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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

The Wawaset Driving Association
Friday night completed arrangements
for the meeting to be held on August
25th and Goth. The classos and purses
on the first day will be as followe:
Three minute trotting, purse, 500;
>. 30 trotting, 5000; go trutting and
pacing, $500. There will also be
bicycle races on the first day. On
the following day the events and purses
will be: 2.35 trotting and pacing,
5000; 3. 10 trotting, 500; 2.2s trotting
and pacing. 5000. The day will close
with great match race between
Snladin, 2. 05a4, and Democracy, ?. lS9a,
owned by j. d. Milbourne of Smyrna,
for purse of $500, Saladin will be
driven by its owner, James Is. Green.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
1fr,aAriox rnnMixArED.

Settlement of the Controversy Over the
West Chester a. wilmington Plank Road.
For several years past tn 3re has been
litigation between the West Chester
and Wilmington Plank Road Co. and
the county OF Chester, says the West
Chester, Pa, Village Record.
At last it has terminated. An opinion.
which has been handed down by the
supreme court of Pennsylvania, con-
firmed the ruling of the Berks county
court, and put an end to the struggle.
In brief its history is as follows: Early
in 1894 there was movement to have
tho road freed, which was the begin
ming of the end. The company, although
called in its charter a plank road COM
pany, was the owner of pike which
extendud from West Chester to Dill
worthtown. One toll gate was main
tanned on this road short distance
south of West Chester. A jury of con.
domination awarded the plank road
company the sum of IS, $40. From this
award the company appealed and the
case was tried in May, 1895. The YER
dict of the jury was for the plaintiff in
the sum of 50, $50. This was big dis
appointment to the officers and stock
holders OF the company. The par value
OF the stock was Sl4, $50 and it had
boon paying an annual dividend OF D
II 20 per cent. The stock had sold for
par or nearly 80. A motion for new
trial was fled and eventually new
trial was granted. A petition for 9
change of venue was next filed and
this also was granted and Berss county
was named as the place of trial. The
trial took place in May, 1896. On the
18th OF that month verdict was rem
dered in favor of the company for 50.
s33. A motion for new trial was
made, but the court refused to grant it,
and an appeal to the supreme court fol
| lowed. Tho case was argued in March
last. aud counsel have since been await
| ing an opinion from that tribunal. II
came last week and was an affirmation
Of the judgment OF the Berks county
court.
| The opinion has not been seen as ye
by any of tho West Chester counsel il
the case. The record will first be Ger
titled back TO Reading and from Their
an exemplification OF the record will b.
sent bore.
The judgment for s.. 1873 will draw
interest from May 18th, 1896. and tina
with costs. will have to be paid by tn
county. The collection OF tolls ha
ceased and everybody is passed fire.
over the road Waddell and Hause o
Chester county, and Cyrus G. Derr
Berks county for plaintiff; Gheen AM
Butler Il Windle of Chester county ant
Ermentrout " Ruhl of Berks county TO
defendant,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Belair, Nd, July 23.-The motion
for new trial in the case Of Anthony
s. Davis and others against the jacob
Tome Institute of Port Deposit was
argued before Judge Waters to-day.
The reasons alleged in the motion were
of the usual character as to the weight
of the evidence and newly discovered
facts relating to the case. Misconduct
on the part of the jury was another
feature of the notion, but Judge
Waters overruled the motion and the
judgment was entered according to the
verdict. This case will now go to the
court Of appeals, An action in trespass
which grows out of tho same circum-
stances has heon tried in Elkt0n, and
the record of this case has now gone TO
the court of appeals also. Tho cases
arise FROM the location of the buildings
Of the Jacob Tome Institute, in the
town of Port Deposit, upon land which
il claimed by the executors and heirs
OF James A. Davis auu which was pur-
chased in 1890 by Mr.. Jacob Tome aH a
site for his institute buildings. Under
the vedict IN the eiectment case tried
in Hartford county the Davis claimants
are awarded a piece of land 70 by 10
feet square upon which tho institute
building stands and all of lot No. 81
between the railroad and the river,
beside $3.50 for mesne damages.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
SWEPT BY A SEVERE STORM
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Visited by a
Destructive Cloudburst.
THE DAMAGE NEARLY 100000
Man Killed by Lightning and a
Woman Stunned.


