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Evening journal., 1908-05-06
METHODISTS GATHER IN
GENERAL CONFERENCE

this time and thus there will be an
other general change in the organiza-
tion's control.
On the question Of amusements SO
many of the bishops have expressed
their opinions that it can be safely
said that in the message they viii op-
pose any change in the traditional
stand Of the CHURCH against worldly
amusements and will discuss closer
social organization Of the young and
old of the church.
So great is the interest in the ques-
ton of bishops for races and problems
growing out of the desire of negro
members for greater recognition that
the bishops win make some statement
on this anbiect. although there cpm-
ment is expected to be little more than
a suggestion to act slowly.
The chief business of to-day was the
election Of a secretary and the assign
ment Of the delegates TO their places
on the fourteen standing committees,
on each of which every conference has
one or more representatives
Evening journal., 1908-05-06

At what was to have been private
meeting of the members of the Board
Of Water Commissioners. the Street
and Sewer Directors. the Board Of
Park Commissioners and DR.. Evan G.
Shortlidge, Of the Board Of Education
IN the Street Department building,
Sixth and King streets, yesterday al
ternoon, to consider the application OF
the Delaware Water Company for per
mission to lay its mains across certain
city streets to supply water to the
Pennsylvania Railroad, in return for
which the railroad is expected to lease
TO the city a tract of and for use as
a public playground. it was decided to
have the railroad submit a written
proposition to the city, on which the
Streat and Sewer Directors, as the
franchise granting body. might act.
The meeting was failure in so far as
it was intended to frame proposition
for the consideration Of the railroad,
which was the real object of the con-
ference. The conferees were Presl-
dent Thomas II. Melvin and Senator
George w. Sparks, of the Street ana
Sewer Directors: Samuel II. Baynard
and William P. Bancroft, of the Board
Of Park Commissioners; Engineer
Theodore A. Leisen, Benjamin F. Show
and Peter ]. Ford, Of the Board Of
Water Commissioners, and DR.. Evan
g. shortlidge, of the Board Of Educa-
tion.
That the railroad company has de-
clined to enter into a twenty-year
lease of the park land in return for the
CITY granting the Delaware Water
Company permission to lay its pipes
was one OF the disclosures Of the con-
ference William P. Bancroft said he
had conferred with E. F. Brooks, gem
eral superintendent of the p, B. anu
w. Railroad Company, about the mat
ter and Mr.. Brooks said the railroad
company would not grant twenty
wear lease Of the land along the Chris
tiana river. II was intimated that the
companx would consider giving a ten
year lease. with an extension of ten
more years If the railroad company
did not desire the land FOR its own use
then.
The subject has been before the park
water and education boards and tht
prospect Of having a public playground
has generally appealed to the mem
hers. Recently the Water Board pro
posed that the railroad lease th'
land east Of Church street and be
tween Third and Fourth street for 2
years without restrictions in return To-
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
GAME WILL BE PROTESTED

There will be forwarded TO Charles
Carpenter. president of the Tr-State
League this afternoon, a formal pro-
test against the game played at South
Side Park yesterday afternoon between
the Wilmington and Altoona clubs.
The grounds of the protest will be
that Umpires Walker and Mullin gave
unfair and unjust decisions. and the
entire matter will be laid before Presi-
dent Carpenter.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BALTIMORE. Nd. May 6-Seven
hundred and eighty delegates, repre-
senting more than 100000 active mem-
bers and a similar number of Sunday
school pupils of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church in thirty-seven different
countries in the world, gathered at the
Lyric here to-day for deliberations
that will last a month and will be of
vital Importance to the church which
John Wesley established in this coun-
try. The general conference has met
in Baltimrre more often than in any
other citv.
If the predictions of those who as
bishops or general officials can be re-
lied on. this gathering viii go down in
the history of the church with inn
portance that will rank 1t with the
rreatest yex held. Six bishops have
died in the last quadrennium, and six
in the last eight years. Thus leader
ship has. shifted a great deal since the
opening of the twentieth century. Eight
or ten new bishops are to be elected
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
HOTEL CLERK SHOT
BY INSANE WOMAN

