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Evening journal., 1898-08-16
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

AT Association Hall on Sunday Rev.
Frank Holland will give a talk on
Winning Colors."
The saleHman's League held an
other meeting last evening and took
steps TO effect an early closing OF
stores.
-Edw9rd Porter was painfully hurt
at the works Of the Pocono Ice Com
pany, by catching his hands on hook.
Several Wilmingtonians will go to
Pennsville, N. j., tomorrow. it being
Farmers" Day and big time being
anticipated.
Katie Valentine. the colored girl
who attempted suicide yesterday, has
recovered.
The Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Company, receiver Of the Greater Will
mington Printing and Publishing Com
pany. this afternoon sold the effects Of
that corporation pursuant to an order
made by the chancellor.
There will be a meeting Of all En-
deavorers who will sing in the Chris
tian Endeavor Union Choir at the state
convention, on Friday evening next, in
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, cor
ner Delaware avenue and West streets,
at O'clock
The Police Commission met last
night and went over routine business.
The Epworth League OF Union
Church took an excursion to Cape May
on the Republic to-day.
The schooner Albert Paivo arrived
yesterday with load of swIf for the
Diamond State Iron Company.
j. Leon Boothe was buried at
Riverview Cemetery this afternoon.
Several New Castle county rela-
tives and friends Of Mrs. Margaretta
Mcleod Addicks went to Philadelphia
this morning to see herburied in Laurel
Hill Cemetery.
The life-boats and RATS for the
steamer Tennessee have been delivered
to the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany's wharf by w. F. Drein & Son,
the makers.
Lettering is being put on the
steamer Tennessee at the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Conpany's wharf.
An unusually large number OF
watermelons and cantaicupes were
brought from New jersey by the Ul-
rica yesterday.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
WORK OF LEVY COURT.

Levy Court met this morning with all
the members present. Several bills 9f
miscellaneous character were allowed.
Commissioner White reported that sew
eral small bridges in his district were
washed out by the recent heavy rains
but repairs have already been made.
Chairman Scott reported that there was
no serious damage done in his district.
The approach to the bridge at Wood
dale was, Commissioner Lynn report
ed, washed out, but repairs will be be-
gun tomorrow. The foundation and
approaches Of the Lyman bridge, in
Christiana hundred were damaged, and
Riddle road is badly washed
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
LEFT THE HOSPITAL.

EWING NOLAN WAS PRONOUNCED
INCURABIlE AND WAS TAKEN TO
HIS HOMIE.
Ewing Nolan, Of No. 1O1 West street.
was taken to his home yesterday from
the Homeopathic Hospital in an in
durable condition. He went there on
February l9 last, and was allowed to
stay nearly one month overtime. He
was hurt when boy by being hit on
the leg with stone from a sling
shot while in swimming. He has never
suffered much until the last year, and
|inally, in February, he gave up and
syent to the hospital
He has made application to enter
he Delaware Hospital, and will prob
sbly go to-day or tomorrow. If he
soes he will have his leg amputated.
When seen this morning by an Evening
ournal reporter he was suffering in
Hense agony. Mr.. Nolan is 35 years Of
age and has been a hard working man
&ll of his life. He says the thing that
orries him most is leaving his fam
9 y to take care OF themselves.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
WATEUMELONS and CAATALOUPES
OF MELONS IN THE
LOCAL MARKETS. WITH A PRO
FUSION OF OTHER FRUITS.

a
The watermelon and eanteloupe sea
son is at It's height. Every section OF
Virginia. Delaware and New Jersey. by
steam, barge, schooner and freight car.
Is pouring heaps of these lusciou1
fruits into the markets.
Fully a quarter of 6 million OF wa
termolons and million and a-half OF
canteloupes have reached the fruit cen.
ter for distribution during the past few
days. As one Of the leading fruit deal
ers OF the city put It yesterday: There
are watermelons and canteloupea
for everybody at prices to suit them
all"
The Georgia, Carolina and far South
ern watermelons. which were plenti.
ful and cheap and of extra quality and
size this season, are now out OF date.
and Virginia, Delaware and New Jersey
are now marketing their crop, a larger
one than for several years. The quail
ity Is fine and the melons are Of good
size, and they sell at reasonable prices.
Watermelons being according to size
and quality from 3 to- IS cents apiece.
Cantelounes are comlng in now in
great quantity. A half-bushel basket
full can be bought at the wharves for
10 to 40 cents, according to size and
condition.
Peaches from Western Maryland and
New Jersey, as well as from the Blue
Ridge orchards, throughout Pennsyl-
vania, are also plentiful. The quality
Is good. but the crop will not be more
than half that OF last year, and prices
will be higher on that account. The
Georgia and Carolina output is about
done for That crop, however, was the
finest and largest for several years.
There Is q small yield Of plums from
all nearby points, but the California
and Western supply Is fairly liberal
and OF choice quality Apples have not
made their appearance yet in large
quantities. The principal supplies are
coming from New York State, Michigan,
Missouri and farther West. The crop
is a light one this season, and al
choice apples will bring full prices.
Pears OF fine quality from California,
New York, and Delaware, are quite
plentiful Bananas reach here In great
numbers, the principal tradebeing from
the Bahama Islands. Pineapples are
about over, but a great supply Is an
ticipated next season from Porto Rico,
under American control, the fruit from
there being regarded as the largest and
hneet I'm the world. and prices, Il is
claimed, will be exceedingly reason
able. asElEI ]
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
A HARVEST HOME.

