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The herald., 1898-11-22
"ARIZONA JIM"
On Trial for Theatening the Life of
Mrs. Ferguson

Justice Young was engaged late yester'
day afternoon in the trial of James BARLEY
on complaint of Mrs. NJ. L. Ferguson, charg
ing him with threatening to murder her on
the night of November g. 1t will be re-
called that BARLEY, who is also known by
the name of ''Arizona Jim," on that night
went to Mrs. Ferguson's room in the Phil
lips block and tried to break down the door
planting his feet with might and main
against it.
BARLEY was intoxicated at that time, but
had previously delivered note at the room
Of Mrs. Ferguson, threatening to kill her il
she did not pay him $500, which he alleged
to be due from her for services. The latter
was filed in evidence yesterday, and was
as follows:
Mrs. Ferguson-I will be up here to-
night, and you must pay me or | will kill
you Remember that. l will tare the
dam door down. (Signed) James Bart
ley"
The note had placed her on her guard
and knowing the desperate character of the
man, she wisely did not allow him to enter,
and the door proved too strong for him to
"tare" down.
Mrs. Ferguson had employed BARLEY to
locate certain mining claims for her, fur
nishing grub stake" A claim was To-
Gated near Randsburg, and she provided
funds for its development, but adverse re
ports reached her, and she suggested send
ing an expert to examine the property
This was not pleasing to BARLEY, who had
a ''soft snap and he threatened to kill any
one who might be sent out.
1t being apparent that he was desirous Of
concealing the facts from her, she notified
him that he was no longer in her employ
Having become tired of supporting him in
idleness, and being convinced that the
mine" was without value, she took meas
ures for stopping expenditures, on account
of which he made the attempt to enter hel
room in pursuance of his threats.
Mrs. Ferguson told the court all about il
yesterday, and other witnesses testified tt
similar effect. w. F. Haas and Jud. r
Rush are prosecuting the case, and w. H
Shinn is appearing for the defendant.
The trial win proceed this morning.
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Fraud Alleged

Gregory Perkins, Jr., assignee of L. M
Wagner, an insolvent debtor, brought suit
yesterday against Henry and Rosa Susskind
and Emanuel Lasar, demanding judgment,
first, that the transfer of his property by
Rosa, and the transfer by her to Emanuel
Lasar may be adjudged fraudulent and void
against plaintiff; second, that a judgment
of plaintiff for sl5,3l025 may be adjudged
to be lien upon such property and the
same, or as much thereof as may be neces
sary, may be subjected to sale for the pay
ment thereof, and for costs of action. 1t is
claimed that these conveyances were made
without consideration. The judgment was
obtained in the settlement of Wagner's in
solvent estate after his failure in the jew
elry business in this city.
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At this point adjournment was taken till
2 p. IN.
Mr.. Schmitt was cross-examined when
court was reconvened, and said he had felt
hard toward the defendant because of the
death of his boy, but that he was less wor-
ricd now and had no malice toward him.
lie had never known the two boys to dis
agree especially or to fight.
THE MOTHERS EVIDENCE
Mrs. Isabella Schmitt, the mother of Ed
die, was next sworn. She said she was in
the back yard, hanging out clothes, when
she heard shot. Turning around, she saw
Ricardo, with gun in his hand; called her
boy, and Ricardo said Eddie was up at An
derson's Quite little time passed before
Mrs. Sanderson came up with horse and
stopped at the fence She was there and in
conversation with her husband and Mr.. and
Mrs Sanderson, wnen she heard cry. She
said to the latter: Il think your baby must
be crying She had left her baby at home
asleep in bed, and she said: "No, that don't
sound like her." Mrs. Schmitt had re-
sponded: ut must be. Maybe she fell off
the bed So Mrs Sanderson ran home to
her baby, and when she came to the back
gate she nearly stumbled over the body of
Eddie. Then she came back. running and
crying, and said: Eddie is shot"
All ran toward the place where he lay,
but before Mrs. Schmtt could get there,
having stopped to pick up her baby, which
was crying, her husband had gathered the
PROSTATE form of Eddie in his arms and
brought him to the house.
Mrs. Schmitt said she had Instructed Ed
die not to associate with the Machado boy,
and told of misunderstanding they had had
some time before, when she overheard Ricar-
do say he would fix her son. Eddie had not
been gone for the -four more than eight or
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writ or warrant issued authorizing his ar.

