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Evening journal., 1909-06-05
EQUALIZING
THE ASSESSMENT
New Castle Council Under
New Law. Will Take Hand .
in the Work
special 10 ME EvENING JoURNAL.


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. June 5.-City Council
finds that under the new law of revision
OF the assessment it has considerable
work to do. Under the old law the as
SCISSOR was the king of the situation. Coun.
ell could reduce the assessment, but as
sessments could not be raised after being
fixed. Assessors have been placing the
valuation Of $500 houses at 5000 The man
owning a house worth $500 usually got
off with a 81, 800 assessment.
Under the new law the Council will re-
wise the assessment and some of the prop
critics in the city will be equalized so that
every owner will pay his share of taxes
The assessment on the plant of the Dela-
ware Water Improvement Company has
been increased by the assessor.
James McGrory is critically III at his
home in Tenth street. Pipes to be used by
the trolley company at the crossings have
arrived on the ground.
In the NJ. f. Church tomorrow morning
the junior department of the Sunday
School win hold children's day exercises
The senior department will hold forth
in the evening. The program for each
entertainment are interesting ones.
The New Castle band will give street
parade this evening previous to the open.
ing Of their festival in the opera. House.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
sen. HaIrs pauahter 70 NO..

DENTON. Md, June 5.-Thc an
nouncement Is made of the approach
ing marriage Of Miss Laura Collins
Hall. daughter OF General and Mrs.
George H. Hall. Of Milford. Del, and
T. Alan Goldsborough. of the Caroline
bar. which will take place on June 10
in the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Milford. Miss Hall belongs to one OF
the most prominent families in Della
ware. Mr.. Goldsborough is a brother
of Senator William Winder GoIdsbor
ough After being graduated from
Washington College ana ;hc Liver
sity of Maryland Law School he To-
Gated here for the practice OF his pro-
fession. Six years ago he was elected
States Attorney
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Commencement at Friends School.

Commencement week wall begin at
Friends School on Monday morning.
when the kindergarte nwiIl hold its
exercises at 10 o'clock. on Tuesday
the primary department exercises will
be held, and on Thursday morning the
grammar and high school recital will
take place. The graduation exercises
Of the senior class on Friday will be
held m the meeting house at Fourth
and West streets, opposite the school
at 1920 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
TURKISH FLEET
TO MOVE ON CRETE
Hy unlted Press Leased specIal

ny United Press Leased Special wirs
cONsTANTINOPLE. June 5-A
Turkish fleet of fifteen vessels COM
pleted arrangements to-day for early
sailing. Ostensibly the purpose is a
manouvering cruise but the belief is
general that the real object is to be
prepared for a movement against
Crete. should the dispute between
Turkey and Greece as to the ownership
OF Crete reach the acute stage.
General CheftelS Pasha's increased
military activities in the last few days
is declared to have the same object
in view He is quietly mobilizing a
now army.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Young People to Have River Ride.

The young peoples class Of Silver
brook NJ. e. Church which meets ever
Tuesday evening win hold reunion
and river ride in July. The first hour
will be devoted to a religious service
after which a social time will be en-
joyed. At the MONTH ysocial the fol
lowing program was rendered: In
strumental duet. plano and violin.
Misses Miriam and Carrie Curlett; re-
citation Miss Emma Kiger; duet,
Misses Irene Schlief and Georgia
Truax; piano solo, Miss Virginia Rat
ledge; quartet Leon Sommers. Miller
Laws. Wilson Greenfield. Junious May
ors. Misses Emma Kiger and Elsie
Campbell presided. The program was
prepared by a committee composed Of
Miss Nellie Schlief. Edna Taylor and
Emma Sieman. Previous TO the soc %
ial the leader, Joseph w. Coley de-
livered an excellent address on the
importance Of leading a Christian life.
followed by a testimony meeting.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
WILD WEST
THRILLS MANY
Thousands Stirred by Buff
aIO Bill and His Con.
course