Richard G. Buckingham, a candidate
for recorder of deeds for this county,
was a caller this morning at the Fed
eral building. He was a member Of
the Fourth Delaware Regiment, and is
making an active canvass for votes. He
said that a Harvest Home would be
held, beginning on Thursday, at Whit
man Grove, Pleasant Hill. DR.. Swal-
low, candidate on the independent
ticket for governor Of Pennsylvania,
and Messrs. Dickey and Buckingham
will make addresses
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
OTHER CASES.
TROLLEY LINE EXTENSION.

Media, August 16.-The work Of grad
ing for the extension Of the West Ches-
ter and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany's line from Newtown Square on
to Castle Rock and West Chester has
been commenced above Newtown. The
right Of way has been secured all the
way 10 West Chester, with the excep-
ton Of one party in Edgmont, who, 1t
is expected, will soon come to terms.
It is expected to make the running
time between West Chester and Sixty
third and Market streets, West Phila-
delphia, the terminus ofthe line, one
hour and fifteen minutes.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
DISSOLUTION.

of Locomotive FIREMAN.
a special meeting of Delaware
he. No. 231, held at their hail, on
lay evening, August IA, 1898, the
wing preamble and resolution
unanimously adopted:
1t has pleased the all-Wlse
'r of the Universe, through His
|erious wisdom. to remove from
midst so suddenly, our respected
/ d and brother, Mark Connor.
lesolved, That by his death the
'herhood has lost a warm advocate
4e principles, his acquaintances
sror whom his many virtues they
sdmired, and his parents, a low
nd dutiful son.
sesolved, That as a further token oi
let the charter of his lodge be
I'D in mourning for a space oi
& days, and a copy of these resolu.
4 sent to the sorrowing family
4placed upon the minutes of ths
& and sent to the editor Of The
fzine for publication, also to be
EBhed in two leading newspapers.
JOHN G. COLLISION,
g r. T. STEWART,
GRANT CARTER.
F. c. STERILE.
f. O'NEILL,
Committee.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
TWO MEN HURT

BOTH WE'RE HURT ABOUT THE
SAME TIME AND ON THE SAME
FOOT.
Michael Mclaughlin, soldier in the
Second Pennsylvania Regiment, now
at Montchanin, had his left foot mash
ed this morning at Water and Market
streets while trying to get on a freight
train. About the same time w. e.
Tribbit, of No. 4O3 East Third street,
brakeman on the P., w. & B. rail-
road, had his left foot mashed at the
Lombard street coal chutes while cou-
ping cars. Both men were taken TO
the Delaware Hospital. Neither is Sc
riously injured.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
VETERAN BAYNE'S DEATH.
HE sUccUMBED TO oRoPsY LAST
EVENING.

