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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Chestcrtown, Feb. 26-James A. Shaw,
postmaster at Chestertown, died last
night of kidney trouble aged G6 wears.
w leaves a widow, but no children.
Tho office at this place pays 81. 500, and
already applicants are in the field for
the appointment. Those now on tbe
Hat are the present deputy, Joseph n.
Wheatey, Thomas ID. France and James
Brice.
The dwelling, meat-house. carriage.
mousse and poultry house on the farm
owned hy Richard y. lIynson and Nj.
l)ell. Smith were completely destroyed
by lire yesterday afternoon. The chin.
ney caught fire and soon ignitnd the
roof the flames spreading with such
rapldity that John Redman. the tenant,
ahC, his family, were unable Ia save any
household effects. Lnss On buildings
SLIGO; insurance $500 No insurance
on personal effects
wedding took place in Kennedyvile
Methodist Protestant Church last even
ing The contracting parties being Miss
Fannie CAREY Of kenne1yvillp, and
sohert Dryer Of Harrisonburg, Va.
hev Jesse Shreere officiating. Miss s.
blanche Mcknett played the wedding
march Miss Hattie o. Bennett was
the maid = honor, The ushers were
Villa .iaroy and Wattio McKne't.
= .all several days ago enjoyed
tne novelty n baby show. prjsos
we're offered and committees appoint.d
- judge u tho respective pointa of
beauty Of the litil, contestants. Tbs
hahy Of alr ANIL Mrs. w. II. Scott
secured lirst prizr and the baby II
r.r. and Mrs. " !. ihlovqocond prize
william Strailry II S,asealras n,oi
with a painful scrueot while gunniny
several days ago tie fired at wild
ducks and his Gun burst, inflicting
serious wounds abolt his head and
iHrr.
Messrs Moody and Jnbnson. while
hunting for mustrat. several GiehiB
ago. gil!ed a monster otter mssauFlng
tail, ' - ''r V
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
ooURr OF cHAsoERr
Testimony Finished in the Dougherty Case
Other business.

In court of chancery Friday T.. G.
Bradford stated that he was glad to
announce that testimony was closed in
the case of Stoeckle, OF al, vs.. Arm
strong, OF al, which is the case of OK
Tax Observation-Disclosures bondsmen VS..
the Levy Court He said that he would
like to have as early hearing in the
case as possible. The Chancellor fixed
Monday March 93d, for the case to
come up, and argument may be made
sometime that week Senator Gray
and Benjamin Nields are counsel for
the bondsmen.
The case of Ainscow vs.. Ainscow was
continued until March 18th.
Upon the application of Harry En-
mons, attorney, writ was issued for IA
commission of lunacy to inquire into
the alleged insanity OF Mary Il. Fer.
guson, who has been an inmate of
Earnhurst asylum for SOME time. The
writ was made returnable on March
18th
Upon the application of Benjam
Nields, John W. Todd was appointed
trustee Of the estate of Joseph Mendin-
hall, in place of Edward Pussy. Mel
vile Gambrill was accepted as security.
Through Benjamin Nields, attorney,
John Hatton, stakeholder OF the
Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co., filed a
bill against the company and Victor G.
Bloede alleging that Bloede had OBJ
tanned certain shares of the stock of
the company through misrepresenta-
ton. Mr.. Hutton prayed that no
dividends shall be paid on said stock
and that they shall be declared null
and void. The Chancellor granted a
rule upon the company and upon Bloede
to show cause why "a preliminary in.
junction should not issue against them
and each OF them rs prayed for. The
rule was made returnable March 18th.
Martin b.. Burris was admitted to
practice in the court of chancery upon
the motion. of John Biggs. Court will
meet again to-day
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
oounoIl Requested to refund Money.


