Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-08-13

Demorests Monthly
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
At special meeting of the Fame Hose
Company, held on the evening OF the 9th OF
August, 1867, the undersigned were appoint
ed committee to take action on the death
of our late fellow member WILLIAM t.
LAvERy, when the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, It has pleased the Supreme
Ruler Of the Universe, TO remove from our
midst our late fellow-member WILLIAM L.
LAYERY, and while we bow in humble sub
mission to the will OF Him who doeth all
things well, we deem ii our duty TO show
fitting ~tribute OF respect to his memory /;
therefore be 1t
Resolped, That by his death we have lost
a highly esteemed member of our Company !;
a Jealous and very active fireman, always
willing to do his utmost TO promote the well
fare and efficiency OF the Company.
Resolved, That to his bereaved family we
tender our sincere and heartfelt sympathy
for the irreparable loss they have sustained,
in having lost kind and affectionate Son
and Brother, whose earnest efforts were ever
directed 20 promote the welfare and happi-
ness Of his Mother and Sister.
ResolUed, That a copy of the foregoing
preamble and resolutions be transmitted to
The family of the deceased the Hall and
apparatus of the Company be draped in
mourning for the space of thirty days, and
the Company attend the funeral in body
Resolred, That the above resolutions be
published in the Wilmington papers.
WILLIAM #. ROBINSON,
john NJ. STEWART,
WILLIAM BRATToN,
Committee.
Kent County A6aws.-We copy the fol-
lowing items from the Clayton Herald OF
Saturday, says:
Mr.. II. Gerger, living a few miles from
our town, is considered one of the largest
peach growers in the State. He has between
seven and eight hundred acres in bearing
this year, and expects to ship from rs, 900 10
100, 600 baskets Of peaches. He has over 100
men and boys employed TO pick them,
fifteen wagons to haul them TO the cars, and
has engaged ten cars day to ship them.
If any other man in our State can do better
than that, we would like to know who he is.
On Thursday afternoon OF this week, a
man named John Brunt living in Dover,
was run over by the train gong North, and
instantly killed. He was engaged in loading
a car from his wagon, which was standing
between the tracks, and in endeavoring to
hold his horses while the train passed, hC
was thrown on the track, and the whole
train passed over his head. Daniel Dunn
van, workman on the Delaware Railroad
was thrown from a hand.car near this town,
the same afternoon, and run over by it. HI
has since died from his injuries.
We were visited by very heavy thunder
storm on Thursday afternoon last Foul
men were sitting on some 'runks at the
Depot, when flash OF lighting struck thu
wires and glanced among them, blisterinl
one mans heel and throwing another's fool
into the air, No one was seriously hurt
A willow tree was struck near Smyrna
The same afternoon, a colOred girl at Clayton
in cutting wood caught the axe in clothei
line when it flew back and struck her OF
the head, knocking her insensible for (
while. Her head was 80 hard no damage
was done
Cecil Couaty Mdtters.-We copy the fol
lowing items from the Elkton Wing, o
Saturday
The +. w. & b. Railroad Co., are abou
erecting new depot at Perryville, which
will be in keeping with their great structure
the Susquehanna Bridge. The branch roat
to Port Deposit will have its Perryville con
nectiOn changed so as TO intersect the MaiT
stem near the Bridge. A magnificent tanl
house has been erected by the Company a
this end of the Bridge and is about beinl
completed. When the rubbish is cleare(
away and the new buildings which the Com
pany are erecting and have in contempla
ton are completed, no point on the roaC
will present more enterprise and outlay By
the Company than Perryvile.
The wet weather for the last two week
has damaged considerably the oats crop il
this county, which promised to he very fin
II 1t could have been secured in prope
, order.
. The cornerstone of the odd Fellows Hall
i in Elkton, will be laid on Saturday next.
Struck By Lightning. tho proya
lence OF the storm on Thursday last, fram
house at Ephrata, in Lancaster County, Pa.
I attached to the springs hotel at that place
and occupied by the walters and other ser
wants, was struck by lightning. BENJAMIN
Biddle, a coored man belonging to this city
: who was employed as O waiter, and anothe
colored man named John Moore, from Phil
/, adelphia were killed, and three other color
Il ed men stunned The house was not iniure,
! materially. Moore was writing letter L
u his mother when he was struck and fell iron
p. his char a liteless corpse.
1 Rhodes Super Phosphate. .-Messrs. Var
Il nall IL Trimble, give notice in another CO
y lumn TO farmers that they are agents for tn
It sale of Rhodes Super Phosphate, valuabl
s for every description OF crop This manur
= is recommended and endorsed by the hes
u agrlculturalists in the country, and we woul,
d urge our farmers to give it trial The Offic
c is at AIS South WharYes and 419 Penn Street
Philadelphia.
Base BaH.-The Wawaset Base Ball club
:, of this CITY; VISITED Milford last week. The,
q were the guests O. the Excelsior Club, Q
# that town, and were the recipient Of a hand
h some supper. On Thursday, the clubs com
menced to play game, during the progress
+ Of which, the rain coming on it was put I,
. an end, at tie fifth inning, the score stand
: ing Excelsior, 9s; WGYaset, z. Anotbe
n trial took place on Friday, which resulte,
/ IN victory TO the Excelsior The scor
standing 30 to IS. '0I''
4 Eleeti9p.-An election for nine Director
OF the Wilmington Coal Gas Company, wil
e be held at the Office, No. S01 King street, OF
- Monday, the second day of September next
between the hours OF and 8 O'Clock, p, m