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Middletown transcript., 1901-02-23
JUDGE OF CAKEWALK

The legislative cake walk given under
the direction Of Professor Samuel Har
per, of Dover, Tuesday night, was one of
the most interesting events of the winter
season and was witnessed by many MEM
bers of the General Assembly, who had
received personal invitations. Governor
Hum, Lieutenant Governor Cannon,
Senators Alice and Blakely and Represen-
tative Holcomb acted as judges in deciding
the best walkers among the dusky bellies
and their male escorts. Prominent walk
ers from Wilmington, Smyrna, Milford
and Harrington participated, and Profes-
sor Minos Trader, of Milford, led the
grand march. A parasol drill was also a
unique feature Of the evenings entertain.
ment. This is the second legislative cake
walk, the one held two years ago having
been source Of great profit to the colored
participants.
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RECEIVERS APPOINTED

On application of Peter L. Cooper, Jr.,
attorney for the Delaware Construction
Company of Wilmington Chancellor
John R. Nicholson, Tuesday appointed
Alfred D. Warner and Alvin R. Morrison
as receivers for that company. Attorneys
George Weens Williams, Frank Furst
and a representative of the Fidelity
Insurance and Deposit Company, all of
Baltimore, were appointed chancellory
on application. This construction com
pany has been building large drydock
in Baltimore under $4,000 contract,
but have been losing about $1,000 a
month for the last nine months, hence
the proceedings. The Fidelity, Deposit
and Insurance Company was on their
bond and were to withhold 10 per cent.
until the work was finished. The liabili-
ties of the firm are $4,000, while their
assest are between $4,000 and 100000.
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WILL BOOM NEW TOWN

The Cedars is the name of new town
that is to be doomed near Brandywine
Springs during the next year. The Robin
son farm of about 80 acres adjoining the
Brandywine Springs Park and along the
trolley line has been purchased by local
SPECTATORS.
The farm has been laid out in building
lots and avenues that will form the blocks
that have been marked. Along these
avenues Virginia cedars will be planted.
A portion of the cedars will be laid of
into small farm and out of it modern
buildings will be erected.
This new town is to have all modern
Improvements, which will probably in
clude electric lighting, being on the line
of the Wilmington and Brandywine
Springs Railway It's location is such as
to afford an excellent view of miles OF
the surrounding country.
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HAVE MOCK MARRIAGE

An interesting event occurred at the
Wilmington Conference Academy Friday
evening, when the young women students
participated in mock marriage. The
ceremony took place in the spacious
parlor, and Charles L. Favinger, another
took the part Of the minister
All of the participants, except the "min-
lister" were girls, but the boys of the
school were invited to witness the cere-
mony. Miss Eva Salmons was the bride,
and she was daintily gowned in white
with veil of lace Miss Matte Calhoun
was the 'groom," and the flower girls
were little Misses Rebecca Collins, daugh-
ter of Principal Vaughn S. Collins, and
Pauline Sipple. The large halls and
parlor of the academy were decorated for
the occasion.
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DETECTIVE HUTCHINs' DENIAL

Detective N. H. Hutehins of the Della
ware Railroad Company's service, who is
their only special detective in this State
denies the declarations made by Cashier
Walter Morris, Of the Farmers Bank
that the tramps which the railroad com
pany unloaded and placed in Dover jail
at the expense of the county taxpayers
cost the county $1,713.92 during the
month of June Mr.. Morris charges that
the detective arrested at Clayton and took
to-Dover jail during that month, 296
tramps. Detective Hutchins produced
his arrest record to show that only 115
were arrested and jailed during that
month. Mr.. Morris letter was to show
the legislators that the Delaware Railroad
Company, although showing an increase
in net earnings last year of 100000 only
paid So 900 into the public treasury, that
being the amount of its State tax, while
it cost Kent county alone 81, ,713 in one
month to shelter the company's tramps
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A oNE-s1DED FIGHT

