they
saw Thornton jump up from the dinnes
table. One deputy was quickly ut shs
back door and another at the front door.
When they asked where Thornton was.
they were Informed that he wns not there
The deputies did not take any bluff but
walked into the house. and after few
moments search found MIN seoreted In O
closet.
Thornton was placed under arrest.
brought TO this city and given a hearing
before Ma gistrate MoWhortsr last night.
In default OF $1,000 ball he was com mitte
to jail to appear at the present term of
court.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
Hnper 0rfornrn.

The 175th HnnIversary OF the orRanlza.
ton OF Upper Octorara Presbyterian
Church. north of Oxford. is being cele.
brated today. Originally the conereaa.
tion was known 40 salisbury, taking tho
name OF tue township w which the church
20 i9eased. Tne pionAa- ureacher to those
who worsnlpped In the rude log church
was Rev David Evans. who came from
delaware, tho congregation at that early
period being Included In missionary set.
tlements. Mr. Evans suppiied the church
until March, t723. when aev. David Magill
was appointed and supplied it until his
death. Feb 10 l724.
1he maine Octorara flret appears upon
the minutes OF New Castle Presbytery In
lI2l. The prefix Upper" was given about
i7a1 to distin suish it from Middle Octora-
ra Gnnrch, IN Lancaster county. and Low.
or west Nottingham Church, IN Ceoil
county. Maryland, originally called
or Octorara."
The first regular pastor OF the church
was Rev. Adam Boyd, a native OF Bnily.
mena. county Antrim, Ireland.
In l7al his church was divided into two
parties by The tOld Side and New Side"
controversy. sss,ar The New side portion:
I organized tho Second Congregation Of
Upper Octorara.. They erected church
on the David Parke farm over which Rev.
Aeafe Sterling was pastor from ratio
1868. Throughout the div ision MIR. Boyd
continued his relations to tie old oh urch
Inc divisions were healed la l7BS and the
two churches OF Octorara became one
Rev. William Foster was on October 10
l78S, ordained and installed pastor of the
United Congregation OF Upper Octorara.
Soon after the reunion the congregation
enlarged the church, the second one. IL
was OF stone and erected during MIR.
Boyd's minisiIy.to about double its orlgi-
nal capacity. Mr.. Foster continued pas.
tor urtil hls death, September 30, 1850.
He was Jealous patriot and during the
Revolution the British found htm so OBJ.
noxious they planned an expedition to
capture him. but failed.
Rev. Alexander Mitchell was the next
pastsr, serving from 1885 to i796, The
congregation was supplied by presbytery
fran 1906 to 1910. Rev James Latta was
installed pastor OF the church In 1911 and
continued Tor 40 years. During his Office
the present church building was ereoted
In lS4e. Tho house In which he died had
been the residence of ministers of the
gospel for l20 years at the time of his
death, lie successors wele Rev. James
Croweli 1s5l to 1857; Rev. AIexande er Reed
1857 10 1864; Rev. john j. Pomeroy 1865
to 1875; Lev. VIM. b. Reed. 1875 to 1873;
Rev. James A. Marshaii and kev. Matthew
q. Woods.
Rev. Thomas R. Mcdowell. the present
pastor, has ofliclated since the spring of
burg and one at Sadsburyvi1le. The pres
ent number OF comm municants Is $50 and
go scholars ompose the Sunday Schools.
The present church building has been
improved and remodeled. The grave
yard has been enlarged by the purchase
OF additional land The oldest tombstone
carries the date l734. There are eighty.
OF tho Revolution. war OF 1879. Mexican
war anu the civil war
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
In the Days Before Sugar.

Once upon time, when there was no
such thing as sugar-loyers of 1ollipops,
only think of it-bees wero of much great
or value than they arc now, for honey wns
thon the chief If not the only sweetener,
and wax was largely used in tho making
of very fine candles for affairs and royai
banquets. Some of the laws of old ireland
SO green and of gallant little Wales dealt
with the subject of bees, which shows how
important as well as industrious were these
busy insects. Every owner of bees was re-
qnired to distribute some of his honey
among his neighbors every third year.
WhyP Because his bees had gathered their
honey from the opening flowers ON his
neighbours lands. There was nice sense
of Justice for ysui And some there are
that would like TO sec it applied all round.
syen In the present day.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
ElN AEHa,

