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Evening journal., 1888-09-25
LADIES TENNIS TEA.
A Tournament on Next Monday and Tues
dav-Tennis at Belmont by aIi tile phil
deiphfa Climbs


A Tournament on Next Monday aud Tues
dav-Tennis at Belmont by MI tile Pull
deiphia Clubs.
The Ladies' Association of the Delaware
Field Club gave one OF its delightful ten.
mis- teas at the club grounds last evening.
The committee of arrangements was com
prised of Mrs. Elwood G. jackson and
Misses Anna and May Hopes, who pre-
pared the refreshing little supper. The
attendance was good although the effects
of the brief notice and cool weather were
pereeptible. The following notice which
has been posted on the grounds explains
itself:
A.club tournament of the Ladies' Asso-
citation of the Delaware Field Club will
be held on Monday and Tuesday October
! and ?, Two prizes first and second,
Will be offered, an entrance fee Of %
cents will be charged ia both singles and
doubles All entries should be sent to
Miss NJ. l. Ward, No 6i2 French street,
until Friday, September 2S Play will
commence at 3 o'clock p m sharp.
The ladies will doubtless respond en-
Enthusiastically 10 this invitation by enter
ing the matches 1t win mark the last
important event Of the year The
grounds are now In an almost faultless
condition
The Highland County Club Of High
iauds, Washington, u. c.. open an "All
Corners tennis tournament to-day at
Washington, for the championship Of the
Southern States THE Delaware Field
Club has received an official invitation.
An important event In tennis circles
will be a mems open tournament for the
IL, I. 4. l.
given next month. II will be held Under
the auspices Of the Belmont, German
town, Merton, Philadelphia and Young
America Cricket Clubs. on the grounds Of
the Belmont Cricket Club on Monday
October s, and following days. The
events will be the gentlemen's singles
and doubles. A championship prize
will be presented to the winner
Of the singles. to be held for one
year. but II shall become the property Of
any one winning 1t three lnot necessarily
consecutivel years. PLAY viii commence
each day promptly at Q. 45 D. M, and any
player not answering when called may
be disqualified. Entries must be made on
or before Saturday, October the 9Th, to
g. Remak, jr., 129 South Sixth steeet.
The annual handicap club tournament
Of the Philadelphia Cricket Club and the
Chestnut Hill Tennis Club opened yester-
day on the Wissahickon grounds. In
the ladies singles, first round, Miss
Emma Wright beat Mrs. A. H. Harris,
go, ga Mrs. II. B. Davis beat Miss Alice
Nanuxen, Ga, 6-5 The first round ladies'
doubles resulted IN a victory for Miss
Alice Vanuxen and Miss Hattie Yanuxen
over Miss Florence Nanuxen and Miss
Humphreys, 6S. 6-5; and Mrs. Fl b.
Davis and Miss Emma Wright beat Miss
Bertha Il. Townsend and Miss Louise E.
Allderiee, 5.6. 6.5. Gil In the second
round, Mrs. Davis and Miss Wright beat
Miss Copperthwait and Miss Lettit
] Hnlse. 60. 81
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
WESLEYAN COLLEGE.
Bought by Wesley Young Of Dayton o.
The Furniture to be sold-History of the
Institution.

