Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-19
DoVER.

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Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Down, Dec. l3.-Tne Delaware State
Grange adjourned yesterday afternoon
after successful meeting which was well
attended throughout. The next meeting
will be held the second Tuesday In Decem-
ber, 1880. No officers were elected, as those
elected last year serve two years. The ad-
dress OF E. 81. Bancroft, the worthy master,
WHO'S staunch Rspubiican, comedies with
Democratic doctrines on the tariff and has
aroused the farmers.
A game Of football had been arranged
for yesterday afternoon between Washing
ton College Of Chestertown. Nd, and the
Wilmington Conference Academy OF Dover,
the game to be played at the latter place.
The express agreement between the schools
was that only members OF the respective
SCHOOLS could play. The Cheetertow n boys
brought along man who was not student
of the college and tho Dover boys refused
to let him play, and being afraid of the
strength OF the Dover team the visitors for
ieited the. game without playing. This was
10 have been the second game between
the schools, the tirst having been
played Thanksgiving Day. At that
tins two OF Dover's team could
not go along and another failed to appear.
4 young gentleman was present who vas
not then but had been student OF the
academy, and the Dover boys wished 10
case to-day was parallel one. The Ohes-
tertown boys wl4hei 10 play man who,
by his own statement Is not at present d
student OF the college and has not been for
a number OF years, and the Dover boys re.
fused to let him play. As they were afraid
, OF the academy ruan line they forfeited the
game. The town people had turned out to
SEQ the game and were much disappointed
at not seeing It. They were entertained
however, by practice game between two
academy teams.
poyzn Disc. 17.--Henry K Hargadire,
an aged and prominent citizen OF this
county, Was stricken with paralysis last
week and is now in q critical condition al
his homo near Canterbury.
The f1e residence Of II. A. Richardson
on State street ia nearing completion.
The pavement now being laid 10 front Of
tho property ia probably the finest in the
State and will cost when completed about
$500 for about 60 feet in length.
Farmers as a last resort have gone to
tie woods for revenue. Wood has been
more plentiful in Dover this fall than for
some years past, and is now selling at
from $3.50 to 80 per cord instead Of So
! and So. as heretofore.
The remains OF Jessie, the 4-years.old
Z AEhN,uktt VI InWdfNl n. Nutt. WHO
very suddenly Sunday morning were in
tered in Silver Lake Cemetery this after
noon.
\ A social Christmas gathering will be
given by the II 4, Sunday school, Mon.
day, December Goth.
The following real estate has been sold
by order Of the orphans court Farm Of
Henry i. Wilson, deceased, by Lucinia
Wilson, Administrative, consisting OF $50
acres ia Little Cr=sk hundred. to Joseph
Mcdaniel, for $780, also 16 acres in
Little Greek hundred, by j. NJ Smith,
administrator of W. 4. Shahan, to John
E Jewell. for $3.50.
Agood joke on N. H. Hutchins detec-
tive for tbs Game Protective Association,
has inst leaked out here ana caused much
merriment among the sportsmen and
much annoyment to the detective. A few
days ago be was down to Laurel and
while there seized two lots OF birds that
were being shipped. In one lot there
was eight and in the other 10 After he
divided the birds among his friends and
reserved q portion for himself some one
in the crowd iu,imated tina. be had no
right to seize those birds as the law al
lowed the shipment Of lots not over o
dozen each. After thinking the matter
over few minutes he found he had made
mistake. He then offered to pay regn.
lar bird price for the lot but the late
owner declined to receive less than the
price the Game Association had estao.
lished of IS per bird. The owner still
declares that this ia the only way the
detective can compromise the case.