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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-16

THE DAYS BEST JOKE


~ ERKOwITz and Sternberg, travelling statesmen, me oil the train.
II have just com from ST. Louis where I did a tremendous BUSH
A~ ness" said BerkowHz. How much do yu think I soidf"
"How should I know replied sternberg
"of course you don't know, but What do you guess?"
"Oh, about half"
Hal OF vhat?"
"why, half What you say"-EverybodysM Magazine.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-16
A MORAL FROM FLORIDA.

Don't suspect everything and every
body. There aren't so many hypocrites
as you think, and to Judge by ones self
is radically wrong. FLORIDA Times
Union,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Roop-Grlest.
Hartford County Marathorn.

The first Marathon race ever run in
Hartford county took place on Wednesday
of this week. The contestants lined up
at 1880 p. m. alongside of the B. & O.
railroad tracks at Aberdeen for the start,
the finish being in front of Boyd & Full
ford's drug store, at. Bel Air, the distance
covered being twelve miles.
The race was for Hartford countains
alone. The course from Aberdeen to Bel
Air consists of of FIVE miles of dirt and six
and half miles of macadam road,
making good path for an endurance
race. A handsome solid silver cup will
be presented to the winner by Boyd &
Fulford and medals will be given to the
second and third men.
William B. Forwood, of Hickory, won
the first prize, handsome silver cup. He
covered the distance in the remarkable
time of I hour and Fl minutes. VIM. R.
Cage, of Vanbibber, came in second and
won medal. His time was hour and
81 minutes. j. Wilson Bauer, of Havre
de Grace. was third. getting medal.
His time was hour and 40 minutes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
3. 4 O. Bridge Work.

The sinking of the caissons and build
ing the piers to the surface of the Susque-
hanna river for the new Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad bridge across the Susque-
hanna between Aiken and Havre de
Grace, has been finished. Eyre-Shoe-
maker Co.. Inc, will complete the work
of building the piers to the proper height,
and this will require several months
longer, because the American Bridge
Company, contractors for the iron work,
will have to remove the iron in the old
bridge, in order to allow the work to be
done.
When the bridge is completed, the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company will
have one of the longest and most SUBJ
stantial double track bridges in the
country. Since the wreck of the eastern
channel span in September of last year,
B. & o. trains have used the tracks of the
Pennsylvania railroad from Darlington to
Perryville, and when traffic is again open
ed on the B. & o. bridge, no delay will
be experienced in the handling Of trains
as heretoforeon on the single track structure
II is understood that the company viii
also change It's line AZ the west end Of the
bridge. aad that the deep and dangerous
curve viii be removed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
County School Statistics.

Superintendent George Biddle's annual
report for the year ending July 81. 1909,
shows, among other things, the following
concerning Cecil county schools
Number of schoolhouses owned by the
county, "a; rented, &; total. 100. OF these
S. are frame, II brick and a stone. The
number of rooms occupied is 1872.
The total number of teachers is I55, of
whom 1886 are white and Io colored; g are
males and I46 are females.
The total attendance for the year was
$3.50, as follows:-white males, zoos
white females, 217s; colored males, 43o;
colored females, 4So.
The average attendance was 400
white, $3.50; colored, ST.
The total expenses for the year were
$oS. o3o.5r, the principal items being as
follows Teachers salaries, $5s.o55.77;
new buildings and repairs, $Io,243, so;
school books, $3,a7a.o7; fuel, $3,so7.4o;
manual training and industrial, 3,os6.sI f;
commercial course, $r,8Ir.64; sanitary
costs and incidentials, $r,a4s. .o6; salary of
Superintendent, $4,000.
Two new school houses were erected
during the year, one at Perryville and
one at Cecilton. The buildings are ssx6o
feet in dimensions, of brick, and cost
about $1,000 each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Murder Cases To Come Before Sep.
tember Term OF Court.

Four murder cases will come before the
September term of Circuit Court for
Cecil County, which convenes at Elkton
the second Monday in September.
Robert Wilson, the murderer Of railroad
detective Harry w. Boon, will be tried.
Boon was shot at Perryville while at
tempting to arrest number OF colored
men. Wilson having confessed to the
shooting. Besides the Boon murder
case there will be three other murder
trials. John Stewart, colored will be
tried for shooting and killing George
Benson, also colored, during a quarrel
following crap game which was being
run near a negro picnic on Bohemia
Manor, on the evening of May 81. An
other case will be the McAllister murder.
near Rowlandvillc, also on the evening Of
May 81, for which Scott Johnson, young
white man, was arrested in California
and brought here. The last murder oc-
Cured on a negro excursion returning
from Annapolis to Fredericktown, this
county, about three weeks ago. Clarence
Rhodes, of First district, was shot by
Eugene Emerson, also colored, who
claims that he acted in self-defense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
New Jurors Drawn.

