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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
The Rev. n. NJ. Bartie,ts Farewell.

The Rev. ii. NJ. Bartlett preached
his farewell sermon as rector Of Christ
Church. Christiana hundred, Sun
day morning. A large congregation
was present and much feeling was ex,
pressed. Mr.. and Mr.. Bartlett left in
the afternoon for Philadelphia, whence
they started Monday morning for the
West. Mr.. Bartlett will become the
rector of the missionary parish OF
North Yakima, State of Washington.
AT present Christ Church is without a
rector, ..,.,=...
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
Wilmington CIV Nores.

Mayor Jetferis has received from
Baltimore for redemption two Whining
ton city notes dated December LIST,
1860, for and 10 cents respectively.
This is reminder OF the days when
this city issued notes in denominations
of from to so cents to meet demand
for small change. They were similar
to the notes for small amounts issued
by thu government about tho same
tin,n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The tomato crop of this Peninsula is
short this season, and in consequence
the cannery product of the Peninsula
will also be short. In one cannery
alone there will be 1900 cases less OF
the vegetable put up than there was
last season. IL the crop is as short in
other places as il has been in Delaware
and Maryland the price of canned goods
is likely to go up this season.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The Koran describes the bellies of the
Mussulman Paradise as most delectable
creatures made of milk and musk, but we
opine that their complexional charms
would be dimmed by the luster and beauty
of the fair skin beautfied bv "Glenn's Sui
pbur Soap" Age makes no impression ON
the face to which this enemy TO decay has
been applied. Beware of coun.erfeits. Sold
ny druggists, HILLS Instantaneous Hair
Dye" the least costly Of all dyes in use and
the most effective.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The Cincinnati Glue Co., which pro.
east, has decided 70 locate at Newport
Five acres of land adjoining the
property of John A.. Cranston, between
tho T., W. ~ Il. railroad and the
Christiana, have been purchased and
the necessary buildings will soon be
erected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Isaac g. Saxton, ono of the charter
members of the Washington Fire Co.,
died Thursday at his home, No. 2ll
East Third street, aged 50 years. lie
had been confined to the house for
about six weeks. There are now but
two charter members of the company
living, George II. 7. Simmons and
Thomas Mitchell.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. 25.-Thomas
Willard, brickiayer, while on
drunken spree yesterday. took his SOD.
aged II years, Mary Wilbert, aged L
years, and Merry Gray skiff riding on
the Ohio river and upset the boat;
James McGrail rowed out and rescued,
Mary Gray and Wizards son. Willard
and Mary Wilbert were drowned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Tho fish factories at Lewes are run
ming on full time. The catch of mon
madden has been large and the oil
production great. Extensive repairs
have been ordered to the piers at which
the fishing steamers land.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The annual convention of the New
Castle County Sunday school Asso-
citation will be held at Middletown in
November.
The following officers have been
elected by Delaware Lodge, A. o. u.
W.: M. W., p. Taylor Bradford: F.,
Walter Null; o., George W. Wells
g., ]. Harper Carver; l. W, Samuel
2, Watson; o. W., James B. Stock.
! till
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

A cave which for long time was
frequented by highwaymen and robbers
has been discovered by wood choppers
in Folly woods. For number of years
gangs OF tramps made their headquar-
ters there.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Denver, COL, Sept. 25.-With the
help of a moderate wind, on a straight
away track, Stanley M. Barrows made
a quarter mile in Is 2-5 seconds. This
is claimed to be the fastest quarter
mile ever ridden on bicycle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Antonio Danuco took out final
naturalization papers in superior court
Friday. N
Letters Of administration on the
estate of Thomas Clayton have been
granted to John NJ, and II Edgar
Clay ton, of st. Georges hundred.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

In dredging Five Mile bar in Della
ware River the dredge Asia has un-
earthed quantity of rare old china
which has probably been buried for a
hundred years. Between $50 and 300
whole pieces have been secured at a
depth of fifteen feet in the sand and
mud Of the river bottom.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
One Thousand Armenians Massaored.

