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Evening journal., 1897-06-28
THROUGH SIX CENTURIES.

Long Feud Between Two Families
Drought TO a Close Amid Mirth.
It is seldom in this workaday age
that one encounters a genuine family
feud, inherited from sire to son through
no less than six centuries. Such feud
actually existed in the dominions of
Queen Victoria until a short time ago,
and its final settlement was brought
about by the ingenuousness of boy of
nine.
The two leading Anglo-Irish families
in Ireland have long been the Fitz-Ger-
aids and the Buffers. From being COM
rades in arms of the invading strong
bow they became by degrees rival
vice sovereignty of their adopted coun-
try. In the wars of the roses the But.
lers sided with the white rose of Ian
caster, the Fitz-Geralds with the red
rose of York. Factions gathered around
in the two great houses, and the bitter
feud brought forth death and bloodshed
from as early as 1850 down to the VIII
liamite wars. The Buffers, whose chief
had obtained the dignity of earl of
Ormonde, succeeded in crushing the
power of the elder branch of the Fitz-
Geralds, earls of Desmond. 1t is told Of
a warlil1e Desmond that while being
borne prisoner on the locked shields of
his feudal foes clansmen the Buffers
taunted him with the bitter words:
where is now the proud Fitz-Ger.
aldP"
To which the indomitable earl an
swered:
"Fitz-Gerald is where he ought to be
on the necks of the Buffers"
This proud reply win give an idea ot
the intensity of the strife.
Now, it happened that her majesty's
Irish viceroy gave a garden party at the
viceregal lodge at Dublin, and thither
were hidden by accident the marquis of
Ormonde, head of the Butler family
familiar to the Americans through his
yachting interests), and the little duke
of Leinster, boyish chieftain of the
house of Fitz-Gerald. With the duke,
who was not quite eight years of age,
came his widowed mother, one of the
beautiful Duncombe sisters.
L no uuCuCSS Ol lltlnSltT lObb SlHnB Oh
her son for a space, and, in going 10
look for the lad, found him engaged in
earnest conversation with a tall, elderly
gentleman, in whom she was surprised
10 recognize the marquis of Ormonde
What was her horror when, on ap,
preaching nearer, she distinctly heard
the youthful Geraldine remark in some,
what slangy phrase:
''Well, I suppose 7 ought to punch
your head on account of the feud; but
I say, you know, you're too jolly decen;
q chap for that. Can't we shake hands
and call it square?"
With the utmost gravity Lord Or
monde grasped the small hand of hi,
hereditary foe, and when the amused
mother came to congratulate them OF
the happy settlement of 600 years o
bitterness she found the young hopefu
perched, like his famous ancestor, OF
the neck of the Butler.-Atlanta Con
stitution.
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KENNARD &CO
62l-623 Market Street
REGISTERS ORDERS.
REGISTERS ORDER.
DTITaTHTDF


New Castle County, Del, May II, 1897.
Upon the application of Lucy A. Top
pin, Administrative of William II. ToppfR
late of Wilmington hundred, in sad
county, deceased 1t is ordered
and directed by the register that
the administrators aforesaid give no.
tice of granting of letters Of administration
upon the estate Of the deceased, with tho
date OF granting thereof, by causing ad-
yertisements to- be posted within forty
days from the date of such letters in six
Of the most public places Of the county OF
New Castle, requiring all persons having
demands against the estate to present the
same, or abide by an act Of Assembly in
such case made and provided; and also
cause the same to be Inserted within the
same period in the Evening Journal, a
newspaper published in Wilmington, Del.
and to be continued therein three weeks
(e. o. d.
Given under the hand and sea
Of office of the Register afore
said at Wilmington, in Nep'
IL. 81 Castle county Aforesaid, th
day and year above written.
CALVIN w. CROSSAN,
Registen
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
HUMOROUS