writ or warrant issued authorizing his ar.
rest or incarceration.
Special complaint is made of the prison
fare and quarters accorded to him while
deprived of liberty, it being alleged that his
cot and blanket were swarming with lice
and vermin, and that the air was foul and
poisonous, the food stale, unpalatable, in
sufficient and unfit to sustain life. Be
cause of such detention Olivares claims that
his health was impaired and his reputation
injured. Damages in the sum of S299.9f
are asked on account of the treatment ac
corded to him.
The cause was only partially heard. con-
tinuance being taken to November Goth for
further hearing.
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County Register Case Decided

Judge York yesterday sustained the de.
murrer filed by County Clerk Newlin and
the board of supervisors to the petition of
r. Y. Mcbride for a writ of mandate re.
strainng them from accepting or paying for
the supplemental register of voters, on the
ground that the delivery was not made
within the limitations of time provided for
by law. This throws the case out of court
and leaves Pridham & Faulkner, co-defend.
ants in the action, in a position to collect
their pay for work performed
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handed in the very act of committing a
capital crime.
Deputy District Attorney McComas, by
virtue of his Office as public prosecutor, is
forced to appear in the guise of an avenger,
before whose searching eye the Mexican
waif locks like a mouse in front of a huge
cat, ready to pounce upon him. The de-
fendant is represented by Allendcr and Sal
lee as counsel, and John Schmitt, the father
of the boy who was so unfortunately killed,
is the prosecuting witness.
After jury was impaneled yesterday DR.
W. A. Weldon was placed upon the stand
and testified to having performed the autop-
sy upon the body of Eddie Schmitt He said
the wound was on the right side of the head,
over what is known as the right partial re-
gion. About an inch and half of skull had
been carried away, carrying with it brain
matter, some of which he found protrud-
ing. He dressed the wound, the boy remain
ing unconscious. The doctor said he was in
attendance upon the little sufferer from
September 10th. the day he was wounded,
until the 30th of that month, when he died,
being assisted by DR.. Cole in his ministra-
tions. The wound was the direct cause of the
death Of the boy. After the first few days,
Eddie had recovered consciousness, but lost
it when inflammation set in few DAYS be-
fore his death.
An attempt was made to draw from the
witness testimony as to what Eddie said
about the act Of little Ricardo, but it did
not appear that the boy was fully aware of
his impending death, and so the value of his
conversations was lost in the eyes Of the
law and could not be admitted.
EDDII'S FATHER TESTIFIES
John Schmitt, the father of the boy who
was killed, testified that on the 10th day
of September he came home and found his
wife had run out of -four. She sent Eddie
with pail to borrow some of neighbor
Shortly after he heard shot, glanced out
and saw the defendant about l50 feet dis
tant, in the act of taking a gun from his
shoulder He shouted to him. 'You little
rascal, what are you doing? You may hurt
somebody" Mrs. Schmitt scolded the boy
and called for Eddie. The defendant said ::
Eddie is over at Anderson's."
Continuing, the witness said Il went
over to talk to George Sanderson. Mrs San
derson in the meantime had gone out, and
she came back to the back gate and said: :
Mr.. Schmitt, your boy is shot in the head.
Quick. rum When l went over there |
found my boy lying on the ground insensi-
hle, moaning, and tossing his head from
side to side. picked him up and carried
him home. | told the boys to get doctor,
md 7 started to catch the boy, but he got
away"
The witness identified the cap worn by his
boy when he was shot, and this was offered
and admitted in evidence as an exhibit in
the case. 1t bore the telltale shot holes.
showing better than words that the fatal
wound was in the extreme top of the skull,
slightly to the right side of the head
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ELECTION RETURNS
Footings on All State Officers Now
COMPLETED

