Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-04

Friday morning negro had the
back Of his neck badly ont while trying
to jump on train near Dover.
A P. Griffith sold Il Phiilso's farm,
al ~ dala, h. William " ~ an TburshaJ
;ast Tor 5000 .smy'no Record
John Pool, a well-known Friend, whose
home was near Preston, Caroline county,
died few days since, aged so years.
State Senator Lavender has appointed
Samuel Buchanan, Smyrna high school
by, - u free scholar hip in Delaware
College.
Burglars entered the store of Thoma'
Hclbrook of Princess Anne early yestsr-
day morning, and carried off $3.50 worth
OF goods.
The Rev. 3. A. Gayley, long pastor of
" est Nottingham Presbyterian Church,
Cepil county, is spoken Of for presiden of
Lsfayettee College, at Easton, Pa.
The dwelling in Frankfort occupied by
Charles Bunting and owned by CHARLES
A. Truiit, was burned TO the ground on
Wednesday night week. The loss il I'll 600.
James Melvin, editor Of the Denton
Journal, was married at Denton this week
to Mamie ", daughter of the Hon.
Thomas F. Carey. She is just Is years
old.
Monday the tug Leader broke her
propeller wheel while towing on st.
| Jones' creek, near Lebanon. Enough Of
| the wheel was lett to enable the vessel to
get to Neafe & Lewis shipyard, Phila-
| delphia.
Lloyd, Merrill, Dryden & Polk are
| finishing at Pooomoke City large three
story brick building with three store
rooms. The first story front is practi-
cally all of glass. 1t is one of the finest
business buildings in Worcester county.
Oliver l.. Bell, formerly assistant
keeper of Ship John Light, has BEEN pro-
NOTED to the position OF keeper of the
range light Ii miles below New Castle. He
received his commission Thursday, and
with his family removed to his new light
on Monday.
At St. Georges, this county, early
Monday morning burglars entered the
house of G.. w. Shippers and attempted to
enter that of D. B. Stewart, but in the
latter instance were frightened off. At
Mr.. simpers' they helped themselves to
eatables but stole nothing of value.
As DR.. S. D. Jay of Hartford county WAS
| riding on horseback last week in the
upper part of Cecil county some person
struck his horse from behind, causing the
animal to leap forward and throw the
Doctor to the ground. DR.. Jay lay in
sensible on the road for come time until
taken up and cared fox. His injuries are
not dangerous.
Redden district, Sussex county, had a
lively time this week voting on the ques-
tion of forbidding persons to allow their
cattle to run at large. The question had
| been once voted down, but the friends of
such law, finding in the legislative act
no provision prohibiting second cleo
ton, called another for Tuesday last.
Persons opposed to the law were run in
from adjoining districts and in the end no
election was held,
The Queen Anne's Democratic conven-
iion at Centreville, Tuesday, nominated
the following ticket: For Senate, w. 7.
p. Turpin Honse of Delegates. w. H.
Legg, A. ]. Gadd and William X. Barton;
County Commissioners, James Denny,
John +. Goodwin and w. II. Cecil Judges
of Orphans Court, w. FL. New man,
Samuel I. Earle and John Dodd Sheriff,
Thomas Sudler; Register of Wills,
Alfred T. Bryan States Attorney, Il. p.
Hopper County Surveyor, L. L. Beatty.
Mrs. John A. Wright ia teaching Clay
ton school. Frank A. Johns whom we
announced two weeks since as having en-
gagged to teach this school, Afterwards
declined. William L. Baker, who super
intended the basket mill of Tschudy &
Cats during the summer, has taken the
Deakynsville hool at a salary of $l2O {
, quarter-an advance of $40. There is {
. greater demand tor teachers than has eyel
| been known before and male teachers ART
especially scarce Smyrna Times.
William Corbit Sprusnce, Esq, OF Will
mington, who bought the part of thu
farm of the late Horace Spruanos, LYNN
north of the Duck Creek road, 100 or III
acres, purposes making of it a substan
D tial farm and ia building thereon
. dwelling and the necessary outbuildings
The front OF the dwelling ia "a by Is fee
and the back building is IL by Is feet
The house will contain eight rooms. TIL
buildings are contracted for by YANG asker
g. Cats, John W. Moore the builder
j, Smyrna Times. ..-"
John r. Banks of district No. rs, Bal
timore hundred, has almost put an en-
# to swearing and fighting in his neighbol
a hood Whenever he hears man ute
/ au oath he Immediately approaches hir
and administers q severe rebuke an
/. threatens to ''proseeute" him. In thi
. way he has gained the fear and respect {
q the unruly elements of society. Ii
!, attended the late stock law election i
q that district and his presence prevente
1 fight. Mr.. Banks is 60 years old an
q the father of q children.-Susser Journa
n 81 was Union man South during tn
war, pronounced in my views ; ws
. raised on Democratic milk, aud hay
q always voted the Democratic ticket bt
is never in all my life was treated with I
h much contempt as at Ekton during IL
d last two Democratic conventions of whic
|, was delegate from the Eighth distric
le shall, therefore, throw away the count
g. ticket and exert my influence to have
le men of my district do the same" SUI
we found on Tuesday last to be the col
I'd dition OF "harmonizsd" Democrat
Id whom we are talking. Rising Sun Jornc
TT Mr.. W. l.. Coudon received ons DIS
as thia week from the National Associate,
3 OF Amateur Athletics a handsome go
er medal. On the diverse are embles repi
u aeuting speed, strength, endurance, x
n The reverse il engraved as follows
Id "Given for throwing the hammer 50 fe
and IL inches" Mr.. Coudon won I'll
emblem of championship at meeting
the association held in New York CT
last summer. The hammer throw
or weighed IL pounds, and on this occas
eI was thrown by Mr.. Coudon a dietap
OF beating all previous records. The val
hf Of the medal is about $25.-North Et
'r' Star.
"a j. T. Rowley, lawyer of Chss' ertow
IA aged between rs and 30 years, commit
.e suicide at his hotel on Tuesday week
As taking audsnum. According to I
Chestertown Transcript he had been M
ancholy for some time, it is said over
love affair, and for ak weeks pi
h. he had been almost constant
"a arder the influence o! slcoh
Rowley was nativs of Wore
ter county aud his mother is still livi
at Snow Hill. He was graduSted
Washington College, Chestertown,
he 1878, where he distinguished himself
CO, industry. Later hs entered prince'
nee College, where he was graduated fou
in in a class Of 130 In 1880 he accepte
prefessorship in Washington College,
: - timing il until he was admitted to
bar late in 1881. He rtmo'
: to Texas, but returned and !
z tied in Baltimore. Thence
the spri' Of 1882 he removed to Chest
town and becama the law partner of
\ ii H.. lob In