SERVED WITH DISTINCTION DUR
ING THE WAR OF THE REBEL
LION AND AFTERWARDS Be
CAME A wEIL-KNOwN BUSINESS
MAN.
After an illness Of FIVE weeks, Ma
thaniel B. BayRe, 5S years old, one Of
the best-known tailors in Wilmington,
died at his home, No 1913 West Sixth
street, last evening, drOpsy being the
immediate cause OF death. Among the
relatives at the bedside was his bro
thr, Samuel Bayne, Of Salem. Nebraska.
Mr. Bayne leaves o wife. Mrs. Eliza
beth c. II. Bayne, and four sons. They
are Edgar H., Herbert n, Eugene ID.
c., and William ID. Bayne.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed. Department Com.
mander Robert Liddell, OF the Grand
Army, Department OF Delaware, will is
sue an order, requesting all officers
and members OF the department to at
tend the funeral. A delegation OF the
One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment
also will probably attend.
Deceased was widely known in this
city as a tailor and as a prominent vet
eran OF the late war, in which he gain
ed distinction. He was born in New
ark, Del. on September "a, 1910, and
was educated in the Newark Academy
where he afterwards was a teacher in
mathematics. In 1857 he entered the
employ Of Joseph Wheeler, now Of this
city, at Newark, and served a five
years' apprenticeship at tailoring.
When the war broke out ne enlisted
and served through The five years
struggle with distinction. He first en-
listed in the One Hundred and Eigh-
teenth Pennsylvania Regiment as a
private on August c, 1862, and on
March 1. 1863, re-enlisted as a second
lieutenant in Company I Of the same
regiment On October %, 1868, he was
made first lieutenant OF Company A
and on August 9, 1864, he was made
captain of Company I. He was honor
ably mustered out Of the service on
June 1. 1865.
During the conflict Mr.. Bayne was
wounded eight times. The most serious
was at Dabney's mills, during the bat
tie Of Gettysburg, when he was shO
through the face while saving the IN,
OF Captain Scott, Of Company A, OF tn,
same regiment. At that time Mr.. Bayn,
was a captain.
After the war Mr.. Bayne was in tn,
clothing and tailoring business il
Newark for two years. after which hl
removed to this city. He afterward.
associated with John II. Moore foi
three years. and then formed a part
nership with Joseph Wheeler. Tit
partnership was dissolved after som,
years and both retired. but Mr.. Bayn1
went with Justis & Davidson. Sine
then he has been with Lockyer e. Co.
and until he was compelled to retir'
he was with James II. Wright.
During the period since the war Mr.
Bayne also has been active in Crane
Army matters. He was a member o
! DUPONT Post. Of which he was com
mander for two terms. He also held al
the offices Of honor in the Department
Of Delaware. Two years ago Mr. Bayn
was called before Congress, where h
was commended for bravery during tn
war. His medal for bravery had no
been delivered up to this time. He /
also 2 member Of the One Hundred an
Eighteenth Pennsylvania Voluntee
Association.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
HVR POCKgTBOOK RIFLED

MRS. OSBORNE LEFT IT ON A
SHELF AND WHEN SHE RE
TURNED THE MONEY WAS
GONE.
A Mrs. Osborne had 40 cents taken
from her purse at the Free Library
about $50 O'Clock last night In look
ing for a book she laid her purse down
on the shelf, and In leaving forgot It,
and did not miss II until she had occa-
sion to use some OF the money. She re
turned Immediately. Her purse was
there, but the contents, 40 cents, was
gone. She had only been out Of the IL
brary about fifteen minutes.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
ORDER ALMOST EXPnRED

There is some talk Of the Second
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
soon being ordered from this section,
as its term Of guard duty at the powder
works expires on August 20. The
first battalion is at Montchanin and the
second battalion at Pennsgrove. Some
assert that the three months guard
duty order viii be extended for two or
three months.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
SENT TO PRISON.

Alfred Hastings, who attacked Adju-
tant Dunn and Major Gordon last
month, passed through this city on the
way to Governors Island. He was
sentenced to one year in prison and a
dishOnorable discharge. The other
two assailants, Gordon and Comack,
have not been sentenced yet.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
TIMO BOYS FnGHr

About o'clock yesterday afternoon
70 boys became engaged in a fight at
lie u, W. & B. railroad station. A
lumber of men gathered about the
and watched and urged
lem on, among them being an en-
oye Of the station. No one attempted
stop the fight until Division Opera
|or John Hates saw the boys and i'm
|ediately put stop to the battle. One
the boyswas caught and taken to the
Plice station and severely reprimand-
by Chief Dolan and then dismissed.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
HOME MISSION LEAGUE
WAS FORMED LAST NIGHT TO DO
EDUCATIONAL. RELIGIOUS AND
CHARITABLE WORK.

WAS FORMED LAST NIGHT TO DO
EDUCATIONAL. RELIGIOUS AND
CHARITABLE WORK.
Thirty men met last night in the as
sembly room Of the Home Mission. No.
3ll Shipley street, and took prelimi-
nary steps towards the consummation
Of a plan for a series of educational and
religious meetings TO be held in this
city during the following Winter.
1t is proposed to have Saturday night
meetings for working men to be ad-
dressed by prominent speakers on top.
les Of the day and educational ques-
tions and to conduct educational classes
for men who wish to avail themselves
Of the privileges; to have religious
meetings from time to time addressed
by qualified men who have endorsed
theplan and volunteered their services:
to maintain a free reading and social
room at the Mission. and generally to
assist the corporation TO do general
mission work In Wilmington.
Fifty-nine men have enrolled them
selves as members and another meeting
for the enrolment of members will be
held at No. 81 Shipley street on Mon
day evening, August 20, at s O'Clock.
All men Interested are invited to at
tend. Maurice p. Satterthwaite is presi-
dent; John w. Lawson, Jr.. secretary;
Robert Adair, treasurer. These officers
are authorized to receive applications
for membership.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
sUPT. sOLoMON's PORTRAIT.

