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Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-11-28
OBITUARY
JOHN S. ELwELL,

Of Yorktown, whose serious illness we /
ed last week, died on Friday, the 22d.
The deceased began life as school teac|
in the days when the rod and the three
were the chief factors in securing an cdr
tion. He taught at Pleasant Hill, and
Of his old pupils writing to the Moni
Register, says be was arigid disciplinariI
When the Salem railroad was opel
from Elmer TO Salem, be went to Yof
town and began to bny poultry, which
continued for years with considerable &
cess, afterward starsing canning fact
there and also opening store. He :
one Of the largest landowners in the coun
perhaps, having acquired number Of farl
He was an ardent Democrat in polit
and always popular with the people.
ing elected to the Legislature in 1877.
His wife died few years ago. and
leaYes daughter, the wife of Mr.. Geo
Watson.
Deceased was 7S years Of age.
The funeral took place at his late n
dence in YORKTOWN, on Monday morn
the 25th inst, at 10 o'clock, with interp
in the Baptist Cemesery at Alloway.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-11-28

Henry J. Melosh, Jersey City, grand rep
resentative. Grand Secretary, Harry S.
Pine, Of Trenton, was reelected by two
thirds vote oyer Frank S. Jummel, of
Trenton.
NEW ENGLAND VISITORS.
John H. Perkins, grand secretary, of
Massachusetts, Grand Lodge, and John E.
Hutchison, grand secretary of Connecticut
Grand Lodge, were in attendance. Grand
Sire E. S. Conway, Of Chicago, was expected
to be in attendance at this mornings ses-
sion. He was escorted to Masonic tenn
pie from the Hotel Windsor by Camden
Capital City Encampment, No. 8, Patriarch
Militant.
Past Grand Representative William Fl.
Iszard, of Camden, is absent from the
annual session this year for the first time
In SO years. The Grand Lodge sent him
telegram OF consolation.
The appointment of committees, the
election Of grand warden and the instala-
tion Of officers was the principal part Of
Thursdays business.
The closing days session Thursday was
taken up with considerable routine busi-
ness The election OF grand warden was
productive Of keen fight, there being six
candidates in the field. Thomas e. Eug-
lish, of Ridgewood, and the Rev. B. G..
Lippincott, Jr., Of Red Bank, had a battle
royal, the former landing on the second
ballot by scant margin. The Rev. Mr..
Lippincott was appointed grand chaplain.
Three Of the other candidates, who did not
put very strong fight, were rewarded
with appointiye offices. w. T. Robbins, OF
Hamilton Square, was appointed grand
marshall; Isaac NJ. Nichols, of Bridgeton,
was appointed grand conductor, and Eu-
gene Stock, of Camden, was named for
grand herald The other appointive office
in the gift Of Grand Master Crowther is
that OF grand guardian, to which j. P.
Baker, OF Newark, was named. The Grand
Lodge fixed the per capita tax at 80 cents
per year.
Henry Meiosh, Of Jersey City, Malcom
man, Of Hoboken, were appointed oom-
naittee to revise the constitution for the
subordinase lodges TO make il conform with
recent legislation by the Sovereign Grand
Lodge The committee is to present its
report at the next annual session. .sohedu lied
for NoYember IS and 19, 1908. in Trenton. !.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-11-28
WARREN soMES

On Tuesday evening, War
year-old son Of Allen and
died at the parents home at n
few days illness Of diptheria
Warren would have been se
on Thanksgiving day This is
giving for the somers famiIs
friends.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-11-28
More BItullihlc Pavemell

Bids for the improvement Of Sc
street, from the bridge to Fl
with Walren's Bitulithic pa
opened by City Council last
ing. There were two BIG
Standard Co., that did the
work, and one BY the Cold
OF N. Y. The formers b
square yard, and guars
the work in 40 days. II
ing Co.'S. price was So a
to complete the work Nc
was awarded to the Star
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-11-28
JOSEPH B MOORE,

vOobI II - H1tOhGS
Died at Merchantyille on Tua
18th year of his age. Mr..
one time a resident OF Wood
1860 kept a. grocery store
Broad and West German
Abbott house now sta
haye been the pioneer
cry business here.
ton Moore, Of Phi
The funeral will be held
a. M.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-11-28