An amusing cock fight occurred in the
shop of cabinet maker here this week.
There was but one cock, though he man
aged to come out victorious, and yet he
fought himself to standstill. The cabi-
net maker had mirror in his shop which
he had just repaired and on leaving the
shop left The door open. The cock strayed
in, and seeing himself in the mirror chal-
lenged his image for a fight. OF course
the image was just as anxious for fight
as the cock and each was equally agrees.
i've. The fight proceeded and each made
iab for iab without either scoring point
until the real cock, after several vicious
iabs, succeeded in breaking the mirror to
bits. The fight then ended, though the
vanquished could no place be found.
DOrer Senfine,.
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swrrrEsr BUGGY RIDE IN THE WORLD

Earl Whipple, of Hughesville, Pa,
had the swiftest quarter mile buggy ride
which ever fell to the lot of man. He
was pushed along the railroad ties by an
engine as neatly as though he were on
track, and he never got scratch, al
though he became frightened toward the
last, and jumped out. The buggy and en-
CINE were running forty miles an hour.
81 was driving from Muncy," said Mr.
Whipple, ''and did not see the engine,
on the Reading Railway, at saeger's
Crossing until it struck me. Then my
horse was thrown aside, and the buggy
turned about until it headed up the
track. Then I went at a speed which
made me dizzy. "I began to become
frightened soon, and jumped out OF the
buggy. 1 was unconscious when the
train crew found me, but when revived
I hadn't a scratch. The buggy wasn't
much damaged, either. NORTH American.
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DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL

John K. Cowen and City Engineer NH.
Hutton Of Baltimore, and Pro. Haunt and
N B. Kelley of Philadelphia, had hear
ing before the House committee on rail-
ways and canals in regard to the feasibi-
lity of converting the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal into ship canal. Mr.
Cowen said if this were done 2,000,00
tons Of coal would be transported through
it for the Northern markets the first year it
was opened and that trade would stea lily
increase. The Delaware and Chesapeake
Canal is now 10 feet deep and 60 feet
wide 1t is 134 miles long. The dis
tance from Baltimore down the bay and
around the peninsula to the mouth of the
Delaware Bay 325 miles, while through
the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal it is
but 100, or 195 less, saving of go per
cent in distance. Congressman Mudd
was present at the hearing and will i'm.
troduce resolution or bill to authorize
the President to appoint commission to
dppIdlSO IIlO NdluO VI 11CldnoIV e1hu
Chesapeake Canal and then to estimate
the cost of deepening and widening it to
a ship canal based on previous surveys
and compare-it with the Sassafras route
on the basis of former estimates.
Professor Haupt dwelt particularly upon
the advantages to the coast trade by the
carrying out of the century-old plan of
making an inside route from New York
by utilizing the Raritan Canal from New
York Bay to the Delaware river, the
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal, and so
on, taking advantage of the sounds that
lie between them and the islands that
fringe the coast and the mainland 1t is
possible that Congress may act ION the
commission idea at this session.
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MILITARY PROMENADE

The junior military promenade, the
great social event of the year at Delaware
College, was held Friday night in the
auditorium of recitation hall. The hall
was tastefully decorated with gold and
blue bunting and national flags. Albert's
Orchestra of Wilmington furnished
music. The patronesses were Mrs. Theo-
dore R. Wolf, Mrs. William H. Bishop,
Mrs. Frederick H. Robinson, Mrs. Elisha
Conover, Mrs. Frederick D. Chester, Mrs.
G. Harold Powell, Mrs. E. s. Avis, Mrs.
Edward N. Vallandigham, Mrs. William
A. Pratt, Mrs. Arthur T. Neale, Mrs. N.
II. Brown, Mrs. Z. Dwight Sanderson,
Mrs. Albert Robin, Mrs. Charles L.
Penny. The floor committee were: Cum
minis E. Speakman, chairman; Curtis G.
Cooper, G. Glenn Mcdaniel, A. Lee
Clifton.
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PUZZLED ABOUT MRS. NATION

An enthusiastic mass meeting was held
by the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, of Dover, in Wesley Methodist
Episcopal Church, on the anniversary of
the death of Miss Frances E. Willard,
and the ministers and congregation of
the First Presbyterian and Methodist Pro-
testant Churches participated in the SER
vice. Rev. Joseph Brown Turner, of
the First Presbyterian Church, made
stirring address on the crusade of Mrs.
Carrie Nation, in which he said he was
unable to decide whether to approve or
disapprove of her acts. am sorry" he
said, in conclusion, "she is not woman
of eloquence, as Miss Willard was, to stir
the hearts of men and women to the
duty that needs to be DONE" A large del
egation of the members of the local
union occupied front seats in the church.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR

