Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-16

specifications made, and will make extern
aive improvements in his residence on
State street.
| 1.-THE Grand Army men are making prcpar-
etions for big time here Decoration Day,
The militia, State Capital Band, and large
number OF school children will participate
Ia the IN mortal celebration. The services
Will begin at Q o'clock, q. M, when the
veterans will start for Bethel and decorate
several graves there; then to Leipsic, and
return to Dover by 10 O'Clock. Several
prominent men will deliver speeches at the
public square, after which the graves here
Will be strewn with flowers.
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Dover, May 13.-At n meeting Of the
members Of the bar OF Kent county held
in the county building last Saturday
evening the following resolutions
were adopted relative to the death
Of John p. Salisbury, late secretary of
State
ReSolued, That by the sudden demise Of
John T. Salisbury, Esq, the bar has been
deprived OF one OF its members, who has
been out OF In the full vigor OF his manhood,
and life has been thus terminated which
might otherwise have been one OF useful.
ness and distinction to the public and the
profession.
RESOLVED, That in this afiictive dispense.
tion OF Divine Providence this bar has sus-
tained the loss OF one, who by his uniform
courtesy and kindly bearing has greatly
endeared him to his professional brethren,
and we sincerely mourn and deplore bis
decsase.
RESOLVED, That we will attend his funeral
In body and will wear the usual badge of
mourning for the space OF 80 days.
Resoiued, That copy OF these resolutions
be transmitted to the family Of the de-
ceased and that the newspapers be re-
quested to publish the same.
RESOLVED, That the chairman OF the meet
Tag be requested TO present these resolu-
rions to the supreme court, the court OF
chapeery and the court Of errors and ep-
peals at the next session thereof re-
Fpeetiyely. L. RIDeELY, Chairman.
Q. II. b. DAY, Secretary.
Wilmer kaufman, o section hand on
the railroad, had both of his feet badly
mashed Friday by a heavy piece of lum-
Der falling on them.
Mrs. Mary Simmons, residing near
duPonts mill, met with very painful
accident Saturday evening, which will
very likely result in the loss OF her life.
She was drawing winter from IN old
fashioned we'll when the sweep "a long
heavy piece of ,imber) slipped and
crushed her head.
At the election Of officers at the M. e.
Chapel yesterday the following were
elected to serve the ensuing year Super
intendent, the Rev. I. q. Terry; AS.
Q. freeman; Secretary anu Librarian,
James oldheld; Organist, Miss Fannie
Richards Superintendents in Infant De-
partment, Mrs. A. Lynch and Mrs. j. A.
Il. Wilson, 0rganist, Miss Bessie FINLEY,
Dover District M. X. Preachers Asso-
citation will meet In Seaford on May 9th
and Goth inclusive. The programme Of
exercises will be as follows: First day
"Biblical account Of the life Of the
blessed between death and the resurreo.
ton" the Rev. G. W. Wilcox; biblical
description OF heaven" the Rev. Z. o.
Maonichol. Second day-Essay, "The
last man plan of church finance" the
Rev. G. l.. Hardesty; discussion, care
we sufficiently judioious in taking up new
work. the Revs. j. w. Easily, o. P.
Swain, Baynard Wheatley and W. N.
Conway; essay, "How far is minister's
Efficiency to be measured, by his power
to advance the temperatures Of the
church r. the Rev. j. D. Kemp; essay,
1.-THE duty and value Of fasting" the
Revs. W. Il. England and w. M. Green;
essay, "How can we advance the work OF
God on Dover district this year," the
Raw. ]. A. B. Wilson, d. D.; discussion,
"Are young tabulations helpful ?" the
Reys. w. L. p Bowen and !. L. Wood
affirmative, and the ReVs. I. N. Foreman
and Robert Roe negative; discussion,
"How should popular faith in
dreams as forms of Divine revelation be
treated ?" the Reys. u. W. Layheld,
james Carroll and W. N. Nutter; discus
sion, "What should be the treatment Of
children under the excitement of re-
vival Z" the Revs. ]. T. Prouse, F. F.
Tabler and s. A. Bender; essay, "WhRt
is implied In the term entire sanctification
and on what condition is the blessing en-
joyed Z" the Rev. Julius p. West; essay
"What is the bearing of inspiration on
the literary character of the Bible?" the
Rev. T. L. Terry; discussion, sis il ex-
pedient to make the lesson of the school
q subject for one sermon for that day"
the Revs. Asbury Burke, Il. t. ooursey
and s. Il. Maxwell. Third day-5ermon
outline submitted for criticism, the Rev.
W. J. DuHadwsy; essay, ''The Methodist
wheel within Wheel" the Rev. j. M.
Collins; discussion, "0ught the moral
nature Of man to be represented by the
phrase total depravity2" the Revs. P.
ii. R,wlins and L. L. Pricei discus
sion, what is essential to the
observance Of all the disciplinary rules
respecting the instruction of children 2"
the Reys. l.. 2. Oorkran, J. NJ. Mitchell
and W. F. Dawson; essay, "The form of
church government during the first and
second centuries" the Rev. j. H. Oald-
we'll, ID. D.; essay, "Substantialism, or
the new departure in philosophy" the
Rev. j. II. Howard; discussion, "What
authority has the Methodist pastor over
his church ?" the Revs. II. 8. Thompson,
q. 8. Sheets and j. W. Fogle; discussion,
"Jo what extent and by what methods
NAV preacher wisely labor for the in
tellectual culture of his people?" the
Reys. w. q. Valiant, I. Il. Dreamer and
Edward Freeman; essay, Modern Anti
pomianism, the Rev. j. II. Wiley, Phi.
d.. essay, "How shall the church treat
the objection OF certain Glasses that she
does not interest herself in the temporal
welfare of the peopleT" the Rev. Alfred
Smith.
DOVER, May 15.-According to the pro-
visions OF charter granted by the late
Legislature to incorporate the Diamond
State Insurance Company there was a
meeting Of tho incorporators at the office
of @, q. B. Day ON Tuesday night for
the purpose of completing the organlza-