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Evening journal., 1901-01-16
CLUB WOMEN
CELEBRATE
Observe Twelfth AnniveP-
sary Of Organization
Breakfast at Noon Followed by a
Play-Interesting Personal
Notes

This is the twelfth anniversary of
the New Century Club Of this city and
D. is being celebrated in an appropriate
manner in the Clubs handsome colo
NAL home in Delaware evenue.
beginning at noon the annual club
breakfast was served in the parlOrs.
Mrs William NJ. Field was tOast-mis-
tress, and those responding to tcasts
were Mrs. Charles S. HOwland, Twelve
Years Old To-day" Mrs. Scott, of
West Chester; Mrs. Craven, Junior
Members" Mrs. Grice, Dusty Deserts
Of To-day" Mrs. Brown. the presi-
dent, welcomed the guests In a cordial
little speech.
The club house is handsomely decor
ated throughout IN white and gold, the
Glib colors, and a profusiOn of potted
plants and cut flowers, all of which
prove an effective background for the
charming women in their beautiful
gowns. Guests are present from Phil
adelphia West Chester, Kennett
Square and Salem, n. J. clubs.
Beginning at oclack this afternoon
there will be scenes from "Midsum-
mer's Night Dream" First there will
be songs by the Glee Club. under the
direction of Mrs Elwood c. Jackson
The three acts in which the thinkers
Of Athens appear will be given.
The first scene is Act 1, scene 2, q
room in a cottage in Athens, in which
are gathered Ounce Miss Webb) Snug
(Mrs. f. b. Sadtler) Bottom Miss A
L. Jones) Flute mrs. p. r. Wright
SnOut OMiss A. Y. Rishardson.) ant
| Starreling Mrs. II. c. Browne)
The second scene is Act III, scene
in the woods near Athens. the sam,
personnel being present as in the frs
scene, with the addition of Titania
/ Queen of the fairies Miss Edit
/ Poole.) and Puck Miss Sparks.)
The last scene is from the act il
which are Duke Theseus (Mlrs. ]. Mon
teith Jackson) Hippolyta Miss Mills,
Lysander Miss Emma Bush.) Deme
trius Miss Ferris) Hernia Miss Eth
el Lea,) Helena Miss Helen Penny
packer.) and the tinkers.
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SHERIFF. SALE

SHERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ of Levari Facias, TO me direct
ed, will be exposed TO public sale. at
the Court House, on Market street
between Tenth and Eleventh streets. in
the city Of Wilmington, New Castle
County, State of Delaware,
ON Tt. DAY,
THE 10Th DAY OF JANUARY, 1901.
at o'clock, p. m,
tho following described real estate. viz.
All that certain lot or piece of land
with the buildings thereon erected, known
~ NO ly,5 bennett street situate in the
city Of Wilmington, aforesaid bounded
and described as follows, to wit.
begnning a. point on the easterlv
sac OF bennett street at the distance OF
sevent y-nve feet four inches northerly
from the northerly side Of Tenth street.
thence easterly parallel with Tenth street
ana passing through the middle Of the
division wall between the house on this
~ ana the house adjoining on the south
seventy feet ten and onc-half inches 10
q point on tho westerly side % An atie,,
hve feet wide, running parallel with Ben
nett street, and connecting with another
10y hiee rect wide, running parallel
with Tenth street between Bennett street
and Church street. thence northerlv bv
the nrst mentioned alley side twelve feet
tour inches thence westerly parallel
win Tenth street, and passing through
tho middle Of tho division wall between
the house on this lot and tho house ad-
Joining on the north, seventy feet ten and
one-halt Inches to n point IN the said
easteriy side Of Bennett street. and
thence thereby southerly twelve feet four
Inches to the place OF beginning be The
contents thereof what they may, With the
Tree ana uninterrupted right, use and
privilege Of said alleys. ia common with
ethers entitled thereto forever. Under
ana subject, nevertheless. to an equitable
snare Of the costs charges and expenses
9l keeping said alleys in repair
seized and taken in execution as the
property OF Louise p. Spring and James
spring. mortgagori and terre tenants, and
10 be sold By
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL, Sherif
sheriffs Onice Wilmington. Delaware,
January "a, 1901.
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WORKING ON HARsoR Bill