Buffalo Bill. in his familiar red
shirt and foot-long white locks. and
heading a concourse Of rough riders,
crack shots. cowboys. cavalrymen, ar
tillerists and an chronological Con-
gress" of Indians. Arabs. Dahomeyans.
Cingalese, CossaclSs and similar human
breeds dashed yesterday into the
arena at the wild West show amid
the acclaiming cheers of ootogenarians.
middle-aged folks. youths and babes in
arms.
Inside the walls Of canvas, which
were put up in the morning on the
lot at Lancaster and Woodlawn ave-
nues. crowds waited patiently for the
opening Of the great and Irresistible
Wild West. despite the rain. Flags
waved. crowds poured in, youngsters
qazed with wide-eyed expectancy a.
the end Of the arena where the cow
boys enter and the Wild West had
the people IN the same enhancement
as Of yore.
The show opened with the grand re-
view. everybody in both the Wild West
and the Far East the latter having
been until the recent combination the
show of Pawnee Bill. turning out and
dashing past the rows of cheering
spectators. only the elephants walk
ed slowly, and they came last
After Buffalo Bill had led his host
back again to the place behind the
painted screen of mountains ana
woods, things happened with such
thrilling vim and frequency as 10 rem
der not only every youngster, but his
elders as well, speechless through
each act.
Pony Express Days Recalled.
Hardly had tho concourse Of fear
less riders and the specimens OF races
from all over the map retired before
a young man with a big hat, and rid
ing a wiry horse at the best OF its
speed. tore into the show space, fol-
lowed by as fierce looking a lot OF
painted Indians as ever appeared in a
show This was an example of the
pony expreas days and lots Of shoot
ing was done. The rider succeeded
in delivering the goods.
Then came an artillery drill, with sis
horses to each gun galloping around
the ring and making all sorts of diff
ncult maneuvers. After the guns had
been fred the battery limbered up and
went away on the gallop. Then an
emigrant train appeared. Around the
prairie schooner there was a buffalo
hunt. a Virginia reel danced on horse
back. a performance by Ray Thomp-
sons trained range horses. and after
these festivities, when the emigrants
Evening journal., 1909-06-05

sought their beds. some Indians ar
rived and started a Tight They were
repulsed. though. by some scouts anG
cowboys in a thorough and applause
bringing manner
Buffalo Bill appeared again and
showed. as he has been showing for so
many years. how easy It is for him
to sit his charger and shoot into little
bits the clay balls thrown up in the
air. His vigorously cheerod act was
followed by an exhibition Of lasso
throwing.
The old and ever popular Deadwood
stage coach was seen next Drawn by
six mules, and with an attractive
young lady seated on the box beside
the driver, the old coach which has
been in use in the show ever since
Buffalo Bill started out to delight tn,
American people, was Suddenly at
tackled by a fierce Sioux Things look
cd bad for the young lady and the two
young men on the coach, but cowboys
arrived in time and there was enough
shooting 10 satisfy anybody
The Battle Of Summit Hill.
After the Indians had been chased
back home they appeared again TO re-
produce the battle of Summit Hili.
where, In 1869. Buffalo Bill discovered
the hostile camp and directed to IL the
troops under General Carr In the rea'
fight tho cavalrymen were victorious,
Killing Chief Tall Bull and rescuing
two white women held as captives
All the details OF the real battle were
observed First the Indians. painted
in all sorts OF fantastic ways and
wearing big war bonnets, appeared,
established camp, started a war dance.
heard the troops coming. and then
things happened in a whirl Into the
arena came a galloping squad Of
scouts, firing revolvers, yelling and
chasing redskins all around the place
Behind these came detachment Of
hard riding cavalry. shooting carbines
and equaling the scouts in noise max
ing. The battle ended with the In
dians retreating and the rescue Of the
white captives.
] Devlin's Zouaves did some excellent
, drilling and wall scaling, and Rossis
musical elephants, each blowing
horn. made a big hit Indians and
cowboys played equestrian football.
showing a big ball toward the goal
with their horses chests, TO the ap-
plause of the audience, and Johnny
Baker smashed some clay pigeons with
his little gun
A train hold-up with the sheriff S
posse killing off most Of the robbers
was exciting, and the exhibition Of
riding "upbust" bronchos and the rid
ing Of the Cossacks was well received.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
E. l. CONVENTION
HERE IN SEPTEMBER

on September p and % the Epworth
League will hold its annual convention
in Wilmington. II will be held in
Union NJ. +. Church. EDworth League
day at Brandywine Summit Camp
meeting will be Thursday. August 70.
These dates were decided upon at a
special meeting of the Wilmington Dis
trict Cabinet on Thursday evening.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Twice Iniuned in TWO DAYS.

GEORGETOWN. June with hl>
head swathed in bandages. Julius
Gren. Jr., was hit with a batted ball
at a baseball game and had his nose
mashed. his front teeth knocked out
and himself knocked unconscious for
some time. II was only the day be-
fore that Green caught his ak in the
clothesline while he was chopping
wod and cut a deep cash I'm his head
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
cases in CITY Court.