Mrs II. ID. Carter of No. 1901
Rowland street, Thursday petitioned
City Council, through Councilman
Robertson, to refund $40, which had
been paid as a milk license. MIR. Rob
ertson moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the finance and law commit
tees. MIR. McNulty stated that the city
solicitor and Councils finance com
mittee had under consideration the
matter of refunding all of the money
paid az licenses, but that there would
be no hasty action. lie deplored the
fact that some of the milk dealers had
gone to law, and said that in due time
all would be paid. Mr.. Robertson's
motion prevailed. City Treasurer
Adams reported that there was bal
ance ip the Union National Bank
amounting to S63, GIG. o. and that in
each of the four depository banks
there was Sl2, 227. The balance to the
credit of the special fund was reported
to be SAT, $50. The following receipts
for the week were reported: From Col
lector Savers. S575; from Collector
Mitchell, $3.50 The police payroll for
February, amounting to 81, 971. 10 was
approved and a check for the amount
was ordered drawn. The same action
was taken with regard to the mis-
cellaneous and Council pay.rolls,
amounting respectively TO 81, 9O6 36 and
$40. 70.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
RE4PF JUDs ENE.
An Echo of the Old chesapeake & Delaware
Canal Co. Litigation.


An echo Of the Chesapeake & Della
ware Canal Co. litigation, through
which james A. l.. Wilson and Henry
V. Lesley were sent to prison. was
heard Wednesday afternoon in the court
OF common pleas in Philadelphia.
IL was in the shape of Judgment,
and one of the heaviest entered in any
of the common pleas courts for some
time. Tho amount involved ia 81, DOG.
800. 81, and the judgment is entered
against Wilson and Lesley, who were
former officers of the company, and
who, upon pleas of guilty. were sent to
prison for defrauding the company Of
about $1,000, 600.
The above announcement recalls the
startling discoveries made in July, 1856,
that the Chesapeake a. Delaware Canal
Co. had been the victim of systematic
swindling on the part Of j. A. L..
Wilson, the then treasurer and Henry
v Lesley, his predecessor in that
Office. The thefts represented a very
ingenious over issue OF the bonds OF
the company, amounting to about
s6lj, 600, and also the abstraction of a
large amount of cost by a manipulation
of the books.
As soon as the discovery of the fraud
was made known Wilson and Lesley
became fugitives and took refuge in
Brazil. The trouble started with
Lesley, who, according To the stories
atioat at that time, had formed an in
tatuation for divorced woman named
Crawford. This intimacy eliminated
in suit against Lesley, which was
subsequently settled, and in 1881 the
woman and her husband were separ-
atod by decree of the court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
LARoR OrFicnRs cnAsnD.

The Fugitives Threatened with Summary
Punishment by u Mob Composed of
Friends of the Deposed President of the
National Window Glass Workers. Assoc
citation.
Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. %. Daniel
Winters, who was appointed president
pro TEN of the National Window Glass
Workers Association when President
Burnes was deposed last week, and
Hudson Campbell, presiding officer of
L.. A. 300 were run out of Jeannette
Yesterday by mob of more than |, 600
men and boys.
The officials went to Jeanette to visit
the glass workers at the Chambers.
Mckee factory. The latter are friendly
to Burns and when the officials were
recognized work was stopped. A crowd
quickly gathered and the two men
were notified to leave town at once.
They started for the station, followed
by mob which blew horns and threat
ened them with summary punishment.
The crowd finally became SO demon.
strative that Winters and Campbell
took refuge in Burgess Bethune's office.
Thence they were escorted to the rail
road station by the police, followed by
the mob, which yelled, Burns Burns,
Burns is PRESIDENT" and hang the
villains. " Tho two men quickly
boarded the train and when it pulled
out for Pittsburg the last words Camp
bell and Winters heard were a sure
promise of death if they returned to
,Jeannette,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
IN EFrs FRoM 4 rRAIN.
Conductor Bull, of the -. g. q. Accused
and Arrested.

