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Evening journal., 1905-01-19
FAMILY NEAR SMYRNA
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
They Got From Burning
House in Thoroughfare
Neck Just in Time
sneelal 70 rhe Eyenlng Journal.

Smyrna. Jan. l9.-A fire Of mysterious
origin destroyed the homo of Wilmer
Waters on the farm Belonging to the
Armstrong estate in Thoroughfare Neck
on Tuesday morning and the family bare
ly escaped with their lives. Mr. Waters
arose about five o'clock, and was startled
by the smell of smoke. Upon investigation
he found the greater part Of tine house in
flames and he had barely time to rescue
his wife, children and aged mother, who
was overcome by the smoke and had to
be carried ont. before the roof fell in.
Mrs. Waters was revived and was nlr-
ried barefooted over the frozen ground
with the rest OF the family to the nearest
house quarter OF a mile distant This
dwelling was of modern construction and
had been recently painted and put in n-st-
class condition. 1t was Insured In the
Delaware insurance Company for one
half OF its value. None OF the contents
was saved. The loss Is 5000.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
NOTICES TO DELINQUENTS
Those Who Have Failed to Pay Are
Notified.

Clerk Of the Peace Qulgley has sent
out notices TO delinquent merchants
and manufacturers and as a conse-
quence there Is rush OF persons to
pay their licenses. II the licenses are
not paid within ten days after the
notice has been sent out, the delln-
quent list is then placed IN the hands
of the Attorney General The notices
read as follows:
You are hereby notified that you
have failed to take out a license for
the occupancy Of -- I'm which you
are reported to be engaged. Unless
such license be taken out within the
term of ten days from the date OF this
notice you win be subject 10 an in
dlctment at the ensuing term OF court.
Said license can be procured at the
Office Of the Clerk OF the Peace az Will
mington, Del.
Respectfully yours,
Winfield S. Qulgley,
Clerk OF the Peace
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
GREAT BLAST BEING PREPARED
Extensive Work For New Railroad Line
Along the susqushanna River.

Port Deposit Md, Jan. 19.-A blast
which IS expected to tear away nearly the
entire side Of the susquehanna river hills
from Turkey Hnl to Safe Harbor. about
seven miles along the Columbia and Port
Deposit railroad, Is now being prepared
by H. s. Kerbaugh & CO., contractors for
the Pennsylvania low-grade freight line.
which win extend along this portion OF
the Susquehanna.
Holes six inches IN diameter and from
30 20 40 feet deep are being drilled, and
Il Is expected that this portion Of the work
win require about three months for COM
pletion. The blast will be discharged by
electricity The holes are being drilled In
such a way that most Of the debris win
be thrown into the river.
Several tons Of dynamite will be re-
qulred for this the largest blast ever
planned IN this section.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Invitations Issued

Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Fred w. Larison for the mar
riage Of their daughter, Miss Edna
Myrtle Larson TO James *. Easley.
The ceremony win take place on We'd
nesday evening, January 25, at the
home OF the brides parents, No. lllo
West Sixth street. Mr.. Easley Is the
son of the Rev. j. w. Easley, pastor OF
Harrison Street NJ. f. Church.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
DIATH OF MRS, RACHEL ], DAVID
Wife Of a Well-known Farmer Near
Smyrna Sueoumbs to Paralysis.

Smyrna, Jan. l3.-Mrs. Rachel J. Dayd
wife of Nehemiah c. David, a well-kuown
farmer near Severson's Church, died yos-
terday morning from a stroke Of pa-aiy
sis N the 62nd year other age. Five weeks
ago she received the first stroke which
rendered her helpless and yesterday she
received a second stroke which resulted
in her death She was daughter Of Wi,-
liam Hickey. OF Templeville, Nd. and was
popular with al. who knew her She Is
survived by niue children as follows:
Mrs. Harry Kennedy, Wilmington; Mrs.
John Lurty. Blackbrd; Mrs. John Faulk-
ner, Miss Ida David, Miss Ella David
and Horace, William. John and Charles,
all of this vicinity Mrs. Samuel Shorts,
another daughter died about a year aso.
Funeral services will be held at her late
residence tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
and interment viii take place at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Dover.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Wedding at Denton

Denton, Nd, Jan. 19.-Miss Ida
.Dervesse Porter, OF Burrsvilie' Caro-
lima county, was married last evening
to Townsend Palmer Rust, Of Dela-
ware at Wesley Methodist Episcopal
Chruch by the pastor, Rev. w. II. 5.
Williams. Miss Nettie NJ. Porter, sis
ter of the bride. was maid OF honor
and Catesby f. Rust, of New Haven,
Conn, brother of the groom, was best
man. Misses Elizabeth Phillips, OF
Preston, and Maude Mancha, Of Glen
Burnie were bridesmaids. Harry
Wright. Of Bridgeville, Del. and Will
liam C. wooters. Of Hobbs, Nd, were
the ushers.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
COUNTY HOSPITAL
INMATES ENTERTAINED
Excellent Musical Program
Given at Farnhurst by
Local Talent