Charged with trespass Henry Clark
and John Burns. who were arrested Ct
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks
at Shipley street. last night. were dis
missed by City Court Judge Cochran
this morning on their promise 10 leave
town.
The hearing Of Stanley Smith. Il
years old. charged with disorderly con-
duct. was continued until Monday. II {
hearing OF Eliza De Graft. charged
with assault and battery, was agair
continued until Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
conc to a conventlon.

Benjamin +, Shaw. president of the
Board OF Water Commissioners John
Kienle, chief engineer Of the Water
Department. and Commissioner Peter
J. Ford left for Milwaukee early this
afternoon to atten dthe annual conven-
tion CT the American Water Works
Association. There will. accordingly
be no meeting Of the water board on
Monday. Tile weeks business was
transacted at a brief meeting yester-
day afternoon.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Mr.. PettinqilI to Go West

The Rev. W. l.. Pettingill, pastor OF
Worth Baptist church viii preach his
final sermo ntomorrow before leaving
for Portland Oregon. where he will at
tend the meeting of the Northern Bap-
tist Convention, which will be in ses-
sion from June 20 to July .. Mr. Pct
tingill will leave this city on Thurs
day, June 10, and will stop at various
points on his way to Oregon While
absent he will attend the Seattle Ex-
position.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
s.nt tn Enrrls sohonl.

Charged with the larceny Of scrap
iron from the paving plant OF the
Street and Sewer Department. Herman
Bell and Walter Wright, colored boys
were. on recommendation Of Humane
Agent stout. committed TO the Ferri.
Industrial School by City Court Judg,
Cochran this morning. William Saun.
cers. alias Ball. arrested with them
was. on Mr. Stouts recommendation
held under 5000 peace bond.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Mr.. Holland Addresses Graduates.

GEORGETOWN. June 5---John P.
Holland. Of Milford. delivered the ad-
dress to the graduates at the annual
CONNER cement OF the HARRINGTON High
school last night. and Professor. James
f. Carroll of Dover delivered the ad
dress attending the presentaiiyn OF
diplomas.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
New church For Lincoln City.

GEORGETOWN. June 5.-The new
Lincoln City Methodist Episcopal
Church al Lincoln will be dedicated on
Sunday The Rev. David Crouch. the
special dedicator Of Methodist churches
from Brooklyn, will deliver the dedica-
tory sermon and several former pas
tors will assist during the day. A large
glee club of men singers will lead in
the acred singing.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
pIllmI,ers, peleaates.

James F. Traynor. Thomas ]. Biscoe
George c. Hutton Isaiah n. Eaton, John
b. Dunbar. William G. Robelen and
Harry F. Mellon will represent the
Master Plumbers Association at the
national convention Of Master Plum
hers in Detroit on June %. % and "a.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Iunlors 10 HoId Pinnln.

The Junior League OF Silverbrook
NJ. +. Church will hold its annual pic
mic Thursday afternoon. June "a at
Eden Park. This will close the work
for the year which has been the most
successful in the history Of this society
along all lines.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
NorroaI sehooI Graduates.

The commencement exercises Of the
West Chester State Normal School will
be held on June "a Several Della
wareans are among the graduates. G..
William Stevens, of Delmar. will de-
liver an grafton and a graduation essay
will be read by Miss Attic b. Der
rickson, Of Frankford.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
MiIIsboro Commencement.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILLsBORO, Del, June 5.-The COM
mencement exercises Of the Mnlsboro
High School viii be held in the school
haul on Wednesday evening. June 16.
The graduating class consists Of four
members.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
pover sehool EIeetIon or.

DOVER. June 5.--Thc terms of three
members Of the Dover Board Of Edu-
cation. George NJ Jones, James n.
Hughes and James d. Boggs, expire
today an5 the annual school election
will be held TO MI their places. The
voting will begin at Z o'clock.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
susser court on Monday

GEORGETOwN, June 5.-The June
sessions OF the Court Of Quarter Ses-
sions and Superior Court which win
meet in Georgetown on Monday. viii
be conhned to cases Of argument No
Jury cases will be taken up.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Mid Year Dance At Frankfo-d.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
FRANKFORT. Del, June 5.-The an
nual mid-year dance will be held here on
the evening Of June 25. II is said that
about four hundred invitations will be
issued.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
10 Addrnss nrannnrs-

Diamond State Grange which holds
its meetings in stanton Hall, will hold
an open meeting from 3 to 10 O'Clock
on Monday night next. when Miss
Perle Penheld of San Antonio. Texas
viii speak on Woman Suffrage.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Grading Lewes Sunday School.