RICHARDs0N--on tho morning of the lst,
Hannah W. Richardson, In the nth year OK
her age.
Rel tivesand friends are invited TO attend
the funeral, to meet AT ber late residence, on
Fourth day. the ath instant at 10 a, IN. In
torment at Friends' burial ground, Fourth
and West streets.
6lLLESPlE-On September ard. iSs5 Jane
wife OF John Gillespie, aIeh 40 yea 8.
Helat.yes and friends are invited TO attend
her funorul from the residence of her hus-
band. No. luf Poplar street on Friday morn
ing AT . o'eock. Mass at st Mary's Church.
lntorment NJ Cathedral Cemetery
SlMPSoN-ln this city. on the end In slant
OTIS b., son of Ellen and the ltte w. q.
simpson uEod 20 years.
Relatives RnG friends, also apprentiC es of
the u. q H., JolEera' shop are invited to at
tend the funeral strtices at the residence Of
his mother, Ill North jackson street, at 2.3t
O'Clock, Thursday Hftel noon. interment AT
Wilmington ana liraudywine cemetery.
Philaduphih and Chester papers please
copy
CoLE-0n September tho 9rd. 1895 George r
Colo Infant son OF Eliza and Andrew Cole
aged Ave months
Funeral Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
from tie residencG of his parents No w
Spruce street. Services at the house. Inter
ment at Riyerview Cemetery.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
BIJou TuEATRE.
The ,loon wn. Eclp-ed.

A total eclipse of the moon occurred
Inst night, beginning at six minutes q. IN.
ami finishing at one hour and weight
minutes a. m. The moon entered the
shadow at eleven o'clock precisely an d
emerged at 2.54 O'Clock a. m, THIS eclipse
began In the western section OF Europe
and Africa and extended over the Atlantic
Ocean and parts Of North and South
America and the eastern part of the
Pacific Ocean.
In general way every one understands
the cause OF an eclipse OF the moon; yet
the esrlhs shadow, which Is responsible
for this occasional darkening of the
moons face, being under ordinary Ctr
cumstances invisible Chat Is. II we dare-
gard the fact that we are within It's limits
every night). II requires considerable
effort OF the imagination to realize the
eXlalence OF thls shadow, and a still great.
or effort to picture to ones self exactly
what 1t is like. Think OF IL as simply a
section OF space from which the light OF
the sun has been shut oil by the interpo.
eition OF the earth.
Since the sun Is much larger body
than the earth. 1t shines partly around the
earth, and this Invisible shadow" is,
therefore, cone shaped, coming To pnint
at IA distance from the earth nearly four
times the distance OF tho moon. Its
apex always points, OF course, In dlrec-
ton exactly opposite tho sun, and could
We see this shadow as 1t passns nightly
across tho sky, we should see that it trav.
|. els exactly In the SUMS path.
Did the moon travel in the snme path as
the SUM muat inevitably pass through
| this Illuminated region-tbis ahndnw-
once In every N montb AMI mnet suffer a
total eclipse; but In fact II travels in a
path of It's own. and, uauaiiy lin about
seven rounds OF the hesvens out OF elght.-
II steers quite clear of this shadow, which
lies IN the suns path.
But twice in each month the moor
crosses the SUMS path, and il Is whom she
| Is In these parts of her course that an
eolin=ela liable to take ptaee II the shadow
| happens at tho time to be at or near one
OF these crossing pDlnts the moon mus
run he gauntlet of IT, She may pass d, 4
rectly through It, suffering a total sclipse
or, II the shadow Is AT some little distance
from the crossing (nst more than twelve
degrees) She may oRls dip Into it's elGe
ana Tho eelnse VIII be only nnrtlal.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
q. A. Il. Fnranla,nsnt

The official G A, Il. speetil train for
Louisville. Ky, VIII leave Tho Delaware
avenue Station OF tho Il. d q. Rai4rond al
u 55 .. M, SUI da5. September s The
o. pnItmeut o0mmHn,ier. past junior Vice
eommBndar.imehief, Tie stall OF the de.
parinent commander ana rom seventy
five TO one huHdted eX soldiers and citi-
zens OF Wilmington VIII leave on this
train.
The train will be u fast sestibulsd spe
cla consisting Of day coaches and Pull.
man sloapers and en- route will pns5
Though baltimore Washington. Harper's
torry along the Potomac. through Mar
tlnsburg, cumberland. Grafton. Ginri=
mt and thence II Louisville.
IL turning thetB Will Le a choice of three
rpaIes, vim Parherehurg and Grafton, Co
lunLus anu Bslinre or Columbus a.a
fIttshHrR. Tho rate is as A. for tho
round trip. Tickets are goud to return
until Dotocer U ineMsivb Tne places
thr ldgh which the train passes are his=
tore and tie scenery unsurp passed
Speping car Derlh can be Reserved by
Applying to Captain Z. b, Ayars at the
Custom House. OF ii A. Ntier. pasHe:srnr
sRfnt, Delaware Avenue Station. IertEa
hoitiing Two persona viii Oa - maklnE
tie cost per person ~ This Is the oalt
ohieiul train ls wing Wilmington.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
SuclEIY N0IEs.