In the United States Senate yester-
day Mr. Bacon's amendment TO the
Army REORGANIZATION bill, striking out
the discretionary authority conferred
upon tho president to increase the size
Of the army was laid on the table by
q vote of 80 70 20. A taet agresmnt
has been reached for vote very
soon
The Hopse spent another day cn the
River and Harbor bill without com.
pleting it. rwenty-six pages were dis
posed or The friends Of the bill sue
eessfully resisted all attempts TO load
down tao Dlll with new projects, and
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Says the Dover State Sentinel an
Addicks organ, in regard to the action
of the House of Representatives in dis
posing Of the Learned -Scotten contest:
1t is unfortunate that the Republi-
cans in the House OF Representatives
should have made the blunder OF not
presenting the papers in the Learned
Scotten contest ON the first day of the
session. BY their failure to do so.
they have doubtless lost a chance TO
expose the unfair count OF ballots
that has been carried on in this dis
trict for years The Democrats arc
conscious Of their guilt and have
showed their fear OF having the ballot
boxes opened To carry the contest
beyond its present disposition is 10
establish a had precedent. and vet il
Is lamentable that such an important
case should be allowed to be bowled
out on a mere technlality." We
would remind the State Sentinel that 4,
was not the Republicans. but the
Union Republicans. who made tho
hlunder Of not presenting Mr.. Lear.
ned's papers on the first day OF the Sos.
sion. Mr. Learned was a Uulnon Renub-
lican candidate with whose nomination
the Republicans Of Kent county had
nothing to do. He perhaps recognizes
by this time that the political wisdom
and legal acumen in Kent county is
not concentrated in the Union Repnb-
lican party. which made such a sorry
enort 10 foster his interests by forget
ting entirely the law Of the lana gov
eruinE lis case.
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PARK BOARDS NEEOs

According 20 a recent estimate for
new work. the Board Of Park Commits
sioners requires loan Of s15O,OOO in
order to complete all improvements in
contemplation, and to purchase, the
additional land necessary to permit
the execution Of proposed plans, but II
has decided to ask for but $4,000 at
this session OF the Legislature. While
this may seem a large sum to be de-
voted at present to this purpose, It
would unquestionably be the part Of
wisdom and economy to provide at
one time for all. or nearly all, of the
works which arc integral factors in a
general system, instead OF doing it In
the disjointed manner now made nee
essary under such limited annual ap-
Preparations.
No department in this city can show
a record Of more economical adminis-
traton than the Park Commission.
and the knowledge that for every dol
lar entrusted 70 its care, the city has
received fullest value. has created a
etro1g sentiment among the citizens Of
Wilmington in favor Of granting more
liberal appropriations 10 this depart
ment In consequence OF this feeling.
there probably will be little OF no le-
climate opposition to the measure
should the Park Board resolve to ask
the Legislature for the amount speci-
ned.
The work to be done under this estl-
mate would in all probability extend
over a series Of ysars-two. three or
four-snd as ever sixty per cent Of all
this money gees to labor, and fully
ninety per cent. remains in whining
ton. the people would In any event Be
the gamers.
The estimate referred to provides
for very general distribution OF the
expenditures over all the different sec
tions Of The park: North BrandyUine
IS e have main drive from the ex.
tension Of Glen avenue. 10 above the
Baltimore ana Ohio railroad. ana q
conaecting read from the proposed
bridge across the creek TO Eighteenth
street Permanent footwalls are to
30 built throughout the park. and curb
and sidewalk laid along Eighteenth
street for its entire length. 4 pavilion
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sHERIFF's SALE