Youngstown, o., July %. THE storm
which struck this city and vicinity last
night was very disastrous.
Carl Henry Mayer was struck by
lightning and instantly killed, while
his sweetheart, who stood nearby, was
badly shocked.
The Mahoning River rose two feet in
an hour, and washed away several
bridges. Grab Creek, an magnificent
stream, rose Ii feet In an Incredible
short space of time, doing great
damage in the lower portions of this
city.
Houses were washed from tn cir
foundations and men, women and emil
dren were rescued from second STORY
windows, bath tub being used in
lieu of better craft.
Squad Creek Park, a pleasure resort
near this city, was practically wiped
out OF existence.
Trains are beginning to movs after
~ hours delay.
It is estimated that the loss in this
city alone will approach $780, 900.
The storm was local, in many respects
resembling a cloudburst, the people
being given little warning. ~
A great loss of life was narrowly
averted at the Spring Common foot
bridge. Men, women and children in
sisted upon remaining to watch the
angry waters below, in spite of the
fact that the structure was unsafe.
Finally two policemen with drawn
clubs. cleared the bridge, and none too
soon, for few seconds later the bridge
was swept away.
Reports from the rural districts show
that the farmers suffered greatly. In
Trumbull county 10 barns were struck
by lightning and burned. Crops were
destroyed and buildings generally
damaged, but no loss of life there 10
yet reported.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Specal Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
New Castle, July 90. Col. J. Harry
Rogers, one of the Trustees OF Market
Square, yesterday began making pre-
paratiuns for the remodelling of tho
school green. The idea is to make the
place equal to the parks Of other cities.
The 10 henchee recently placed on the
green have been removed to the hallway
of School No. 2. and will remain there
until about A ugust LIST, when the school
green will hs in proper shape TO receive
the benches permanently. len more
benches will be added to those in the
green and two more will be placed in
Market Square, making total OF 81
benches in the two parks. Col. Rogers
will have circular seat plauod about
the large tree near the postoffice and
large urn will be placed in the centre
of the mound there. The iron railing
which surrounds Market Square will
he painted. This morning three men
were placed at work on the green grad
ing and making preparations for the
crushed granite which will be placed
ON the walks Of both parks. ,n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
os,.r., w,,,,nm McKenney Dead

Centreville. Md, July 20. Gen.
William McKenney, the largest land
owner of the Eastern Shore OF Mary
land and for many years prominent
Democratic leader, died at his home
day. lie was tho owner of 56 farms,
aggrcgating -, ZOO acres, on which the
estimated yield of wheat this year is
so, 600 bushels. Gen. McKenney was
horn in Church Hill, December 5th,
1920. In 1882 he rau against Robert
MrIIane for the Democratic nomination
for Governor of Maryland. He was
president of the Contreville National
Bank. His estate is valued at 500, 600
He was twice married, his first Wits
being Miss Eleanor Goldshorough,
daughter Of the late DR.. Robert Colds
borough of Centreville. His second
wife was Mrs. Evelin Wright, widow
of Thomus Wright of Corsica Neck and
daughter of Col. William Taylor OF
Waverly, Baltimore county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
FoUxo MoaE corr RI EcEs.


Driver Banks shows William Potter Two
Coins of the Denomination of $40.
In Every Evening Of June 2sth ap..
peared an account OF the finding oil
about $3.50 in gold pieces on the farm
operated by Il. Potter u Bro. at the top
OF Mcllee's hill on the Concord turn
pike. This money wns found by John
Banks, driver for Golfer g. Williams
and by John Thompson and George
Cymer, who work for the Potters In
the same article William Potter was re-
ported to have rather laughed at the idea
Of the finding OF gold ON the place,
although he admitted the finding OF
other articles. Mr.. Potter's reticence
on the matter led the Morning News in
an editorial to declare that the !article
was "fHke," conclusion unwar-
ranted by the unqualified statement in
the article that the money had been
found. Since that time MIR. Potter
has become rather more communicative
on the subject Of the finding OF gold,
for yesterday he discussed the find with
a reporter of this paper, and according
to him the men on the place had esti-
mated the amount of mohey found by
Banks to BIO in tho neigbborhood, OF $40.
Tho statement as 10 the finding by tho
other two men was given out byione oil
them.
Mr.. Potter also said that last Satur-
day while he was in the field, Banks
drew his attention 10 two $40 gold
pieces which no said he had just found.
From this it would appear that all the
money may not yet be picked M. that
has found ita way to tho Potter farm.
MIR. Potter, himself, thinks be is un,
lucky in that he has not found any Of
the gold.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
DROWNED NEAR LANCASTER.
The Body of an Unidentified Man Found II
the snsqusbanna River.

