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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, F.RIPAY, DECEMBER 24, 1897.
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FIREMEN INJURED.
Disastrous Conflagration Caused by
an Explosion.
Chicago, Dec. 23.—A disastrous fire
occurred here this evening. The entire
block of buildings between Clark, Dear
born, Madison, Monroe streets was al
most totally destroyed.
The conflagration was started by an
explosion of whiskey in the basement of
Fosetti's restaurant, and flying frag
meets killed quite a number of horses
in the street.
JJThe hands and arms of several firemen
were blown off, and some were fatally
injured. Several persons are reported
missing.
EATEN BY HOGS.
Horrible Death of Two Children,
Killed and Eaten by Hogs In a
Pigsty.
Tiff City, Mo., Dec. 23.—Two little
children of farmer George Coakley, liv
ing near here, climbed into the pigsty to
catch a pig. They were set upon and
devoured by a number of hogs, which
killed and devoured both.
The mother had gone on an errand to
I'l neighbor's house and the children had
been left alone at home.
Christmas Dinner.
The King's Daughters, of West Pres
byterian Church are arranging to give
ine attendants of the Mission Sunday
and Sewing Schools on Front street near
Orange, a dinner on Wednesday, the
29th inst. The mothers of the yonng
folks are also included in tlie program.
Prepara tions are being made to accom
odate 160, and the good things pro
vided will be ample to satisfy thgt num
ber. A pleasant time is anticipated by
the little folks.
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Friends' School Alnmnl Association
Tlie annual meeting of the Friends'
School Alumni will be held at Fourth
and West streets on Wednesday evening,
the 29th inst. A short and interesting
program may be expected. Kefresli
meats will be served. Tlie Exeuctive
(Committee requests all members to re
(mit to the Treasurer or Secretary the
sum of fifty cents to meet tlie expenses
lof the Association. This amount may
Ibe handed to the Treasurer or Secretary
Bpf tlie meeting, if more convenient.
B Sentenced tor Kidnapping.
Ealbany, N. Y., Dec. 23.—Albert S.
Hfarncr the New York lawyer who plead
^Bilty and was convicted of planning the
^Knapping of little Johnny Conway of
■jlcity, was this afternoon sentenced to
^Hrteen years imprisonment in Clinton
j^Kon. This is tlie heaviest sentence
^Hter the conditions of tlie case, as
^Burner plead quilty.
New Postal Cards.
^HfAsniNiiToN, Dec. 22.—Washington
:^H[receivcd a carload of the new postal
They differ but slightly from the
^Kcard, the material change being in
size, which is about one-quarter of
^■kicli less in width. This was found
j^^Essary. In view of the complaint
the old cards would not go in an
^Hpiary envelope.
Letter Box Thiel' Arrested.
Kw YoRK,Dec.23.-Pnstofficc Inspector
jg^^kon arrested Richard Davis here to
Davis is wanted in Toledo, O., for
llj^ftig the street mail boxes. His
appears in flic Ungues gallery
^Hnd ho is the leader of a gang of
^■ox thieves.
wj^BSumucl I'crry Acquitted.
Sj^HUnELi-iiiA, Dec. 23.—Samuel Perry,
M^Hger who knocked out Edward Gib
a contest last March, killing him
AJ^Hbe fatal solar plexus blow was ac
rajjjH of murder in the second degree
^MHIteriionn, after three day's trial.
y*Sp Anna Knowles, of Bridgeville, is
Kg in this city.
Kl C. Bird, w iio hsiX been visiting in
City, lias returned home.
Hid B. Ilall, a Baltimore detective,
H^pdeliver a pointed talk to men in the
■tHEC. A. Hall, on Sunday week.
■Hie Associated Charities proposes to
■it as many poor families as possible
^■Christmas. The Christmas commit
Hb has announced thut it will he glad to
Hbive contributions of provisions and
Htoceries, so that boskets of provisions
may be sent out to the destitute poor to
nniy. On Thursday, next a dinner will
m given to poor children living beyond
Eleventh street bridge.'
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Local Dots.
Mias Jean Haycock is visiting in
Chester.
Robert Adair is out of the city for a
few flays.
Thomas Brown is visiting his father,
J. Paul Brown.
Martin Smith, of Clayton, was in the
city yesterday.
iptain E. L. Rice, Jr., spent yester
■n Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. L Bockusare visit
ing relatives in this city.
Miss Anna Knowles, of Bridgeville, is
the guest of friends here.
