Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-27
LOCAL BasrIrIss.

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Beckwith csmp-meetins will begin on
July Both.
Barren Creek camp.meeting will begin
on August Sd.
Penrose camp. meeting will begin on
July 25th, and continue 10 days.
Avenue N. E. Cht rch, Milford, has
contributed SlT5 for JohnstoEn retief.
Deals Island camp meeting will begin
on August I'd, and cont.nus eight days.
Miss Anu Perkins has donated dwell.
ing for parsonage ~. Epxorth o. Greh.
Goodman Chapel has erected monu
token of its esteem for him as Its founder.
Plan3 for the station Of the new cleo
trio railway at fifth and Union streets
are being prepared by E L Rice, Jr.
The Rev. Edward Henry Ecksi end
Miss Anna I. reynolds will be married
at st. Andrews Church Mt noon to-
day.
George A. Elliott, Esq, trustee, has
sold the Norris W. Taliey farm, Brandy
wine hundred, 80 acres, to Peter Cassidy
for $lJ4 per acre.
The Pussy & Jones Company few
days ago made q casting in their foundry
IL feet long, 6S inches in diameter aud
81 inches thick, which weighs $1,000
pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Bates are
making tour of Southern Germany, the
formers duties at Berlin as Samoan com
missioner having been discharged. Miss
Mary, daughter of Chiet Justice Fuller,
is accompanying them on the trip.
Neil Burgess, the actor, was severely,
though not fatally burned, at his resi-.
dence, at Highlands, New Jersey, Mon.
day, by an explosion Of easolene. His
life was saved by the heroic efforts OF his
-~'to
Iis- annie Lana Jones, daughter Of
ME. Henry Jones' OF summit Bridge Del.
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College, Westminster, Md. Miss Jones
took second honors and delivered the
sslutatory at the commencement exercises.
Mrs, Oasssndro MsGlees, widow Of
George MGClees, died on Monday at the
rec deuce OF her soa-in law, Hiram Il
Cloud on tie Highlands, in the SlSt \ ear
Of her age. She was buried in Green
hill cemetery yesterday afternoon.
In view of the interest taken by GER
tain Republican lawyers in the error
lists, some wag placed on the door Of the
Office Of the clerk of the peace on Mon
day card with the words, aOtEioe Of
Francis NJ. Walker, politician
The annual commencement e1ercises OF
the Milwaukee Cathedral Institute. DR.
Samuel w. Murphy, late OF Ills city,
principal, were held in Milwaukee, WIS
Saturday week. The school is ia q very
fourishing condition, numbering 1870
pupils.
An open tournament has been arranged
to commence abcut September III at the
Delaware Field Club grounds. Contest.
ants ara expected from Washington, New
York aud Philadelphia. tits expected "a
be the best meeting ever held a. the club
grounds.
John Frederick Klein. No. l07 West
E!shta street, died Suddenly yesterday
week. He was in his $50 year, an(
had been in this country for ffsy years
He was by trade brusbmaker. H,
csine from Baden, Germany. lie hat
lived in this city thirty-iour years.
Plumbing Inspector Kane having beer
awarded, prior TO his election, the con
tract for the plumbing work of the new
Central National Bank, is endeayoriug Il
assign the contract to other parties, u
the ordinance prohibits him from engag
ing in business while holding the flee
Big Quarterly will be held in A. U. M
7. Church on August Gath and 25th
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religious services on the latter. For
week succeeding Big Quarterly Sunda
services will be held at nightsin the groy
back of the church.
Judge Allen, who formerly preside
over the South Carolina courts, is visit
ing fri4nds here. Hs has Just besa re
moved from position in the treasury d
partment at Washington, but an attemr
will lie made to have him reinstated. Ii
IS one Gf the most intelligent colore
mon of South Carolina.
The Rev. Il. W. Todd, who ia stu IN
Baltimore hospital being treated fc
cornea Of the eye, has suffered mo-
Reutely, hut is improving. Z - physical
gives assurance that the sight of the ey
Will be partially saved, but ihe,e will i
main on the cornes scar which will pr
vent ohieots heing seen from distanc
, Robert h. Williams, son of the Raw. I
$. Williams of Wilmington NJ Il. Coz
, ference, has been admitted to the bar
/ Hoddam, Oonnectic1i. The young ma
isa graduate of Wesleyan University an
| during the last three years was a tutor
| that in-ti ntion. Previous to that he WI
J Q tutor in the Conference Academy
Elton, N. H. He will probably looa
in Chattanooga, Tenn
Archie Taylsr OF the Pnsey & Jon,
: Company, now travelling ia Europe,
! member OF the party of American 81
gineers, responded eloquently to ii
+ toast The Fraternity of France an
America" at banquet given by n
I Eihel, engineer OF the famous tower. IT,
{ engineers we're also entertained by Isl
Bnrdett, Coutts.
+. W. Baddley of Devon, Euclan,
arrived in Wilmington on Tuesday az
IS the guest of John Brown, the wei
+ known musician. Mr.. Baddley ia
Q wealthy steamship owner. who max
I frequent visits to this country to look q
ter his Investments. His stesmers RI
mostly to the West Indies and Son
America. Mr.. Brown will accompany Nj
3 Saddiey In a trip to South : Amsri
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