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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24
Misses and Children S Garments

MISSES anu GnIlufeh udHlonlS
The balance of our Misses and Chill
dren's garments to go in this sale re-
CARELESS of cost.
Misses 2-piece Suits TO be closed out
at less than cost. Children's long
cloaks and Gretchens at a great sacri
flee.
The balance of our Fur stock at
greatly reduced prices, including Fur
Jackets, Collarettes. Neck pieces, and
Muffs $500 and $3.50 Collarcttes in
this sale at
$3.40
$3.50 Collarettes in this sale at
S4.98
$1,000 and $500 Collarettes in this
sale at
S7.98
$500 Collarettes in this sale at
1898
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24
SOMERSET.
ST. ALBANS.

Last Sunday was the coolest day of
the winter. Outside your correspond
ents door at 7.15 A. NJ. it was 81 below
zero. at Il noon it was below
The Grange officers were installed by
the state master, Saturday evening.
Continued on page I'D
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24
STATS

5000 and $500 Collarettes in this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24
WRAPPERS

One lot pretty swans down wrappers,
worth s1.J0, in this sale at csc. One lot
S1.O0 and S1.25 wrappers to go in this
sale at 79c. each. One lot best Standard
print wrappers, all sizes, good lining,
and finished arm sizes, special low
price of soc. each. odd lots in ladies'
muslin underwear, slightly soiled at
less than cost to manufacture.
Children's fiannelette robes, SOC
quality to go at SOC. One lot S1.Oo kid
gloves in this sale at 19c. per pair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24

STATS
See the s2.9S Walking Skirts we are
closing out at $1.9S. other good trades
in long and short skirts all prices. Odd
lots in Ladies' and Misses Petticoats
at prices to close them quick. One lot
fancy colored S1.00 and s1.25 to go at
79c. A few fancy cOlored nice quality
mercerized at greatly reduced prices.
All our fine wool waists included in
this markdown. See the $3.50 and 1915
silk waists at S1.9S. $500 silk waists at
S349. Fine assortment of Ladies'
Dressing SacQues, all colors at quick
selling prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24
LADIES SUITS

The balance of our Ladies' Suits to
be closed out Mt great sacrifice, as we
propose to close out every vestige of
winter goods before getting in our new
spring lines.
The sun., 1901-03-27
CONSTABLES REAPPOINTED,
Harvey Walker Complains About
Increased Assessments.

At the meeting of the Levy Court yes
terday William Gamble of Christiana:
Frank l.. Cleaver, of Red Lion and
Iohn w. Banks of Wilmington, con
stables appointed last week, were reap
pointed, they having failed to bond with
N the prescribed time according to law.
The following bondsmen were ap-
proved on constable's bonds James 4.
Chandler and George NJ. Fisher for
Lucius Jones; John B. Martin and John
9. Gordy for Lemucl Mari; William
A. Scott and James L. Dickinson for
Setiassesi. -o,sS o
Greek hundred; Alexander Maxwell and
Levi G. Scott for James l.. Collins. st.
Georges hundred: George Frizzel and
Thomas Toy for William Gamble, Chris
tiana hundred.
A. S. Meserve was appointed special
constable for Ferris Industrial School.
Harvey Walker of Mill Greek hundred
was before the court and said that his
property which had previously been as
sessed at $4 300 had been increased to
$1,000 and asked that it be put back to
| It's old assessment. Messrs. Lynn, Meg
ginson and Elliott were appointed a spec
ia committee to inquire into the matter.
| Two acres of land i'll Marshallton dis
rict. Christiana hundred, the property
" William Brackin. We're transferred tc
the B. 4 o. Railroad Company and as
,eSsed at $140: one-half acre of same as
sessment was transferred to the Brandy
wine Springs r. II. Go. and assessed al
$3.50. Court adjourned until this morn
ing.
The sun., 1901-03-27
SERVICE FOR
MOROCCO SHOP
Richard Patzowsky Applied for it
at New Factory.
SUPPLY FOR PEOPLES LINE
William Swift, the New Member,
Surprised That Commits
sioners Received
Salary.

