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The Washington times., 1908-06-10
IN STREET
BY ANGRY WIFE

SAN JOSE, Cal, June 10.-POnce here
and in San Francisco today are search
ing for Dr. Lawrence H Meadows, sur
geon of the steamship Manchuria, and
his wife, who publicly hogged Robert
s. Field, a wealthy citizen OF San Jose,
ia the street here.
Meadows and his wife called upon
Field. who IS a well-known merchant,
and demanded $1,000 for the alleged
alienation of Mrs. Meadows affections.
Field promptly refused to settle and the
husband. drawing a hOrseWhip from un-
der his coat, handed il to the woman,
who demonstrated her love for Field by
thrashing him SOuno"%
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BARNUM LEGACY
BRINGS WEDDING
Frisco Shop Girl Inherits S275,000
From Snowman and Waits
No Longer.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1o.-P. T
Barnum's wealth, S275,OOO of which has
Just been received as a legacy by his
granddaughter, Miss Eden Hall. brought
quick hymenal action here for the legd-
tee and William Byran Mcknight
Both Miss Hall and her sweetheart
were clerks in a department store here
when news that the legacy was real
was received.
Lets wait no longer, BILL said she.
lets get married right away"
Bill was willing. and he will help
Mrs Mcknight to spend the wealth
garnered by Americas greatest show
man.
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.KITTREDGE LOSING
IN SENATORIAL RACE
Returns Indicate His Stronghold
Has Given Crawford a Plu-
rality of 5000.

SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, June 10.-Re-
turns from the Black Hills counties.
which are supposed TO be solid for
Senator KittTedge. are slow in coming
in today. but those already in give
Governor Crawford, for United States
Senator in South Dakota's first State
wide primary a plurality Of 5000 over
Kittredge.
It is not believed Kittredge's late re-
turns viii overcome this lead. The
nomination of state SenatorVassey, the
Crawford candidate for governor, is
equally probable.
Indications point 10 the success OF
Burke and Martin, I<ittredge candt-
dates for Congress.
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PLANEY sUED FOR DIVORCE.

NEW YORK, Jure I0-CharIes e.
Blaney, of Blaney's Lincoln Square
Theater, has been sued for absolute d.
vorce by his wife. Elizabeth NJ. Blaney.
Mrs Blaney charges her husband with
misconduct while he was on the road
with one OF his companies in 1906 and
sgl
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COncrete Rushed Too Much.
Blames "Green" Walls.

Arthur y. Poynter, deputy building
inspector, the next witness called.
could not give the exact cause OF tie
collapse, but he thought it was because
of the green walls. He said il might
have been caused by the bulging of one
of the piers or a dropping Of the con-
crete forms" He told of an agree
ment made between Building Inspector
Ashford and Mr.. Beets, the architect
of the building.
"As / understand It." said Mr.. Poynt-
er. there was an agreement between
Mr. Beers and Mr.. Ashford by which
It was specified that pilasters should
be substituted between the floors To
carry the added weight which should
have gone into the walls?"
DO you believe the work has been
done according to law2'' asked Coroner
Nevitt.
Il do not know whether the law aG-
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Szs.so to Chicago and Return

June u TO Is. via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets good to return until June q. See
ticket agents.-Advs
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O.H.P. BELMONT DIES.
WAS ILL ONLY WEEK
Millionaire Rallies Just After
Sunrise, But Fails to Re-
gain Consciousness.