Constantinople, Turkey, Sept "a
delayed in trsnsmissionl-It now ap.,
pears that 1000 Armsnians were killed
during the recent massacre at Egina,
in the Kharput district. 1t is reported
that 100 Armenians have been killed
at Diverig.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
Helneh I,uiIh Inc W. an.

Jacob Bushong died at his residence
in Reading on Thursday aged 10 years.
With his brother, Henry, he was in
strumental in tho building of the Will
mington & Northern railroad.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

DIR. Richards, until recently resi-
dent of this city, has accepted the
position of resident physician and in
structor in sciences at the, Granger
Place College Preparatory School for
Young Ladies at Canandaigua. N. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
rnE sTarr FAIR.

Probability That tho NJ snagrrs Lost Money
owing tn the small Atfendace.
spociaiCorrosponaeuee Of Gazette ana Journal
Dover, Sept. 2S. Yesterday was big
day at the Delaware State Fair. About
1900 people we're present The races
were good. Summaries:
.. 40 class, trotting and pacing; purse
$500.
Democracy, r. II. cahnll, suddiersvilie. Md a
Lady May, A. Campbell. Elkton, Md. .,.,..e Y
Mageie Rns-ell. j. r. Denney Leipsia ~. 5Hb
Annie Mariner. Z. Steel, Norfolk. vn...... 81 8
Lltlle Jim, f. y. Brloe, Baltimore. odis
Time, a,as. gao, 2a2. g @s
Frse.for all peninsula horses; purse
sloo.
Aocomac Morrsll, Henry Fennimers,
eroYsr sp ". B. Bises, Miadetown. Deb. ass
Laura Russell, u d. snreye. Easton, Md 9 2 3 3
ady Durec, Il. II. Moore. Elkton...... . ; dis.
David NJ, J. u Manlovs, Eiston',,.',,' IT. aus
Time, a.3l, 28i, 2.29A. p.3l, 2.85.
2.a7 class, pacing purse $780,
David H., W, t,reenway, Havre de Grace Md
Reynolds NJ, II. h. CahAll, Suddlersville-,...
Queen Garrett, W. Harriott, 81. Augustine.
lied Bird I. y, stackhonse, Baltimore. !....,
Princess Eulsiie, W. g. Bryan. .............,
| Garrett Jr., O. y. Crooked, Middletown.. Z
ns m,me'as'as'k' Unfinished on account o. d'fh'
Dover. Sent. 90 The Delaware
State Fair closed yesterday. The
attendance during the week was small
| and tina manaoare probRbly lost money.
Yesterdays races were good. The
Isummaries.
| q ~ ,io.. na,;no. n,roa econ
4 M
| mond ...,,.. ......,......,,,..,...
| David. II. W. Groenway, Havre &c
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The following is from the Lowes
Pilot: In the museum at Independence
Hall. Philadelphia, can be seen two
silk ball dresses of colonial times pre-
scented by Miss Adeline Tame of Lewes-
town, Del.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Robert Arms, colored. was arraigned
before Magistrate Kelley on Friday
on the charge of criminally assaulting
Mary, a minor child of the Rev. III.
Il. Potts, colored, of Silverbrook. lie
was held in $1,000 bail to answer the
charge at the upper court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Sweet potatoes in Virginia are
almost full crop-but reports from
New Jersey-about Eineland-say the
crop is short one. If this proves to
be general over New Jersey the Della
ware crop should yield fair prices.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 20. Col.
Joseph Hill, formerly assistant general
manager of the Vandalia and one Of
the best known railroad men in the
United States is dead. Jaundice was
the direct cause OF his death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

A Galloping Consumption may be avoided
by the timely use of Hale's Honey of Hore-
hound and Tar. Ff sla
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one
Minute.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
Bah ON MODERN HOSPITALITY
The Good Old Days With the
Ever-ready LatchString.
FASHIONS IN DRAWING ROOMS
Callers Of To-day and Those of
Other Days.

