Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22
DoYER.
Three Capital Cases on the Docket of
the Kent County Criminal Court.

Three Capital Cases On the DOcke t q
the Kent County Criminal Court.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
Dover, Oct. 19.-H. O. Carpenter, NJ
sistant superintendent OF the state publi
schools, has begun to break ground for
new dwelling house on State street.
William Windolf, tile young mnn VIII,
had his foot badly mashed by Il chr vince
running over il on last Friday morning, u
doing as well at this time ns can be OK
pectod. The doctors are waiting for fur
ther developments before they decid,
whether or not 10 anputate the foot.
The friends Of the man Forkuni, VIII,
died from injuries received ON the head
on last Tuesday night, say ho wui
assaulted and are now quietly looking fol
| the murderer.
On Wednesday and Thursday temper
ance meetings will be held in Camden un.
der the auspices of the Women'a Christian
temperance Union. On Thursday even.
ing temperance mass meeting will be
held, nt which time Mrs. Frances Willard
will lecture.
The Methodists Sunday school will
this week, nddto its library large supply
of choice Sunday school literature.
The Methodists are arranging to hold
Sunday school at the glass works. This
place is little village within itself.
There is some talk Of the managers Of
the State fair building q dwelling house
on the groundsfor their watchmen to live
in the year round.
There will be about 10 criminal cases
to be tried at the term of court which
conyenes on Monday next. Among them
are those of Archibold Cudney, charged
with felonious assault, and John Truitt
and William Anderson, colored, charged
with arson.
Chief Justice Comegys and j. P. Sauls-
bury, Esq, left here this morning for
Georgetown to attend court
The new bridge which is being built by
Mr.. Clifton, over the head waters of Sc.
Jones Greek, will be ready for travel by
Monday next.
Samuel d. Truitt, ESQ.,, sent to the
West Publishing Company, st. Paul,
Mimi, this morning, a report of the
Lewes fish factory nuisance case. The
charge was delivered to the jury by Chief
Justice Comegys, and il embraces several
new points of law with regardto nuisances
in this State.
The M. E. Sunday School Association
has appointed William 7. Kellum leader
of the Sunday school choir, and Master
Walls cornetist.
Q. H. B. Day, Esq, as attorney, will
sell tomorrow the real estate Of the late
Thomas Clements.
The bazaar and cafe which will be held
under the auspices of Christ P. E. Church
this week, will be largely patronized.
Our people are beginning to talk up
marriages. There are several couples in
town, l understand, who intend TO enter
on wedlock this winter.
The brick work upon the stable of T.
s. Clark is finished. The stable will be
the handsoinest in Dover, and will be
quite credit to the town when it is COM
pleted.
The lecture delivered on Saturday even
ing last by Principal Gooding of the Con-
ference Academy, before the Scott Liter
airy Society, was highly interesting, and
drew large audience.
The Smyrna Record, in its local col
umns on Saturday last, said that j. b.
Pennington, ESD, would like to 20 to
Congress next year. Mr.. p, however, is
not seeking the honor.
DOVER, Oct. 20.--Daniel Lyons was ar
rested ami lodged i'll Jail this morning in
leiault Of bull in the sum of 800, for
ieyerely beating his little child. Daniel
uad been imbibing too freely.
The DELAWARE Farm and Home, % weekly
agricultural paper, made its first appear
ance upon our streets this morning. The
paper is neatly gotten up, and will be
devoted principally to agricultural
matter. 1t is edited by Professor Wesley
Webb, whose Office is in one of Collisions
new buildings on Bradford street.
George Lee, the Chinese laundryman,
who started business here few weeks
ago on the ground floor in the Walter
Morris Building, has about all the work
he can attend to. George is fast learning
to speak English, and he is great favorite
with the little boys and girls.