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Evening journal., 1908-07-13
BULLETS CRASH
INTO STREET CAR

DARBY, Pa. July -3-Eight pas
sengers and the conductor and the
motorman Of a car on the Chester and
Darby division Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company were given a
bad scare shortly before o'clock yes
terday morning. when James Madison.
colored. fired three shots through the
car from a 3s-calibre revolver after he
had alighted at Parker avenue and
Chester pike. following a quarrel with
the conductor over his fare.
At the first shot, which crashed
through two panes Of glass, the pas
sengers threw themselves fiat on the
floor of the car. which example was
followed a moment later by Conductor
Wright. as a bullet whizzed past his
head. The third bullet missed the
motorman, who threw on all speed.
Policemen Smith. Clark and Crum-
bach ran to the place frJm which they
heard the shots and arrested Madison.
He was given a hearing before Justice
Of the Peace J. NJ. Shaw, who held
him under $500 bail for court. Madison
resisted arrest and said that someone
had been shooting at him.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
CORONER DEFERS
EDWARDS INQUEST

Owing to the prostration Of Misses
Hester and Margaret Edwards. Of No.
20s West Eighteenth street whose
mother. Mrs. Alice Edwards. was killed
by a train at Binssead, Coroner Gala
way has postponed the inquest into tho
death. which was to have taken place
tonight. until Friday night.
The coroner has found no one who
actually saw Mrs. Edwards sruck by
the train. The engineer did not know
that his engine had struck anyone
until Mrs Edwards grip was found on
the pilot at Thurlow. The engireer
and fireman have been summoned as
witnesses before the coroner's jury
On Friday night also the coroner will
hold an inquest into the death Of the
unknown man who was killed on the
p. r. and w. Railroad last week at
Claymont The man IS supposed To
have relatives IN Chattanooga, Tenn,
and the coroner is endeavoring to CON-
municate with them.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
NEWSY DOINGS
OF new CASTLE
Holy Name Society Attended
First Mass in St. Peters
Church Yesterday
specIal 70 zee EvENINa IouRNAI.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. july 1s-Despite the
heat all churches had large congrega-
tionsi yesterday. Rev. S. B. Wylie
preached in the Presbyterian Church
at Delaware Civ lasr evening and tho
pulpit Of the first Presbyterian Church
was filled by Rev. NJ Freund. Of VIII
mington.
The members Of the Holy Name So
ciety attended fest mass in st. Peters
Church yesterday morning and received
Holy Communion.
Many young persons from here went
to Rose Hill yesterday afternoon and
attended the sunday school at that
place. as during the summer months
the Sunday school Of the Methodist
Church is held before preaching SER
vices on Sunday morning. The Rose
Hnl Sunday school wiz picnic at Co.
fields Beach on Thursday.
The Methodist SUNDAY school will
picnic at the same resoct on Thursday.
July go
The Rev. Albert Price is determined
that the colored people are to change
their ways. He has started an agita-
tion that all services are TO be held
earlier in the evenings so that the peo-
pie shall not disturb the white residents
going home.
McGrory was in excellent form on
Saturday and succeeded in whitewash-
ing the South Side club by the score
of to 0. Delaware City is the club
that tn> people want to see play here.
The Citizens Building and Loan AS
sociation meets this evening.
Mrs. Carnay celebrated her eighty
fourth birthday yesterday. Many reia-
itves called TO extend congratulations
The street committee Of Council viii
do considerable work during the COM
ing week.
Tax Collector Leach will receive his
duplicate during the coming week.
The steamer Adelaide made her first
trip between here and Woodland Beach
yesterday.
Travel on the cars yesterday was
| exceedingly heavy.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
PTOMAINE POISON
CAUSED HER DEATH

