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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
STREET RAILWAYS UNITED.
Syndicate That Owns One Augusta tGs
Line Secures Another.

Syndicate That Owns One Augusta (Ga,)
Line Secures Another.
Baltimore Sun. October sd.
A controlling interest in the Augusta
Railway and Electric Co. of Augusta,
Ca. has been purchased by a syndicate
that controls the only other street rail-
way in Augusta, that OF the North
Augusta Electric and improvement
Co. The deal was consummated yester-
day at the office of the Railways and
Light Co. of America, in the CONT
nontal Trust Building, this city. The
syndicate consists Of the banking firms
OF j. w. Middendorf 4 CO., Baltimore
John L. Williams & Sons, Richmond,
Va. !; James u. jackson. Augusta, Ga.
Alfred S. Elliott, Wilmington, Del. ,
md John Blair McAfee, Philadelphia.
y. After the meeting it was announced
by A. II. Rutherford of Middendorf &
90. that two payments have been made
on the majority stock of the Augusta
Railway and Electric Go. He declined
TO state the purchase price. The com.
pany operates 80 miles of track, and
the intention is to consolidate it with
the North Augusta Electric and I'm
provement Co, which operates % miles
OF track. This will give the consoli
dated company GO miles of street rail
way and 30 cars, besides control of tn,
electric lighting properties of Augusta
The Railways and Light Go. of Americi
manages the North Augusta Electro
land Improvement Co., and it will nov
also get the management Of the newl
acquired company.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09

Russia boasts of the worlds greatest
choir, says the London Tit Bits. 1t is
in the Cathedral of Alexander Neyski,
in st. Petersburg, and is attached to
a convent erected in honor of the patron
salt of Russia. Its members, of which
there are about 80, are all monks, and are
chosen from the best voices in all the
Russian monasteries. 40
When fine singer appears among
the novitiates he is sent to the Mon
astery of Alexander Nevski, where he
is trained as carefully as an opera
singer, and remains there doing moth
ing except assisting at the music at
mass in the morning and vespers in
the afternoon, until he becomes aged,
when he retires on a pension.
Some of the voices are of marvellous
strength and sweetness, and 1t is said
that some members of the choir car
shatter thin glass into fragments by
singing into it, SO powerful are the
vibrations of their tones.
The monks are all yegetarians; they
never eat meat. The rules of the Rus
sian Church forbid them to shave, anc
their hair is worn like woman s.
Unlike ordinary monks, they arr
fastidious about their appearance, anc
put up their hair and whiskers il
papers every night, SO that they ar
wavy and curly.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
STEAMSHIP KEST0R CASE.

An appeal has been taken to the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
in the case of the steamship kestor.
which was decided by Judge Bradford
in the United States District Court.
The question involved was the right of
shipowners to advance a seaman his
wages. The judge decide that the
shipowners had no such right.
In the case of the steamship Eudora
before the Federal Court in Philadel-
phia, a similar question was decided by
Judge Mcpherson in way opposite to
that decided by Judge Bradford. Since
the question of the onatitutionality
of an act of Congress is raised, counsel
for the Seamen's Union in the Kestor
case will hold that the case should &c
direct to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Joseph Fl. Brinton of Philadelphia
and Robert Pennington of this city rep.
resent the seamen, and Convers anC
Kerlin of New York and Charles NJ.
Curtis of this city represent the vessel
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
MISSING TWO YEARS.
Absence of T. @. Hiner Causes Alarm and
His Children Are Turned Over to the $

Absence of t. G. Hiner Causes Alarm and
His Children Are Turned Over to the 5.
Pee.
lyric G. Hiner has been missing for
two years, and as his relatives in
this State do not know anything about
his whereabouts, his two children,
Laura E. aged six years, and Gertrude
NJ, aged five, have been placed in the
Home for Friendless and Destitute
Children.
Last November the children were
taken by their father to the residence
of their grandparents, MIR. and Mrs.
Eskridge X. Hiner, about two miles
south of Milford. The children s
mother died about IS months ago. The
grandparents understood that the father
Of the children was to call and take
them away shortly after he left them
there, but as he has not been heard
from it is feared that he has been lost
at sea, as he had been following the
sea for living. The grandparents are
becoming old and feeling that they
could not care for the children much
longer Agent Stout of the S. P. @. G.
was notified and Thursday he went tc
Milford and brought the children tc
this city, where he placed them in thu
home,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
MAGGABEES OF THE WORLD.

