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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
AN OH BRyDGE.
An IntereHtinE Incident Connected with
Its Collapse.
West Chester Local News fN

An Interesting Incident Connected with
Its Collapse.
West Chester Local News.
An allusion TO the old wiro bridge
which once spanned tho Brandywine
near the present site of Shaw's bridge
has brought to the front the incident
OF its collapse, in which no less promi-
nent individuals figured than Joseph
B. Townsend, Alfred Sharpless, James
Murtagh, Washington Sweeney, Harry
Fulmer and others
Mr.. Townsend and Mr.. Sharpless
left here for Philadelphia along about
lS30, the former is still prominent
down there and as genial gentleman
as ever left our county. Every summer
these two men came out to have q
fishing trip along the Brandywine.
Upon the particular occasion alluded
to the party took seine. The Eels
Fort was headquarters and down stream
they iished.
At point down toward this well-re-
membered wire bridge they took the
seine from the stream, and carrying it
along, crossed, or rather attempted to
cross, the bridge. When they reached
a point on the eastern section, down she
went into tho creek. A complete collapase
took place and that is said to have
been the end OF the career of that
bridge.
We were relating this incident to a
veteran citizen the other day, and he
remarked that it reminded him of
another incident of that same trip.
One Of the teams which conveyed the
party out was driven ny Wash. Sweeney,
Part of its load was the "bait" I'VE
didn't know they needed bait for seine
fishing, but it appears they did In
those good old days In driving down
the hill which curves around at Johh
James this team collapsed, upset, and
out went the jug containing ten
bait" There was dismay when word
OF the accident reached the rest OF the
party. Z" How about tho jug?" was the
first question.
''It Just lit right side up in the road
anG never spilled drop" was the
consoling answer.
Lucky accident that. To get out
along the creek aud find you have lost
your bait is said to be one OF the most
aggravating surroundings of a fishing
outing.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Ia Aholi.h ,r,d. ,,oss,,.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. is
considering tho advisablity of abolish.
ing grade crossings on tho Philadnl.
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore rail.
road. The grade crossings at Acadr,1y
and Moore's stations are to be abolished
at once y 'lans are now being male
for The work, At Academy station the
comuAny vii place iron girders aud
erect IN overhead bridge and ut Moore
station t5e tlackH will 90 over tho
street The approaches thereto will
also he built by the railr1ai company.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
WAYLAID NEAR GRUBB'S LANDING.
DIR. Herbert Urubb Of West Chester Robbed
OF Money mud IA Iiaggnge Check.

Dr. Herbert Grubb Of West Chester Robbed
OF Money aud IA baggage Cheek.
DR.. Herbert Grubb. q dentist living
at West Chester, was held up by two
highwaymen near Grubb's Landing on
Tuesday night, and was robbed of S2
and baggage check. He was on his
way TO visit his aunt, Mrs. William
L. Lodge. lIe first came TO this city
from West Chester, and went from
here to Gruhb's Landing. He reached
the latter place about s. 30 O'Clock, and
started for Mrs. Lodges residence,
about three. quarters of a mile from the
station, and bad not gone far whom
two men, evidently tramps, passed
him. They Nwere walking briskly. but
had not gone very far ahead of him
when they turned, and ono drew a
pistol and commanded him to sur
render his valuablcs He bad presence
of mind to throw his watch in the
grass, an act which the mon did not
sec, and when they searched him all
they obtained was SO in change and q
check for the DOCTORS baggage.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Ilahlts 10 % Do lhr .rn.nnre.

AT recent meeting of tho managers
OF St, Michael's Day Nursery aud
Hospital for Babies it waa dce,sle,i 10
grant permission to the superintendent
to take the chilircn OF the lt,s1ital
and day nursery TO the srashore liurira
the suiamer munths Assistance thai
VIII PROBABLY be sufficient to rnypr nII
tue extra rSpenses will be supplird fJr
me summer houde by persons outside
OF tha diocese, and the uxua eyprnses
WIZ not fan upon toe managers. llelp
mas been promised from tie residents
ut Atlantic City, whcro ihr.chil,lrnn
VIII probably DO talirn. Thirty 10 fnrfy
chlidrcn may be proyid@I tJr M tbe
ehnre IN regard to current eSuepses
tne treasurer reported lH.t tic cor.
poratlon was in reed Of funds, and an
appeal will be made Throughout tGe
STATE 70 meet the Deficiency. Tia
ilihd for current eSpanses Il anart
from that which will be aupplird fa,
tne extra expenses If the seasLoFe
house.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
One nor.e Kllled and Two lnIured.

