Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-03
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| Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
DovRR, Dec. 27.-On Christmas night
during the performance of Burr Oaks"
in the Opera House John West and Isaac
MoNatt became so disorderly that Officer
Kinnamon attempted to eject them. when
they resisted and assaulted the officer in
q violent manner They were arrested
and yesterday given hearing before
Alderman Jester, who placed them under
| $50 bail each to appear OF court.
Charles O. Taylor, formerly Of this
place, but now OF Norfistown, Pa, was
married on Christmas Day to Miss Annie
Wiedmiey of that city.
DovER, Dec. 2S. --Mrs. q. A. Sipple, q
well-known resident of Dover, died ct
noon yesterday from pneumonia. She
was Sc years Of age. The funeral services
will be held al the house on Monday at
2, 80 p. M, with interment In the Presby-
terrain grave-y yard.
Florence Postles and John Lynch, both
OF Canterbury, were married In the M.
II. church Of that place by the Rev. e. 8.
j. McAliister last evening.
Down, Dec. 3l.-Yesterday was q day
Of unusual interest to Episcopallans In
Dover, and, In fact, to churoh-goers gen.
erally. the occasion. being the visitation
OF sishopi Coleman to Christ Church
parish. The ohutSH was Beautifully
decorated with levergtesf, and the sing
nag wis unusually fine, The subject for
the BISHOPS morning dfacot1rse was from
Stl Mark, H 45. +! ,'tFor even the Son OF
mas came net TO belninistatsd unto, but
to minister" - ~ y
The Discourse was very plain and
powerful one, and was listened to by a
large congregation with intense interest.
The bishop stated that this was his first
visit TO Dover in 20 years and that he and
the Rev. L. w. Gibson were ordained at
the same time. lie advocated the erec-
ton of a new Episcopal church in q more
central portion of the town.
In the afternoon he addressed the par
ishiouers Of Camden in Sarde's Hall and
upon his return addressed the Christ p.
3. Sunday-school.
The evening services were attended by
o lnrge congregation. The bishop's sub
| jeet was from Luke II, A: "For unto yoi
is born this day in the city Of David d
Saviour, which Is Christ the Lord His
discoutse treated largely upon the fact
that the world was yearly esicrosching
upon the rights of the church until even
the stability Of society WINS rnenaced and
the world instead OF rising to the level of
the church sought to drag the church
down to the level of the world. The
speaker depiofed the fact that so few
young men embraced the ministry, when
work in the religious sphere was so badly
needed and stated that to his knowledge
Dover had not given young man into
the Episcopal ministry and urged the
parents to more forcibly place the adyan-
tages Of the calling TO their sons.
After the sermon the bishop held re-
ception In the vestibule and was intro.
dueed 20 large number Of the citizens
of Dover. He left town to-day.
It low transpires that the aatchel rob-
berry reported by Wilmington afternoon
paper's Dover correspondent was no rob-
berry at all, but mistake made by the
party in taking the wrong satchel in the
rush made for the train.
Contractor James A. Clifton has had o
force of nine men employed in plank
| piling the new causewRy over Silver Lake
\ for some time and they finished their
work on Saturday. The piling runs the
/ entire length of the embankments, being
lsdriven into the ground three feet and pro
/ jeciing one foot above the surface. II
twill prevent the banks from being washed
lIawey. rs aitttHa ~
III r. NJ Damn, manager of the Tade1, is
daoonsaleseentS' y
A free fight occurred between whites
and blacks ut Dyer's corner between IL
and 10 o'clock on Saturday night during
which eoiored man waa very roughly
handled. For time race riot was I'M
minent. t
RIA. Black has purchased the hall on
Slaughter's street recently occupied by
the colored people as an opera house. and
viii convert it into double dwelling
house.