-She-"How do you account for the
enormous increase of the English spar
row in America q He-"Theyre too
lgly TO go on women's hats."-Chicago
Record.
Mrs. Brown-''I hear that the man
Miss Gray is to marry is quite wealthy"
Mrs. White-"Yes. understand that he
IS in immoderate circumstances ."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
-"What kind of language was that
you were talking TO baby, just now,
mammaP" said little Ethel. That's
baby talk. my DEAR" replied the mother.
"And did 1 once understand that.
mamma? ?"-Yonkers Statesman.
-Precarious Marriage.-"Here's the
account of a couple who were married
on bicycles. What on earth could have
possessed themP" "Oh, fancy they
were trying to outdo the idiots who
marry on four dollars a week."-De-
troit Journal.
Philadelphia MAXWELL, you can
make all the fun you want to of our
slowness, but 1 know one country chap
who came here and made $50O,OOO in
three months" New Yorker-"Is that
SOP How did he make it?" Philadel-
phian-"Gota job in the mint."-Cincin-
natl Commercial-Tribu
Scene: Aldershot Maneuvers.-Sol-
der supposed to have been wounded is
brought to surgeons tent by bearers
Bearer (reporting) Severe scalp
wound, sir, accompanied with insen.
sibeelity." Surgeon-"Well, what have
you done?" Bearer - Dressed the
wound, sir, and gave him little whus.
key and water" Surgeon-"Whiskey
and waterl How did you expect an in
sensible man to swallow that?" Bear.
er-"He axed fort, sirl"-Tit-Bits.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

When the Addicks protesting com
mitteemen returned from Washington
last week they reported to their con,
stituents that there would be no more
appointments for some time. The
words had scarcely passed their lips
when the news was wired to Delaware
that William A. Price, a staunch regu-
lar Republican, and a warm personal
friend of Hon. John c. Higgins, had
been appointed postmaster Of Della
ware City. It seems to be the special
province of the Mckinley administra-
tion to appoint regular Republicans
and disappoint Addicksites.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
The TIrst RaiIrond in America.

Gridley Bryant, civil engineer in
1926, projected the first railroad in the
United States. 1t was built for the pur-
pose of carrying granite from the quar-
ries of Quincy, Mass, to the nearest
tidewater. Its length was four miles,
including branches, and its first cost
s5O,OOO. The sleepers were of stone and
were laid across the track eight feet
apart. Upon rails of wood. six inches
thick, wrought-iron plates, three inches
wide and a quarter of an inch thick,
were spiked. At the crossings stone
rails were used, and as the wooden
rails became unserviceable they were
replaced by others of stone.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
NEW ELECTRICAL WoNDERs


Nikola Tesla, the famous American
electrical experimenter, announces that
he has 80 nearly perfected three of his
wonderful discoveries that he will soon
be ready. to put them to a practical test.
One, of which he had given some hint
Before, is machine which will set the
whole earth. in vibration. These vibra-
tions, set to the measures OF am inter
national code, may be read at any part
OF the earth, thus making possible COM
munication, without wires, between
any place and its antipode Then he
has so improved his electrical oscillator
that he is able to produce from glass
ttibe, without the usual filament OF the
incandescent lamp, a white light, in
which only 30 per cent. OF the electrical
energy will be expended in heat, in
stead OF 81 per cent, as in the incan-
descent, light. And last, though by no
means least. he fully believes he will be
able to transmit electrical power from
place to place without the use of wires
The transmission OF a message
through the ground without the aid Of
wires is probably the most remarkable
of these discoveries. Astounding as II
seems, many things have heretofore
shown clearly that ii was coming bui
few probably expected that it woulC
come so soon. How rapidly II will b'
developed will depend upon the possi
1iiff.y of iutoroacino, tho anaroxr of an.
impulses sent out and of improving anS
perfecting the devices for their recep
tion. But if a message can be trans
mitted twenty miles to-day, an under
taking which Mr.. Tesla has accom-
plished, there is reason to hope that i
may be transmitted across the sea o
the continent before the end of tine cen
tury.
There are wonderful commercial op
portunities in this discovery made b.
Tesla as to the transmission OF electri
cal power from point to point withou
wires. 1t makes possible the erection
OF one central station, from whic
power can be sent wherever needed a
a cost greatly below what is charged a
present, for the copper-feeding wire
which are now used to transmit powe
from the central station are the heaN
lest item OF expense. Could the electr
cal power produced at Niagara Falls /
distributed throughout the world with
out wires, the cost would be so lessene
that many more persons could ava
themselves Of the power. and the san
condition might have its effect in I'll
report Of the commission which hi
Just examined the Fall of the Nile, wit
a view to their adaptability TO the pr
duction Of electrical energy.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
MONDAY. JUNE 2s. 1897.
THE CHIEF MEANS BUSINESS.

