Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-10

bration committee met In the mayors
| office on Saturday evening and transacted
| come business OF minor Importance. The
finance committee handed over all the cash
IN hand to Treasurer Cannon and II was
found that there was shortage In the
credit amounts, which would necessitate
another collection. Tho committee Rd-
lourned TO inset again on Thursday even
ing at s o. lock.
The preparatory services In the Presby-
teriaG church on Saturday afternoon were
largely attended. Communion services were
held yesterday morning by the Rev. W. r.
Patterson. At the M. E, church, the Rev.
DR., Hubbard preached an excellent sermon
on the necessity OF family worship and Of
short devotional services in the home. The
handsome new library, belonging to the
eunday-school OF this church was opened
for the hrst time In the afternoon. The
Women's Foreign Missionary Society OF
this church will meet In the church parlor
this evening and hold its annual election OF
otficers. George j. Hermann, the new
organist at Emmanuel Church, entered on
hie duties yesterday.
The Deia ware Gun Club held q series OF
matches on its grounds near the Narrow
Dyke or Saturday, In the sweepstakes IL.
Lancaster won the flrst prize in the flrst,
second, fourth and fifth matches; NJ. Lam
caster won In the third, seventh and eighth,
and J. Hewlett In the sixth. Il. SIdeli won
second prize In the first, third and seventh
j, Becker TO the fifth, sixth and eighth, and
s. Walls In the fourth. The matches created
much interest among sporting circles and
were we'll attended.
The Mechanics Bay Club OF this city left
on Saturday for cruise down the bay on
the tug L. Crawford. They returned last
evening loaded down with trout and other
salt water fish.
Thomas Whitfield was ined $5 and costs
by Mayor Hanson for Drunkenness and In
decent conduct; John Adams, eolored. 81
and costs for drunkenness and trespass,
and several men who tried to stir up fights
light fines.
A horse attached to light carriage con.
tanning two colored women from Whining
ton, ran away on Delaware street last even
ing, completely wrecking the carriage.
Messrs. Murray and NHylor stopped the
horse before either OF the occupants were
injured.
NEW CASTLE, JulF8.-The body OF William
e, Young, aged 2l years, OF No. 32l0 Wood
land avenue, Philadelphia, who was
drowned In the river opposite this city on
Saturday night, was brought here this
afternoon and taken in charge by Under
taker O. Il. Olewell. Young, with q party
OF six other men, came down the river on
Friday evening In small pleasure yacht,
They returned on Saturday and moored
their boat in the Pennsville, N. j., harbor.
All OF the party but Young crawled into the
cabin and turned In for the night. The
latter said that 1t was too warm for him
down there and he rolled himself up In tee
canvas and fell asleep. His companions
aWok. rather late tho hext morning and on
going TO the deck discovered that YOUNG
was missing. The boat was anchored In
very shallow water, and they never enter
talned thought until evening of the
young man having met any calamity ,believ-
ing that he was In Pennsville. At II O'Clock
yesterday morning the men set to work
dragging the river In that vicinity with
Hhad net. Two heuls were made, the
second bringing up the unfortunate man's
body, which had been eaten by eels until 1t
was almost unrecugnisabls. Coroner VIII
liam j. Moore of Salem county was notified
and beld an inquest. The jury rendered a
vertiiet OF accidental death by drowning.
The father Of the deceased, John Young
was summoned to this city and met the
dead body of his eldest son at the Delaware
street wharf
Mrs. Charles Hoffman, wife OF the pro-
prletor Of the Jefferson House, died early
this morning after long and severe ILL
ness. Mrs. Hoffman formerly lived In
Chester, Pa, whence she moved to this
city with her husband about ono yeRr ago.
$40 lShFh6 q Two uhQEuLbE5s uub
OF whom i5 married, and two young sons.
Constable David Steelman of Delaware
City brought a young white man to the
county prison yesterday afternoon to re-
main there until the next term OF court to
answer the charge o. arson, he having been
discovered in the aot OF setting fire to a
small stable In that town.
The Mechanics Bay Club caught 286 A sh
on its recent excursion down the buy on the
tug L. Crawford.
A delegation from the Y. W. o. T. o. OF
Wilmington, accompanied by General Sec
rotary j. II, King OF the Y. NJ. O, A., visited
the Jail here yesterday afternoon, and held
services there. Mr.. King sang several beau
tiful solos, in response to requests and en-
cores from the prisoners.
The New Castle wooden mills resumed
operations yesterday morning, after an
tdleness OF several weeks. Although the
force l. small at prescott, 1t is thought that
by September the mills will be running
regularly and employing several hundred
hands.
A party OF young people from this city
gave delightful party last evening on the
tug Colonel 3. Il. Brown, going down the
bay below Woodland Beach and returning
at an early hour this morning. Among
those on board were: Mrs. b. 7. Holcsmb,
Mrs. Tnamas HolGomb, Mira. r. G.. Cooper,
Mrs. 2. B. Lightner. Mrs. DR.. j. j. Block,
MRS. u. n. EllaSon, the Misses Marian and
Alice Rogers, Mary and Rsba Holcomb,
Mary and Mamie Cooper, Bessie Herbert
ana Louise Rodney, John R. Lambson.
Edwin M. Herbert, Chauneey P. Holcomb,
George B. Rodney and j. Rogers Holcomb,
from this city; I. W. r. Duvail aud Miss
Foulman, Baltimore; Lansatt Rogers San
Francisco; Miss Estells johnson Nav YORK I;
Miss Cook, Bethlehem, Pa. At O'Clock,
Just after the boat had entered the bay, u
splendid supper was served.
New CASTLE, July "a number OF must
clans OF ths Hushebsck Orchestra and the
disbanded Parlor Band. together with a
large representation OF other local musl-
Glaze, held Il meeting last night and organ
/ lied brass and reed band OF 10 pieces.
| The members will Immediately go into in
/ digldual practice as soon as the instru-
| ments are received and the new or
ganlzatlou will b.gin rehearsal about the
middle OF n3xt mouth. The drums, &C.,
will not be placed until that time. The fol.
| lowing is the Instrumentation: j. NJ. David
son, plccolo; E., @. Conroy, j. B. Sewell and
] "a. A, Padberg, clarlnets G. j. Hermann, O,
/ O. Lunt, A, " Foster and Charles Ed wards,
| cornats; ii. W. Hushebe k, W q, Grimes
/ and W. q. Hushebeck, altoes; Fred Worth
1 inston and D. II. Wilson, tenors; E.. H.
| SaYlor, baritone; y. A. Stewart and W. 3.
! Dsakyns, basses.
The funeral OF Mrs, Charles Hoffman,
wifs OF the proprietor OF the Jefferson
/ House. who died yesterday morning, will
take place tomorrow morning from her
late residence. The remains will be- taken
to PeunsgroGe, n. j., on the steamer Major
Rsybold, The cortexe Will then procsed In
carriages TO BridgaD0r WHARF hurla