Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-12
DOVER.

| SPECIAL Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Dover. June 6.--The Dslawars stage
| Funeral Directors Association met at the
| Hotel Richardson yesterday afternoon. The
nesting was called to order and opened
| with prayer by the Rev. L. l.. Terry. Ad-
| dresses were made BY s. Merritt Hook,
| president Of the New York sta o Associa-
| ton and l. Charles Burton OF the same as
| ISOLATION. Alter the routine business mad
been transacted the officers were elected to
serve toe ensuing year as follows Prssi-
dent, William u. Smith, Dover; First Vice.
president, Emory Riggen, laurel; Second
| Vice-president, Joseph Euos, Odessa Sec-
Rotary, j. A. Wilson, Wilmington; Trea-
surer, j. A. Martin, Wilmington; Delegates
| to the national association, to be held In
Omaha, in October. ]. A. Martin; alter
mates. j. A. Wilson and q. W. Hatfield !;
committee on ilnanoe, W. A. Fairees,
Samuel ]. Wilson and Joseph Eaos; COM
mittee on grievances, O. d. Dougherty,
William Graham, William 8. Marvel exeeu-
| tive committee, j, Il. Emerson, II. j. Fer
| guson, George W. Hatfield. The meeting
adjourned to maet the frst Thursday In
June, 1891. in Wilmington. About 80 mem
pers We're present and 10 new ones were
admitted. The directors, having secured IL
| body, a practical demonstration In embalm-
| Ing was made.
The names Of the graduating class at the
| Wilmington Conference Academy are II. q.
beaverton, I. G. Oswald, J. II. Van 3urka-
low, ]. Il. Smith, W. NJ. Watts, Nathaniel s.
kenney, Franklin Brockson, L. +. Nelson
and o. +. Harper.
DOVER, June Ton Tuesday evening tha
State Capital Lodge, I. o. G. T., OF this
town WILL celebrate its 24th Anniversary.
An attractive programme has been pre-
pared 20 be followed by banquet.
The Rev. MIR. Savage of Connecticut Will
! kAn xIr1N - d.. "a. a.
morrow. Children's Day exercises will be
held In the evening.
Several farmers In this yicln ty expect to
commences harvesting their wheat Monday.
About half a dozen passengers went 10
Malone rivcr to take the boat for Philadsl-
phia, but alter waiting two no RS returned
the boat having failed TO put In an appear
anoe.
The dining room Of the Hotel Richardson
is being repapered and gilded aud new
chandeliers added.
The following is the programme for the
| 18th annual commencement OF the VII
mtngton Conference Academy: Sunday,
June 18th, 1880 q. M, sermon bsfo-e the
gradual nc class by the principal, W. l..
GoodlnG; : p. IN, sermon before the school
by the Rev. Louis Il. Barrett OF st. Paul's
NJ. Il. Church, Wilmington. Monday, June
J6sh, TO p. m, art reception; 8 p. M.
OK 'rclses by the middle class. Monday End
Tuesday, June 10Th and Itch, exanination
OF classes. Tuesday, 8 p. M, address be.
fore the Scott Literary snciety by the Rev
Henry A. Butz, ID. d., LII D., president OIL
Drew Theological Seminary. Wednesday
June 18TH, p. m., business meeting OF the
Alumni Association 70 p. M, address before
the alumni by the Rsv. E. l.. Hubbard, Phi
~, Of New Castle. Thursday, Juno 10Th
ll,30 b. M, annual meeting Of the board o.
trustees; 8 p. M, exercises OF the gradual
Ing class.
Dover, June 9,--Children's Day was up
proprate!y observed In the Presbyterian
and Baptist churches and the II. L. chapel
yesterday,
Thomas Simpson, Camden, has beer
awarded the contract for tho tents on thu
Camden camp ground. The rent OF tn,
tents has been fixed Of 81 and fl0, Il. A
Black, Dover, being tho lowest bidder wa
awarded the contract to building of thu
auditorium, his bid was SG25. The board
ing tents have been lot TO s. j. Spial, Cam
den, and Mrs. L, ]. Downes, Dover. Tho
regular tent drawing will be held on thu
grounds, 81 nrday, June 18th, AZ O'Clock
J y. M. the food pen and bread stand will b.
awarded the same DAY.
Toe Mary U. Citizens plying between
Lebanon and Philadelphia was detained II
Philadelphia Friday BY the board Of In
spectors
The remains OF william r. Nlckersor
we're Inferred In Barrets Chapel yesterta.
, afternoon.
About two weeks ago an oily tongue All
] very polite gentleman landed here AM
went the TouGds OF the town, claiming Il
, represent the llnax Clothing Company o
New York. He displayed his samples II
the different places OF business aud tn
prices being 80 remarkably low, severa
: were Induced 10 buy OF MIN, or rathe
1 HAP IL IN IA -
j measure md always required two or tire
dollars deposit. which lie gaze In retur
IA printed slip Of paper. The goods sol
were TO arrive thu following Tuesday o.
ID. After the young man had receives
about 500 or ST5 deposit on clothing fror
! the pripcipal men OF Looekermgn stree
> and other places he clipped out and moth
? ing OF him or the goods bought hRs bee
heard Of since. He WIS accused Of being
humbu9 by one uarty but he smiled an
gave plausible excuse.
: Dover June l0.-At meeting of tn
Robbins Hoae Company held last night
was decided TO purchase FIVE feet OF Ian
) of nv. BHrkor in the rear Of the con-
peny's building
Yesterday being Flower Mission Da
Ito ladies Of the W. O. L. u. visited tn
Jail and almsLeuse aud distribute
flowers aud refreshments among the il
I mates.
Mrs. William r. Christopher met wit
painful accident yesterday about moor
: She WAS Cleaning up around the hous
!. and, after sweeping lot Of paper an
other rubbish, she proceeded to burn
\ in the kitohin stove. After the create
Y mart had been burned paper box WI
: thrown in ana an explosion followed, til
y ida and cr5sSpiace OF the stove WeT
thrown quite d stance and Mrs. Chril
soiEes Was severely burned on the arm
and f1ce. DR.. Clements was sUmmone
and rendered medical assistance. II
= learned that the box, supposed TO |
empty contRinsd small quantity of gu
Q powder.
}, Wood Ennis, living on the farm {
Ii Joseph Il. Whitaker, near town had
ir narrow escaps yesterday morning
h couple of fractions colts wore hitched [
Ii grass mower and he commenced Gu
8 ting fisid Of clover The horses b,
a came unnsnageahle and tina driver W,
It thrown from his seat and entangled !
" the harness. He tainted and does NJ
W know how lie escaped being cut BY II
t kHifs Of the mower. The horses ran
d the barn and fell exhausted, ihe iuow,
-e was demoli he'd ard Mr. Eauis was four
II il the fsld unconscious He was bad
" bruised all over the body and cut Oh II
bRCk Of the head. Dr.. T. o. Dlamep
i was summoned and dressed tine wouui
g, $50 -b-------
~ MEDDLSTV,YN.
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