THE CHIEF MEANS BUSINESS.
Chief OF Police Dolan is to be COM
mended for the steps he has taken for
the protection Of women on Market
street. He has instructed his officers
TO. break up the loahng on the corners
and In front Of certain cigar stores,
and the work has already been begun.
For long time this class Of unprin-
cipled loafers has constituted an an
noyance and menace to Wilmington
womanhood. Hundreds Of women have
submitted to It rather than permit
themselves to appear in court as com
plainants against the mashers.
Now that such a determined man as
Chief Of Police Doian has taken the
matter in hand 1T is fair to presume
that in future women can walk up and
down Market street with assurance
that they will not be insulted by the
bold stares and indecent jests OF un.
principled young men,,
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

On Thursday Mayor-elect McLear and
his associates on the Republican ticker
will assume charge of the city's execu-
tive branches of government The
Democrats will retain control of City
Council, and the contest of Clarence r.
Holt, Republican, for the Fourth ward
chair. will not amount to anything
The Twelfth ward contest for James
B. Oberly's seat is already regarded q
dead issue.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

OFFICER HEFFRON'S CITIZENSHIP.
To the Editor of the Evening Journal
Sir: l read in your paper Of June 25 an
article relative to the citizenship of
Mr.. Hefron, who was appointed to he
police force from the Eighth ward 1
have known him from boyhCod, and in
justice to him and in justice to the
public in general, would say that to my
knowledge he has been a voter Of this
city for the last ten years. He is a man
of sober and respectable habits, and 1
think that he will be a credit to the
city, as well as to the position to which
ne has been appointed.
A CITIZEN.
Wilmington. June 2S.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
Wilmington, June 2S.
SHOULD POLITICS CREEP IN.

FREDERICKS NIGHT BE SEATED
INSTEAD OF SINGLES, WHO WAS
ELECTED.
The new Board of Education meets
for the first time tonight, and the fight
for the Eleventh ward seat is the prin-
cipal point of interest. At the last elec
tion John c. Singles was elected over
Christian Fredericks, by a majority of
one. He was given his credentials, but
Fredericks rose up in opposition.
President Baird appointed a committee
of three to decide the question and this
committee will report tonight.
Singles is a Democrat, while Fred
ericks is a Republican. The board is
strongly Republican, and should it al
low politics to creep in the board Sin
giles friends fear he will be unseated.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

One of our local contemporaries
makes the assertion that the people
have ceased going to Brandywine Park
II the writer OF that article could have
been in the park yesterday it would
have expressed different sentiment.
During the day hundreds Of people
were along the Brandywine, and in the
afternoon the number was especially
marked.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

One-tenth OF the railroads in Canada
are owned and controlled by the gov
eminent. and they cost the people more
than 100000 year over and above
their earnings. That is how govern
ment ownership of transportation Ia
cilities operates in the dominion, and
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
ON COPY OF BUNYAN.

]. Curtis Wigglesworth has among
his collection of antiques the works of
John Bunyan, printed in 1897, by J.
Hart, of London. The book contains
many old plates showing the progress
made by Christian, the hero of "Pil-
grims Progress" Mr.. Wigglesworth
came into possession OF the book
through his father. Joseph Wiggles-
worth, who received it as a gift from
his mother on February 10, 1927.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

Debs-there is only one Debs-says
that II the people want to be free they
must go cunning for the trusts. When
the hostilities begin, Debs will doubt
less be found armed with a squirt gun
as usual. Debsism only appeals to
tramps.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
HIn RehnIrc.

Burner-That was a very nice-look-
ing woman 1 saw with you at the the
ater last night. I'm glad you have at
last shown some taste. Who was she:
Rounder (nushing)-Uml That was
my wife.-Philadelphia North Ameri-
cau.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
THE GENERALS BUSY DAY.

General John p. Donahoe has return
ed from western Pennsylvania and
New York, where he has been looking
after the inerests of the Union Veteran
Legion, of which he is national COM
mander. He instituted a new encamp-
ment up at Bath, n. Y, and at Buffalo,
n. Y, established headquarters for the
Legion members who will attend the
August.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters OF al
ministration were in due form of law
granted unto the undersigned on the llth
day Of May, A. ID. 1897, and that all
persons having claims against the estate
OF the deceased must present the same
duly attested to the said Administrative.
on or before the 11th day of May,
1895. or abide the Act of Assembly IN
such case made and provided.
LUCY a. TOPPIN,
Administrators.
Address. Wilmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

William ]. Mcconnell. the temper
ance lecturer of Cleveland. Ohio, re-
Gently became deranged near Owens
boro. Ky, while making an address be-
fore large audience. The cause of the
affiiction is not known, but was most
likely the uncongenial blue grass at
mosphere.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
Playing in Luck.