At the meeting of the Water Com
missioners yesterday afternoon an appli-
cation was received from Richard Pat
zOwsky for water service at his new
morocco factory which is being erected
ut Twelfth and Wilson streets. Archi-
tect Frank X. Carswell appeared before
the board and showed blue prints of the
buildings being erected and where the
water service would be required, The
board decided to lay an eight inch main
on Wilson street from Tenth to Twelfth
to supply the new factory.
1t was decided on the report Of Chief
Engineer Bond to extend water pipes
to Sixth and Hawley streets to supply
the Peoples Railway Company's new
power house.
An insurance of $500 on the depart
ment's boilers was ordered to be placed
with the Hartford Steam Boiler In
spection Company. The insurance COM
piny sends its experts four times year
10 inspect all boilers which are insured.
4 communication was received from st.
Michael's Church. asking that rcduc-
tiOn lie made in their water rent as the
water had been shut off since February
list. Registrar Grohe was instructed to
inform the church authorities that the
Water Department was not responsible
for the water being shut off and there
by could not make a reduction.
4 communication was received from
The American Water Works Associa-
iion stating that its annual convention
would be held in New York from June
Il TO %. A delegation from the Water
Department will probably attend the
convention.
Registrar Grohe was given permission
to buy $40 worth of street car tickets.
The weekly payroll of $9SS.0S, the
monthly payroll of 1888 and the COM
missioners' quarterly payroll of 1925 We're
| I'LL passed and checks drawn for the
amounts.
Mr.. Swift. the new member of the
board was much surprised when he
learned that the commissioners received
| The impression that they did not receive
| a salary. Each commissioner receives
$500 year. The balance in bank was
S1O3, ,956.13.
The sun., 1901-03-27
MINISTERS RETURN HOME.
Change of Pastors in Some Cases Not
Agreeable.

The principal topic of conversation
among the Methodist Episcopal ministers
yesterday was the many changes made
i'll the appointment Of pastors by Bishop
Goodsell at the closing session of con-
ference Monday night.
Never before in the history of the
conference was there so many changes
made at any one session.
nc most of the changes made in the
Wilmington district We're expected and
the majority of them are perfectly salts
Factory to the pastors who where
hanged. 1t was in the three lower dis
tricts where most of the transfers were
made and many of them. it is understood,
IRE not at all agreeable to the ministers
who were changed.
The greater number of the visiting
nastors left for their homes some time
Turing the day. Bishop Goodsell also
left Wilmington yesterday.
The sun., 1901-03-27

sequent refusal to pay over the moneys
i'll question at their peril for seven days,
would again ipso facto cause vacancies
in the offices of each of said clerks of
the peace. These results would follow
until the final determination Of the ques-
tion of the legality of the statute in
question by the Supreme Court of the
State. This would take from six months
to year in the due course of practice
before the courts. Such results would
produce chaotic condition Of county
business in each of the three counties.
In another respect, also, the provi-
sions of said section are practically
impossible of performance by said clerks
of the peace. In the due statutory
course of applications for license to sell
intoxicating liquors., the license fees are
paid over to the clerks of the peace at
least thirty days before the first day of
the next term of court. Under the bust
ness OF the court the licenses are fire.
luently passed upon for weeks after the
court has begun. The clerks of the
peace are bound by said section to pay
over to the Incorporated cities and towns
their respective proportions of said Ii
ceipt thereof by him. II might very well
follow that they would not be able to
guess correctly whether any particular
applicant for a license would secure his
license or not, and that such clerks of
the peace might find after the decision
by the court upon such licenses, that
fulfillment of this section had resulted
in their having paid over to the cities
and towns in question portions of IL
ense fees which they are bound, under
the law. to return to applicants for Ii
lenses upon the failure of the court to
grant the license applied for.
For the reason aforesaid 1 am clearly
Of the opinion that public policy and the
obvious defeats in the bill itself, which
have endeavored hereinbefore to COM
ment upon. make it necessary for you
to withhold your signature from the
lct i'll question I remain,
Yours respectfully.
III. II. WARD,
Attorney General.
The sun., 1901-03-27

