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Evening journal., 1909-07-21
OXFORD CAT PREFERS
SNAKES TO MILK DIET

OXFORD. Pa. July 2l.-"st Pat
rick" monster maltese cat (which
hunts and eats snakes. is the latest freak
Of nature IN this vicinity lie belongs to
Francis H. McGovern. roadmasser OF
Lower oxford township. and won his
name because. like the patron Saint OF
Ireland. he had driven reptiles out OF
the neighborhood,
This cat lives almost exclusively on
serpants. Rats and mice arc scornod
hy him. and milk and meat are never
touched by this eplcuroan feline. Dur
ing the past week nc is known 20 have
caught Il snakes OF various sizes and
Varieties. none of them poisonous lie
has even caught and killed a four-foot
blacksnako and snaky Spring, which
gained its namo from the fact that Il
was infested with watersnakes, has been
cleaned out.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
ACCUSE MAN OF
CALF LARCENY
New Castle Man Said TO Have
Sold AnOth,r Mans SIS
heifer
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! special TO The EVENING JOURNAL
Il NEW CASTLE, July 2l.-James T. Ella
son is much disappointed man. lie
WIS building nigh hopes on thor-
oughbred Guernsey heifer calf he was
raising. but on Monday afternoon he
missed It from the lot and a search was
made. The calf had been killed by "A
butcher and Mr.. Eliason was a S25 bill
out of pocket When it was learned that
Henry Louth had sold the calf TO the
butcher warrant was sworn out before
Magistrate Nickerson, charging Ilouth
with larceny, and when he came here
on the midnight car he was arrested.
He was given a hearing yesterday and
in default OF bail was committed to the
workhouse. Louth went to the butcher
and after inquiring the price paid for
veal agreed to sell him a calf The
butcher drove with Louth by Eliason's
residence and place Of business and got
the calf.
Last evening party of eleven people
from Wilmington came here to go to
| Bowers Beach. They had a letter ar
ranging for the steamer Frederick to
stop for the party but the Frederica kept
right on her way. As the John p. VIII
son, which stops here three times a
week, had gone the pleasure seekers were
in q quandry. Finally they found David
Smith and he took them in his big
launch at ! o'clock this morning
About ten of the Willing Workers OF
the Methodist Church snent yesterday
at Washington Park. They had a good
time.
BY trolley car jumping the track
at Megginson's switch this morning,
people who were on their way to Will
mington and Philadelphia were delay
ed over twenty minutes.
The Rev. and Mrs. f. X Moore are
visiting friends in Easton, Pa.
Tax Collector William w. Leach will
sell lot belonging to Bridget Lally
tomorrow afternoon at the Gilpin
House. The owner refused to pay
the city taxes on the lot. Mr. Leach
will levy on four houses in the city
tomorrow for taxes and sell them
Collector Leach is in receipt of sew
eral letters from property owners who
want 10 pay their 1909 taxes. James
b. Toman. Jr., was elected tax col
lector two weeks ago. but has not
bonded.
The yacht belonging TO John Ries,
which was anchored off the Harmony
I street wharf last night. caught on fire
b and had it not been for men on the
wharf It would have been destroyed
/ The lantern. which was used as a
signal. was blown of and the oil ignit-
ed and blaze followed.
The men who were on the wharf
! jumped into a naDtha launch and soon
reached the yacht and put out the
fire. The boat was damaged to a
considerable extent.
The Edgemont club win play here
on Saturday.
The High School club will play the
Pennsgrove club tomorrow.
The funeral OF Mrs. Albert Brown
OF Bear Station. took place yesterday.
Services were conducted at the house
by Rev. L. Z. Barrett Rev. Z. S.
Gardner and Rev. w. 2. Taylor. In
terment was made in Red Clay Creek
Church Cemetery. The funeral was
very large. There $50 carriages that
went eleven miles to the cemetery and
large number of people went home
after attending the funeral services
Mrs Brown was one OF the best known
and hardest workers I'm church circles
in rural New Castle county.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
TRANSFERS OF
REAL ESTATE
Transactions Past Few Days
Mostly in Small Proper
ties