Ptomaine poisoning caused the death
of Mrs. Ellen c. Murray, Of Sixth ave.
nue. and Duncan street. early Saturday
morning. Mrs. Murray was stricken
shortly after going TO bed. and Or.
John c. Fahey was called in. 1t has
not been learned what 1ood may have
developed the poison.
Mrs. Murray leaves a husband anl
three children. Mrs. Margaret McCaun
her mother. is confined to bed with a
chronic disease. and in order that shS
may have a last look at her daughter
the body viii be taken TO her hore
No. 426 West Front street
The funeral viii be held from NJ
426 West Front street tomorrow
morning and solemn requiem high mass
will be said in St. Elizabeths Church
Burial will be in the Cathedral GENE.
tary.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
Given a Birthday Party

Miss Mildred Butler. OF No. si4 Lombard
street, was given party last wednes-
day evening, It being her twelfth birth
day anniversary. The house was decor
ated in the national colors The even
ing was pleasantly spent playing games
and music The guests we're invited Ia
the dining room where collation. was
served.
Those present were Mildred Butler
Adele Hepburn, OF East Orange, N. j.;
Ethel Calvert. Marion Calvert Grace
Sweeney, Grace Darrell, Gertrude
Mooney. Sara Cullen. Gladys westerheld
Edna Sparks Myrtle Adams Edith
Adams. Jeanette Mammele. Lillian
Moore. Harriet Bacon. Blanche Dicker-
son. Jennie Groves. Beatrice Sehl, Haze
Turner: Master Roland Butler Mrs
Lockwood. Mr. and Mrs William Shair
and Mr.. and Mrs. Butler.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
Officers Installed.

on Saturday evening George T. Lyons
Of Camp No. 13, district president OF
T. o. S. OF A., with a delegation from
Camps Nos. 13. 6. and 21 went to
Grubb's Corner and installed the Off
GERS Of Camp No. 22 there. After the
installation there was speechmaking by
Mr.. Alexander Of No. 1, Messrs. Lyon
Hilles and Smith of No. 13. Re-
freshments were served. The follow
ing officers were installed: Past Pres
ident. Jos. H. Etright; president, Clarl
w. webster: vice president, c. r
Mousley; master of forms. Lewis Pal
mer; conductor, W. T. Pierson; in
spector, Edward Sharpley; guard
Thomas Vance; trustee, Lewis Palmer
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
KILLED WHILE
RUNNING AWAY
Columbus Jackson Chased by
Crowd, Hides in Corn
Field and is Shot

Columbus jackson. colored, was shot
to death yesterday morning after he had
been chased from the railroad station in
Clayton into cornheld on the farm Of
r. e. Cantwell, about one mile north Of
that town The party that did the chas-
ing was composed of young men and
when It was known that the colored man
had been shot they scattered. Who fired
the shot that killed the negro is not
known.
Jackson belonged in Townsend. He was
wanted by the State authorities on a
charge of illegal liquor selling and run
ming a crap game at Duck Creek Bridge,
near Smyrna. state Detective James l.
Hawkins had been notified and went there
yesterday with the intention of taking
Jackson into custody. Constable William
M. Boyer, of Clayton, also was notified
and II was planned TO arrest jackson
after he arrived in Clayton from Town.
send and thence take him to Dover 70 be
locked up II was planned to take the
liquor that Jackson had at Clayton and
Constable Boyer was TO then take charge
OF the negro and ride with him through
| to Dover. jackson was on the train wher
Detective Hawkins boarded it and just
before the stop was made at Clayton the
detective placed him under arrest. The
colored man, however made a bolt foi
the door and jumped from the train be-
fore it had pulled into the station.
i A crowd OF young men was standing
about the station and they started IN pur
suit. AT Cantwelrs place two Of the part,
caught the colored man but so hard di,
the latter fight that he broke away from
them and continued running and disap
peared in corn field.
Constable Boyer and Detective Raw
kins had meanwhile come up In a car
riage The young men had surrounded tn,
cornheld and We're beginning to shoe
into it. One bullet struck Jackson n
the back. When the two officers came nj
they found jackson close TO the road
He was put into the carriage and driver
to Clayton where he died about FIVE min
utes after arriving The body was turne
over to Deputy Coroner FAIRIES and DI
Harmonson later performed an autopsy
He found that the bullet entered the righ
side Of the back penetrating the intes
tines and dropping into the stomach
causing hemorrhages from which the col
ored man died.
1t is alleged that Jackson had bee
running a gambling place and selln
liquor for the past five SUNDAYS nea
q Clayton. A quantity OF liquor in boxe
and several glasses were found after tn
chase by the officers to have belonged {
him. An inquest into his death will b
held at Clayton to-day
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
TO MARK THE MOUTH
OF DELAWARE BAY