The inmates OF the New Castle Coun-
ty Hospital at Farnhurst yesterday
afternoon were treated am entertain
mcnt arranged by superintendent
Blackburn OF the institution. that was
thoroughly enjoyed by them. The
programme was the best ever arranged
for an entertainment at the institution
and reelected credit on MIR. Blackhurn's
management Of the hospital.
sylvester ID. Townsend, Jr., made an
address before the entertainment be-
gan, In which he congratulated the
trustees OF the Institution and Superin-
tendent Blackburn upon the excellent
condition OF the hospital and declared
It to be the best managed institution
he had ever seen. His address was lis
tened to with interest and then the pro-
gramme was given. Norris C. Morgan
played several excellent piano solos.
Mrs. William II. SmRlley the well
known soprano OF Central Presbyterian
Church, sang solos IN her usual excel
llent voice. There were violin solos by
Miss Weyl and a duo by Miss Weyl and
Charles NJ. Banks, a cornet solo by
Mrs Burnhnm, a recitation by Miss
Wilhelmina Krautter, a skirt danco by
Miss Josie Williams, excellent vocal Sc
lections by Miss Bessie Ginl1le, Miss
Simmons and w. II. Robinson and an
entertainment by thinner, the manip-
luhtor OF rubber balls and Reno, Azara
and Roberta, all from the Garrick
Theatre. The tnustees We're present and
enjoyed the entertainment with the
others.
Superintendent of tho Wilmington
nransfer Company, Furnished a large
hack to take those who assisted in the
entertainment TO the hospital. An or
excellent music
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Entertained Friends

Miss Flora M. Winans, Of No. 25Ol Pine
street entertained a number Of her friends
at her home on Wednesday evening.
Games and music were INDUCED in. Those
present were the Misses MCGUIRE, Miss
Mullin. Miss Schultz. Miss Gibbs, Miss
Montgomery. Messrs. Kyle. Wilson. Cook,
Montgomery, Lyman, Winans. keiresh-
ments were served.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
venezueIa's New Foreign Minister.

Washington. Jan. 10. - News has
been received here that President Cas-
tro has appointed General Alexander
Ibarre to be minister for foreign af-
fairs of Venezuela. Ho succeeds Sc
nor Sanavarri, who, it is understood.
was displaced because Of his advocacy
Of the settlement Of the claims of the
New York and Bermudez Asphalt
Company by arbitration. General
Ibarre is a nephew Of the late Dicta-
tor Cuzman Blanco, and married Miss
Russell, of Boston, daughter of a for
mer American minister to Venezuea
who was one Of the diplomatic body
expelled from Caracas by Blanco. He
has a son, Thomas Ibarre, living in
this country, who is a poetical contrib
utor TO some OF the American news
papers.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
dow 20 INn.r Linen.

Cotton may be distinguished from
the linen when one is making pur-
chases by moistening the tip OF the
finger and pressing 1t on the fabric.
II II vets through at once Il is linen,
while IL any cotton enters into its
manufacture It viii take several sec
onds to wet through the threads. In
linen the threads are more uneven
than in cotton. This is good test for
handkerchiefs.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
DAISY Social Elects Officers

At Clymer's Hall on Monday even
ing the Daisy Social held its quarterly
election. Those chosen and Installed
we're: President, Corbett FoNwen; vice.
president, Clarence Thompson; secre-
tary, Belmont Cross; financial secre-
tary. Miss May Marvel; treasurer, Miss
Maud Rollison; warden, Harold Down
ing
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
How to Mend Gloves.

Mend kid gloves with fine cotton Of
the same shade, not with silk. When a
stitch in a seam gives way replace Il
at once. To mend tear in the kid but
tonhole closely round the edges once or
twice. as the size OF the rent may re-
quire, and then Join the edges together
Save buttons from discarded gloves to
replace the lost ones; they often match
perfectly.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Postmasters Appointed.

Washington. Jan. 19.-The follow
ing fourth class postmasters we're ap-
pointed.
Observation-Disclosures Virginia d.
CAN'T
New Jersey-sweetmanss johnson
Applegate.
Pennsylvania-Beaver Lake. Alvah
Fl. Starr; Clarks Mills, S. Eckles; Goa
Ridge. Patrick Devlin; Doyles Mills
w. T. Teller; Ernest VIM. Reed.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
RAlslNeER, sR, TRIES SUICIDE
Father Of Condemned Man Says He
Won't Live to See Son Hanged.