The following transfers OF real estate
have been recorded at the office Of the
City Registry Bureau:
Charles NJ. sliffer TO George Roam, NO
900 West street. $3.50
Horace G. Rettew to Nathan Barsky
the following properties: West side of
Eighth avenue, 40 feet south Of Broome
street. $50; south side Of Eighth avenue
so feet west of Duncan street. ss5: cast
side Of Cedar street. south of Railroad
avenue 81; west side Of Union street.
S55; north side Of Lowering avenue, l75
feet east of Jackson street, ST.
George W. Bush estate, incorporated.
TO Eunice ID. Jefferis, northwest corner
Chester and Clayton streets, ST.
Alfred Beck to Charles b. Evans, east
side Of Monroe street, 159 feet south Of
Third street.
Estate Of Henry Banning to Wesley
Meeteer, Maryland avenue and Banning
street, S127.32.
Lily F. ]. Fulton to the Fulton Real
Estate Company, No. I'LL Orange street,
81, 200.
Alfred b. Moore to Jacob b. Bryan,
west side of Tatnall street 124 feet north
of Eleventh street and the same prop
erty from Alfred b. Moore to Mary II.
Lyons. sS25 and 500 respectively.
Frank G. Barton to Mary G. Hopes,
No 707-1l Wilson street, s2,10O
John Richardson, Jr., TO George w.
Morton, west side OF Gilpin avenue, 40
feet cast OF Brown street $3.50.
John A. Cranston to Elwood J. sharp,
southwest corner Twenty-third and Car
ter streets, 800.
Dennis w. Cronin to Anna L. Black
iston, No. 1922 dupont street, $780,
Christian d. q. Spoerl to Anna c. Bay
lis. No. 1908 French street, $3.50.
John Augustus McCaulley to Frank ].
MCGOWAN, cast side OF Walnut street,
1856 feet north OF Twelfth street, 5000.
William Medhoidt TO Ida F. Thomp-
son. north side Of Delaware avenue, Is
feet east Of Locust street. $1,000
Francis f. Gallagher to Wilmington
Realty Company. Twenty-sixth and Tat
nall streets. sl.O65.
waddington Bradway to Francis Il.
Gallagher the same property, s755
John A. ODonnell to Samuel S. Adams.
Jr. east side of Madison street. 9S feet
north OF Sixth street, IS; same property
by Samuel S. Adams to John A. O'Don-
nell, S.
william P. Wright 10 the Concord
Heights Company, Concord avenue and
the Boulevard. $3.50.
George W. Bush and Sons Co., tc
Joseph Bancer, west side OF Head street
% feet south Of Thirteenth street, $3.50
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
CONSIDER SUSSEX
WHEAT A FAILURE

GEORGETOWN. July 21.-Fsrmers
In this section consider the wheat crop
a failure. and claim to have lost money
this year. James Wilson, near Rey-
nolds Church, thresned out Eve bushels
to the acre where formerly he took
forty. Rodney Reynolds near Milton,
sent seventy bushels Of new wheat to
the mill. and has thirty bushels OF
screening returned. Not only has the
crop been poor. but the quality of the
wheat threshed is making poor flour
Many of the mills i'm the county have
closed down ON account Of lack OF
wheat
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
ANOTHER ARREST
IN THE BOON CASE

ELKTON, July 2f-Charles Smith,
the fourth negro in the gang which
murdered Railroad Detective Harry II.
Boon, at PerTyvllle. on the night Of
June 30, was lodged i'm the county
Jail here yesterday. Smith was ar
rested in Baltimore. and he declares
that Robert Wilson. alias Norfolk
Bob is the man who shot officer
Boon He substantiates the state
ments made by Hartford Upshur and
Elmer Johnson, who are also under ar
rest and confined I'm the Elkton Jail.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Social and
Personal