Ladies' of the Order Have Organized a
New Hive Here.
A hive of the Ladies' of the Maccabees of
the World was installed yesterday week
in Humphreys Hall, by Deputy Supreme
Commander Pauline b. Floyd, of Washing
ton, with twenty-five charter members. The
name selected for the hive is Beta. Officers
were elected as follows:
Anna Mammele, past commander; Emelia
F. Butcher, commander; Marie NJ. Bowers.
lieutenant commander; CLARA NJ. Hammell,
record keeper; Louise @. r. Krautter,
finance keeper; Sarah E. Barker, chaplain
Emma +. Nelson, sergeant; Lizzie 4.
Cousineau, mistress at arms; Nina M.
Miller, sentinel; Clara f. Ostegren. picket
DR.. CLARA NJ. Ferguson, medical examiner.
This organization is an auxiliary of the
Knights of the Maccabees of the World, and
numbers 2,1s0 hives, in AZ States and
Provinces, and Delaware being added makes
the 4sth, and had membership on Septem.
ber LIST of l04, 2Is. Il pays death and dis
ability benefits from $3.50 to 5000, accord
ing TO class.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
THE FAHEY JURY DlSAGREES
1t Had Been Out Twenty-four
Hours, and Took About
Twenty Ballots.
CONTINUANCE UNTIL NEXT TERM
The Sureties Renew the Bond
of $4,000


Afssf having been out "a hours, the jury
b, ne case Of the State vs.. Patrick Fnhey,
sharRed with subornation of perjury, re-
turned into General Sessions Court yester-
day week and announced their inability
10 aRree on a verdict. They took about ~
hallots. Early ballots showed eight for ac-
Suittai and four for conviction. Then the
BALLOTS ran along at ten to two; but the last
tallot is said TO have stood nine TO three.
0ssrRs Eckenhoffer and John A. Jolls Of st.
Heorges hundred. and Thomas Stafford OF
White Clay Greek hundred are said TO have
voted for conviction. One or two others at
pns time or auotber also voted for convic-
lbs court had been attending TO other
Deafness at the afternoon session and had nc
Enws from the Jury until i sent for the
bailiff of that body. About $50 O'Clock, OF
almost exactly "a hours after they had no.
eired for their deliberations. the juror were
brought into court. Foreman John A. Lock.
Pxmap. who led the way, looked as IL be had
been working hard and was not satisfied
With the outcome.
Aftsr ths roll had been called Clerk of the
Peace Quigley asked II they had agreed
upon a verdict. Foreman Lockernnan an.
bounced that they we're unable TO agree.
Chiaf Justice Lore said; "Gentlemer
sypu have been out "a hours about. Ia there
cay probability that you can reach any con
efision, can agree upon verdict In THU
oase?''
And jurors answered: mo, sir.''
/ III amy Of the jury think you can agres
teon verdict please raise your hands,"
None was raised.
The Chief Justice asked the State and de
fence II they had anything TO say why tn
Jury should not be discharged. Neithe
Attorney General Ward nor John Bigg
mnde any reply.
The Chief Justice then told the jury tina
the court took for granted that they ha'
tried to reach verdict. The court was no
designed to punish men or get verdict tina
grew out of the stomach rather than out O
fhe conscience: and believed the juror
should be discharged.
He ihereupon discharged them from an
further attendance at this term. Clerk c
The Peace Quigley paid them.
Attorney General Ward announced tht
There seemed nothing else to do but TO cor
inue tbs case until the next term, with a II
newnl of the bail. This was done. D.
John o. Fahey. Samuel $. Adams and Geore
B. Ward again became Fahey's surety
the sum of 5000,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
nAnrs tTRsr TEETH.