Henry J. Melosh, Jersey City, grand rep
resentative. Grand Secretary, Harry S.
Pine, Of Trenton, was reelected by two
thirds vote oyer Frank S. Jummel, of
Trenton.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24

more different crops can be- grown
annually on the same land
One truck farmer, last year, raised
two crops Of lettuce, one crop Of to-
matoes, and two crops Of hay.
Celery natures about six months
after the seed is planted About ten
days or two weeks before cutting (ac-
cording to the weather. the growers
start to bleach it, which is done by
taking long boards and setting them
on edge along both sides of the rows
(see cut). AS soon as the celery is
bleached and is being brought to the
proper color, the ''cutter,'' with quick
slash OF his knife, cuts it from the
ground when it goes to the "stripper,
who removes all dead stalks and dirt,
and it then goes to the packer. A
good hand will pack from $50 to $40
crates Of celery per day.
The best size to pack, and which
has the best sale, is what they call
Continued on next page.)
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24

but they are treated more as field
crops than as a truckers crop One Of
the reasons why the land at Sanford
has such great earning capacity, is
that at an average depth of 100 feet
is found an unfailing supply of artesian
water, furnishing the most abundant
and cheap irrigation, thus making
possible a splendid system of sub-irri-
cation and drainage Our we'll will
supply enough water to sub-irrigate
from three to five acres.
The truck farmer, after having Sc
cured his flowing well, proceeds to lay
terra Gotta tiles from 16 to Is inches
under ground, and about 20 feet apart,
and by simply plugging the lower end
the water is held back as much as may
be necessary in dry weather, while the
flowing we'll is running. When there
is too much rain the tile pipes are
opened up by removing the plugs and
the artesian we'll shut off, SO the tile
pipes then act as a drainage system
Consequently it makes very Little differ
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24
The Kalamazoo of the South.
The Magnitude of the Celery Business that Being Deve
oped at Sanford.
By Chas. B. Hu1ett.

Sanford, city of 5000 inhabitants,
is situated in Orange county, about 125
miles south Of Jacksonville, on the
south side OF Lake Monroe, and at
the head OF navigation on the St. JohSs
river.
Lake Monroe is about twelve miles
long and five miles wide, and these
valuable truck farms are located on the
south side of the lake.
Running from Sanford east, the
main road which is called Celery Ave-
nue., is about three miles long, and on
both sides are the finest truck farms,
and in the best state Of cultivation, on
which are successfully grown, celery,
lettuce, beans, cucumbers, egg plants,
tomatoes and other vegetables. Pota-
toes and cabbage are also sure crops,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24

ence to the truck farmers here whether
they have drouth or very rainy sea-
son.
At the present time, Sanford has
about 25O acres under cultivation by
the truck farmers, ranging in size from
one-half to 35 acres, and new land is
being cleared, wells driven, and real
estate deals closed every day, looking
to an enlargement of the business here.
Three acres is an average truck farm,
and can be easily cared for by an in
dustrious man with but little additional
help. Then prepared truck farms will
yield on an average 800 crates of
celery per acre, which usually sells for
from $1.75 to 5000 per crate One
acre will yield 600 crates of lettuce,
tomatoes or egg plants, and two or
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24
PLANTING TREES
AT EIGHTY-EIGHT

In another article there is record
Of a gentleman who is still planting
trees at eightythree. The Fruit
Grower tells of tree planter of still
greater age. It is an example which
others should keep in mind and fol-
low so far as possible:
Ten miles from the city Of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, up on the highest hills
eighty eight years old, who sold from
his two small orchards last wear more
than seven hundred bushels of apples,
writes E. L. Vincent, in The Fruit
Grower for March. Many of these
he gathered himself. Many times last
fall I saw him standing on tall lad
der picking away at the beautiful
fruit, like man Of twenty. First,
there came couple of hundred bush
els of Red Astrachans that were sold
at ST a bushel. Then the Patterson
Sweets followed. Many of these went
at the same price. The winter fruit
did not quite come up to this average,
but all has found market at paying
prices. A good share of the fruit was
stored in the cellar after gathering,
and has been sold at odd times
through the winter as the market
demanded
This old man began early to grow
apples in connection with his general
farming. He made his first good step
by setting out a choice variety, and
this has been his plan ever since. y on
will find very few poor trees in his
orchard. Northern Spies, Ba1dwins
and Rhode Island Greetings are the
standard varieties for winter use. He
has trimmed these trees with his own
hands every year, and if he lives till
spring this year he will be at it again
But the best thing of all is, that
last season he set out some little
trees. What A man almost ninety
years old setting out fruit trees? 1t
does seem strange, doesn't it, to think
that one who can not hope to eat the
fruit from those trees should be so
anxious to have them growing?
Someone spoke to him about it, and
this is his answer:
eyes, I am setting out these trees.
| do not expect l shall live to see
fruit on them, but someone will. |
have been enjoying the fruits Of 9th
er mems work all my life, why should
I not do this little thing for those
who come after me? I have always
tried to live SO that [ would leave
the world little better than [ found
it,"
If anything could be finer than that,
I do not know what it is. Working
for the present hour is the rule with
most men, Self stands first; but when
a man steps right out and says, 81
am living altogether for the present.
| want the world to get the benefit
Of my living" it means something.
And this is what Otis Fuller says
when, with trembling hands but stout
heart, he sets out trees for the years
to come
1t is a good lesson for us all. |
wish we might take it to heart.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24
THE PEACH BORER.