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
MONTPELIER, VT. May 6-Littlo
hope is entertained to-day for the re-
covery of Louis Neveau, the former
hotel clerk. who was shot last night by
Christina Bau. curing fit of tempor-
ary insanity The, bullet lodged in
Neveau's back, and his physicians to-
day described his condition as very
serious. Neveau was unknown to Miss
Bau.
To-day arrangements are being made
to remove the body Of the young wo-
man. who killed herself after shooting
Neveau, to her former home in Barre,
where her father is well-known
photographer.
Neveau was in a pavilion in front Of
the State House. when Miss Bau ap-
peared and without a word shot him.
Two years ago. during a IN Of in
sanity. the girl shot a man in Woods
vile. N. II. She had only been re-
leased from an asylum at Waterbury
last November.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
SUPREME COURT
REVERSES SUIT
Dredging Company Bank Case
Remanded to the Lower
Court
CHURCHMAN CHECKS
FIGURED In ACTION

DOVER, Del, May s-There was q
big surprise in Supreme Court to-day.
when the court In special adjourned
session reversed the decision Of Super
ior Court and remanded the celebrated
dredging company case back to a jury
in New Castle county.
The National Dredging Company in
stituted a suit against the Farmers
Bank of the State Of Delaware for
ss1.5s1.ss. which had been drawn from
the bank through checks which had
been uttered by William II. Church.
man, deceased. late secretary Of the
company. The checks covered a period
from July, 1907. TO January, 1908, during
which period the company carried an
account in the bank.
When action was brought in New
Castle county two years ago, Attorneys
Ridgely and Ward for the bank moved
a non-suit. which was granted, and the
case was taken from the jury and dis
missed, the principle ground being that
the plaintiff company had been regular
ly supplied with their paid checks and
passboolS for their verification, and II
there was fraud going on, they were
negligent in not discovering it.
The checks were written by Church.
man as secretary, signed by him are
then mailed to Alabama to be signed
by the president, George G. Barker
They We're then returned to Church
man, who made alterations "fol
bearer and drew the money.
Supreme Court to-day declared III
belief that these facts should go to ;
jury to show whether those alterations
should have been discovered by thi
bank. The court says:
1T is not for this court to say, I;
the pending cause. whether the evi
dence bearing upon the question Of III
want Of due and reasonable care ol
the part of the bank on the paymen
Of altered checks was strong or weak
when taken in connection with tn
evidence tending to show that tn
method in which the business Of tn
plaintiff company was conducted, wa
calculated to mislepd the bank, wa
such as to constitute the proximat
cause Of The loss
1 Former Senator Anthony Higgins an
William S. Hnies represented tn
/ dredging company. which won its cas-
| to-day.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
BADLY HURT BY
FALL FROM TRAIN

While riding on a Delaware railroad
freight train at Townsend this morn
ing, William Harris, a white man, who
said his home was at Harrisburg. was
thrown from the train and narrowly
escaped with his life. Harris just
cleared the rails over which the train
was running rapidly He alighted on
his head and was badly. although not
fatally injured. When he arrived at
the county hospital an hour after the
fall his eyes were closed and his face
a mass Of raw mesh.
Harris said he was on his way TO
Sussex to pick fruits and berries when
he was jostled from the train.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
Mr.. LUKENS DIED
AFTER OPERATION

William II. Lukens. aged AZ years, OF
this city died Yesterday in the Medico-
Chirurgical HOSPITAL. Philadelphia, fol-
lowing an operation for peritonitis. He
made his home with DR.. Joseph
Chandler of this city. by whom he was
employed as a driver and chaffeur for
ten years. DR.. Chandler spoke very
highly of the man to-day.
Lukens was a widower and is sur
vived by a daughter aged 16 years.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
NEW OFFICERS
PASS EXAMINATION

Two new officers were appointed by the
Police Commission yesterday afternoon.
They were William G. Robinson, OF No
1904 East Eighth street, and Louis w.
Melvin, Of No. 1910 Mt. Salem Lane. One
fills the vacancy made by the death Of
John f. Ford and the other takes the
place Of Joseph Cornish, who was dis.
missed from the force on the charge Of
conduct unbecoming an officer.
The new appointees passed the physical
examination to-day and will 80 on duty
tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
HILLES W. c. T.U.
ELECTS DELEGATES

At the monthly meeting of Hilles w.
c. Il. u, in the home Of Mrs. Richard
w. Brown, No. 2001 Rockford road,
yesterday afternoon, six delegates and
alternates were elected to go to the
county convention, which will be held
at Delaware City tomorrow. The
delegates are as follows: Mrs. Thomas
Latimer, Mrs. Ella Wiley, Miss Mary
Ingram, Mrs. Mary Cunningham, Mrs.
Anna Brown and Mrs Jackson; alter
mates, Mrs. Ella Nixon, Mrs. e. A..
Brosfus. Mrs. A. M. Haley, Mrs.
Thompson. Mrs. Mary Clarkson and
Mrs. Sar;--i C>ljleu.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
MASSACH CHUSETTS, SAYS
WILLIAMS, WILL BE BRYAN