Mrs. John H. Pray, of New York, is
visiting friends in this city.
Minot Blest will spend the holidays at
Spring Lawn, Cecil Co., Md.
Mrs. E. K Moody has been the guest
of her sister in West Chester.
Daniel 0. Hastings will spend the
holidays at Princess Anne, Md.
Hoyt Jones is spending the, holidays
with his parents in Georgetown.
Miss Bertha E. Lucas and Miss Maggie
E. Mackey returned home today.
Pusey and Jones Company have erect
ed winter doors to their offices.
J. A. Finley and William N. Mackey
returned yesterday from New York City.
James W. Sponagle, Recorder of Berks
County, Pa., was in this city yesterday.
Dr. Hiram R. Burton, of Lewes, was
in this city on Wednesday, on business.
Mrs. J. Frank Ball has been entertain
ing Miss II. G. Gheen, of West Chester,
Ca
day
Pa.
The etherizing room at the Delaware
Hospital will soon be in condition for
use.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Davis will
spend the holidays at Havre de Grace,
Elmer Thompson, of Fair Hill, Md.,
has been the guest of relatives in this
city.
United States District Attorney lewis
C. Vandegrift, was in New York on Wed
nesday.
Miss May Tubbs, who has been visit
ing friends in this city, has returned to
Linwood.
Harry Knock, and Harvey 8. Allen, of
Earloville, Md... are registered at the
Gibson House.
Harry Williams, K. of P. district
deputy of Marshallton, was in the city
on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. U. Loraine and
daughter, of Chesapeake City, Md., are
visiting in this city.
A fair will be held at fit. Paul's Cath
olic Church for several weeks, com
mencing on Christmas night.
The class that graduated at Friends'
School on Wednesday evening, gnve a
supper at the school last night. *
Rev. Albert N. Keigwin, of Millville,
N. J., will preach in West Presbyterian
Church, next Sunday morning.
Cookman M. E. church will give a
cantata, entitled "Santa Claus Expect
ed," on next Thursday evening.
Ex-Clerk of the Senate, Clinton L.
Willininson, of Adamsville, Kent county,
was in the city on Wednesday.
Rev. William MacFarlane, formerly
of East Lake Presbyterian Churchj now
of Philadelphia, is visiting friends in this
city. •
Miss Teressa Maguire aged, 10 years, of
No. 219 South Van Buren street, died on
Thursday morning from congestion of
the brain.
Kx-Clerk of the Market, Samuel W\
Smeltz, formerly of this city, now of
Philndelphia, was a visitor in this city
on Wednesday.
Fifty pounds of candy have been pre
sented by E. H. Brennan to he distribu
ted among the poor children on Christ
mas day at City Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Cooper
left last evening for Philadelphia, where
thev will spend the holidays with Gen
eral and Mrs. Louis Wagner.
Every agent and superintendent of the
Prudential Insurance Company, yester
day, received a valuable token of re
membrance from the company.
The Ministerial Union will meet in the
Y. M. C. A. building next Monday
morning, when the Rev. F. G. Morrill
will read a paper on "Church Entertain
ments Used and Abused."
Edward II. Brennan Wednesday sent
to Chief of Police Dolan 60 pounds of
candv, which is to be turned over to
Sunshine Circle of King's Daughters for
distribution among poor children at the
police station on Christmas Day.
Postmaster Moore yesterday gave not
ice that no business will be done at the
postofllcc on Christinas Day after 0
o'clock. There will be but one delivery
at 7 o'clock, and the stamp and general
delivery windows will close at 0 o'clock.
The firm of Renno and Brother, have
taken charge of the wood ( leave on the
William Derrickson farm,in Brandywine
Hundred. The lumber is being shipped
(iy rail from Edgcmoor to Elkton, where
It is greatly in demand for ship building.
A very enjoyable entertainmont wns
given iit'Nn. 9 school, by the pupils, on
Thursday afternoon. Rev. Keigwin, of
West I resbyterian Church, opened the
exercises with a prayer. Mr. Louis
Morrow and others made addresses. The
Be ard of Education attended.
The advent of Christmas generally
brings joy to the school lads anti lassies.
The Board of Education, following the
usual custom, closes the schools for one
week, commencing today and ending
January 3. Several teachers in the
schools have been the recipients of many
presents from scholars.
