Newark post., 1913-10-29

A lodge of the Knights Of Amer
lea, newly formed beneficial or
der, was organized in Elkton on
Thursday night with 35 charter
members.
Alexander Wilson of Cecilton
has been designated by the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washing
ton as its crop correspondent for
Cecil county.
The marriage of Miss Helen
Wells Cooper, daughter of the late
DR.. John w. Cooper of Elkton,
and Mr.. Harlan Johnson, member
of the staff Of the National Bank of
Elkton, is set for this evening at
$50 clock, in Elkton Presbyter-
ian Church.
George p. Clickner, aged q
years, of 61O South Clayton street,
Wilmington, died on Saturday
at Delaware Hospital after several
days illness, caused by taking bl-
chloride of mercury in mistake for
other medicine. Physicians said
he might have recovered had he
been treated promptly aftr taking
the poison.
Mrs. Addie Quimby Of 3O5 Ship
ley street, Wilmington, who is
charged with giving bi-chloride Of
mercury tablets to her brother,
Arthur Murray, on September IA,
after taking the poison herself,
was held for Court on Saturday.
The brother swore that he had TAX
tn the tablets himself from box
after his sister had taken two Of
lthem in mistake for medicine. In
letter found at the home OF the
parties, said to have been written
by the sister, she said she had TAX
en- the poison and given it to her
brother so that they might join
! their mother in the graveyard.
The Charles M. Scott Company
. pleaded guilty to four charges OF
: violating the Sanitary Factory
. law in Court at Dover on Thursday
1 Three of the charges were dropped
l and Chief Justice Pennewill fined
{ tn dfndant $40 and costs. th mini
mum penalty.
S The Great Council Of Red Men
e of Delaware in session at Whining,
! ton on Thursday chose the follow.
T. ing officers: Great Prophet, Emory
e B. Riggin, Laurel; Great Sachem
a John f. Lyon, Wilmington; Great
Senior Sycamore, w. S. Simpson
Milford; Great Junior Sycamore
!, w. d. Morrow, Wilmington; Grea'
,s Chief of Records, Edward Mclntlr'
v Wilmington Great Keeper o
l. Wampum, H. A. Dempsey, Stan
ton; Great Representatives, W. I
Tappan. Rehoboth, and II. B. SIN
W clair, Wilmington.
:, Cornelius ID. Garrettson, secre
>, > tarv of the Electric Hose and hub
&c ber Company and first vlce-presl
" dent of the Chamber OF Commerce
has been appointed by Mayor How
" ell as member of the Board o
. Public Utility Commissioners O
" Wilmington, vice Samuel G. CleaN
er. resigned, because Of pressure G
private business interests.
y Under Court decision rendere
\ at Georgetown last week deeds tro'
tax collectors are valid IN DelaWal
if proprietors are sold for dem
H. ouent taxes unpaid after two yeal
of grace. The decision was rendere
in IN the suit of Miss Mary CaldWe
26 of Wilmington, owner OF a lou
us Rehoboth Beach which was boug'
n bv Alexander Lord of Seaford
or tax collector s sale.
Theodore f'ridelberg, represen
ng ing the Manhattan Machinery n
hn change Of New York, made Il
he highest bid for the entire plant
in the old Diamond State Steel Cor
nd nany of Wilmington, at Receiver
ed. Sale last Wednesday. For the re
He estate and equipment his pa W
zen s142521 Another bid OF Sl2
st. 127 so was made for the emu
nlant and several for the whole
7s part Of the real estate and parts
at the equipment Chancellor Cur
th- was to pass upon the acceptance &c
ec- the bids on Monday. An enc
nv ;s making TO secure local tax exenl