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Newark post., 1913-05-14
Visits Alma Mater

The Rev. Adrian Van Oevcren
is spending the week in N. Y. City
attending the annual exercises at
Union Theological Seminary. Mr..
Van Oeveren graduated from this
institution nine years ago.
The Alumni Banquet will be
held at the Hotel Savoy on Fifth
Avenue, Monday evening at $50
p. m. under the auspices Of the
Alumni Club of New York. The
Rev. Mcconnell Steele will speak
on "The Effective Activities of the
City Church; the Rev. John II.
Honse, ID. d., Of Salonica, on "The
Balkan Situation from the side of
the Balkan; the Rev. Howard S.
Bliss, D. D., President Of the Sy-
rian Protestant College at Beirut
is also expected to speak.
On Tuesday, May 18th, the
Alumni will be entertained by the
Board of Directors at luncheon; on
Tuesday afternoon there will be a
lawn party on the terrace in the
quadrangle from 5 to 7 O'Clock.
The graduating exercises will oc-
cur on Tuesday evening, May 18th,
at clock in Seminary Chapel.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
AMONG THE CHURCHES

Ladies of the Newark Presbyter-
ian Church are holding a Rum
mage Sale in the basement on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday af-
ternoons and evenings of this week.
The ladies of the same congrega-
ton will hold a strawberry festi-
val on the afternoon and evening
Of May 30th. Should the weather
be favorable the tables will be on
the front lawn.
The W. c. r. Z. will hold Bake
in the shop of A. G. Pyle on Sat
urday afternoon and evening Of
this week.
The Women's Missionary Socie-
ty of the White Clay Greek Church
will hold their monthly meeting on
Thursday evening of this week.
This will take the form of a sOci-
able, and will be at the Manse. Mrs.
Lowden, who was a delegate to the
Convention at Lewes, will give her
report. A cordial invitation to all
the congregation.
The NJ. E. Brotherhood will hold
d meeting tomorrow evening in the
church at s o'clock. The business
will be the election of officers.
Topic for discussion, "What should
Live Brotherhood be-" All
members are requested to be pre-
sent.
The annual convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of
the Diocese Of Delaware convened
at Lewes last evening. DR.. G. A.
iIarter and A. A. Curtis are in at
tendance, representing st. Thomas
P. e. Church Of Newark.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
CO. E. WINS TROPHY
Compete In Second Contest
On Thursday

The third annual competition
for the Delaware Trophy was held
III the armories of the various COM
panies during last week, Company
E, Of Newark, winning the trophy
with total of Sal points.
Each Company team is composed
of five picked men, the winning
team being composed Of Lieut..
j. ID. McKeon, Sergeant F. H.
Clark, Sergeant Archie H. Dean,
Corporal Arthur Tomewood and
Corporal Ephriam Jolls.
The Delaware Trophy is a ster-
ling silver cup to be retained by the
winning team for one year.
Next Thursday evening Com,
pany e will shoot for the First In,
fantry trophy, the teams in this
instance being composed of twenty
officers and men.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
CARNIVAL
COMMITTEES

Carnival workers are busy plan
ming for the most elaborate enter
tainment that Newark has ever
seen. In addition to the commit
tees published a few weeks ago by
the chairman of the Women s de-
partments, the following commit
tees have been appointed:
Ice Cream Cones-E. l.. Richards,
Clarence Jester, Guy Gray, Har-
ry Major, Chester Ewing.
Dancing Pavilion-L. X. Bowen,
Charles Medill, George Brooks,
r. H. Cuff, Y. r. Jacobs, B. F..
Devonshire, George Cullen, L. E.
Hill, n. e. Strickland.
Big Show-A. L. Beals, j. P. Cam
Harvey Hofecker, G. w. Col
merry, II. L. Bonham, II. E. Vim
singer.
Wheel-Harry Hill, Clarence
Grant, James McKeon
Babies-Wilmer Hill, VIM. Sar-
geant, VIM, Ring, Henry Hogan.
Hit the COon-John Steel, Gar
field colmery, Daniel Kraph.
Auto Rides-John Chambers, VIM.
Smith, Ernest Frazer, II. w.
McNeal.
Fire Works.. Il. Hossinger, Fl.
r. Tyson, j. A. McKelvy, Dan
iel Thompson.
Barker-S. L. Cam.
Special Ohicers-Edward Bailey,
Ogle Currinder, Isaac Vansant,
Harry Hoincl.
Merry go-Round-S. B. Hcrdman,
f. M. Luton.
Canes-C. W. Strahorn, W. H.
Hilton.
Treasurer-R. S. Gallaher; as.
sistants, f. NJ. Lutton and Har.
Ian Herdlnan.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
Summer School Al
Delaware College

