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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
MARRIED so YEARS.

DR.. and Mrs. t. L. Layton Celebrate Their
Galden Wedding Anniversary.
DR.. and Mrs. Il. l.. Layton cele-
brated tho 50ths anniversary of their
wedding last Saturday evening at their
home, No. 1903 West Seventh street, by
having family reunion. -Four genera
tions were represented. The Rev. Ii.
S. Dulaney, pastor of Asbury Church,
was present and baptised three grand
children and two great grandchildren.
Refreshments we're served, and the
happy: couple were the recipients oil
numerous presents.
Dr. and Mrs. Layton were married
July 18th. 1851, by the Rev. William
d. Hamilton at the home of the brides
father, Loadman Downs, near Down q
Chapel, Kent county, this State. They
resided in that vicinity about is years,
coming to this city 32 years ago. since
which time they have resided here.
They have seven children, Is giand-
children and two grsat-grandchildren.
DIR. and Mrs. Layton are well preserved
and may live to celebrate the Goth ami
yersary OF their wedding.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
ROBERT |. HAYES DEAD.
Expired at His Residence in West Chester,
Pa, on Thursday.


Pa, on Thursday.
Robert l.. Hayes, aged 55 years,
formerly OF this city, died suddenly at
his residence in West Chester, Pa,
last Thursday.
Robert L. Hayes was son OF the
late Isaac Hayes, we'll known Ortho.
doy Friend, who long ago titled the
acres ON Westtown School farm, and the
son was reared in the customs and be-
liefs of the Society. After leaving
Westtown the family resided for long
time on the Anthony Taylor farm, in
East Bradford, near Cope's bridge,
recently vacated by Robert Byers.
Robert developed a business tendency
during his early years, and for time
he was in the grocery business here as
member of the firm of Harlan 4
Hayes. Market street. between Second
and Third, put. upon his return to
Chester county he turned towards pub
lie sales. When the Tattersall was
opened he managed it fer several
seasons, making the place popular and
| holding q large patronage until obliged
\ to give up this line OF work for public
office, when chosen sheriff OF the
county. Occasionally he was induced
| to conduct q sale while sheriff. the
last OF which was only few weeks ago.
In 1886 MIR. Hayes was elected county
treasurer of Chester county, serving his
term faithfully.
! In 1896 he was elected sheriff OF
| Chester county, to succeed Alexander
II. Ingram.
In 1900 the people of West Chester,
having observed Mr.. Hayes carefully
for a lcng time, decided they would
benefit the town by electiDg him to the
Borough Council, and this they die
by hearty vote. He occupied place
on prominent CONN ttees, and was al
ways present when able to attend. His
last official act was ON Wednesday even
ing of this week, when he presented tht
matter of providing more watering
troughs for the horses, and his poin
was carried unanimously.
Ee was a member of the Masonic
Lodge and Howell Chapter, r. A. Nj.
OF West Chester. For a long time h'
was member of Eureka Lodge, A. +
A. NJ, OF this city, but reluctant,
Withdrew therefrom last month, as b
) intended to remain in West Chester
He Joined theorder in this city. lie
! was member of the Z. o. S. A., Ciri
! zens' Beneficial Society and Fame Fir
, Co., all of West Chester. He was in
terested In some of the Chester count
trolley projects.
, MIR. Hayes married Mrs. Olivi
Chambers, widow of Howard Cham
, bers, and daughter of the late Ssmue
t Fisher, of West Chester. He leave
> one sister, Mrs. Fannie Williams, {
Philadelphia. and his stepmother, Mrs
J; Isaac Hayes of West Chester. The LAT
. benjamin Hayes, who died reoentl
! WAS his uncle, and DR.. Isaac Hayes
o the Arctic explorer, was his cousir
. His mother was the first person who's
$ body was inferred in the Orthodo
/, Friends Burying Ground at Oakland
: The funeral took place from h
Q late residence, No. % South Clayto
E street, West Chester, on Monday mori
q ing at 10 o'clock. Eureka Lodge, tn
city, was represented. The intermel
{ was private.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
FOR A COUNTRY SEAT.