In originally drawing the panel of jurors
for the September term of Circuit Court
the name of r. Brumheld Marshall, of the
Sixth district was drawn. In March, the
name of Robert B. Marshall had been
drawn, and it transpired that Mr.. Mar
shall's name was in the box in duplicate.
This required correction of the list,
as the law does not allow man to serve
as juror at two consecutive terms of
Court. The name R. Brumfeld Marshall
was therefore withdrawn from the list,
the name of Cecil Ewing, of the Sixth dis
srict. being placed in the box instead.
Jarrett Mackey, of the Fourth district.
was then drawn to complete the panel.
John M. Creswell. of the Seventh dis
trict, was excused, and w. B. Minor, of
the Fifth district, was drawn in his place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Fell Dead In The Road.

Edward Drummond, of near Andora,
dropped dead in the public road near his
home on Saturday night, from epilepsy,
TO which he had long been subject. The
young man had attended a festival at
Cherry Hill and was on his way home
when stricken. He had been accompanied
part of the way by number of COM
panions, from whom he separated at
Andora. Not arriving at late hour his
father went in search of him and found
his dead body lying in the road a short
distance from his home. The deceased
was son of John Drummond and was 81
years of age.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
A BIT OF Bridge History.

Townsend McCummings, of Oxford
Valley, Pa, who is on visit to relatives
in this section, informs US that team
driven by Lewis Deaver and Frank
Porter, from Fairfield, Pa, to Prince
William county, Virginia, was the first
four horse team to cross the Conowingo
bridge, which was completed In 1850.
The structure was built by John Black.
of Lancaster, and was destroyed by fire on
June 6, 1907. 1t has just been replaced
by steel structure thrown open to travel
last week. Joseph Ross was the toll
gate keeper at the time of crossing OF
the team, early in the spring of 1850.
James Steel, of Lancaster county, was
owner of the team. and it was to his farm
that Mr.. MeCummings was moving at
the time, his family being driven to
Perryville, by Cooper Stubbs. where the
train was taken for Baltimore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Has Fine Apple Crop.

DIR. /. H. Mayer, of Willow Street, Lam
caster county, has received an offer of
1000 for his apple crop as it stands, but
has not accepted it. DR.. Mayer has an
orchard covering nine acres. There are
$50 trees to the acre, and some of the
trees, it is estimated will yield more than
40 bushels. The trees have all received
careful attention, being sprayed to pre-
vent the ravages of the coddling moth and
other insects. So heavily loaded are they
with fruit that they have been gone over
three times and thinned out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
BARN BURNED.
Fire Destroys Large Structure
near Colora.
THE ORIGIN IS A MYSTERY.

Fire that was discovered about HAS
o'clock Saturday night destroyed the barn
on the Weldon property, near Brady's
cross roads, between Colora and Richards
mere, owned by VIM. T. Fryer Of Colora.
and tenanted by Drew Nickle.
The blaze was first discovered by Mrs.
Nickle, who glancing from an upstairs
window of the dwelling nearby noticed a
light on the main floor of the barn, JUST
inside the bridgeway doors. She called
to her husband, who was in the kitchen
of their home at the time, and he im-,
mediately ran to the barn and released
his herd of cows, which were huddled in a
corner of the barnyard, the horses being
in the pasture field. With the assistance
of Evans Mckinney and colored boy
nearly all the machinery and vehicles
were dragged to places of safety, the
structure being wrapped in flames before
any of the near neighbors could reach the
scene to render assistance. All this years
hay crop was lost, together with large
quantity of straw, most of the harness,
two horse wagon, manure spreader,
horse power, fodder cutter and a large
number of forks, shovels, etc. The
wheat fortunately had been threshed and
removed from the barn.
The origin of the fire is mystery, as
there was no indication of it when the
evenings work was completed. There
was partial insurance on both barn and
contents.
The barn was large stone structure of
the doubledeck type. 1t was substantial
structure built in 1876, the walls and
foundations showing no effects of the
lapse of time. 1t is said that in the year
in which it was built there was frost
every month, the summer being an un-
precedentedly cold one. and the harvest
almost complete failure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Sixth District Teachers.