Bought by Wesley Young Of Dayton o.
The Furniture to be sold--History of the
Institution.
All that remains of the Wesleyan
Female College will be disposed of ON
Thursday next by auction sale On Sep
tember IL last, William Bright, into
whose possession the college came some
years ago, sold The building and contents
to Wesley Young of Dayton,
Ohio. Mr.. Young is connected
with the Dayton Hedge Fence Company
and it is his intention to remodel entirely
the building. But just to what purpose
he proposes to put the building has not
yet been decided. On Thursday next L.
w. Stidham 4 Sons. auctioneers will sell
the contents of the building, including
several cabinets Of minerals. books, desks
and all kinds Of furniture needed for a
school
Thus win be the ending Of an institu-
tion that has been part Of Wilmington
since October, 1897.
In the year named Rev. solomon Pret-
lyman, who previously had conducted a
school for girls at Seaford, opened Wes-
leyan Female Seminary with thirty
pupils in rented building on Market
street In 1888 it was removed TO a larger
building at Ninth and Market
streets David G. Wilson of this city
made liberal proposition for the erec
tion of a building especially adapted for
school purposes. The present site was
secured The corner stone was laid on
June B. 1889 In ten months the build
ing, 45xS6 feet, was finished and occu-
pied. In lS41 the school was chartered
under the name Of Wesleyan Female
Collegiate Institute The number
Of pupils had increased to
to 125 From 1S47 to 1850 the institu.
tion did not prosper. The church OBJ
tanned control Of it in 1857 and a new
charter was obtained as the wesleyan
Female College" with power to confer
degrees upon graduation. For thirty
years the college did good work and be
came known all over the country as lead
ing college of its class Ii was conducted
for one year by Professor W. Il. Sudler, a
graduate Of West Point. Rev. George
Loomis. man Of scholastic attainments,
followed, and was very successful.
The building on Sixth street was
erected under the superintendent OF
William Bright, one Of the trustees, at a
cost of $13, 600 In 1859 Rev. John viii
son was chosen president, with a full
faculty He served three different times
in the institution, and for the first two
terms the college had been successful.
Rev. J. M. Williams succeededhim. In
1888 the college was mixed up with sew
eral scandals that for time overwhelm.
ed it and compelled its closing in March
of that year The college was opened next
year by Rev. John Wilson again, but
after feebly struggling for three years he
gave it up and Rev Isaiah Trufant took
charge. After few months Will
only four on FIVE pupils he gave
the attempt up and since that time the
building has been vacant The building
on Sixth street has been used as a hal
by the German societies. The old schoo
room which was conducted with tn,
strictest Methodist discipline, is now
used as a beer room aud dance hall
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
THOMAS roy is RETIRED.
The County Committee Gives the Nomina-
tion to samuel kllgore.

The County Committee Gives the Nomina-
ton to samuel killgore.
The Democratic County Committee
held an adjourned session at the Court
House this morning, The contest over
the Killgore- Toy election was considered
and lasted we'll on for two hours.
The committee decided that Levy Court
Commissioner Thomas Toy should retire
to private life. Every effort was made
during the past week to secure a report
from the committee in favor of Toy.
The fight had been hanging over
ever since the nomination on September s.
The roy men charged that a large mum
Der of Republican votes had been polled
in South Christiana hundred for Samuel
Killgore and ON the other hand the Kill
gore men claimed that Toy received as
many Republican votes in North Chris
tiana The committee decided to have
the ballot boxes brought befor them. The
votes were counted this morning and all
unpledged Republican votes We're
thrown out The votes Of three
were by negroes. William T. Lyman,
Killgore, and J. Frank Ball, Esq, for
Toy After hearing the attorneys and
witnesses the court excluded everybody
not members, and after some debate
adopted the following resolution unani-
mously:
Resolved, that this committee, after
carefully considering the question Of the
contest in Christiana hundred between
Samuel Killgore and Thomas Toy, candi-
dates for Levy Court commissioner for
said hundred. after throwing out known
Republican votes, unpledged in the south
ern district Of said hundr find ma
jority Of eleven for Samuel Killgore and
therefore declare him the regular nomi-
nee of the Democratic party.
After making the announcement the
committee decided to hold weekly meet
ings and adjourned.
The Toy men were angry in earnest
when the decision was announced. They
were mad all over. Some of them made
the air blue around the Court House after
the committee adjourned. Threats were
as thick as Rehoboth mosquitoes and
John Doran was particularly wrathy.
vowing vengeance upon the com
mittee Perhaps the happiest man in the
county is Peter J. Haughey. Haughey' S
candidacy was for the express purpose Of
defeating Toy and lie was highly pleased
with the committees action. This closes
the contests and the work Of the cam
paign will be at once commenced At the
session there was a fun membership
present.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
woRK sY 4 COOP SOCIETY.
Report by Agent Frank Stout to the 5.
+. c. C. on Saturday.

A meeting Of the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty TO Children was held
last Saturday afternoon, H. 7. Cause pre-
siding Andrew g. Wilson acting as
secretary After the transaction Of rou-
tine business, the report Of Special
Officer Frank Stout was given The
report showed that for the seven months
in which Mr. Stout occupied the position,
twenty children had been rescued
and disposed Of to various homes Fif-
teen of these were taken by the Home for
Friendless and Destitute Children. three
by the Ferris Reform School; two by the
st. Annes r. c. Orphanage; two by the
St. Peters r. c. Female Orphanage two
by homes in the country and three by the
almshouse. The society is now making
arrangements to board all infants that
are too young for the Children's Home,
Four Of the twenty seven waits came
from Milford, Del, one each from New
York and Virginia, and the remaining
twenty cone from this city.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
STATE FAIR OPENS.
The Attractions all In aud Good weather
Promised.


BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Sept. 25.-All Of Satur-
day and yesterday till far into last night
exhibits for the State Fair kept coming
in. The streets leading to the fair grounds
were thronged with vehicles yesterday,
bearing ladies and their exhibits towards
the park Several fine herds of cattle
were also driven through town. while the
big pumpkin and the mammoth water
melon went out by the carload.
On Sunday several car loads Of agricul-
tural machinery arrived from the Easton
fair, and this department is unusually
full and presents many novelties.
The show horses are also numerous
and handsome this year, and in fact all
the departments are comfortably and at
tractively filed
The weather is bracing and large at
tendance is expected at the opening
to-day
The Camden and Dover clubs played
an interesting game of ball here yes
terday, and Dover after winning eight
victories fell victims to the Camdenites
by score of , 10 O.
Score by innings:
Camden ....4...s...1 o 0 o 0 o.
Dover ....s............-0 0 o 0 @ 0 0 @ o.
Hodson and Magee, and Smith and
Clark were the respective batteries.
Smith struck out Is men, and Hodson Ia.
Earned runs, none. Umpire, Barnes Of
smyrna
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
LAST EDITION
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
An italian Stone Cutter This Morning
stabs a Blacksmith at Locke's 0uarries
on the Brandywine.

An italian Stone Cutter This Morning
ON the Brandywine.
Cernardo Boazzo, tall, well-built Ital-
ian, this morning stabbed Michael Bat
ties, blacksmith, with the point of a
drill. The affray took place about 1870
o'clock at the quarries of the Brandywine
Granite Company, on the north side of
the Brandywine creek near Riddle S
Mills. Battles's story of the af-
fair is as follows; | was sharpening
drill points and when / pointed one, an
italian would take it off the rock before
it was tempered / told them to leave
the drills alone until | was through with
them. | then continued my work, when
suddenly felt something in the side; the
Italian. Boazza had attempted to stab
me He Immediately turned and ran. /
did not feel any pain, and thought little
of it until | discovered that blood was
flowing from wound in my back / then
came home If had caught that Italian
/ would have killed him.
After the attempt Of the Italian, who
is a stone cutter, to kill Battles, he ran
to the Logan House at Delaware avenue
and DUPONT street, where he has a room
Word Of the the assault was telephoned
to the police station and Sergeant Tucker
with another patrolman and a reporter Of
the EVENING JOURNAL Immediately went
to the Middle Depot Headed BY viii
liam Mailer proprietor Of the Logan
House, the four went up stairs to room
No 6, on the third floor Mr. Mailer
called Boazzo to the door where the two
officers arrested him. Hewas taken to the
police station and locked up. His brother
who followed the officers, declared that
the blacksmith struck his brother first.
The EVENING JOURNAL reporter saw
Mr. Battles at his home on Union street,
above Delaware avenue, as DR.. Palmer
was dressing the wound The cash was
on the left side of the back over the
kidneys, about one inch long by one-half
inch wide and about one inch deep.
Several stitches We're needed to draw the
parts together, yet the patient suffered
very little pain during the operation.
DIR. Palmer says the wound is not dan
pprous
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
METHODIST ENTERPRISE.
The New Peninsula Methodist building
and Book Store.


]. Miller Thomas, publisher of the
Peninsula Methodist, has moved the
offices of the paper and his book store to
the handsome new building at GOA Market
street. The store is nicely fitted up and
well-stocked. At the rear of the store is
the office. Back of this are the editorial
rooms of the Peninsula Methodist. These
rooms are carpeted The partitions are
Of enameled ground glass, with the wood
work fnishsd in natural color Opening
from the back office is fire proof vault
At the back of the building at the end Of
the passage way leading from the store to
the offices is freight elevator running
from the cellar to the third story.
There are three rooms in the second
story, The front room is for rent. The
rear room, which is of good size and well
lighted, will be used for the Wilmington
preachers meeting and other like pur-
poses. The Union Church will hold a
festival there next month. The middle
room is occupied by the Manhattan Life
Insurance Company.
The third story is used as the compost
tion and press rooms of the Peninsula
Methodist. The press is at the rear of
the building near the electric motor
which drives it and the elevator. The
motor was built by l. +, Belts. Il is the
largest he has ever built, being of five
horse power. This building is heated
throughout with steam and is piped for
gas, although electricity is used for
lighting.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
William F. Hawkins Of the real estat
firm is in Pittsburg. Pa.