HEMPSTEAD, 7. l., June 10-Oliver
II. =. Belmont, after a weeks struggle
for life against peritOnitis, which fol-
lowed an operation for appendicitis, died
this morning at Gao o'clock.
Since yesterday Mr.. Belmont had been
in a state OF coma and when his physs-
clan. Or Langhart, after an a3-night
vigil. decided shortly before daylight
that dissolution was neaf, the family
was called to the bedside of the dying
millionaire. just after sunrise there
came a brief period when it was thought
consciousness would return TO the rap
idly sinking man. but the gathering Of
the vital forces proved only Homeutary
and then the coma became more pro-
f0unu than ever. The end came peace
fully
AT tho Belmont home it is said that
the funeral viii be held on Sunday from
the Church OF the Incarnation at Gar
Den City am that Bishop Burgess viii
preach the funeral sermon. August
and Perry Belmont, brothers Of the dead
man, who are in Europe, have been
cabled the news OF his death.
Youngest Of Three Brothers.
oliver Hazard Perry Belmont. the
mont, was born in 1855 His first wife
was Sarah Swan Whitney. She divorc-
ed him and married George /. Rives. a
corporation lawyer. Miss Natica Rives,
whose mysterious death in her home
on Fifth avenue, last February caused
such a sensation. was a daughter Of
o. II. 2. Belmont. Her name was
changed TO Rives after her mother had
married the second time.
oliver Belmont was graduated from
the Naval Academy and performed ac-
tive duty on the Kearsarge and other
vessels, resigning his commission to in
terest himself in politics. In 1900 he
was elected to Congress from the Thlr-
teenth New York district.
When the Spanish war broke out Bel
mont offered to supply a dynamite tor
pedO boat and place IL in commission
within ninety days. His offer was re-
fused.
EstTanged by Wedding.
The estrangement of Oliver Belmont
and his brothers. August and Perry.
was caused by oliver marrying Mrs.
Vanderbilt.
The bitterness between the brothers
so aroused Oliver that he started
paper called the Verdict Perry Bel
mont was mentioned in 1900 as a pos
sible candidate for the Vice Presidency.
The Verdict brought out the fact that
Perry had boIted the Bryan ticket in
1896 and then It was whispered about
Tammany Hall that o. If. P. Belmont
would not dodge the Vice Presidency if
II came his way.
The relations of the Vanderbilt chill
dren, ConsUelo, now the Duchess OF
Marlborough. William X. Vanderbilt.
IT.. and Harold Vanderbilt, and their
stepfather were always most cordial At
the marriage of Consuelo and the Duke
Of Marlborough. and later at the mar
rage of William X. Vanderbilt. jr, both
father and step-fatheT attended the
ceremony. His wife's three children,
the younges, OF whom is Harold, now
q student at Yale, were devoted 10 Mr..
Belmont.
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BUICK SPLITS EVEN
WITH FORD ROADSTER
But Three Starters Fail to Cover
COurSe-FaFmcrs Cheer
Passing Autos.
SCORES OF RUN.
LIGHT ROADSTERS.
Points off.

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Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
THE DAGWoRTHY MONUMENT

An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the unwilling of the Dagworthy
monument near Dagsboro, on Decoration
Day. (to-day), May Both, at O'Clock
P. III. Governor Lea will preside and be
will accept the monument on the part OF
the State. Chief Justice Lore will present
the monument to the State on behalf of
the committee, and DIR, George w. Mar
shall will read memoir of General John
Dagworthy, giving full facts as to his life
and his distinguished career as soldier.
Music will be furnished by Freeman's
Bows Brass Band of Lewes, The Cover
nor's staff will be in attendance, and both
Governor Crothers, of Maryland, and
Governor Fort, of New Jersey, have been
invited to participate in the proceedings,
and will be present either in person or by
proxy.
Arrangements have been made for a
special train to run through from Will
mington, which will reach Dagsboro at
noon, and the special train will leave
Dagsboro about o'clock, after the close
OF the exercises. Special excursion rates
will be given on the railroad and with
fair weather there ought to be a large out
pouring Of people. The exercises will be
free to all. The public is cordially in
Yited.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
DELAWARE's FRUIT CROP

Delaware's great fruit and market vege-
table crop was started to the city markets
Monday from practically every station on
the Delaware Division OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Several train crews have
been put on. 1t has been announced that
the local freight rates between points in
Delaware, which rates include the free re-
turn of all packages under the new ruling
of the railroad company, would be as
follows on tomatoes in carload lots OF 700
baskets: from l to 10 miles, one cent
per basket or crate; II to 20 miles, one
and one-half cents; q to 80 miles, two
cents; 81 to 40 miles, two and one-half
cents; Al to so miles, three cents; 81 to
60 miles, three and one-half cents; 81 to
70 miles, four cents; II to so miles, four
and one-half cents; 81 to 100 miles, 5
cents. Peach growers have decided how
ever, to use the ordinary peach basket,
regardless of the railroad company's nom
shelving order. The growers will adopt
this plan: first to have the baskets made
extra strong, with two wires tightly
wrapped about the middle for support.
Then one layer will be packed in the cars,
top down, the baskets being all provided
with a fastened cover of stout wood.
Another layer will then be laid, top down.
No more will then be placed in that car.
In this way, it is shown, the fruit will
carry in good shape to market.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
MAY BECOME A SALMON STREAM

