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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

The Christmas danes which took place
in Armory Hall, az Milford, last night was
one of the most delightful ever held III
that town, guests from almost every town
in the State and also from Philadelphia,
New York and Other large cities being
present. The music was the finest ever IN
town, composed of six pieces of ORlesby' .
Orchestra Of Chester, Ia. l he dance com
mencca at 800 p IN. An elaborate supper
was served after the first half Or intrrmls-.
sion about L. o'clock in tho ants rooms OF
the hall with $50 covers The list OF put
tronesses follows: Mrs Robert IL. Nil
liams, Mrs. DIR. George W. Marshall, Mrs.
Daniel Hirsch, Mrs W. 4. Watson Mrs
Joseph L. Holland Mrs John b. Smith
The committee were: Mcssrs. C.G. Pretty.
mar, Leo Hirsh, Oscar H. Wilson, Ed
ward ID. Causoy, John 9. Truitt, Irusten
r. Cau,ey, Arthur E. Reynolds, / Edward
brown. Those present from Wilmington
were Miss Maud Grier and Mis- Lulu
Elliott.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

Tho charge q ssllinse adnl tsfal 4.
preferred " MIX 1nlpeotpr yll14
against Wiiliam lloyd Vtlsto " "a III
the cty court tfiia movu1n9. but upoN
request Of Robert Harn1Ap the case W.
continued until Monday morning.
Willard Rakes, colored, wAa. chAreeQ
with the larceny OF q lot Of clothing and .
1ho witness lived at No. oi2 Walnut
street and RAkes lived next door. Wood.
land gave an interesting account OF o raoe
after Rakas. &E I.
Charles Gordon testified that few days
before Christmas In 1894 he lost e3t q bank
book and lot Of other papers. He saw
Rakes at his house No. iii Lombard
street.
He returned to his house and saw Rakas
leave the door with the box that contain.
ed the articles He chased him for severa!
squares. He made his escape. He found
the box in tho Old Swede's Cemetery. ..
Whom he went out the house was locked
up and to gain entrance Rakes must rave
used skeleton key.
Walter Gordon testified that last MSv-
his coat disappeared anda little boy "
Rnkcs wrap up tho coat. The coat wa
valuud at IS 80. He was hold In SOD pail
for his appearance Mt the upper court
Walter Crump aud James II, Grooms
were charged with 4disorderly conduct.
They ware charged with using abusive
Language toward Miss Mary Sweatman.
She came and cursed and threw tin can
at them.
The ash men are cursed every Monday
by Miss Sweftman. The case was dis.
missed. Stidham, tho contractor, was 70.
ported by Chief Dolan to have dismissed
thu men.
Frank Grooms has:been held waitingth the
Philadelphia authorities since December
II. Groom was afterwards discharged os
the Philadelphia authorizes inclined to
send for him.
Charles Megginson was fined 50 and
costs for violating the milk ordinance by
adultorating his milk.
The ANALYSIS by DR.. FranssRoop Smith
showed the milk h. be lacking per cent.of
solids. At first Megsinson felt like ap-
pealing the case but upon consulting a
lawyer he paid the ane and costs amount-
ingto $l0.o5. 4.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

There was reunion Of the family OF
Captain and Mrs. j. II. jackson yesterday
81 tho home OF Mr. and Mrs. W. w. jack
son, Seventh and Bennett streets Forty
eight parsons, all members OF the family,
sst down to o beautifully decorated table
aud enjoyed sumptuous repast Among
tho things prepared for the occasion was !.
twenty-five pound cake, standing thirty
inches high, which was presented to Mi
Z ana Mrs. jackson by John Hirzel, After
! the dinner tho guests wero entef talheu
I with piano recital given by Miss Lyaia
Burris. , M
/. Among those present were: William 1.
. Jackson and family OF Eagleton, n; j.;
Miss Clara b. Jackson, OF This city; VII
liam SIENNA and family of Phiiadeiphia;
James l., jackson and family OF smyrna
Robert .. Jackson and family and u J.
jackson and family, of Camden, N. J.;W'
@. Roe and family, OF Odessa; stephen h.
jackson, w. W. jackson, Captain and
Mrs. ]. r. Jackson, j. Il. bnrrls, ;. Il:
Fowler, John Hirzel aud II. stafford ana
their families of his city and Mr.. phn Mrs
Edward Burris the parents OF MIS-. WV
jackson.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