LEWES. June 5.-An elementary
union has been formed in the Lewes
Methodist Episcopal church to assist
in furthering the Sunday school work
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Bank clearinns Of the Week.

Clearings for the week ending to-
day amount to S1,4l9.756. For the cor.
responding week Of last year the
clearings anlounte dto S1,S26,5ss.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Horse Assoeiation MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Brandy
wine Hundred Association foe the Re
covery of Stolen Horses is being held
today at Perry's Tavern.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Retreat at The Cathedral

The annual retreat of the women of
the Cathedral and their female friends
will begin tomorrow evening at T.3O
O'clock.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
hinn4h.. hina NJ.

months mino mass for the late
Rev. George L. OFT will be held at st.
Johns Church, Newark. on Monday
morning next at 10 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
win Hold a Lawn FestiN al.

The Ladies' Aid Society OF Silver
brook NJ. p. Church viii hold i,s an
nal strawberry festival on the lawn OF
the church on Thursday, June 10.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
WORKING PeopIe's Friend.

Go TO the car Sunday morning, for
your pure spring water ice, zoe per 100
rounds. Front and Madison streets.
a.. NJ. Murdena
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Lewes Clerks Oroanizino.

LEWES, June 5.-Clerks are forming
a union and will ask their employers
for an earlier closing hour in all the
stores on certain nights of the Week
and every night during the summer.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05

The way to good government lies, not much
through new laws, but in getting capable to en-
force the laws already have. Honest government
is the best politics and the best policy.
Evening journal., 1909-06-05
Vote for VIM. G. Taylor for Mayor

Good government is good business and good
government will be best secured through the nau-
guration of business methods by business man.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-11-02
JUDICIAL SALE

BY virtue Of decree of the Circuit
Court OF Calhoun County West Virginia
rendered at the August term 1909, in
certain suit in chancery pending therein
in which Lonis Bennett and others are
plaintiffs, aad John A. Buck and Others
are defendants, the undersigned commits
soncr will on Tuesday the 18th day Of
November 1909, tha, being tie first day OF
the November term 1909, of the said Circuit
Court offer for sale the real estate by said
decree directed to be sold, to-wit: tract
Of 1872 acres OF land more or less situate on
,he South sile OF the Little Kanawha
Calhoun County West virginia which WIS
conveyed by G.. W Bennett and Others to
J. \. Buck aud $ c. Buck by deel DIT ell
on the 9TH day of December 1905 and
witch is moro fully described in ccrti-
fed copy Of the said dc,l whjcl is 6lcl
as an eyibit with the plaintiffs bills in said
cause.
Rut there will be reserved and excepted
other minerals that may be on or under
the said land, with the full free right and
privileges to the grantors in the deed a.
1rsaid their heir, and assigns, % deyclope
aud operate The same, especially inclnd-
ing among such rights, to use water there
from and TO lay pipe line end build roads
tank stations ana structures thereon, TO
operate tie same, and ut lie and take care
of,he product uhcrcirom, an without pay
mcnt Of damage ucr,f.r aud also rcscrying
for the benefit g che guutl- iu said deed,
thoir heirs and assigns proper aud con
vtuicut right of way, for ail purposes from
.hc.r adjoining lands 20 tic sail river and
at the ford ntthc mouth of Lemulcs Run,
and al. uaiacut ground tul room ca tie
bank of the said river at said right Cf way
f,r the Laulasc Of 900 timber taken from
thcir adjoining lands, and iHrail m1chip-
I try and SUPPLE. Uat mry De proper aud
Iut.fu. for amy op.ut.1u rtlrl % said
|minenlsol ih.t of .hc alnou lands o'
|hc4 aa.. g.. ...I I..l r ,ls 1ue cz
teutas re. ,.l er aul other rights and
|payil,ec. v.r. reserved in thc decd aCoro
.id from .h. uid g.. 49, Bennett an,
ia.hor- .o the a ID u S. and S. G.. Tucl
Terms uf tc- one J.rl of BE pur
| chase morc. ci,h ia band oa day OF sole
and th,rc..Ipc ou % cr.J.t OF orc, tw.
/ and ,br,c years mkina fgom thc puchl,
.... r.f....r bond. vih u..d sccunt,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-11-02

