Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-09
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Spesiai Correspondence Of Gazette andJ
Down, May 4.4-There will be meet
ing of farmers OF Kent county In the |
court house here on Saturday, May 18th, |
at Q O'Clock, p. IN, for the purpose OF |
organizing farmers institute for Kent |
county, All farmers are invited.
The reception at the Academy hall was
we'll attended last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldad L. CLARK hand
somely entertained quite number of
friends last evening at their residence on
State street.
Ex-Governor Hall and Col. E. T.
Cooper returned from New York last
evening.
Persons living near Camden report that
d great many peaches are killed.
The Rev. 7 Z. Terry Is making ar
rangements to have meeting OF quite q
number of preachers who are stationed
near here, on May 18th and 14tn, 70 be
held in the Methodist Church of Dover.
A programme is being arranged.
Delaware trout are being caught in
large numbers.
Cards are out for tho weddiag OF DIR.
]. Fred Downs, formerly of Dover, to
Miss Lizzie o. Hettling Of Baltimore.
The marriage will be solemnized at st.
Marks p. e. Church in that city on the
evening of the 18th of May.
The railroad company is painting the
depot properties and repairing granaries
here.
The unsightly old well in front of the
State House, which has not been in, use
for several years, has been filled up, it
being considered unsafe.
Cove johnson had his left hand badly
lacerated by circular saw day or two
ago.
) Dover, May 6.-The following officers
were elected yesterday to serve the ensu-
ing year in the NJ. Z. Sunday school I;
Superintendent, Professor Lee Cannon /;
Assistant, James e. Carroll; Woman
| Superintendent, Mrs. Ella Cannon; SEQ.
Rotary, James o. Wiokes; Assistant, Will
liam Hannah Treasurer, q. L. Dawson /;
| Librarians, Robert j. Ferguson, Herman
o. Taylor, William Pennewill and Thomas
f. Dunn organist, Miss Caddie Kerbin
Assistant, Miss Ida Geiser Ohorister, E.
4 b. Louderbough; buperintendents OF
Infant Department, Mrs. Sallie Todd,
Mrs. N. b. Smithers, ST., Misses Mary e.
salisbury, Ruthanna Day and Camilla
Cowgirl 0rganist, Mics Kate s. Hannah.
George Ecuse Of this town has been
granted fractional license and opened the
National hotel at Camden Saturday. W.
j. Rathel was formerly proprietor of the
house.
The barn of Elijah Benson, colored,
residing en- the Mc0auley farm neal
Dinah's Corner was destroyed by fire on
Friday night. All his stock, i've horses
and two COWS and large quantity Of
provender was burned.
Fruit growers OF st. Jones' Neck claim
that over half of the coming peach croI
has been killed by the late rainsald frost
About one half of the peaches as large a
peas have fallen to the ground.
The Dover Library will be closed of even
ings after June list, except two evening
in the week, on account OF not beinl
sell sustaining.
Down, May S.--The Rodney Club, Il
conjunction with the Legislative com
mittee on the Rodney monument-Messrs
]. NJ. O. Rodney, McKsndree DownhsI
and John X. Nicholson, Esq.--wiI unyei
statue in honor of Caesar A. Rodney j
, Christ p. E. cemetery, Dover, on Octobe
18th, that day being the birthday OF tn
Delaware siRner OF the Declaration @
. Independence. The monument Is to eos
! from 81 500 to 80, 900 and of this amour
$500 is appropriated by the Legislature
Hon. NJ, b Smithers vii. dsiigee-- -
GRAFTON upon which OCCASION 1t is pst
&. 1ase grsnd military sila oiv;
uIspiay rg8Eszation9 from Nj parts &
e the State will be invited to participate.
Elizabeth Gooden died at her home i
D Willowgroye yesterday afternoon OF
j o'clock, aged about 81 yeare. Intermer
: on Thursday morning.
/. From present indication the yellow
= will prove more fatal TO peaches TIL
j, year in this section than ever before
J. Young trees that blossomed and put OF
foliage are now whiting and give ever
u indication Of an early death, i'll many {
!. the orchards between Dover and Ere,
erica.
Il Mosquitoes have arrived In swarm
d and clouds and are tackling every liyir
n thing.
70 The young ladies and gentlemen
Dover will give social dance in Burton
r, Hall Thursday evening.
se wagon Of E. Gullinger of Milford W
scared by freight train Monday afte
n noon At Wyoming. They started aero
N the track and colhded with the engil
u and were badly cut and bruised, 4
Il, driver was thrown out and his
l.. broken; the wagon was totally DENT
m ished.
re new fence is being added to the j
4 premises and the jail thoroughly rer
y y4tAd