The vjcissitudes of a woinan's "Jonr"--
Cieyerness OF Host and GUEST souvenirs
Mt ns--APerfact Breakfast-What
Slang Possesses TO Novel when 1t Needs
..PushinE.'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

There we're 90 deaths, Sc births and
five marriages in thiS city last week,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Clarence Garbett, aged years, OF
No. 1920 Lancaster avenue, who fell
from treo Tuesday evening and
fractured his skull, died at the Hommo-
pathic Hospital Friday morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Dover, Sept. 20. The Delaware
State Fair closed yesterday. The
attendance during the week was small
aud the managers probably lost money.
Yesterdays races were good. The
summaries;
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02

were driven out was nearly the same as
complete, and this depression was in
some cases very great.
A bad loss to the city for the time, was
the Injury to the electric light plant,
leaving the city in total darkness: and
adding in that way to the perplexity of
those who were obliged through dark
ness to watch for the very latest news.
or for the coming dangers.
The river overfowed over Main street
about half way between the two villages.
AS has been said, the railroad bridge
held for two hours after the giving way
of the ice, but the retention of the vast
mass above was an injury rather than
help to the mills below as it added to
the weight finally hurled outward and
downward
Superintendent Newman stated last ev-
ening that the storm would cost his line
only about $3.50, Notwithstanding the fact
that for long distances the cars had to
run through the water. A large gang of
men was put at work early in the day
and they kept the track in as good con-
dition as possible.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02
PRlDE's BRIDGE. GONE.
The Ancient Iron Structure and Lambert's
Fridge Gone.

rides bridge is among the victims of the
HOOD. AT noon yesterday, the rushing water
had made an island of the ancient IRON
structure. On both ends of it the highway
mad been swept away and the bridge stood
alone In the midst of the flood 1t did not
stand long, however, going down with a
crash. Pride's bridge, by the way, is one
OF those which the city of Portland has to
maintain. Below Prides bridge, are d num-
Der OF Others, the first being the old, covered
wooden bridge, known as Lamberts bridge.
1t spanned the Presumpscot on the road
which leads through Frost's woods and
thence on to Blackstrap. This bridge was
also carried away The others, being newer
and stronger structures are perhaps all right
this morning. At the Martins Point bridge
at the mouth of the river an ice jam formed
and the water poured over the structure but
it had not carried it away last night and it
was not thought that it would do SO.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02

should break and jam of logs formed
at the Somesville bridge.
The Swan Pond bridge, comparative
ly new wooden structure spanning Swan
Pond brook, on the Hollis road, near the
pumping station, went during the night
1t cost the city about $1,000. The old
Drew saw mill near there, and what il
known as the Hemmenway bridge. over
the same stream, are in danger.
The Boston & Maine working train
aud crew started out at o'clock this af.
ternoon, and are under orders to run wild
all night between Portland and North
Berwick, over both div isions, and be ON
the lookout for washouts and defective
bridges
The Mousam river is raising havoc at
Kennebunk and Sanford. The Mousam
river at Kennebunk is protecuin G its
prop erty by using dynamite in breaking
up the ice.
AT Sanford, Butler bridge and Pow
ers's bridge were cnrried out today.
They were small wooden structures, each
about % feet in length. The mill proper
ty there is not in danger.
AT Alfred two small wooden bridges
have succumbed to the food
AT Bar Mills, Benny Eagle and Salmon
Falls, there was fear that bridges would
be swept away, but no damage of great
consequence has yet been reported from
those sections.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02

nreoedent. All trains are cancelled and
working parties have heen sent from Bos-
ton. Gorham and Island Pond. The
washouts
ARE VERY NUMEROUS.
At Stark, N. H., theirs is q very extern
siye washout with one hundred feet Of
the track gone, or under water. There is
another washout between Locks Mills
and Bryants' Pond. another between Ok
ford and Mechanic Falls, another between
lewiston junction and DAnville juno
ton. another between Danyille Junction
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02