A parcel situate on tho sou'h sil- Z
Siers Run in Calhoun County Wet Z
GINA. which was conve.cl to the ~; 1
Simon \. Knots, by 0. J MolIohir al
wife, by deed dated on tn % Jay O. t,
1899.
A parcel of 100 acres more OF less siru.
a,e on Straight Run tributary of the
West Fork, il said county, which was con.
yeyed to said Simon \. Kn9its Nv Mary
IIarshman and others, Ly deed dated on
The p day Of August, CT.
parcel Of II acres AMI 30 rods situate
on the ridge in the heaI Of IIclmick Ho,-
low which was conveyed to said Simon n
Knots, by Joseph Knots AID wife by
deed dated on tie - day Of August 1901.
Also a parcel OF l54a,re', , rods and
81 pole, which is the residue Of parcel
Of 2I9 acres, . rods and 81 p9ls, situate on
Si'is Run in ssiI County, conveyed to the
said Simon 4 Knots by a Knots and
vile hy lee dated on the 2Sth day Of Feb
ruary 1850, after nba'inQ from said larger
parcel, - dcres thereof, which 1ya decres
in the aid caus. was atsignjl the wild
or Of the said Simon \ Knots as pat
Of the tract Of ninety acr,, allo tel to ,her
as dover in The lands Of TIC said dece-
dent, lhc residue Il Tie said 90 acres being
parcel Of IS acres which was conveyed to
the .aid Simon 4. Knous by g. Knots and
by doel aforsail bearing dA:o on the 2Sth
day Of February 1857.
II The said several pir,c's above describ-
cd shnll not pr ducc sunicicn. fund
to pay thc d"h; AMI costs 'ecrcel in said
ca sc, then thc rcycrsion Of the heirs a.
law OF tht ,4ii Si"l1l a. Knots, deceased
after thc dct animation Of the life estate Of
tDe sud widow therein, will be also ,old.
An oi the said several reels Of real e.
tate aIc cci t. slous O, cAoh other and are
.i,alc DO IS Washington district Of Calhoun
County. and are fully scribed by plat
and u.s. ttc .cycril deed, Aforesaid, which
az, filed 30 said choncery cause
Th d lands sill be sold ,ub ect and
I1lrleul'. I'D the right, of ,ne Hope Nat
im & Company a,as,gnec Of the South
Penn o. CDmptny, in ,he .aycrtlU nI
<is lrascs referred ,0 a1d dly with ths
ai cause
Terms of snlc;- 1.lO thc purchase 90 ~
cash in hand ON Jav oi sal; an the Re r.
eo1v ere DC OF one yo and three yo -
tk.ngnon nhe pnrchaeor or purch1 -
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-11-02
Teste: G. c.. SLarcher.
Clerk.
AOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE
Clerk.


BY virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
of Calhoun County West Virginia render.
ed IN the Chancery clusc Of w. III. Thorn
aS Jr ct ais against. George Wa, M ct ais,
at the August term 1902, thereof, the un-
dersigncd Commissioners will on
Tues lay, the 10th day of November
1909, offer for sale by way
o. public auction to the highest and lie t bid
DIR, at the front door of the court house of
CIhoun Conntp, VS. Virginia the FOLLOW
ing real estate; to wit;
one tract of one acre IT land situate o )
Big lea'herblrl, in Lee District, CALHOUN
County West Virginia, which was con
veycd 20 Arthur Wilson, by T G. Marks
and wife by deed daieI April 7th, 1901, Of
record in the Calhoun County Court Cler ks
Office, in decd book No. 80. at p,ye 800,
aud also another tract of > - q res of
land situate on said Zig Leaihcrlark, con
vcycd to said Arthur Wilson by T. c..
Marks AMI wife 10y decd Gated August p,
1901, Of record Iu .aid Clerks off 20. in
deed book 80. 81, at page Ijl; AMI in
sud cause directed to be sold for ore
particular description Of said lands refer
cncc is he had 70 the paper, # ga I
chancercy cu3e,
Temc of sale. ono half The u-c q
lr'ac cash in hand oa day Of sale an the
sidic urou crcdi, Of one year the
purchaser executing % note or bond with
good personal security Tor the deferred
mgm ut, TO- bear intcrc., from date
$40. MATHEWS
S. T. BILL
:, G.. G.. slarchor, Clcik OF Tic circuit
court of calhoun county, West Virginin
d, Gritty Chat 4. G.. Na.hSrs and So.
Eti', commissioners have executed and
lied w.u mr b,nl in tie pendy OF
sGOLO) witi approved security a- required
Hy decree BOO above clu.c
Teste c. O. sarcher, clerk.