Joseph II. Keene, Jr., of Philadelphia Sc
cures los Acres at Riverside.
Joseph R. Keene, Jr., wealthy pipe
manufacturer of Philadelphia, has
bought 105 acres at Riverside ON the
Delaware, on which he proposes to
establish a country seat. He secured
60 acres from the James Henry Guest
estate, which was represented BY
Robert O. Fraim, and 45 acres from
Arthur Il. Dodge, represented by
George Lodge. Mr.. Keene's attorney
was Harry Emmons. The price paid
was about $50, 900. The purchase does
not include the plant of the kinetio
Motor Co., as has been reported.
Mr.. Keene's holding is one of the
finest along the ridge overlooking the
Delaware. He intends, it Ia said, to
have a large mansion, tenant house
and outbuildings erected, aud to have
work begun shortly A report that he
proposed to move his pipe plant there
is not borne out by his statement.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
TO RETAIN THE OLD NAME.

Local Eranch of American Car and Fonn-
dry Co. Known as the Jackson g. sharp
Plant.
Although the jackson & Sharp car
works have been sold to tho American
Gar and Foundry Co., of st. Louis.
Mo, the new owners will, it is under
stood retain the old name, and the
works will be known as the jackson &
Sharp Plant. In fact, cars now being
sent out from the works are marked !;
HBuilt by the American Car and
Foundry Co., jackson & Sharp Plant,
Wilmington, Del. :"
Ii has been reported that the com
pany intends to make extensive i'm
nrovements here, but Just how much
truth there is in the report cannot be
asoertained, as the matter is said to be
still in the hands of the owners, who
have their headquarters in st. Louis.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
THE LAST Deed FILED.


Steel Works to be Erected on the Delaware
Near Washington Park.
Woodbury., N. j., July 10. The last
deed for the conveyance of property re-
Gently purchased by the steel plant at
PauIsboro and over which there has
been contention has been filed in the
Gloucester county clerks Office, and
conveys the farm of Walter B. Dick to
Henry G. Morse for the sum Of SIT, 800.
This farm was included III the many
around Paulshoro upon which the steel
company secured options; but when
the transfer was about TO be made TO
Andrew Mellon, Dicks wife refused to
sign the deed, and suit was instituted,
but the matter has been amicably ad-
iusted.
The steel company claimed that work
on the plant would not be commenced
until perfect title was secured on all
the property, and now that this has
been done it is expected work will soon
| begin.
il was stated some time ago that
| Mellon Bros, PIttsburg bankers, had
| Interested themselves in this deal. 1t
was also limited that Henry O. Frick
would be interested in the scheme.
When everything was IN readiness to
| begin work, trouble was encountered In
acquiring some property. This stun
| bling block to the enterprise sort oi
| disheartened the Western investors.
Now that the land has been acquired,
work may be pushed on the enterprise.
The buildings for the mills anc
dwellings for the workingmen will cover
an area Of about two miles and bave .
! frontage on the Delaware River ut ol
/ near WaShIngto Park
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
HOTEL At BUTTE in RUINS
Four-story Building Gutted by
Fire Saturday Morning.
SOME RESCUES FROM WINDOWS
Many Guests Escaped in Their
Night Clothes.


Butte, Mont, July 13.-At 12.40
O'Clock this morning still alarm was
turned in from the Butte Hotel. a
four-story structure on Broadway. The
tiremen were unable to locate the blaze
for 30 miEutes. A number OF guests on
the lower floors succeeded IN cropping
their way down stars in The smoke and
escaping with nothing but their night
clothes. Scores of others were rescued
from the upper windows. II
At A O'Clock, the fire was under con-
troll, aud the hotel manager stated that
TO the best OF his knowledge all the
guests and the help had been accounted
for.
INJURED.
Gus English Of Anaconda, legs
broken, in jumping from window.
Joe Derine, cut and bruised, IN
| iumping from Ere escape.
A number of others sustained trivial
injuries. ~
The interior of the hotel, which fol
many years had been the leading
hostelry of Butte, is Quilted, and Hugh
Wilson, the lessee of the building, esti
mates his loss at 800, 000.
The cigar store of J. A. Heilbronei
and the saloon OF j. lange we're dam
aged.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18

John Fattrell, aged 62 years, died OF
general debility at the Homeopathic
Hospital Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Fraim, wife of Benjamin
Fraim, died Monday morning at her resi- :
dance on the Concord turnpike. She
was IA years of age and was before her
marriage Miss Righter of this city.
Her husband is brother of Robert Q.
Fraim of this city. .
Mrs. Amanda g. Butler, aged ID
Years, widow Of Edmund II. Butler,
died on Saturday at her residence, No.
902 Van Buren, street. after long II
ness. She is survived by her son, vii
liam b. Butler. The funeral took
place Tuesday, sservices tere held al
the house at 0 o'clouk in the morning.
Tnterment was made at Brandywine
cemetery near Chadd's Ford.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
STRIKERS BACK TO WORK.
Tho Machinists of the Harlan & Holiings'
worth Company Return.