The public schools open Monday, the
following being the teachers in the Sixth
district
miss Margaret E. Johnson, Rising
Sun.
Margaret A. Holt. Rising Sun.
Mrs. Mary A. Palmer. Rising Sun.
4 Miss Ruth A. Miller, Port Deposit
Ellen B. Shannon, Rising Sun.
." M. Ethel Hall, Rising Sun.
7 u" Anna B. Gehr, Rising Sun.
-" Rachel R. Rittenhouse, Rising
Sun.
9 g Sarah R. Miller, Colora.
10 " Armenia Wilson, Rising Sun.
II %. Mabel R. Wiley, Colora.
II Anna E. Fryer, Colora.
II !" Carrie Woodrow, Colora.
I3 g Bessie M. Rawlings. Rising Sum-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Set Couch On Fire.

The head flying from match ass Mrs.
Jos. I. Riale was about to light a lamp at
her home on Cherry street, Wednesday
evening, caused threatening blaze. The
match head set fire to the upholstering of
couch, the blaze spreading over the
material like fash. The piece of
furniture was dragged to the porch where
the flames communicated to the covering
Of porch chair. BY this time the alarm
had been given and neighbors hastened to
the scene. A hand chemical extinguisher
was brought into play and soon quenched
the flames. but not until both articles Of
furniture were badly damaged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Gambling Den Ralded At Betterton.

Constable Leverson, of Betterton,
undertook last Saturday night to raid an
alleged gambling den at the resort. The
place was rented by Loeb Allen, of North
Carolina, and suspicion had been point
ing to his room for weeks. Allen resisted
arrest, and Constable Leverson drew his
pistol, but the weapon was wrenched
from him and thrown away by Allen.
The officer called on number Of citizens
for assistance in arresting his man, but
many refused. He finally took him be-
fore a~magistrate, who held him in $500
bail on the charge of running gambling
table.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Roads To Be Improved.

The County Commissioners and Auxil-
iary Road Commission met by appoint
ment with Governor Crothers, President
of the Maryland Geological Survey, on
Monday at Elkton. 1t was decided to
improve the road from Calvert to Bay
View, the North East road toward Elk
Neck, distance Of M miles, and the
road from Cecilton to Earleville. Surveys
were ordered on these roads.
The final selection of roads for i'm
provement was not completed, owing to a
difference Of opinion as to the roads of the
Fourth district, but will be taken up at a
meeting next Wednesday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03

Fire last week destroyed the large barn
on the farm of Jesse Cullum, near Hartford
Furnace, Hartford county. A nearby
straw rick was also destroyed. The con-
tents of the barn included harness, about
twenty tons of hay, $50 bushels of wheat,
1900 cases of empty cans and about 200
cases of cans which had just been filed.
The fire was caused by children, playing
with matches. The loss will reach about
$1,000 with no insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03

A fire broke out in the vacant storeroom
in. the Hopkins Block, Havre de Grace,
on Monday night but was extinguished
before much damage was done. The
room adjoins the store of Kenly & Atkin-
SON on one side and a saloon on the other
and was formerly used as drug store.
1t is supposed the fire originated from
spontaneous combustion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
WEDDINGS.
McEldoney -Mahoney.

M~GbWUBSy BSy-MdmUuSy.
Miss Grace NJ. Mahoney, daughter OF
George M. and Mary A. Mahoney, Of
Perryville, and Mr.. Robert McEldoney
were married in Philadelphia on Monday,
August 80.
Lynch-Smltll.
Miss Mabel Smith, of Pleasant Hill,
and Mr.. Joseph Lynch, of Zion, were
married at the Zion M. E. Parsonage, by
Rev. J. H. Mitchell, on Wednesday eve
ming, August asth.
nartnett-Regan.
Mr.. Daniel Hartnett, of Philadelphia,
formerly of Elkton, and Miss Marcella
Regan, daughter of Mr.. John Regan,
were married Saturday afternoon in Elk
ton, by Rev. P. P. Arnd.
Speakmau-Neff.
Miss Florence Neff, of McSparran, and
Mr.. jerome Speakman, of Cochranville,
Pa, were married Saturday, Aug. ar, at
the parsonage of Middle Octoraro Presby-
terian church, by Rev. w. C. Cairnes.
Wilson.
Miss Hannah A. Wilson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wilson, of Elkton,
and Mr.. Howard Potts, also of Elkton,
were married in Wilmington, Del, Aug
rs. They will make their future home
at Vale, N. J., where the groom is en-
ployed.
MllSon-Holt.
Mr.. Harry L. Wilson, of Elk Neck, and
Miss Katherine Holt, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Lum Holt, of the same sec
ton, were married in Wilmington Thurs
day, August a6, by Rev. w. Ernest
Greenfield, a former pastor of Elk Neck
charge.
Klrk-B0yd.
! The marriage of w. Leroy Kirk, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse r. Kirk, of Noting
ham, to Miss Mae Boyd, of Philadelphia,
took place at the parsonage of the Cen
tenary M. E. Church, Philadelphia, on
Thursday evening, August 26, 1909,
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
]. D. c. Hanna, pastor of the church.
Roop- 6riest.
; Miss Gussie Griest, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Griest Of New Valley, and Lester c.
Roop of fEastRadford Va, were married at
the M, E. Parsonage in North East, by
Rev. Warren Burr, on Wednesday. The
groom had been employed on the Como
wingo bridge and had known the young
lady but few weeks, the marriage being
in the nature of an elopement, and big
surprise to the friends of'the couple.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03