Observation-Disclosures the remAinepf Mr..
and Mira Mo Bride AZ 2 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Long beiore thae honr the
house was crowded with mourning friends.
looked at the bodies for curiosity sake but
several police kept the majority Of those 80
inclined from the bouse. Tho bodies OF
tho unfortunate husband and wifo lay side
by side In the parlor Of the home. Oak
caskets, with silver mouDtings held the
bodies. At tho head Of the dead man was
q pillow bearing the words my Husband"
In immortels. Near by was another pill
low bearing the words my Father"
Attic head Of Mrs. McBride's body was q
pillow containing the words my Wife
and another bearing tho words. my
Mother;" at tho feet was Il bunch OF car
nations. There were no othor flowers.
Rev. Mr.. Miller of Newark opened the
service by reading SCRIPTURE lesson ana
praying. Rev. j. W. Taylor and Miss
Luelln Sillitoe Of the Chrlstiana M, y.
church sang when the Curtains are Lilt.
ed" Rev MIR. Taylor, whose church Mr..
and Mrs. Mcbride attended, then spoke OF
the tragic deaths drawing the lesson OF tho
uncertainty of life and the certainty OF
death.
II referred to the little girl who is now
at the Delaware Hospital, unconscious OF
the fate OF her parents, VINO was 70 nave
taken part in the sunday school entertain
mena Christmas night md of how earnest
sho had been in preparing her recitation
Mr.. Taylor hoped the little one would be-
come au earnest and devoted Christian
woman.
Rev. Mr.. Todd of tho Covenant Re.
formed Episcopal Church. spoke pathetl..
cally drawing u similar lesson to that OF
Mr., Taylor. Then Mr. Taylor and Miss
Sillltoe sang, Sin That City" after which
last opportunity was given tho family
and friends to view tho remains.
The bodies were carried to the hearses
in waiting. Mr. McBride's body was car.
r.od by William Stroud, James Groves, AL.
bert Wollaston. James Hammond, Spencer
H. Foulk, and Richard Rothwell. They
wore black gloves The body OF Mrs. Nc
brido,was carried by John Taylor, Walter
Sillitoe, Albert Dcakyne, Oliver Rothwell,
Dr,sWilliam Wright and Cuthbert Shell
don. Thoy wore white gloves. The cor
tege was composed Of the two hearses,
seventeen coaches and about twenty-five
private carriages. Interment was made at
Riyervtew Cemetery. the bodies being iaiu
side by side after brief service.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
CARD BASKET.