The canvass of the votes cast at the last
election, which has been going on nearly a
week under the direction Of the supervisors,
is now complete, SO far as all state offices are
concerned, and the following are the totals
Tor this county:
For governor-Gage (Rep.), 1883; Ma
guire (union), l2o52; Hartman Is. L.),
40; McComas Pro.), 1888. ..
For lieutenant governor-Nef (Rep.), 4,
l4,503; Hutchison (union), 1854; Andrews
Is. L.), 1852; Simmons CPro), 1910.
For secretary of state-Curry (Rep.), H..
697; Thompson (union), IL, 1856; Liess (S
L., 100; Webb (Pro.), 1885. t
For controller-Colgan (Rep.), l5,A2;
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Stakeholder Sued

G. A. Thayer sues w. L. Robinson for
$l626.24 on a claim of the Redondo Lumber
company, which has been assigned to plain
tiff, of $2626.3l, against the Southern Cali
fornia Improvement company, being his
proportionate share of such indebtedness
as the owner of 30S0 of the 4975 shares OF its
capital stock
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NICARAGUA CANAL
Combined Effort by the Chambers Of
Commerce of California,

The chamber of commerce has received a
letter from the chamber of commerce of San
Francisco stating that Hugh Craig, presi-
dent of that organization, has been appoint
ed to go to Washington in December in the
interest of the Nicaragua canal. The Los
Angeles chamber has been working some
time in this matter in connection with that
of San Diego.
Invitations have just been issued to the
senators and members of the legislature
elect to meet Monday next in the chamber
of commerce to discuss questions of interest
The herald., 1898-11-22
Search Warrant Obtained

A search warrant was sworn out in JUS
tce Young's court yesterday by l.. W. Alex
ander for the purpose of seeking stolen
goods alleged to be secreted in the Alma
lodging house ON Second street. Alexan-
der accuses Samuel Sweitzer of grand lar
ceny, committed on November l6. when he
alleges that Sweitzer stole $50 in cash, $50
worth of cigars and s2 worth of whisky
from a saloon in this city
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Must Pay Alimony

Judge York yesterday ordered that the
judgment in the case of Ina Knight against
David E. Knight, granting her divorce
should be modified in that the defendant
should be required TO pay SO per month";
and $40 forthwith, for the support of his
children, such paj men.s to be made on the
18th of each month
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FALSE ARREST
A Mexican Wants Damages for Two
Days Detention

Felipe Olivares, Mexican, is suing Chief
of Police j. M. Glass, Police Officer Feline
Taamantes and Samuel B. Baker in Jus.
tice Young's court for $4,000 for false ar
rest. He alleges in his complaint that he
was arrested on August 2, 1898, at Ballons
township by Talamantes and Baker, who
took him to the Los Angeles Jail and con.
fined him for forty-eght. hours; that nc
complaint was filed before or afterwards
charging him with any public. offense, OF
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Her husband, William Matuskiwiz, the po-
lice officer, made bitter fight, but the evil
dence of adultery was too clearly defined TO
prevent the granting of the divorce. The
testimony of Mrs. Fannie l.. Miller, the CO.
respondent, also helped to effect The result
desired by the plaintiff, to whose support
she came when the flow of cash from the
policeman's pockets ceased. With $40 per
month alimony to pay he could not easily
respond to her requirements.
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Lovers Of good driving horses cannot
miss It by buying one Of our No. 8 Chester
Columbus Buggy Co.'S driving wagons.
They have the Bailey hangers, long-dis-
tance axles and quick-shlfting shaft COUP
Hngs. Hawley, King & Co.
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Our Home Brew.

