Newark post., 1913-10-15

section died at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. James e. Dean, in Elkton,
aged n years. Her funeral was
held on Saturday with interment in
the Presbyterian Cemetery at Glas
gov.
City Solicitor Hastings has ad-
vised the Wilmington City Coun-
ell that it cannot open curb mark
cts other than those provided for
by the market laws, and that pre-
sent regulations must be enforced,
to the exclusion of all but farmers
and truckers from the street mar
kets.
Robert Smith and Harry Jones
Of Milford, the former roofing for
the Athletics and the latter for the
Giants, agree at the opening of the
recent championship contest that
the backer Of the losing team be
hitched up with an OK to cart and
be driven about the town, and it s
mp to Jones to Gee" and "Uaw'
at Smith s call.
Charles S. Marion, who early last
winter made deadly assault upon
William Kerr, a neighbor, living
near Lewisville, was found guilty
in the Chester County Court last
week, although he is an inmate Of
the Insane Hospital at Embrees-
Vile Judge Butler in his charge
told the jury that they should con-
Wet the accused unless reasonably
satisfied that he was not of sound
mind.
Seven street dealers charged with
violations Of the market regula-
tons were arraigned before Judge
Churchman in the City Court in
Wilmington on Thursday. Mrs.
Catharine Celia and James Ricco
were fined IS and costs and Nathan
Bernstein 81 and costs. Council
man Jacob Zimmerman, Michael
! Polese, Harry Buckson and Benja-
min Hicks were the other defend
ants but their cases were continued
Hold-ups on the streets have
been common in Philadelphia for
some time past and are growing
frequent in Wilmington. Two eases
occurred there toward the end Of
, the week. a negro with a revolver
stopped Joseph Serson Of l2l2 Is
street on Christiana avenue and
e going through his pockets robbed
him of $40. Thomas SineX OF 224
Maryland avenue was halted at
Adams and Chestnut streets by a
young white man armed with a re-
volver and robbed of a gold ring
and $50 in cash.
4 Wilmington special says that
; President Il. L. r. MaXey and See
retary r. r. OFT of the United
States Railway Steel Tie Company
of Pittsburgh, are negotiating for
the purchase of the long idle plant
= Of the Diamond State Steel Com
Z pany. which is to be offered at trus-
! ! tees sale on October y. The Steel
Tie people are seeking to obtain
the property at private sale. Should
they secure possession it is said
that they purpose building mod
n,.n nlanf on both sides Of the
: Christiana employing $500 hands
= and costing several million dollars,
t The corporation has a capital OF
: $25. 900, 900 and has just completed
y a plant in st. Louis.
Odd Fellows of Wilmington,
J Middletown, Harrington and Nil,
- ford. with officers Of the Grand
= Lodge went by speial train on
, Thursday to Georgetown, where III
+ the evening, in the Opera House
!. the degree staff Of Eden Lodge OF
: Wilmington, initiated class OF up
wards of fifty members. Members
of the order from most OF the towns
/ in lower Delaware were present.
IS A fairly well-dressed youth o.
e about twenty years, enteredJ' NJ
/ Webb s restaurant at Tenth anc
}, Tatnall streets, Wilmington, abou1
r 6 0 clock on Wednesday morning
and after eating a plate of ho
cakes drew a revolver and forced
z Albert Carter, the manager Il
L charge. to turn over to hm 81
l. from the cash register. The robbel
1t forced an insurance agent, who sait
d he had $50 about him, to remain
le seated at a table nearby and als'
siIenced Miss Frances Wilson, on