[ have just been taking some OBJ
servatlons on the peach borer. I
doubt If there is a peach orchard of
any size in the South that is not
more or less infested with this de-
structlve insect pest. In fact, it is
difficult to find a peach tree that is
three or four years old that has not
been attacked by the peach tree borer.
Experiments with different methods
Of destroying the peach tree borer
have under way by some of the ex-
pertinent stations for several years.
During this time many methods have
been tried, some Of which have given
good results while others of promise
lave done little or no good.
It is not the intention of this ar
ticle to discuss the many methods
tested, but rather to give directions
for applying the remedies that have
proven to be the most satisfactory,
and to show the importance of hav-
ing this work thoroughly done at
the proper season.
Peach growing is an important in
dustry in this and other Southern
States, and one that is rapidly in
creasing every year, but unless the
growers pay more attention to the
care Of their trees and exert every
effort to destroy their insect enemies
and the diseases to which the peach is
subject, their trees will gradually be-
come weak and sickly and the fruit
Of inferior quality.
While the well-cared for orchard
with its beautiful fruit will encour-
age few to go into the business, the
neglected orchard with its sickly trees
end imperfect fruits will discourage
many.
About the middle of November it
the base of the trees down to the
sharp pointed hoe and trowel; the
trees should then be examined care
fully, and if any borers are found
they should then be cut out and de-
stroyed. A heavy pocket knife, trow-
el and piece of flexible wire are
very convenient tools for this work
At this time of the year most Of the
borers will be about half-grown, but
some Of all sizes may be found. AT
ter the borer have been dug out the
rough bark on the body of the tree
is scraped off and the wash applied
to the body and the exposed roots,
with an old paint brush. Care should
he taken that every crevice in the
bark is thoroughly covered with the
wash. After the wash has been ap-
piled the soil is drawn back to the
roots of the trees and banked six
inches high around the base.
This treatment is repeated again
N the spring, not later than the mid
die of March. Great care must be
taken not to expose the base and
roots Of the trees any longer than
is necessary at this season of the year,
as the moth will soon appear and be-
gin to deposit her eggs. The trees
should be wormed as soon as the soil
is removed, the wash applied and the
soil returned to the roots as soon
as practicable. This prevents the
possibility of the eggs being deposit
ed, while the roots are exposed. This
is an important point and should be
closely observed.
I have known growers to remove
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
Newport News Observed Holiday
10 Appropriate Style.
BUSINESS PRACTICABLE SUSPENDED
Crowds FIocked to Exposition, Bur
the Streets Did Not Present sucn
a Deserted Appearance as Might
Have Been Expected.

Newport News observed the open.
Ing of the jamestown Exposition yes
terday in patriotic and appropriate
style, the day being n general holt
day In the city.
The shipyard. public schools, GUS
tom house, postoffice and practically
all of the stores and business and
shipping offices being closed. Some
o, the stores were opened for Sow
eral hours during the tarly part OF
the morning.
All of the hotels. many of the
stores and business houses and some
few private dwellings were decorated
with flags and bunting SO that al.
most the entire city had the APP
pearance of being in holiday dress.
Although thousands of the people
Of the city Hooked TO the Exposition
grounds from o'clock In the morn
Ing until noon the city diu not pres
ent such n deserted appearance MS
had been expected.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
RIGHT KIND OF ERROR.
Clerks Mistake May Mean Big
Fortune for Russell Sage Rappal.
BONDS MAY PROVE VERY VALUABLE
Years Ago His Father Purchased
$6soooo Worth of Railroad securl.
ties Which Were Declared to be
Worthless, But May NO. Be SO.
llly Associated presa1.