The man lost off the gunboat Wil
mington at Norfolk navy vard, on Sun- in
day, December 11, was Clarence Ber
nard Marshall, gunner's mate. His
body was not found until the following
Thursday. His shipmates raised a fund
of $300 to bury him and place a monu
ment over bis grave. Marshall's home
was in New York. The Wilmington
will leave December 29 for Montevideo,
South America.
Daniel W. Taylor, Secretory of the Board of ,Trade, Writes Of
Its Great Importance.
MERCHANTS AND CITIZENS SHOULD AID THE BOARD.
The Secretary Entreats the Co-operation of the Entire Community il the
Fight tor the Stop-over Privileges—No Need tor
Philadelphia Delivery Wagons.
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To toe Publisher of The Sun:
"I have noticed your repeated and continued efforts for the city's welfare
through your valued columns, and I trust it may prove of much benefit. The
BOARD OF TRADE has done and will continue to do all it can for the city's wel
fare and future prosperity, but the Board, a newspaper, an individual or set of men
can do but little, unless the sentiment of the community is behind their efforts,
and are really a part of the movement. We want (as you have well and ably
stated the matter), people to come and visit us, and see our manufactures, business
houses and stores for themselves, and see if all we have been saying about them is
correct, and learn for themselves that they can purchase as good and as cheap ar
ticles here as anywhere. I do not know what the Committee of the BOARD
OF TRADE is doing about the stop-over privilege tickets. They were appointed
with power to act, and the Board fully expected some beneficial results. It must
come. Another important matter is not to put all our strength and energy upon
getting new people to come here, but use some of it upon those already here. We
see upon our streets daily, wagons delivering goods, marked "Wanamaker,"
"Marks Bros.," "Lit Bros." These are Philadelphia delivery wagons; what does
it mean 7 The question was asked, "Cannot they be stopped ?" Yes. And the
only way to do so is for our people to stop buying things in Philadelphia and buy
in Wilmington, then the wagons will stop, and not until then. It rests entirely
with us. Are we willing to continue to do so? And by so doing to cripple our en
terprising merchants, that they will have to close up or carry much less stock. I
cannot understand why anyone doing business here, can desire or aid in reducing
the railroad fares to Philadelphia, thereby injuring the trade in Wilmington, ana
the city's prosperity. There can be no harm attached to the Philadelphia mer
chants; the blame is our own, and we should see to it that it is changed, so as to
buy more at home and less abroad. This is going to be a serious matter for tis, if
we encourage one competing line by using these cheap rates for this suicidal pur
pose, then all will reduce the rates, and once reduced tiie damage is done; it will
not be changed back, and what is the result. Think seriously of this. It is smit
ing us and the city's welfare at the very nerve centre. We can sell as good and as
cheap goods here as in Pniladelphia, if we encourage our merchants to keep the
stock. The merchants as well as others shpuld take this to heart and do their buy
ing here as well. If it is a good rule, it should work both ways. See to it that it
is applied."
Yours respectfully,
DAN'L W. TAYLOR,
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Sec'y. Board of Trade.
This letter speaks for itself.
Taylor has made the business welfare of the city a study and is an author
ity on the subject.
Mr.
SEIZURE OF THE ALCEDO
labelled tor $172 by a Former Sea
man who Alleges Brutal Treat
ment.
The yacht Alcedo, belonging to George
W. Childs Drexel, was seized by Mar
shal Short this afternoon on a libel
filed with United States Commissioner
Smith in the United States Court by
Walter Hayes, conusel for John Bra
den, the complainant. , .
The brief alleges that Braden ship
ped from Philadelphia as a firemen on
board the yacht for a cruise to Europe.
When Norway had been reached the
complainant alleges that he was shame
fully treated by the captain and put off
tlie boat. 1 ,
His ciaim ainouts to $172. Braden
shipped aboard an English trnmp
steamer and went to Philadelphia,where
he resides. , ,
Tlie owner of the Alcedo is one of
Philadelphia's richest men, and it is
likely the suit will lie compromised be
fore it conics to a trial.
There may be another big suit
against the vessel, as it is alleged that
a fireman was killed on board the boat
during the European cruise by the
blowing out of a cylinder of one of the
boilers. Tlie relatives of the man who
was killed in tlie accident were in Wil
mington yesterday, and were in consul
tation with Lnwyer Hayes. If the suit
is brought it will probably come before
Judge Bradford of this city . The fire
man who was killed lived in Connecti
cut.