The courses which will be given
in the Summer School at Delaware
College should appeal to various
classes Of students. An extension
Of the scope of the work as deter
mined by the restricted appropria-
ton from the State has been made
possible by the generous provision
Of the Board of Trustees. Avail
ing themselves Of these two sources
Of financial support, the Director
and faculty are able to offer courses
of instruction for three main
groups:
l Those who are now teaching or
who wish to teach in the elementary
or grammar grades Of the public
schools. For such students prac-
teal courses will be given in Arith-
metic, Grammar and Composition,
Geography, U. S. History, and
Civics, Free hand drawing, Ele-
mentary Agriculture, Methods of
Teaching, and School Manage
ment.
2 Those who are now teaching in
high schools, or who are teaching
in the lower grades and wish to
qualify for advanced work. For
such students, courses are offered
in Elementary Agriculture, Alge-
bra, Plane Geometry, English Com
position, English Classics, Physi-
ology and Hygiene, Physics, and
German.
3 Those, not included in either
Of the foregoing classes, who may
find any part of the work as here
summarized adapted to their pre-
paration, and to their needs in pre-
pairing for college, III removing con-
ditions which they have acquired
in college, or in fitting themselves
for their work in the world.
1t is hoped that the School will
be Of general service to the young
men and young women Of the
State.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
School Board Meets

A special meeting Of the School
Board was held in the High School
building last Friday evening, when
questions pertaining to the general
school work for the coming year
were discussed. DR.. Gilfillan, sec
retary and treasurer Of the Board
was instructed to collect all delin-
quent taxes. A friendly suit is now
pending in court, to test the legal
ity Of the tax on automobiles, which
is causing a number Of the owners
Of machines to delay a settlement.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
Work On North College Ave.

At meeting Of the Prudential
Committee held at the College on
Monday afternoon, final arrange
ments were made for the work in
widening North College Avenue.
BY agreement with Town Coun-
Gil, the College will give strip Of
land making the street 30 feet wide.
Concrete pavement and cutters
will be other improvements. .
1t is understood that Council
will continue the improvement on
out above the B. & O. as far as the
town limits. This will open up
this whole northern section OF the
town, making not only a pleasing
but decidedly beneficial improv-
ment.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
Social Evening In Center Hall

A "Sock" Social will be given
by the Young Peoples Aid Society
Of the M. E. Church in Center Hall
Friday evening, May 18th. A pro-
gram of instrumental and vocal
selections, readings and recitations,
games and moving pictures, will
furnish entertainment. Refresh
ments will be served and a good
time is promised to all.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
Archdescon Neve To Preach

Archdeacon Neve, Of Virginia,
will conduct the services in the ST.
Thomas p. e. Church next Sun
day morning. Archdeason Neve
and wife, nee Helen Cooch of New
ark, are returning from a trip to
Europe, and are now enroute for
their home at Ivy Station, Vir-
ginia.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
Farmers Organize

Farmers around Dover are inter-
ested in a Cooperative Creamery
Association. A meeting is called
for Saturday evening when it is
thought an organization will be
effected.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
COUTS IN SYMPATHY WITH
Y. NJ. c. A. AND SCOUT
HEADQUARTERS MOVE
MFNTrr
NIENT

Much interest was taken by the
Scouts III the recent discussion in
Fhe Post in the need for a Y. NJ. c..
a. and Scout headquarters. They
IRE unanimous in support of the
proposition. When the Scout move
bent reaches the 100 mark you will
lear from them again along this
proposition.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
OUTS IN OTHER TOWNS
AIDING IN CIVIC
IMPROVEMENT

One of our western towns offered
>rizes to scouts for the destruction
1 the largest number of flies. The
Ys are going at it in a systematic
&ty. A Scout Master in a Texas
Pwn has a prize proposition in
eautifying the back yard. We
ave the boys if someone has the
rize.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
OBITUARY
RUTH ALICE JOHNSON