ed with, but it was clear that the entire
basement had been flooded and one
man could have moved but few goods
out OF the way of the flood. as
The chief loss of the Westbrook Manu-
featuring Company will be due to the
water getting in the stock house whore
there were thousands of bales of ging-
hams All those On the lower floor. were
wet and part of them on the second
floor.
.The loss TO the Haskell mills was con-
fined largely to the wetting down of
goods. 1t is reported that almost 5000
packages of goods were moved from the
basement and store room to the rooms
above. The loss will be therefore con-
fined to the ,wetting down of portion
Of the stock.
But general as will be the regret at the
great loss sustained by the firm that has
done so much for the city of Westbrook,
still the case of some who lost all they
had was almost pitious.
Mr.. Lamontague, the proprietor OF the
shoe store. and the owner of the wrecked
building, lost $3.50,
EVERY DOLLAR HE HAD,
and he has the reputation of being an
honest and industrious man. The dam
age to the household effects OF those who
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02

started up at midnight Sunday except
for the flood. But because of the flood,
every fire in every furnace has been
put out and the mill is still and lifeless
for the first time for many years. Before
the bridges crashed against mill '9b, it
was stated by those who knew, that the
mill would have to be shut down for
two weeks. 1t is now probable that the
mill will be Int down fo-' a month.
All the loilers are on the left handRside
of the river and all the coal is on the
right hand side. They use 80 tons of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02
The FLOODS CAME,
Continued from First Page.

the little ticket office and station OF the
steamer Sokakis turned about, tipped
over and smashed, made dismal pic
ture.
One bright feature there had been be-
fore the food, at least bright summer
picture, the little space reserved for a
flower garden by the West5rook Manu-
featuring Company. The one bit of sem
timentality in the midst of the utilities
OF Iife,a was not spared, but the water
simply plowed its way through the
ground.
Going down the river Brown street
was the centre of still another rushing
torrent, and below from the temporary
bridge of the Mountain Division of the
Maine Central to Garfield street, and
even above there, was one mass of ice,
wood, small buildings and thousand and
one things.
Suddenly the great mass Of ice and all
things the river had added to it
BEGAN TO SLOWLY MOVE.
In the very center of the mass was the
wrecked store and above were half a
score of half submerged and deserted
houses. The boat house of Ed. Gilman,
noted as SCOUT in the summer and d
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02

the debris of the three bridges was
swept down upon bridge '95, 1t was i'm
possible to tell The mill was practically
inaccessible and entirely invisible IN
the intense darkness.
1t was possible to SEQ that one of the
great trusses of the iron highway bridge
was swept againstH the wall of the dry
house on the right hand bank.
The other truss was piled up against
the wall of mill '95 together with the
other debris
1t is estimated and stated by man
connected with this great mill and in a
position to know that the damage of
this flood to the mill would not be far
from the vast sum of 81, 900, 0O0 This
is the biggest paper mill in the world
and is pro badly worth from 81, 600, 900
to S.. 600, 900. 1t is generally stated that
it would undoubtedly cost 81, 600, 600 to
make the mill as good as it was before
this awful catastrophe.
Great quantities of stock are damaged
and ruined including hundreds of bar
rels of lime. The calendars, so-called, are
machines in a paper mill that are very
valuable and that are of nature TO be
ruined by water.
The mill shut down as usual at mid
night Saturday night. They would have
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02
AT RUMFORD FALLS.
A Day of Excitement With the River at
High Water Mark.
ESPECIAL TO THE TREss.]

ESPECIAL TO THE FRESS.1
Rumford Falls, Me-, March 1.-Rain has
been falling here in torrents all day long.
The downpour coming after that of yester-
day and last night has caused the water in
the river to rise rapidly and it now bids fair
to reach mark higher than ever before
known. The rising of the water has caused
the ice to begin to break up and there is fear
of great damage when the ice goes out. ALI
day long people have stood on the banks of
he river watching the flood. George v.
Goodwin & Co. and F. H. Mcdonald have
had large crews of men booming logs to keep
the drives from going down river if possible.
During this work there were some moments
of wild excitement when two of the men
slipped into the torrent. But help was at
hand and they were hauled out none the
worse for their ducking. IL.
On the Portland and Rumford Falls and
the Grand Trunk bad washouts are reported
so bad that it will probably be impossible to
run trains tomorrow forenoon. The Rumford
Falls road was to have run a special train
today to enable employees of the road to at
tend the funeral of the late Mrs. Lincoln.
wife of the superintendent of the road. The
storm necessitated the cancelfing of this
train.
The bridge between Gilbertville and Can
ton was washed away. Water is running
over the bridge at Bucktield, and some are
moving out.
A bad washout is reported on the Rangeley
Lake line.
Runford Centre, five miles from here is
seriously theartened. There is a great ac-
emulation of ice and the river is still rising
very rapidly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02
The water

