Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-14
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Special. Correspondence GaEette Of ana Journal
tLRroS, March William q. GROW
yesterday sold the farm OF Jsmes A. Sim
pers containing GA acres, improved by
frame dwelling, barn, 60 10 Christopher
Pufahl of Wilmington, DEL, who will
reside thereon; 81 800 wes the prios paid.
Members Of the salvation army ere
soliciting subscriptions for barracks
which they propose to construct.
Mary Davidson, the young daughter OF
Captain John Davidson, fell In the race
nesr vlnsinger's mill on Wednesday and
would have dro~ned but for the assist
ance OF her older sister, q girl OF about
10 yea1s who got her out.
The Young Peoples Social Club Of
Elk;on at meeting this week elected the
following officers: President, Miss Lottie
Ash; Vice president, Victor Bennett;
Treasurer Miss Edith Dunbar; Seere.
larry, Bert Garrett.
ELKroN. March 9.--Mrs. Anna Craig, who
keeps store In the Seventh district, this
week made an assignment to Henry NJ. Mo-
Oullough. Eco, for the benefit OF her cred.
itore. Her husband, Merryman Craig,
Joined her In the matter.
James Wharton, uroprietor Of the Chssa-
peaks City and Elkicu stage line, and
samuel Smith, well.known citizen oil
Eikton, bad a narrow e5eape yesterday
morntng from being killed on the p, W. q
B, railroad az the q kton station. Al extra
passed the station at iul speed when an
accommodation train was standing 10 front
OF the station, c)ntrary to tha rtee OF the
company. A basket In Mr.. Smiths hands
was struck.
ELKroN, March i2.-George Alexander,
son of r bert Alexander, and a well.known
citlz4n OF e kton. died yesterday. after on
Illness OF less than a week, of pneumonia.
He was a ssreee n In Company A, Third Bat
talon, NJ. N. g., OF thia town, OF which he
had been member al CO Its organization
In 1874. Mr.. Alexander was 40 years old
and unmarried.
Henry vinsinper has sold his foe business
to Jacob Howard who conducted 1t until
several years ago. Mr.. vnsinger will DIS.
vote his attention exclusively TO his -four
mill.
Mr.. William NJ. singerly OF the Philsdsl.
phia Record, who rs Improving In health
spent sunday at his villa, In Eikton,
The R4v. FrRLk Williams OF Drew Theo.
logical Seminary, preached Sunday lnntn-
ing In the Presbyterian Church here. The
Rev. DR.. o.mond Of ElKton, preached ut
Chesapeake Oily
Inc salvation Army has changed Its quar-
| tere, from the Boulden warehouse to the
old carriage shop building In the came
locality,
ELKroN, March 10 William r. Evans
yesterday sold the houso recently occu.
pied by the late Lydia MoClay to Joseph
L. Wells for $aO0 and thu iarm OF n
acres, in Elk Neck, TO Stephen Crouch,
fer $685.. William J. Jones, Esq. sold
the Blackwell farm, 1876 acres, TO Jamel
J. Mcoauley, for 81 $50, and the dwell
ing belonging to the heirs OF the lats
John W. Whitlock to John j. Lockwood
for $3.50.
Isaac z. Coolipes, who WAS stricken
pFseelsiii7 ii ID lst6il 6oout lss year,
lgc, die1 % Saturday last al his son'l
.ss.ss.os al Sew soTsry.
Some unknown person either acci
dentally or otherwise fred gun yester
day morning so the load passed through
window Of the residence OF John q
Wilson, ESQ on Rcd Hill, and shattered
lamp on the table.