Evening journal., 1905-05-09
POTATO CLAIM
NOT YET PAID
SO Far AS Council Is Con
cerned Mrs. Burris' Order
Is Uncashed
WAS NOT ON PREFERRED LIST
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much comment and especially so now
that it has become known that the or
der presented by James Doris to the
local bank for payment on Wednes-
day last and which was turned down
because it was not on the 'list" was
the one drawn in avor of Mrs AdelineI
Burrls by council on January 3.
When Hallowell street was opened
by direction Of council ii was cut
through Mrs. Burris truck patch on
the Glebe farm and $50 worth Of po-
tatoes were uprooted and destroyed
or carried away. In order to be recon-
pensed for this she sent a bin for
damages to council for $50 which she
desired paid. The last time councils
attention was called to the matter was
on January 3.
BETTER ACT SQUARE"
The subject has been before council
on several occasions previously some OF
the members being of the opinion that
the amount was too high. The result
OF this opinion was the forwarding "A
check to Mrs. Burris for SIS, that
amount council believing TO be a suf-
ficient award. Mrs. Burris, however,
refused 70 accept the check, and re-
turned Il accompanied by a letter i'm
which she stated that Council had
better act square" to avoid any fu-
ture trouble.
Mrs Burris' letter when read at
this meeting brought forth an argu-
ment Il being alleged that several
members OF council had informed Lew
is e. Ellason, vestryman of Emmanuel
Church. that they believed that Mrs
Burris was entitled to the full amount
asked for and stated that he had had
conversation to that effect with cer-
tain members of council and had in
formed Mrs Burris that she should
have her money even II II had to be
deducted from the rent she paid the
Vestry for the church farm. The out
come of the discussion was that coun-
eli decided 20 pass am order for $50
in favor OF the Vestry OF Emmanuel
Church and that that body should turn
In over to Mrs. Burris.
So far as city council Is concerned
the order drawn n favor Of Mrs Bur
ris has never been paid and the city
still owes her or some one $50 for
damages done to the potatoes.
MAY BUY PROPERTY.
Several capitalists were In New
the property at Baldton with view Of
purchasing portion OF it. There Is a
possibility Of q number OF homes being
erected nt that location.
INDIGNANT AT PUBLICATION.
Mrs. Charles Hoffman, expresses
great Indignation M the publication of
the trouble that occurred ut the JEFF
fcrson House on Saturday night and
has reely given vent 20 her views
on the subject. AS mat
ter fact Mrs. Hofmann was n no
way concerned in the difficulty and
Proprietor Bofmann is not TO be
blamed that the trouble arose.
FIsHERMrN LOSE NET.
By beins run ove- by steamer n
Salem Cove yesterday Albert Davis
lost about 100 faihoms of net John
Wiley lost about 75 bobs by having his
nci caught ON snag IN the river.
REFUSED TO PAY FARE
some trouble was experienced on
tae trolley ear leaving the p. & r..
crossing shortly after s o'clock on
saturday night when "a colored man.
whose name is unknown refused TO
psy a second fare. The rules Of the To-
five cents per trip one way stand good
only between the hours Of and "a.
M. and and Z p. M. The negro in
question: accompanied by woman
paid two ares as far as Rose Hin and
when Conductor Doris demanded "a
second fare ne demurred saying that
he was "a working man." The woamn
then became abusive and cursed and
sNore TO such AIN extent that two
white women on the car requested that
she be put Oft. The car was stopped
and the man and woman were elected
AZ Kelley's Bottom AS a matter of
fact the negro was not dressed IN the
earb OF "a working man and carried "a
basket OF provisions which he had
purchased IN Wilmington ana was en-
deavoring 70 ride on one fare under
he guise OF a lahorcr
POURED A BIG HEAT.
Al the Baldt steel Casting Com
pany Yesterday "a $4,000 pound heat
was poured successfully. The largest
casting was an 5000 pound cylinder for
the Pusey & Jones Company of Will
mington
HIGH SCORE 560.
lI the lNNlNlAudl DOWNING contest
now on AT the Ries alleys for a prize
Of a s. gold piece Harry Hance now
stands at the head Of the list with a
score of SEQ. The contest ends ON
Decoration Day.
SHAD CATCH WAS LGHT.
Despite the fact that yesterday was
Monday and a good catch OF shad was
looked Tor but about 5000 nsh We're
shipped. Peariek and McCaughn made
The highest catch OF the season. they
bringing IN i67 shld The association
Skipped some OF the finest fish yester-
day that have been seen on the wharf
this season. A number OF roes each
Tipping the scales at nine and one-hali
and ten pounds.
DANCES WEDNESDAY EVENING
Hereafter the dances n the armory
viii be held on Wednesday evenings
Instead OF Monday evening This will
be done on account Of the request O.
n number OF young people who are
regular attendants at the dances.
RED MEMS POW-WOw.