Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01


agents have been kept busy for the past
few days putting up and starting now
self binders.
Wheat was in excellent condition for
harvesting Friday and Saturday, and the
hum of reapers were heard all around.
MIR. Williams, foreman of the electric
light company began on Friday last put
ting in the house wires, and this week q
force of men will be engaged on the
streets putting uppoles.
Mr.. Goldsborough Of st. Peters p. E.
Church, Philadelphia, presided at the
organ in st. Anne's yesterday morning,
and in the M. e. Church in the evening.
Large congregations were present at each
service. This evening at 7.45 Mr.. Colds
borough will give an organ recital at st.
Anne's P. L. Church.
Wood or stone curbing is the question
now bothering property holders on Craw-
ford street. The commissioners say stone
but the former have their wood on hand,
and who will win it is hard to tell. Resi-
dents on the street say that the town
authorities kept them in mud for nearly
two years and now they are only allowed
80 days in which to grade and curb.
MIDDLErowN, June 49, In drive of
| 10 miles south of Middletown yesterday
afternoon we found not single corn field
that makes better showing than that of
William Green, adjoining the town.
| Joseph Hutchinson's handsome car
riage horse became entangled in wire
fence yesterday afternoon and cut himself
in several places.
| A farmer in Appoquinimink hundred
kept two reaping machines running in his
field all day Sunday, to the disgust of
his neighbors.
As SO many clubs on the lower PENN
SUN seem to have organized this year for
the purpose of beating the crack club of
Middletown ii is now proposed to re.
organize the Mutual base ball club here
and give these anxious fellows chance
Houston's red clover measuring Sc
inches has brought forth many fine speci-
mems, but Joseph Peadoe,. s Kent
county, Nd, has the ls.1sa 80 far.
He sent to this town yesterday
a bunch OF red clover measuring from 60
to 74t inches in hight. 1 am told, how
ever, that st. Georges hundred can even
beat this specimen, and to-day am to
measure another bunch from Mr.. Hous-
toms 30-acre lot
Apple trees in this and the lower hun
dreds are overloaded with fruit
Mrs. Finley's new houses in Townsend
are nearly completed.
MIpDLETowN, June 30.-The horses
attached to the reaper in d. NJ. Cochran's
wheat field, last Monday became fright
ened and ran away, nearly running the
self binder. Fortunately, however, no
one was injured.
Mr.. Houston's clover does not exceed
Mr.. PeacOck's, but it measures precisely
the same, 741 inches. st. Georges hun.
bred isn't behind yet
This has been great straw season.
| There is now on exhibition at the Middle
town Hotel a bunch of oats which
measures go inches.
Charles o. Cacy of Millington, Nd,
whose accident was previously reported
in EVERY EVENING, is now dangerously i'll.
Tho wounded arm was not amputated,
and lock jaw has set in.
st. Anne's p. E. Church was comfort
ably filed on Monday evening last at the
organ recital given by Am, Goldsborough,
organist at the Holy Trinity Church,
Philadelphia. Mr.. Goldsborough, who
has been spending his vacation here
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his home in Philadelphia yesterday morn
ing.
A number of our citizens headed by the
eornet band, marched to the residence Of
James r.. Hoffecker on Monday evening
and rendered him a serenade. Mr..
Hoffeoker learned of TIL intended visit
early in the day and was ready to receive
the multitude in happy manner. His
parlors were thrown open TO all, and il
any one failed 10 have good time the
host was not to blame. The company was
invited to the dining room and served with
presided at the organ and the glee club,
under the leadership Of George w.
Ingram, sang several popular selections.
Mr.. Hoifecker being frequently called
upon for speech finally said: "Gen.
tlemen, l am not a speech maker.
III welcome you all this evening.
You know my position, and If my
platform meets your appreciation / will
be pleased to have you accept it, and SC
cast your ballots Believing you, as my
self, free men, not fettered by any ring OIL
clique, but voting according to your own
choice, assure you that should you re-
fuse to accept our temperance platform,
for one will not feel less kindly toward
you"
MIR. Ingram being called upon, also
made a short speech Il. s. Jones, al
spokesman for the band, thanked Mr.
Hoffecker and his family for their many
courtesies, otter which the crowd sale
good night. It is said by those who ar,
in position TO know that Mr.. Hoffecker
as the temperance candidate for governor
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