w. E. Meehan, State Commissioner of
Fisheries, of Pennsylvania, said recently
that he was sanguine his plan for making
the Delaware a famous salmon stream
would be successful. About four years
ago the Commissioner planted upward of
10000 salmon eggs in tributaries to the
Delaware, and since then as many salmon
eggs as he could obtain have been planted
annually to stock the stream.
In recent communication to Mayor
Reyburn Mr.. Meehan said that this year
he expected to plant 100,0 Atlantic SAL
mon eggs which he is to receive from
Charles G. Atkins, superintendent Of the
Craig Brook Station, East Orland, Me.
Eggs of this Atlantic coast fish he had
been endeayoring to obtain, he said, for
four years, but had been unsuccessful
until this year because of their compare
tive scarcity, only two Maine rivers-the
Kenebec and Penebscot-yielding a sup
ply.
Several years will elapse before tie
Delaware will furnish salmon fishing. Mr..
Meehan explained that after being hatched
the young fish will remain in the smaller
streams where planted until next fall,
when they will enter the Delaware and
remain there for a year. At the end of
that time they will seek the Atlantic
Ocean, where they will apparently disap-
pear for four years, when they will return
to the Delaware to spawn.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
PERs soNALITIEs

Mrs. Ella Pennington, of Philadelphia,
was in town on Wednesday.
Miss Martha Cochran. of Wilmington,
visited friends here this week.
Mrs. G. ]. Freeman visited her parents
in Philadelphia part of last week.
Miss Hattie R. Cullen was the guest
of friends IN Philadelphia on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Parkar entertained
his sister, Mrs. Clark, part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Chamberlain and
two children are soiourning at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Ella Cochran visited her daughter,
Mrs. H. A. Pool, near McDonough, this
week.
Mrs. Mary E. Sanborn, of Wilmington,
was the guest OF relatives near town over
Sunday.
Mrs. A. G. Cox is making two weeks
visit with friends in Philadelphia and
Camden, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. James Roberts, of Smyrna,
were guests of his aunt, Mrs. A. NJ.
Heaton, this week.
Misses Elizabeth Holten and Lulu Vim
yard and little Miss Mildred Holten spent
Sunday in Smyrna.
DR.. R. A. Comegys and Mr.. Joseph P.
Comegys, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with their parents here.
Misses Bernice Metten and Allie Nc
Kee spent last Sunday in Townsend, the
guest of Miss Lena Stats.
Mrs. J. H. Mendinhall, of Wilmington,
spent Thursday and Friday with her
father, Mr.. G. P. Cochran.
Rev. E. W. Caswell, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is visiting at the home OF Mrs. Mary
Jones, on East Main street.
Mrs. H. Nelson Crane and daughter
Eleanor, of Sparrows Point, Nd, spent
this week with the Misses Gill.
Mrs. Ernest G. Windel, of Philadel-
phia, spent several days this week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Moore.
Mr.. Reece Woolford and two daughters,
Misses Ethel and Addie, of Clayton, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Wool
ford
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Wilson and little
son, of Eikton, Md, were guests of his
brother, Mr.. II. r. Wilson, the first of
the week.
Mrs. Everett w. Jones and two sons,
James and Walter, Of Patchogue, Long
Island, New York ,are visiting her brother
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Morrow.
Mr.. NJ. N. Willis and daughters en-
tained Misses Helen Philips and Laura
Worrell,o of Kennett Square, and Jesse r.
Willis and Mr.. Dever, of Philadelphia,
part of this.we
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
TOWN s EN- D

Mrs. B. N. West spent Wednesday in
Smyrna.
Miss Maggie Webb, of Dover, is the
guest of Mrs. Ohio Marvel.
Mrs. Clara Lattomus visited Philadel-
phia a few days of this week.
Mr. George Knots has been very ILL.,,
but is some better at this writing.
Miss Ray Reynolds, of Wilmington, is
the guest of Miss Laura Heavellow.
Miss Mary James, of Wilmington, is
the guest of Miss Ethelwyn Maloney.
Leroy Lockerman, of Wilmington, is
spending sometime at his home here.
Miss Mary Money has returned home,
after visiting friends in Roxborough, Pa.
ChiIdren's Day exercises of Townsend
Sunday School will be held Sunday even
ing, June 9TH.
The many friends of Mrs. W. N. Watts
will be glad to learn that she is much
better at this writing.
Howard Arnett and Clifford Reynolds,
of ISmyrna, spent Sunday with Daniel
Richardson and family.
Thieves visited town again on Tuesday
night breaking into the restaurants of
Henry Gill and Ernest Weldin. Cigars
and candy we're their chief booty.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
ABsoRBED By BELL co.