Lancaster. Pa, July 24.-Late on
Thursday afternoon the corpse of a
man was found in the Susquehanna
River at Fitea Eddy. There was a
large bruise on the head, as II made by
a club or stone. and this created the
suspicion OF foul play.
The coroner held an inquest yester-
day, the verdict being death from
drowning, probably a proper one, as
on Monday last man named Gilmore
saw two boats each containing a man
going through Cults Falls. The boats
wers overturned. and the men thrown
into the river. Gilmore plunged in and
saved one, who took the boats and con-
tinued down the river TO Fites Eddy,
where he tried TO sell them. He said
be had come down from Elmira, N. y,
and was on his way to the chesapeake
Bay. The man who looked like tramp,
could rot dispose of the boats aud was
last seen passing Peach Bottom.
The drowned man was about six feet
tall, aud 40 or 40 years of age.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Judges Golf and Morris, IN BaIti-
more, Friday, signed an order grant
ing Receivers Cowen and Murray per-
mission to purchase a large number of
additional freight cars and new freight
and passenger locomotives for the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad. The increase
of equipment authorized will cost an
aggregate Of 50, 49,, 050, payment TO be
made by form Of promissory notes
designated as ''lense warrants, bear
ing interest at per cent. Some will
mature in five years and others in ten,
altar which time the new rolling stock
will become the absolute property oil
the road.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
FIGnr RESULTED IN a DRAM
Contest Between Bal Hawkins and George
Dixon.


Dixon.
San Francisco, CAL, July "a. Ten
thousand people saw Dial Haw kins OF
San Francisco fight 20round draw
with George Dixon, champion feather-
weight OF the world. last night.
1t was a fast fight from start to
finish, and was remarkable in that
neither man struck his opponent dan
gerous blow.
For the first 10 rounds Dixon was the
aggressor, and did most of the leading,
keeping his antagonist constantly on
the move. About the 18th, however,
Hawkins, who had apparently gained
confidence, went after the colored midget
and to the end Of the fight more than
held his own.
Hawkins weight and strength were
too much for Dixon. and although
Dixon landed several wicked lefts be
could not knock Hawkins out. Haw-
kins also swung some wicked blows. but
Dixon managed TO block or duck OUT OF
danger Dixon, while be had all OF his
old time speed, lacked accuracy. When
be would swing his left he invariably
fell short, or over.reached himself
There was little work for the referee
to do at any stage of the fight, and bis
decision of draw was received with
universal approval.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Sheriff Finn on Friday sold eight
properties as follows: To Joseph p.
Nichols, property of George ii. Tin
dali, No. 7O6 East Eleventh street,
81, 600; of John McClatferty, II and
Head Streets, $1,000; of W. @.
Guthrie, Locust street and Vandever
avenue, $1,000; to Ii. II. Ward,
attorney, the property of Annie V.
Guthrie, Sixth avenue and Brown
street, 500; of Emily Conner, Fourth
and Searles streets, 81, 500; to Lilburue
Chandler, attorney, tho property of
W. 4. Guthrie, No. 1886 Union street,
$500; to Samuel McCaulley, attorney,
the property of Robert Ii. Logan and
Samuel 6. Logan, Fourth and Monroe
streets, 81, 3a5.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

A WilmingtonIan iow days ago
found two old papers, tine Panama Star
and Herald, published in 1860, and the
Shreveport Herald, dateh February
oath, 1873. The Panama paper con-
tanned an account of the wreck Of the
steamer Golden Rule in the Caribbean
Sea, which was furnished by John NJ.
Rogers, who was purser on the bout,
and the Shreveport paper told how MIR.
Rogers had Bavod two women and a
child from burning building.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
The Maryland COMPROMISING.

