Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-04
Personal.

Miss Jidie Sorden of No. i06 jefferson
street, is visiting her uncle N. O. Dill OF
Msrydel, Md.
The Rev. George A. Smith, one OF the
oldest ministers OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF Virginia. and at one time editor
OF the Southern Chtrchman, died on Friday
In Alexandria, aged S6 years.
Or. Paul Barringer has been elected to
the chair OF physiology and surgery In the
university OF Virginia, at Charlottesville, to
relieve DR.. Oabell, who retires from active
service because OF advanced years.
Morris Doody of Bowers, Del, sold the
schooner II. & F. Chambers Thursday TO
j. G. Dunn Of Pennsville, Salem county,
N. j., for 800.
The Methodist church, now in course
OF erection at Bridgeville, will cost
S. 900, and, it ia said, will be the hand
soonest one Of that denomination south
Of Wilmington. The site cost l 800.
The Rev. W. o. Handy of Virginia,
father OF School Superintendent L. Irving
Handy, will have pastoral care Of Smyrna
Presbyterian Church until fall, when the
Rev. Arthur Torrens, the pastor. elect,
will return from Ireland.
Edward Dixon, OF Denton, Md, was
Thursday graduated from Dickinson COL
lege.
Wallace Bruce, who was Monday ap-
pointed consul at Leith, Scotland, is
we'll known in this city and state, having
lectured here on various occasions under
the auspices of the Teachers Institutes.
Deputy Judge Lyman and wife are
summering at Yorkiyn.
The Rev. P. B. Lightner of New Castle,
sailed from Liverpool to-day.
Miss Estelle Lawson of Camden, N. j.,
is sojourning with Wilmington friends.
Miss Name Sparks is spending week
with friends in West Grove and Avon
| dale.
Saturday next William Candy willleave
for Cape May to stay during July and
August.
Mrs. NJ. E. Runner is entertaining Miss
CLARA Baker and CHARLES Bokman OF
Baltimore.
The Misses Grow OF Wilmington are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Emerson OF
Middletown.
DIR. L. II. bravo, who has been i'll fol
several days, is at his home in Plttsburg,
Pa, recuperating.
JameB kenney returned TO the Soldiers
Home, Hampton, Va, yesterday, after a
pro Gagged visit here.
Bishop Becker OF Savannah is q cues
at st. Peters parochial residence for
few days. He has been north and stopped
here on the way home.
Ferd FulImer is at Rehoboth. DurinG
his summer vacation he will enjoy thu
gaieties OF Saratoga, Long Branch, ant
other popular resorts.
j. D. Hisler and family are passing
few days at Deer Park, Md. John Ban
croft and j. Morton Poole and familie
start to- day for that popular mountain
, resort.
A Philadelphia Ledger personal date
, Bloomington, ILL.,, July lat, says: "Old
. John Hanks, the boyhood friend and dis
tsnt relative of Abraham Lincoln, die
at his farm, g. lmiles northwest OF Decatur
yesterday, aged 50. 1t was on this farr
and while In the employ of Hanks tim
, Lincoln became noted as rail splitter
a and il was Old John Hanks, who, i
a 1860, introduced the rail-spii'tinR featur
a into the excitement OF the Lincoln can
a pain, furnishing rails from his farm spl
4 by Lincoln. In that campaign Hank'
i. heretofore q strong Democrat, spen
n nearly 81, 600 and gave barbecue at hi
o fhrm, where he fed 5000 people. I'll
a affection existing between John HAM
a and MIR. Lincoln continued through the
lifetime.