Mater & Zobele.n's lager, fresh from heir
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery. 44O Also street.
Telephone 81.
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Divorce Again Granted

Judge York has granted a divorce to Mrs.
Louise Matuskiwiz on the same grounds as
at the first trial, and with alimony of $40 per
month and custody of her minor children.
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to Southern California before going to Sac.
ramento.
special meeting of the joint commit
tees of arrangements for the San Pedro har-
Dor celebration has been called for Wednes-
day afternoon at l:30, to make definite
plans.
President Forman has appointed John T.
Jones and Captain Cross to represent the
chamber on the executive committee in tha
work for the new city charter as requested
by the meeting on Saturday night last.
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We have taken the agency for the Colum-
bia bicycle Our motto Is. Get the Best"
However, We have good wheels for $780,
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JOTTINGS

wall paper, late styles, low prices, at A
A. Ecks trom's. 324 South Spring street.
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R0!XA!1 !:!!'!!:1 =! s:*Sts s;;;;*s
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
At this point adjournment was taken till
.BSCLU1EN PURE

sovA. eowpsa CO.. Nsw WORK:
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Fancy satin slippers and Oxfords
ali the most desirable d = n
shades; newest styles; sne1.v|
special this week.
Finest quality of French bronze a
black vici kid slippers. made with We
Ing ts in i9laid st SCI scroll tops; the ca n
price. Observation-Disclosures.
Middletown transcript., 1898-02-05