CARD BASKET.
Ex.Mayor Harrington is i'll at the Clay
ton House
Jackson Leach. of Boston, is the guest
OF friends in this city.
VS.. Cats, of Delaware City, is visiting
friends in his city.
Mrs. Thomas Reese, of Smyrna, is visit
ing friends here.
Mrs ]. Van Pelt, of Smyrna, visited
friends in this city yesterday.
D.. ]. H. Hammond, of Furnhurst, is
visiting his puleAts ~ Georgetown.
Miss Phoebe Roscnbaum is entertaining
Miss Carolyn Hatfield Of Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Kelley arc spend.
ing few days with friends at Trenton.
Charles NJ. Handy leaves to-day for IN
extended trip through California.
Mrs L. W. Hoinzer and daughter are
visiting tricnds ut Georgetown.
Mrs Flora Green, of this city, ia visiting
her parents in kcnnett Square, Pa.
James w. Ponder is home from Milton
VII. !io spent Christmas.
FrmNk Fleming is visiting his father, H.
Fleming at Harrington
Leslie Baird of tie +. u. H., Whining
ton, is visiting his father, G.. L. Baird, AT
Harrington.
Miss Bessie starr was entertained BY
Mrs. Hettie richards, OF Smyrna, Oh
Christmas.
hIr. and Mrs Harry Pyle spent CHRIST
mas with W. A. FAIRIES at Smyrna.
Fred Zeiger formerly Of this city. hui
now of West Chester, visited this city yes
terday
Miss Flora Bouldcn of New York IL
visiting Mrs. Pierce llaines, of East Sac
Onu street.
There was German at the homo Of Mrs
LaMo,te DUPONT last night which was n
delightful social event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Poole, who have
e been visiting relatives hore have returned
TO their home at Chester
Friday afternoon Miss Madeline Draper
will make her debut at the home Of l,pr
mother Mrs, james A. Draper.
The commissioned Officers of Company
A. N e. ID last night gave pretty dance
,
only the officers of the company and few
friends being present Music was fur.
nished for tho merry dancers by II. \.
Truman, and the whirl was enjoyed until
a late hour, Luncheon was ssoryCd,
S. s. Marley, the Wizard of Ncwpor
left this morning for Waterbury,, Conn
to see about having his latest invention
"Ervelopo Moistner," a mail clipper -.
anu an ash sitter, manufactured there.
He will return by the late express this
evening,
The Wilmington Whist Club will on
Thursday evening give n reception to
Messrs. Fulenwidrr and Kurt the winners
of the Atlantic W hist League tournament
held In Philadelphia recently. Tho reccp.
ton will be formenbcrs only.
Industry Conclave, No. ~, Adhesive
Order of Mogullians, last night visited j.
W. Mackcy, the quill driver of the con.
0ave, at his home, No. 1O2 Tulnall street.
l, was Mr.. MJCkey'a 5&I birthday. Mr..
Mackey was presented with n reclining
6lar, The band was there and refresh
mont5 were served.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
Fatal Fight in a saloon.

Shenandoah, Pa, Dec. 2S-During @
fight among number of Polish and
Hungarian miners at a Mahanoy Plane
saloon. Sunday night. several Of them
were shot. Matthias Weflenski received
a bullet in his back and will die. The
others We're slightly wounded. Twelve
of the miners were placed under arrest
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

William w. Cooley who resides near
Booths corner. visited our city Yesterday.
His sale of cows on Tuesday last was fairly
rcmunerative, and the farmers in that
vicinity have great confidence in his rep.
resentations. He will, not have another
sale before next spring, and in the mean.
time all who wish to add TO their herds
will have to look elswhere for bargains.
For sales of stock of ali kinds the farmers
should watch the columns Of the REpUB-
IIclN
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

Fair Lillians return Tonight at the
Grand Opera House, Tuesday Dec 18th.
Tho announcement that the pretty and
charming sOubrotte Miss Lillian Kennedy
will appear for one light in her great New
York farce comedy success "The Deacon i
Dhughtor' will bu greeted with delight b.;
our many Thentre-goors. 1t will be given
with the same cast as it was prescn
I'D in all the large cities; tho san 0
has the endorsement Of the press and tLv
Cl6rgy Of the entire country
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
JACKETS AND
|CAPES. <@G

Another reduction in price
almost giving them away
must be closed out at once
elegant garments, very little
prices.
The balance Of Holiday
Goods, Dolls, Toys, etc, etc,
marked down to close 0 ut right
away.
Look out for our great Mus.
lin Underwear Sale in o few
DAVIS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

s. Louis, Mo-, Dec, 2T-This afternoon
in Clayton n suburb. OF this city, Marcus
NussaUr shot his swce heart Miss Katie
Duseubach, and then blow QUO his own
brains Tho girl Is thought to be fatally
hurt. Her father vas for many years
Collector and Sheriff OF st. Louis County,
and is wealthy. Nassaur's attentions to
the young lady Werc not approved by her
family, and this, it is thought, caused the
Gulrrei
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

