Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
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daughter of james Ford. The coupl
will spend week of their honeymoon il
in visiting places of interest in the north
A gravel walk has been made on Penn
ington street as far up as Charlel
Howells residence.
Cecil Green has accepted clerkship il
the post office here.
Fl. Il. Wilson has been elected leader o
the Citizens Cornet Band.
Workmen are engaged in putting new
trunk under the railroad at the mail
street crossing.
Considerable corn is being shipped
notwithstanding the low price offered.
Revival services in the M. Il. church
are being well attended and 1t is hoped
that much good will result therefrom.
The officers of the Paryis q Williams
Manufacturing Company are: President
DIR. j. H. Parvis; Treasurer, N. J. Will
liams; Secretary, J. f. Eliason.
MIppLETowN, Nov. 21.-W. H. johnson
shot and killed a gray eagle on Blackbird
creek yesterday afternoon. The bird
measured feet and 8 inches from tip to tip
of wings. and so inches from beak to tip Of
tail. Il weighed nearly nine pounds. Mr..
johnson espied the eagle coming OH the
river. He made haste and put a heavier
charged shell In his gun in time to down
his prize.
George Echenhoifer butchered steer yes
terday which dressed weighed ,240 pounds.
The Fennimore mill property, purchased
by William Polk at yesterdays sheriif's sale
for 90, 800, cost Mr.. Fennimore $4,000.
MpDLETowN, Nov. 23.-Some weeks
ago Jerry Rhodes, colored, assaulted q
negro woman, for which offense he was
arrested and given hearing before
Squire Vasey. He was found guilty but,
not having money to pay fine and costs,
was allowed to go free until he had earned
some. Last Saturday the justice ordered
his rearrest and Rhodes was thrust in the
lookup where he remained until farmer
came forward and settled his account.
The action of the justice is csiticised,
and it is held that prisoner should not
be subjected to the costs of rearrest.
John I. Hayes, who titled part of the
J.J. Lockwood farm near this town, raised
$40 bushels of corn from an 18-acre
field this fall, an average of So bushels to
the acre. If all farmers did SO well SO
cents per bushel for corn would not be 80
bad after all.
The ladies under whose auspices the
two delightful entertainments were given
in Odessa last week netted $3.50 therefrom.
The eight hour system has reached
Middletown. Beginning with this morning
j. M. Cox & Brother, carriage builders,
inaugurate the system at their factory.
Our sportsmen are complaining of the
manner in which Jerseymen are captur-
ing ducks in Blackbird creek. On Friday
last q yacht, steam tug and several sail
vessels were anchored near the mouth Of
the creek. Decoys were out in various
places. This should be stopped. Most
of our gunners go the creek and often
find much sport, but if the Jerseymen
are allowed TO come over in such numbers
and take possession, duck shooting in
Blackbird creek will soon be thing of
the past. Surely the fish and game on
the Delaware side must be of finer
quality or the Jerseymen are much
greedier than Delawareans.
The horse and buggy belonging to
James Cochran, stolen one night last
wards returned. The horse has not been
fit for use since. The guilty party is
known, and the prospects are that he has
gotten himself in close place.
MrppLrrowN, Nov. 24.-President Of
Citizens National Bank Henry Clayton and
his amiable wife celebrated their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary at their resi-
dence on Cass street this town last Satur
day evening. Among those in attendance
and the presents received were MIR. ant
Mrs. ]. b. Cazier, fish and salad knife
Hon. B. I. Biggs and, wife, berry dish
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Biggs, cheese spoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Biggs, bouque
holder Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Crouch, berr.
spoon W. O. Eliason and wife, handsome
| lamp Arthur Johns and wife of Mary
land, pickle castor il. F. Eliason and wife
cream spoon; Richard Clayton and wife
fruit basket; q. e. Clayton and wife, cak
basket; Joshua Clayton, Jr., and wife
sugar spoon; j. G.. Griffith and wife, fisl
knife; o. e. Ellison and wife, suga
bowl; Cyrus Tatman and wife, peppe
| and salt cellers; A. B. Jones and wife
butter knife; William X. Lockwood an,
wife, oyster knife; A. g. Cox and wife
bouquet holder; the Rev. Adam Stengl
and wife, Mrs. Stengle composed an ap
| propriate poem and had same handsomel,
| framed j. f. Price, Esq, cream spoon
Mrs. Lydia A. Price, pepper and sal
cellers Miss. Mary w. Clayton, card re
ceiver; Mrs. l.. Anna Wilson, berr.
4 spoon; Thomas Clayton, fruit basket; X
7. Clayton, oyster spoon; DR.. W. Kennedy
pickle castor; j. j. Lockwood and wife
L. Darlington, teller of bank, sent suga
| spoon; Misses Jeanette and Adelaid
| Young sent pair of napkin rings d. i
| Dunning and wife sent Mrs. Clayton
handsome breastpin. The evening wa
| spent in pleasant conversation, with voca
\ and instrumental music at intervals. TIL
\ company partoolr of sumptuous repas
/ during the evening. Mr.. and Mrs
| CLAYTON were heartily congratulated b,
| their many friends. All Join in hoping
that they may be called upon to celebrate
their golden wedding.
Sunday night unknown parties entered
| the stables of Mrs. Beaston near Mt
| Pleasant and took therefrom horse
After driving the animal hard it was re
| turned to its stall. The farm hands goinl
to tho stable to feed yesterday morning
heard the scoundrel making his escap
through back door; he had partially re
moved the harness from the horse whel
frightened of.
Farmers are beginning to butcher thei
hogs, fearing the cholera may step in AM
deprive them of the opportunity.
MrpDIErows, Nov. 25.-Last Frida,
afternoon Charles Stargis' maltese kittel
wand red away, and in the evening too
up abode in the Rev. Adam Stengle'
kitchen. During the night the fire in tn
cook stove died down and the kitten &c
into the oven. Saturday morning prio
to starting the fire the maid closed tn
oven door. An hour later the door wa
opened and roasted serenader foun
therein. NH
One day during the past week prom
nent gentleman residing here went
Havre de Grace for days sport on th
fats. He succeeded in bagging fou
ducks, which of course he priced yer
highly. His only topic of conyersatio
on the homeward trip was duck shooting
On arriving at the depot here he fe
| under the car seat for his ducks, butcoul
not find them, He started home great
discouraged, fully convinced that fello
passenger had stolen bis game. He kne
no one would accept his yarn, but woul
jeer him on being apoor shot. However,
went home as Quietly as possible and WI
lamenting his loss and relating the ci
cumstances to his family when messe
ger arrived and handed the doctor b
ducks. He then began to realize that
had been the victim of practical jok
On the trip from Wilmington down, oil
of our prominent county officials slipps
the game from beneath the seat and
,, soon as the train arrived hurried from u
car whilst the gunner was down on b
> knaae failing around Those participutil