Large invoice of latest styles in hats
have just been placed in sale a AAf-
6ngton's,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03

Miss Grace M. Mahoney, daughter OF
George M. and Mary A. Mahoney, Of
Perryville, and Mr.. Robert McEldoney
were married in Philadelphia on Monday
August go.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
FOR FIGHTING DISEASE
Gifts TotaIine Nearly Million Dollars
Were Announced in in New
York Yesterday.

New York, Nov 9,--For the purpose
Of Fighting disease gifts totalling near
ly million dollars were announced
in New York today, OF this $700,01l
will be used for the establishment OF
a tuberculosis preyentorum for chill
dren, and $l50,000, given by Mr. and
Mrs. William c. Sloane, for a seven
story addition to the Sloane Maternity
hospital of the college of Physicians
and Surgeons at Columbia University,
The principal contributions to the
tuberculosis preventorum were made
By Nathan Straus, Miss Dorothy
Whitney, Henry Phipps, Issac N.
Seligman and Jacob H, Schiff. Straus'
gift includes the 100000 cottage and
estate at Lakewood n j., one occu-
pied by Grover Cleveland. There the
new institution will have a home,
Miss Whitney contributed 100000 to
the endowment fund.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
MAN HAD FOUR WIVES
Also Had SWinded Other Nomen Out
Of Money After Promising
to Marry Them.

Cleveland. Nov 9.-The evidence OF
four wives and two fiancees was pro,
dueed today by the government off.
GERS at trial Of Lucian Pickett in the
United States court here. The women
testified how l7ickett had promised to
marry them. How they had given him
considerable money ami how he had
gone away usually after and some
times before the wedding.
Miss Addie Leonard, a Chicago
school teacher, said she gave Pickett
$3.50 but the marriage did not take
place. Mrs. Allie Greasley, of Spring
dale, Pa, nearly helpless from a
spinal affliction testified that she
gave him $4,000 to establish him in
business but the promised marriage
did not take place.
Other women who testified were
Mrs Georgia f. Pickett, of Cessna
Pa; Mrs. Ellen f. Pickett, of Albany,
n. Y. Mrs. Lulu Enrich Pickett Rob
nson, of New York City, who has
procured divorce, and Mrs. Eima
Miller, of Mason, Ill.
Pickett says he served term in the
Joliet penitentiary for bigamy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
PERSONAL MENTION.

| John j. O'Shea has gone to Grand
Chain, on business.
Miss Maggie Hill has recovered
| from brief illness.
n. B. Thistlewood of Mounds, was
in the city yesterday.
John Wallace of Sikeston, Mo, was
in the city yesterday
Capt II. c. Partee returned yester
day from his Taft trip.
s. s Snyder of Carbonate is in
the city visiting friends.
j. W. Prison of East Prairie. Mo.
is in the city on business.
Mrs. Gum of Mound City visited
Cairo friends yesterday
Mrs. l. N. Taylor Of Mounds was
down shopping yesterday.
f. II. Frltts OF East Prairie, Mo,
is transacting business here.
Rev, James J. Downey has returned
from a visit to Illinois points.
Bernard Klein has returned from a
visit to relatives of Olmsted.
Frank Howe, of Briars, Miss, is in
the city renewing acquaintance.
G, W, Stone of Arlington, KY, was
in the city yesterday prospecting.
Henry Baird left yesterday after
noon for East st. Louis on business
Mrs. Drawn and daughter of Thebes
were in the city shopping yesterday.
Mrs. G., +. Marshall of Fort Scott
Kan, is in the city visiting relatives.
Mrs. Hannah Thompson of Charles
ton, Mo, was a Cairo shopper yester.
day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
not GOING To
THE SOUTH POLE
COMMANDER PEARY DECLARES
HE WILL NOT START AS BRIT
lsH NAVAL OFFICER is PRE-.
PAIRING A JOURNEY.