dEklft'S- SALE.-BY VIRTUE. OF "a
writ or Levari Facias to me al
reeted. will be exposed to public sale
~ ~ e the court House. on Market street
pslWeen Tenth and Eleventh streets. in
tne city of Wilmington, New Castle
County, State OF Delaware.
ON SATURDAY,
THE 2d DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1901.
at o'clock, p. m,
the following described real estate. viz:
All those three certain parcels, lots or
PlS;ees t9,;S. Of land situate in the city of
y. w M.llnlngton, county Of New Castle, and
state OF Delaware, bounded and de-
scrlped as follows. to wit:
40; l. Beginning at the corner formed
py tne Intersection of the southerly side
oi NanueNer avenue with the westerly
side of Spruce street; thence southerlv
py the said side of Spruce street one hum
dred and sixteen feet nine and one-haif
inehes 10 a corner; thence westerly paral-
lel with Nandever avenue one hundred
feet TO corner; thence northerlv paral-
lel with Spruce street one hundred and
sixteen feet nine and one-half inches 70
the said southerly side of Vandever ave-
nue., and thence along said southerly
side Of Vandever avenue one hundred
feet to the place Of beginning. be the con-
tents thereof what they may.
NO; 2 Beginning al a point on the
northeasterly side of Woodlawn avenue
at fifty feet wide at the distance Of about
eight hundred and twenty-seven feet and
eleven inches, more or less, southeast
erly from the southeasterly side of the
Philadelphia turnpike road and at cor
ner Of land now or formerly OF Jacob
Orlinger; thence in a northeasterly direc-
tion about eighty feet TO Elizabeth Staib's
land: thence along the line OF the said
| Elizabeth Staib's land in a northwesterly
direction about one hundred and seventy.
nine feet seven and one-half inches to n
new corner; thence in a southwesterly di
rection following said new line abou
eighty feet to the said northeasterly side
of Woodlawn avenue. and thence thereby
southeasterly about one hundred an,
seventy-nine feet seven and one-hal
inches to the place Of beginning, be tn
contents thereof what they may.
No 3. Beginning at a point on tn
southerly side Of Cedar street, at the dis
tance of one hundred feet westerly from
the westerly side of Broome street ;thenc
lsoutherly and parallel with Broome stree
one hundred feet to a corner; theme
westerly and parallel with Cedar stree
twenty feet 10 a corner; thence northerl
parallel with Broome street one hundre
feet 70 the aforesaid southerly side o
Cedar street and thence thereby easterl
twenty feet TO the place of beginning,
the contents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as tn
property Of William L. Medholdt. Jr
mortgagor, and e., and to be sold by
SAMUEL = MCDANIEL. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Delawar,
! January 16, 1901.
Evening journal., 1901-01-16

only one or two unimportant amend
ments were adopted.
The House Committee on Postoffices
and Post Roads Yesterday practically
completed the Postoffice Appropriation
bill, the total of which Will be about
1922, ,74s,O 900. The item for rural free
delivery is increased from $l,75O.OOO to
sS.5OO.OOO. No provision is made for
pneumatic tube service.
The Naval Appropriation bill. COM
pleted in committee yesterday carries
s77, 900 900, an increase Of $1,000 OOl
over that for the present year. Two
new battleships and two cruisers are
provided for but additional submarine
vessels are recommended at present.
Evening journal., 1901-01-16
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Evening journal., 1901-01-16

why not settle this last difference
between the two factions in the same
way they settled the matter
OF organizing the Leglsla-
ture?' inquiries that smooth and
suaye Addick's article. the Dover
Safe Sentinel Because the political
personality Of Addicks was not tied up
la the organization and because it is
the very foundation of Union Repub-
lican effort in the senatorial contest.
Let the Union Republicans ask Ad-
dicks to get out Of the fight, and. 4
he refuses, throw him out, and then
come and make their smooth inquiry
and see how quickly It Will be acted
upon in the affirmative. The trouble
with the Union Republicans is that
they know but one man for United
States senator. and that man is Ad-
dicks They would sink the Republi-
can party rather than vote for auy
other man. The Republicans, on the
other hand, are not tied to any man.
but they are unalterably opposed to the
elevation of such a political adyentuer
and party-wrecker as Addicks 70 a
United States senatorship when there
are so many good, true. respectable
ana responsible Republicans available
for the office.
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~ On 81 TUESDAY, JANUARY Is.