The boilers of the Alcedo were put in
the yacht as an experiment and arc con
sidered dangerous. It is known that
Mr. and Mrs. Drexel went to Europe on
a liner, rather than make the trip on
the yacht. Heavy damages will be asked
for.
The yacht came to the wharf of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company on
Sunday to lay up for the winter.
Changes of Saloons.
The Mellon property, corner of Tenth
and Orange streets, was purchased by
Joseph Kelly for $9,000. The property
is now occupied by Captain Slayers.
Kelly will take possession on March
25t.li.
Thomas Hanlon has purchased the
saloon at Eleventh and French streets,
from John Bradley and took, possession
yesterday.
Mr. Bradley 1ms taken possession of
the saloon at the H. & F. brewery which
was formerly occupied by Benjamin
Kopp.
Charles Walter's saloon property, at
the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets,
has been purchased by Augustis Bier
man for $10,(XX).
Si, Mary's Christmas Music.
Following is the programme for the
Christmas music at 6 o'clock Christmas
morning at St. Mary
"Ring the Chimes,"
Newlin; mass in G. St. Clair; offertory,
"Adeste Fidelis," Novello; anthem,
"With Glory Lit," Pielman. The same
programme will he repeated at 10.30 a.
The following persons will take Part
the exercises: Soprano, Misses Eliza
beth Hgrmey, Carrie Burke, Katie Har
mey, Elizabeth Schwabb, Maggie Hughs,
Ella Sehl, Elizabeth McCafferty and
Mary |Kanc; alto. Misses Jennie lord,
Emma Schwabb, Mary Kane and Mary
Hughs; tenor, J. Hood, J. McGranery
and M. J. Conway; basso, Mark Shaw,
Edward Conway, E,. J. Curley, David
Brdwn and James Gillespie. I
s Catholic Church:
Pinsutti; asperges,
HOW THEY ESCAPED.
Mitchell and McCarty (Were Assisted
by Their Pals Murphy and Think.
Special to The Sun.
Dover, Del., Dec. 23.—Investigation
into the manner in which Mitchell and
McCarty made their escape from the
county jail Monday night reveals the
fact that they were assisted by Murphv
and Think, their pals in crime, who
escaped from jail in the early part of the
month.
These two have been in hiding in the
vicinity of the railroad tracks since
Thursday night of last week and have
been supplied with food by tramps who
they induced to aid them in accomplish
ing their scheme. When they returned
here they were well supplied with saws,
chisels and firearms, and with these they
managed to get to Mitchell and McCarty
within the jail. The tools were
ccaled in the flue of a ventilator sus
pended on strings. The crowbar with
which the stone was removed from the
foundation of the building wag stolen
from the tool house of the railroad com
pany.
After reaching the outside of the jail
Mitchell and McCarty were joined by
Think and Murphy, and the quartette
bade the prisoners good-bye and said
they intended to start for the Klondike,
where they would pelt Sheriff Shaw
with gold nuggets if he attempted to
bring them back.
That these four are all desperate
criminals is demonstrated by the fact
that Mitchell and McCarty had told the
inmates of the jail that it was their in
tention to shoot any one who interfered
with tliHir escape, and the past record of
the four men is such that they
constant menace to the public wliilo
they are at large.
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MR. SINGERLY'S STATEMENT.
Trying to Secure the Indebtedness
With View to Voluntary
Liquidation.
Fluvial 1 1 The Sun.
Vl'lLADKl.PHIA,
Chestnut Street National Bank did not
open its doors for business this morning.
The reason therefor was stated in a
notice posted on the door, which read as
follows:
"Tlie Chestnut Street National Bank
is closed for business, and is in the
hands of tlie national bank examiner.
"William M. Hahdt, Examiner."
In regard to tlie bank being closed by
order of the Comptroller of currency
(lending examination by the National
Bank Examiner, Mr. Singerly, president
of the institution says this only. "Wo
are at work trying to secure the indebted
ness of tlie bank witli the view of going
into voluntary liquidation."
i'll., Dec. 23.—The
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Brandywine Springs Railway.
The roadbed for the Wilmington &
Brandywine Springs railway lias been
graded botween Elsniere and Greenbank
and the ties have been laid for that dis
tance. Engineers are laying out the line
through Elsmere.
John J. Cooper's Insurance.
John,!. Cooper, who died from the
effects of injuries received in the acci
dent at the Federal building last Thurs
day, had his life insured with the New
York Mutual Life Insurance Company
for $2,000. His father, Richard M.