The company which will present the
very latest laughing sIcGass Never
Again" next Friday evening at tho Grand
Opera House Is an excellent ono in every
detail, and the scenic garnturn and stage
surroundings will b. similar to those that
characterized the run Of this famous play
during its run Of an entile season NJ the
tiarrick Theatre New York.
No play Of It's kind produced in this
country for years has scored the remark
able success of this brilliant BIT Of rafting
fun, aud its production here should mark
IA red letter event for all the amusement
fsnsEs who delight to laugh away night as
i! by magic.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
The tickets arc only l5a to SEQ the
tANtatt in &cytt Church.
A Family Reunion.

United States Marshal John Cannon
short returned to " linnEtou lust even.
ing from witt to his home near George.
town where q family reunion ives held On
Christina, day. During THIS afternoon a
pleasing program Of vocal and tugtrumru.
tai music WAS rendered. After exchange
Of greetings ana pre-"nta by aa family
dinner WAS served The biz turkey, Tho
yellow chic, IN, tn WI D.papmr vegetables
aad the O.d time f.. Aisset mnGumpuv vio
"a lail"4 the iauar .san
Am9ug those lTss"ne were Martin G.
S7hGrt we aud AR,iaAtsr, oil Lrwes; A..
beet L, >i.o't, villa caa twe sons, Huroll
and Albert hort OF Wilmington; joseph
a %AGE'ym, VII ana 'wJ children, Ernd
md Er--,l NJ Wilmington; Morris :,
short, VIII" eni daughter Nay of near
Georgetown; AMMO L., Ljliir, T. J., Harry
c. and hnry Nice shoot, Edward jacobs,
ana Rev. Mr. EurkHlow. wifn aud dnugh-
ira Before the EH hrrng separated Rev.
Mi HlrkaIpw yfcret pguygn
On SUNDAY morning number Of tho
N rShal's friends called to !x;rnd him The
cyLiglinlyUi- 10 b.. non
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

Owen j Ilcssi,u the well known -four,
feel and coal Il ,alrr, has issued u II at
calendar H. vest p0ckrt form. l. contains
apIacc for happenings On every day o.
ISIS a cash account "ln also be kept
The little hoo& Is brlztlIng with general
information and makes II valuable com.
paniOn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
Deacon white Seeks Reinstatement.

Deacon White Seeks acknowledgements.
New York, Dec. 2S.-StephenV. White,
the well known stock broker, who fall
ed during the panic Of 1893 has made
application for reinstatement in the
Stock Exchange. Deacon White has
discharged all his obligations, and there
Is little doubt that the governors of the
exchange will report favorably upon
his application.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
The Turk Explains to Greece,

Constantinople, Dec. 2S.-The Turk
ish government, replying to the repre-
sensations Of GREECE, has explained that
the firing upon the Greek gunboat Ac.
tium by the Turks at Prevesa on Sat.
urday last, as the vessel was leaving
the Gulf of Ambracia, was due to O
misunderstanding.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
Badly Beaten.

Joseph Dougher,y was severely bcaten
by four men Oh Christmas day ia Brown
town. He ard enc of the mgn have had
An cid grudgc standing for some time.
Duugherty was badly cut about tho face
with brass kuuckles and whoi no fell to
the ground, tho men kicked him, the
marks Of tic halls in tho mems boots be-
ing visible on his incc. NO arrests have
been made Doughorty's friends will SIC
tie ul,ur;ctte later
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
The eatner,

Tomorrow promises to be clear and
rather warmer Somewhat similar cond..
tons will probably prevail Oh Thursday.
The thermometer at w. G. Taylors
drug store, 5)s King street, registered TO.
day as follows:
7o'clook 10 o'clock o'clock
Pa 90 Al
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

Arthur ". Spruance this morning made
application for jury Of !nquisit,oa to de-
termine the sanity Of john Hendr q. who
is now at Earnhurst The jury w.ii sol on
JartnrV
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
Another Charge.