Won't Live 10 See son Hanged.
Bridgeton, N. j.. Jan. 19.-Benajmin
Raisinger. father of Frank Raisinger,
who is in the Cumberland county jail.
where he is to be hanged on February
l5 for the murder of his wife. attempt
ed to hang himself at his farm on the
Marlboro road. about FIVE miles from
here.
Raisinger. going to the barn, pro-
cured a rope and. fastening 1t on a
beam. put a soap box under himself
and fastened the moose about his neck,
He had just swung of when he was
discovered by one Of the farm hands,
who secured a knife and cut him
down. He declares that he will not
live to see his son. Frank. hanged.
Mrs. Ralsinger is i'll. and Is not ex-
pected to live.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Attended BaI-Poudre

Miss Mary E. Williamson OF TINS
city attended bal poudre given by
Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. Willis Martin at their
residence. No. 1903 Walnut street
Philadelphia. last night, IN honor OF the
Misses Groome, this seasons debut
autes
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Odd Accident in MiddIetown.

Middletown, Jan. 19.-Eugene Long,
an employee in w. S. Letherbury's
hardware store here, cut his foot
severely yesterday. He was lifting a
box of axes when the box slipped and
an axe came down with full force on
his foot, inAicting a very bad wound.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Hnrr 10 nnise The Sur.

How 20 Raise the Surface of velvet.
Warm a hatlron, hold it with the
fat side upward and get some one TO
draw slowly across It the velvet, which
has previously been damped at the
back. The vapor arising will lift the
pile Of the cloth.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
HOW 10 clean an TnvaIid's Room.

Do not try TO sweep an inyalid's
room. but wiring a clean cloth out Of
cold water to which a few drops OF
ammonia have been added and care
fully wipe the carpet, mating OF floor,
turning and rinsing the cloth and
changing the water as IL gets dirty.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
nn,r 10 Remnrs vnrni.h.


To remove varnish from the hands
and also from the brushes with which
Il is applied wash with a little spirit.
This done. wipe with an old rag or
soft paper as clean as possible and
then wash again with soap and water.
For brushes the water should not be
more than lukewarm.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Marrfed Neat MiddIetown

Special to The Evening Journal
Middletown, Jan. 19.-Miss Laura
Price and Fred Stevens OF Crumpton'
Nd. were married yesterday afternoon
at the home of the brides father. John
b. Price, near town.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Hor to CIcan Ivorr.

Ivory when smoke stained should
be soaked in a naphtha bath, using
care TO keep the naphtha away from
the fame or fire. Yellow stains on
ivory are removed with pumice stone
nnd snnn
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
EnterLained I'd Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Thompson
gave a dinner at their home at Green
Vile last night, covers being laid Tor
fourteen guests. Among the diners
were Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Henry OF
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19

Edinburg. Scotland. which took place in
Philadelphia on January a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Derickson will leave
next week for a trip 20 Florida and
through the southwest. They will be
gone about a month.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
nnrr tn am crncI.n In rlnnter.

To III cracks in plaster mix plaster
Of paris with vinegar instead Of water,
and It will not "set" for twenty or thir-
ty minutes. Push Il into the cracks
and smooth OF evenly with a table
knife.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
DOINGS IN A
SOCIAL WAY
PauI- -Standon Weddine

Miss Mary d. Paul OF Ashland Del"
and Grnnt ID. scandon, Of Williamsport'
Pa, were married in this city yesterday
by the Rev. Thomas A. MoCurdy pastor
Of Central Presbyterian Church.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19

"Cure the cough and save the life"
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
cough and colds, down TO the very
verge Of consumption.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
le RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
ohr Youns Men Take the Qualifying
Examination at Delaware College.

-Four young men appeared at a qualify
ing examination for the Rhodes scholar
ship yesterday and Tuesday at the Della
ware College ia Newark. They were:
George Elmer Belts, Franklin College,
Ohio; Philip Ayres Easley, Collegiate De
partment Of Clark University. Worcester,
Harry Richards Isaacs,
Dickinson College. Georgetown, Delaware;
Everett Franklin Warrington, Delaware
College, Georgetown, Delaware.
Charles Whiteley Bush, who received
the appointment last year, returned TO
oxford last Saturday, having spent his
Christmas vacation here.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Promotsd 70 Conductor.