Albert J. Coverdale and daughter.
Mss May Coverdale. have returned
home after two weeks Western trip.
which embraced many OF the principal
cities. on their way home they stop
ped several days az the White Sulphur
Springs and Washington.
Dr. and Mrs. Willard Il. Smith, Of
Fourth and Harrison streets. have re-
turned home from a trip of several
weeks abroad, during which time they
toured England. Germany Belgium,
France, Italy and Switzerland.
Miss Myrtle Wears. Of Baltimore. is
on a months visit with relatives and
friends I'm this city.
Harry Lun was recent suRsf OF
friends at FELTON,.
Charles II. Ross has been spending
several days at Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. White have
been spending several days with friends
az Lauicl.
Mrs. James Kelly and daughter Beulah,
Of FELTON,. are visiting friends in this
city and Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Waller Davis and three
children have been the guests of Mrs.
Fowler Of FELTON,
Miss Maidic McDougal Of Rising Sun,
is spending some time with relatives in
this city.
Miss Mary Buck has returned 20 Port
reposit after a pleasant visit with VIII
mington friends
Mrs. Harry Lakeland and daughter,
arc visiting relatives at woodlawn
Harry Collision and ]. W. Kellum wer'
recent visitors at Dover.
The Rev. Alfred Scott was recen
visitor at Townsend
Mrs. NJ. II. Russum Of Warwick hal
been spending a few days with Whining
ton friends.
Mrs. John Mcclure oi Middletown, hai
, been spending several days with friend
IA this city.
William H. Budd and sister. Miss lii
T liam NJ. Budd Of this city. were recen
Z visitors at Mlddlotowi.
Harry II. Hastings Of Delmar. is spend
, ing his vacation in this city and Phiia
delphiu.
Miss Ruth Webster has been spending
some time in Norfolk Va.
Miss Eiva Reed Of this city Is Wis
iung relatives at Ocean City, Md.
Senator Alexander +. Corbit OF Mid
dletown attended tho races yesterday
Miss Hattie Toulson OF Chestert0wn
is spending several days with friend
In this city.
Miss Jessie Brown, daughter Of Harr
A. Brown clerk Of the peace is attend
ing house party az Pottstown
Miss S. Frances Martin. Miss Sadi
I, Coursey and Miss Anna Cam are TAX
|, ing a boat trir 10 Boston. They wi
a visit New York. take a trip up the Hud
!, SON and visit many interesting place
before their return.
MT and Mrs. Paul King have bee
visiting her parents az Chestortown.
Mrs. Lydia A. Colt IS the guest Of he
: brother al Chestertown.
Miss Emma Allen IS spending tw
, months with her sister at Seaford.
Mrs. o. o. Ellis and son OF seafor'
arc visiting relatives IN this city an
4 Philadelphia.
Miss Emma Spicer, who has bee
Y spending some time with her parents
Concord. has returned home.
Mrs George w Baker Of Dover,
visiting friends in this city and Phil
n dclpha
n Miss Ehei c. Nellum is wishing h
H grandmother. Mrs. c. b. Nellum, Of d.
yer.
Mrs Elma Cunningham is visiting h
H parents az Hollandsville.
N Mrs Lois and children are enjoyir
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Harvest Homo Plans.

Fairview Lodge. !. o. C. T., will hold
its annual harvest home on August Il in
PennoclS's Grove. The hack will meet the
trolley at stanton at 945. 1O15 and 1o.45
a. M, and LIS and Las p. M; also leave
grove for trolley after each service. An
excellent program is being prepared. Din
ner and supper will be served on the
grounds. Refreshments Of all kinds will be
sold. Pennock's Grove IS situated about
two miles from Stanton; four miles from
Newark and one mile from Harmony sta
ton on the B. and o. n. r.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Mr.. DUPONT'S NEW ROAD