Tho Machinists of the Harlan q Houings-
worth Company Return.
The machinists, numbering about
100, went to work Monday morning at
shops of the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Co. This leaves several men yet out.
Some of the men are working elsewhere
and will net re. enter the local shop and
others f'e away on risit. The conces-
sion granted by the firm is an advance
of 81 per week to machinists making
S13 week and an increase of SO cents
to other machinists and handy men.
The hours will be the same as the
men have had, 564 hours during this
month and August and 60 hours per
week beginning September lst.
After theft seven weeks OF strike, the
men were glad to return to work. They
found their machines in substantially
the same condition as when they left,
and their first work was TO clean them
up.
The head men in the shops asked FOL
the maohinists who did not 20 to work
Monday, indicating an interest in
hem, and all those in town may return.
Soon after the men went to work
they observed rhat two non-union mer
who had been numbered with them,
but who returned to work some timt
ago, were placed over them as foremen
| This caused complaint. and the mer
threatened to quit work again. Repre-
| sentations were made to the officials o
the company, and the non-union mel
were put to WORK on machines. TheI
| all went we'll
In front of the Smith Building Mon
day, one of the machinists Learned
that the non union men had been de
posed. ~ will go back to work, then, ;
| he said.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18

United States Commissioner s. r.
Smith has given notice that all persons
having any claim or demand which has
a lien against the dredge Potomac, her
machinery, &C., at the time the same
was attached by the United States
Marshal at the suit of Elizabeth b.
Grim. trading as the Philadelphia Oon-
stiictioE Co., are notified to intervene
in said suit on or before the twenty
second day of July next, at IL O'Clock
a, M, for the protection of their in
terests, or to abide the consequences.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18

Joseph Neal of seaford was 9s years
old Sunday.
James campmeeting, near Seaford,
will begin August 10th, and continue
10 days.
John Emory Chapman has been
elected principal of the Georgetown
public school.
Harrington M. E. Church has fixed
the salary of its pastor, the Rev. e. U.
Atkins, at $500, an increase of Sl0o.
Register Causey of Sussex county
has granted letters of administration on
the estate of Comfort j. Draper to
JOSEPH H. Draper, aud letters testamen'
tary on the estate o. Thomas b. Wind
sor to Maria Z. Windsor and Leila
Windsor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
r,. 1nte,.na, neyepue onioe.

At present the local internal revenue
office ia a branch of the Baltimore
office, but it is reported that an effort
is TO be made to have an Independent
office here. The American Tobacco Co.
is TO build large snuff mill at York
lyn, which will make five such mills
there, and it is thought the revenue
stamps will be purchased at the local
otioe, instead Of the Philadelphia office,
which will add materially to the re.
GENTS Of the Wilmington office.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18

Ocean City, Md, July 15.-Elisha
Collins, fish huclSeter, was found
drowned yesterday floating IN the
Sipepuxent Bay, near the Atlantic
wharf. He came to Ocean City last
Friday in sail boat from Bishopyille
to get a load of fish. He secured the
tish and put them IN his boat, and
when last seen. on Friday night, was
intoxicated, and it is supposed he fell
from one the piers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Clayton, July 15.-Riohard Silvis,
aged 81 years. supervisor of the Della
ware, Maryland & Virginia railroad,
with headquarters at Georgetown, died
at Downingtown, Pa, Saturday even
inc of typhoid fever. He was trans
ferrod to Georgetown last May fiom
the New York division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18

Rehoboth, July l5.-The corpse OF a
man was found yesterday on the beach
below Indian River Inlet by a beach
patrolman. The body, which was
clothed in a bathing suit, is supposed
to be that of Edward Hayes of Balti-
more, who, with John Morrison of
Philadelphia, was drowned at Cape
May July 4th.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18

Cincinnati, O., July 10. Two thous-
and machinists, who had been on strike
here since May Goth, returned to work
today. This practically ends the strike
here
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-09
DONNELY IS DEAD.
Late Populist Candidate for Vice
President Dies Suddenly.