Homer First is another Of J. r
Rhoads & Sons employees to catch the
camera fever. He has invested in a
snapshot and its various accompani-
ments and the Wayfarer saw him at
work yesterday taking a portrait Of Su-
perintendent Solomon. This morning
he saw the plate. It resembles a square
piece OF glass with a gill Of coal tar
split on it more than it does Mr.. Solo
mon, who inclines to the belief that
Mr.. First knows more about the high
sounding names OF the various chemi-
Gals used in the work Of development
than he does about practical photog-
raphy.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
SOLDIERS AT PENNsGROvE.

Pennsgrove, n. J., August 16.-There
were but $50 days lost by the Second
Regiment Battalion during July This
is a remarkable record, being consid-
cred less than a day to a man. It was
vaccination month, too, every member
Of the camp having been innoculated
by Surgeon Robbins, and there were,
besides, three prolonged cases Of dis
ability. The conditions are doubtless
due to the efficiency Of the medical
service of the National Guard OF Penn
sylvania. Most Of the doctors have seen
long service, and they have perfected a
fine organization among themselves for
discussing matters hygienic. Company
II lads came near to killing the pow
der mill ghost. One Of the employees OF
the works was the joker. The street of
Company F being nearest to the en-
trance gives the boys first sight Of all
comers. Every man who appears with
a grip starts the cry: There comes the
paymaster!" The other companies call
them The Agitators."
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
BARGE LOAD OF SKINS.

The barge Alice, belonging to G. W.
Bush and Sons Company, brought a
cargo of sheep-skins from Philadelphia
last night to Blumenthal & Co. This Is
the first load of skins that has been
put in the new storage house recently
erected on their wharf.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
A PRESS ATTACHED.

The Whitlock Machine Company has
tached a cylinder press constituting
rt of the plant OF the Greater Will
|ngton Printing and Publishing Com
my. Sheriff Finn made the attach
fnt this morning and the press is now
the custody Of deputy Sheriff George
led.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
FARNHuRsr NOTES.

DR.. Hammond left yesterday for a
two weeks vacation at Georgetown
George Wheatley Of Leipsic, was
admitted TO the asylum yesterday.
The baseball club has new uniforms
and is now open TO challenges from
any part Of the state AID communica-
tions should be addressed to DR..
Hancker.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
YOUNG TINKER DEAD.

Samuel Tinker. Is years old, son Of
Rev. Ezra Tinker, D. d., formerly pas
tor Of Asbury Church, died at Towanda,
N. Y. at an early hour yesterday
morning. He had been suffering for
some time Of pulmonary disease. and it
was on account Of his condition that
DR.. Tinker moved to New York.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
THE F1RST no ENTER.

he British steamer lie Lion, from
Eante, Spain, and the British steamer
pg. from Bordeaux, France, entered
this morning. The lie lion is the
steamer to enter this port from
in for several months.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
NO NEETTNG TODAY.

he information was given out at
Harlan and HollingswOrth works
|ay that there would be no meeting
Ihe directors for organization, as
|ral of the members Of the board
but of town.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
A RlAN,E WITIH DEATH

lieutenant Z. b. Wilson, Jr., pass
through this city yesterday after
N on his way to the death-bed Of
father, H. B. Wilson, in Camden,
j. He left Key West as soon as
furlough reached him and has
n hurrying as fast as steam can
ry him to Camden.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
n MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT
CHURCHMAN.

A box of delicacies will be sent to
Montauk Point by the Caesar Rodney
chapter of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution in memory Of Lieu
tenant Clark Churchman, of the
Twelfth Infantry.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
mn m TrSTED TODAY.

WILL BE TESTED TODAY.
le Dodge patent car will be tested
ay on the p, w. & B. railroad
Ks from Todd's cut to Landlith. The
|riment will be made under the di-
on OF Mr.. Hodge.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
LOAD OF FENCElPOsTs.

