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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
KENNETT TROLLEY LINE.
Peoples Railway Co. to Begin Work at
Once on the Northern Extension.

Peoples Railway Co. to Begin Work at
Once on the Northern Extension.
Before the end of the week the Peo-
pies Railway Co. will begin work on
the line to Unionvile and Keunett
Square. Pa. 1t will start at Brandy
wine Springs and will run thence to
Hockessin, which has population Of
about 400; to Kaolin, with q population
of 100; forklyn, population $50;
Toughkenamon, With small popula-
tion; Kennett Square. with popula-
tion of 1900, aud will end at Union
vile, which has population Of about
800. While these are the towns reached
the road will run near other important
towns, and it is estimated that the
system will have $4,000 people from
which to draw patronage. 1t is be-
lieved that these people will come to
Wilmington to deal after ths trolley
line has been placed in operation.
Many visit here now, tut the facilities
for reaching Wilmington are not of the
best, t,andtthe number will be greatly in
creased when better facilities are fur
nished. The company intends to run
'its heavy cars on the suburban line,
while 10 Wilmington the lighter ones
will be used. 1t has been found by OK
perienca of all the railway companies
that light cars Of medium sizs are
much easier TO handle and give better
satisfaction ON city lines Than do the
very long and heavy cars, while on sub
urban lines the large, heavy cars are
desirable. The new Inns will extend for
Ia miles from Brandwine Springs, and
therefore 20 miles from Wilmington.
Cars will make the trip from the center
of the city Of Unionville in an hour
and a half, which is good time for
trolley road, and the speed will be in
creased if experience should show that
it is safe and desirable to do So Ii is
thought that the large, heavy cars will
make the time specified with little
trouble, and may be able to do even
better. In addition to this, the com
pany will build a branch from the
main line at Prices Corner to Marshall
ton so as to give the people of that
thriving town better service. At pres-
ent they have to walk a considerable
distance in order to reach the cars
In order to meet the increased travel
occasioned by the cars Of the new ex-
tension running over the line of the
company between this city and Brandy
wine Springs the road between those
two points is being double. tracked.
Most of the grading has been com
pleted and some of the overhead work
has been constructed. The old car
barn at Elsmere has also been enlarged.
This will give it storage places at Sixth
and Hawley and also at Elsmere.
The contract for the construction of
the new road has been awarded and
under the terms it must be completed
and in operation by May next 1t ia
expected that the road will be com
pleted before that time, as the CON
struction will be comparatively easy
There are few steep grades to overcome
and but little grading
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
to the records of the Levy Court, to see
the warrant and bill. d"
This was agreeable to the State.
SIX MONTHS in WORKHouSE.

o.
Heavy Penalty Imposed Upon Howard
Pntchett for breaking James smiths
jaw.
Six months imprisonment in the New
Castle County Workhouse and fine of
500 was the penalty impused upon
lfnwsru fatohett, youth, by Judge
Churchman, in the Municipal Court
Monuay morning, Patchett having been
tiied on the charge of assaulting James
y. Smith and breaking his jaw, at
twelfth and Lombard streets, on the
night OF November 18th. Edward
Fierce and Ernest Sobneezer, who were
with fatchett at the time, weio arrested
with him and all three were arraiRned
on the charge Of assault and battery.
Smith testified that on the night in
question he was at donation party at
Twelfth and Lombard streets He went
there about 0 O'Clock and half an hour
later the accused came along and
wanted TO enter the house, but was
denied admittance. He alleged that he
then left the house and one of the thee
ran 10 front Of him and after something
had been said about girl in the house
Patchett struck him ana broke his Jaw.
After leaving the house, witness said,
he again met Pierce at Tenth and
Lombard streets and Pierce pointed a
pistol at him and snapped it, telling
Smith he was going to kill him. Smith
alleged that after Patohett had struck
him ut Twelfth and Lombard streets,
the assailant told him he was a prize
tighter. Witness exonerated Scbneezer.
Dr. Elbert, who attended Smith the
night he was injured, said he found
that the lower Jaw was fractured in
the front.
Pierce denied having a pistol, but
after the evidence had been heard Aat-
ing Assistant City Solicitor Garrett
asked that the charge of assault be
dropped 10 the case against Pierce and
one Of pointing pistol substituted.
The request was granted. Schneezer
was. discharged, there being no evidence
against him.
Smith, upon being recalled, said he
was positive Pierce had revolver and
pointed il at him when thsy met at
Tenth and Lombard streets He further
alleged that Pierce said; 81 never go
to place like that without carrying a
revolver, and snapped 1T at him twice
while hswss running away from Pierce.
Pierce was held in 500 bail for the
Court of General Sessions. Patchett
was sentenced as stated above.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
DIED IN CHURCH.
Sudden Death Of Thomas Hagan at st
Peter,k Pro- Cal IindrnI