Ignatius Donnelly, the populist can
didate for e-president at the recent
presidential, election, aud who was an
author of wide reputation, died sud-
denly at Minneapolis Thursday morn
ing, aged seventy.
While visiting the home of his
lather-in-law he was suddenly taken
i'll. DR.. Murphey was hastily summon
ed, but when he arrived the sick man
was unconscious. DR.. Murphey an
nounced that he was suffering from
heart failure and that there was no
chance for his recovery. He,neyer re-
gained consciousness and died at 1890.
MIR. Donnelly had been conspicuous
in politics and literary work for a
number of years. He went to Mime
apolis many years ago and has served
in both branches of the state legisla-
ture and in the national congress.
He was deep scholar and an au-
thority on the works of Shakespeare.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-09
Attends Tribute to Bob FarnuT1.

Bob Farnum is dead. This brief an
nouncement will carry sorrow TO the
hearts of hundreds of his friends VINO
knew and loved him.
Noble. generous hearted, ana a
friend to all, it is sad that he should
he cut down in the midst OF all for
which life is worth living. HIS chcr-
nv voice and sunny smiles will be seen
no more by those he was won't to greet
sofriendly. To know him was to love
him. He had his faults; what human
being has none?
When the Recording Angel at the
great white throne in heaven comes 70
finallv balance the account OF life we
are sure across the page allotted 70
o,,,. friend will be written IN letters OF
cold "He lived to bless mankind.
Peace to his ashes, and may the
eowers of love forever bloom over nl :
nU"r fitzgerald, Ga w. E. ALGEE. >
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-09

The cotton wilt disease, which is now
known to occur at several places in the
states of South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida and Arkansas with
alarmingly increasing destructiveness,
has been Investigated by the national
agricultural department. The nature
of the disease and its control are en-
braced in bulletin of the department
mo. 27) just issued. Shorn of techni-
calities, the disease is a fungus growth
which comes from the soil. This
growth gets into and chokes the glands
through which the plant gets its food
and water. Once plot of land gets
the fungus infection it retains it as
long as cotton is planted on that land,
except the soil be properly treated;
and meanwhile the area infected stead
ily grows larger. There are, however,
certain cottons which resist the fun
gus, If these can be obtained good
crops may be grown on even infected
ground.
An excellent idea is to alternate
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-09
QUEER Law SUITS, THESE.
TWO ODD CASES FOR the CONSIDER
ALTON OF A Jury.
One Man Wants Damages for Being Jailed
With Bundle Bees. Another Prose-
cuted for Defending Himself.

A contemporary notes about as an
odd case in the Macon county cir
cult court as eyer found its way to a
jury.
John Bunch. an old pioneer citizen
of the county, is suing for SIC, 900 dam
ages resulting from an attack of bum
BILE bees while the plaintiff was in the
town calaboose. The incident occurr-
ed last August. Bunch was arrested
for some trifing offense and taken to
the town lookup by the marshal. The
little frame building that does duty
for Jail is in an .out-of-the-way part
of the town. Bunch had the honor of
being the first and only involuntary
inmate during the day. The bees
were there of their own accord, and
they soon struck up much warmer
association with the prisoner than
their brief acquaintance would war
rant. Bunch had nothing but his
hands with which to defend himself.
He shouted Justify for help, and while
his mouth was open several of the
bees darted in and stung his tongue
and throat so badly that for several
hours it was a question whether the
doctoro could keep the respiratory or
gans open or not. Bunch alleges that
he was forced to endure the torture
eight hours before he was rescued,
and that he is permanently injured
and disfgured by reason of the vicious
attacks of the bumblebees. 1t is UNI
derstood that the city is ready to meet
the issues, and will claim non-liability
on several grounds.
Another case unique in it's way is
that of J. w. Wollard against Philip
Atterberry. The scene where the
action originated was in Atterberry's
pasture near ATLANTA. He found root
ing there large finely bred sow be-
longing to Wollard and undertook to
drive her out. The porkcr started af-
ter Atterberry and ran him out OF the
field. The army of invasion was then
reinforced by Atterberry's son and his
farm hand. The SOW forced the boy
to climb tree TO save himself, and
then charged Atterberry and his as
sistant The latter fell and the SOW
pounced upon him. Atterberry then
ran to the house, got his gun, and as
the SOW was making for him shot her
between the eyes. That ended the
battle, and Wollard sued for the value
of the porker, getting the full amount
asked, the jury holding that Atterber-
ry could not plead self-defense in shoot
ing the hog as long as there were trees
in the pasture for him to climb and get
out of danger. He was indignant at
the verdict, and took his grievance to
a higher court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-09
INSANE SOLDIERS.
Eight of Them Passed Through
Atlanta Under Guard.