On, Wednesday night four horses,
which yyili were in the pasture field OF
William Redmile; got out and at
tempted to cross the trestle of tho p,
w. 4 B. railroad about 100 feet north
of Thirteenth street. They walked
some distance, when tho end of tie
gave way and precipitated one of the
horses into tho small stream below.
The others followed. A colt belonging
to Joseph Long died from the effects
of injuries received in the fall and tho
horses of William Prettyman, Albert
Stnops and William Redmie were
badly bruised and crippled.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
5000 sRAp 4 WEEK.
West Chester People Are Fond OF the Tooth
some Fish.

West Chester People Are Fond OF the Tooth
some Fish.
West Chester Local News
West Chester people are fond of shad
and buy large quantities OF them.
There are several dealers here who sell
very little else in the fish line during
the shad season. just now they are
very abundant Over 1900 were sold
in West Chester last week. Very few
families buy more than one at time
and dealers usually clean them and de-
liver the fish. Thirty years ago very
few shad were eaten. People bought
herring and paid about ID cents a
dozen for them. They lived economi-
cally in those days. Many people hardly
knew what shad tasted like. Now the
younger people in West Chester hardly
know what herring taste like. Very few
are sold here. Thoy are brought here
and any person who prefer to buy
them can do go But the demand for
them can bv estimated very fairly by
any ono who will consider for a moment
the fact that some dealers bring wagon
load of shad and no herring at all.
Others will have about basket full of
herring along Just to suit a chance
customer who may want them.
People whose boards are gray tell us
of time when the people of this com
munity drove in wagons TO the fishing
shore and brought back loads of her
ring which they salted down for use
through the year. This is very rarely
done now. Occasionally a farmer goes
on such a trip nowadays, but it is not one
in ten of them who cares 10 do so. The
people do not eaT much in the way of
salt fish except mackarel. They buy
fresh fish in season and buy meat all
the year around from the butchers
This is only ono of many things in
which the habits of tho people have
changed.
Tho Wilmington & Northern railroad
carries many of the fish from the river.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
prn,nnt rr.,,n scrr,ce.

During the munth Of April tho pas
senccr train movement on all divisions
of the Is. & D. system was remarkgble
for punctuality. The through cxprrsa
trains arrived AT their respective des-
tinatinns on schedule time - per cent
OF the time. This is a performance
rarely equnled by roads operating aa
many trains as ARC run on the B. "
o., and sppeks we'll for tho ellicieDcv Of
the rank and iile,a well as the of EA
OF the operating department.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
water clears tne Atmosphere.

One Of the best disinfectants IN the
sick room is basin of fresh water
Water is great absorbent of noAIous
gases. Water that has stood open in
the bed-r room soon gathers impurities
and is unfit to drink. A widemouthed
vessel OF pure water will often do more
TO bring refreshing sleep to nervous
patient than will an opiate. This is
not a theory, but experience.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
struck by IA locomotive.

p, W. IL b. railroad was nearing Blue
Ball crossing south of ths town ut Lin
wood, about SOC p. m. Thursday last,
the horse driven by Mrs. Clara Larkin
stopped directly upon the track. Mrs.
Larkin jumped and saved her life, but
tho engine struck the horse and wagon,
killing tho animal and tearing the
wagon to pieces. Mrs. Larkin was not
badly injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
noalh q Mrs. l.Illanrtn A. ,ir.en.

Mrs.. i4lizabeth A. Grccn died Wod.
nesday at tho residence OF her nephew,
Frank +. Haley, on the ilighiandp.
aged ~ ycRrf, Shu WIS natiyn of
Lima, d., but had reel od in t4is city
for SONG tunc The llurral to5G place
IN SATURDAY. Services %.rp heltl AZ tAe
Residence ui Mr. lia'y IN the morn.
ms, and were cuncluari al Lima NJ. n.
Church on the arrival Of the funeral at
that place. lntrrmtnl was made ut
Lima
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Flrst Presbyterian suaIny.,chooi Omc