feterih ffO-Chhedrnl.
While attending the early mass at st.
Peter's ro-Cathedral. acout 8 clock
Sunday morning. Thomas Hsgan,
aged 73 years, Of 622 West Second
street. was stricken with heart troubls
and died in q short time. He was a
regular attendant Ht the church and
could be seen there almost every day.
After entering the church Mr.. Hagan
took seat near the rear of the church,
took his iosary from his pocket and was
soon absorbed In prayer. just as Father
Goeding had ascended the altar, and
was about to begin the service, Mr..
Hagan was seen to fall over in this pew.
woman who was seated near him tried
to raise him to a sitting position and
the sexton hurried for some water. DIR.
NJ. j. Hughes, who was about the mid
die OF the church, was called. He saw
in an instant that Mr.. Hagan was dying,
and informed Father Stanton of the
fact. The priest administered the last
rites Of the church, assisted by Father
Dougherty. MIR. Hagsn was then car :
ried to the parochial residence, but he
was dead before reaching there. Very
few persons in the church knew of
what was taking place, The priests
looked after the remains until Joseph
Hagan, son OF the deoeused, was noii-
fed and had an undertaken remove the
body to his residence, No. 622 West
Second street,
Even the celebrant Of the mass vas
not informed Of the death until the end
of the mass and the sad news was passed
around among the congregation on the
outside. There was no excitement what
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
FINED FOR SELLING IMPURE MILK.

Charles ourrinder was ,arraigned in
the City Court Tuesday charged
by Milk inspector McEvil!y with hav-
ing in his possession milk con tanning
more than 81 per cent OF watery matter,
less than 121s per cent of solids, and
showing a reaction for fofinaldehyde.
Currinder said emphatically that he
had not put water in his milk. Inspector
McEvilly testified that he TOOK sample
Of the milk on November 18th, when
Currinder was delivering milk at
Snyder's creamery. 206 jefferson street.
Dr. Frank Roop Smith, who made the
analysis, testified that he found 8. 46
per cent Of solids, instead of IL. 5, and
also stated that there was reaction
for formaldehyde. .stil
Mr.. Currinder aaid most OF his cattle
are Holtsein and some Of them fresh,
and 10 reply to q question asked by
him. DIR. smith said milk from Hoi
stein cattle did not, as afule, test az
high for solids 40 from some other
CATTLE Mr.. Currindsr said milk from
fresh cattle does not test as high as
from other cattle. fine of So was
imposed. The judge remarked that il
the ordinance Is not right it should be
amended. cF
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
GOES TO PHILADELPHIA.
Rev. Charles 3. Dnbeil to Become Secon
Assistant at st. James Church.

Rev. Charles B. Dnbeil to BECOME Second
Assistant at st. James' Church.
The Rev. Charles Brattou Dubell,
rector OF st. Matthew'S p. +. Church,
has accepted the invitation to become
second assistant at st. James Church,
Twenty second gnd Walnut streets,
Philadelphia. He will assume his
duties December LIST. IN!
MIR. Dubells duties will include
preaching twice . month, taking his
hare of the services. addressing
societies of the church aud visiting q
portion of the parish. He will make
his home in the guild house.
F. Mr.. Dubell is son OF Charles Il.
Dubell, and studied for the ministry at
st. Stephens College, Annandale. on.
the Hudson, the University of Penn
sylVania and the General Theological
Seminary. He was ordained to the
diacUnate February 29d, 1889, and to
the priesthood September 18th, 1901.
Mr.. Dubells place in this city will
be filled until the first of ths year by
the Rev. h. O. Post of South Amboy,
N. j.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
HAND CAR CAUSES WRECK.