Washing on, Nov. 9-Peary, the
arctic explorer who has taken UP his
residence with his family In Wash.
ington for the winter, is not contem.
plating an expedition to the south
pole, although repc.ts to that effect
have been circulated
Peary tonight decla ed that Com
mander Robert r. Smith of the Brit
ish navy, is working on a south pole
expedition, and it would be improper
to attempt to utilize his route or re-.
gions in which to work.
Peary repudiated the announce.
ment printed in several newspapers
that within five years he would head
an expedition for the south pole I'm
der the auspices of the Peary Arctic
Club.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10

OUR SYSTEM BARBAV0US
According to Opinion in Europe, Says
Senator-Di scGssed Financial
System of European
Nations.

Kansas City. Nov. 9.-Reiterating
his declaration that neither he nor
the monetary commission, of which
he is the head, has any pet scheme Of
financial reform. Senator Aldrich in a
speech tonight in this city dwelt at
length upon the advantages of the
European banking systems over the
system of the United States.
He spoke after a dinner given by
the Clearing House Association at the
Baltimore Hotel.
Aldrich said that he found in the
reserve system the most striking
characteristic of European banks.
Aldrich dwelt upon the fact that
the European laws make no require
ment either as to the amount of the
reserves or of their publicity. Per
centage IS left to the wisdom of the
bankers.
Great central banks will protect
themselves in times. of street, Aldrich
| said. by advancing the discount rate
to attract gold from other countries
which has the effect of building up
itheir reserves. They also extend
credits literally to every one who is
solvent and who has the right to Dor
row.
They protect their own reserves,
and they extend credit literally to
every one who deserves it and who
wants it. This is the whole secret
of the method by which these great
banks take care of and regulate the
affairs in these countries in cases Of
probable trouble he said.
Contrasting this system with the
rigid methods of the United States
Senator Aldrich said;
Il have no doubt that the opinion
everywhere expressed in Europe. that
our system is barbarous, is correct.
lit certainly is against the experience
OF modern banking everywhere else"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
Peerless Dancing Club.

4 large crowd attended the dance at
Swoboda's hall last evening given by
Peerless Dancing Club.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
THE FARMERS 'COpCRESS
Elected Officers Yesterday-5ryce
Made an Honorary Member of
The Congress.


Raleish, N, c, Nov. 9.-Joslah
.Strang, of Indiana, was elected pres.
ident Of the Farmers National Con-
gress at the closing session today.
|other officers chosen are.
Charles Sanford of Ohio. vice pres.
ident; w L. ADics, Wisconsin. treas.
urer; George Whitaker, Massachu.
setts, secretary
A. c. Fuller, Iowa, retiring member
.of the executive comhtee, was re.
elected
James Bryce, British embassado,
TO the United States. was elected an
honorary member Of the congress.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
ILLINOIS CLUB WOMEN.

of the Illinois Federation of Women S
Chicago, Nov. 9.--The convention
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
POOL EXPERTS MEET.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov 9.-John
King, worlds continuous pool cham
pion, defended his little tonight IN
tie 4, first of four nights play in ar
eight hundred ball match with Thorn
as A. Hueston Of st. Louis. At the
close of play Hueston had run OF
200, King 14L
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10

Jioston bantamweight, and Tommy
O'Toole, of Philadelphia, fought -
rounds to draw tonight, although
Walsh put O'Toole down for the
count OF nine in the tenth round.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
chrysanthemum Show.

The annual chrysanthemum show
given by ST Agatha Guild OF the
Church of the Redeemer was a phe,
nomenal success. Chrysanthemrms
were sold in abundance. The musical
programme was excellent and the
dancing good.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-10
w. C. r. U. Meteinq.

Members Of the W. G.. T. u. contest
class are requested to met at the
home of Mrs. George Dougherty, 2l0
Twentieth street at 4 D. nj Wednes-
day to take Appropriate action on the
death OF Miss Pelly who was mem
Der of the class.