The following officers were elected for
year by First Presbyterian Sunday
school on Wednesday,: superintendent,
Howard t. Wallace; Assistant Suner-
intendent, J. II Price; Superintendent
of Primary Room, Mrs. Thompson; As
sistant Superintendent, Miss Provost I;
Secretary, John S. Hamilton: Assistant
Secretary, S. r. Hamilton; Second AS
sistant Secretary, Joseph Morford; !;
Treasurer, MissKate Fulton; Librarian,
Frank Bossort; Assistant Librarian,
sydney Stiles; Organist, Miss Kate
Henderson; Assistant Organist, Miss
Kate Fulton.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
A,temntcd To Wrrrs !. rr.,.,.-

4 dastarilr a,taumr was ma.o on
Tuesaay wrcl, TO wr.ck d passenger
tram IN tho Wilmington x AortLcrn
k;ti!orad ncer Poplar Neas, several
miies below l.eaiing, upgown persons
having laid a heavy tie acrass the
tracks il q dc"p cut. lAn engine
struck the obstacle, bui lortun.;p.y
threw it from tho trauas without d.
railing the train.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
4 rrrncllrr A..nnlleI.

and John G. ClcndanieI Of iGlendae,
wrro taken to tho state Hoanita for
the Insane on Thursday. While Belts
was coming up IN the train he recog-
.niaed The Rev. c. A. Grise of George
llwn, and throw a glass at him, evil
F.ently in joke. but Mr. GriEe' q face
was cut and he was quito badly hurt.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
A~husv r.Aulr,,nn.

IheoNcursi9H snHEnn draws on arace.
An early anDuUnrnuput - that of tie
eNcukg'oa Of tAn Asaury Sunday.
t5od' e College Point % May 2stl.
College, Pom, is q comparatively ipw
resort about FIVE mlica auuve hnda-
iusia Iho stcg"er Columbia will
carry the e&curslanis.a.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
.nirr- Gnllmnnrtl neul.

Rome, May 7.-Mgr. Louis Calm
berti, widely known Roman prelate
and diplomat. formerly Papa. ambassa-
dor TO Austria Hungary, died at !. 20
O'Clock this afternoon. The death of
Mgr Galimberti has greatly affected
the Pope, to whom he was warmly de-
voted.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Result of a l,rol,on Engagement.

Bethlehem, Pa, May s. S.-'While
brooding over his broken wedding
engagement. George Young, aged %
years, "a carpenter, blow out his brains
with a shotgun last night at his home
in Moorestown.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Vat-r,,ls l,,,1,n

Encampment No. "a, Union Veteran
Legion, win bo the guests Of Encanp-
mcnt No. ll of Reading % Juno 25th,
which will be tho occasion of the re-
union Of Veterans uf Isnnsvlvania.
An excursion will La rim from This
city.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Mr.. r,rlunt,s iylll rrni,nten.

The will of the late William Bright
was probated at the Office Of Register
of Willis Couch on Friday. Letters
tustamentary were issued to George W.
Bright and Oliver Percy Bright. There
are no public bequests.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Annnlnled snn.tltnte clerk.

Postmaster Moore has appointed
Charles S. Morgan substitute clerk at
the postofIice. Mr.. Morgan recently
passed the civil service examination,
with record of W. -.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

The court of errors and apneals will
meet again on June 18th, when it is
expected a decision in the case of
English W.. the Council OF Wilmington
will be given.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Ncw Pncl,rt bod seryIeo.

The Charles Warner Co.'s new
packet Seven went into regular service
Thursday between this city and Fhila-
delphia. Capt. Thomas d. Sockridcr
is in command Of the vessel
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Suicide of Meioh"ir Heller.

York, Pa. May 8. s.-Melehoir Heller.
Il prominent citizen and father of
Highway Commissioner Heller, com
mitted suicide this morning by shoot
inv,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
CITY COUNCIL.

Probable Municipal Revenues and Expen-
ditur,s for the Next Fiscal Year.
The estimate OF revenues and ex-
penditures of tho city for tho next
fiscal year as prepared by the finance
committee was road at the meeting Of
City Council Thursday The items
are as follows:
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
DELAWARE STREAMS SAVED
Liston Point Dixie viii Not Be
Constructed.
DAN BAKER SHOAL TO BE DREDGED
Senator Gray Successful in His
Opposition.

Tho Navigation of Appoquinimink Rivep
and Blackbird Creek Not to be DESTROYED
"A Satisfactory Compromise Reached--
Provisions of the Bill us Fixed by tho
Senate. =
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
MerIt Mnrkn Ior knllrnnnrrs.