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON. Nav 6-The Democrats 81
Massachusetts, are preparing to hold
an absolutely harmonious convention
tomorrow. It seems certain that the
State delegates win adopt platform
declaring for Bryan, and the Johnson
men will not raise a dissenting voice
George Fred Williams, the Bryan
leader in the Bay State. declares that
he wia deliver to the Nebraskan the
whole state delegation.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
REV. X. G. UNDERWOOD WILL
LECTURE ON KOREA

Rev. II. G. Underwood, Of Korea, now
for short time in this country will
deliver an address in Rodney Street
Presbyterian Church tomorrow, Thurs
day evening. at 7.45 o'clock to which
the public in general is invited. Dc.
Underwood's experience in Korea reads
like a romance and not only those in
terested in mission work, but all classes
desirous of general information as 10
Korea's development would do well to
make a special effort to hear him.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
PAVING STREETS
IN SOUTH END

The Street and Sewer Department
has now taken up the work Of paving
street in South Wilmington. Concrete
win be laid. It is expected that .he
work will take several weeks. The
streets are on the list to be improved
and viii be a decided Improvement to
South Wilmington. The streets now
being made ready for paving are Heald
street from Lobdell to E street, and
New Castle avenue between Lobdell
and B streets.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
Rev. Or. Lewis still Very IN.

The Rev. William Frederick Dickens
Lewis. pastor of Rodney Street Pres
byterian Church, who has been threat
ened with typhoid fever for more than
a week. and whose condition became
alarming last Sunday, since which time
he had improved slightly UP to yes
terday, is unchanged today. He is stIll
very ill.,
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
WILL
ELECT FIRE CHIEF

The recently organized Montrose
Volunteer Fire Company will meet in
Robinson's Hail. Montrose. tonight,
and will elect fire chief and other Of
ficers. The BOARD OF directors VIII
organize and will elect the Officers, af-
ter hearing a report from the bylaw
committee. The honor Of being the first
fire chief of Montrose has aroused
much interest. Prominent among
those mentioned for the office are Will
liam Carter and Eugene Salloway. both
of whom are moving spirits In the
Montrose Protective and Improvement
Association, Of which the fire company
is an offspring. Plans for the purchase
of apparatus will also be considered
tc-ni@R2,
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
A 25-T0-I SHOT
WINS BIG RACE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEWMARKET. England, May g.
August Belmont's Norman III to-day
won the 1000 guineas race. one of the
most classic events on the English turf.
King Edwards Perrier. favorite in the
race. was unplaced. Seventeen horses
ran.
The betting was rs to against Nor
man Ill.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
MEArHER.

WASHINGTON, May 6.--Ths de-
preston that has occupied ths central
valleys for several days, is still In the
vicinity Of Southern Illinois. AS re-
suit, cool easterly winds with rain con-
tinue through the Atlantic coast dis-
tricts.
Forecast till p. M, Thursdays
For Delaware-Rain tonight, warmer
in extreme south. Thursday showers,
probably warmer in the afternoon or
at night; fresh east to northeast winds.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
Permits for Building Alterations.

Five permits for alterations were Is-
sued by Building Inspector Johnson to-
day They were as follows; S. f.
Hamilton. No. 91s Wilson street, $50;
James Berry, auto house at No 2500
West Eighteenth street, s120; Frank r
Ewing, alterations to the East Side Re-
publican Club, at No. 9O4 King street,
s66S: ID. Sher, No 202 West Second
street, $3.50; William H. Cook, No. 1903
Vandever avenue, $50.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
Mr. RIaek Wins Prlze.

Howard Black, Of Stanton. won the
prize offered by Larus-Altheimer Co.,
of AIT Market street, to the person who
would write the most times the sem
tence "Larus-Altheimer Co. Credit
Clothiers" on a post card. Mr.. Black
wrote the sentence 6S7 times and re-
ceived for so doing his choice Of ten
dollars worth of merchandise. The card
is on exhibit at the clothing firms store.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
WILMINGTON ORCHESTRA
WILL GO TO WEST CHESTER

The wilmington Orchestra will give
a concert in the Opera House at West
Chester on Tuesday evening, May II.
The entire organization Of So pieces
will assist in the concert under the d.
rection Of A. H. Rodemann. Miss lsa-
belle wales Of this city will be the
soloist.
Evening journal., 1908-05-06
No Session of clty court.