on TUESDAY. JANUARY IS,
FIRST ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
Will hang up books for First, Second,
Third and Fourth Districts at John r.
Sullivans cigar store, COZ East Third
street.
Firth, Sixth Seventh and Eighth Dis
tricts of the First Assessment District at
Joseph =. Cross's barber shop, southwest
corner Fourth and Lombard streets.
Ninth Tenth Eleventh, Twelfth and
Thirteenth Districts of First Assessment
District. at Charles f. Taylors cigar
store, northeast corner Sixth and Lom-
bard streets.
The Investment assessment for First
Assessment District at James ID. Nc
Coy's, No. 6l7 East Fifth street
SECOND ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
VIII hang books up for Thirty-eightn,
Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and Forty-ilrst
Districts at John r. Nilmer's, northwest
corner Ninth and French streets.
Forty-second, Forty-third, Forty-fourth,
Forty-fifth and Forty-siXth Districts. at
Crossgrove's cigar store, northwest cor
ner Tenth and Pine streets.
Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth. Forty
ninth, Fifueth and Fifty-first Districts at
Joseph J. Rigbys cigar store, 2OOo Market
street.
The investment assessment for Second
District at William II. Hannas, 916 King
street
THIRD ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
VIII hang books up for Fifty-second.
'ifty-third. Fifty-fourth and Fifty-ffth
] J.
store. southeast corner Ninth and Madi-
/ son streets.
Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth.
! Fifty-ninth. Sixtieth, Sixty-nrst, Sixty
second ., sixty-third, sixty-fourth and
Smiths grocery store, northwest corner
Delaware avenue and jefferson streets.
| The Investment assessment Of Third AS
sessment District at Harvey Hoffecker's s,
/ Ninth and Madison streets.
| FOURTH ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
] VIII hang books up for Fourteenth. Fif-
teenth and Sixteenth Districts at James
Harkins 2i5 West Fourth street
seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
I Twentieth and Twenty-frst Districts, al
southeast corner Second and Madison
Twenty-seeond, Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth Districts, at Frank p
Quigley's. go Madison street
FIFTH ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
Wih hang books up for Twenty-fifth
I.wn,eanty-si1ih' Tweniy-seyenth. Twenty
I eighth and Twenty-ninth Districts al
d Hugh Sweeneys, southwest corner Sec
lond and Van Buren streets.
Ihirueth and Thirty-nrst Districts al
Daniel Horrs northeast corner Sew,
(, enth and Franklin streets.
Thirty-second, Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth Districts, at Matthew Gallagher s
southwest corner Fourth and FRANKLIN
> streets.
Thirty-hfth Thirty-sixth and Thirty
seventh Districts. S. c. McKeeveris s
southwest corner Maryland avenue anl
: Linden street.
r The Investment assessment at 1921 Elm
: street.
The assessors VIII be IN session at III,
/ Court House Levy Court room) on Janu
ary 2S %, 30 and 81, and February / an,
5l2, for the purpose Of making any correc
! tions and placing any name on the as
sessment list that may have been omitted
and also will answer any question viii
reference TO the Adams Tax Law or IN
Yestments.
JAMES d. MCCOY.
First District.
3 WILLIAM II. HANNA,
Second District.
HARVEY HOFFECKER.
B Third District.
NEAL KENNEDY,
Fourth District.
WILLIAM J. BAILEY,
Fifth District.
Evening journal., 1901-01-16

SHEKIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ Of Levari Facias, TO me d-
rected, will be exposed TO public sale.
at the Court House, on Market street
between Tenth and Eleventh streets. in
the city of Wilmington. New Castle
County, State Of Delaware,
ON SATURDAY.
THE I'd DAY or FEBRUARY, 1901.
at o'clock, D. m,
the following described real estate. viz
All that certain tract, piece or parcel OF
land. situate at the Bear station, New
Castle hundred aforesaid, bounded and
described as follows:
beginning at stone one hundred and
ten feet ENTHUSIASTICALLY from the inter
section of the north side of Alley b and
a line on the northwest side of the rail-
road tracks, and one hundred and sew
enty-one feet at right angles from the
centre line of the north-bound track,
said distance Of one hundred and ten teet
being measured along a line parallel with
the centre line Of said north-bound track,
and continuing thence as follows: First
north tWenty-nine degrees forty-siN MIN
utcs west one hundred and fifteen teetl 10
a stake i'm the south side OF Alley "p":
second, along the said south side OF Altey
ID" north sixty degrees fourteen n4n-
utes east forty feet to a stake; tnfd,
south twenty-onc degrees fOrty-siN u
utes east one hundred and fifteen feet to
a stake; fourth, parallel with said centre
line OF said north-bound track and one
hundred and seventy-one feet at right
angles therefrom south sixty degrees fonr-
teen minutes west forty feet to the place
Of beginning. Containing forty-six htn-
dred (460O) square feet, more or less.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of Nicholas T.. Davis and Mary
e., his wife, mortgagors' ana TO DC sold
SAMUEL. A. MCDANIEL. Sheriff
Sheriff's Office. Wilmington, Delaware,
January l6. 1901.
Evening journal., 1901-01-16

