Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-03
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special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
| Dover, June 23.-The examinations
In the public schools closed Thursday
and yesterday the promotions were made
and school vacated. The pfize OF sub
scription to the Dover library offered by
William Dsnney for best general stand
ing was awarded to Mary L. Billings.
Dover, June 27.-Yosterday afternoon
Edward Rldsely and Beniah Watson, EGGS,
trustees for the heirs Of Richard cooper,
sold at public sale the folio wing real estate:
Four and a-half acres OF land situated In
Dover to George A. Wilmington for 81 900;
| farm OF 3i2 acres situated near Green's
mill to Samuel W. Hall for 1880 per acre;
| farm of 1873 acres situated near Camden to
Samuel W. Hall for $l2.76 per acre, farm
consisting OF 1871 acres situated In mtspillion
hundred to A. II. Cahall for S4.75 per acre.
There was slight wreck just below the
| depot here about 1 o'clock this morning.
Extra freight trains No. IA and 30. both
north-bound, were running CLOSE together,
loaded with vegetables. No. "a partly
passed the depot but was called back to re-
2eive orders, and In backing IAN into No.
80. Two freight cars and the cab were
badly wrecked. also engine No. % badly
| damaged, comp etely diemantling tt. The
engineer and fireman jumped oil and no
one was injured. The wreck train from
Clayton was sent for and had the track
cleared by 2 o'clock this morning. the
wrecked care were unloaded aud burned
up. No passenger trains were delayed except
the Norfolk express.
A camp meeting will be held at the
Spring Branch woods about four miles
from FELTON, by the congregations OF the
FELTON,. Frederick and Harrington churches.
1t will commence Friday, July 18Th and
hold two Sundays. Ia former years soma
very enthusiastic meetings vera held at
this place and 1t will be great rival to the
| Camden camp.
Clinton s. Williamson has sold bis bay
trotter Morgan to W. Il. Nichols OF PhilR-
delphia for $500.
DoyER, June 3o.-It is custo mary for
the small boys here to ride on traction
engines that frequently pass through the
town at this time OF the year. On satur-
day afternoon about 5 O'Clock when the
traction engine and thresher of Q. u.
Hope was going through large number
of Juveniles took ride despite the efforts
OF the engineer to keep them on. When
near the depot on the Horsehead road
the engine was stopped in order to see IL
it would be safe to cro's the railroad. In
starting the engine was reversed and
colored boy named Willie Laws was
thrown from his perch and the front
wheels passed over his breast and the
hind wheels over his head killing him in
ssantly. De uty Coroner Butler held an
inquest over the remains yesterday morn
ing at The home of the boys father,
Jacob Laws, and verdict of accidental
death was rendered.
Grant Abbott, living with his father on
the NAPLES farm near town. fell OF q
load of hay late Friday afternoon and
broke his right wrist. DR.. T. o. Clements
reduced the fracture.
A large number of people attended the
tent drawing at the Camden camp grounds
ON Saturday afternoon and from the
present outlook the prospect for suc-
oesstul camp il aattering. Over 100 tents
were taken, the largest number for 6ev-
eral years. The privilege of the bread
stand was awarded to Samuel j. Speal for
$137 go aud the food pen TO Wharton and
Jones for $60.50.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Test on Loockerman street died
suddenly yesterday afternoon.
Last evening Henry Patton, colored,
Of Woodside, was lodged in jail by Con-
stable Charles Smith, for an assault on
John Roy, white. of Same place, with in
tent to kill. On Saturday night Patton
and another man were quarreling in the
atreet at Woodside when John Roy came
along and upbrAided Patton for imposing
on the other man. A ssufils ensued in
which Roy waa cut in the left side be-
low the nipple. The left lung was pene-
trated and cash 81 inches in length was
made. The attending physician says Roy
is in great danger of his life, as lock jaw
or blood-poisoning may set in at any time.
John Lankford was also implicated In
the affair. He was committed to Jail on
the argos OF assaulting John Roy,
shooting at random and for carrying con.
cealed deadly weapons.
Dover, July 1.-The stock of general
merchandise of Walls d Brother, on
Division street, was sold by Sheriff Fen.
nimore yesterday afternoon to Clinton L
williamson.
The members Of Pomona Grange Of
Kent county will picnic at Kits Ham
mock, July l7th.
The condition of John Ray, who wa
cut at Woodside Saturday night by Henri,
Patton, Is quiteE serious. A sgentlemsr
here last evening from Woodside says TIT
attending physician thinks it is impos
sinle for the wouGdsd man to recover
Ray is respectable, hard working anC
poaceable citizen. He was married abou
four months ago.
DOVER, July 2.-Miss May Cannon gave
lawn party last evening IN honor Of he
guest, Miss Lewis OF Philadelphia. Tn,
lawn was illuminated with Chinese lantern
! and presented a beautiful appearance.
OF the IL persons who spent the day d
Q the guard boat Delaware yesterday, ali bu
ak were made SICK as 1t wns exoeedingl
. rough. They arrived home early, wet ant
, thoroughly disgusted with the WY the
I were treated by old Neptune.
= J. i. McGonigals horse while httohed oil
3 the street In Camden yesterday becam
. scared and ran toward Five Points, theme
a to Lebanon, where 1t was caught. Tn
. carriage was badly wrecked and harnes
. toru up.
, The state directors Of the Farmers Ban
q OF Delaware met hero yesterday aud de
9 clarst the semi-annual dividend Of thre
u per cent.
e The farmers OF Kent county are just no
busy threshiny their wheat crop. From a
u reports the yield will not amount to half
crop. The largest yield reported Is
bushels psr aero, down as low as eight, an
q tho farmers are accordingly very d.
spondent.
Theodore Abbott r1et with a very paint
accident yesterday morning while asststin
IN operating a hay tedder on DR.. Emanu
II Stours farm. BY some means his left ar
/, and hand became entaugled Ia the putlt
! rope which revolvei at such speed rs
: burn the limo to the bone. DR.. Btsho
"a dressed tho wound.
IL Following are tha names OF tho persol