iASS AoopSlutCu
NEW YORK. April 2G.-'rhe error
of law clerk many years ago may
mean Il fortune TO Russell onge Rap,
pal and his mother and sister.
Many years ago Nathan Raphael, Il
close friend of Russell Sage, puE
chased $6S0,G00 worth of second mort.
gage bonds of tn Wasntch and .Jor.
dan Valley Railroad company, when
owned Il line in Utah. me Interest,"
OH the bonds of the road was ue-
fauited and first mortgage was fore.
closed. cutting out the holders OF the
second mortgage securities.
Nathan Raphael spent large parr
OF his fortune trying to recover from
the railway but was unsuccessful.
Worry caused his death. A snort
time ago Russell Sage Raphael, n son
OF Nathan Raphael. began suit i'm the
federal court on the bonds anu Sc.
cured judgement for S1,6S8,769, in.
GLIDING interest. This judgement ..as
been returned by the sheriff MS un.
satisfied and was today filed in court
While working up this case MIR. Rap
paefs lawyers discovered that when
tho first mortgage was foreclosed the
holders of the second, probably by a
clerks error, were not made parties
TO the suit. This ii is claimed in.
Validates the foreclosure proceedings
The old railroad property which
now belongs to the Denver RIO
Grande and Western is said TO he
worth about S3O,OO0,O0O. The second
mortgage bonds issued by the origr.
nal road amounted to SSOO.OO II
is not known who owns the other
Sl2O,OU0 of these bonds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
BOLD ATTEMPT MADE TO
WRECK SOUTHERN TRAIN
Engineer Stopped Mail No. 8 Just
in Time to Prevent Bad Acct
dent Near Harrisburg.
(By Associated Press !

CHARLOTTE, N. g., April 26.-a
bold attempt TO wreck Southern Ran.
way mail No. 3 near Harrisburg. IL
miles from Charlotte. was frustrated
tonight by the presence or nina or
the engineer who brought the train 10
standstill within n few feet of a
pile of trees laid across the track.
me conductor saw three men run.
ning through the woods where the
train stopped and fired at them with
OUT erect. Bloodhounds were sent
Tor and posse joined IN the hunt Tor
me train wreckers. AT midnight two
white men and a negro suspected of
me crime We're captured several miles
rom the scene OF the ATTEMPTED
noidnp. They are being held penn.
Ing an investigation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
FOUR SPECIAL OFFICERS
j NAMED BY COMMISSIONERS
Police Department Getting Ready to
Protect City Under Exposition

Four special officers were last night
appointed by the hoard of police com
missioners for the jamestown Sxpo.
isltion period. They are: w. M.
Brinkley, G. w. BIck, C. H. Atkinson.
and w. b. Edwards w. Il. Council.
who was recently appointed special
for the regular force, will also serve
MS special with the four new men,.
The specials Will be put on duty MS
aoon ms Chief Reynolds deems their
services necessary to give the CITY
proper police protection.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
VISITORS
TO
EXPOSITION.

can find first.class accommo.
dations at No. 2711 Washing.
ton Avenue, Powell Trust
Company Building, 2S06 West
Avenue and No. 2l8 Goth
Street. Rooms only, meals
can be had nearby at moder-
ate rates. Rooms with one
dresser and bed, $500, two
beds, $500 per day. Hot and
cold water bath and phone
service in each building free
to guests. Servants and man.
ayers at each place day and
night. Vault where valuables
and money can be deposited
free. Under management of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
Holy Ghost and us Return
I(By Associated prese

-, PORTLAND, MAINE, April &c
me barkentine, Kingdom, which
sailed from Rockland August %. 1905
with 10 members of the Holy Ghost
ana Us Society at Shiloh on hoard
for the Holy Land. arrived here today
On her return from the Mediterro.
mean sea. Those aboard reported that
Rev, Frank W. Sanford, the leader of
The society, who sailed with the marty
left them in January and they had not
seen or heard from him since.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
ROAD BARS MusrAcAEs.

Conductors on Burlington Must Shave
Clean and Wear White Collars.
OMAHA, NEBR.. April 2G.-Every
conductor on the Burlington Railroad
system must hereafter have clean
race. No whiskers nor mustaches
will be tolerated.
The order goes into effect May /.
All conductors must have cleanly
shaved faces. wear white linen col
lars and ties, and each must wear n
vest
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
p. r. BUSH OF TOANO
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Prominent Resident OF Peninsula
District Cuts His Throat and
Shoots Himself.
tRy Assoclnted presR1.