Because of the illness Of City Judge
Edwin r. Cochran and the absence from
the city of Deputy Judge Joslyn, there
was no session of City Court today
There were a half dozen prisoners
charged with minor offenses, who
awaited trial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
ver mont Audubon Society

TIE officers of the Audubon So
ciety of Vermont, recently elected,
are as follows; President, Prof j.
W. Votey, University of Vermont,
Burlington; secretary, Q. d. Howe,
Essex Junction; treasurer, Miss
Emma f. Drew, 80 Grant street,
Burlington; first vice president, Mrs
E. +. Davenport, Brattleboro; second
vice president, Miss Cora |. Tarbox,
Essex Junction
The, Audubon leaflets, published
by the National Association of Audu-
bon Societies, containing illustra-
tions and descriptions of birds, and
dealing with their economic value
will be distributed during the month
of May. These leaflets are intended
especially for use in the schools. A
limited supply of these will be sent
free to teachers upon application to
the Secretary of the State Society.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
TRAMP MYSTERY CLEARED.
"a No. - Leaves the Road to Write
a Book.

"A No. l." the most famous tramp
in the world, has cleared up the
mystery Of his identity and is going
to write book OF his adventures.
Since 1883, when he started tramp
ing, this curious fellow has been
known everywhere as "a No. l."
and this title is seen on fences,
freight cars and railroad stations in
every town from New York to San
Francisco.
He has travelled more than 3oo,-
900 miles at a cost of $3.50, riding
on top and underneath freight and
passenger cars. He does not beg,
but gets a living by carving artistic
images from Irish potatoes. He
speaks English, German, French
and Spanish. He docs MT drink
smoke, gamble or steal. He wear;
badge presented by Richard X,
Fox number of years ago tor com
pleting trip from New York t.
San Francisco in II days and ST,
hours without paying lairoaC
fare. For this he received $1,000.
"a No. /" announces that hi
name is Ray Livingston and hi
hone at Cambridge Springs, Penn.
and that he has given up trampini
to take up literary pursuits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
B. H. PINNEY & co.
BRIDGEWATER CORNERS.

Miss Jean Earle was with friends
in Plymouth from Friday till
Sunday.
Mr., and Mis-. Trudo were in South
Woodstock Sunday on business.
A number of little people met with
D. Edward Shattuck March sd to
celebrate his tenth birthday, He was
presented with many tokens of
fl friendship, also a beautiful birthday
cake. Refreshments were served,
ard after pleasant afternoon the
company separated with wishes for
many happy returns OF the day,
Mrs. A. o. Daily of Daily Hollow
was with Mrs. Bert Chase Monday
to assist in homework.
Leroy and Leona 1rudo were
with their little friends, Carroll and
Harry Putnam, at Riverside Sunday.
II. G. Aver of Bridgewater cared
for MIR. Sargent Saturday night
Homer Robinson was with friends
in Quechre and North IIartldnd y
few days last week.
Everett Perkins and Miss Alice
Perkins were with their uncle, E.
w. Abbott, and family, Friday
night.
Master Perclval Perkins returned
to his home in Windsor Friday
night, after a two weeks visit at
Mrs. Ella Robinson's.
Everett Perkins returned to Lyn.
donville Saturday.
Alfred Sargent was taken seriously
i'll Saturday with grip, which has
been followed by pneumonia. Dr.
White is in attendance. A trained
nurse from Burlington is coming
Sunday.
Mrs. O. A. Cobb is about as last
week.
Mrs. John Mitchell of Randolph
arrived at II. 6. Vaughan's Tues.
day, to be with her father, MIR. S r
gent.
Alfred Vaughan was taken sick
Tuesday and is confined to the bet
with bilious fever and other compli
cations,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
NORTH PoMER RET

Owing to the bad condition Of the
roads, there we're no services at the
church last Sunday. Our pastor,
Mr., Moe, is taking short vacation
and listing former parishioners in
CRANKY.
Mis-. A. d. Pierce has moved into
the louise with Mrs. Cole.
M. Bailey from Tacoma, Ohio,
was town last Tuesday looking
over the Jersey herds
Our young folks, home for the
Easter holiday, have all returned tc
their respective schools.
H w. Colburn has been sick this
week, but is now gaining.
Milton Bassett of Bridgeport,
Conn, is at j. A. Burbank's for g
few days during sugaring.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
Randolph Mans First Ride on the
Cars.