and Arrested.
L. L. Bull, conductor on one Of the
Royal Blue trains of the Baltimore II
Ohio railroad, was arrested Wednesday
in Philadelphia, charged with stealing
bicycle on February 1st, from the
United States money and express train,
which runs from New York to Chicago
over that road.
For about a year past this train has
been robbed OF valuables amounting to
thousands of dollars, principally jew
elry. Detectives have been working on
the case.
On the night of February LIST four of
the money trains cars we're broken
into, but only a bicycle was missing.
Detective Grammar secured the number
and make of the bicycle and says he
traced it to one that Bull owned.
When MIR. Grammar went to Philadelphia
on Wednesday he waited at the station
for Bull to arrive. He had not boon
there long, when he saw Bull approach
ing the station on a bicycle. smoking
cigar. the detective asked him
where he got the bicycle. He said the
had bought il from man for $50, but
when the detective told him he sus-
pected him OF robbing the train, and
that he knew hy toe number of the
wheel that it bad been taken from the
train on the night of February LIST,
Bull, he says, acknowledged the theft.
The detective said Bull told me
he went to the station in Philadelphia
and waited for the money and express
train to come in at night Then he
went along the dark side of the train
and boarded it. When il got outside
of the city he began operations. With
an AK he cut holes in the doors Of four
cars by standing on the platforms and
striking around the cars. After cut
ting the holes he entered the ears and
ransacked some packages, but on that
night, he said, the wheel was the only
thing that attracted his particular at
tention, and as it was such a fine one
he could not resist tho temptation Of
taking il. The first stop the train made
was at Newark. Bull says he left the
train at Newark and walked across TO
the Pennsylvania railroad station,
where he took another train for PhiIa-
delphia. +"
Judge Jermon Of Philadelphia, com
mitted Bull for one week, in which
time it will be decided whether the
case shall come up in Philadelphia or
in Delaware. The bal was fixed at
s., 900.
When caught Bull had about 500
worth of iewelry in his possession,
which Detective Grammar suspects OF
having been taken from the express
at different times
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
EPENiSe ECHoEs.

Mrs. Smith-So you've been out to
have skate? Mr.. S. M dear, yes.
Mrs. S. Well, l thought l detected
the odor. Minneapolis Tribune.
Minnie-Have you ever danced with
Mr.. Clummes? Mamie--fes. lie ism t
very light on his feet | must say.
Minnie He certainly was very light
on mine. Indianapolis journal.
Riches, take unto themselves wings
and fly away, " said the teacher. "What
kind Of riches is meant?' And the
smart bad boy at the foot of the class
sid: They must be ostriches. -.
lid. Bits.
Tommy-How many presents did yer
get? Jackie--Twenty one. How many
did yer get? Tommy Nineteen. But
III bet yer | can make more noise
with mine than yer can with yours. -
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Would be Cyclst thought you said
that after IL lessons of an hour each |
should know how to ride? Cylcing
Instructor So you would, sir, If you
hadn't spent the best part of the time
on the ground. Tid-Bits.
Wife Amos, why don't you spend
more of your time with me? Husband
My angel, | Just count the hours
that keep me from your side! Wife
The there is something wrong with
your arithmetic. Detroit Free Press.
Grandpa Don't get scared, Willie;
the tiger is about to be fed-that's
what makes him jump and roar so.
Willie Ceasily)-Oh, l amt afraid OF
him, grandpa. Papa's the same way
when his meals amt ready. It'd Bits.
Bobby Did you turn over new
leaf? Jack Yes, did, December 3lst.
Bobby didn't you wait until New
Years Day. Jack Because, you see,
if the leaf flies back again, can say it
was last years leaf. --llarper's Round
Table.
= Dear me, Adelbert, " said the poet s
wife, this stuff doesn't make sense. !"
| know that rs we'll as you do, " said
the poet. 1t isn't intended to make
sense. 1t is to make dollars. 1t was
ordered by magazine. indianapolis
journal
Little Ella Papa, know what am
gong 10 give you for your birthday.
Father What is it, child? Ella-A
beautiful beer glass tather-WbI,
my dear, | have already got one. Ella
Yes, but l broke it just now. -
Daheim kalender.
Johnny" said the hoy's mother,
you We been playing in the dirt
again, " Dirt's something that ia
cheap and everybody wants to got rid
Of, amt it?'' he asked. ''Yes. >
Well, amt been playing in any dirt.
This was coal dust. -
Professor Schuslich Il don't know
what's the matter with me, doctor. |
am perpetually limping to-day. Is il
locomotor ataXy, | wonder? Doctor
Why. professor, you are walking with
one foot on the curbstone and the other
IN the guttor- Lustiee Blatter.
ITS too bad, said Willie Washing
ton, that the good old custom Of
making calls on New Years day il
slowly but surely dying out "Do
You like the practice?" "Verwv much.
When you Gavin think of ANYTHING elise
you can say, Happy New Year and
it's the only one time when eyah feel
WEAKLY at home as conversationalist .
Washington Star.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Sometime ago Howell S. England
offered TO allow the Single Takers the
use Of three acres of land in the Elev.
enth ward, between Brown street and
tine railroad, provided they would pay
the taxes ami agree not to allow any
one person 70 muanpolize the property.
AZ iirst the offer was not agreed 70 but
Thursday il was accepted. Single
TaXef Horan informed Mr.. England OF
its acceptance and told him that DIR.
Longstrret Of Colorado had agreed tc
pay the ta&os The work OF cutiyatinu
the land will probably commence in
the spring. Tho idea is TO give the
Single Takers an opportunity TO put
their plan in operation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
WILMINaroN,S aAMns.
Result OF the Atlantic Associations sehed-
ule Meeting.