Governor HUM has announced the
following appointments:
New Castle County-D. B. Jones, to
succeed Supt. Smith.
Kent County-James E. Carroll, to
succeed himself.
Sussex County-Leon A. Davis, to sue
ceed John H. Wiley.
Their terms will commence in June.
All are Republicans. The Senate in
executive session confirmed the appoint
ments.
Mr.. Frear, the new State Librarian,
took full charge of the Office on Tuesday,
and succeeds Thomas Jefferson. Mr..
Frear is law student Of Dover, and a
young man with numerous friends. Mr..
Jefferson the retiring Librarian, gave a
smoker to his friends Monday night He
had the esteem Of all who knew him,
and did many good turn for the news
paper men who attended the Legislature
during his tenure OF office.
Mr.. Jones, the new School Superin-
tendent for New Castle County, is prin-
cipal of the public schools at Townsend.
Mr.. Davis, the new Superintendent for
Sussex County, is a teacher in the public
schools at Greenwood.
Middletown transcript., 1901-02-23
QUEEN AENEs RAILROAD

The contract for building an extension
of the Queen Anne's Railroad from Cen
treville to Loves Point has been awarded
to Wade, Sloan & Co., of Baltimore. The
road, will go through Queenstown and
Winchester, will cross the Narrows at
Kent Island by steel drawbridge through
Sharpton, over Cox's Creek, to Stevens
vile and Loves Point. There are, of
course, number of intermediary places
on the proposed extension. The distance
from Queenstown to Loves Point is about
fourteen miles, and from Queenstown to
Centreville about seven miles. The work
is to be completed by May 20.
Contracts have also been made for a
new locomotive, with the Baldwin Com
pany, and additional cars These i'm
proyements, together with the pier to be
constructed at Lewes, will cost about
three hundred and thirty thousand dol
lars. It is intended to give first-class
service between Baltimore and Cape May
this summer.
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DEATH OF STEPHEN PLUCK

Stephen Pluck died early on Sunday
morning at his home near Iron Hill,
from apoplexy, aged 90 years. He was
stricken with apoplexy shsPt time
before his death. Mr.. Pluck was re-
markable man, and notwithstanding his
advanced years, was active up to the
time of his last illness. He was a life
long Democrat, and always exercised the
right of franchise. For about Is years
he was superintendent of the Cecil
County Almshouse. The funeral was
held on Wednesday. Interment at Head
of Christiana Cemetery.
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ASSESSMENT PLAN CHANGED

After long struggle the Grand Lodge,
United Workmen, in session at Smyrna,
adopted the classified assessment plan,
taking the vote, which Was "a to "A at l
o'clock Wednesday morning. This plan
gives the young man under 25 years OF
age an insurance of S, 600 for about $7.2O
year and will apply to all new mem
bers admitted after March /, while all
members will be affected after July l.
Supreme Recorder Sackett, Of Penn
sylvania; Grand Recorder Woods, of
Wilmington; Chairman G. B. Pretty
man, of the finance committee; Past
Grand Master James E. Carol, of Dover,
and DR.. S. H. Johns, of Wilmington,
made strong pleas for the adoption
OF. the new system.
Among the officers of the Supreme
Lodge who were present at the Grand
Lodge are M. W. Sackett, of Meadville,
Pa, Supreme Recorder, and A. c. Har-
wick, of Buffalo, n. Y, Supreme Over
seer. The order paid out $98,000 to
benefciaries during the last year in this
State
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: Past Grand Master
Workman, George NJ. Stevenson, Smyr-
ma; Grand Master Workman, J. L. Ellis,
Delmar; Grand Foreman, Benjamin A.
Groves, Marshalton; Grand Overseer,
Edgar A. Finley, Wilmington; Grand
Recorder, Charles E. Woods, Whining
ton; Grand Receiver, DR.. w. H. Howell,
Wilmington; Grand Guide, Curtis Kirk,
Wilmington; Grand Inside Watchman,
Caleb S. Watson, Wilmington; Grand
Outside Watchman, W. H. Richardson,
Milford; Grand Medical Examiner, DIR.
L. w. Finn, Wilmington. James E.
Carol, of Dover; Frank P. Lackey, OF
Wilmington, and George M. Stevenson,
of Smyrna, were elected Supreme Lodge
Representatives.
Middletown transcript., 1901-02-23
Gntted Rv Fire