Dx Howard NJ. Ogle and wifo are atop
ping at the Windsor. Cape May.
Ris aon Rev. Tnos D. Jester 10 visiting
kIm.
Mesars. Irving and Lester Rlggs are yis-
}tina nj Townsend. Del.
Mr, George W. Tweedy 10 Waiting his
daughter at Westviile. N j.
AiinA Fell Is The guest of the Misses
&taehway OF Upland. Pa.
Miss Orie Pool has been visiting friends
III Chester.
Mar Anna Walker has been visiting
friends at Chester.
Mr.. and Airs. b. r. RobeIen are stop.
x iux at the Lafayette hotel. Cape May.
Allss Mamie Woodrow has returned
home from yisit TO Fernwood. Pa.
Miss Jennie Lancaster OF Fernwood 10
the guest OF Mrs, William Hail at Green
vile.
Nathan Y. Jes sr the olde ct resident in
K Birmingham township. is quite SICK AT his
homo at Dtlworthtown
william Heecock has been visiting
frienus at Marcus Hook.
MIR. ]. y. Beecher, OF No. 825 Wsst
Fourth street. is spending three weeks at
sAtiautie City Tor the benefit OF HE health.
MIRA George I. Porter and dnughte r
Tnnnie have returned home from salis-
bury. Nd, ana Allen, NJ. after very
Pheasant visit
Mr.. John II. Weaver, Jr.. and a lady
friend had .,,.ud success Grabbing on the
pier at Bellevue station ON Tuesday after
noon.
Tha bivalve to perfection gain.
Four months has strtven well;
Sep;em Der first he graduates.
And this his college yell:
X we in IT.
Yes, we II
0yster stew. Oyster stew. Rah Rah. Rah |!
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
tsnr,lin,r F,ue,I.

The session OF the Municipal Court this
morning was short and sweet and ther
ives not one man charged with drunken.
ness.
John P. Springer and the Board OF
Health agreed to settle the matter be.
tween them by Springer abating tho
nuisance and the case wa y continued for q
week.
John Cook entered the West End Park
yesterday and used Insulting remarks
toward Mrs. Annie Reynolds. He was
fined SD and costs.
John Gardiner, who was arrested for
disorderly conduct IN Bayarlan Eark on
Monday. was fined s5 and costs He had
several witnesses examined who ueposed
that he had been dlsOrderly
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
THE MARKETS.

The street markets were we'll supplta d
with everything this morning.
butter sold from % 10 2Se per ID: egrs
II 10 20o por dol; potatoes loc per half
rack; tomatoes ) TO lno per half peck and
poe per basket peppers l5c dOXsn; lima
heaRs $ to l0e per at; corn 10 to I5e ner
duzi yellow tomatoes for preserving. lDc
per hnf peck, Grub appies l5c do; red
pluins ~ at. or soc a basket, containing q
qts; grapes to 10 per Id; sweet potnt oes
10 TO i5e per half peck; peaches 20 10 8 10
DO OF SJeto Sl.25 per basket, chickens Spr
to s phir; egg plants y To so eaeh water
melons IL 10 zoe each; eantaloupes to Be
each or Doc basket; squads soc per pal
ttmb t6u per lb mutton l2e do. Lamen4
aae loz; neiGry Sc stalk; beets DC bunch
honey zoe box. peHs To ljc half peck The
market vas We'll pataon2ed md prices
iiFm.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
ChIne.a 1In.ancrr..

Rev. NJ. NJ. Upcraft of Hakow. China,
wrote to Rev. II $. Oobbins seer tary of
the Baptiat Board of Foreign Missions
Philadelphia Pa. thus IN part:
The cause of the outbreak, he says
was the following circular, lsttibutei by
the Vegatarians:
Notice la hereby given that at present
foreign harbarians are hiring evil cnarao.
ters to ste al small children that they may
extract oil from them for their use. I
have female servant named Li. who has
personally seen this done. l. therefore
exhort you good people not to allow your
children to go out. hope you will act In
accordance with this"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
"lvnsby,.,, Tripto Isenalnn.

