The daily gazette., 1877-12-01

IeTSOUut.-hoV. DlSnOp DOCKET, OF UllS
city, conducted the services of the "Forty
Hours Devotion, ;" in the Elkton Catholic
Church on Sunday, Monday and Tues
day last. He will conduct similar ser
vices in the Newark Church, COM
mencing tomorrow.
Mr.. e. g. Jefferis, formerly a conduc-
tor on the Wilmington g. Northern r.
R., left on Tuesday last for M Marion, Iowa,
where he expects to make his future
home.
Mr.. Levin Pepper, of Georgetown, this
State, is preparing to move West in the
spring.
On Wednesday last Hou. B. L. Biggs
removed from his farm near Summit
Bridge, to his handsome and commodlous
new residence on Cass street, in Middle
town. This building has just been COM
pleted and is considered 10 be the finest
residence in Middletown.
Mrs. K. b. Steves, of Wilmington, one
of the Secretaries of the Women's For
eign Mission was present at the M. e.
Church of Elkton, ON Sunday morning
| last and made an earnest appeal to the
| congregation for their sympathy and
support.
The Rogers Mansion-The well-known
Rogers mansion, on Market street, above
Tenth now ownedbyp udge:: Wootten, was
| advertised to be sold by the Sheriff, last
| week, in order to perfect title, but the
| sale was postponed. This building was
built by VIM. Horsey Rogers, a leading
| lawyer of Wilmington, in 1915, and occu-
pied by him for some time. He, how
ever, became engaged in the famous
Davis will case in which the will he pre-
pared for the late Col Davis was contest
ed as forgery, rnd declared to be so by
a jury. Soon after this he removed to
Washington, where he died several years
ago, but bis wife still resides in that city.
The house was purchased by Judge
W ootten, and occupied by his son Alfred
who was Attorney General for this State
until the latter's death In 1869. After
that time the house was occupied by va
rious persons, including VIM. G. Pyle
and Rev. Willard II. Hincklev; until
an association of professional men of
this city, who fitted up the rooms in
handsome style, and now use the build
ing for club house.
Du Chdillu, the African Traveller
Mr.. Paul Du Chaillu will lecture in the
Grand Opera House on Saturday even
ing, December 18th. The position of
this traveller, both as an explorer and
scientific discoverer, is now established
in the foremost rank. As lecturer he
is excellent. The people of Wilmington
old and young, will be delighted to hear
the man who has written so many inter-
esting works about his travels among the
cannibals of Africa.
DR.. Culbreth's Fdmity-Surgeen Geo.
IS. Culbreth, of this State, who lost his
life on the Inflated "Huron," last week.
married in Smyrna in 1870. His esteem
ed wife is the daughter of Major John G..
Black. She, overcome with grief, is now
PROSTATE and quite i'll at her fathers resi-
dence. in smyrna, with her daughter of
six years. where she has resided always
except when her lamented husband was
on shore duty.
Form:SaleS inECecn County, Md.-Ths
farm of the late John Thompson, near
Bay View, containing 100 acres, has been
sold to John Worthington of Pennsyl-
vania, for $4,000. The farm of e. f.
Larzalere, near Cherry Hill, containing
80 acres was sold a few days ago to Wm.
V. Moore, for $1,000. The farm of Thomas
j. Fisher, deceased, near Brick Meeting
House, containing about 154 acres, was
sold, to Hugh M. Cameron. Esq, for
S6,7l6.12, or $43.50 per acre.
Police ArrestS.-During the past month
arrests for the following crimes; assault
and battery, 6; cruelty to animals, l;
disorderly conduct, II; drunkenness, "a,
| receiving stolen goods, l; violating city
ordinances, 8; vagrancy, II; larceny, ..
Scott Church Supper-The second sup
per of Scott M. E. Church came off at the
church, last evening, and was largely at
| tended. Still the supply of edibles far ex-
ceeded the demand, and the remaining
articles were auctioned off at good prices
Track Damdged.-During the severe
storm last week, the track of the P. & r..
r. R., between Chester and Philadelphia,
was so badly damaged that travel has
since been entirely suspended.
PENSIONERS who have claims due will
find a notice in another column from E.
b. Frazer, which will interest them. He
collects and pays pensions.
Slspicio,s.-A contributor furnishes the
Middletown Transcript with humorous
article called "Bilkens' Cow" which
savors suspiciously of one OF Max Adeler's
cow yarns in "Out of the Hurry Burly."