lin addition to the three charges prefer
red against Willard Rakes, coored In
the city court, he will DO charged with
another case OF larceny The case will BIZ
tried before Magistrate Daley.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
Removal,

The body of Wesley Price, who died Mt
his late residence No. 20 East 10Th street,
on Sunday evening. the Goth inst, has
been moved to 1907 French street where
the funetn will take place OH Wednesday,,
al . o'clock p. m, and proceed TO Ellon
NE Church, where service, wi be held.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

"a Railroad Ticket headed by Bart
Havegly and Laura DiE-p,. CONES the
force comedy surprise The s'nsun. 1t
"til TO presented at tn" Opera liJu,e Oh
NV Years afternoon and night.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
Not Working Yet.

1t was expected that the Delmnrvia !ele.
phono company would DO operating
but such is not he ca o. All tho telephones
have not been placed in 80 ition ard cal
numbers have not been allotted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

A valuable bicycle was CHANGED of At
the Shields Library rooms last evening.
Miss Nan Hnrkins drewthe number from
the wheel and Charles Brady was tho
lucky one,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
Thursday eve Dec 30Gh, is the date
oil tho Cnntata in Scott Church.
MlrDI,y'S Cli,1pra;

The funeral of j. II. Murphy, of Holly
Oak, who died from injuries received by bs
ing struck ny train, took place This
morning. Intermcnt was mad. of ST
Peters Cemetery Philadelphia.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

For eastern Pennsylvania, New Jer"
sey, Delaware and Maryland: Fair;
variable winds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

Deputy Coroner Chandler has been very
busy man for tho past few weeks. In nd
dition to tho large number of sudden
deaths he had 10 attend la had !aTsy
uEmDgr If funeral, 70 Oye,5ce
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

The a1tertainmsnt COMMITTEES OF 1.-THE
WILMINGTON Bicycle Club intends to miake
thinas lively around the Cub house. On
Wednesday evening, January II, Rev. W.
A. Mailing will make on address. a
pleasing literary and musical program Will
be rendered upon the occasion. To the
committee ON public improvements. two
excellent new members have been added.
They arc a. o. Herman Greer and TAeo'
dore H. Leisem. Local photographers arc
interested In the prizes offered Ivy the L.
A. W. for photographs Of bad roads. Fur.
Their Information regarding the prizes can
be obtained by communicating with Otto
Dorner chairman of National COMMITTEES
for Highway Improvement, L. A. W., Mill
Swaukee.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

The Spring OK limitations for Post Once
at Wilmington, Del and the department
examination, wiz b. held between March
Il AMI April Both, 1893, the exact date will
10 announced atcus Feb. lst. Appilcn
ton for 'Departm NJ examinations" :, n
be Obtained trom Civ.l Service ComM:,-
sioa, " lsAiHs on, D. C., and for this
Post O.ilce. from ". ]. Young Sec.'y.
Local l'Carl.
Under new ruling by tse Commission,
application can De obtained at any time
and fled during the year ard when re.
ceiyed in conple. form will be entered
for tho next examination.
Applications for this Spring examna.
.:ons must be- L cd complete by March lst
1895 w J. YOuNG SeC.'v.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

At the Christmas enlerta nne"t of First
Presb yteran Sunday school this evening,
the Rev. ). A. Wallace, of Enston, Pa,
vii, make an address
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

ADJUSTMENTS
GRAND OPERA HOUSE,.


4 NLILT1 MVTITEV. 4E7-eE
"A entity Mother was presented at tho
Audience by James H. Waliirk's com.
pany. The play WIS admirably presented
by special scenic effects aud u strong act
ing company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

A horse belonging to John II. Mackey,
colored, of Mil.town, Delaware, fell and
broke its neck on Front street between
Madison and Monroe streets yesterday al
ternOon. Tbs horse was valued at $50.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

A horse attached TO the undertaking
wagon of J. b Martin, fell on the ice near
Third aud Market streets, shortly before
noon to-day. No damage was done.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
CROSBY & HAl.
WEDNESDAY, BARGAINS.