Cooper, of Cheswold, was in the city Yes
terday looking the matter up. ' Mr.
Cooper stated tlmt Miss Eva Carey, tlie
young woman to whom his son ivas to
have been married, was recovering from
the shock.
A State College Student Shoots
His Rival.
WAS ASSAILED BY TWO.
Carroll Sannders, Colored, Assaulted
By Two Men—He Inflicts a
Fatal Wound.
Special to The ecu.
Dover, Del., Dec. 23. —Carroll Saun
ders, a colored student of the State Col
for Colored
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Students, is lodged in
jail here for the shooting of another col
ored mail last night.
Saunders spent the evening in Dover
with a colored woman, and was return
ing to the college, when he was waylaid
by two men, Alfred Patton and Mike
Harris, who began a vicious assault upon
him with a paling torn from a fence.
After being struck several times, Saun
ders pulled a revolver and fired a shot at
random, without inflicting any injury to
his assailants, but when they renewed
the assault he fired directly at Patton,
who held the stick, the shot taking ef
fect in his right side and inflicting what
is thought to he a fatal wound.
The trouble is the outcome of jealousy,
as Harris and the woman with whom
Saunders spent the evening had been
quite intimate some time ago. Patton
was brought into the affray through
friendship for Harris, but he hears a bad
reputation around town, and has been in
numerous brawls.
Saunders will have a hearing before a
justice of tlie peace as soon as Patton is
able to appear against him.
Patton is lingering between life and
death. Saunders is in prison anxiously
awaiting the result of his hasty shot.
All this because of a woman.
The Saddest Night of All.
To some men the saddest night of all
the year is here.
'Tis the night before Christmas.
Poor devils! they have noplace to go;
nobody to make happy, and nobodv to
make them '
Every one o! their chums has gone
home "for Christmas."
"Home"—what a wealth of meaning
the word has tonight—the night before
Christinas.
Tliese good fellows who are sad the
night 1
All the
y
lefore Christmas have no homes,
rest of the year they flippantly
call their single rooms "home,' 1 but it
takes more than four wails to make a
"Home.
—the fellows who will spend tomorrow
"Home" have been gathering together
a lot of worthy and unworthy stuff to
take "home"—a new pipe for the old
man; a shawl and a multitude of useless
traps for "mother"—God bless her
whoever and wherever she may be—a
tora-fool present for Sis, a dollar all
round for the kids, and what not?
"I'm nearly busted old fellow, but
I'll have a great time at Home tomorrow"
—This is the greeting that tries the soul
of the poor wretch who has no dad, no
mother, no kids, no sis—no Home.
He sees the happy guy trudging home
with bundles, boxes, hales, and all sorts
and conditions of things for his loved
ones and he's jealous, i
For days
their chums
ny other night
in the year he would laugh at this joy
fellow pushing a doll's coach and di
ging an express wngon—both loaded
with toys and raw materials for the
Christmas feast—not so tonight.
All this makes him sad.
Of course lie will have a grand dinner
at the Colonel's—a Lord Mayor's feast
per haps—lie has the money but then,
Bfe Colonel's is just like a hundred other
good restaurants.
He was invited out—of course. Invited
by people who regarded it a duty to ask
him. They would welcome him any
day but Christinas.
The Christmas dinner is exclusively a
family affair and the most agreeable
guest is a bore.
He will receive a lot of presents—true—
and he will give exactly the same num
ber. He knew that she would send one
to him and she hod long since suggested
a thing or two that would do.
He will sleep late, eat late, retire early
and thank God that Christmas comes
but once a year. Poor devil.
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Christmas at Two Prisons.
Sheriff Shaw will give a big turkey
dinner to the inmates of Kent county
prison at Dover on Christmas day. It
will take about ten turkeys to provide
for all. The prisoners are looking for
ward to a good dinner.
The prisoners in New Castle jail will
have their Christmas dinner on Sunday,
Saturday being a particularly busy day
with the sheriff and his deputy. Each
prisoner will receive half a chicken. The
mother of Mary White, the little colored
girl who was committed to jail by Magis
trate Currinder, of Christiana, for throw
ing a stone at another little girl, brought
her a doll yesterday and she is delighted
with it.
Gave a Theal re^l'artj.
Frank P. McQade, an artist of the i
New York Herald,who is visiting friends 1
in this city gave a box party on Wednes
day evening to tlie South Broad Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, in honor of Miss
Bertha Sprague, nf Boston. Those who
enjoyed Mr. McQade's hospitality were:
Miss Bertha Sprague, Miss Marion Bacon
Miss Lizzie Bacon, Miss Estelle Bacon
and Messrs. Edward Curley, Alfred Fer
ry and J. F. Coole,
Increased Business Facilities.