Parksby-Is your son having good
luck at college?
Kerzogg-I guess so. He has not sent
for any money for over three MONTHS
n. Y. Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

1t is said that excluding Inspector
Daniel Dohl wished to get on the police
force and made an application to Com
missioner Pyle for place. Being tainted
with Addicksism, his application was
ignored.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

Albert ]. Edmunds, assistant librar-
ian of the Pennsylvania Historical So
ciety. spent yesterday in town as the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Howell s. Eng
land.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

that is probably how It would work
here II placed in the hands Of political
"ringsters."
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
SUMMERS VISITORS.
Many Take Advantage of Cool
Days for Little Jaunts.
wILMINGToNS SUNDAY GUESTS
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF INTER.
EST ABOUT THE CoMINGS AND
GOINGs OF CITY FOLK AND
THEIR COUNTRY COUSINS.

All communications intended for inser-
ton In this column should be addressed TO
Society Editor, care of the Evening Jour-
nal. Communications should be written
on one side Of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
RECToRY NEARING COMPLETION

hEOIOH1 NEAHINU OUMPLEIIUN.
The addition to st. Patricks rectoTy,
at Fifteenth and King streets, is near
ly complied and will be ready for oc-
cupancy about August 1. Work on the
new addition to the church will then
commence.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

And now Hon. John H. Hoffecker
late Addicks candidate for governor Of
the State Of Delaware. has been de-
feated in his home town Of Smyrna
for the office Of school commissioner
This is certainly an off year for the Ad-
dicksites.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
KENNARD co
Closing Sale
of
Fancy
Parasols.

All the 75c., S5c.,
and $1.OO Children's
Parasols are now so
cents.
All the $1.25 Chill
dren's Parasols are
now rs cents.
All the Ladies'
Fancy $1.25 and
$3.50 Parasols are
now 95 cents.
All the L aides
Fancy $3.50, $500
and $3.50 Parasols
are now $3.50.
Balance of Ladies'
Tailor made Suits
all the $1,000 all
wool suits are now
$500.
All the $15 and
$1S are now $40.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28

A. j. 'Kooch, who has resigned his po-
sition in the Sacred Heart r.. c. choir,
will tender the members of the choir a
reception tonight in the school hall Of
the church. Mr.. KoOch mas been a
member OF the choir twenty years.
Evening journal., 1897-06-28
POLITICAL NOTES

David Lemon is making an active
canvass for the Office of clerk of the
market under the new City Council.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-04
Randolp
S. V. Holman OF Boston is in town.

S. V. Holmsn OF Boston is in town.
w. b. Wall was in Canada Tuesday.
J.T Beach OF Burlington WAS in town
Monday.
A. IL. Bell visited in st. Adams over
Sunday.
Beedlcs orchestra is quartered at the
Red Lion.
NJ. NJ. Wilson was in Woodstock Friday
business.
Gaen Fish is at home, having finished
work in Starksboro.
VIM. Skinner OF Rogalton visited at j.
ID. Denison's last week.
Mrs J. d. Gallup OF st. Adams visited
at W. b. Wallis last week.
Two Of George Dumas children are i'll
" it'll bronchial pneumonia.
Lester Newton came last week to care
for his "measled" relatives.
Mrs. A. b. Tewksbury has returned
from her trip down country.
E. A. Thacher is at home from Wood
stock to attend the convention.
Charles Porter of Hatfield, Mass, is a
guest at NJ. l.. Scott's this week.
The Odd Fellows worked the first and
third degrees Monday evening.
The annual roll call at the Christian
church occurs u lday, Feb. 18th.
Frank Bacon has been afflicted with
erysipelas for the past two weeks.
W. b. Wall was in Brattleboro aud
Keene, n. H., Friday and Saturday.
uzro P. Winch OF Richiord has been Wis.,
ting his sou, f. g. Winch, this week.
Mrs. John L. Hutchinson is entertain
ing her sister, Mis- Whitcomb, OF Wind
sor.
The screen mill turned off 4O4 dozen
screens Friday, the best record for a sim
gle day thus far.
Miss Georgia White went to Burlington
Monday 70 begin her work on l.. L.
Yhayer's Clipper.
D. T. Dyer is cutting his second crop OF
ice this week. The ice is being drawn to
farmer customers.
All. Bell and Orson Woodcock at
tended a meeting of the Knights Templar
at Montpelier Friday evening.
Clarence Emery returned Saturday from
Rcxbury. where he has completed four
teen weeks term OF sch OIL
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-04