TAX, but that ''all taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class of subjects" Peo-
Iple vs. Central Pacific II. X.
In this State the constitution has left
the whole subject Of exemption in the
discretion of the legislature. As the
General Assembly represents the public
all acts Of the General Assembly are pre-
sumed to be for the promotion Of the
public welfare as to what will best pro-
mote the public welfare, the legislature
is the final judge and its discretion can
not be reversed by the courts. The Ian
guage of section /, of article VIII means
no more than il it had said: 'The leg
islature may exempt such classes of
property as it may see fit.'
The infractiOn of a constitution re-
quirement of uniformity and equality
must be palpable before the court will
declare the law unconstitutional. San
born VS.. Rice County, MINI. 25S.
The second branch of the coinplan-
ants case which alleges that section Z
of the act of 1898 is unconstitutional by
reason Of the fact that the act treats of
more than one subject is not expressed
in the title is fully treated and all the
authorities reviewed in Cooley on Con.
lin. 170-1S1. 1t may be assumed, says
Mr.. Cooley, as settled that the purposes
of this was to prevent hodge podge or
log rolling legislation and to prevent sur
prise or fraud upon the legislature by
means Of provision in bills of which the
titles gave no intimation and which
might therefore he overlooked and care
cssly and unintentionally adopted.
n 10 N it.n N tu al la
If assessment OF time of appeal from the
same was necessary for the reason that
the case presented to the court was for
taxes assessed against Il corporation as
trustee, the value of the securities taxed
was fixed by the corporation in its
sworn return.
Ii by any strict construction of the law
he court shall hold that section of
he act of 1898 was an introduction of
new matter into the law, yet the said
act of 1898 would only be unconstitutional
~ to section which embraces such
Jew matter and section IL of the act of
S97 which section of the act of 1898
epeals would stand for the court could
,nly hold such portion of the act of 1898
unconstitutional which contained sub
Get matter not expressed in the title Of
aid act.
Willard Salisbury and Anthony Hig-
| .ins represent the Equitable Guarantee
md Trust Company. trustee under the
yil OF Allen V. Leslie. deceased.
The defendant. John l.. Donahoe, col
ectOr of taxes Of the northern district
# Wilmington hundred is represented by
'cter l.. Cooper, on behalf of the State,
| John H. Rodney OIL behalf of the county
md Henry c. Conrad on behalf of the
ity.
Mr.. Salisbury opened the argument yes
| erday morning.
He claimed that the plaintiff must re-
over the amount paid for 1898 because
he tax foro flfsT laM, ,aiId res not a..,f';-,
he provisions as to the time of making
he assessment were not observed ana
hat the levy was in violation of the
Constitutional requirement that all taxes
hall be levied and collected under gen
raj laws.
The sun., 1901-03-27
UNFINISHED TROLLEY LINES
Time Limit Expires on Some Of
Them Today
Street and Sewer Directors Allow
City Railway Three More
Months Time.

y resolution giving the Wilmington
City hallway Company the right to build
is proposed Rockford Park extension
was passed ut the meeting of the Street
and Sewer Directors yesterday morning.
The company asked for All extension of
ilne of six months for building the fol-
lowing unfinished lines but We're allowed
only three months, expiring June 25:
Washington street from Delaware
avenue to Concord avenue, Spruce street
from Fourth to Eleventh, Fifth from
Walnut to Church, Church from Fifth
TO Eighth and Nandever avenue from
Claymont street TO Market. The f9Empetr mgpet
'yIiy CUunrfTfi1dli A Iiisss sA' sAoussi'
presented petition and letters asking
that Thirteenth street be opened from
Market to Church.
III. Ii. Ward, representing james Nc
ixeown, owner of the row Of houses on
MARYLAND avenue between Sixth and
Seventh avenues asked that Maryland
avenue be brought to the grade given
his client ten year ago, which is about
six feet below the present grade.
A letter was received from George IL
Anger complaining about the manner
| IN which ash collectors handle cans
boxes and other receptacles with specla
reference to that part of the city II
the vicinity of Eleventh and Monroe
| streets. The matter was referred t.
Street Commissioner Pierson.
Contractor William Nj. Connolly aske'
that Maple street between Harrison an
Franklin be graded Henry q. Bannin
,ffered to donate the beds of portions
Cedar, Rodney and Banning streets.
Some amendments to the plumbin
rules were adopted.
The bills for cart hire for the pas
week, $259.94, and the following pa!
rolls were passed. Weekly, $7Ss.5'
monthly, 1924; quarterly, $685. Secretar
Wiley reported collections for the wee
amounting to SPLIT; also balance
25.2312S.
The sun., 1901-03-27
CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY.
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
Bible School 81 Years Old.

In the Sunday School room Of the
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church last
night the Bible School Of that church
celebrated its 37th anniversary. Mrs.
james Brown and Mrs. Amelia Brat
ton. who are the only two surviving
members~o the original fifteen who or
ganized the school thirty-seyen years ago,
night and received many congratulations
from their friends. Mrs. Mary Williams
who was buried at Mt. Pleasant last
week was also one of the original fifteen.
An interesting literary and musical
program had been especially arranged
for the occasion by g. G. Cline and
Misses Clara Griffin and Bella Speer.
At the conclusion Of the program re-
freshnents We're served.
The sun., 1901-03-27
WILL GIVE A SMOKER.
Bayard Legion Completing Altera-
tions to Their Headquarters.

