Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05

New CASTLE, Nov. 20 Thanksgiving
Day was quietly observed in this city.
The stores and places Of business were
closed and the streets presented Sunday
like appearance. Interesting services were
held in the Methodist, Episcopal ana st.
Peters Il. O. churches.
The ball given III the X of P. HRll on
| Thanksgiving eva by the Eight jolly
Baoholors was success. About 40
couples, number Of whom were from
Wilmington, participated. Duncen's
! orchestra furnished music for the oceR-
| sion.
Tho ladies of the NJ. f. Church hold a
snccesstui oyster supper in tho Opera
| House last night.
! a number Of members Of Company Fl,
N. G. D., engaged il target practice on
the battery yeaterasy afternoon. The
shooting was ut American target 2G0
| yards range. Each mGn Was given 10
shots and the total scores were the best
| ont of possible 50 points. They fol-
low Lieut.. Boyd, 81; Lieut.. Booth, 81;
! Private Psd erg, "a; Private Whiteloek,
| ~; Private A, Foster 81; Corporal Her
bert,3G; Privhte Graves, %; Corporal Con-
molly, 81; Private Ii. Daily, 20, Private
| Landers, 81; Private Hoffman, 80; PEi-
!
| Booth and Private Padberg, whose scores
were the eame attempted to shoot of the
| tie, with che following result, the scores
| being tho hest ont OF %. Bc7d, 20;
Booth, 20; Padberg, II. Darkness pre-
| vented boyd aad Booth, from "brcgking
the sugar bowl"
a mad dog made It's appearance in this
city on Wednesday, aud created sad havoc
! Hn4s fTGu IN = nj
NAL after swapping and biting at ell the
dogs with which it came in contact on
the outskirts Of the town, ran down
Delaware street, and hit several dogs,
causing the utncst excitement. 1t was
finally shot By G. w. Epkles. All the
other cenineP, including same very vsiu-
able ones, which had been bitten, wsre
shot.
The men convicted OF participating in
the Dobbinsvilie riot, now imprisoned in
tho Jail, were served with bountiful
Thanksgiving dinner by their friends
yesterday.
The ladies' Of the Baptist church will
give pound party in the town hnll on
Saturday evening, December 7tb.
Az accident TO the boilers at the New
Castle WOODEN mills this morning caused
@ temporary Suspension OF work.
The attention of the Jail commissioners
should be chilled to q large cav ia on
Market street, caused BIZ break in tae
sewer from tho jail. The hole is dan
gerous one aud SHOULD be repaired at
once.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 30.-James Faulkner,
colorea, was before Mayor Hanson yester-
day charged by James ]. Toner with
the larceny of a BUCKET OF preserves
from the latter's grocery store. Afte.
hearing tho testimony OF several witnesses,
tho mayor held Faulkner In SiC0 ball Tor
his appearance at rhe next term CT CONT.
The darby was released from jail only q
few days ago, ard he eviieuty wanted 10
got hack In his old quarters to spend ths
Winter.
Lewis Eckles Of taa Paclac NAL sGaau-
snip Com pany, who has been spending .
} three months vacation with his brothers
near this city left fer San francisco GA
; Ihureday to Ill the position as second OH.
Ger on the new steamer China, which pltss
between Frisco and Yoknhoms, Japan.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 1.-The open camp
iite and entertainment given in the Opera
House on batE:dsy evening by e \.
,, Watson Post, No. 8, G.. A. r., was very
enjoyable atflir ana success Financially.
: A number of q. A. Il. men from vii.
, mingtOn wars present.
Mayor Hanson with the police, com.
menced this morning tho determination
Of the unmp2z's! CANNES, throughout
the city. Notice was given on Saturday
that owing 10 ths presence of mad dog
in the city which had bitten number OIL
other dogs, the latter still running al
t large, ell dogs found without nuzzlSs
0 would BIO killed, on uui SITTER to day. A
: number Of dog owners have complisd al
. ready with the mGVoF's order, and have
, bsd !he necessary Article placed over tn;
7 "mugn of thsir animals. 4 little gir
. named Calhnuu wal bitten by dog
4 yeRterdRy afternoon. The animal wa;
Q killed.
. d prominent citizen said this morning
: thht he wes goiag to suggest to Sheria
| Allen 10 set iAEge steel trap in tn.
school green to cstch all prisoners who
escape frori the jail in that ray. Another
/, citizsn said he thought it would DO gooG
0 idea TO have q wooden man in the jail L
. watch the prisoners, instead OF p;yinl
r the two wardens. The wooden msl
!. coulda't 60 to sleep anyway.
Biahop Coleman preached On able ser
. mon to a large ard attentive Gongrega
I, tion ut Immanusl p. &. Church yaster
4 day morning. He also occupied the pul
L pis d the evening service AID addressed
tho R1ild OF the church. Ghe address
was highly interesting.
The Rev. Julius pcdd OF Wilmington
!, preached at the III. e. chursh yestesda,
! morning. Tho Ray. f. j.. aubhayd filled
y the pnlpit in the evening and delivered
! an eycsli2nt SERMON. In the courae O
/, his remarks he condemned club soomi
: | md members Of clnos aud said mn