ing shook and trembed. The water
rose rapidly. Mr.. Dana
APPEARED AT THE WINDOW
of his office and watched with evidently
intense interest the signs of the coming
deluge. < =.
Up to that time the ice above the dam
had Ii rgeiy held, and of course much
water had been kept back, but now ice
and water came pouring over the dam
and a section of the dam itself gave way.
A portion OF the wheel house of tine
electric light company with two wheels
came out, and Mr. Dana's private wheel
was torn from it's supports.
For a moment the bridge of the local
electric road used to carry freight from
the mills of the Westbrook Manufactur-
ing Company to the Portland & Roches-
ter stood the strain, but the Ice came
down more rapidly and the bridge swayed
and gave way. AS the mass OF ice, logs
and general wreckage of the bridge and
several small building went pell NELL
under the Bridge street bridge, it shook,
and there was a cry of fear from the peo-
pie who were packed almost solid mass
on the structure. 1t was hard trial,
but the bridge stood the test and remains
today the only bridge left in the city of
Westbrook. N @
the sight was very grand. The water
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02
LITTLE RIVER BRIDGE.
LITTLE RIVER BRIDGE.
Report That 1t Was Swept Away-And
With 1t the Great Iron sebago Water
+ Pipes-Spring Street Bridge on Stroud
wafer Reported Gone

With 1t the Great Iron Sebago Water
& Pipes-Spring Street Bridge on Stroud
water Reported Gone.
A man came into Westbrook yesterday
forenoon who said that he had tried to cross
the Little River on the road that runs
through Madison Falls, but the bridge across
the Little River at that place was buried ont
of sight under mass of ice and water. He
had to go several miles up the river to an
other bridge to get across.
Alongside this flooded bridge across the
Little River is q small low bridge on which
are laid the two great iron pipes that are the
Sebago water mains. These pipes are about
Is inches in diameter. Of course they were
submerged several feet under water. The
man who came down to Westbrook from
there though they might have been swept
away and that the bridge would probably
go also before night.
Last,evening Mr.. e. B. Dyer said that he
had heard nothing of this danger to the Sc
bago water mains. He tested the pressur
of water and found that it was normal and
concluded that the mains were still all right
and that the supply of Sebago was not shut
off from this city.
1t was also reported that the Spring street
bridge on the Stroudwater had been swept
away. This report seems hardly credible E.
cause this bridge is very high above the
river.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02
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was nigh ana Iull OF Ice. AS the IOam-
ing mass went down straight to the tam
porary
MAINE CENTRAL BRIDGE
there seemed to those who were looking
down che river not to be the slightest
hope that it could resist the pressure
even for moment.
For hours the electric cars had been
bringing crowds from Portland, and
these visitors seemed to make the rail-
road bridge their objective point. per-
haps because it was the most prominent
feature up and down and when the
rush of ice went down the river the
bridge was crowded more
DENSELY THAN EVER
and it was pushed still further down
ward and settled still more Some of
the supporting timbers were forced out,
but still the bridge held. There was
a wild rush that made it trem BILE as il
for fall. but for a second time tbs
crowd frightened from the bridge for 8
moment, returned again, and it was
black with people and with umbrellas.
1t was grand sight.
The mass that was in front of the bridge
had piled up in the centre until it tow.
cred higher than the bridge itself II
was made up of wrecked buildings, a
vast quantity of lum Der and the ice. 1t
was sight not likely to be forgotten.ss
This was at CLOCK and the bridge
held for more than two hours despite the
pressure made upon it, and WAS finally
forced out when the last consignment
of ice came down.
The reporters of the PRESS. were un,
able to get at any definite estimate of the
losses except in the lease of the S. D.
Warren Company. OF course the impris-
oned owner of the Dana mills, who was
forced to remain in charge of the entire
establishment Gould not be communioat,