The Bayard Legion is about completing
he alterations to its headquarters, 617
Shipley street. The improvements VIII
e largely confined to the parlor, COM
nittee room, meeting hall and reading
oom, which will be repapered, rcpaintcd
ind refitted. Linoleum has been laid on
he stairways. !,
Arrangements are being made TO hoiu
, grand smoker on Easter Monday nlght'
when the improvements will be com
letcd.
The Lcgion's annual ball, which is NJ,
ways one of the social and political
vents of the season will be held on
\pri rs in Turn Hall. Martin IL
,ooney is chairman; ii. G. Bendere, sec
etary and Il. NJ. Lowe, treasurer. There
| 4 always a large demand for tickets.
The sun., 1901-03-27
PRES. HARTER's VACATION.
Head of Delaware Colleges Faculty
Given Leave of Absence.

Newark, March 27.-At the meeting
II the trustees of Delaware College held
,ere DIR. George A. Harter, president OF
he college, who has been i'll for some
ime was excused, and given leave OF
,bsence with full pay until the first of
September, 1901. Dir. Theodore II. Wolf,
he senior professor, was requested to
,ct as president of the faculty.
The Committee on Legislation made
cport. stating that an appropriation of
s25 900 had been obtained from the State
'or repairs and new buildings. The
,oard appointed Manlove Hayes, James
Hossinger and George G. Evans, COM
nittee to report at Il special meeting,
,lans for repairs of the dormitories and
'or the new building to be erected.
The sun., 1901-03-27
Clubs for Tramps.

A battle was waged Monday afternoon
between the crew of Philadelphia,
Wilmington Il Baltimore Railroad
freight train and gang of tramps
while the train was running between
tlaymont and Lamokin. The tramps
had boarded the train at different
uoints along the road to the number Of
20 or 80 and when ordered of threatened
the conductor and crew. When Lamo-
kin was reached the train was stopped
and the trainmen secured clubs from II
lumber car and drove the tramps away
The sun., 1901-03-27
Hands Were Badly Gut.

Martin Il. Painter was arranged III
the City Court yesterday ON the charge
Of committing an assault and battery
upon Samuel Keen at Frank ). Dures
store, No. 4O7 Shipley street, yesterday
morning. Both men have been employed
by Mr.. Dure, Mr.. Keen being the fore
man They had an alteration, Mr.. Keen
nbjecting to Painter taking his TOOLS out
Of the store before the arrival OF MI
4,ure. Mr.. Kcen's hands were badly cut
The case was continued until this morn
ing. the accused being held in 5000 bail
The sun., 1901-03-27
Magistrate Dismissed the Case.

William Douglass of 2Sth and Market
streets was before Magistrate Daley last
night OH Il charge made by Mrs. Mary
l.. Simpson. of committing All assault
on her son Paul j. p. Nields represent
ed Mr. Douglass. 1t was proven by sew
eral witnesses that the boy greatly an
noyed Mr.. Douglass by blowing Il horn
II front of his store after he had been
told several times to stop. Magistrate
Daley, after cautioning Mr.. Douglass
against such procedure in the future,
dismissed the case.
The sun., 1901-03-27
A sTABBING AFFRAY.
James Jones, Colored is Cut With a
Butcher Knife.

About o'clock yesterday afternoon an
alteration took place in the house No.
S16 New street, also known as. White
Chapel. James Jones, colored, was badly
cut in the ear by William Morris, also
colored.
Jones lost considerable blood and
was taken to the Delaware Hospital in
the Phoenix ambulance. Officers Nc
Bride and Reilly arrested Morris and
took him to the police station where he
was locked up.
When searched by Turnkey White a
butcher knife ten inches in length was
found on Morris.
The sun., 1901-03-27
Sales of Real Estate.

The following real estate sales were
recorded at the City Surveying Depart
ment yesterday:
Dwelling No. 1905 Rodney street, by
Samuel J. Newman and wife TO Rose
G. Mclaughlin, for $4,000.
Southwest corner of Vandever avenue
and Spruce street. south side Of Cedar
street west of Broome and north side OF
Woodlawn avenue south of the Phiia-
,lelphia turnpike. by William l.. Med
holdt, Jr., to William +, kurtz, FOL
$1,000.
Northwest corner of Ninth and LON
bard streets. by James G. McComb tt
Thomas III. Melvin, for $7,24O.
The sun., 1901-03-27
REMOVED LARGE BRIDGE FROM
RIVER BED NEAR THIS CITY

About 100 feet of the bridge was got
ten from the river.
The work was done by about thirty
men. A portion of the time some OF
them worked with the water up to their
nccks. They suffered no inconvenience
however MS the day was warm.
They worked fast and succeeded II
getting all of the material out of thu
river and on cars by evening.
Quite a number of people watched thu
men us they worked.
The sun., 1901-03-27
Webb.Wood Wedding.