Mariana Wheeler, in Harper's Bazaar
It is a mistake to think that the
child's first set of teeth need little or
no attention, and that nature will care
for them. As a matter of fact, from
the moment the first little teeth make
their appearance the care of the teeth
should commence. The strength of the
second or permanent teeth depends
largely On the good and sound con-
the teeth always commences from the
outside, the first care is tho mouth.
1t should be kept clean and none of
the germs which cause decay be
allowed to remain there. Acid is one
of the first causes of decay in the early
teeth, and the cause of acid in the
mouth is often that. after each meal a
small portion of the milk is allowed to
| remain in the mouth, where the warm
| temperature causes fermentation. In
small baby, the mouth should be
| washed with water containing pinch
| of borax or boric-acid solution after
every meal, and at least two or three
| times day in an older child. A soft
| bit of linen or little absorbing cotton
wrapped around the finger is sufficient
| for this process. When the child IS
double teeth come, a small soft tooth
brush should be used. Be sure to use
the brush gently, employing the hori-
zontal motion and the perpendicular
as we'll, as by doing this the bristles
of the brush get between the teeth and
| dislodge little particles of food which
cling there. The mouth also should
be opened wide, and the crown of the
teeth we'll brushed. After the teeth
are washed, the mouth should be
thoroughly rinsed. 1t is not necessary
to use soaps or tooth pastes or powders.
Plain boiled water, or water with a
pinch of borax, or saturated solution
of boric-acid wash, the last bein {
mildly antiseptic, can be used.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
THE EpWoR1H LEAGUE.
Programme forthe District Convention to
he Held Mt Milford.

for the District Convention to
he Held Mt milford.
Special Correspondents OF Gazette and Journal
Dover, Oct. 3.a-The 18th annual con-
vention OF the Dover District Epworth
League Will be held in the Avenue
Church, Milford, October l4th. 18th
and 10th. The programme is as follows;
OcroBEB l4TH.
Evenings O'Clock, song service,
led by Rev. Il. O. Atkins; address Of
welcome, Rev. s. M. Morgan, pastor
Of the Avenue Church; greetings, Rev.
Il. L. Bunstein, pastor Presbyterian
Church, Milford; greetings, jacob III.
Rosa, President Christian Endeavor
Society, Milford; response, Rev. g. s.
Baker, ID. D., presiding elder, Dover
district; appointment OF committee on
credentials, social hour, in charge Of
Miss Letha Joseph.
OcroBER 18TH.
Morning - 8 O'Clock, communion
service, led by Ror. L. T.. Barrett, ID.
D.; 10, report Of committee on Gre
dentials; reports of officers; discussion ;
II. As, appointments OF committees; II,
adjournment, with Epworth League
benediction.
Afternoon 1.3o o'clock. meeting of
committees; 9, song service, led by
Rev. V. +. Hills; LIS, DUTY OF
Delegates Thomas N. Rawlins; 2. %,
christian Stewardship Enrolment, -
DR.. G. F. Jones; 2. 30 1.-THE Morning
Watch" Miss Sue Collision; 245, re-
port of Junior League Work, Miss
Mary l.. Hopkins, 3, round table on
Junior League Work, Mrs. Annie L.
Smiley; 4. is, Model Junior League, in
charge of Mrs. L. B. Graves, with ar
address to the Juniors by Mrs. Smiley.
Evening" O'Clock, conference with
Junior workers, conducted by Mrs.
Smiley 7.30, song service, led by Rev
g. I. Anderson; Offering for convention
| expenses; 8, address, ..Methodism al
an intellectual Force" Rev. Rober
Watt, d. d.
i OcroBER 16rH.
Morning--9 o'clock, song service, lee
by Rev. j. A. Buckson; 8. 10, bushes
session; $40, address, Rev. G. s
Baker, ID. ID. (. 9.45, symposium, 18th,
Model Epworthian'-hi ADJUSTMENTS
Rev. r. H.. X. Gill, his associates
Rev. j. L. johnson, his aim, Rev. b
f. Campbell, his books, Rev. q. @
Williams; 10.45, round table on socia
work, Mrs. Annie =. Smiley; II, ad
iournment.
Afternoon-1.3 30 O'Clock. meeting o
committees; 2. song service, led b
Rev. r. N. Joscelyn; 9. 20, election o
officers and miscellaneous business
3. 10, temperance address, 81 desire
league offensive and defensive wit
every soldier of Jesus Christi Rev
]. i. White; 3.45, 4How to Kee
Things Moving" J. W. Gibson; 4
symposium on missions: How t
Promote Interest in Missions a
Home" Rev. Adam Stengle, "Suc
CESS in Foreign Fields Rev. J. I
Richardson.
EVENING" O'Clock, conference o
missions, conducted by Mrs. j. r
Cook; z: Ii, song service, led by Rev
Z. ii. Nelson; collection; 7.45. il
, stallation of officers, Rev. G. s. Bake
ID. D.. s, address, Seven Steps I
the Right, F" Rev. Manley s. Hard, d. l
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
STATE HOSPITAL.