The candy store of Constantine Meras,
No. III Market street, Wilmington was
gutted by fire about o'clock Tuesday
morning, causing damage estimated at
5000 on the stock, fixtures and building.
Chief Engineer John P. Melsh of the
Fire Department has suspicion that the
fire was started by incendiaries, for it ap-
pears to have begun in two different parts
of the cellar and when the chief went
to the Shipley street end of the building,
he found door open which led to the
cellar. Three men, who were asleep On
the second floor, were aroused by smoke
and got out safely.
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FATAL ACCIDENT

An accident occurred on the P. w. &
B. Railroad, about mile south of North
East, Nd, about 1.55 o'clock Monday
morning, in which Edwin c. Meade of
Wilmington the engineer of an express
train, was killed and his fireman, George
Meyers of Ridley Park, Pa, had his left
leg and right foot cut off. The locomo-
tive of the express and some freight cars
were wrecked and several passenger cars
were damaged. The accident, which was
one of those unavoidable things that are
of rare occurrence, was caused by car
of a northbound freight train jumping
the track just as the southbound New
York and Washington express, which
left Wilmington at LOS o'clock, was pass
ing. For some reason, probably the re-
suit of an axle breaking, the freight car
left the rails just as the locomotive of the
express train approached, and the big en-
gine plurged in the wreckage with terrific
speed and was overturned. Neither the
engineer nor fireman had any warning
and they went over with the engine.
Engineer Mead was thrown under the
tank, where his mangled body was found
about 9 o'clock this morning. Fireman
Meyers was hurled out of the cab into the
wreckage and was found short distance
away few minutes later.
Engineer Mead, who was stepson of
Conductor l. Thomas Parker, of the Del
aware railroad, had been living at No.
604 Poplar street, Wilmington, until re-
Gently, when he moved to No. 1903 Els
worth street, Philadelphia, as matter of
convenience. He was 81 years of age and
one child, aged about Z years, survives
him. Fireman Meyers is young man
and has wife and two children.
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Chasing For Local Option

The members Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union of New Castle are cir
culating petitions throughout the city
and hundred to have the Legislature ap-
point an election day on which the mat
ter pertaining to local option may be
voted upon. Thus far the signatures
have been very few and although the
women having the matter in charge have
been discouraged, yet the petition was
presented before the Legislature at Dover
Wednesday.
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DEATH OF HARVEY P. BALDWIN

Harvey P. Baldwin, aged Al years,
proprietor of the Red Mills, on White
Clay Creek, near Stanton, died Monday
at his home of pneumonia, superinduced
by grip. The deceased was in the best of
health previous to the attack of grip
He was a member of the Democratic
county committee and also of the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Wilmington.
The funeral took place from his late home
on Thursday morning at IL o'clock. Ser
vices in the White Clay Creek Church
and interment being made in the ceme-
terry adjoining
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Let me say 1 have used Ely's Cream
Balm for catarrh and can thoroughly rec
ommend it for what it claims. Very truly,
(Rev. H. W. Hathaway, Elizabeth, N. J.
I tried Ely's Cream Balm, and to all
appearances am cured of catarrh. The
terrible headaches from which I long
suffered are gone.-W. J. Hitchcock, late
Major U. S. Vol. and A. A. Gen., Buff
falo, N. Y.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at so cts. or
mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren St.,
New York.
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rhrsa Ysars for Cunningham

John H. Cunningham, who was found
guilty Of acting improperly toward girl,
was sentenced by Chief Justice Lore in
the Court of General Sessions, Whining
ton, Tuesday. The sentence was that he
pay fine Of 1000 and be imprisoned
three years, Peter I, Cooper and John
P, Nields, counsel for Cunningham, will
carry the case to the Supreme Court Of
the state.
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City Want. Much Legislation