Ruth Alice, the three year old
daughter of Mary E. and Harry
johnson, died at Thompson, Della
ware last Sunday, May 11th.
Funeral services from the resi-
dence of her grandfather, G. w.
Aiken at Thompson were held this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Interment
in White Clay Creek Cemetery.
Newark post., 1913-05-14
1rf rTf'osCAL BOY
'".' SCOUTS BUSY


aest. Some disappointment fol
lowed the freeze on two nights
within the last week. Beans, pota-
Toes. and other succulent plants
we're nipped to the ground. Earl
IindcIl reports just so per cent
rs out of 1922 of his beans frozen
down. These little disappoint-
onents only help to broaden the
smile Of the Boy Scout, who is
taught to face little difficulties
with smile and a "cheer up!'
Newark can boast of three first
class scouts, as far as we have
learned, the only first class scouts
in Delaware. Probably WEI have
something to learn.
Master Arthur Chillas and Gil
bert Chambers each won prizes OF
$3.50 for successfully passing the
first class scout requirements, be-
ING the first two from the Newark
Troop. The former succeeded IN
sending 60 to 70 letters per minute
IN the Morse telegraphic code. The
examination. which was taken be-
fore the whole troop, was an eX-
bibition of skill for amateurs. Mas
ter Gilbert successfully handled the
kfvers signal code, running
through the entire alphabet in less
than one minute.
Ellwood Hoffecker took the third
prize Of $1.00 for being the third
successful contestant in reaching
first class scout honOrs.
The boys are anxious to work for
merit badges; these latter may be
given only to first class scouts.
PHILADELPHIA SCOUTS
"DOING THE HONORS'
\ special invitation has been Civ
Ell the Newark Boy Scouts to par
ticipate in a Scouts Field Day
and the Third Annual Encamp-
mcnt at Cobb s Greek Park, West
Overbrook Station, Philadelphia,
May Both and 31st.
The Scout Master is particularly
anxious to work hand in hand with
parents on all scout activities.
Those desiring that their boys may
participate in the Encampment at
hPhiIadelphia and take part in the
field day kindly send word by the
Scouts Thursday evening None of
the boys of our town are worthy Of
being called Boy Scouts who can
not earn their suits and the neces-
Sary funds for a days outing.
Several thousand Scouts will
participate in the Encampment.
Over 100000 American Boy Scouts
will enjoy a weeks encampment
this summer, and the funds will be
earned in most part by the boys.
Some parents think it too diff
cult for their boy to earn the nee
essary money for suit or an out
ing. On the other hand they will
not discourage the attendance at
moving pictures or other amuse-
ments in order to save the required
amount. The putting Of such boys
into the scout ranks is the surest
way to kill the movement.
TWENTY-FIVE SCOUTS IN
UNIFORM
twenty-five out of the sixty
kNeWark Scouts have ordered their
Iuniiorms, and nearly all the latter
have arrived. Thursday evening
the Scouts will appear in full dress.
Saturday afternoon the boys will
don their unifroms and take a
hikc; besides carrying out a regu-
ar program, they will practice sev-
Fral events for the field meet.
The Scouts express their thanks
TO Mr.. j. R. Chapman for his gen
erous assistance and material aid
given.
J. SCOUTS IN SYMPATHY WITH
Y. M. c. A. AND SCOUT
HEADQUARTERS MOVE
Much interest was taken by the
aO11tc II, Tho pocoy,t l;co,,ca,o,, \,
Newark post., 1913-05-14

Aiken at thompson were held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment
in White Clay Greek Cemetery.
ABRAM S. MOTE
Abram S. Mote, a well-known
farmer Of this locality, who retired
about a year ago on account Of
failing health, died at his home on
Elkton road last Friday. The de-
ceased was 6S years of age. Two
nephews, Joseph and Wilmer Mote
of Kemblesville survive.
Funeral services were held from
the late residence on Monday af-
ternoon. Interment in White Clay
Creek Cemetery.
MARY J. MURPHY
Mary J. Murphy, widow Of
James S. Murphy and daughter Of
the late James and Amy M.
Jaquette, died at her home in Phil
adelphia last Friday, May 9th.
Funeral services were held from
the residence of John Umstead, $50
n. seth St., Philadelphia, on Mon
day, May 18th at 2 p. m. Inter
ment in Fcrnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Murphy is a half-sister
of J. David Jaquette of Newark
National Bank and has many
friends in this community.
w. j. KENNEDY
The funeral Of W. J. Kennedy
was held from the residence Of his
father-in-law, Evan J. Lewis, last
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Kennedy
died at the German Hospital late
! Tuesday, May 9th, after suffering
for weeks following an operation.
The deceased was the adopted
son of J. Wesley Kennedy Of Ken
blesville. When a young child his
parents died in Wilmington, leav-
| ing two sons and a daughter. The
children were separated, William
going to Kemblesville to live with
the family mentioned, who had the
child s name legally changed from
William Irwin to William Ken
nedy'
The brother referred to, Samuel
Irwin, is now one of the landscape
gardeners of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. Although the broth
ers lived all this time within
thirty miles of each other, they had
not met for the last eighteen years.
Mr.. Irwin chanced to hear Of his
brothers death at the German
Hospital, and attended the funeral
last Saturday. The body was in
TERED in Newark M. e. Cemetery.
and one child, j. Wesley Kennedy,
survive.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25

"Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Carlton
Brown have the honor of announcing
,he marriage of their daughter, Ma
ion Brown Wilson, to Mr.. William
Crispin Quick on Wednesday, the six
teenth of July, nineteen hundred and
thirteen, in the city of Detroit"
This was the announcement receiv-
ed by many friends Of the bride in
this city during the past week, and &C
companied by the following card:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Crispin Quick,
one hundred thirty-hve Boston Bou-
levard, West
What lends especial interest to this
announcement is the fact that for sew
1ral years the bride was a resident OF
this city and recognized social lead
er whose charms Of person and man
ner secured to her u willing and de-
lighted following.
Her parents also will be cheerfully
remembered as her frequent winter
guests, and for whom Palatka people
will always have a kindly, personal
regard.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25
JUDGE BLACKWELL
AGAIN STRICKEN
Well Known PaIatka Attorney
has ParaIytiC Stroke on
Sunday.

]. N. Blackwell one of the oldest
and best known attorneys of this city
was stricken with paralysis at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Wattles
about $50 o'clock last Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Blackwell complained of feel
ing poorly on Friday before and decid-
ed to keep his room. He had some
fever for the next day or two and kept
his bed. On Sunday afternoon he ap-
peared little better and just before
his stroke he had partaken of little
limeade prepared by Mrs. Wattles.
Soon after, Mr.. Wattles heard
groan, and looking toward the bed he
saw the sick man stretched out and
writhing. Going to him Mr.. Wattles
saw that he was unconscious. Soon
his writings ceased and physicians
were summoned.
He remained in this helpless, uncon-
scious condition, unable to take nour-
ishment until Tuesday morning when
he was taken to st. Lukes hospital,
Jacksonville.
A telegram received from the hos
pital authorities on Tuesday afternoon
stated that the patient had regained
consciousness, and there is now hope
Of his ultimate recovery.
1t is but little more than year and
half ago that Col Blackwell was
similarly stricken and for weeks his
life hung in the balance. He finally
began to improve and was taken tC
Tennessee, where after a long rest
ne finally recovered.
On his return to Palatka his ap-
pearance indicated that his health haC
been fully restored. He soon resumed
he practice Of law and that practice
las steadily increased. During the
past month or two he has been spe.
cially active on some cases which ap.
)eared to worry him, and this may
have been one of the causes leading
TO his present serious condition.
His son Woodford, who was in Mi
mi, arrived in the city on Monday
md is at present with him. The 9th
r. son, John, is in Tennessee.
Drs. Welch and johnson were the
attending physicians and DR.. Welct
personally took charge of his pa.
.ient's removal to the hospital. DR.
Johnson states that he does not re.
gard the present attack nearly as ser
Gus as the first one, year or more
ago.
Palatka people and those from all
parts of the county and state will
yrieve to learn of Judge Blackwell's
serious condition.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25
More Cottage Homes.

o. Haver & Knight the real estate
men have this week sold the Vanland
ngham house and about a dozen lots
n Palatka Heights to H, A. Atwater
On these vacant lots Mr.. Atwatel
proposes to build a number of cottag
as for renting.
Mr.. Atwater knew there was gooC
prospects in store for the Height!
low that it is to be made part o.
he city proper, with all the induce
nents of fire protection, sidewalks
rood roads, etc. True he will pay I;
title more in taxes, but he will BE-
getting it back in conveniences tha
make for property advance, and at {;
minimum of cost.
Speaking Of late real estate trans
fers, has it occurred to you that thi!
same firm Of O'FIaver & Knight ha.
Deen responsible for many of them
that they have been making a special
ty of city property and that they
nave pretty accurate idea of values :?
This firm is going to be big factor il,
the development of Palatka and sub
urban property.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25

The. pastor has returned from his
recent evangelistic tour and will
preach at both morning and evening
hours.
Our Sunday School has maintained
splendid attendance during the
summer and all are urged to put forth
every plausible effort to keep up this
very gratifying interest in this i'm
portant department.
At the morning hour the pastors
subject will be "a Timely Reflection" ;"
II Kings 7;9, In the evening the sub
ject will be "A Sadly Neglected Pray
err" Psalms 1913. The ordinance of
baptism will be administered in the
evening and all are invited to witness
this solemn service.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all and strangers are especially in
vited to worship with US during their
stay in the city.
p. QUINTIUS CASON,
Pastor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25
Ledbetter Doing Tampa.