There was stir in Dover business
circles, affecting the entire Peninsula,
last Saturday, when it became known
that the Diamond State Telephone Conn
pany had been practically absorbed by
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsy-
lyania, and sweeping change will result.
William H. Baker general manager Of
of the Diamond State; ]. Harry Eckert,
the general auditor, and others of the ex-
pert telephone men whom Senator Il. A.
Richardson brought to Dover to develop a
a Peninsula telephone system for him
about eight years ago, and who have
built up system which now con-
meets every town and hamlet of the Pen
insula and many farmhouses, were noti-
fed that their services were dispensed
with and that all books and property
of the company's Office must be de-
livered in Philadelphia on Monday, June
1st.
The new office building, built under
the direction of General Manager Baker,
will be, it is said, let out for rent for office
purposes. Some parts of the upper story
of the building may be occupied by the
telephone company, but there is a pre-
vailing opinion it will, eventually, be
sold or leased for office rentals for long
tenn of years.
Under the new regime, it is said, ,only
supervisor will be kept on duty at Dover
and w. Branch Wainwright, the present
traffic supervisor will be retained.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
STUNNED VICTIM; BURNED HIM

CHEsTERTowN, May 2Sth.-In the pre-
liminary examination held this morning
before Justice J. C. Loud, Major Robert
son, who was arrested in Middletown,
Del, on Saturday evening, by Officer
William E. Dixon, for completely in the
murder of James E. Walmsley, turned
states witness, and accused Horace Hyn-
son.
According to Robertson's statement,
Hynson committed the murder by strik-
ing his victim on the head with base
ball bat, and while Walmsley was still
unconscious, saturating his clothing with
kerosene and setting fire to it. Robert
son said Hynson had previously told him
of his intention to "do up old man
Walmsley," and after the murder was
committed asserted he had done what he
said he was going to do, showing roll
Of money.
Robertson and Hynson, together with
Alexander Mosely, now confined in the
county Jail, were held for the action of
the grand jury.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
DR.. THOMAS H. GILPIN

After an illness of several months, DR..
Thomas H. Gilpin departed this life at 6. 80
O'Clock Wednesday morning, at his home
on West Main street. Deceased who was
81 years OF age, was one of the most wide
ly known men in New Castle County,
having served on the staffs of Governors
Watson and Tunnel, for many years
took an active part in State politics.
He was one of the Trustees of the In
sane at Farnhurst for number of years;
member of the Trustees of the Middle
town Academy a member of the
Board of Education, and a member of
the Light and Water Commission of this
town.
DR.. Gilpin was the ninth child and
sixth son of Henry Hollingsworth Gilpin
and Margaret Whann Ricketts, Gilpin;
grandson of John and Maria Husbands
HoIIingsworth Gilpin; great-grandson of
Joseph and Elizabeth Reed Gilpin; great
great-grandson of Samuel and Jane Parker
Gilpin, of Gilpin Manor, near EIkton;
great-great-great.grandson of Joseph and
Hannah Glover Gilpin of Birmingham,
Pa, and defendant in the sixteenth
generation of Richard Gilpin, of Kent
mere Hall, West Mooreland, England.
DR.. Gilpin was born at his fathers
home, pheasant Valley" near Elkton,
on June %, 1917. As a young man, he
studied dentistry under the late DIR.
Thomas H. Musgrove,in Elkton, and after
graduation located in Middletown.
Brief funeral services were held Thurs
day morning at o'clock, at his late resi-.
dence, DR.. F. H. Moore officiating, and
the remains were taken to Elkton on the
9.32 train, where they were inferred in
the family burying grounds on the farm
pheasant Valley" the residence of his
sister, after services Friday afternoon, at
2 o'clock.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
NEW CASTLE COUNTY FAIR

Elaborate arrangements are being made
for the annual New Castle County Fair
which will be on the grounds of the Della
ware Horse Shop Association on Septem-
ber l, 2, 8 and 4. The officers of the
Fair Association, which was recently in
corporated, announce that several thous-
and dollars worth of the stock has already
been disposed Of in Wilmington and else
where. The shares are S. each and it is
desired, for the success of the enterprise,
that the holdings be as general as posi-
BILE.
1t has been determined to give at least
two races on eac b day for purses of $500
each. In addition there will be running
races daily and road races on September
2 and 8. This will make the fair, from a
racing standpoint, the most important
ever held by the association.
The displays will be larger than ever
and everything points to an exhibition
that will compare favorably with any in
the East in its line.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
TO GET FREEDOM