Was in the Way of n Baltimore & Ohio
Freight Train at Third Street Crossing.
Three men were hurt about 5.3l
o'cloosM Monday evening in a collision be-
tween Baltimore & Ohio wo.lS train
and hand car at Third street crossirp,
foroe of men on the hand car wcro
running it towards Delaware avenue
station to leave their tools, when they
noticed the worktrain, which had come
from the Landenberg branch, apprra, b !.
ing. They jumped off and tried to a az,
the car from the track, but the train
struck it. A tool car and three fiat cars
ahead Of the engine were thrown from
the track by the collision. The too
car was badly wrecked and the men
who were hurt were In that car. They
were: John GRnRway, a stone mason,
of 1920 West Eighth street, abrasion Of
right side OF face and confusion Of left
leg; Henry Steinbock, brakeman, og
106 West Ford avenue, Baltimore, thigh
and knees hurt, and Columbus Wash
ington, colored, laborer, lacerated wound
OH the face.
Ganaway was taken to the ofiice Of
DR.. John Palmer, B. e. o. surgeon,
where his injuries were dressed by DR..
James A. Draper, Jr Steinbock and
Washington were taken to the residence
of Mrs. Sylvester, Third and Rodman
streets, and later to the Delaware Hos
pital
Wreckmaster Krause. with his wreck
crew, cleared the track by about 0
O'Clock. Trains were held up at the
Delaware avenue station for q short
time and then sent around the wrocls
by the Pennsylvania lines to East
junction.
In speaking of the accident Stein
bock said that no light was displayed
on the hand car, nor was there any cry
of warning until the train struck En-
gineer Horace Newell and Fireman
Henry Winchester were on the engine
No. 706 of the work train, and Con
ductor William Kenny was in charge.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
WOULD-BE BURGLAR SURPRISED.

Herbert White Finds Negro Trying to
Enter the Wilmington News Agency
Office by n Rear Window.
When Herbert White of the Whining
ton News Agency went to the company q
establishment, at No. 800 Shipley
street, about 5 O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing, he heard peculiar sound in the
rear and LOOKING in that direction saw
one of the windows partly raised and
negro making an effort to get inside.
Mr. White quickly drew his revolver
and fred in the direction of the win
dow. The negro dropped to the yard
below, about 10 fest and the bullet
crashed through the window a few
inches above where the negro's head
had been.
The would-be thief had reached the
window by placing a plank under it
and after he dropped down from the
plank he scamrered out an alley to
Fifth street 30 Jar as is known, he
was not injured. He had not entered
the place and nothing was disturbed.
The Wilmington Freie Presse has an
office in the front part of the building,
but nothing was disturbed there. The
negro evidently got good scare.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED,
MANY OTHERS INJURED
Boiler Explosion in the Factory Of Tho
Psnberthy Injector Co., Detroit.
THE BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED
Fifty Employees Were at Work
in the Structure.
MORE THAN HALF OF THESE INJURED

Detroit. Mich, Nov. 26.--The boiler
In the factory of the Penberthy Injector
Co., Seventh and Abbott streets, az
ploded at 3. so o. clock this morning with
such terrific force that 1t demolished
the three-story brick building in which
it was located.
Inside the structure so employees were
at work. More than half of these we're
injured, and at least six were killed.
Ibe rear, or mechanical, building was
oAxlOO feet in size. 1t was separated
from the larger structure adjoining by
a l6-foot alley. The mechanical build
ing was Immediately destroyed, and
a portion OF the wall of the other
structure blown in. No one in the
latter building was seriously hurt ex-
cept one girl, Effie Davis.
Ihe dead thus far asoertained are
Samuel Riley, John Frey, tester; fire.
man, new employe, narze unknown
Richard Ryan and two unidentified
persons.
The aged engineer was gotten out OF
the ruins at l1.30 o'clock, and taken
10 Grace Hospital. He was too badly
injured to talk. The foreman of tha
works asserts that several bodies will
be taken out from near the spot at
which the engineer was found. Several
employees are missing.
The property loss is estimated ct
$3.50, 600, and is partially insured.l
DEATH LIST INCREASING.
Noon-Three of the others injured,
who were taken to Emergency H Hospital,
have died within the last half hour.
Two other bodies are in sight in the
ruins. g. 5gs
The wrecked building is burning
fiercely, and it is improbable that any
of those buried in the ruins are alive.
Firemen and large gang of Board of
Works employees are working on the
ruins.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
THREE PERSONS KILLED.