II has been reported by different per.
sons that the Washington Fire Com pany
are not going to Reading in Octo ber next
on the occasion of the great parade and
tournament.
REPuBLIcAN reporter today called at
the engine house to see what was the
matter with the "Washy." and Secretary
say that we still have room for a few more
and parties intending to go with us arc
requ Asted to send in their names as soon
as possible. We have meetings every
Tuesday evening and notwithstanding all
reports of this nature this oompany ex.
pects to he largely In evidence and are
going to acgnit themselves as they
always bave done on occasions of this
kind"
Wilmington will be justly proud of the
"Wasby" when her line stnl wart boys fall
into line on the occasion.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
Against The Dos t,rdinanc..

The Wilmington Kennel Club at a
meeting last night expressed themsel
as opposed to the dog ordinance which Is
now before City Courcl. They attacKed
that part OF the ordinance which says a
io2 Ehall be hold by a chain or rope, That
part VII tch related TO a ilog biting a per-
son they believe would not stand In a
court, as IL has been decided that a log is
not vicious until 1t has bitten two per
sons.
The club Is doing everything possible to
rld the city OF its worthless ours but bo.
lleHe II the ordinance wouly pass that the
owners Of valuable dogs would suffee. j.
Ferris Bolt anu Dr. Joseph II. Jetferis were
appointed committee to watt on council
at lts committee meetiug Tonight,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
Another Hotd lin.

Last week one night James 3. Waller. of
Laurel. was held up along tho coast and
robbed The police did not believe the
mans story. The two mon who held him
up were allowed 10 no and nothing since
had been heard of them.
Last night another man was hold up by
two men, robbsd and terribly beaten.
Late Inst night beyond Market street
Patrick Murphy, aged 56. of Baltimore
Md, but recently of Farnhurst was ap..
proached by two mon who asked him for
a drink or the price OF a drink.
On being refuhed they attacked tho man
threw him to the ground. robbed him OF
sixty cents and battered the mans face
almost beyond recognition and left him
lying In a ditch.
The police are Investigating the bold
hold up and hope to DO able to locate tho
men,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
Ralnrd a Conl Bnrge.

The tug William E. Chapman. OF the
Chapman Wrerklng Company. came up
the river yesterday to New Castle fer a
supply of water. The Chapman for some
days past had been at work on the coal
barge. Boies Penrose. The big barge with
lifting capacity of $50 tons raised the
barge yesterday morning and towed her
forty miles up the river. She is expected
in PbIlat,elphia today
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
hattie Bsusht Dolls.

Magistrate Kelley had an eight year old
prisoner before him yesterday afternoon.
hhe was Katie Brown. colored, and Hester
Brown, charged her with having stolen
her pocket book, but from the testimony
1t appeared that the pocket book had been
loat and found 10y Katie. who had invested
the IS cents in dolls, and these she refu sed
to give to Hester. Katie was cautioned
by the Magistrate Rot 10 spend m oney in
the future which she had found and was
then allowed to 60 home with her mother.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04

Real Isstpte News,

Edgar Finley has sold ro Ioaa,b s,.u.
art the dwelling at No. 1903 Washington
street and George w. Hurst and wife
have sold the house No. Cos Harrlson
street to Thos Fl. TlndaIl.
parmits to Thomas Sanforth for repairs to
oio Market street. to Lynn and Phiillps
Tor alterations and repairs to the N. IL.
corner Front and Union and to N A. Grubb
ior repairs 10 6l0 L. Seventh street.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
Eastern League.

At Syracuse III innings)-Syracuse, II;
Scranton, 8. At Rochester-SpringHel
z; Rochester, 2. At Toronto-Wilkesbar
0; Toronto 8. At Buffalo Buffalo, o.
Providence, 4.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
Tho Itiuh on Cn.n..

In the United States Court today testi-
Inony was being taken In the case of the
United States against Luce Broe.. and S.
y. Brown & Co., of Loves. delaware. An
application has been made for an injunc.
tion to restrain the defendants from man.
ufaetnring fish oil.
The defendnnts are represented by
Messrs. w. Finlay Brown. OF PhlladeI.
pha and James Pennewil of Dover while
District Attorney Vandegrift represents
the United States.