Newark post., 1913-09-17

Clly got 1IOU VOTES, >. y. heyS OF
Elkton, 766 and j. w. Squier of
Port Deposit 252. The other win
ners were-Fred H. LETTER and G.
T. f. Mearns for the Legislature;
Charles II. Gatchell for County
Treasurer; Walter G. Martindell
for Assistant Treasurer; Charles
2. BARLEY, George Benson, DR..
George S. Dare and G. A. Morri-
son for State Convention delegates
andd Drs. r. M. Black and H. Ar
thur Mitchell and Harvey II.
Mackey for members of the State
Central Committee.
Goodwill Fire Company is plan
ming for a fine celebration in New
Castle on Hallowe EN-
Judge Churchman in the City
Court of Wilmington on Saturday
required seven bakers Of that city.
Louis Reches, Emil A. Wagner,
John Wooiey, Charles F. Huber,
George H. McGovern and Jere
Moynihan, to give security Of $1OO
each for their appearance before
the Court Of General Sessions, to
answer charges Of selling loaves of
bread weighing less than 16 ounces
each. Judge Churchman held that
as his Court did not have final jur-
isdiction in cases involving ques-
tions Of law and fact, the guilt or
innocense of the accused should
properly be referred to the higher
court.
Dover was stirred on Saturday
night when Chief Of Police Robert
S. Hurd halted a wagon Oh one OF
the business streets, loaded with
"wet goods" forwarded to resi-
dents from a point in Maryland.
The consignment included, it is
said, two barrels Of whiskey, keg
of beer and separate packages OF
liquor. some of which were taken
from the wagon on it's way to the
Jail. Three men were in the wagon
two of whom escaped. The officials
had got wind Of the wagons com
ing and Sheriff Smith, Constable
Vansant and Chief Hurd were on
the lookout, the latter spotting It's
arrival
About 2.3O o'clock on Wednes-
day morning Morris Council, night
clerk in the office of the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction
Company, located in the car barn
at Delaware avenue and duPo ont
street, Wilmington, who had just
counted the days receipts from all
the company's local lines, looked
up and saw man standing IN
front of the grating about the desk
covering him with revolver and
told to throw up his hands whcih
he did after a second call. The IN,
: truder then passed through the
E gate and ordered Council to open
7 the safe which he had not locked
: He opened the door and took Out
g a canvas bag containing $500 IL
! cash, pennies, nickels, dimes quar-
7 ters and half dollars, weighing
4 fully so pounds. Grabbing hold OF
l, the bag the bandit backed out OF
r the office after warming Council tt
t keep quiet and disappeared. Coun
e Gil hurried to the car barns anc
/ called several Of the night force
t Later he notified the police and OF
!. ficials of the company. NO trace
y Of the bandit was found. 1t l!
:. thought that he entered culver
: over Rattlesnake Run, which drain
! the boiler rooms and the car barns
s The culvert runs to the edge o
n Brandywine Park which he coul'
enter unobserved at that time o
night. A young woman returnln!
d from work at Bancroft S Mil
n early on Wednesday morning me
S a young man carrying canva
t baag. which she thought appeare'
r heavy. as she came through Rock
/, ford Park. Early on the prevlou
T. morning Tuesday John F. Jones
a cigar store at Sixth and Marke
n streets. was entered through tn
S transom over the front door, ant
r $500 was stolen from the cash reg
d ister along with cigars, tobacco am
n pipes Henry M. Candy returnln
Y from the country to his residence
l. 11O1 Delaware avenue, last Tues
is day found every room ransacke
5 but could not tell what plunde
fs Lod haan taken till his wife return