In connection with wall along the TOP
Of the cnn near Washington street
bridge. Is a feature worthy OF special
note as the site would command a
view up the valley of the Brandywine.
in beauty.
All roads south Of the Brandywine
would be macadamlzed and new
branch graded to connect the main
drive with Clayton street and the new
bridge over the Brandywine, and the
bridge at Lowering avenue and Clay
ton street would be raised and recon-
structed Footwalks would be con-
structed from Market street to the
westerly limit. and also up Clayton
street and at other points where nee
essary.
The most important item embraced in
the estimate is the proposed low-level
bridge across the Brandywine near the
line of Clayton street The design for
this slows a solid concrete masonry
structure. with three main arches over
the creek, and three smaller arches
forming the approaches Built on these
lines. the bridge would be a lasting
monument to the park IN thorough
keeping with all its surroundings and
apart from forming a necessary con
nection between the two parks, It
would be the means of affording ready
access to all the property north Of the
creek. and west of the Boulevard. The
rebuilding Of the Barley mill dam
would be another great improvement
and would provide ample water for
boating and skating.
In Rockford Park the principal fea-
ture of general interest, apart from
the walks and roadways, would be the
erection of a building on Mt. Salem
Hill to serve the purpose of a pail
hotel which. owing to the distanc,
from the built-up portion af the city
would If properly conducted, event
ually become a very popular resort
In the hope Of seeing these improve.
ments carried out in the near future
we would urge the Park Board to make
every effort to obtain the full amount
desired: the City Council to approve
and the Legislature TO pass an ac
granting The loan.
There are PIP cities in the Unitet
States with a population Of more thar
$4,000 inhabitants each or a total o
17,SO0,OOO inhabitants, in which th'
annual expenditures for public park
amount to nearly s22, 100000, being
s12S per inhabitant, whereas, the tota
annual expense OF improving an,
maintaining the public parks OF Wi
mington under control Of the Board o
Park Commissioners amounts to onl.
twenty-five cents per inhabtant pc
year.
Our park land cost S24S,S5146 am
the appropriations during the last thir
teen years have aggregated $2iS,5O o
a total Of s462,351.46. The average an
nual cost for thirteen years has bee
Sl6,SOo or s6.Ol per capita per year 70
all park purposes, or % cents per cap
ita per year for actual maintenance
The interest on the park loan of $3.50,
600 would only raise the tax rate abou
one cent
The land owned by the city and de
voted to park purposes constitutes on
Of its most valuable assets. It is wort
twice as much now as it was whe
taken for public use, and is increasin
in value constantly. Since its creatio
the Board Of Park Commissioners ha
not made single investment in rea
estate which has proved disadvan
tageous to the people.
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For RENT.

FOR RENT. Boarding an, livery sta
hes, No. 215 West Tenth ST. aet, possess
sion March y, will stable thirty horses: a
good business stand Also one large room,
50X60, and one smaller room on second
floor and one room on first floor OF build
together or separate. Possession at once.
Apply Real Estate Department. The
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Company.
jl6-eodtf
FOR RENT.-The Bryan Jackson farm
on Hares Corner road, near Hares Cor
ner. Land i'm good state of cultivation
Farm contains 1877 acres. Possession
given March 20, 1901. Apply to HOF-
FECKER, HOFFECKER & WALES,
Attorneys Law Building, City.
d27-3tw-2w
FOR RENT.-Cheap. ten-room house.
o. Broome street. Apply JAMES MONA
HAN. ZOO West Fourth street. d17-lm
Evening journal., 1901-01-16

Grip Is prevalent everywhere and
the atmospheric conditions are so var-
liable and favorable to a spread OF the
disease that every person should ex-
ercise the greatest caution. There are
100000 cases in New York. more than
100000 cases in Philadelphia, and hun
dreds Of our own people here IN VIII
mington are suffering with IT, In
nearly all places the doctors are kept
busy day and night fighting its raw
ages and. despite this. taking the
country al large, many deaths have &C.
CURED.
Evening journal., 1901-01-16
Social and Personal Notes

Robert c. White. former attorney
general was in this city yesterday.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Dr. Drucilla G.. Barlow
and Edward Glenn Cook.
Miss Alice b. Carrow and Edwin
r. Kemp will be married in the M. e.
Church in Little Creek tonight.
Evening journal., 1901-01-16
To Attend Middletown Wedding

Several Wilmington people will at
tend the wedding of Miss Lavinia Col
Inns and ID. Webster Hill Of Kennedy
Vile Nd, in Bethesda NJ. r. Church
MiddletOwn, tonight A reception will
follow at the home Of the brides moth
er, Mrs. j. b. Collins.