100 Pillow Cases, good strong
bleached muslin, AZ inches
wide, SO inches long; g. cents
each.
1857 yards 40-inch I'M
bleached Muslin, worth 1Oc;
for &c a yard.
. No time for the last four
weeks to keep track Of Rem
nants, we nave been SO busy.
We will have them ready for
Wednesday = Remnants of
Prints, Remnants Of Outing
Flannels, Remnants Of. Cling
hams, Remnants of Rus sia
Fleece Remnants of Linen
Damask, Remnants Of Turkey
Red Damask, Remnants Of
Crash, Remnants Of Dress
Goods-.at bargain prices.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

\ Recommendations for this column should 30
written on one side OF the paper only md al
dressed "our Card Basket, REPUBLICAN
Once
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

Do you wish to feul we'll and vigorous
and able to put vim into every actions II
so, take DR.. Bulls Pills. 10 and 25 cts,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28
Ia Chicago,

J. Edward Aldicks is IN Ch,ag today.
Whether Cov the purpose Of looking after
another gas plant Of a zig deal In wheat
this drponent saith not. 1t Is aid he
made big thing IN sailing out in Bltfalo,
ana he would like to make another zen
strike before the end Of this year He Is a
live man to say tn. least and Dame Fo..
tI:.e seems to smile on him.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28


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All OVei we ''I 'l'1Nln
. ,eauy .. ~ -. "l. ~.
the store a'y ls' StoeN
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~. De''e " III '1eee,V''ih our
s.s =. $3.50 nase nv, nv
i'''u az ','a'"eu t''ee. ''Iy
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~, % d soou 'l'l'e 10 come
", , Duy. W. a'G 'l''u'l,s SIN,
over the store the last Of lots
do are lust as GOOD as # we
had all c;y.s W. .o,o II, .c
the lots Of SO Black and Blue
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-28

Thursday eve, lee 3OD is the dale
OF lau Cantati in scott Church.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-23
NO. 10.
E. G, DONNELLY DEAD.

Mr. G, A, Hays received a mes
sage this morning from Monterey,
Mexico, announcing the death of
Ed G. Donuely, Of this city, who
went to Mexico in search Of health.
Mr., Donnelly is one of our Oldest
citizens, and was regarded as an
honorable and worthy gentleman,
He worked, in the first ten or If
teen years of his residence here, in
the service Of the Iron Mountain
Ry, putting his wages out in lots
aud 5@ilding houses on them, thus
becoming independent of work, He
has been in bad health for the past
eighteen months and has Travelled
considerably with a view to finding
climate suited to his disease,
Mr., Donnelly was here just a
short while back, and while he look.
ed vigorous, he was anything but
well man, Before he left he made
his will, giving half of his estate to
Mrs Josephine Woodward, of
Auburn, New York, and after his
debts are paid the balance to be
equally deyided between Mrs. Mary
A, Stafford Of Auburn, New York,
and Mrs Lizzie keenan,, of Elkins,
West Virginia, The three ladies
are sisters Of the deceased,
The estate s valued at $4,000
and his indebtedness will amount to
81, 900,
Ills remains have been ordered
shipped here, and his sister wired to
know what disposition Is to be made
Of the body
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-23
Aaloop for a8 Hours.

Prof G. /, Cary the noted hyp.
notist, will hypnotIge a young man
on the stage at operahouse tohlght
who will be carried In this state to
the corner show window OF the
Texarkana Clothing Co., where he
will sleep for AZ hours completely
under the hypnotic influence A
committee Of citizens will be APP
pointed as guard TO keep watch
over the subject, to see that no
narcotics, food or water are given
him. Three prominent physlclaus
OF this city will take the subjects
respiration, temperature and pulse
at different times during the sleep,
Everybody are Invited to see the
sleeping man In the show window
no charges,