RICHMOND, VA, April Pip. r.
Bush, one of the most prominent men
of tho Peninsula district of Virginia,
committed suicide at Toano today by
first cutting his throat and then shoot.
Ing himself, He was connected with
some of the best people In the State.
lie was bachelor He is survivet.
by one brother, who is prominent
lawyer OF Birmingham, Ala, ana n
Rister.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
President Stevens Here.

President Stevens Here.
President George w. Stevens, OF
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Com
panay, came down from Richmond
early In The morning and Immediately
boarded the Callahan, remaining on,
her during the Two morning runs. 1t
was announced yesterday evening
That the railway company had maue
permanent arrangements for landing
the Callahan at the Sewalrs Point
pier.
The Old Dominion steamers Hamp-
ten and Ocracoke, carried about five
hundred people from Old Dominion
pier A to Sewall's Point, while the
ferries Endeavor and Annie l.. Van
solver transported several thousand
passengers from Ivy avenue to Sc
wallis Point during the day. There
were frequent rushes by the passen-
gers to board the steamers at the Ivy
avenue pier, but no passengers were
injured
Several hundred Newport News
people rode down to the Boulevard
early III the morning to witness Pres
ident Roosevelt review the fleet and
all were able to obtain an excellent
view of the naval pageant in the
Roads.
AS was the case in this city, the
people of Hampton, Phoebus and Olu
Point made All early start for the Dx-
position, hundreds being enroute
across the Roads when President
Roosevelt passed Old Point at S:33
o'clock. The guests ut the Old Point
Hotels and hundreds of people of this
city, Hampton and Phoekus, who had
! gone 10 Old Point early In the morn
| ing, viewed the review of the fleet
| from the government reservation.
| After the President passed down
into the fleet of American and for.
| eign warships In the Roads. the on
rush to the Exposition from The
towns of the lower end of the PENN
sula began In earnest and after 8
O'Clock every outgoing steamer from
| Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point was
crowded.
From Old Point.
| The Newport News and Old Point
steamer Queene Anne left Old Point
for Sewall's Point with four compa.
MES of artillery from Fort Monroe,
L
Ing ceremonies. but owing to the con
gestion ut Sewall's Point pier the
steamer did not secure landing UNI
til noon and the artilleryman did not
get TO the Exposition IN time to meet
President Roosevelt when he landed
rs had been planned. The companies
passed In review, however
The steamer Mabel Goldman car
ried the Huntington Rifles, of this
city, and the Peninsula guards, oil
Hampton, from Hampton to the Elk
position. Among the steamers oper
ated between Hampton and the Expo
sition throughout the day were the
Mabel Goldman. Ossining, Volunteer
and Helena, and two others by tho
Innes.Smith Transportation Company
The steamer Squirrel made hourl,
trips TO the Commercial pier from
Phoebus, and dozens of smaller craft
piled between that city and the Elk
position.
Some Of the Peninsula visitors Z,
the Exposition started back nom,
carly in the afternoon and from .na,
time until early this morning IN,
homeward rush continued.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
MRS. g. W. ELLIOTT DEAD.
Well Known Lady, Formerly of this
City, PAsses AWAY

City Passes Away.
Mrs. ]. W. Elliott, wife of the late
Mr.. j. w. Elliott, who ut the time
of his death was collector of Gus.
toms Mt this port died at the resi-
dence of her daughter. Mrs. C. E..
Doyle. In Richmond, Thursday night
The funeral services Will take place
from the residence today. Mrs. Fl. u.
Parker and Mrs. Felia Falev. of this
city, VIII go to Richmond this morn.
Ing TO attend the services.
Mrs. Elliott lived In this city for a
number OF years and was generally
loved by all who knew her.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
Voted Against Union.
(By Associated Press. \

ROANOKE, VA, April 2G-The
Montgomery Presbytery at Radford.
va, has published resolution reject
ing the articles of agreement and
praising the general assembly at Biz.
mingiam "for putting stop to fur
Their discussion of same or to any
movement which tends to disturb our
church work or its membership"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

Our Cuban friends couldn't refrain
From raising the Devil again.
1t seems that a Little Taffy" and
Rocky Mountain Tea
Has set the island free.
j. G. Gorsuch & Co. :