On Wednesday the Delaware Commits
sion appointed to determine the line
separating the Delaware river and the
Delaware bay viii lay out the plot OF
ground on the Cummins farm at Liston'
Point on which the monument marking
the boundary is to be erected. The COM
missioners will go on the tug Taurus and
will leave here in the morning at {
o'clock. A similar commission from New
Jersey is to erect a monument at the
mouth OF Hope Creek, on the New Jersey
shore and the Delaware commission will
meet the New Jersey commission at
Hope Creek on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
Social and
Personal

Mrs. Irwin Truitt has returned TO her
home in this city, after visiting relatives
in Chester.
Mrs. Thomas Leach has returned
from a visit to friends and relatives IN
Philadelphia
Miss Ida Downs has returned home
after visiting relatives and friends at
Dover.
Miss Scllie Grassland has been visit
ing her brother at Middletown.
Miss Elina Clark ana brother SAM
uel Clark of Chester, spent yesterday
in this city.
A. S. Wilson Of Georgetown, who has
been spending sometime here has re-
turned home.
John Kaiser and Miss Adaline Sharp
spent the week end with Georgetown
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Leary Of Roxana, have
been spending several days here.
Wallace Dill is spending sometime
with friends at Frederica.
| Miss Pauline Hudson Of Frederioa,
/ has returned after a visit with friends
! I'm Philadelphia and this city.
4 George Beckett is visiting his cousin
at Frederick,
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Jackson have
returned from a two weeks vacation
at Bowers's.
Ray Phillips. Thomas Heinsington
and Harvey Vernon spent the weoi:
end with friends at Concord.
Y Mrs Ford Phillips has been spend
ing several days with her mother, Mrs
F. Vansant OF Millington.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harris have
been spending several days with Mr.
, and Mrs George Lynch % FELTON,.
, Mrs Charles Cook and daughter are
+ visiting FELTON, friends
b Merritt Lynch has been visiting nj
parents at FELTON,
/, Mrs. George Cohee and Mrs. Nlcoda.
mus Cohee Of Woodside were recen
visitors here
Mrs. John shockley Mrs Emory
, Hasting and Walter Kates Of Wood.
side, have returned from visit {,
Wilmington friends.
Mrs. c. Hutchinson has returned c,
Harrington, after a visit TO friend
r here.
Miss Ida Downs has been spending
( few days with Dover friends.
Mrs. G. W. Collins and daughter ar
on trip 10 Indiana.
/ Mr.. and Mrs James A. Wilkinson
n have gone on a visit to relatives an
% friends IN Pennsylvania
d Mrs. George W. Fleming, OF the High
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
STEAMBOAT MEN TO
HAVE CONVENTION

The Board of Steam Navigation will
hold its thirty-seventh annual conven-
tion in Philadelphia on October Z and
8. Representatives from all parts of
the United States will be present.
among whom will be some of the most
prominent and active owners Of steam
vessels in this country. Action will
be taken TO secure a liberal enforce.
ment Of laws relating to steam ves-
sells and to check the many impositions
now placed on steam craft by Gov
ernment officials.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
WORSE EVERY YEAR
Plenty Of Wilmington Readers Have the
Same Experience.