The following r., W. a. B. engine.
men have received marks of merit for
running trains ON time during the last
10 days of April:
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
DREADFUL BUr DEs ERvED.
Three Boys Severely Sentenced for Wreck
tnu IA Train.

Rome, N. Y, May 81. Watson
Hildreth, the boy train wrecker, re-
ceived life sentence to-day. His
companions, Plato and Hubbard,
pleaded guilty TO manslaughter in the
first degree and were each sentenced to
20 years Imprisonment ON two indict-
ments, or 40 years in all.
These boys and another lad, Fred
Bristol, who recently died of consump-
tion, were accused of planning to
wreck New York Central express
train for the purpose of robbing the
passengers. The wreck occurred last
November near Rome. The engineer
of the train was killed and the fireman
was so badly injured that he is only
now able to leave the hospital. A
clerk of the railway mail service was
also severely hurt. The clue to the
perpetrators was hat belonging to
Hildreth, which was found near the
wreck
Mono of the lads are more than IS
years of age and their parents are we'll
to do people.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Prospects of a New o. U.A. N. Council.

PrOspects OF a New o, U.A. NJ UonncII'
A member of tho Junior Order, of
American Mechanics stated Thursday
that there are prospects OF another
council being formed in this city In
tho near future.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
suicide of Relirod ,llssionary.

Hamilton, N. Y, May David
Smith, retired missionary, committed
suicide to-day by hanging.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

:, Eh" scmi-annual meeting Of the Local
'r"H eA"s5 and Exhortsrgf .isqoGiation
WI be Eold Ut Newport n. a. Church,
commencing Friday. Nay I'll.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
neotn N y,ce Admirni Iitzroy.

London. May 7.-Vice Admiral Sir
Robert Obrien Fitzroy, X. q. b., is
dead
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Il DES1RUcrIVE FIRE IN onIo.


The Coniiagration supposed to Have Been
Started by TraInps-Inabiiity to Save the
Contents of the burned Structures Tho
Loss Eighty Thousand Dollars
Elyria, o., May IA fire, supposed
to have been started by tramps, broke
out in barn back of Moyaey's livery
stable last evening. All the buildings
in the locality were frame and there
fore the fire spread rapidly. 1t was
the worst fire hero in 20 years
The following were totally destroyed,
together with the contents; William
Steger's saloon, j. Brady's saloon,
d. Il. Moysey's livery stable, a build
ing occupied by a farm implement
company, James Collins boot and shoe
store, Gray Harris feed store. Lial
Waits blacksmith shop and d. S.
Wright's stove store. The Salvation
Army barracks were also totally de-
stroyod. The loss will roach $50, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
IInra or IIni,nr,n.

Before the Board of Trustecs Of tho
Insane Thursday, DR.. lJRnclsor ex-
hihitod tho coat, shirt and neektie of
Robert Ledent, an attendant at the
asylum, which had boon torn oil him
by an insane patient. This was not
done to show that patients were
violent at times, but that it was
almost impossible for tho attendants
TO keep themselves properly uniformed.
w. Piper of New Castle has heen
appointed an attendant at the Delaware
State Hospital for the Insane.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Margaret Whitcrait of this city has
bcen granted widows pension.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18
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TRUE BIMETALLISM.

Advocates of a gold standard mo notary
system are SO few and far between that
they are not worth considering in the
effort of the people to reopen the minis to
silver. Practically all the people favor
the reinstatement of the silver dollar to
its former position of redemption money
on parity with gold. but not anywhere
near majority of the people are willing
to open the minis to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver without proper safe
guards. Unless silver dollar is coined
under such circumstances and conditions
as to have debt-paying and purchasing
power of its own that is on parity with
a gold dollar the people do not want the
minis opened TO the white metal. The
country needs larger volume of circulat-
ing money. but it wants dollars that would
be acceptable in business circles at their
face value without question. It is easy
enough to open the minis Internationally
to silver coinage, but it is quite different
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18
DENoUNOING "MoKINLHYIsM."

