Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
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Grant Memorial Services Death OF
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Grant Memorial Services Death o.
ThOnias D. MiIiiken Personal.
Special Correspondence Of Gazctte and Journal
New CASTLE, Aug, The Presbyterian
church N Christiana gave IN excursion t.
Pennsgroye yesterday The party. mum
beriug about $50, embarked on the
steamer Delaware Mt this place, Mt s
o'clock, and returned at o'clock in the
evening.
Constable Bennett F. Lancaster has
returned from months visit to friends
at Hurper's Ferry, Va. and other points
in that vicinity.
James Mullin, many years employed as
a section hand on the railroad, has been
placed at the Washington avenue crossing
as fagman.
To morrow the Delaware iron works.
cotton and wooden mills will be closed out
of respect to the late General Grant.
Tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock requiem
service under the auspices OF WHIT
son and Biiney Posts, G. A. r., will be
held ON the battery. Invitations have
been extended TO the citizens. Post
Department Commander W. s. McNnir of
Wilmington and the Rev. Thomas L.
Terry of this city will make addresses.
Other ministers of the city have boon in
vited to participate in the ceremonies.
New CASTLE, Aug. 10.-There was an
almost general suspension of business in
this city on Saturday, and the Delaware
Iron Works and Knowles Wooden Mills
were shut down during the day. The
Lea ~ Sons flour mills and Slnw's cotton
mills run AZ usual At noon the
church bells and the bell ON
the old court house were tolled
for one half hour. At o'clock in the
evening requiem service under the
auspices of the q. A. l.. Posts
of this city was held on the
battery. The usual memorial services
were conducted by Edward Daily and
Edward McDonough the commanders
of Watson and Birney Posts, after which
a salute of three volleys was fired. The
Rev. 4. E. Terry, the orator of the occa.
sion, delivered II most interesting address
of about half m hour, holding his audi
ence of 800 persons in wrapt attention,
until the close of his discourse. After
MIR. Terry's address the G. A. II. posts.
with Birney Post Fife and Drum CORPS.
marched to headquarters and dismissed. |
1hoh"s " mhilhen, lite Cule1 engineer |
Mt the Delaware iron works, died Of con |
sumption ut his home yesterday morning
Mt o'clock. Mr.. Milliken had been |
suffering for long time but had not been |
confined to his room until the last four |
weeks of his life. He was 46 years of /
age and leaves wife and six children. A |
meeting of st. Johns Lodge, No. Q, A. f.
A. NJ, of which Mr.. Milliken was II mem
Der, was held last evening. The lodge |
will attend the funeral in body and the
Masonic burial ceremonies will be /
held. Mr.. Milliken was also n
member of the Order of Knights
of Pythias, American Professionals Asso-
citation, Delaware Iron Company's |
Worldngmen's Association and the Sur |
vivors' Association of the Twenty-third |
Pennsylvania Volunteers. The |
The funeral services will be held ut the |
Methodist church at 2 o'clock, Wednes-
day, and interment will take place at the
M. Z. church burying ground.
Thirty-five probationers were received |
as full members of the Methodist Church /
yesterday morning.
New CASTLE, Aug. 12.-John Keatley,
an employee in the finishing mill of the |
Delaware Iron Works, had his right foot |
run over and badly mashed by truck |
loaded with iron pipe about 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He was conveyed |
to his home on Vine street and the |
crushed member dressed by DIR. Ogle