New Castle is figuring considerably in
the Legislature. The so-called Single
Tax bill died in the House and the bill
empowering the City Council to borrow
$4,000 has been reported favorably.
Mr.. Holcomb has introduced bill grant
ing Tax Collector White another year
In which to collect outstanding taxes,
another bill so that City Council will
not be compelled to pay 5000 annually
to the road commissioners, and bill
empowering the commissioners to levy
an extra tax in order to pay outstanding
debts.
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Getting Ready for Station

Several old sheds and other buildings
at King street wharf, Wilmington, on the
site purchased by the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company for new
station, are being torn down. 1t is ex-
pected that work on the new station will
be commenced in short time and that
it will be the best station which the
company ever had in Wilmington.
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pansion News

The following pensions have been
granted: Original, to James NJ. Craig,
Newport, Sc per month; original widows
to Annie Davis, New Castle, $S per
month";. original widows with special
accrued interest, under date of February
7th, to Susanna Camperson, Wilmington,
$8 per month.
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Railway Tax Bill

A bill of great Importance to the rail-
road corporations of the State who are
fighting the effort to increase their annual
tax was presented in the House Tuesday.
1t provides for the appointment of a
commission that shall thoroughly inspect
the various road beds of the railroad
companies and assess the company ac-
cording to their decision of the state of
the company's business. This, it is be-
lieved, viii more fully equalize the
taxation.
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APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

Governor HUM has appointed Samuel
H. Messick of Bridgeville, Wilson N.
Slaymaker of Camden, and James T.
Shallcross of Middletown, to be members
of the State Board of Agriculture Messrs.
Messick and Slaymaker are Republicans
and Mr.. Shallcross is Democrat. Mr..
Shallcross being member Of the General
Assembly, the Senate questioned his
eligibility to be a member of the board,
and for the purpose Of obtaining legal
advice, deferred action on the nomina-
tions.
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Agitated Over Loan Bill

Milford people are agitated over the
report that an effort win be made to
secure loan of $4,000 by means of
bill to be presented to the Legislature.
Many think that the town already has
enough debt. The debt is about $50, COO,
and to increase the debt would mean to
increase the tax rate.
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DESTROYED by Fire

The stables, barn and outbuildings,
with contents, also three head of horses,
were burned on the farm occupied by
Joseph H. Parker, near Georgetown, on
Saturday morning. The dwelling was
saved with difficulty. There was no
insurance.
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New Castle Women to Found Lodga

New Castle is to have lodge of women
for the first time in many years. On
Thursday evening an organization Of the
Daughters of America was effected at til
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rothroc
with thirty charter members.
Middletown transcript., 1901-02-23
Puhlio School Rnhhed

Some one entered the Dover public
school building, Saturday or Sunday eve.
ming, and after smashing in several win
dows ransacked the building and carried
away several dollars worth of new scho ol
books purchased recently for the scholars.
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Appointed General

George H. Hall, of Milford, Tuesday
was appointed ty Governor Hum,
inspector-general on his staff. with the
rank Of hrigadier-general
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Child Friehtfnllv soaldaa

Emily Mitchell, aged years, daughter
of Andrew Mitchell, Of New Castle, was
frightfully scalded by falling into boiler
of scalding water at her home Tuesday.
IT is feared that she cannot recover,
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Mrs. EggIeston-Look hesh, Hene
doansyo' want a cup OBJ coffee fer bre
fas'2
Mr.. Eggleston-No-I doan want
coffee in de mawning' Keeps me an
sll day.
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nlas.. n.t n tha sta.s

Turnkey John G. Ward of the Kent
county jail has the oldest cat in the state.
Il is named Jim and is over 21 years old.
The cat is still in good health.
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Great efforts are made 10 sell alum baking
powders under the plea that they are so many
cents pound cheaper than Royal. The admis,
sion that they are cheaper made is an admisr
sion that they are inferior. But alum pow.
ders contain corrosive poison and should
not be used in food, no matter how cheap
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ROYAL
The Absolutely Pure
RAMNG~PoWDER

is the baking powder of general
use, its sale exceeding that of all
other baking powders combined.
Royal Baking Powder has not
its counterpart at home or abroad.
It's qualities, which make the bread
more healthful and the cake of finer
appearance and flavor, are peculiar
to itself and are not constituent
in other leavening agents.