Monthly Meeting OF the Board of Trustees
In This City.
The monthly meeting OF the trustees
of the Delaware State Hospital for the
Insane was held Thursday in the
National Bank of Wilmington and
Brandywine, at ithe northwest corner
of Second and Market streets. DR..
Black, president of the hoard, was in
the chair. The other members present
were Drs. Gilpin, Burton, NAPLES and
Wilson. Messrs. Hopkins, Murray and
Capelie The hospital is quarantined
and for that reason the meeting was
held in the city.
The report Of DIR. Hancker, superin-
tendent Of the institution, showed the
population to be 1874 males and 1856
females on October lst,a decrease from
five from September. During the
| month the number admitted was 8
males, 6 females; discharged, 8 males,
females; died, males.
Anna Miller, an attendant, resigned.
Report was made Of the illness of
William Crosse with smallpox, and the
hiring of Patrick Kelly, as attendant,
add the methods pursued to prevent a
| spread of the disease, showing that
the clothing of Grose had been des
stroy ed, and that Kelly was to receive
| $50 per month for his services. DIR.
Hancker also explained in his letter
that he was paying at the rate of 50
| per ton for soft coal, raise OF s. per
ton over former prices.
| The board approved the action OF DR..
Hancker in securing 30 able nurse
and his prompt work in trying to pre-
vent spread of smallpox. There are
no more cases at the hospital.
In his letter DR.. Hancker spoke in
complimentary terms Of the kindnss;
of Superintendent Blackburn in allow.
ing the use of the emergency hospital
at once without ceremony or question.
The Benjamin F. Shaw Co. wa;
granted the contract for making con
neotions with the steam heating plan
of the north building and changes il
the plumbing and pumps at cost O
s240.
Trustee Capelle was instructed tt
see the officials of the Philadelphia
Reading Coal and Iron Co., this after
noon and try to make arrangement
for supply of coal for the hospital.
The committee appointed to lool
after an alleged violation of eontrac
reported having check from the law
yer for 1898. "a as the balance left gu
of settlement made by the compan.
which Paid 1905. Sc. The expense wa
Gil. 81 and the lawyers fee, without |
suit, was 800.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
GRAND LODGE or MASONS.
End of the Ninety-sixth Annual Commur
cation of the Delaware Body.