The twO-masted schooner ]. c. Town
send came in last night with a load Of
fence-pOsts for COlley, Chance & Co.,
from Dennisville, N. ].
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
RROnGHr A IOAn oN IcE-

The three-masted schooner w. b..
Jordon, of Boston, came in last night
with a load of ice from Bath, Maine. 1t
was for the Consumers Ice Company.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
ARCTIC orr PENNSVILLE.

he gunboat Arctic, with the naval
,rves aboard, is anchored OF Penns-
e. She is a funny-looking craft, but
the few guns aboard she would
er be taken for a ship OF war. Last
ming the reserves rowed ashore in
is and took a bath.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
SOLDIERS TRAVELLING.

The officers of the Wilmington
Steamboat Company say there are more
soldiers going and coming from Phila-
delphia just at this time than since the
war commenced.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
sIHrpiPPED TODAY.

le combined baggage and mail car
e by the Jackson and Sharp Com
y for the Detroit and River st.
! Electric Railway Company was
ped to-day.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
ToIEN JEWELLERY RECOvERED.

'OllEN JEWEllR1 LRECUNEhED.
Detectives Witsil and McVey last
ht recovered the jewelry of Mrs.
n Schuhardt, who lives on the New
tie road, and which had been stolen
a servant girl formerly employed
the family. The jewelry was stolen
secreted in a house near the AIalle-
: iron works.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

A hack will leave the corner OF
Fourth and Market streets for Lom-
hardy Cemetery on cisaz Thursdays
and Sundays at 2.3O o'clocT st-m.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
F1REl FIRE.

H. T. Sergeant, Coal and Wood office,
Seventh and King. Delmarvia phone
545. B. & L. checks with cash purchases.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A BUSI
NESS OR SHORTHAND COURSE
AT GOLDEY COLIlEGE2
Thus be ready for good position in
the brisk times near at hand.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-17
ONE JOY IN AMATEUR POULTRY
 RAISING.

The secretary and treasurer turned carpenter and spent enough in tools to hire a small poultry house built. 1 do not grudge it. I feel that I owe much to those fowls. But for them I might never have known the keen pleasure that an artisan feels over a good job. It is more than satisfaction-any suc- cessful member of Congress can feel that. It is more than the joy of the artist in the first moments of creation, before the black fit comes. It is con- tent with an edge to it-and there is no black fit afterwards. There is, too, something very pleasant about all the processes of the carpenters trade-the smell of the fresh crisp shavings, the lovely gloss that follows a sharp plane over a good bit of cypress or oak. even the ring of the hammer and the drOne of the saw eating steadily through the wood. And pleasantest of all is the fitting the pieces, measured apart, together, and beholding each fall into its appointed place trig and square and snug. An, I were an ingrate did l not give a penSive gratitude to the chicken yard to which I owe my initiation into the first mysteries of an ancient and noble craft-From The Blazing HencOop, by Octave Thanet, in Harper'S Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-17
A MIGHTY WORK.

''The great wall of China which we have heard of from infancy, and which we read of in our geographies, with ac- companying pictures purporting to represent its great proportions, never ceases to interest the people," said Mr. Frank A. Mcclellan of Cheyenne, Wyo., last night at the Riggs. Tt was a great piece of work on the part of the Mon golians, and must be seen to be ap- preciated. With all that we have heard of the wall, it remained for an Ameri- can to measure the structure. This was recently done by a gentleman from the United States named Unthank. an en- gineer by profession. His measurement gives the height at eighteen feet. Every few hundred yards there is a tower twenty-five feet high. For 1900 miles the wall goes over plains and noun tains, every foot of the foundation be- ing of solid granite, and the rest of the structure solid masonry. Washington Post
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-17
THE BELT OF SPRING WHEAT.

The spring wheat of the Northwest owes its superior nutritious qualities to a law which governs the whole process sion of commercial flora, of which it is the leading epresentative-that the cultivated plants reach their highest perfection in food qualities near the nOrthernmost limits of their growth-a law to which the bright summer sun, the clear dry atmosphere, and the pure waters of this inland region lend ad- ditiOnal force. The cattle which be- come skeletons on the plains of Texas are driven north to grow fat on the grasses of the Montana and Dakota ranges, or the pastures of Minnesota, twice as rich in albuminoids as even those of Illinois. The fruits of these northern attitudes are juicier, the pOta- toes more farinaceous, the melons more luscious. The strawberries, the toma- toes, the butter, the whole series of field, garden and dairy products, tell the same story. This hard wheat belt, following the curves of mean summer temperature, extends far north of the international boundary, through Mani tOba and the Canadian Northwest, tra- Versed by the Canadian Pacific and tapped by several American lines. Within the United States it embraces the broad prairies of Minnesota and the two Dakotas.-F'rom The New North west" by J. A. Wheelock, in Harper S Magazine.