Evening journal., 1916-08-18
DEMOCRATS name
HUNDRED Ticket
W. Truxton Boyce Candidate
for Representative in
White Clay Creek
RUNAWAY HORSES 4
FALL ON RAILROAD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Del. Aug lS-Deno-
Gratis Of White Clay Greek hundred
Al meeting held in Newark last
night. submitted names for the hun,
ired ticket. which we're approved by
he meeting. This action however
does not bar any candidate for
county. hundred or district ofice-to
be voted for at the primaries from
ding his name with the Democratic
County Committee within the required
time for fling such names me
meetine also named delegates ana
aiternates for the state Convention TO
be held az Dover early next MONTH
and tho delegates. on motion, we're
Instructed TO use every honorable
means Of securing the nomination OF
Edward w. Cooch, Of Newark lot
State treasurer
The names Of candidates submitted
were as follows Representative, W..
TrnNfon Boyco. of Stanton; Levy
Court commissioner. David e. Rose,
Of NcwaRl assessor GeoYge II.
Ferguson. OF Newark inspectors
FIRST district Elmer j. Ellison. Sec
ond. Martin F. McAllister, and Third
Charles Barrett
De'erates TO tho state Convention
we're named as follows First district
Nathan NJ Motherall. Second. Amos
Osmond and Jno Pearce Cam Third,
Allen Morrison and Charles Barrett
Aifernaies. First district Elmer j.
James Ring. Third George walters
and W Paul Nier.
poncador hundred Democrats, AT a
meeting held AZ Glasgow on Mednee-
de- night filed names for Offices as
follows Representatives William y.
Compton. Of poriers' assessor, benJa p
min Johnson. and Inspector Tor First
district. James Racine. Delegates
were named 20 tho State convention
ee follows Frank Compton, Newton
Mccarthy. oliver ID. Ramho. VS..
Armstrone and Edgar McNullon
A runaway on Main street vester-
dav afternoon furnished a great deal
Of excitement as two horses fell on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
tracks. and for a few seconds there
seemed 10 be danger Of them being
run over by a vest bound freight train.
The freight was tagged in time 10
avoid an accident and practically no
damage was done to the horses OF
the wagon.
The runaway was a spectacular one
owing 70 the distance that the horses
ran down Main street. The team wa'
owned by William Palmer. Of neal
Strickersyillc he drove two horsel
hitched 10 farm wagon 10 Town afte
a load of coal While the team wa
near Richards lumber yard at IN
eastern end Of tho town they starte
10 run They ran up Main street q
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. a dis
lance Of more than half mile. with
ont colliding with any other vehicle
A freight train was in the block ans
the gates were down a. the crossing
This did not stop the horses They
got through the gate without break
ing IT, but in some manner one 81
The horses fell on the tracks. stop
ping the runaway. The train was
stopped short distance from the
crossing and the horses were gotter
up without any injuries except a few
bruises
One more OF the surveys mapped
out by the Delaware COOPERATIVE
Educational Association some monthl
ago is now In progress. This is thu
survey of the rural church problem
in Kent county The work is IN
charge Of r. A. Moore and Miss Heller
Belnap representatives OF the Boar'
OF Home Missions Of the Presbyterian
Church.
in commemoration Of fhe anniver
sary OF the Battle OF Cooch's Bridge
when tho stars and stripes were frs
unfrled in battle a basket picnic j
beng arranged by the Delawar
Daughters Of the American Revolu
lion. to he held al Coooh's Bridge o
September 5. An address will b
made by Dr. f V. Vaughn. of Della
ware College.
AZ meeting OF the Newark Ne
Century hub Yesterday afternoon ma
ters pertaining to the laying Of N
corner stone Of the now club house no
in course of erection were discussed, b,
nothing definite WAS done.
The body Of Mrs. Ada Wade. who die
some days ago at the home of n,
daughter in Gmnison. Colo. was burr,
at Head of Christiana Cemetery yeste
day afternoon. The deceased formeri
lived al Appleton. Md.
Improvements are being made 10 n
public school buildings of the town undl
the direction Of the Board Of Educatic
preparatory TO the opening of n
schools ON August rs.
Indications point 10 a large enterir
class at the Nomen's College ne.
month The applications for entran
80 far have been much larger than
the same time last year. Many Of Il
applicants are from adjoining state
With large class il viii be necessai
20 house some Of the students in 4
dwellings owned by the college
Depot road n this Is done il will
me juniors and sophomores who Nv
take mp their residence of the camp
and the members Of the freshman ola
VII have quarters in Residence Hall.