Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-15
NEW CASTLE.

| Special Correspondence OF State journal. frl
New CASTLE, July 8.-The Register yester-
day granted letters Of administration upon the
estate of Charles L. A. Mailly, late Of st.
Georges Hundred, deceased, unto Harriet L.
Mailly and Eugene G. Mailly, widow and bro
Their Of the deceased. H
| On Monday last Grand Chancellor J. l..
Rice, X. of p, accompanied by a full delega-
ton Of the Grand Lodge, visited FELTON, and
installed the oflicers-elect of Active Lodge, No.
4, X. Of p. of that town. The installation
was public one and the Grand Officers were
in the full uniform Of the U. A. X. of p, and
presented fine appearance. Addresses were
made by q. X. Of II. and s., s. J. Wiley, of
| Wilmington, and by the Rev. Mr.. Willis, of
| FELTON,. After the close Of the ceremonies the
visitors and invited guests were RECALLED with
ice cream, cakes, &c. This visit OF the Grand
Officers has infused new life into the order in
| that place. We are requested by the Grand
Officers to express their thanks to the citizens
of FELTON,, whether connected with the Order
| or not, for the kind treatment received by
them at their hands. .
The unusual spectacle was presented here
last evening of three river steamers lying Mt
| the steamboat wharf at the same time The
Perry, clyde and ReyboM all arrived at about
the same time, and for about half an hour
there was lively time in landing and trans
ferring passengers and freight. Az u gentle
man remarked, stranger happening there
| just at that time would think he had in some
unaccountable manner become transported to
| New York.
New CASTLE, June 10.-The Register has
admitted to probate the will of Andrew j.
Vandegrift, late Of st. Georges hundred,
deceased and granted letters documentary ON
the same unto John p yandegrift, son of the
deceased and executor named in the will.
The steamer Vanderbilt, on Thursday last,
took 224 of our citizens on the excursion to
| Fortescue. Although, on account of the low
water they were unable TO land, they had u
| very pleasant time.
Mr.. Joseph Morgan, for number of years
freight agent at the depot in this city, died
last night, after tedious illness. Mr.. Morgan
had many friends here and was highly
esteemed for his many good qualities
A meeting has been called of the Demo-
cratic citizena of this city and hundred, to be
held in the court house this evening at 8
O'clock for the purpose of organizing Han
cock and English club. This will be the
opening of the campaign in this hundred. A
full attendance lis desired.
New CASTLE, July 12.-The Register on
Saturday admitted to probate the will of
Daniel Springbett, late of Wilmington, de-
| ceased, and granted letters testamentary on
the same unto Thomas J. Dawson the exect-
tor named in the will.
The meeting on Saturday to form q
Hancock and English club was quite well
attended and was earnest and enthusiastic. 1t
was organized by electing George A. Maxwell,
ESQ.,, President and John W. Mackey, Secre-
tary. After the object of the meeting was
announced, committees on permanent organi-
eaton, on compaign reading matter and on
uniform were appointed to report at the next
meeting of the club. The roll was then
announced as being open ready for addi-
tional signatures Of any who had not already
| f,r n a l,paI
in getting signatures. The club will number
at least 200.
The enumerators of the different hundreds
met here on Friday and Saturday last in the
Office of the Clerk of the Peace to make cor
rections in the census of their hundreds.
Some complaint il made in regard to the
| time allowed boys and young men to go i'll
bathing from the wharves in town. s O'clock
p. IN. comes very early now, and it is sug-
gested that O'Clock be substituted by Coun-
Gil at its next meeting. & {
NEW CASTLE, July 1i.-The tenant house
on the farm of Recorder of Deeds Hocomb
near Hare's Corner, took fire on Monday and
was totally consumed, with most Of its con-
tents. Mr.. Walls, the tenant, was absent at
the time at work, and Mrs. Walls had called
at the residence of Mr.. Holcomb, leaving no
one at the house but the children, and it is
not known how the fire originated The
building was insured.
Yesterday was by all odds the hottest ever
known in this city, exceeding the hottest day
of 1876. The thermometer ragged up to 93
degrees by 10 o'clock a. m. and by2 p. m.
marked 102 degrees in several places. There
was good breeze during most of the day.
but it felt at times more like the wind from
furnace than anything else. No cases of sun
stroke occurred as we haveheard.
| On August 9th st. Peters Church, will give
an excursion to Cape May per steamer
Republic. Brass and string bands will be in
attendance and good time is expected.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
Education was held last evening when Mr..
Whiteloek was elected principal Of the male
department and Miss AIcCabe principal of the
female department of our public schools for
the ensuing year