Tho Atlantic Association OF Base ball
Clubs will be in Glass \, under the Ma
tional Agreement. President Crane paid
for representation in Glass A before the
new classification went into effect,
and the National Board OF Arbitration
decided that under tho circumstances
it would be only lust to permit the
association to remain in that class.
The meeting was held at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel in New York Wednesday.
The League comprises clubs from this
city, Paterson, Newark, Jersey City,
New Haven and Hartford.
The schedule committee worked
hard all the forenoon at the six-clu
schedule, which is very difficult one
to make out TO the satisfaction Of
everyone. Tho distribution of the
"plums, " or games for Saturdays, Sun
days and holidays, was a hard matter
to get over.
The schedule committee agreed to
open the season on April 23d, as fol-
Lows: New Haven at Hartford, Viii.
mington at Paterson, Jersey City at
Newark. On all big holidays the
schedule will be the same as on the
opening day. In the morning games
on holidays New Haven will play in
Hartford and Newark in Jersey City.
In the afternoon tho games will be
played in New Haven and Newark.
The season will close on Labor Day.
Wilmington's schedule is as follows:
Wilmington at home-With Newark,
May IL, II, l3, June 8, 0, 10 July G,
I, s, August II, Is, 10: with Jersey
City, May 81, 26, y. June IL. II, 10,
july %, "a, %, August 10, If, 10; with
Paterson, April 30, 30, June l,5,6, July
(morning and afternoon, %, 80, 81,
September I morning and afternoon /;
with Hartford, May 4, 5, 6, %, 20,
July II, 10; August 81, September /,
2, II, IL; with Now Haven, May Z, y,
9,~June l, ., 3, July IL, II, Is, Septem-
Der 3, 4, 5.
Wilmington abroad = With New
Haven, May Is, 10, 20 June %, 26, 81,
August 3, 4, >, 81, 49, %; with Newark
May Il, III, II, 81, June l6. II, %, 30,
July |, 2G, August 81, %; with Jersey
City, May |, ., June IS, 10. 20, July
10, IL, p, Is, 30, August IL, u; with
Paterson, April % %, &c, May 30.
| (morning and afternoonl, June Ia,
July II, August |, Q, 20, %. Septem-
Der s; with Hartford, May 81, %, %,
June y, %, "a, August g, Z, 5, "a, %,
/ Df
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
raWs AND oar AS caUms.
Strange Affection of Two Aaimais Pickct
up by a Physician,