Harry Downham. fagman on the Mary
land division OF the Pennsylvania railroad
has been transferred TO Philadelphia.
Having passed the examinations he has
also been promoted TO conductor.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
The Red Pioneer.

Hamlin Garland will lecture at Friends
ioct, "rho Red Pioneer.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
ro c,i5E a coIpIN ONE pAv.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II it
fails to cure. Z. w. Groves signature
lis on each box. 25c
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
$500

These suits were made TO our
order to sell for $500 each. and
were a bargain at that price.
A few,odd sizes Of Black Ker-
sey Jackets, we'll made. with Skin
ner Satin Innings, were $40 and
sl2. Your size may be amongst
them. New
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
It's a Big Event
20 Suits Left

We have only 20 Of those splendid
ladies' suits which we recently re-
duced to
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Sateen

First Floor

at practically wholesale cost. We
have a few odd sizes OF Black
Sateen Underskirts that we wish
to close out to make room for
spring stock. They have been re-
duced; some one-half. others more
than that.
Second Floor.
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
Not Miss

This opportunity to get pair of
Hand Knit Bed Room Slippers at
Half Price. We have reduced ours
10
Evening journal., 1905-01-19
$3.50

Second Floor.
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Contemplate for Thirty Seconds

soon as raised the Blackburn will be taken
to a boatyard for repairs.
Mr.. John Callahan, general manager or
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company, is confined to his home by a Sc
we're cold.
Capt E. S. Randall, who went to Colonial
Beach to look after the rebuilding of the
steamboat wharf at that point and to ar
range for the placing of temporary
freight warehouse on the new excursion
wharf. has returned home.
Capt. Frank Luckett is acting as mate
of the steamer Estelle Randall on the
and Glymont, Md.
Capt. Theodore Keene went to Newport
News on the steamer Wakefield Saturday
as mate to Captain Barker.
The steam launch CygnuS, under charter
to the government a tender to the army
post at Fort Washington, Nd, came into
port Friday afternoon >for some minor
repair work Capt. Michael Robb of this
city is in command of the launch. which
is lying at the wharf of Forsberg & Muir
ray.
The ram-schooner Grace G. Bennett.
which has been in port here since last fall,
has sailed in tow of tug for Norfolk en-
route to a North Carolina port to load lum-
Der and shingles for this city.
The tug Radiant, with barges No. 80 and
n in tow. came into port Saturday from
Baltimore. The barges bring large cargoes
of oil in bulk for the Standard Oil Com
pany.
The ram-schooner Lizzie A. Williams and
the barges Baltimore and Reliance, which
were brought into port by the tug Def
ance Saturday, have large cargoes of shin
giles and lumber aboard.
The two-masted schooner John Maginnis
has gone to the lower river to load a large
cargo of cord wood for the dealers there.
The schooners A. II. Quinby and Sidonia
Curley have arrived in port with full car
goes of pine lumber from the James river.
The three-masted schooner w. P. Hood
is at Alexandria to load a cargo of rail-
way ties for Boston.
Mr.. Frank Latham has been appointed
engineer at the United States fish commits
sion station at Bryan's Point, Md
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LIEUT.. JARVIS RESIGNS.
Will Go Into Business at Seattle, Wash
ington.

Lieut.. d. II. Jarvis of the revenue cutter
service and by special act of Congress COL
rector of customs for the district of Alaska,
has rendered to the President his resigna-
ton as collector. to take effect at once. He
viii resign from the revenue cutter service
some time during the coming summer. The
lieutenant was appointed to organize the
customs service of Alaska. and having COM
pleted his task to the entire satisfaction
of all concerned he has decided to accept
ar advantageous business offer at Seattle,
Wash. He has always had the confidence
OF the President and Secretary Shaw, who
strongly protested against his leaving the
government service. The President espe-
cially admired the lieutenant for the eX-
ceptional bravery and ability with which he
conducted the government expedition in the
winter of 1897 and 1898 for the relief of the
six ice-impriSoned whaling vessels in the
Arctic ocean off Point Barrow. At that
time he in command of the revenue
cutter Bear. and after sailing as far north
| as the ice would permit he, with few
| companions, drove a herd of reindeer about
| country and In the middle of the Arctic
| winter to bring succor to the suffering
! whalers For this feat Congress voted
Lieut. Jarvis a large gold medal bearing his
! own profile in relief.
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ON THE RIVER FRONT
COALLADEN BARGES HAVE
TROUBLE COMING HERE.
Tug Bartholdi to Resume Ferry Route
Raising Launch Joe Black
burn-Other Matters.

