Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-23
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Special Correspondence Of Gazette ana Journal
DOVER, Jan. l6.-fhs K mt County
Mutual Insurance Company met yestsr-
day aud reelected the old board Of direc-
tors and these in turn reelected all the
officers.
The fishermen at Kits Hammock don't
intend that the rest OF Kent county shall
get ahead OF them in unreasonable
bloom, or field daisies, or violets Spring.
ing up, but they have something that is
more fragrant TO them Ia very fms trout
and other fish that haye made their ap
pearance and are being caught in large
quantities.
The Norma Climb, composed of Messrs.
Philip Barnett, leader; William T.
Smishers, pianist; q. W. Fisher Charles
Il. Triedler, 3. Drank Harris, John Ger
row, f. e. Louderbnugh and Henry
Stout wss entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. hichRrdson last evening. They
rendered several selections after which
refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. II. o. Carpenter gave o
party last evening in honor OF their
daughter, Miss Helen.
Meesrs. Henry Fsnnemore mad W. ID.
Walls left last hight with reqnlsitlon
papers tor Rocky Mount, Virginia, to CO.
ours the escaped convict, George $. Dill.
H. o. Carpenter, agent for the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Esw York, will
pay 10 Ars. Willism II. Hobson SIS 600,
the amount of insufanoS on the life OF
her husband.
The collector OF taxes for East Dover
hundred gave notice by advertisement
that he would receive texas ia Dover on
Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. Bnt few persons at ended on
Tuesday, hnt the cJlorei contingent
were brought OF. in full foroa yesterday,
aud about one hundred marched into the
collectors Office ia charge OF steering
committee who saw that the amounts
were paid and reoeipt1 given.
The big chiefs Of the Republican club
held pow WOW at their wigwsm last
night devisipe ways and meGns to oou-
thine Tho payments to-day which ia the
last day that tie collector will receive
them.
The animal meeting OF the Kent Courty
Protective Socisty was held Thursday
afternoon in the Delaware Agriculture
Society's rooms with fair attendance.
Mgnlove Hayes Treasurer, reported cash
Ia hand, S425.25. A number Of per- ms
paid tue annual dues, after which the
following officers were elected p Pte9i-
dent, joan II. Jake5; Vice-pr sti,lent,
AlvBn ID. OonReY; Treasurer, Munioye
daye; Secretary, ii. O. Collision; Chief,
Nathan H. Hutohins; First Assistant, II.
d. Walls; Seso ID Assistant, George ID.
Fisher; Managers, Hiram Rsedy and i.
O, Roc, Dover; o. W. Smith end Il. b.
CLARK, Camden; John HUM and George
M. Orossmore, Wyoming; d. P. Barnard
and W. N. Prouse, Magnolia; j. w. Dur
borough and Jabez Jenkins, Leblanc /;
John Heyd and W. II. Burnite, FELTON,;
o. J. Harrington and N. Il. Johnson,
Farmington J. Flemming and Minos
Oonowey, Leipsic; j. I. Smlthers and /.
N. Mills, Ol yton.
In regard TO the mandamus decision
| the Democrats seem to be satisfied, while
the Republicans are anything else but
satisfied.
DOVER. Jan. 20.-The Messrs. Richard
son are still working on poultry, but have
about consumed ali in this section and
are now buying in Philadelphia. They
expect to receive and can rs, 900 pounds
this week; the account used so far thil
season is GOO 600 pounds. They expecI
to can 100000 poundB more before this
season is over.
/ Over 5000 was subscribed to aid tn,
worn out preachers at the M. E. ohurcl
yesterday morning.
A gentleman writing TO the Philad
phia Press, signing "R" of Denton, Md.
in the issue of the 18th inst, states tina
he thinks my statement about peach tree
being in bloom was exaggerated, In
reply will state that the reports are
trus in every respect and will give hin
the names of farmers who can give him
the necessary information; they are G
D.. jackson, William ashman and jane
Keith. Furthermore will furnish twigi
il he will send his address. While in
conversation with several peach growers
yesterday they said they did not expec
. single basket. Parties here who have
kept record OF the weather state tha
the winter of 1s74-75 was Just the sam,
q this. Peach trees were in bloom IL
January and afterwards were frozen so il
and every ono supposed dead, but the
crop was the largest ever known.
Sheriff Fennimore last night received
telegram from hia son Henry and W, d
Walls, who had arrived ut Rocky Mount
Virginia, and secured their prisoner
George $. Dill, and expected to star
home this morning and arrive in Dove
Tuesday night. It is known TIM
Dill was, in all probabilities, ahout, to b
severely punished, rs the telegram fe
oeiyed last night rsads. Dill had stolen
horse down here and had been captured
He will soon be back to his old mead
quarters and will not be allowed as man,
privileges as before. .-".