End of the Ninety-sixth Annual Communi-
cation Of the Delaware Body.
The NJ. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. and
A. NJ, Of Delaware, ended its Goth
annual communication at the Masonic
Temple Thursday afternoon. The fol !
lowing officers for the ensuing year
were chosen during the afternoon:
Grand Master. Harry ]. Guthrie Of
Lafayette Lodge, Wilmington Deputy
Grand Master, Charles II. Maui of
jefferson Lodge, Loves; Senior Grand
Warden, Walter S. Letherbury of Union
Lodge, Middlotown; Junior Grand
Warden, Isaac s. Warren Of Geth-
semane Lodge, Reliance; Grand Score
tary. benjamin r. Bartram of La
iayette Lodge. Wilmington; Grand
Treasurer, William L. Hamann Of
Corinthian Lodge, Wilmington; Grand
Chaplain, Rev. William LIS. Murray
Of Eureka Lodge. Wilmington; Senior
Grand Deacon, Edward B. Mode o.
Temple Lodge, Wilmington; junior
Oriental Lodge, Wilmington; Crane
Lodge, Wilmington; Grand Sworc
Bearer, L. Irving Handy Of Hiram
Lodge, Newark; Senior Grand Steward
William H. Weeks, Corinthian Lodge
Wilmington; Junior Grand Stewart
John ?. Edwards of Washington Lodge
Wilmington; Grand Tyler, George X
Yates of Lafayette Lodge, Whining
ton.
George Massey Jones Of Dover, tn
retiring grand master, was presente
with a handsome gold past grand mas
ter's jewel, the presentation speec
being made by former Congressman I
Irving Handy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
DISCOVERY or DYNAMITE.
The First Nitro-glycerine Powder Used Was
Known in 1S1S.

known IN 1919.
Westminster Review.
Alfred Nobel, as far back as 1913,
during residence in France, produced
the first nitro-glycerine powder that
was then known. 1t was in Hamburg
that he discovered by chance dynamite
guhr. Some Of his powder bad trickied
out of cask on to the damp soil and
become spoiled by the infusoIial earth.
This was u happy accident, for, az soon
as the moisture bad cyarorated, he
found that one part Of this earth to
thrse paris Of nitro .giycerlne not only
improved its substance as an explosive,
but made it safer for handling.
From this moment the business
began to prosper heyond all previous
contemplation. Three companies we're
started in Ame RIGA, whilo Il foiirtn was
run in California, neg, Oakland, where
only Chinese were employed. This
economy in labor proved disastrous
expense, for there occurred an explosion
| SO terrible that its impact was felt at a
distance of 40 miles. Ultimately there
| were as many as three factories ir
France, two in Belgium and one in
Sweden, with all of which Alfred
| Nobel was directly connected.
In England, on the other hand, hi
| lllbb WIFI III SutCtSo, % 11N1 Nhlbh hof
been attributed to our insular prejudice
against embarking on any enterprise
| that was in any way due to foreigl
| initiative. 1t was believed by man,
| that there was an even stronger con
/ tributorS cause in the person of Sill
Frederick A BEL who desired to have M
| rival in the field Of explosives. Ir
Scotland there was not apparently the
same objection to the introduction OF
| the Nobel powder, for, just 30 year,
ago the inventor started factory ~
Ardrossan, near Glasgow, over whici
he set his brother RoDert as manager.
Since that date he has been succeeded
by M. Lundholm, who was at tha
time acting under him as submanager.
This factory is now the largest in the
world OF its kind, and has Producedsnt
| less than e1, TOO, 0Oo worth of capital.
In 1879 Alfred Nobel dissolved nitro
cellulose in nitro glycerine, which
gave it a more gelatinous substance.
After this he found that the moro
4 gelatinous cellulose was mixed in tho
nitro glycerine the more solid it be-
came, and the more slowly it burned,
both of which were important dis
coyeries. OF this substance he made
fuse, only to find that it was hardly
satisfactory because it had not suffi-
cient strength to act as driving force.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09

