Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-09
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Special Correspondence Of fazette and journal
DOVER, Jan. 3.-Tha Kent County Pro-
teetive Society will hold It's gnnual.meet-
ing in the oiiica Of the State Agricultural
Association in the court house Thursday,
January 10th, at 2 p. NJ, ut which time
all membership ceases. Officers will be
elected.
DR.. Wallis Of Kenton, CHARGED with
criminal libel by John w. Graham Of
same place, appeared before Squire Jester
yesterday. He waived a hearing and
gave bail in the sum Of $500 for his sp-
pesrance and defence Of the charge at the
next term Of court
Peach trees and Rplicots are in bloom
in the orchard OF q. ID. jackson near
Rising Sun.
| post. otfics Ia about to be established ut
| 1owglll's Conner, near here. Che postal
authoritleg at Washington some time ago
sent pouches and other equipments for Il
post-ofiico but has never appointed u post
master. BLANKS have been sent to a man
there to make out the statement as to the
number OF stamps sold at that post.uttlce.
In fact the inhabitants are In a quRndary as
to what method to pursue. About seven
eighths OF the farmers living In that section
have sent In their proposals TO secure the
mail route from here.
DovEB, Jan. civilian II. Hobson,
OF. clerk of the orphans court, who was
reported as critically i'll in EVERY EVEN.
mo. died Saturday morning, aged SO
years, after an illness o. 10 days OF
pneumonia. Deceased leaves wife and
seven children. This remains were in.
tered this afternoon in lakeside GENE.
terry,
George Peterson, the young man who
has been confined In Jail for an assault
on Fred. Mas aud Alexander Dill al
Hartley on OhFiatmAB day was Arrnigned
before Squire jester Saturday but hear,
ing was waived and Pstsrf on held in
81 600 bail for his appearance at the mex
term Of court. Mas ia out OF danger
and Dill has entirely recovered.
Dover, Jan. Town council met lasI
night and proceeded through the usus
routine Of business; several small bill
were presented and allowed. The CON
mittee that had been appointed to inves
tigste the cost of burning the stree
lamps all night reported. and il was de
oided to be too expensive and the light
will hereafter be extinguisaed at II
O'Clock.
The town is infested with a lot o
worthless dogs whose owners viii! not pa.
tax on them; accordingly resolution
was passed lAat night to publish i'll two o
the town papers list OF the persons VIII
havs complied with the ordinance an,
registered their dogs.
DIR. Twiliey and J. G. Lewis had rae
at the fair grounds yesterday betWeel
!, their hor5eB Doc aud Annie g. The
!, tro!ted two heats, DR.. TwilleJ's Doc WIN
ming both OF them.
What ia the matter with .he n. Z
choir? The familiar faces that have bee
Seen there regularly for years wer
were missed last Sunday and the singin
was done By this congregation LED by tn
pastor. Has there been y rebellion,
strike, is it a holiday vacation or hsy
they been stricken down by la grippe? A
this seems to be the leading topic anon
the busy bodies, Mrs. GEundy IL desirou
OF learning the truth.
| DovEa, Jan. 8.-Sheriff Fenuimol
yesterday afternoon sold at public sal
d all the real estate Of John Bockman, COZ
Q sistinR of thrse-story double brio
dwelling and twO-story brick dwellin
on Bradford street to the Farmers Bapl
for S5, $40; g lot at the corner of Brsdfor
o aud Division streets, for 81 2G0, to e. y
& Stevenson; one two story frame dwellin
at the glass works to Il. Il. Konney, f