UP ny " EhShltiNhe
Four months ago DIR. Frank S. John
son of Chicago, while returning to his
residence from night call, heard a
childlike cry Of distress, which seemed
to come out of an adjacent alley.
Fastening in the direction of the
sound he found a half grown Virginia
deer. One of its legs was broken, and
the big tender eyes Of the stricken
tawn looked appealingly to the doctor
for sympathy. The doctor lifted up
the animal and carried 1t in his arms
to his home, where he gave his strange
patient every attention, binding up the
broken limb and doing everything pos
sible for its comfort.
A day or two later DR.. johnson,
while returning home from his down
town office, found on the street a
peculiar looking cat, which, while its
legs were sound enough, were COM
nlettly barren OF fur. Pussy was also
lifted tenderly by the sympathetic doc
tor, who placed her in his pocket and
soon after gave her bed 10 the deer
ward of his animal hospital. These
strange animals eyed each other care
fully and surprissdly at first and re-
fused to be friends. In day or 30,
however, they became chums. and
pussy got well rapidly and developed a
beautiful coat of fur, which PRO
claimed her feline of the purest
Maltese type. But the deer, while it
seemed to be resting easily and in
comparative comfort, was still sick,
and tho broken leg refused to mend.
This kept the poor beast upon its back
most of the time, thus giving pussy an
opportunity of smuggling up close to
the warm body of the deer, lying be.
tween its fore legs and gazing earnestly
for hours into the sad eyes of its com
panion. At times in a playful mood
pussy would double up one of her
paws, carefully concealing the sharp
claws, and pat the muzzle Of the fawn' 8
nose.
Thus, for four months, says the
Chicago Times Herald, the two slept,
ate and made their home together.
Occasionally pussy would take a stroll.
When she did so the deer exhibited
every sign of lonesomeness and fear,
seeming To look upon its little friend
aa its protector. When pussy got back
from her constitutional the fawn
would at onco become bold and fear
less.
yesterday Dr. johnson concluded
that he must part with the injured
fawn, and 30 announced to his friend,
DIR. Robert A.. Norris. The latter
called upon j. T. Sweeney, animal
keeper at Lincoln Park, who, with
Frank M. Woodruff of the Academy of
Sciences, drove to the residence of Dr.
johnson. When the deer was taken
out of its home it moaned and cried,
while pussy clawed and mewed to be
near her friend. In consequence the
doctor was forced to give up his
Maltese pet as we'll rs the stricken
fawn. When the old friends were
again united the happiness they felt
could be plainly seen. In apparent
contentment they were taken to the
Zoo without the slightest remonstrance.
The animals will be kept in the hos
pital until Mr.. Sweeney can determine
definitely whether there is hope of
eventually restoring to the fawn the
use of its leg.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Mrs. Florence II. Frost, a former
resident of this city, is looking for her
li-yoars.old son, William Sinclair Nc
Caulley Frost, whom she has not seen
since she and her husband, RAYMOND
Frost, separated about four years ago.
Mrs. Frost's maiden name was McCaul-
ley and she was born in this city 81
years ago. Her father was William
Sinclair McCaulley, who was at ono
time attorney general of the State, and
her mother was daughter of the late
DIR. j. Il. Brinton Of West Cheter, and
Il first cousin of Gen. George b. Nc
Clellan. Raymond Frost resided in
New York at the time he became &C.
quianted with Miss McCauley, and
an uncle Of his was rector of Trinity
Church in this city. The young couple
were married and for several years
Frost held position in the Internal
Revenue office in Philadelphia. When
a change OF administration made his
place insecure his wife called upon the
Hon. Thomas f. Bayard, who was then
Secretary OF State under President
Cleveland, and was assured by him
that her husband need have no fear of
removal. Frost continued in the posi-
tion until he left the place to accept
another in Bayonne, N. j. About four
years ago the husband and wife quar-
relied on account, says Mrs Frost, OF
the advent Of another woman into the
household. Mrs. Frost loft. She en-
deavored to get possession of their
child, who was then 10 years old, but
her husband opposed this, and rather
than have their trouble brought into
court she did not press the matter fol-
tho timn being, So they separated and
Mrs. Frost had not since heard of her
husband or son until some days ago,
when a letter from Bayonne informed
her that her husband had secured a
divorce in Chicago, and her son had
been given to man who had gone tc
Canada, and would make Toronto his
home. Having received large sum OF
money upon the settlement Of her
fathers estate, Mrs. Frost will USE
whatever means to discover tho where
abouts of her son. Her address is given
as Irving House, Philadelphia, and she
will be glad TO receive any information
on the subject.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

A Few Words OF Advice to the Young Girl
just Out in Society.
Philadelphia Times.
A girl cannot expect a man to be
made on purpose for her.
A girl who cherishes an ideal man
that is half woman courts certain
nnhappiness.
The bappiest marriages arc those
which develop and intensity the mental
distinctions due to sex--not eiface
them.
The friendship of chums" can
never be arrived at by the man trying
TO become woman or by the woman
trying TO become man.
Every feminine gift has its masculine
counterpart, and they are never the
same. Therefore, girl should look
for unlikeness, not likeness.
A wife's duty depends largely on the
income. If girl marries on small
income she must not mind having to
do some of the household work.
In love and in marriage il is the ideal
which awakens and preserves affection.
Evory girl should, therefore, find out
what is the ideal wife, az commonly
accepted by men of worth, and should
aim at the ideal.
In essentials the new woman may
be more literary and more artistic than
her mother, hut she certainly can do no
better for the good of herself and the
general happiness Of the world than
follow ia the footsteps of the old, or
former woman.