The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
OUT OLE Town NEWS.

Sterling Z. Taylor. short and danger
ously wounded his step-iather, Eli Dick =
enson ON Tuesday morning. Both parties
live in Wilmington. The unfortunate af-
fair was the result Of a family quarrel.
The cironer's jury has been investiga-
ting the chnse Of the death Of Thomas
Lilly, who was so mysteriously poisoned
from eating dried beef over month ago.
The jury was unable to solve the mys-
terry surrounding the case. The following
verdict WAS anonymously adopted RI
solued, That Thomas Lilly came to his
death from arsenical poison administered
by some person or persons unknown to
the jury. Another resolution was adopt
cd urging the Attorney General to con-
tinue the investigation.
Alfred b. McVey ofnear Zion, accom-
panied by friends, Mrs. c. a. Ray, of
Reading and daughter, Mrs, Thomas
Futcher and child, were driving in Cecil
county recently. The horses frightened
Mt Il threshing machine near the road and
ran off. The ladics and Mr.. McNey were
thrown out. Mrs. Ray was bruised
about the shoulders and was unconscious
for time Mrs. Futcher escaped injury,
but her baby had number of ribs
broken. Mr.. McVey was badly bruised.
Oxford Press.
Israel Marshall, colored, was whipped
by white man at dance near Singerly
Saturday night. Marshall got pistol
and fired at man whom he thought was
his enemy. lie made a mistake and
shot Robert Burgess of Kirkwood, Del,
in the hand. Marshall is in Jail.
The Presbytery of New Castle will
meet at Rock Presbyterian Church in
October. The ladies of the church will
refurnish it with a new carpet and other
wise improve its appearance for the &C.
casion.
The barn OF Isaac Nailor, tenanted by
Thomas Betty, in Brandywine Hundred
was destroyed by fire on Monday night
The fire was first discovered about S,45
p. IN. All the stock was saved but the
barn, together with 100 bushels of oats,
so bushels of wheat, 30 tons of hay and
about 90 tons of straw stacked in the
rear of the barn was entirely destroyed
Mr. Betty's loss will amount to about 81 ;
500 or 81 900, fully covered by insurance
The barn was also fully insured.
Richard Ray, colored, who is wanted
at Delaware City for stealing 500 in gold
was arrested ON Il north-bound Della.
ware railroad train Tuesday morning by
Conductor Thomas Hawkins.
The Peninsula folks are busy selling
peaches, canning fruits, preparing fol
the Delaware State Fair, and talking pol
tiles
Prepared bya combination, proper
ton and process peculiar to itself, Hoods
Sarsaparilla accomplishes cures hitherto
unknown.
The Delaware State Fair begins at
Dover, September "a to 30 inclusive
Premiums amounting to $4,000 are of
fered.
The Warren Athletic Club of Whining
ton, will give an exhibition at Union
Park on October 9th.
A freight train was wrecked near Clay
ment on Wednesday night, by the break.
ing ofan axle.
OnWedncsday evening Edward Han.
lon, living Oh McCaulley street, Whining.
ton, drove his wife from the house with
an AK and threatened to. kill her. Special
Officer Smith was summoned and saw
the woman safely housed with neigh.
Dor. uanlon "held the fort" within his
house and allowed no one to enter.
People who live in new countries are
liable to be Frustrated by malaral fevers
Inhabitants of cities, by reason of bad
drainage and unwholesome odors, suffer
from similar diseases. Ayers Ague Cure
is warranted specific for all malarial
poisons.
The West Grove Independent is res
ponsible for the following. Our house
keepers will be pleased to learn that il
they would boil three or four onions in a
pint of water then with gliding brush
do over your glasses and frames, the
flies will not alight on the articles SO
washed, This may be used without ap.
prehension, as it will not do the least in
jury to the frames
a young Wimingtonian was is Elkton
Monday searching for gun which he
believed George Sullivan, youth who
has relatives in that town, had stolen. He
went to the home of the relatives of the
suspected party and recovered the piece.
A warrant was issued for Sulivans arrest
but he was not found.
The public school at Elkton has los
students.
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