Centreville, Md, July 49, The con-
test for the Democratic nomination for
State comptroller, to be decided at the
State convention which meets in Balti-
more next Wednesday, has narrowed
down to Deakyne and Pattisou. DIR.
Robert NJ. Price, who had been promi-
nently mentioned, has come out in
card to the Eastern Shore Democrats
in which he says that be is not willing
to authorize his friends to make con-
test for him for place that be feels
confident, under existing circum-
stances, he could not expect to receive.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Lancaster, Pa, July 24.-Christian
Rapp. 80 years old, of Bart township,
was assisting in operating a threshing
machine nsar Georgetown yesterday,
when the machine cogged. He climbed
to the top to remedy the trouble. when
he slipped and fell, both legs going
into the cylinder. Before the machine
could be stopped both his legs were
literally torD into shreds. Death en-
sued an hour later.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
BRUrAL BURGLARS.
Tied Woman Up by the Thumbs, and
Heat and Burned Her.

Tied Woman Up by the Thumbs, and
Beat and Burned Her.
Wheeling, W. Va. July "a. News
has Just reached here OF the torture
and robbery by six masked men, on
Tuesday night, Of Mrs. Shreve, go
wears old, who lived alone near Smith
field, in the Sistsrsville oil region.
The men tied her up by the thumbs,
beat her cruelty with switches and
burned her feet with candles. She
then told them where 81. 500 we're
secreted. The robbers secured the
money and left. Mrs. ShreveS had
IS, 600 in gold hidden in another part
of the house, which the men failed to
get.
The woman may not recover from the
effect of her injuries.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Elkton, Md, July 90. AT the meet.
ing of Town Council, last night, the
sanitary condition Of the town was
discussed, but the opinion was that the
matter had been greatly exaggerated.
The only effective remedy suggested
was sewage system which the finances
Of the town did not justify at this
street was taken up and the bailiff was
instructed to put a force Of men at
work on Monday next to prepare the
street for dressing of crushed granite.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Kenton, July p. Your CORE.
spondept was told an interesting
story by one Of bis neighbore.
While returning from Smyrna last week,
in passing small farmhouse, he saw
a hog 10 the garden and stopped TO in.
form the owner of the house The latter
remarked "That is all right; that hog
is cultivating the garden. !" This OK
cited the Kenton'e mans curiosity. On
examination he found it was true; the
hog was doing as good work as be could
with hoe. stirring the ground com.
pleUely and destroying all weeds and
grass, leaving the bests and other truck
iu perfect order. The last working of
sugar corn WAS exhibited. IL was done
very shallow 10 comparison to pota.
toes. The owner claimed that the hog
was Just as good at playing cards as it
was at gardening. lie found few pro-
fessionals who could match the hog at
game OF euchre. THAT hog he RS
marked. sis good judge of milk. |
never saw it hungry enough TO drink
skim milk from the creamery. Offer il
some and it shows its disgust with a
grunt TINT portrays its meaning.
Another thing, that hog knows the
sound Ut Smyrpa church bells. Start
it TO work on Sunday morning it will
| stop the minute it hears the church
bell ringing, and no inducements will
cause it to work any more that day. II
is opposed to working on Sunday on
general moral principles. I" In appear
ance it doees not differ from any othel
black and white hog. Its age is tive
years, and its weight about 100 pounds
1t can count any number up to 30 by
tapping its foot ON board. 1t nevei
makes a mistake. Thirty is its linit
in mathematics. This hog is not fol
sale at ordinary swine prices. is
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
WHEELS.
Father makes a century,

Father makes century,
Every other day;
/ am on racing team,
Earning lots of pay;
Sisters learning fancy tricks,
Gong on the stage;
Little Dick, he holds the mile
Record for his age
Mother rides with Baby Dan
Tied in front-he squeals.
We're the gayest folks in town,
For we all have wheels.
Searching, riding all the time,
Even late at night,
Then again at early dawn,
For an appetite.
All we talk about is gears"
Saddles" chains and tires"
"Records, +" roads" the makes" that all
And each one admires.
Thus We spend the speeding hours,
Pity each our feels
For our insane neighbor, who
Say that we have wheels.
Buffalo Express.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Dover, July %. Big yields Of wheat
are reported from all parts Of Kent
county, the estimate for Mispillion
hundred being 200, 600 bushels. The
same proportion in the other hundreds
would make the total for the county
!, 500, 900 bushels. Some OF the largest
Yields about here are those OF William
Hurley, 80 bushels to the acre; g. A.
MiIlington. 3515 bushels: John b.
Wharton, 81 bushels, and William But
Ter, 81 30 bushels. ,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