Pierre DUPONT, Of Wilmington. who
bought Pierces Park, near Kennett
Square. a couple OF years ago and great
ly improved it, is now rebuilding the road
between the Anvil and Hamorton, a dis
tance of about a mile.
Last year Mr.. tuPont rebuilt a section
Of the same road. in East Marlborough
township. between Pierce's Park and
Longwood. but for a time the Super
visors of Kennett township could not
see their way TO let him continue the
work to Hamorton. later the permission
was given, and he has several gangs Of
men there now. laying the large stones
for the bed, the grading having been
completed.
Mr.. DUPONT bought stone quarry OF
John DAILY for the work, and has a new
crushing outfit to prepare the stones.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Trollev Partv.

a number OF young women from this
city went TO Brandywine Springs last
evening on trolley party. All had a
pleasant evening Those IN the party were;
Miss Jennie Essck, Miss Bertha Meredith.
Miss Pearl Fields, Miss Ella wilkins.
Misses Helen and Lillian Miller, Miss
Edith Meredith Miss Mary Vandegrift.
Miss Anna Green. Miss Helen smith, Miss
Edith Rambo.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
RalIroad Rridaea on Eire-

pany were kept busy yesterday after
noon extnguishing fires on Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad bridges In the western sec
ton OF the city. Sparks from a passing
locomotive started a blaze on the bridge
at Sixth street, and the Union Com
pany responded TO still alarm Hav-
ing extinguishing the blaze and being
about to return they were again sum-
moned, this time to the bridge at Fourth
street. The fire here was also quickly
eNtinguished.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
A., cauoht In a Machine.

While operating glanng machine.
Rose Brown, aged IS years, Of No. 2o'
stroud street, an employe in tho plant
of the r. Blumenihal and Company, had
hcr arm caught IN the machinery and
badiy torn. She was taken 20 the Della.
ware Hospital where it required thirty.
four stitches 20 close the wound.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
an outing at Bowers

an outing at Bowers
Miss Laura a. Weldin has returned
home after spending few days with her
cousin, Emily W. Hicks. OF Nilltown.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Leslie Talley and chill
dren. spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis P Hicks. Of Mlltown
Miss Mildred Lackey has left for Fair
mont. West Virginia. She viii leave with
her aunt, Mrs. Charles Reed and make
an auto tour through the Allegheny Noun
tains. They expect to be gone over a
month
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
TO SELL TROLLEY
RIGHTS OF WAY

DOVER. Del, July 2l.-The wind-up OF
the proposed trolley in Lower Delaware
started 10 years ago. will take place here
on July q, when stephen S Slaughter. re-
ceivor Of the Delaware General f ectrlc
Railway Company, will auction off 81
through farm land and towns from
smyrna TO Milford, a distance Of 30 miles.
The sale IS made by order Of the chan
cellor. Il is believed owners Of the farms
along the houte viii purchase many tracts.
as they could be Of no use TO anyone else.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Card Of Thanks.

on behalf of self and family. I de-
sire TO thank the friends of my son
Walter, for the many acts of kindness
shown him during his recent illness
and for the beautiful floral tokens OF
sympathy. Joseph n. Middleton.e
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Injured His Hand.

InIurIng his hand Whllc at work IN
the plant of the American Car and
Foundry CO., John W. Shields. Of No.
9O4 West Second street, went to, the Del
aware Hospital for treatment The hand
was in such bad shape that it was
necessary TO amputate finger
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Porei, Party.

Miss Jean SEWER entertained a number
OF her friends last evening at a porch
party, at her home, No. 1893 West Fourth
street.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Nem oats in ceniI countx.

A new grado Of oats which bears
heads from the ground up and planted
for the first time in Cecil county by
Samuel Tyson threshed eighty bushels
to the acre.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Younq Women Visit Pcnnsarove.

Mrs Ella Thornton, wife Of the Rev.
J. II Thornton. OF Chrisuana, Is chaperon-
ing a party Of young women to Penns-
grove, n. j. for week. In the party
are Miss Elwin Leach Miss Marion Stats
and Miss Rcba Thornton.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
To Hold Lawn Fets.