The coal-laden barges Thomas j. Cleaver,
Laura V. Groves and Experiment, which
were brought in last week by the tug Peer
less of Philadelphia, were nearly two
months coming here from Philadelphia
having been delayed in the ice. They sailed
from Philadelphia January IL and sought
harbor from the drifting ice six times on the
trip. They lay in the Patuxent river for
nearly a month, then start for this city
was made. March they were taken into
Wicomico river for shelter and remained
there until the 9Th when the tug started up
the river with them. Ice was met with in
such quantities that grave fears for the
salty of the barges was felt, but they were
finally brought through and were locked at
Georgetown. The 1900 tons OF hard coal
aboard the vessels came when stocks of fuel
were getting low in the coal yards.
The receipts of fish from the nets on the
Potomac by the dealers at the fish wharf
continue to grow larger daily, and many or
the trap nets in the river are now In opera
ton and the catch from them is being sent
to this market. Shad and herring from
southern waters were on sale at the fish
wharf this morning and were In demand
River fish were also in demand and prices
ranged about the, figures of Saturday.
The arrival Of a fleet of oyster-laden YES
sells from the lower river made business
quite brisk on the oyster wharf today, the
demand for the biYalves being quite heavy
and prices are fair. River oysters are also
being brought up in barrels on the steam
ers coming into .port7 from the lower Po-
tomac
The tug BarthoIdi this morning resumed
her regular ferry trips between the navy
yard and Alexa'hdria for the benefit of
the Alexandria .5naehinists who are en-
ployed at the yard. The tug has been out
of service for the past two months On ac-
count of the heavy ice and lately she has
been employed IN the ice-breaking fleet
General River News.
The steamers Harry Randall and Wake
| field sailed from this city and Alexandria
Saturday, loaded with miscellaneous car
| goes for the lower river points. Piled
on the wharf at Alexandria there was more
| than enough stuff to load the Harry Ran
| dali, and In order to get 1t cleaned up and
| the goods down the river as soon as posi-
| BILE, the Wakefield will make all the land
| ngs as far down as Colonial Beach She
| will not return to this city for the present
| but will continue from the Beach to New
| port News for repairs.
The steam launch Joe Blackburn, belong
ing to Mr.. Gustav Forsberg of this city,
| is being raised from the bottom of the
| dock adjoining the wharf foot Of X street
southwest. The little steamer punched a
| hole in her hull last fall by striking a.
| broken pile In the dock and filed and sank
/ In about five feet of water. Efforts were
made to raise the boat. but the Ice form
i ing put stop to the effort and she has
I been under water the entire winter. AZ
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Veterans to Retire Brigadier Generals.

Eight officers Of the United States army
who served in the civil war and who with
one exception would not reach the grade
of colonel at the date on which they would
retire for age, are to be nominated for pro-
motion to the grade OF brigadier general
and retired In the order named. They are
as follows: Colonel Alfred c. Girard, medi-
cal department; Lieutenant Colonel Viii
liam H. Beck. Sd Cavalry; Lieutenant Colo
mel Frank U. Robinson. 18th Cavalry: Lieu
tenant Colonel Frank Taylor, 10Th Infan-
try: Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W. Foun-
tain, 4th Cavalry: Lieutenant Colonel Ed
ward Davis, artillery; Lieutenant Colonel
Charles w. Hobbs. artillery, and Major
John L. Bulls. pay department. These
promotions and retirements are made pos
sible by an existing vacancy In the grade
of brigadier general.
Colonel James A. Buchanan will be NOM
mated to fill the vacancy, after the pro-
motions and retirements named have been
made.
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New Liberian Loan.

Mr.. Lyon. United States minister too Ii
IBERIA, reports to the State Department that
the government there has authorized the
issue of a sixty-year loan of two million
dollars at per cent, the proceeds to be
applied to the reduction of the floating debt
and to defray the cost of Internal improve
ments. A commission is about to be dis
patched to the United States in pursuit of
material FOR reorganization of the financial
system OF Liberia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-13
The Evening Star Patterns.
A Natty Shirt Waist for a Miss.

2719-The simplicity of this design should
be one Of the strongest points in it's favor
The style is one universally becoming to
the slender figure of a young girl. the wide
plaits aiding in producing the desired
breadth across the chest and back. Pale
gray French flannel is given for its present
development, machine stitching supplying a
stylish finish. The garment is fitted by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-13
A Dainty Party Frock.

2773-Nothing banishes self-consciousness
and gives child ease of manner more than
mingling with other children at dancing
school and small social functions appropri
ate to tender years. Mother must supply
the wee maid, whose education along this
line is just beginning. with dainty party
dress, and the simpler this little gown Is
kept the happier will be the result. Our
illustration pictures a becoming model for
a frock of this description. the round neck