Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-26
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day mofnirS; loss 5000, partly insured.
WIN the Governor appoint his son-in-
law, PsyDter, attorney general in GrAy's
place should the latter make the senator.
ship i-DoUsr Ssntiusi.
The Chesapeake bay Is reported frozen
over from shore to shore by Toe two or
three inches thick as far down As Point
Lookout, So miles below Baltimore.
James NOconkey, superintendent Of the
New York, Pbiladelphia & Norfolk rail-
road, has rendered mis- resignation, owing
to his falling health. His successor has
not yet been named.
There reside In Lswes IL men that are
over rs years Of age five over 80 one
over So, and another, an old colored
woman, who has seen her 115th Anniver
sary.-Breoksoatsr Light.
There will bs but three persons In the
Senatorial race now that the administrA-
ton has gone back on Judge Wootten,
namely, Messrs. George Gray, Charles B
Lore and &. L. Martin. -DoUer Sentinel.
The Rsv. Alexander Sinclair, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church at Salisbury,
sd. died on Thursday. He was 81 years
old, and the son Of the Rev. ]. CAmpbsli
Sinclair, noted Scotch divine.
A. 3 Irwin & Co., proprietors Of the
cotton factory At Snow Hill, are not able
to supply the demand for their goods,
owing to the scarcity Of help. Fully one
half Of their looms are idle for want Of
hands to run them.
The farm Of the late John A, johnson,
for many years past in the occupancy OF
William B. Smith, contracting 152 acres,
and situSted on the old Plank road, not
far from Cherry Hill, was sold at trustee't
sale yesterday TO Howard johnson for GA
per acre.
The wife Of Peter Allen, oolored, who
lives s miles below Laurel, persisted IN
the STOW Saturday week. She had been
~ WORK all day about one mile from her
nome. She started home a. night, lost
her way, and was found dead Monday
abort distance from her home.-Doper
Sentinel.
The Fougeray divorce case was heard
by the joint committee in open session in
the hall Of the House on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. The testimony OF
the an himself ought to satisfy any
member Of the Legislature that the two
former Legislatures did the right thing
~Avn ley kicked the whole business
down stairs - Dover Sentinel.
Dr.. John 7. Tucker prominent physi-
ciSu Of Church Hill, Queen Annes county,
died Monday night Of congestion OF Liver ,
after an illness Of some weeks. He was
40 years Of age. He graduated at the
Maryland University in 1861 and located
Al Church Hill, where he remained up to
tLs tune Of his death. He was the lead
irs physician Of that place and had an
! exsensivs practice.
MTs. Frazier, mother OF Miss Agnes
asTndon, the actress, died suddenly
Monday morning a. the residence OF hei
daughter, Mrs. George Edmond, in 81
Miohael's, Of heart disease. She had
eaten very hearty breakfast, and went
up stairs to her room, aud mot coming
d wn again "a soon Rs usuAl, some ONE
went 10 her room aud found her lyiDs
dead. President Artl uI's wife was i
niece Of Mrs Frazier.
The Presbyterian Church OF Snow Hill
I'D aud its "Gunky Mission" church o.
stockton, which are being temporarily
supplied by the services OF the Rev
James K. Campbell OF the Presbytery o
New CGstie, have been recently expe
T euoing Seasons Of revivAls. Since tn,
week OF prayer "a persons have beer
received into the communion Of the Snow
Hill church, all dpon profession Of faith
Twenty eight persons have also beer
baptized.
William II, Roberts, his wife and II
iant, who have been iCebound on Kerr
Island, In the SusquehAnnA, for som
time pact, have gotten away from th
island and reached Port Deposit. Mrs
Roberts, who is sill quite i'll, was trans
ierred over the ice in a sleigh drawn b.
some friends of the family who aided Il
the removal. On reaching the bank sh
and her infant were placed on bed in
spring wagon and safely take to thei
new abode, where they will remain unit
the danger Of their island being sui
merged by the Rorged suFquehannA |
past
We have heard OF many bets, but th
one made at Harrington Monday weeb
takes the cake. john Anderson is par
ner with Ben RauQhley, who are mel
| SASaAN9 - NOhs JUuh WAS bDHhh
ing Of his wonderful ability TO stand colo
The mercury was then near the zsI
point and Ben thought Is good time I
test his partners fOrtitude, 80 he bet hi
Is that he could not stand ont doors Il
one hour. The bet was accepted and Nj
Anderson, without further ceremony
undertook the feat. It was not an cas-
undertaking, and Notwithstanding he VIC
she bet he was thoroughly chilled, an
his limbs shook With oold,-BreakDat
Light
The Methodists are making efforts
secure the use Of the court house at Sno
Hill, Md for Religious purposes durir
the coming session Of the WilminRtC
Conference. II has been denied all appl
csnts heretofore, and the county COMM
tioners refuse to opsn II except for count
purposes. The Methodists claim that r.
igiOn is 3 cause to which the comfy
indebted and an institution Of muC
berstt TO the citizens that politio
parties ahould not b. given precedent
over religious bodies, and that the churC
members represent large proportion
the tsxPsJ eTg Whistler the authorisi
WI 7iald to these Arguments remains
ba agEn.
Monday week, while cunning betwee
Pipey Neck aud Queenstown, Thorn,
farr killed four btld eagles. The large
measured eight fee. from tip to tip an
three feet, two inches from beak 10 tai
the smallest six feet from tip to tip. II
J fret slot at the large one brought hi
down and Mr.. Tsrr thought he had klllt
him, Be did not stop to rsload his gul
| lint want IN uaf ha aanIa uba,, r-fkki
a few feet Of the eagle he found that i
. had only wounded It. The eagle pr
pared FOR battle and Mr.. Tarr had
T, defend himself with the butt OF his GU
He says for little while il waB 3 hAl
. fight, but he fioslly killed the eagle.
Cambridge Chronicle
On last Saturday, the l4th day
: February, Miss Caroline Thompson,
lady Of Chsstertown, celebrated h
uiusty-Hipth birthday, She received
great mSny callers on the occasion Of sh
interesting RnniveTaAry, and the una
: brought her more valentines than we
Z received by any half dczsp yOuus ladi
PM together In Chast0rtOwn. She ali
7 received her frat sVlssram GA that da,
: which was ons OF o0DSratulaiihn. 81
mas for BoIna time besG unable to see, b,
o her osher faculties are COED, and b,
healtt is Jet good. She likes to tEl
: about old times, AID has a great mar
interesting "Reminiscences. She met LAT
Z yette 81 btll In Philadelphia a gre
y many years ago, and sha remembers mar
= interesting happenings that took place
: years $50 - Chsiterto~n Transcript.
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