| A large amount OF wood Is being drawn
into town at present. Green slab wood
brings from "a TO "a so a solid cord; four
| foot, 81 so to So; dry sab, IS to 90; four.
foot, $3.50. the market is good, though
prices are lower than years ago. Mary
people are buying wood who have former
ly used coal, as they find it more econom-
zeal, coal being more expensive and wood
less costly. Some are even considerable
enough of our farmers to give the prefer
ence 10 wood, other things being equal, as
the money paid for it remains at home.
There is an excellent prospect that Ran 9.
doiph will be equipped with electric
lights next summer. The dam and plant
below Bethel are we'll nigh assured. The
price of lights for interior illuminate n
viii probably be the same as at Bethel
FL so per year each where a number are
Installed. The streets will be lighted bv
arcs principally. All this is supposiT z
that he company can secure the neces-
sary franchise, the terms of which will be
.ubmitted as soon as possible and not later
than the annual village meeting certainly.
the Bethel Electric Co. is about to declare
4 semiannual dividend of per cent, W hich
shows that even at the very low rates
tuere in operation the investment is a
good one.
Q1ite large audience attended the moot
court held in Grange hall Saturday even
ing under the auspices of tie Good Tenn
plsrs. The case was one OF theft, the pris-
oner at the bar, Chester ID. Hood, having
been arrested on suspicion OF robbing LID.
Williams OF eleven thriving roostcrs. The
counsel for the defence was G. f. Cleve-
land, and J. M. Atwood acted as prosecut
ing attorney. The estimony of reliable
witnesses pointed strongly to the coDvic-
tion OF the criminal, and rendered desper-
ate by fear OF the impending sentence by
Judge Latham, the criminal made an at
tempt to escape while the jury we're out.
His break for liberty was checked, how
ever, and the verdict OF equity" was duly
declared. When the short time allowed
for preparation for the trial is considered,
the members OF Arcadia lodge have reason
to he well pleased with its success. There
were number present from neighb )ring
lodges
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-04
Death or Abel Coodell

Abel b. Goodell died Thursday { I pneu-
monia, aged 80 years, after an illness a
seventeen days. He was son OF Mr.
and Mrs Lut ner Goodell and was born in
Braintree. where be lived the greater por-
ton of mis- life, removing here some five
years ago. lie was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Lucy Seymour and
his second Miss Gertrude Greene, who
with an infant daughter survives him, as
do also his aged father, two brothers,
Marx, OF Randolph, and Joel, of Brain
tree, and three sisters, Mrs. Jane Whit.
neg OF Granville, Mrs. Pearl Dewey OF
Gaysville and Miss Fanny of Lebanon,
n. IL. He made his home with his father
law, Eugene Greene, where the funeral
was held Saturday Afternoon, Rev. V. M.
Hardy officiating.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-04

STATE OF VERMONT. In Probate Court, hold
RANDOLPH DISTRICT, IS en- in Rsndolph or the
18th day ofJaIuary, A. d.. 1881. James Hu'chnse-
administrator Of the estate OF Edward y.
Smith, late OF Braintree In said D,strct
deceased presents his administration account for
examination and allowance ana makes application
Cor a decree Of distribution and partition OF the
tate OF said deceased. Where Upon
Is ordered nv said Court that said application
under consideration and be hea-d the 9th day Of
February A. II. 1897. at IN Probate Office in SAID
Randolph and Il s further ordered that all persons
Interested notified hereof by publication OF notice
Of this application aud order three weeks successive
ly In the HERALD AND NEWS. printed at Randolph.
before said time hearing that they may appear at
tne aud place Il theysee cause OBJECT thereto
Nv the Court. Attest.
1916 WILLIAM ". NICHOLS. judge
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-04

After an illness OF one week with pneu
monia, Lata r., wife OF Irwin 7. Lamson
passed away Friday evening, aged 81
years.
Mrs. Lamson's maiden name was
Lamb and she was a native OF Granville,
She was the second vile of Mr.. Lamsoni
whom she married eighteen years ego
They had no children, though Mr.. Ian :
son is the father Of seven by his former
wife.
Mrs. Lamson was member of Il e
Christian church, in which she took Il
great interest and was valuable worker.
She was also member OF Rando phi
grange.
Rev. q. W. Morrow OBLIGATED at he Il :
neral, held ut the home sunday afternoon.
Among relatives present were Frank aud
Alfred Lamb OF Warren, cousins, +. /.
Lamson and wife aud Miss Ada Lamson
~ Rockla land, Me-, Mr.. and Mrs. f. II.
Gate, OF Ware, Mass, and Mrs. James
Carrigsp, nisce, of Bridgewater, Mass.