William F.. Hawkins Of the real estate
firm is in Pittsburg, Pa
Miss Minnie ]. Smeltz Of Lancaster,
Pa, is visiting her uncle, Samuel n.
Smeltz.
Miss Alice Downing has returned TO
Salisbury, Md, to take charge of her
school there for the winter.
Miss Alice and Master Marion Hum
phreys of Salisbury, Nd, who have been
visiting in this city returned home yes
terday.
Mrs. Anna Daily OF Washington, d. c.,
is visiting friends in this city. Mrs.
DAILY was a former resident of Dover and
is graduate Of the Academy Of Vista
tion Of this city.
Miss Carrie Beckley and Miss Jennie
Lane have returned from three weeks
trip to Sassafras, Nd, and will leave this
city on Saturday for a two weeks visit to
Mauch Chunk, Pa. FeFr
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
PIRATES OF PENzANcE.o
The Choral Club has taken up this very
Popular Opera.

The Choral Club has taken up this very
Popular Opera.
The Choral Club held its regular meet
ing last evening and received the scores
and music for the opera Pirates Of Pen
zance. The meeting was large, there
being fifty-fve members present, and
great enthusiasm prevailed. The various
choruses were sung with vim and life
that was remarkable, and very accept
able to the directors. Calvin B.
Rhoads, the leader, remarked on the
great confidence shown by the individual
members Of the club in undertaking
anything new, and especially the
powerful bass chorus in the club. The
Board Of directors has at last heard from
Rudolph Aronson, proprietor Of the opera
"Erminie." He speaks Of his inability to
allow the production Of the opera by the
Choral Club, and further adds that his
own company is singing the same at the
Globe Theatre, Boston.
The cast Of characters in the Pirates
viii be decided by the board of directors.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
a Complele snrprI.e.

w. Harry B. Maxwell Of No. sos
Shipley street. an EvEsfNG JOURNAL
eompositor, was given surprise BY a
number Of his friends last evening. The
occasion being a birthday anniversary.
Mr.. Maxwell was so completely surprised
that he did not recover his natural self
possession for some time. The party
spent most enjoyable evening and left
sometime in the small hours Of this
morning About forty ladies and gentle.
men were present, including friends from
Newark, Del, and Chester, Pa. They
left several handsome presents as memen-
fns Of their call
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
Patrick Neary for President and w. +.
McCloskey for Secretary.


McCloskey for Secretary.
An adjourned meeting of the Whining
ton Hundred Democratic Association was
held last evening in the Young Mems
Democratic Club rooms, Seventh and
Market streets. Reports were heard from
all the wards and the committee on room
reported that they had procured the
Young Mems Democratic Club room for
the campaign. An adjournment was then
taken until Saturday evening.
After the adjournment the executive
committee Of the hundred met in the
room and organized by electing Patrick
Ne8ry president, j. Frank Ball vice presi-
dent, William Francis McCloskey secre-
tary, and Samuel n Smeltz treasurer
A special campaign committee of one
from each ward aud the president ex-
oficio was selected Henry Crippen,
H. w. MacIntyre and Samuel n Smeltz
were appointed a committee on naturali-
zation. 1t was decided to hold the regu-
lar meetings Of the general committee
at 80 o'clock Monday evenings.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
A RIGHTEOUS SENTENCE.
He Was Made an Example OF and There
Are Many Others.

George w. Kelly, a sand boat hand,
was before Judge Turner last evening,
charged with committing assault and
batteries upon young women in the
western part Of the city with felonious
intent. 1t was proven that he had thus
insulted six young women until he
brought up with the fist Of young man
When the evidence was heard the indge
at once hunted up his authority to i'm
pose sentence, determining to give the
brute all he could He then turned to
Kelly and said George w. Kelly, you
are one Of the persons whom this court
has been anxious to get hold off We
intend to make an example Of you, by
putting You where you win not be able
to do anything of this kind in the future.
The sentence of the court is that you pay
fine of 800 and be imprisoned for the
term Of II months" This is the heaviest
fine ever imposed by the court, but he
maintained his right to impose it by the
reference to the act creating the court.
At the imposition of the sentence there
was murmur Of approval from the crowd
in the court room
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
ARRESTED FoR THEFT.
The Wife Of an Italian Robs the Saloon of
John KiIIbride.