On account of increase of business,
the Wilmington Steamboat Co. has added
a new draft horse to its hauling stock
and ordered a new wagon from William
Riley. S. J. Fowler lias been appointed
stable boss, to look after the company's
horses. A new office 1ms been built at
tiie freight house for John G. Bennett,
freight superintendent.
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BURGLARS AT WORK AGAIN.
The Personage of Ml. Pleasant
Church Broken Into and Rob
bed on Night Before Last.
The parsonage of Mt. Pleasant M. K.
Church, Brandywine Hundred, was thu
scene of an attempted robbery, on night
before last.
The Rev. Mr. C. H. Williams and
wife, who reside at the parsonage, and
Miss Ella Conway, teacher of Mt. Plea*-*
ant school, who was visitingthim,retired
at the usual hour, nothing having hap
pened during the evening to arouse their
suspicions.
Toward
morning Mrs. Williams wak
ened and thought that she heard a noise
in the rooms below. She listened in
tently, and heard it again. It sounded
as if someone was trying to open the
door of one of the lower rooms.
Mrs. Williams sprang out of bed and
ran into the hall, screaming "Murder!
Thieves 1" Her cries alarmed Mr. Wil
liams and Miss Conway, who also ran
out of their rooms to see what was the
matter.
The robbers, supposed to be three in
number, became alarmed when Mre.
Williams screamed, and ran off with the
booty they had at hand, which consisted
of an overcoat belonging to Mr. Williams
and a wrap belongingto Miss Conway.
Mr. Williams, having procured hie
revolver, ran down stairs. On opening
the door of the diningroom he found
that one of the windows had been
opened by the robbers, in order that
they might get into the house. Looking
out, he saw the burglars running across
the yard and fired three times at them.
The shots, however, did not take effect,
and the miscreants made good their
escape. There is no clue as to whe
the robbers were.
SWALLOWED A PIN.
Charles Philips' Throat Obstructed
and He Is in a Critical Condition.
Special to toe Sun.
Camden, Del., Dec. 23.— Cha-les Phtt
lips, of Wilmington, met with a peculiar
and painful accident here last night.
Phillips was talking to several friend*
and while doing so he had a pin in hia
mouth. Someone cracked a joke and
Phillips in laughing sucked the pin
down nis throat.
The dangerous article lodged
yond Philips palate, thereby
an ugly wound. The injured
fers terribly and is in a critical
dition
just bo
inflicting
man suf
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A TALL FAMILY.
A 14-year-old Son Measures Five VMC
and Four Inches
Camden, Del., Dec. 23.—Recently the
town of Frederica claimed to have among
her citizens the tallest man in the Btate.
Now Camden comes to the front with
the tallest family in the state.
The family's name is Jansen. The
father stands six feet three inches, the
mother is five feet ten inches, a 19-year
old son six feet four inches, a 16-year-old
daughter five feet eight inches and a 14
year-old son five feet four inches, making
an average of about six feet.
Entertainment at Farnhnrst,
The inmates of the Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane were given an
entertainment last night by Professor
Agostin|the magician. It was hugely
enjoyed.
Two new cases were admitted yester
day. One was an 18 year old boy from
Laurel, Del., who was suffering from
epilesy.
Robert D. Wilson was admitted as a
patient. He was suffering from acate
insanity.
Board or Health Most.
The State Board of Health met yester
day at the Clayton House and held _
adjourned meeting. The principal thing
done was to prepare the annual report to
be submitted to tlie Legislature.
After adjournment the Board dined at
the Clayton House. Tiie members pres
ent were: Drs. Lowber and Pierson, of
Wilmington; Dr. Vallandinghnm, of
Middletown; Dr. Cooper, of Camden;
Dr. Edward Fowler, of Laurel, and Dr.
R. G. Ellegood, of Concord.
Willard Must Fay Costs.
Judge Bradford handed down a decree
yesterday in the case of John M. Homer
vs Taylor Itice Engineering Company.
Thu decree was that the exception to
the claim filed by Dwight D. Willard be
sustained and that the said claims he dis
allowed, with the costs against Willard.
Levi C. Bird appeared for Willard, and
William S. Hilles represented the com
pany.
Important
SEE
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