Evening journal., 1901-11-25
CLOTHING BURNED
FROM HBR BODY
Dover Woman Has Narrow
Escape From Horrible
Death
spc. al to the Evemng Journal.

Dover, Nov. 25.--One of the narrow
est escape from a horrible death was
that of Mrs. A. n. Brown, of near wy
oming. She was attending to her reg
ular housewife duties in the kitchen,
when one of her servants. a colored
woman. discovered that her gown was
on fire. Calling Jacob Brown and An
her assistance they, with rare pres
ence Of mind, snatched a carpet from
the floor and wrapped Mrs. Brown in
lt before the flames had gained much
headway. When Mrs. Brown was re-
leased, examination proved that mol
harm had resulted to her, although
her charred clothing fell to the floor
The death of Mrs. Maggie ConnOr, of
Philadelphia, who had come to Della
dare to escape the smallpox epidemic Of
THAT city, occurred in Camden recent
ly. Mrs. COnnor's home in Philadel-
phla was in an infected district the
disease being i'm homes adjoining hers
Unaware THAT she contracted the dis
ease, she came to Delaware. She first
came to Dover and spent a few days
with her father. Thomas Jackson. and
then visited her husbands family I'M
Camden. when the dreaded disease ap-
peared in a most malignant form.
James II. Thompson, of Dover, nursed
her for several days, and then refused
to remain Longer, leaving only her hus-
| band to perform the most arduuus
duties. and from this Lack of skillful
treatment at the most critical time,
Mrs. Connor died. Her husband. as
sisted by a solitary friend, bore the
body of The unfortunate woman to her
lonely grave. She was "a years of age.
The Levy Court has at last deter
mined that 1t is time to stop the tIe-
mendous expense attendant upon the
wholesale arrests OF tramps on the
railroad, and consequent costs to the
lcOunty through the malodorous tramp
laws that went upon THE statute
books Nathan Hutchins. railroad de
rective, presented a bill for $40 for ar
resting tamps on the railroads prem
ises at Clayton and elsewhere The
Levy Court. upon reading the tramp
law enacted by the last Legislature,
which provides that for the arrest OF
/ all tramps upon the railroads property,
tho company shall pay all costs, deter
mined not to pay Mr. Hutchin's bill, and
thereby put an end to This expendi-
twe for all time
The Levy Court has accepted two
new county bridges built this year, at
the cost of s3.30O One is situated over
Silver Lake, Dover and the other is at
Leipsic. They We're built by the Ber-
dn Construction Company, and are OF
: iron. with concrete foundations. The
= Levy Court is after its collectors and
E intends 10 compel them to collect the
j taxes assessed.
, Two bucketsful of delicious honey
r was the generous donation OF a swarm
! of bees to Mrs. Wallace, of Dover. this
{ week. This Industrious colony was dis.
f covered by workmen while repairinl
I Mr.. Wallace's home in North street
= and were dispossessed of their impro-
vlsed hive
i In the old eSamans' burial ground
> near Willis Chapel, several miles be
. low Dover an unaccounted for newly
!. made grave was discovered. Upon ex
animation it was found to contain
/ sweet-faced infant neatly dressed anJ
) enclosed i'm a pretty casket The dis
n covery has proved a sensation to tha
community. and as there is no clu,
II to its parents, the mystery has deep
% ened. The coroner was notified. an,
upon arrival found that the corpse ha,
q been removed. From the appearance
,. lof the clothing and casket, it is be
s. lieved that no foul play was resorte,
q Ito, but that the parents desired "a
d avoid publicity and expense attendan
upon public buriaa
BY reason of a vaccinated arm
II which has inhamed unduly, Josepl
Robinson, of this town. fears that /
- will be necessary to undergo an ampu
,- tation in order to save his life.
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