Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-25
DOVER.
The CanBOn-Leves Wedding-Water

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Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
DOVER, June 1.-THE marriage of Mis-
Hester Cannon, daughter of Wilson L
Cannon of this place, 10 Mr. Robert @
Leves of Elkton, Md, on Tuesday evening
last, was u grand affair. The marriag,
ceremony took place Mt o'clock, and the
Rev. L. E. Mnrtindale tied the nupta
knot. The reception lasted until ll.3C
o'clock and at IL the happy couple tool
the midnight express for the north. Mrs
Leves was the recipient of many hand.
some presents.
| Owing to the scarcity of water in the
town well the town council have issued a
decree stopping the citizens from using
the water for sprinkling purposes.
The streets are being cleaned.
The public school board at its last
meeting ordered the teachers to hold but
one session until vacation.
The new well has reached the depth of
% feet, but the contractor experiences II
gread deal of trouble on account of the
caving in of the dirt. The well will be
completed about the LIST of July.
Mr.. James Kirben is having a new
porchsput to his house.
On the Fourth of July the Rev. j. L.
Mowbray will deliver Fourth of July
Grafton ut Kits Hammock.
DOVER, June 21.-The scholars st.
Jones Neck public school had one of the
best times Saturday afternoon they have
ever had in tine way of picnic, in the
beautiful woods about half u mile from
the NJ E. church. The scholars as.
sembled and tables were spread, and ice
cream, cake, &c, were served in abund-
ance. 1t had been known that james l..
Wolcott, ESD, was to deliver an address
ON the occasion, and nearly the whole
neighborhood turned out en- masse to
hear him. st. Jones Neck school was
the first one Mr.. Wolcott taught, before
he reached mans estate.
The work of digging on the new well
has been stopped. A good sandy bottom
has been found at depth of 26 feet. The
original contract called for 30 feet, but it
was thought best to stop where they were
for fear that such another bottom would
not soon be reached.
hack load of the students of the Con-
ference Academy went to Kits Hammock
Saturday afternoon. II is custom with
the students of said institution to make
one trip TO the famous watering place
before the breaking up of the school.
The officers OF the NJ. e. Sunday school
are beginning to talk up an excursion.
For the lust two or three years the school
Inns gone to Rehoboth.
The annual sermon before the gradual
ing class delivered by Prof. Conwell, this
morning III the NJ. i. Church was charac-
teristic of the speaker. 1t was an able,
interesting and highly instructive dis
course, and was listened to with n great
deal Of interest by all present from the
beginning to the ending. In the evening
the Rev. II. H. Adams eloquently enter
tanned the large audience which turned
out to listen to him.
The Dover base ball nine went to
FELTON, Saturday and played the club of
that place, and the score resulted in favor
of the latter by IL to 10.
The warm weather has started the
hacks to running to Kitts's Hammock.
Nearly every afternoon they go down
loaded with ladies and gentlemen, where
they stay until the cool of the evening
before they return home. The Hammock
is nice place to visit of asultry afternoon.
DOVER, June 22.-James Pennewill,
Esq, delivered an able and eloquent adj
dress this evening before the Scott Lit
erAry Society in the M. E. Church on
''True Greatness" The church was COM
fortably filled and every one seemed TO be
highly interested in the remarks.
The well committee has decided to con-
tinue digging, in the hope of striking
harder bottom and better water.
Loockerman street this afternoon was
the scene of an attempt to abduct little
girl. Daniel Lyons little girl has been
living at Mr.. NJ. Adkinson's for several
years, and being treated kindly by them
she had become greatly attached to the
family. Lyons had often tried to induce
his daughter to leave Mr.. Atkinson and
return to his home. This she refused to
do. This afternoon he saw her on Loock-
erman street, and going up to her he put
his arms around her waist and started 10
go down the street. Not wanting to go
home with her father she began to cry
and twas only by the interference of some
of the citizens that she was released. As
soon as she found herself free she started
Tor Bradford street in full run, and
never stopped until she got home.