GEORGETOWN, May 2Sth.-Violence was
not resorted to free the forty berry pick
ers who were confined in Jail for riding
on freight trains, as the Levy Court con-
cluded that FIVE days was the highest
sentence that could be given them. 1t
was shown that the men were coming
into lower Delaware in search of work
that they had no money and the trains
were the only means of transportation
open to them. In most instances the
men were caught by railroad detectives
at Harrington, yet were brought down
into Sussex county for imprisonment from
10 to Is days.
Members of the Court expressed them
selves ia very strong terms regarding the
county being compelled to pay for the
railroad police regulations when men
wanted work, and the solicitor for the
Court found the magistrate had been
working under an old law, which later
one had repealed. This decision of the
Levy Court will grant freedom to most OF
the prisoners, who at once will be given
work picking berries.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
$4,000 HORSE DIES

While DR.. J. c. Mccoy was about to
exercise the trotting stallion Admiral
Dewey on the private track at Kirkwood
Wednesday afternoon, the animal fell
dead from heart disease. Only two weeks
ago DR.. Mccoy, who is one of the best
known horseman OF the East, refused an
offer of $35, 900 for the animal. Horse
men say the animal was worth the money.
Admiral Dewey was only s years old.
His sire was Bingen and his dam the
famous Nancy Hanks. Admiral Dewey
had a record of 2.04 3-4. His record at
three years old was 2. IA IA. DR.. Mccoy
bought the horse from J. Malcomb Forbes
in Massachusetts several years ago, for
$6500. Previously Admiral Dewey had
trotted on all the grand circuit tracks and
had won big money. He is said to have
never made break. The animal had a
long string of colts, all of which have
proven fast.
Many other big offers had been made
to DR.. Mccoy for Admiral Dewey, but he
had refused to sell the Admiral at any
price.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
EIGHT BISHOPS ELECTED

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 27th.-After six
days of voting, marked at times by
methods that savored of far from religious
teachings, the Methodist Episcopal Gen
eral Conference yesterday elected the last
OF the eight new Bishops. Two were
elected when the balloting began on
Wednesday of last week, two more on
Monday and still two more on the 18th
ballot, yesterday morning, Rev. Wilson
S. Lewis, president of Morningside Col
lege, Sioux City, Iowa, and Rev. Edwin
H. Hughes, president of De PAW Uni
versity, Greencastle, Ind. The next
ballot, the 10Th, resulted in the selection
of Rev. Robert Mcintyre of Los Angeles.
The 18th was devoid of result, but on the
18th Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol Of Washing
ton, D. c., was chosen. Dr. Lewis had
26 more votes than necessary for choice;
DR.. Hughes, 13; DR.. Mcintyre, II, and
DR.. Bristol, II. The eight Bishops in
the order in which, they were chosen,
are:
Rev. William F. Anderson, New York.
Rev. John L. Nuelson, Berea, 0.
Rev. William A. Quayle, Chicago, Ill.
Rev. Charles W. Smith, Pittsburg, Pa.
Rev. Wilson S. Lewis, Sioux City, Iowa.
Rev. Edwin H. Hughes, Greencastle,
Ind.
Rev. Robert Mcintyre, Los Angeles,
California.
Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol, Washington,
D. G.
More rapid work marked the progress
of the voting yesterday than on any day
since it began,
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30

Sunset" comedy in one act,
and tThat Blessed Baby will be pre-
sented at the Middletown Opera House,
on Tuesday evening, June ID, under the
auspices of, the New Century Club. Seats
are now on sale at W. S. Letherbury's
hardwate store.
The Commencement Exercises of the
MiddIetown High School will be held in
the Opera House, on Friday evening,
June 10Th. Prof. Phillips of the West
Chester State Normal School, will make
the address to the graduates. The class
this year is small there being only two
graduates, Misses Blanche Deakyne and
Mary Richards.
Martin B. Burris, receiver of the George
F. Lee Co., of this town, sold the prop
erty of that company at public sale Satur-
day. 1t was purchased by DR.. G. B.
Pearson, a former owner, for $1,000.
Since the above sale, DR.. Paul R. Smith,
who some months ago succeeded DR..
Pearson in his practice here, has PHr-
chased the property from DR.. Pearson.
Messrs. VIM. B. Hates and Samuel
Buckworth are the successful applicants
for the two new rural free delivery routes
decided upon by the Postal authorities to
start from the local office on Monday
morning next. Mr.. Hates takes the
Manor route and Mr.. Buckworth takes
the route towards Odessa. 1t is expected
to be great convenience and popular
move with the farmers and residents along
the routes.
To-day, Saturday. being Decoration
Day, our National banks will be closed.
The day will be quietly spent in Middle
town, the only amusement being the
base ball game between Middletown and
the Smyrna club, on the home grounds.
The management OF the home team has
secured grounds from Mr.. J. C. Aston
and the game this afternoon will be
played there at three o'clock.