unionvills, o., Nov. %. As the re.
suit Of family quarrel, last evening,
Mrs. Robert Wilking took her baby and
went to the home OF her father, Jacob
Stokes, short distance away.
Viking followed d and, Meeting Stokes
and his wife on the veranda. shot and
mortally wounded both of them. A son
OF Mr.. Stokes then appeared with a
shotgun, and shot Wilkine in the neck,
ering h head from the body. Young
Stokes has not been arrested.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
GlTY'S HEALTH GOOD.
AL Matters Incident to the Recent SIN,

All Matters Incident to the Recent SMALL
pox Cases Cleared Up.
Tho Board of Health held meeting
Tuesday, at which all matters per-
tanning. to the recent smallpox cases
were cleared up, all of the inoiden tai
expenses being ordered raid. Ii was
announced that the city is entirely
clear of the disease and stringent pre.
cantionary measures will be taken to
prevent trouble in the future.
A II sewer work for the fall was cleared
up, several properties being ordered
drained.
The matter of BARRIERS sanitary rules,
which has heen pending for some time,
was not taken up, and 1t is hardly
likely anything will be done unless the
BARRIERS make request that something
be done, and at present there is no in
dioation Of such a request being made
soon,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
A FATAL ACCIDENT,


Penrose NJ. Freeze Dies From Injuries
Received While at Work.
Penrose M. Freeze Of 304 Townsend
street died at the Delaware Hospital
at O'Clock Tuesday morning from in
juries received while at work at the
plant Of the Edge Moor Bridge Co.
yesterday afternoon. 1t was the first
death in the new hospital building.
Mr.. Freeze was injured by large
quantity Of iron falling on him. He
was picked up by fellow workmen and
brought to this city as soon as posi-
BILE, being removed to the hospital for
treatment. His left leg was broken in
two places and his right leg was frao-
tured. His spine was broken, his upper
and lower jaws were fractured and bis
skull was laceratld and fractured. He
was about as years Of age
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
AN INTERESTING FIGHT.
Between Ice Companies and the State of
Wisconsin.

Between Ice Companies and the State oil
Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. %. -Indica
tions point to an interesting light be-
tween the Ice companies and the State.
The last Legislature passed law tax
ing the ice companies 10 cents for each
ton of ice shipped out of the State.
The companies made a hard fight
against the bill, but were unable to
prevent its passage.
The bill provides that all companies
or individuals intending to cut ice for
Shipment out Of the State must apply
for license from the secretary of State
prior to September 1st. This provision
has been ignored. None of the COM
ranies has made such application, and,
though the secretary OF State would be
accommodating enough to date back
the licenses provided they were asked
for, the companies show no desire to
take advantage of this opportunity.
1t is learned that two companies
which ship out thousands Of tons of ice
each season will proceed With their
cutting this winter as usual, and let
the State initiate proceedings Then
the law will be taken into the courts ON
the ground that it is unconstitutional.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
BECKER MUST LOSE $4,000.

HIS Appeal to Recover on Ten Judgment
Notes is Not Granted.
Judge Gray filed an opinion in the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Monday in Phila ielphia. Affirming the
Judgment of the Circuit Court for the
Western district of Pennsylvania against
Theodore II. Becker in his suit against
Paul a. Oliver, to recover upon 10
pronissory notes, made by the defend
ant, eHoh note being for the sum of
$4,000.
The Jury in the court below had
found verdict in favor of the defend
ant as regarded nine of the notes, on
the ground that they were barred by
the stasute Of limitations, and YER
dict for the plaintiff MS regarded one of
then.. Upon judgment being entered,
the plaintiff appealed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

Sheriff Mcdaniel Monday sold the fol.
lowing properties: OF Elizabeth Jack.
son and Others, 2C0 acre farm in New
Castle hundred, to George A. Elliott,
attorney, for $4,000; Of Robert j.
Writ, at al, two properties Twenty.
third and Washington streets, to George
Lodge, attorney, for $4,000 each Of
Ellen NJ. Connolly and Michael l. Con.
molly, Chestnut street west of Monroe,
TO q. W. Smith. attorney, for $50; Of
Isaac L. Baylis and wife, on Phiiadel.
pbia turnpike near ShellEot, TO O. W.
Smith, attorney, for $1,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
WOMAN SWEPT OVERHEARD.
The Wife of DR.. McNeal Drowned Abrsas
Nantucket Light.


