Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
DoYEs.

DOVER, Sept. 20.-A colOfed COOK at
the boarding house of Mrs. NJ. E. Norria
had q narrow escape from death By coal
gas yesterday morning. She filled the
Kitchen stove with coal the night bsiore,
left the lids of AMI went to bed in the
room above. When found she was In an
unconscious condition.
At meeting OF the school board
Tuesday evening, John Pearson was sp-
pointed jsnitor vice Dennis Finnegan
term expired.
Sheriff Fennimore sold last Saturday
the property OF John II. APPEL situated in
Milford as follows: Dwelling and store
house to John d. Cannon for = coo
situated on the corner Of Delaware and
Pennsylvania avenue; q dwelling and
store house on Front street to MIR. Miller
for -, $50.
Dame Rumor has It that Robert j.
Ferguson, one OF our popular young ao-
clety men, and Miss Bessie, youngest
daughter of George Paris, popular
society lady of Dover, will he united in
wedlock in the near future. 1t is alho
stated that Ave other couples have been
hard hit by Cupid.
DOVER, Sspt. william q. McCol.
lum, the unfortunate brakeman who met
with an accident at Seaford, June 9th,
which resulted in the smputation Of his
right leg, died yesterday morning at the
home of his father on New sweet. He
has suffered great deal and seemed con-
scious that he would not recover. He
was 81 years old a wife and one child
survive him. Funeral services will be
held at the house tomorrow afternoon at
100 O'Clock, intermeut in the old M. Il.
cemeteries. A number of the members
OF the Brotherhood Of Brakemen will
attend the burial.
Five coiored persons were baptized in
Silver Lake yesterday afternoon.
The ladies of the town will soon give o
fair and festival of "nations" for the bene-
ct of the Dover library.
DovER, Sept. 24.-E. L. Jones & Co.,
have had an offer to remove their ma
chine shops to Clayton but have refused
it and are now laying out plans for new
and larger building just across the rail-
road. 1t will be rapidly pushed to COM
pletion.
Farmers have been shipping pears In
large quantities for several days past.
This heavy winds of last week blew off
nearly ali the pears on tine trees. The
farmers are Kept busy picking them up
and shipping them.
Thomas p. Hanson alone sold and
shipped 5000 baskets last week from
Wyoming,
The buckwheat crop in this section
promises to be larger than for years.
Chief Templer sweeney last week mott.
al IN "a. NN,.N ~. q
comply with the law passed at the last
session OF the Legislature and keep a
public file for liquor prescriptions or
suffer prosecution.
John d. Burton visited Sentord yester-
day in the interest of the Kent County
Mutual Insurance Company at the late
oonflagration. He states that the loss OF
the company is $2,57S.75, instead OF
So 200, as heretofore stated.
A very pleasant social hop was given
last night by the young gentlemen OF the
town in Burtor's Hall. The music was
furnished by the Smyrna orchestra.
Among those present were Misses Dover
and Roberts Of Centerville, Miss BERTHE
jackson of Philadelphia, Miss Anderson
OF Pittsburg, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel SArde
OF Camden, Miss Clara Denney and
Messra. Alex Reynolds and Harry Miiliin
of Smyrna, MIR. and Mrs. DR.. Il. II. Van.
dyke, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b. Pretty.
man, Miss Name OulbreGth, Miss Minnie
Jester, Miss Emma Jump, Miss Name
Wallace, Miss Jessie Butler, Miss Sue L.
Fountain, Miss Virginia Jester, Miss Me
lisBa Chambers, Miss Julia Jones, Miss
Bertha Lewis, Misses f. and Z. Pennewill
Misses Alice and Polly Gibson, Missel
Annie and Ratie Massey, Miss May An
derson, Miss Olive Hillyard, Miss Minnie
Burton, Miss Bessie Paris, Miss Kat
Dennev, Miss Annie Cannon, Miss Fisher
Messrs. O. s. Nesbitt, Howard \. Taylor
Howard Ouibresth, ]. Harry Mowbray
Robert ]. Ferguson, Clarence Oypherd
Arthur J. Pennewill Fred. Lynch, WILDE
Wallace, Henry d. Jump, William penne
will, Jacob Whitaker, Emerson Seward
Frank Davis, Walter Voshell, Oharle
Alice, George Jones and William Sauls
bury of Dover.
DOVER, Sept. 25.-The funeral OF vii
liam McOolium took place yesterda,
afternoon and wps largely attended. TIL
Rev. e. e. Williams of the Baptist churc
oflioiated. The floral offerings wer
numerous and handsome among theI
. brake wheel the last tribute of til
Brotherhood OF Brakemen. ii. q. Allen
George Wedler, F. F. Bonsail, D. II
Bowen, F. Hayes, j. o. Bice, WilliaI
Naill, O. +. Sweeney and j. Stephens q
the Brotherhood were in attendance.
The Farmers Institute of Kent count
met in the Opera House yesterday attei
noon. The attendance was small, ther
being only 10 or 20 present. Thos
present were mostly practical farmers q
follows; DIR. Henry Ridgely, j. Alel
ander Fulton, George w. killen, DAME
, NJ. Ridgely, William I. Case, Walter L
! Hawkins, A. X. Cole, w. ID. Learned,
W. Hlaymaker, and j. q. G5eadiok. Afte
discussing different things pertaining
.. phosphate and wheat the meeting Ri
journed to meet the second Tuesday i
! November, when Mr.. Eiaymakor wi
read paper on asparagus.
J. Alexander purchased the farm {
: Caleb Boggs, Is acres, for s $50, yo
terday, situated near Cheswold
Kennedy, Williams and Magee la
evening gave one of the best perform
ances seen here for come time.
i Hiram Reedy, president OF council, bi
!. returned from Columbus where he WI
u III httouuhuOo at thc b5ahiOh vi u
I Sovereign Grand Lodge, l. O. o. T., as
3 representative from Delaware.
d Peter Lopez, colored man, was throw
j. from a carriage Saturday night by
d fractions horse. Three ribs were broke
and his head badly cut.
The remains of Mrs. John Hum Jei
D kins were brought to Wyoming yeste
e day from Philadelphia, where she die
i. after an unsuccessful operation in IL
d hospital.
y The farm of Charles KINNEY, Il