John NJ. Rogers has Just completed
at his works at Gloucester, N, H., a
steam launch which has been named
IIiawatha aud which will be- devoted
to his own use. Tho boat will run 10
knots mn hour and will be used as a
pleasure c.aft around Wilmington. Mr..
Rogers has contracted to build a similar
oat for l.. d. Howard Gilmour of
Newark, N. j, ,.y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
xp,,t ,,,n..e Iev.s, school,

Lewes, uly 20. The Board of Educa
ton, at special meeting last night,
elected Prof. &. W. Mitchell of Mil.
ford, Pa, principal Of the Lewes Union
School, vice Prof. Walter Sparklin, re-
signed. There were 10 applicants for
the place, among them one woman.
Prot. Mitchell lie late of the Pleasant
vile, N. j., public school ,A
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Centrevillc. Md, July %. -Lightning
struck the barn on the farm of Miss
Josephine Mason, near lngleside. The
building and contents were destroyed.
The tanant, Oliver Droper, estimates
his loss at S400, with no insurance.
The loss on the building is about 5000;
insured for $3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Salisbury, Md, July %. w. f. A Hen,
Jr.. has originated hybrid production
of the strawberry and raspberry that is
a novelty in horticulture. The fruit
has the appearances of the strawberry,
but more the favor Of the raspberry. 1t
is pretty to look at, and, after Mr..
Allen has experimental muro fully with
il, it may prove to lie a valuable fruit.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Joseph Sands, former resident of
this city, lieu in Upland, Pa, on Thurs
day night. aged 30 years. lie was a
member of Jefferson Council, o. U. A.
NJ, of this city and was also a Grand
Army veteran. The funeral will take
place on Monday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
A Calamity That win be Widely Felt.
Boston Hearld.

A Calamity That wiii be Widely Felt.
Boston Heard.
1t is to he hoped that the statement
Just made of tho failara Of tho peach
crop in Maryland and Delaware is an
Oxnggeration. We have before had an
nouncemants Of this kind, which we're
not confirmed by the facts, but they
have been made earlier and with less
particularly. The deprivation of penches
is something which would occasion
wide regrets, md THESE are the States
from which comes our heaviest supply.
Ii New Jersey proves to be in the same
trouble, there may be a peach famine.
The peach was once New England
fruit, and il is still raised to advantage
in New Hampshire, though her people
have not had confidence enough in the
crop TO lay out for large supplies of 1t.
Michigan raises good peaches, but they
mostly go to the West. The Georgia
peach is sometimes g0od, but too often
bitter. The California peach ia fair to
the eye, hut disappointing In it's
tastelessnes6. Maryland supplies more
that is deliciously edible than any ter
ritory of the same size in the world, and
Delaware has still greater reputation
with its peaches. The failure of the
crop in these two States. il confirmed,
is a calamity that will be- felt over
large area of country.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Co. A, Fourth Regiment, U. S. B.
b., of Chester, Pa, detachment of
the Boys Brigade connected with the
First Baptist Church in that city, has
decided to camp for week at Wood
land Beach, either the first or second
week in August.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

On Thursday at the farm Of Charles
Fell at Pocopson township, test of a
new thresher was nude and il showed a
wonderful record. threshing wheat as
fast as it could be fed to it. The official
rate WIS given ny the judges of the
test as three bushels of grain per
minute,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

Walter Flynn, who was overcome by
the heat at the crematory on Friday
morning, died at the Delaware Hos
pital Friday afternoon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29

The Sunday trips to Bay Rldge are grow
ing more popular than ever. The resort Is
beautifully located and well managed: II
YOU want new nerves and get braced for
next weeks work, get couple Of friends to
ioin Won and go to Bay Ridge. The sail on
the Chesapeake is pleasant break in the
trip. Special trains will run every Sunday
md round trin tickets sold as follows:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
Eureka Council seoretarysh,p.

City Councilman James W. Robert
son has been elected recording secre.
tary of Eureka Council. Jr. o. u. A..
NJ, to succeed Melville Thompson, who
recsntly died.