Eight insane United States soldiers
from Manila, guarded by a detach-
ment from Company d of the Eight
regiment, passed through Atlanta the
other day on their way to Washington,
where they will be placed in an asylum
until they have sufficiently recovered
to be sent home with safety. Only
one of them is violently insane, and he
was placed in straight jacket. This
man is laboring under the delusion
that he is always hungry, and shows a
desire to chew up everything that
comes near him. He is continually
trying to make a meal out of his cloth
ing or car cushion, but otherwise is
perfectly harmless. The other seven
are quite docile. While the men were
in the depot one of them strayed off,
but was found and brought back with
out any trouble.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-09
About the Cotton Wilt Disease.

crons on fields in which the cotton wilt
disease has made its appearance. Corn,
cow peas, cabbage, watermelons, ETC.,
NAV with safety be planted on such
land. but okra should never be used.
II NAV be that this will not entirely
eliminate the germs OF the fungus and
cure the land, in so far as cotton Is
conc erned, but it will improve it and
at the same time give crops. The gov
eminent experimenters, as a matter OF
fact, have not yet been able by any
means to completely cure any diseased
piece of ground. Certain experiments
have been carried on for four years, at
the end of which period microscopic
examinations showed the fungus germ
still present.
In the lack of specific for the dis
ease the department recommends the
treatment of the land with lime and
various mixtures before planting, the
rotation of crops on infected areas and
the selection wherever possible OF spe-
cies Of cotton that show greatest re
sistance TO the attacks of the fungus.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-09


the las few days. Where did the ap-
preparations go +? Did one dollar of il
come south of Macon, except the 49,
600 which went to a negro college in
Savannah? Who are the largest pat
rons of the colleges of the state? Who
are the largest tax payers? The people
of south Georgia not only have to pay
for the support of these institutions
but being the largest patrons of them
they are subjected to an additional tax
in the extra expense of sending their
children to them.
Here are some appropriations of the
recent legislature The university at
Athens gets S22, 500 for maintenance
and S45, 900 for additions; Rock college,
normal, at Athens, gets $4,000 for
maintenance; the college at Dahlonega
gets 81, 900 for maintenance and $4,000
for additions: Cave Springs, deaf and
dumb institute, gets $4,000 for main
tenance, $4,000 for negro building
and $4,000 for another white building.
The chronological school in Atlanta
gets $40, 900 for maintenance and &c.,
600 for additions; Savannah negro col
lege gets $4,000 for maintenance; the
Georgia Norman and Industrial college
at Milledgeville gets $4,000 for main
tenance; the blind asylum at Macon
gets $4,000 for maintenance and 81 900
for additions; the soldiers home in At
lanta gets $4,000; the state sanitarium
at Milledgeville gets $29O,OOO for main
tenance and $4,000 for additions.
Here are ten institutions of the state
receiving appropriations of $3.50, 900 an
nually for maintenance, with an extra
1921, 900 for additions, and not one dol
lar for an institution of any sort in the
vast section which has to bear the
greatest burden of the taxes! We
might go further and point to the state
experiment farm (which is situated in
the northern portion of the state) to
the favoriteism in days gone by shown
the Northwestern railroad, to the
building of the Western and Atlantic
road by the state-all enterprises of
the development of the upper portion
of Georgia-but it is not necessary.
The above list of appropriations full
ly iustifes all the kicking that has
been done against the discrimination
against south Georgia. 1t should wake
our people up to the duty which they
owe themselves, and they should de-
mand that this section be considered
in the location of every state institu-
tion in the future.