The Mite Society OF the Marshallton
NJ. E. Church win hold lawn fete at
the home Of Lewis b. Guest, at Mar
shallton, on Saturday evening, July
31st
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Good Templars' Meetino.

Miss Lille b. Williams. Of MARSHALL
ton, Del. is attending the Grand Lodge
session of Good Templars at Altoona.
Pa.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
YOU SHOULD DIslNFEcT
DURING HOUSE-CIEANIN

4 Sickness may be prevented by
using a reliable disinfectant 70
purify the cellar, closets. sinks
drains, cracks, corners, open
spaces behind plumbing etc, and
every place where germs may de-
velop. Miller's Chlorides is a re-
liable. odorless and colorless
liquid disinfectan., which in
stantly disinfects and destroys
all foul odors arising from
decaying matter. Price 25c for
quart bottle. Get a bottle at
once and keep IL at all times
for use whenever needed.
MILLER DRUG COMPANY,
4o4-4O6 Market Street.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
cedar cioarette Wrsppers.

Tracts Of cedar trees are being pur-
chased from Cecil county land owners,
the bark of which IS TO be used for
cigarette wrappers.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Trolley rrips to shallnot.

The June Bugs OF the Seventh ward
gave a trolley ride to shelpot Park last
evening, and they had o large crowd
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Lanterns on New castle csrs.

oil lanterns with red globes are used
now on the New Castle trolieys as SAT-
ETY. guards in case of accident to any
] OF the cars of the line at night time.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21

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Descended to Middle Ages
Are the Gowns for Milddy

Chicago, H., March 1O.-The Nation
al Dressmakers' Convention began its
four days session today at the Audito-
rum.
The sublime revelation came about
through an examination OF the new
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convention. The new" gowns were
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They are direct lineal descendants OF
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what difficult Of description. Thu
middle-aged thing about them 10 thu
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College will leave soon for Portland

College will leave soon for Portland,
Oregon.
Mrs. William Mecrhoff was hostess
for thimble party yesterday after
noon at her home on South Eighth
street. The affair was compliments
ry to Mrs. e. J. Humpc. OF Kokomo,
Ind. There were sixteen guests.
Luncheon was served at small tables.
Needlework and social conversation
furnished the afternoons diversions.
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Mrs. Sarah e. Baldwin was very
pleasantly surprised last evening at her
home on Central avenue. The guests
included a number of relatives and
friends. The function was given to
celebrate Mrs. Baldwin's birthday an
niversary. Music. games and social
conversation were features OF the even
inR's amusement At the close OF the
event a luncheon in two courses was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Goebel, who have
been in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for about
four years. will come to this city Sun
day. They have decided to make
this place their future home.
- - y
Mrs. Louise Drifmcyer and daugh.
| tiers. Lila and Elizabeth, entertained
with a six o'clock dinner party last
evening at their home. 2o7 South Ninth
street. In honor of Mr.. and Mrs. e. J.
Humpe. OF Kokomo, Ind. The guests
i were: Rev. and Mrs. Huber, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Bachmeyer, Mr.. and Mrs
George Knollenberg. Mr.. and Mrs
John Knollenberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Bartel, Miss Ida Bartel, Miss Alvins
Steen, Miss Baker. Mrs. Sittloh and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hieger.
! - = =
/ Mrs. Benjamin johnson OF NORTH
Eleventh street, is chairman OF thu
committee which has arranged for thu
banquet to be given next Friday even
4 ing in the Y. M. G. A., to the boys whit
made the best record in 4 recent con
test.
/ = - -
The tea given yesterday afternoon
by Mns. Richard Study and Mrs. &c
seph Hill. was an enjoyable event. Tn
honor guests were Miss Wachtel
Petoskey and Mrs. Willard Rupe
About thirty-five guests were hidden
i The hours were from two until fiv
O'Clock. Mrs. Dudley Elmer. Mrs
Ray X. Shiveley and Mrs. Harry Land
assisted the hostesses.