Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
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Dover, Aug. The teachers of the
Methodist Sunday school will give the
scholars an excursion to Rehob0th on
Wednesday next.
Excursion parties to the Hammock this
season have been numerous. The resort
is about nine miles from town, aud the
exeursionists are conveyed thither in
hacks. With the expenditure of q little
money the place could ba made fashion,
able. The bathing at tlood tide is as
good as can bs found anywhere on the
bay shore. The bar, which has hard,
sandy bottom, makes we'll ont into the
hay, thus rendering it perfectly safe for
anyone to battle.
Clerk of the Peace G. J. Hall has re.
sumed the duties OF his office, after under
going several weeks confinement from
surgical operation.
Governor Stockley was in town one day
this week attending to official and private
business.
For the last two or three nights our
citizens have been highly entertained
with open air concerts given by vender
of nostrums on the corner of Looekerman
street and Governor avenue. The con-
certs consisted of instrumental and vocal
music.
The Milford Base Ball Club refused to
play the third game of ball this afternoon
with the Seaiord nine. The reason
assigned was because the Ssaiord nine
had secured the services of Jordan to
catch for it in the place of A. Horsey,
who had wounded hand. The game
played this morning WAS a much better
and more interesting game than that of
1, IL I'D
posted up that no betting WAS allowed,
but money, notwithstanding, freely ex-
changed hands.
The immigration Committee met here
to-day in the state library room and re-
ported that 28 families have arrived since
the last meeting and been sent to homes
in the different counties. Fifteen fami.
lies we're sent to Sussex aud 13 to Kent.
| The commission also reports that applica-
tons are still coming in, and that it ex,
| pects more immigrants in few weeks.
The date of the monthly meeting of the
commission was changed to the last
| Thursday in each month instead of
| Wednesday as before. Governor Stock
| ley, ex oflicic president, was absent.
DOVER, Aug. G. --Since Friday last "a
tramps have been sent to jail for five
days each by Squire Jester. Up to
Friday the tramp law had not been en-
| forced, but since then the police have
been busy taking the tramps in.
Chief Justice Comegys and family, NJ.
Hayes and family, j. p. Salisbury and
wife, D. NJ. Wilson and family, are at
Rshoboth. Samuel W. Hall and wife,
| Thomas s. Clark and wife, Misses Kate
Dsnney and Sib Reed are at Asbury
Park. Thomas Ii. Denney left here this
morning for Saratoga, where he
will join Mr.. s. W. Hall, when
they will take an extended trip
through the West. DR.. j. II. Caldwell,
has a three weeks leave of absence and
aud will leave sometime this week for
Rehoboth. The Misses Royal of Ger
mantown, Pa, are visiting |. N Mills,
ESQ Misses Bennett and McManamy, s..
Mctonigal, Andrew and Miss Sue Bate
mau are at home visiting their parents.
j. NJ. Brownson, employed at Hazsl Il
| Pennewill's sash factory had his right
hand severely cut by circular saw while
at work this afternoon.
DOVER, Aug. flames L. Heverin aud
| wife lett town this morning for Saratoga.
Ten tramps wero committed to jail to-
day. The number in jail up to this
writing is 20 Five were let out to-day hav-
ing serverved out their allotted time Of
FIVE days.
MIR. Cgusey, living on New street,
was robbed Sunday night OF 500 in gold
and $50 IN gregnbscks. The thief or
thieves effected an entrance through q
window. Three tranps arrested early
Monday morning gars suspected, as they
were seen about the depot on Sunday
night and today they were searched, but
no money was found en- them.
There was deposited in the Governor
office to-day complete set OF weights
and measures, adopted by Congress OIL
March Sd, 1881, 81 standards, to be used
according to the resolution for agricul.
tural colleges which have received a grant
of land from the United States. They
consist of dry and liquid measures
weights aud yard scales. The dry mea
sures range from one pint to hal
bushei, and the weights run from on'
grain to 25 pounds. They were sent by
the United States Coast and Geodetit
Survey Office, Washington, D. C.
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