Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-11


Hurlock's new M. E. Church is COM
pleted.
j. Il. Richards has presented a lot
near Bridgeville for q site for P. =.
| church.
The Rev. W. W. Savage has accepted
the pastorate OF First Baptist Church,
Milford.
Christiana q. A. N. e. Church is hold
ing camp meeting in Olark's woods,
near Ohristians.
| The next annual meeting Of the VIII
mington City Railway Company will be
held July 9Th, 1880.
Officer Gaynor rescued a young man
named Morton who fell Of the wharf ct
Third street bridge Saturday night.
Harry Bowers has relaunohed his cabin
yacht Nellie after being overhauled and
will shortly start on lengthy cruise
down the bay.
The Thomas Jefferson Fishing Club
composed of Morning Neps positors.
had pleasant fishing excursion
Augustine Pier en- Saturday.
Grand Scribe Ed in Hirst acknowledge,
the receipt Of $40 from Mcdonnell En-
campment, /. o. o. f., of Smyrna, foi
relief of Johnstown sufferers.
The directors Of the Security Trust
and safe Deposit Company have declared
a semi annual dividend Of ~ per cent,
payable on and after July 9Th.
Andrew Wall, of the firm Of Oardwell
S Wall, died Of Bright's disease ON Sat-
urday evening, at the age of So years. He
was lieutenant of First Delaware regiment
during the late war.
VU;il;o., uaraa ~, or,ad aim ohom
inmate, fell into newly dug cellar
Eighth and Van Buren, streets, Tuesday.
He WAS discovered in an unconscious
condition. He was sent to the almshouse
that night.
Timothy Devine an employe Of the o.
& j. Pyle Company, had one Of the
fingers Of his left hand badly m ashed at
the company's works Monday. He wa
attended by DR.. o. L. Baird, who ampu.
tated the finger.
Thomas Duffy Of Front and Madison
streets, who broke his collar bone Mon
day last in falling from his horse which
slipped and fell on the Philadelphia
turnpike is reported by his physician, DIR.
Ugle as progressing favorably.
Paramount, Md, M. e. Church has or
ganizsd Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety. The officers are: President, Mrs.
Pierson; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
O. W. Prettyman; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Hall; Treasurer, Mrs. George Mattox.
Emmanuel NJ. Z. Church, Orisfeld, has
organized Woman's Home Missionary
Society, of which the officers are Presi'
dent, Mrs. j. e. Richardson's; Oorre-
spending Secretary, Miss Annie RiRgin;
j Recording Secretary, Mrs. DR.. Hall;
Treasurer, Miss Larmour.
. William Alberger, q cripple, aged IL
years, was sliding down the hand-rail OF
W. +. Seeds' carpenter shops at Fourth
and Jefferson streets Monday, when he
(. fell dropping q distance of 20 feet. He
4 was unconscious for few moments. On
0 recovering he was taken to his home.
a At the annual meeting Of the Whining
= ton Oil and Leather Company few
q days ago, the old board of directors wal
q re elected and committee appointed Il
q examine into the affairs Of the concern
Y and report at a special meeting OF tbs
II company 10 be called for that pufpos,
within 80 days.
z Extensive preparations are being mad,
at Brandywine Springs Hotel for th'
= governors reception and annual bal
y during camp this year. The partition
~ wall between the two dining rooms ha
been taken down, making very fin
apartment. Over 200 card invitation
la will be sent out.
ID Harry and Lambert Craig and Charlie
"a Dougherty, Of Banoroft's Banks, Will
is pouring powder on q fire Wednesda,
lie week were badly burned by an explosion
id The Craig boys had their faces badl
Of cut, HarrS's lip being almost severed
,e and Dougherty had O severe cash In hi
=. | nr A n EFanf1 affandad than
1y Oentreville, Md, M. z. Church ha
~ organized Woman's Home Missioner
Society. Its officers are: President
Mrs. NJ. A. Chambers; Corresponding Sc,
rotary, Miss Mamie Davis; Reoordip
< Secretary, Miss Sadie Bailey; Treasurer
to Mrs. ]. Il. Hall; Vice Presidents, Mri
IS Eliza Wilkinson, and Mrs. N. F. addawsy
OF William Lawton has received wor
ne from Second Lieutenant james Mitche
u Of the signal corps that the weather for,
w casts and cold wave warnings will be COL
" tinued to his address, at government o.
~ pense, under conditions previously
force. The conditions are that hi
49, Layton shall keep daily record {
Il weather signals and forward thel
- monthly to the department
10. An unknown colored man, evidently
,u tramp was discovered by some either
Al. on Monday lying unconscious, appa
n. emily from sunstroke, at the foot Of Lberi
he street. Wilson's ambulance was telt
q. phoned for and the man was taken to q
Homeopathic Hospital. This is Il
fourth call on the ambulance within
week.
lin The officers at the police station wer
'as telephoned near midnight on Saturda
OF that murder had been committed in
err house st Elm and Van Buren, street
'as Special Officer Smith, Sergeant Biaol
pr burn, and Officer Heal hurried to IL
spot, and on investigation found tht
there had been slight family row in OF
OF the houses OF the neighborhood.
'P- pistol had been fired, but no one WI
W. hurt.
~ At the monthly meeting last Tuesdi
evening OF the Wilmington Institu
Library Association committee con
,,a prising Lindley q. Kent, George
,ai Elliott, and Joseph A. Richardson VI
nn appointed TO look around for new loo
ton for the library and also to ascerta
whether the present structure can be so
on at such price as will enable the stoc
holders to erect new library building
the a suitable location.
The College Club gave an excursit
In. on the steamer Haber on Monday eve
U. / ~. a. H.