eat, provide place where they can be given
food apart from the larger hogs. If it is
obtainable, milk is one of the best rations
for growing pigs. In its absence, shelied
corn and oats. equal pats, ground into
fine meal and made into slop is the next
best thing. Some advocate crushing the
cobs with the corn and feeding it,but l COLI
denim this practice. The crushed cob takes
up room and is not digestible in the hogs
stomach In feeding cattle this is all right,
as their stomachs requires a certain amount
of rough feed.
Push the pigs as rapidly as possible and
sell them when they weigh all the way
from $50 to $50 lbs, according to the de-
mands Of buyers. Study tile market care
fully and furnish what is wanted. In fat
tening hogs. drop OUT the slop during the
last four weeks and give them all the corn
they will eat up clean twice day all the
clean cold water they will drink.
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No distinguished visitor who ever
came to Washington made a better i'm
preston in short time than has Presi-
dent Dole, of Hawaii, at present the
Honored guest of the U. S. A weak
and vain man in President Dole's posi-
tion would have had his head turned
by the proffered official lionizing, which
he has had the good sense 10 decline.
Before arriving at Washington, Mr..
Dole made it clearly understood that
such things as military salutes and es-
corts were distasteful to him, and that
all he desired was to be treated with
the same courtesy that would be ex-
tended to any other gentleman visiting
our country. He received the Presi-
dent, and ex-President Harrison and
many Senators and Representatives
who have called on him, with quiet
dignity that at once won for him their
respect, which has been enhanced by
the general knowledge he has displayed
in conversing with them. This week
President Mckinley will give state
dinner in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Dole,
and the two Presidents and their wives
will hold joint reception at the White
House. Present indications are that ii
will be sometime before the annexa-
tion treaty is voted ON by the Senate.
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The Quickest Horses in the World.
F. s. D-llenbaugh writes Of "rhe
Quick Horse" in February St. Mich
olas, his article telling of the training
of horses for the fire department. Mr..
Dellenbaugh says:
The quickest horses in The world were
at one time in Kansas Cily,at the head
quarters of its fire department, direc :
ly under he eff ce of the chief, Mr..
George c. Hale. To Mr.. Hale's gen.
ious, more than to any other factor,
the quick horse owned his first develop
ment; for Mr.. Hale is the Inventor of
the earliest swinging-harness-whIch
made the quick horse possible. When
Mr.. Hrnly M. Stanley and his wife
we're in this country, they witnessed
and exhihition-drill of the Kansas City
fire department. The drill so impress
sed the visitors that an account of it
was published in London Journal, and
this English article brought an invita-
tion to Mr.. Hale to visit England as a
representative of the American fire
service the International Fire Tourna-
ment.
Mr.. Hale ard a picked corps went to
England, taking with them the remark
ably quick horses "Jus" and ''Dan,"
those shown on page 322, aad they be-
cane world famous. AS the quickest
harnessing lime Of the london FHe
Brigade is ole minute seventeen and
Que half seconds. aEd Kansas City
horses were harneSsed in one and three
quarter seconds, and @ere out of the
rnginehouse III less than eight seconds,
there could be no composition. LII
Kansas Cily, four fine bays We're
harnessed to the hOuk-and-ladder truck
almost as quick as even J2e and Dan
,uld jump into their harnesses. |
was a pretty sight t. see thes, four
welI.kepl SIS spring to The L pieces
at tile stoke Of the gong, and in two
or three seconds stand ready 10 ru"
with the apparatus. joe was killed by
an accident; but Dan, with Il new
mate, is still in service, and as quick as
ever.
The record for quickest time from the
engine-house to throwing of water on
the fire is held by a Kansas City COM
pany. In this instance the horses weie
-harnessed, a run of 2,194 feet "a little
less than half mile) was made, and
water thrown from the hose in the
wonderfully brief lime of one minute
thirty-One and one-half seconds.
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The Risk of Firine Barn is much greater
than it need 10 be in many cases because of
the indiscreet use of laterns. Too often
the lantern itself is an old-fashioned dan
gerous thing, and sometimes the hired man
or boy who uses it is not sufficiently re-
liable to be trusted with lantern filled with
infammabe matter. Great improve ments
have been made in lanterns of late years,
but there has not been as much improve
ment in their use. Many farmer has no
fixed rule as to the place or places in which
the lighted lantern must be hung or kept
while in the barn. How often we hear of
disastrous fires caused by q lantern being
overturned by one who didn't know it
was there" An increasing number Of far
mers are practically insuring against fire
from this cause by using lanterns in fixed
positions. For instance, q modern head
light lantern, with its strong reflector, plac-
ed on q protected shelf at the end of a long
COW stable, will throw its rays the whole
length Of the stable, and so the light will
be at the back Of the mixer. thus enabling
him 10 see his work. This headlight lantern
is kept on that one protected shelf and is
never allowed to be used elsewhere. Such
lantern costs little extra, but it is wise
investment. And while We are speaking
on this subject. let us add that the reflector
lights for house, barn. yard or street are
SO good and so cheap that no one should
put up with poor or dangerous light in
any Of these localities.
Middletown transcript., 1898-02-05
!. Something to Eat.

= It may be worth something to know that
the very best medicine for restoring the
tired out nervous system to healthier
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine is
purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the
nerve centres in the stomach, gently stimu-
lates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these
organs in throwing off impurities in the
blood Electric Bitters improves the appe-
tite, aids digestion, and is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very best
blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it.
Sold for SOC or $i.OO per bottle at Dr.
Vaughan's Pharmacy, MiddIetown Della
ware.
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Think About Your Health

The warmer weather which will come
with the approaching spring months should
fino you strong and in robust health, your
blood pure and your appetite good. Other
wise you will be in danger OF seriousiIness.
Purify and enrich your blood with Hoods
Sarsaparilla and thus ''prepare for spring"
This medicine makes rich. red blood and
gives vigor and vitality. 1t will guard you
against danger from the changes which will
soon take place.
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A FEEDING PEN FOR HOGS.

Where hogs are fed near the house or
barn, the fowls are apt TO go among them
and eat large portion of the feed. l fin
ally solved the problem by constructing a
feeding pen SO than the hogs and pigs
could go in and out at pleasure but fowls Of
all kinds were excluded. Build a feeding
floor several inches above the surface of the
ground and enclose with tight board
fence surmounted with pickets foot or
more long. Make one or more opening
near the ground for the hogs and hang a
door, a, from the top so that it will swing
pretty freely either way. Leather straps OF
hinge that work easily will answer. The
hogs will soon learn to go back and forth
but fowls will not enter. If there are two
sizes of hogs make partition and in it con-
struct small swinging door just large
enough to admit the smaller pigs.
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B. & O. Railroad.