Morris w. Webb of this city, we'll
inown railway mail clerk, and Miss
'Iatharyn Wood, daughter Of Col. and
Mrs. Edwin Il. Wood Of Dover, were
married. yesterday at the residence OF
he brides parents, on Bradford street.
Dover. Only immediate relatives were
present. After the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Webb left for trip north. Upon
their return they will live in Baltimore.
The sun., 1901-03-27

employees of the Baltimore Central
railroad Company performed dlilcult
and rather unusual piece of work i'll
the Brandywine near Hagley yard OF the
du Pont powder works yesterday.
They fished from the bottom OF the
river the large portion of the railroad
bridge which had been swept away from
ynudd's Ford, Pa. by the recent b'g
freshet and carried down the stream
about 6 miles.
The sun., 1901-03-27
rwo inuuests Held.

Coroner Frick last night held inquests
,yer the remains Of Coroline Luton who
died at the Delaware Hospital, on March
II. from burns received at her home two
duys previous, and Walter Lane, who
lied nt his home on March %, from in
juries received at the pulp WORKS on
March 10. In the first case verdict OIL
death from accidental burns was rem
tered and in the last case the verdict
was that he came TO his death from the
result of being scalded in vat at the
pulp works,
The sun., 1901-03-27
Horses We're Injured.

The horses attached to one of the
Hygeia Ice Co.'s wagons ran away from
Broome and Oak streets at noon yes
ter,lay and collded with the awning
posts in front Of Daniel Bellheld's
store, No. sos Maryland avenue. The
posts were broken and glass in the
window was shattered. The horses We're
l.lt
The sun., 1901-03-27
Blacks Resignation Accepted.

Routine business was transacted at
the meeting of the Police Commission.
The resignation of Captain George Black
was presented by Chief Massey and was
accepted. No successor to him was APP
pointed however. This will be done
shortly. A special meeting may be
called.
The sun., 1901-03-27
CALL ON STOCKHOLDERS.
Industrial Savings Society Will Hold
Meeting Tonight.

A call has been made on the stock
holders of the Industrial Saving Society
to meet the liabilities. y meeting OF the
stockholders will he held in Gilbert
Presbyterian Church this evening. The
society is composed of colored people.
The sun., 1901-03-27
Basket Ball Contest.

On Saturday evening ut the Y. Nj. @.
"A. the Whites and Maroons basket ball
teams will play their final championship
game of the year. The teams are about
evenly matched and an exciting contest
is expected, AZ
The sun., 1901-03-27
Pioneers Easter Reception.

The annual reception of the Benevo-
lent Pioneer Literary Association will be
given on Easter Monday evening at
Professor Webstcr's dancing academy
in Eden Hail. William Ii. Kane is
secretary aud John b. Strahan is treas
urer of the association.
The sun., 1901-03-27
Denied Using a Brick.

In the City Court yesterday William
II. Roberts, colored, accused Charles
Harris, also colored, of striking nm
with brick. at Thirteenth and Wilson
streets on Saturday night. Harris de-
nicd using brick. He was fined IS.
The sun., 1901-03-27

Charles II. Sasse returned to Europe
Yesterday, sailing from New York. He
will he gone about six months.
Charles +. Flanagan Of No. S07 Lom-
bard street, had his left foot badly
scalded at the F., w. Il b. railroad
shops Monday afternoon,
The sun., 1901-03-27
Little Boy Injured.

John Clark, aged years, of NO. los
West Fourth street, was run down by
ono Of w. Il. Franks delivery wagons
at Fourth and Madison streets at noon
yesterday and badly bruised, though NOT
seriously hurt. DIR. Bastian attended the
boy.
The sun., 1901-03-27
nexe,onments Looked For.

Some developments in the matter of
the State detectives are expected today
or tomorrow. Detective McNey has en-
gagged John Biggs as his attorney.
The sun., 1901-03-27
Will he Heard Today.

The case against George III. Heritage,
charged with violating the junk dealers
law. will be heard in City Court this
morning.
The sun., 1901-03-27
School Board Loan,

The Board of Education has decided
TO receive proposals for the $l50,OoO loan
authorized by the General Assem-
lily until noon Wednesday, April 10TH
when the bids will be opened by the
finance committee at the board room.
The sun., 1901-03-27
D.cision in Judgeship Contest.

Chief Justice Charles b. Lore an
nounced Yesterday that the Superior
Court will give its decision this morn
ing, about 1915 O'Clock, on the case IN
yolying the municipal judgeship.
The sun., 1901-03-27
rers,n;re.Dercum NupttaIs.

The wedding of Miss Elsie Dercum
Of this city and Albert Tersmire Of
t;lenside will take place in this city.