Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-14
DOVER.


Special Correspondence Gazette and journal
Dover, Nov. 12.-Oourt met at ii
o'clock yesterday morning. The deser.
ton case OF Mrs. Wilbur Tatam, who
brought suit against her husband at
Harrington for maintenance, was ami
cably settled. Tatam's counsel stated to
the court that the husband had agreed to
take his wife home to his father and sup
port her, which proposition the wife
agreed to, and the case was settled and
the witnesses discharged.
David Davis, oolored, was srraigned for
an assault with intent to kill, but on &C.
count of the absence of witnesses the
case was postponed until to-day.
A number of civil cases were with
drawn or settled amioably by the attor-
neys. The case of Mary Thomas vs Il.
a Black and Thomas Kinuamon for an
assault and battery came up in the after
noon and occupied the rest OF the day.
Richardson Il Robbins will commence
buying poultry Monday, Nov. 18th.
They expect to can more poultry this
season than ever before.
The steamer David Reeves plying be-
tween Jieipsic and Philadelphia has not
been able to make her last two trips.
While at her wharf in Philadelphia last
week she was boarded by the "board of
inspectors" who pronounced her boilers
unsafe.
The gunners in this section are making
big preparations to slaughter the rabbits
next Saturday OF which time the law ex-
pires. 1t is said that the cotton tails"
are not very fat as the weather has been
too warm.
Dover, Nov. 13.-Tbe Kent County
Bible Society held its annual session in
| the Nj. Z. church yesterday. The society
met and organized with the following
officers present President, the Rev. j.
F. Stonecipher; Secretary, Il. M. Cooper;
Treasurer, John Il. Jakes; Vice-presi-
dents DIR. West, Mr.. Garrison, Il. b.
Coursey, +. q. Harper, X. II. Skinner;
Delegates, q. Smithers and j. II. Ander-
son. After short discussion pertaining
to the society, the credentials OF the dele
gates present were read and approved.
The treasurer reported o balance in
the treasury Of $206. A draft of $72
was ordered to be drawn for
the present board After an Instructive
address by DIR. Mclean, the following
officers were elected to serve the ensuing
year: President, the Rev. j. f. Stone
cipher; Vice-presidents, nr. West, Thomas
b. Ooursey, MIR. Garrison, f. O. Harper
and John Fl. Hutton; Vice, Il. Il. Skin
ner; Treasurer, John Il. Jakes. Albert
Cowgirl has charge of the Book DEPOSIT
tory. In the evening DIR. Mclean, Sec
rotary OF the American Bible Society of
New York, delivered very interesting
address.
John Wesley Laws, colored boy about
10 years old. was sent to school yesterday
morning by his parents, but did not go.
Diligent search has been made, hut his
whereabouts cannot be learned.
Court met yesterday at 10 O'Clock.
The case OF Mrs. Thomas vs.. Il. A. Black
and Thomas Kennamon, charged with
assault and battery, was continued
, throughout the entire day and closed.
The jury will render verdict this morn.
ing. The remonstranoe against granting
the liquor license to Torrance Oarvin al
Ksnton will be heard on Friday; the
matter was TO have been heard yesterday
and about 100 witnesses were in attend
. ance from Kenton.
John w. Graham of Kenton was sum
/ moned before Squire Jester on Monday
and charged with killing rabbit on hii
farm, OF which he was proven guilty and
fined IS aud cost, amounting to IS
which he paid and was released. Yester
day he was summoned before SPUR,
Cooper, and charged with killing NOR,
4 rabbits he stated that it was the SAM
8 offence for which he had answered befor,
8 Squire Jester the day before. The docke
, was shown which proved that such wa
t the case, whereon he was released with
I out fine.
The charges against six members o
the ID. N. G. in Kent county for not at
tending the annual encampment last SUN
mer was nolle pressed yesterday at tn
a meeting of the board OF officers. Colone
George W. Marshall being absent, tn
Y board adjourned sine die.
Y MIDDLRTORT.
q Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journs
& MIDDLErowN, Now ct IL understood
a that DR.. William Il. Pearson has sold hi
!. drug store and everything pertaining
= thereto to Dir. Lippincotr of Philadelphia
), who will In future conduct the business.
d The Electric Light Company find 1t neces
Q sary to run both OF their engines now 4
= order to keep the lights up to their prope
O standard.
3 Mr.. Maxwell Is making changes at tn
!, National Hotel. door has bsen cnt gu
from the street to the cellar, and In futur
2 the coloret people Will go down there I
It get their supply of "fre water" Hereto
d lore 1t has been handed out to them throug
n side window.
Frank Mclntire has resumed his old busl
ness at his blacksmith shop, corner Of LAX
n and Broad streets, Frank is one of tn
young men who went from Middletown I
: Atlanta, Ca, short time ago. Ate
. spending one day and half In that city
It returned home, thoroughly disguised wit
II the place.
l. This has probably been the worst yea
1, the farmers here have ever experienced
" Their crops have generally been small an
!, the prices realized by the sale OF said crop
will hardly pay the cost of raising II
y same. farmer OF this place, who Is
Y heavy property owner, in town as wsll q
d out, said few days ago that he Is hatdl
d making enough from hls farm to pay tRXs
}. and expenses, and he cannot see how th
" farmers who rent farms can even make
~ living.
Harry Ingram, a son OF Colonel Georp
4 W. Ingram real estate agent OF Middle
- town, has mysteriously disappeared, an
l. no one seems to know anything concernin
10 his whereabouts. His disappearance date
from Tuesday night,
The most remarkable cure for hog cholel
on record was tried by a farmer OF this SCI
tion few days ago. Some one had tol
al him that to pour coal oil In the ear Of IL
r, hog was a sure cure for the disease, an
M after trying the remedy on five OF the an
a. mails he gave It up in disgust. Every OF
y of the hogs upon which the coai oil cul
= was tried died In short time after trea
y ment.
m MIDDLErowN, Nov 1.-THE Rev. Fran
a. Il. Moore of Philadelphia, preached
n. the Presbyterian church here Sunda
,e morning and evening.