Same Experience.
Don't neglect an aching back.
II will get worse every year.
Backache is really kidney ache
TO cure the back you must cure the
kidneys.
II you don't. other kidney ills roll
low
disease.
A wilmington citizen tells you how
the cure is easy.
Conrad Heinekamp, 7O1 Tatnall St,
Wilmington, Del, says Il have had
no cause TO change my opinion regard =
ing Doan's Kidney Pills since / made
nv former statement in 1904. About
three years ago I had been suffering
for quite a while with pains across the
kidneys and in my right hip 70 such
an extent that was not only painful but
interfered greatly with my getting
about and attending 10 business. Thev
were so painful at night that ] could
not get much rest. / procured box
Of Doan's Kidney Pills at n. B. Dan
forth's drug store. used them and they
cured me. / have not had any return
of the complaint since and il gives
me pleasure at this time. April 27, 1901
TO say that Doan's Kidney Pills have
proven to be all that IS claimed for
them in my case and / viii continue tc
recommend them in the future as
have in the past"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster -AIilburn Co. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Unite,
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-anc
take no other.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
RIBS BROKEN WHEN
HIS HORSE RAN AWAY

George Barrett had three ribs frsc-
tured while driving yesterday afternoon
near Newport. Barrett was thrown
from the carriage when he horse bolt
ed on the appearance of. a freight
train. His brother. Allen. remained
in the carriage and succeeded in check
ing the runaway. DR.. j. Lewis Chipman
treated the injured man.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
Services at a Wharf.

The Rev. II. A. G. westerheld. pas
tor OF Asbury NJ f. Church, directed
services at Third street wharf last
night. Cornet solos were played dur
ing the service by Harry Boyer ard
singing was directed by Walter w.
walls. The river front services are
proving very popular.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
aFourthu viotins Reooverino,

John Mowiski, of No. % Robinso
street, has recovered from Fourth OF
July burns sufficiently TO leave tit
Delaware Hospital. Howard Hackett
1s years old. of No. 5 South Linco.
street who was injured when a SIN al
cannon burst IN his face. is still at the
hospital One of his eyes has beer
removed. but physicians hope 10 save
the other eye
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
seberry Y al Pennsurove.

Members OF Seberry spent Satur-
day afternoon and evening at Penns-
grove. The young women enjoyed a
picnic supper in the grove. Amona
those who enjoyed the outing We're.
Misses Katherine ]. Croesa Frances
Ramsey Grace Vliet, Minerva vliet
Constance Wynands. Miss Schillinger
Clara Mason and Eva X. Jones. John
Watson. Andrew Watson. H. Clifford
Sinclair. Hamilton Lang, William
Maser. Paul Brooks.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
Married Id Midninht.

William Shultz and Miss Laura NJ.
Cloud. both Of Philadelphia. were mar
ried by the Rev George L. Wolfe
shortly after midnight on Saturday.
The young couple gave no particular
reason for wanting TO be marriul a.
such an hour. They returned TO Phil
adelphia Immediately after the cere-
mony
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
FIX. AND H17SSs, z,AFT LEAVING 5z.LO7cS
-EEZSc0SAL clzAREks. nor SPRINGS, Va

HOT SPRINGS. Va. July 1S-Rcst,
exercise and politics is the programme
William II. Taft has laid down for
himself during the months Of July ana
August. There will be a single inter-
ruption, that Of his trip to Cincinnati
on July 2S, when he will receive the
formal notice Of his nomination aud
make the speech of acceptance. Then
he will return here 70 take up golf ana
horseback rides. seeing the politicians
of the party between times, and leav-
ing early in September for Cincinnati,
again o take up the real work Of the
campaign.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
Onerntlon Perfnrmed.

NEWARK, July l3.-Mrs Mabel VIII
son. wife of f. clifford Wilson. wns
taken quite IN and it was found that
an operation had to be performed. pr
Stubbs, Of Wilmington, Drs. Kollocis
and Blake performed the operation. TIE
patient at this time is getting along
nicely.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13

Complaint is heard hourly regarding
the cutters Of Delaware street west or
Fifth street.
Rev f. Y. Moore ana Mrs. Moore ara
spending a week at Ocean Grove, n J.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
-Four Concerts by PhIla. Orchestra.