J0hn hlllDfiues
Detective w. 7. Jones this morning
arrested the wife Of Angelo Charles for
the theft Of S140 from the residence Of
John Killbride at Fourth and Orange
streets Yesterday morning the woman
entered the saloon, kept by Mr. Killbride,
by the side entrance and or
dered a glass of soda water. On
the dining table was a cabba containing
$140 in money. The woman paid for the
drink and left The cabba was then
missed, snd suspicion pointed strongly
toward the woman, who is of German
birth While the woman was still in the
"ladies saloon" two Italians were
in the bar, and they de
parted when she did Detectives
Jones and Vandegrift and the police de-
partment were notified Angelo Charles's
house was searched but nothing to crimi-
nate his wife was discovered. This
morning. however Detective Jones feel
ing certain he was on the right
track, arrested the woman She was
taken to the police station, where
she was searched by Serjeant Tucker and
$50 We're found. Besides the money, the
woman had new suit Of clothes and a
new hat; she had also purchased a stove
and other articles. The hearing will take
place tomorrow She bought the clothes
at the Economy Hall
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
THE ROBINSON SOLD.
She was Libeled recently for Seamen's
Wages and Bottomy.

United States Marshal Charles NJ. New
lin sold the dismantled British bark c. E.
Robinson, and the stores ON board at
auction to-day. This vessel was wrecked in
the collision with the Rebecca NJ Walls
several months ago in Delaware Bay.
while starting a voyage to South Amer
lea, with a cargo Of cars from the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Company. The vessel
was towed to this city and has laid at the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company's
wharves since. Some weeks ago the
United States Marshal took charge of
her on ibels issued on claims for
seamen's wages and bottomy, and the
sale was in pursuant to an order, Of the
United States Court A number Of gen
tlemen from New York, Brooklyn, Phila-
delphia and other cities attended the sale
The hull was sold to b. F. Conway Of
Brooklyn, N. y, for 81, 225 The stores.
anchors, chains, etc. we're sold at good
prices
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
oentrnl Church Ouartette.

The music committee Of Central Church
has engaged w N Hamilton as leader
and tenor Of the new qualtette and Miss
Nary r. Thielman as contralto. The
soprano and bass have not yet been en-
gagged. There are several applicants, who
will appear before the music committee
for trial before the decision is made
The Central congregation win be de-
lighted to have Miss Thielman back again.
The new quartette win sing for the first
time ON Sunday, October 2s.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
BEFORE rHs GRAND JuRY.
Judge ciayton's Charge on the Ebert e
lndict the Fernwood Gang.

indict the Fernwo0d Gans.
The evidence brought out against the
members of the Fernwood gang, accused
Of the murder Of Farmer John Sharpless
was yesterday submitted to the Grand
Jury of Delaware county, Pa, at spec
ial sitting. Judge Clayton took the op
portunity to charge the jurors on some
points of the case. You will entirely
dismiss from your minds as of no I'M
portance' he said s'the fact
that another has already been
charged and convicted of this murder
It has no bearing whatever upon this case,
because it does not appear but what
others were accessory to the crime, and
therefore you will entirely dismiss from
your minds that fact. Investigate the
case as if this were the first Indictment
against any one for that crime, and after
you have heard all the testimony the
Commonwealth will lay before you you
will act as upon any other bill
There is one count for murder against
the two defendants. and / suppose also
against each, and counts against them as
accessories. If you find true bill for
murder you may find true bills on the
other counts without further investiga,
tion.
The grand jury was in session all day
taking testimony, and has eight witnesses
yet TO examine Il is expected that q re.
turn Of the case will be made this after
noon
a report that Jesse NJ Baker had re-
Gently had an interview with Chopaz in
his cell At Media, during which confos
sion was made by the latter was pro
nounced utterly false by Y. Gilpin Rob
inson, Esq, last night.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
Dinerent From what She rhoueht.

CAS- you can only be sister to me. =
he said in broken tones will you let me
kiss you good night2"
She shyly said she would.
Then he folded her in his strong arms,
and gently placing her head against his
manly breast, he kissed her passionately.
Mr.. Sampson, she said softly, "this
is all so new TO me, $3.50 different from
what thought il to be, that if you viii
give me little time-to think it over,
I'll may"
But let US withdraw from the sacred
scene-N Y Sun
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

How about that league meeting,
Neister2
The Wilmington Club, under the man
agement Of Foster, viii leave for Colum-
bia, Pa, this afternoon. The team com
prises Day and Donahoe. Neister and
Hinkle, batteries; Newell, Huey, L.
Scheu, Allen and Wesweil.
Joseph McCafTerty. the Amercus
catcher, denies that he said on Saturday
when he threw down his gloves: Its too
dark to play" The real cause Of his
stopping play was the breaking Of his
thumb. This will cripple him for some
time. Regarding the points of the game,
the Amerieus claims that Ferguson was
right; the Wilmington, that he was not.