Schedule in effect November lhth, 1877
All trains illuminated with Pintsch Light
*Exp:ess trains.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON DEL
AWARE AVE STATION FOR
New York, weekdays, 1918, 1858, 10 "A a. M.
+l2.I9, *&34, 1859 1921, " Al, &ll p. m Sun
days, .3.lS, 1888 *ll24, a. m.'S.i9, 1921, " H.
Ph:ladelphla, weekdays, 1913. $50, $40,
7.l5. l7.S5, 1925 500, ts:a9, tlO24 1l.CS, a. m.
fll.O6 p. N. Sundays, 1918, 7.S5, $50, tsss
ll:A ll;4, a. M, 1888, 4lO t5.2l, $50, tai,
sig, tll.N, ,I P; m; s. +,,o go az
7$5. tS.55 1900 fgss tl6.a4' lbs am, 10,
t234 40, 1871, $50, t7.4l, 9.l5, I'll p. m. Sun
apzs & gsiS ts a. g &c. sSS e 5is 5Sss tISt to l5 M
Atlantic City, week-days, Ills, i. NJ, H. tI2ls.
1884 p. M, Sundays, " IS a. m.
Cape May, weekdays, M, 1850 am, Sun.
baltimore and Washington, weekdays, t41S
40. S35, III a. M, ll2.57, 1209 &c., t4C4 i4j7
1913, IS o. t9ll p m. sundays, t4Is, 7:lO, 1885
Baltimore and way stations, daily. 7lO a. m
Newark, Del, weekdays, t4ls, 40, s.85
III 9I am fl2.57 3O4, IA Oh, t457, f6.lS, 7S2i9ll
sundays, t4ls. 40. 1885 a. M. 1857 s.o4
t4.57, 49,, l9.llp. m.
Pittsburg, weekdays, 1885, m 1918 p. M,
Sundays IS So 2 IN Il 81 p NJ.
Chicago, daily, 8 IS a IN *I.57 p m.
Chicago via incinDatI anu indianapolis
1885 m daily.
Cincinnati ai.i st. Louis, daily tt35 a M
tl2.57. and y. ii m.
Toledo and Detroit, *9Il m daily to
Toledo and daley except Sunday TO Detroit.
New UrleanSai'd Memphis via Bristol and
Chattaneog;t,tG - l. pm. daily. weekdays 4,57
Sundays Throu2hsleepers to Memphis and
New Orleans.
Singerly accommodation, daily 7.l0. a. M,
S.0i, 7.S5, 1888 p. m: Sundays, 40 m 3.04,
1872 p m.
Landenburg accommodation, weekdays,
7.lO 1000 a. M, 3.0I 4.57, p. M Sundays, 10,
a. M, 4.57, p. m.
Leave Market Street Station for
Philadelphia, week k-days, 3 so pm
Baltimore. weekdays q. IS m 2.55 p. m.
Landenburg and way stations, week days
6.45, 955, q. m, 2 So, $40, p. m. Sundays, 9.55
a. M, ). 10 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street
Station for Wilmington, weekdays, 1895, 6,l0
TO 1900 go, ITO s6, ll.S0, a. M, tl220,
i1S7, ZOO 1880, t42 4sO, Is Is, t5.42, 500, $50,
sunday. 1885, t8OO 900, l1.3o sm.,
tl2.2O, tl.S7, 200, t4.2O, IS l6, 30, 1870
1885 1890 p. m.
Telephone, 1893.
Rates to Western pointst lower Ian via any
other line.
D. B. MARTIN, Manager of Passenger Traffic
W NJ. GREENE. General Manager.