To live all his life within eight
miles of a railroad and see the trains
often and then attain the age of FL
years before he ever rode on train
is the experience of William F. Ruty
of Randolph. He was born just
outside of Randolph and lived in
that vicinity all his life. Monday he
decided to take his first ride on the
steam car, SO he lett on the mail
train and went to White River juno
ton and right back again. He said
that at first he was little bit scared
and got more so as the train went
faster but after a while this wore off
and he said that he enjoyed the rest
of his ride very much. He said that
the next time he goes he will take
the Limited and see how it feels to
ride on d faster train.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
HORSES AND HoRsEMEN.

L. P. Ashley has at his barn on
Cross street two French Coach brood
mares, owned by j. G.. Rowland of
Quechee Fells farm, and will drive
them for a month or so. They are q
handsome pair, weighing about 100
each, and are finely bred specimens
of a famous line, the French Coach
being of war horse ancestry One
Of them, Innocence" dam by lndre,
took first premium as a sucking colt
at the St. Louis exposition. Mr. How
land Is greatly interested in the
French Coaches, having several
others at his Quechee farm, and his
plan to breed them will be Of inter
est to horsemen in this section.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
HARTLAND FOUR CORNERS

Mrs. George Jones has returned
from Westmoreland, N, H., and is at
7. j Chase's.
Charles Backus has taken O. w.
Waldo's farm, the latter having sold
his COWS.
Paschal Darrell, who was injured
recently, is reported better.
Earl Kendall is visiting his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. |. Ken
dali, in West Windsor.
Deane b. Hatch has been appoint
ed mail carrier from the depot to
Hartland and Hartland -Four Cor
ners.
There arc few changes in the
corps of teachers for the spring term
which opens Monday, April 10, as
follows: Fieldsville, Katherine Beau
dette; Crooker, Alice Williams;
Grout, Mabel A. Bond; Jenneville,
Winnie A. Davis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
PAaDoNEo BY HE GOVERNOR


Charge That Men Were Sent to
House Of Correction for Sake Of
Fees.
AS the result of an investigation
made recently by Gov. Fletcher d.
Proctor and Attorney General Q. @.
Fits, Governor Proctor has pardoned
Morris Hennessy, William Hayden
and John Carter, all of Massachu-
sets, who were sentenced by Justice
of the Peace b. e, Cole, of Windsor,
to the house of correction, in March,
for 48 days each, on the charge OF
breach of the peace. These men told
Supt, d, l., Morgan that they were
looking for work and went to Jail to
get nights lodging The next
morning they were arrested on the
charge of breach of the peace.
Superintendent Morgan is said to
hold the opinion that this was case
where the officers were looking for
graft in the form of mileage fees and
he notified the governor, who ordered
an investigation with the result as
announced.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
Killed More Cattle in Northern
Vermont.

Following a conference between
Gov. F. D. Proctor and II. S. Will
son of Arlington, state cattle COM
mi ssioner, in Rutland, it has been
announced that between July and
April l certificates were issued for
the killing of condemned cattle in
This state to the value of $4,000.
This is higher figure than lor any
other nine months
While these certificates affect al
parts of the state, the great part Of
the killing has been in the northern
section. There are now on file 500
applications calling for tests. 1t is
expected that the applications will
not come in as rapidly now as fol-
the last few months, as farmers are
turning out their cattle aud getting
more out OF them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
Congregational Statistics,

John NJ. Comst Jck Of Chelsea, the
statistician Of the Congregational de-
nomination, has compiled his figures
for 1907 for the national yearbook,
and reports that the zig churches in
Vermont had the first day of this
year 22,o55 members, as against
22,oo2 the year before. The Sunday
school membership has increased
227 through the year to I9,I7z, while
the young peoples societies report a
total loss of A, their present mem
bership being s3SI.
There has been the largest increase
in benevolences, the amount report
ed, SOL, 6IS, being $Io,ssI more
than the previous year. Home ex.
penditures have increased from
SaaL3II to $92S,o26. The invested
funds, $4o5,o5o, have increased
$43,5 $40 in the year, and the indebt-
edness of the churches has been re-
duced $SS67 to its present figure
$2l,535.