Will Y. Ledbetter, manager of the
well known Putnam hotel at Palatka.
which he is developing into one Of
the leading resort hotels of the state,
IS visiting Tampa for the purpose OF
disposing of lots in CloudIand Park.
beautiful resort on Lookout Noun
tain, about forty miles south of Chat
tanooga, and the altitude of which is
100 feet greater than that of the fa-
nous Point Lookout.
Mr. Ledbetter, who is a native of
Rome, Ga, is president of the Cloud
land Park club, under the auspices
Of which 5000 acres of mountain lanJ
are being developed, and he confident.
ly expects to make Cloudland Parl
one of the most famous resorts in the
south. He has sold a number of lot,
to Tampans, who will build home,
and become summer residents of the
beautiful section. Many of the best
people of the southern states will
spend their summers on the histori,
mountain in future years.-Tamps
Times.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25
PAlATKA LAWYER
HAS Been HONORED
BY Appointment as a U. S.
Court Commissioner.

George W. Bassett Jr., one of Pa
lltka's rising young attorneys and
who was but short time ago admit
ted to practice in the Federal Court,
was on Tuesday appointed as Com
missioner Of the United States Court
by Judge R. M. Call, of the United
States district court for the Southern
District of Florida.
A court commissioners duties are
judicial; he holds preliminary hear
ings in criminal cases where the Of
tense is against the laws of the U. S.
The people of Palatka will appre-
clate this honor for the popular young
attorney.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25
where is the CITY
OF ST. JOSEPH ?
A Florida PrOphesy that was
Literally Fulfilled.

A travelling man asked the editor
last Monday to tell him where the city
of st. Joseph, Fla, was situated.
At the time we could only say that
we thought it was over on the Gulf
coast some distance beyond Apalachi.
cola.
Since then, however, we have look
ed it up, and here is the answer:
an the late 30's within twenty-five
miles of Apalachicola a land and i'm
provement company established the
town of st. Joseph on deep and we'll
sheltered bay. In 1889 it's hackers
claimed for it population of more
than 1000 and commerce in cotton
of more than 100000 bales annually.
A railroad, churches, newspapers,
docks, banks, warehouses, shops, bar
rooms, cheap-hotels and rough GAM
bling places gave this new town the
reputation and air of a metropolis,
and with some Of the more Cody the
notoriety of being wicked city,"
that would come to no good end. 1t
became a nintense business rival of
ApalachicOla. The territorial consti-
tutlonal convention met in st. Joseph
during 1889.
"The end of the town was swift and
tragic. Yellow fever of the most ma
Iignant type fairly wiped it out in
1871. The people there died like
flies Many fled the town. The liv-
ing who remained could hardly bury
the dead My pa saved me because
he was a horse doctor and believed in
lie and bleedin',' one aged survivor
said to me. Today two graveyards
and vine-covered ruins are all that re-
main of the wicked city of st. Joseph
About it stand the enigmatical soil
tudes of Forida-the haunt today of
the owl, the alligator and the whip
poor-will. Verify the Cody of terri
torial Florida have had their prophesy
come ue."-Civl War and Recon
struction in Florida, by William Wat
son Davis, Ph.D.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25

Those Palatka Heights anti-annex-
atiOnists are giving all credit for the
passage of the annexation bill to the
editor Of The Palatka News. This is
a distinguished honor, but one the ed
itor is too modest to wear. Senator
Wall passed the bill through the Sem
ate, and the bill he passed is the OBJ
noXiOus thing these anti-annexation-
are now denouncing which they are
appealing to the people to repudiate.
The editor does not wish to shirk any
of his responsibility-he is proud of
his own effort in behalf of a most
worthy measure-but he would be i
cad were he to refrain from reminding
the, good people of the Heights that
they are doing a worthy man injus-
tice when they ignore Senator Wallis
part in the passage of this measure.
1t could never have become a law had
it not been for the Senator.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25
Clear Mind

Clear Mind.
To clear the mind of lfe's obscuri-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-25

To enjoy all the benefits which
come from the privilege of doing bus
mess in a center Of populatino like
Palatka, and evade payment of its
just proportion Of taxes for providing
the necessary community expense
seems to be, and is, the only excuse
for the opposition Of the water works
company to the annexation of por,
ton of Palatka Heights to the city.
Of course this is not the excuse Civ
en-, but it is the only one; in fact
there could be no other. The water
works company is not openly in the
fight; it knows better than that. But
it has its henchmen and is providing
the necessary lubricant.