Four Concerts py FHIIa' C'0''V''
The Philadelphia Orchestra viii give
four concerts in this city next season.
The dates will be November ie' De-
cember p, January Is and February 10
Miss churchman viii continue as busi-
ness manager Of the Women's Com
mittee which will arrange for the con-
certs.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
RihIn class Eronrsinn-

Rodney Street Church Bible Glass
will give a moonlight excursion on the
steamer Jlrica tomorrow night There
will be music and refreshments aboard
the boat The boat will leave King
street wharf at o'clock.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
j. Ravard Cook Dead.

]. Bayard Cook died at the White
Haven Sanatorimn yesterday from
tuberculosis Mr.. Cook was a graduate
Of Goldey College and lived at FELTON,.
His funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon. A-Aaaeis&
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
MANY crnhs at Pennsarove.

Crabs are being caught in the river
of Pennsgrove. the dry weather hav-
always brings the crustaceans up tie
river
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
10 Give Porch Party.

The Misses Ray and Elizabeth Nc
Clintock will give a porch party Al
their home at Eighth and Franklin
streets tomorrcw evening for the bene-
fit OF Hanover Church A pleasant
evening has been provided for.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
Firsmsn Have outinn.

Members OF the Reliance Fire Com
pany spent yesterday on the river IN
launch. They had a delightful out
ing.
Evening journal., 1908-07-13
SidebOard RefrigeratOrS

Made Of quarter-sawed oak, finely polish
ed and guaranteed to give satisfaction.
They're zinc-linei, have porcelain lined
iron tank, which serves as a water cooler.
Top has beveed plate mirror
Reg'r price SIAso; reduced price SI3o5 each
Reg'r price SIs7s; reduced price STATS each
Regr price $50. so; reduced price SIs4s each
Reg'r price $4,000; reduced price 5000 each
Regr price s24.7s; reduced price S22aS each
Reg'r price S27.7s; reduced price Sa4oS each
First floor
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HIGHWAYS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Increasing Cost of Maintenance and
How to Meet 1t.

Increasing Cost of Maintenance and
How to Meet 1t.
Consul Maxwell Blake of Dunferm-
line reports as follows concerning
the new problems which confront
municipalities and county councils
throughout Great Britain, where the
expenditures for road construction
and maintenance is increasing at an
alarming rate:
Traction engines, but more espec-
| tally the various types of motor cars,
are held to be largely responsible for
the increased cost of road mainten-
ance, against which the taxpayers
are loudly protesting. Various ways
of relieving the situation are sugges-
ted. The motor car union requests
the government to set aside in a gem
eral fund all money collected from
the taxation of motor cars out of
which grants can be made to local
authorities toward meeting the in
creased cost of construction and
justifies the conclusion that the dam
| age complained Of was the result of
motor car traffic. Others suggest that
a graduated toll, according to dis
lance travelled, be collected from
motor cars, and still others advocate
direct grants by the government.
The very satisfactory means of OBJ
waiting the dust nuisance on motor
roads used for the past few years
| was a surface spray of tar, but as
this costs about $3.50 to $3.50 per
mile of road sprayed, and at best is
but temporary palliative treatment
rather than a permanent or preserv-
ing one, it is being given up and an
effort is being made to substitute tar
macadam instead.
| Tar macadam, it is claimed by
some is destined to solve the entire
| problem of road construction, and its
practical results to date go a long
! way toward justifying this prophecy.
For the best results of this method
a coarse of hard porous stone must
be used, well baked to extract all
moisture before mixing with the tar
preparation. When mixed it is laid
about five inches thick upon we'll
prepared foundation, and when suffi-
GENTLY rolled it gives smooth sur
face, a compact body resisting damp
ness, frost and hard wear, and as it
does not require so much Gambler
| to shed water it is consequently a
| better road to travel over.
| The cost of tar macadam, applied
to a mile of road twenty feet wide
laid upon a rock bottom works out
at about $7250. Such piece OF road
way should last, | am told, for al
least twenty years, at an average
cost of $55 per mile per annum for
maintenance. AS comparison with
1.-THE cost of ordinary macadam it is
| unfortunately high, but 1t is said that
in spite of this great difference in
cost the use of the tar macadam
| works out the more economical of
the two. The tar macadam costs
about 55 cents per square yard.
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Pupils Give Recital.