The wedding of Miss Sarah Williams
and DR.. j. A. Bayard Kane, both of
Philadelphia, took place Thursday at
the country home of the BRIDES
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Worthing-
. ton Williams, near Oakland, Md, Rev.
G. Berkeley Griffith of Philadelphia
officiating. The bride was given away
by her father. She wore gown Of
white satin, trimmed with old family
lace. Her tulle veil was surmounted
by wreath of orange blossoms. She
carried bouquet of orchids and lilies
of the valley. The invitations were
limited to relatives and intimate
friends. The bride is society favorite
of distinguished ancestry and the
groom is a son of the late DIR. John X.
Kane of this city. DIR. and Mrs. Kane
will reside at No. 2l1 South Seventeenth
street, PHILADELPHIA,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
A SUDDEN DEATH.

Body of samuel Ethridge Found on
Garesche's Lane, Near New Castle
Avenue.
While John Reese was walking along
Garesche's Lane between New Castle
avenue and Heald street about 5. 30
O'Clock Thursday afternoon he found
the dead body Of Samuel Ethridge,
aged 81 years, an engineer in the en-
ploy of the Diamond State Steel Co.
The police station and coroner's office
we're notified and the coroner took
charge of the body.
Ethridge had been suffering from
billiousness and was under the care OF
DIR. Samuel G. Ebert. He had been
boarding at the residence of Mrs Eliza
Schilling, 315 Townsend street. 1t is
thought he has family in Trenton,
N. j.
An autopsy was made Thursday night
it was learned that death resulted from
heart disease.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09
KITTEN SAVES BABY.

Little Girl Fell Out of window with II In
Her Arms-Its Body Served as Cushion.
Baltimore sun. Oct Sd.
1t isn't often that a cat is credited
with preserving a baby's life, but a
small kitten was the means of sa"ing
little Matilda G. Koons, the year and
a-half-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank T. Rooms, 1908 Mosher street,
from possible death or serious injury
yesterday afternoon. The kitten paid
the penalty with its life, but the baby
escaped uninjured.
Through some inadvertance the
widow of the parlor had been left
open, and little Matilda in toddling
over the floor espied the opening and
soon was looking out in the street. She
had been playing with the kitten for
some time previously and while at the
window clasped it fondly in her little
arms.
Leaning too far out she lost hel
balance and plunged head first to the
pavement below, a distance of about
six feet. Those who witnessed the acct
lent expected that the baby would
strike the bricks on her head, but she
happened to hold the kitten in such {
way that its soft body acted as cushion
on which her head struck.
One long, drawn-out wall was heart
as the two landed on the pa7emen
together and the life of the kitten hat
fled. When assistance reached Matild,
she was sitting up with the crushe,
remains Of her pet in her lap, the bloot
pouring in small stream from it
mouth. A slight scratch on her kne
was the only injury Matilda received
She was grief-strioken at the loss Q
her pet.
A strange fact in connection wit
the incident is that Mr.. Rooms las
Saturday gave young colored boy
cents to carry the kitten away an
loose it. The kitten returned the sam
afternoon, much to Mr.. Rooms DISCUS
at that time. Now, he thinks dii
ferently, and he is extremely Thankful
; that the "cat came back.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-09

special Correspondents Of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, Dot. IA pretty home we'd
ding took place here Wednesday, the
principals representing two of Mil.
ford's first families Fhe bride, Miss
Elizabeth Draper. is the youngest
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. George II.
Draper, and the groom, John G. Truitt,
is the eldest sor of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
S. Truitt. Rev. +. P. Harris, a former
pastor Of the Avenus Church, per-
formed the ceremony at the home OF
the brides parents. Only the relatives
of the two families and few near
friends were present, After the we'd
ding the party sat down to sumptuous
dinner and later thu couple started on
tour, which will embrace New York
City and other points in New York
State. The couple will reside in a new
dwelling on North Front street, thi:
town.