Nantucket Light.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 26.-Cspt.
Hill of tie steamship Belgenl land. which
arrived today from Liverpool. reports
that when the steamship was abreast
Nantucket Light, early Sunday morn
ing, Mrs McNesl, wife OF DR.. McNeal
of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was washed
overheard and drowned. ,yE ,l
A heavy sea was running at the
time of the accident. DR.. McNeal,
who was on deck watching the storm,
went to his stateroom and called his
wife to come on deck and view pass
ing steamship. The couple had been
standing together for oniy few min
utes when an immense wave swept over
the Belgenland, carrying the unfortu-
nate woman overheard. Her body was
not seen after it had been carried away
by ths wave,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Newark, Nov. 26. Miss Mary Jane
Drake, who had been suffering from
dropsy for some time, was found dead
in chair Sunday morning. Her funeral
will take plate at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. The services will be held in
White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church,
and the interment will be in the ad.
joining cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

George Myers, fireman on the p,
W. IL b railroad, resident of Ridley
Park, who bad foot so badly crushed
in a wreck at Northeast, Md, some
time ago, that it was found necessary
to amputate it above the ankle. has
been provided with an artificial foot.
He is making good use OF 1T and claims
that he will be able to report for duty
in q few days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
LOST OFF DELAWARE GAPES.
A Large Vessel Possibly Went Down In TIL,
Recent GaIe iltshst

n Large tessei Possibly Went Down In the
Recent Gale. t.#
New York, Nov. 26. "A large square
rugged vessel possibly went down in
the recent gale Off the Delaware cap. os
Whether her crew went down with her
or have been saved may not be known
for some time, for il picked up they
might be taken across the Atlantic.
Upon tine survival of the crew probably
will depend whether the name OF the
ship will be asoertained.
TIE Red ID Line steamer Philadel-
phia, which arrived today from Vene
zuela and Porto Rico, says: ION No
vember 25th, in latitude 3S. 25 longi-
tude r. 20, passed large spar standing
on end, with yards and sails attached. +"
This location ia about 140 miles east
of the Delaware capes. IT.,
The Philadelphia also reports having,
on November 22d, in Latitude 20. 29,
longitude SO. 43 (off the Florida coast:
passed the side of vessel about so
feet long aud 20 feet wide.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

The WILMINGTON City Railway 90. is
pushing work on its extension to Stan
ton. The laying of rails has been COM
pleted as fai as lynam's Greek, and
the construction oars are running over
that part Of the road. The grading has
been completed as far as Red Clay
Creek, and as soon as the bridge for
that stream has been completed the
oonstrnction=to to Stanton will proceed,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

San Francisco. CAL, Nov. &C. "A. W.
bennett, who conducted q chain OF
temperance restaurants from New Ycrk
to San Francisco, has failed for $92, 000
with no available assets. He has
nominal secured assets OF S90,O Mos.
of his creditors are women and mis-
.sionary societies,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

Portland, Ore Nov. 6.-Ji i'm Jeffries'
manager, Billy Delaney, says: ~ am
pleased to hear from New York by tele
graph that Fitzsimmons has signitied
his willingness to meet JeffrIes in
February. Jeffries ia glad that the
light will take place on California soil.
We shall go TO New York. where Jeffries
will have a personal interview with
Fitzsimmons, and probably sign articles
there"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

message was received from Vicks-
burg, Mass. Monday night announcing
that Nick Norton OF Wilmington had
been killed ON the railroad there. He
ia believed to be a man known as
Chick Norton, who is said to live
he 9.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

Death Of Consul James Fletcher.
Genoa. Italy, Nov. 26 james Fletcher,
United states consul in this city, is
6sad.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03

very successful Ness county wheat
grower of twenty years experience writes
Secretary Cob urn that western Kansas
cannot only raise a better quality of
wheat than any other known section, but
can raise it at less cost, if properly man
aged than can be done elsewhere. He
says in Kansas one mans work can in a
favorable season be made to raise 5000
bushels of wheat, with the exception of
help needed in harvesting and threshing,
and that 5000 bushels more easily
raised in Kansas than one-f1fth of that
quantity in a state like Ohio. This
gentleman strongly advocates wheat
experiment and seed laising station in
western Kansas, and thinks most ap-
propriate location for it would be the old
FIT. Hays military station which Con-
gress recently ceeded to the state for ex-
pertinent station purposes This would
be very appropriate use to make of a
portion of this fine body of land
Kansas Farmer.