Manufacturers in England and Ger
many are having good deal to say about
"McKinleyism" these days, and not in o
complimentary way. either. The increase
of wooden goods sold in America since the
Democratic tariff became operative has so
sharpened the appetites of woolen.mill
owners across the water for our gold that
they get wild with rage when it is told
them that the days OF free trade and their
supremacy in American markets are num-
bered. but it is human nature to feel a
trife bitter under such circumstances.
German and English makers of WOODEN
goods to increase their sales in this coun-
try by considerably over $40, 000 year.
In an interview the other day with an
American newspaper correspondent Ger
man manufacturer had the frankness to
say that if Mckinley is elected their mills
will have to shut down, and ''all the
American gold we shall see will be that of
the tourist" 1t is really too bad, but the
people are entertaining the idea that mills
and factories are pretty good things for
this country, and they propose to give
them such conditions for operating that
they will run right along at fair profits
for themselves and high wages for their
their employees. The manufacturers OF
England and Germany are not to be
blamed for feeling sore over the loss OF
such profita BILE customer as America has
been for two or three years, nor shall we
mind it if they lie awake of nights to abuse
'McKinleyism."
We do not in this country particularly
relish the report which comes from the
manufacturing centers of Europe that
money is being subscribed to send over
here to defeat Mckinley. There may be
no truth in it, but the fact that "McKin-
leyism" is being SO vehemently denounced
on the other side of the water, and the
further fact that MeKinley's election
would mean the resumption of manu-
facture in America, leads one to believe
the story. But anyway the armies Of idle
men in this country and the millions of
unemployed money have had all the free
trade they want, and whether Europe
likes it or not our industrial plants are
going to start up so that the people may
again enjoy prosperity. OF course, Eu-
rope will suffer by it, but business is not
philanthropy, and the people, while feel
ing sorry for the industrial distress of the
old country, have concluded to resume
business on business principles at the old
stands that were so prosperous before
''McKinleyism'' was murdered in the
house of those who should have been
Americas friends.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18
McKINLHY'S HOME COUNTY.

Bryan's managers are trying to make
capital out of the refusal of Republican
of Canton to bet that Mr.. McKinley's
home county would not return a Demo-
cratic majority. 1t would be an unsafe
bet for any Republican to make. Stark
County, Ohio, is to Ohio what Alabama
and Texas are to the Theoretically DEM
ocratic. Stark County has always been
called the banner Democratic county of
Ohio. but for the information of the De-
mocracy we will say that Major Mckinley
has carried the county, although he is the
only Republican who ever did. Soon after
the war Major Mckinley ran for the office
of prosecuting attorney of Stark County
and during the campaign he gained the
friendship of the working people. They
elected him by small majority, and have
stuck by him ever since, though they
failed on few occasions to pull him
through. Generally speaking the Demo-
Gratis OF Stark County are still voting for
Andrew Jackson.
But since the Democrats have brought
to mind the fact that Mr.. McKinley's
county is Democratic community, it is
well enough to suggest that the WAGE
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18

earners of the county always support Mr..
Mckinley. This leads to another item OF
what may be news to Democrats gener-
ally, which is that wage-earners all over
the country are for Major Mckinley.
There never was q candidate for the Presi-
dency who had as many friends among
the labor class as Mr.. Mckinley, but that
Is easily accounted for. During all the
years he was in Congress Mr.. Mckinley
was the recognized champion OF labor. 1t
was to secure to labor more opportunity
Tor work and at higher wages that he
drafted the great tariff bill which bore
his name. No one has failed to observe
that delegations of wage-earners are call
Ing upon him every day to pledge their
support. Perhaps the old mossbacS De-
mocracy of Stark may carry the county
for Bryan, but Mr.. Mckinley will have the
satisfaction of knowing that he received
the entire vote of the laboring class.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18
WOOL UNDER BRYANISM.

1t is shown quite plainly in an article in
the columns OF to-day's GALL that the Will
son bill is responsible for the present de-
pressed state of the wool market and for
the deplorable condition of the wooden
manufactures of the country.
Mr.. Wollner gives startling facts, and
what he says is entitled to great weight, as
he is an expert on matters pertaining to
wool. He speaks in terms that men of
the trade fully understand. Yet every
voter will draw conclusions from what he
says.
The most careful study OF the subject
convinces the unbiased student that Bry-
anism in matters of Government is de-
fusion and snare. If there Is any one
subject where it is shown that free trade is
failure it is that of wool. No blight has
ever hurt the business like the Wilson bill,
the very measure that Bryan urged as a
panacea for industrial ills.