The music pupils of Miss Myrtle
Pridemore entertained a large audi
ence with a splendid recital at the
Sims Library Monday night. The
event closed the years work of the
children under the direction of Miss
Pridemore, and the manner in which
the program was rendered showed
that high degree of proficiency had
been reached duriDg the year The
program was as follows:
| Grand Galop Brilliant, Leona
Boze, Edyth Nycum, Eva Jones.
Charge of the Uhlans Gaiop, Jes-
sic Davenport, Callie Pratt
Gold Fish Polka, Edith Roger, Zee
Stout.
Valse in c, Georgia Newton
Tripping Through the Meadows
Chattie Briggs, Erma Roberts
A'Grandes, Guides Galop, Sybil
Wooley, Aleen MCGEE.
Perle Du Nord, VILLA Mae
Stroud
Adirondacks Galop. Gladys Rush
ing, Catherine Cole, Marguerite Cole
Beauty's Eyes, Erma Roberts.
Aux Armes, S E. Bales, Vera
Crisler.
Polonaise Brilliant, Georgia New
ton, Villa Mae Stroud.
Valse De 'Fleurs, Aleen MCGEE.
Boute, En- Train, Eva Jones, Clar-
ice Roberts.
Sylvia, Clarice Roberts.
Aschenbrodel, Myrtle Maledon,
Clarice Roberts.
L'Ardita, Erma Roberts
(a) Rondo Capric Cioso 90 Ze-
phyrs de Mai, Myrtle Maledon
Overture, to "Tancrede,' S. F.
Bales, Villa Mae Stroud, Vera Girls
Ter
At the completion of the program
Judge Hawkins, with a few happy
remarks, presented gold medals to
Misses Myrtle Maledon, Sybil Wool
ey. S. r. Bales and Catherine Cole.
Special mention was made of Misses
Erma Roberts, Aleen MCGEE, Villa
Mae Stroud and Vera Crisler.
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Pennsylvania Educators

State College, Pa, July Penn,
sylvania State College is today the
host to hundreds of teachers, here
for three-day meeting of the State
Eduf atiOnal association. Distinguish
ed educators of both east and west
are on the program for addresses.
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Club Invitations.

No formal invitations are being
sent to the people of Waxahachie by
the Young Mems Chautauqua Club,
but every one will be cordially well
coined. The cards which were printed
were only for the use Of club mem
bers who desired to invite friends
from other cities. Home people
should understand that they will al
ways find a hearty welcome
ALBERT SINGLETON, Pres.
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erwin < COOK
GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND
BUILDERS.-HOUS PLANS
A SPECIALITY

Manufacturers or planning mill
products of all kinds A few days
more only for reduced prices on
house screens. Office at mill on
South Monroe street, near Katy
freight depot. S. w. Phone 400.
WAXAHACHIE planning MILL co
s. J. Erwin. MET.
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NOTICE..

Water rents for the July quarter
are now due and payable at the Office
Of the superintendent of the water
works on or before the 10th day OF
this month. P. F. Davenport, Supt.
80
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Mrs. w A. Chapman and daugh-
ter, Miss Lille, have gone to Chilli
cothe to spend a few weeks with rel
atives and friends
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Mrs. j. A. Giddings and children
of Wichita Falls are visiting her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. G. d. Bonner.
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Warren Lomax of Dallas, who has
been visiting relatives in the city,
returned home this morning