Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02
D0YER.

Special Correspc uiesce Q; Gazette and journal
DoyEa Dec. 80 About Z 80 Ociuck
last evening an alarm Of FRS was Houaded
ct the hose house, when this company
PROMPTLY assembled and proceeded with
the hoss carriage out beyond Division
atFeet. stack Of fodder WAS found on
fre near the buildings. bu. it was soon
put ont without further damsge. white
man giving the name OF George BavAtd
was found fighting the fire when il tirss
broke out. He admitted that he sci II on
dEe for 3 little fun. aud was arrested and
taken before Esquire Jester, who com
mitted him to jail. The man Ia crazy
aud it is supposed he has escaped from
some institution. He says he came here
yesterday from Baltimore.
Alexander Minus, q colored man, near
harydel. dropped dead yesterday In a
neighbours yard. Heart disease is sup.
posed to have been the cause Of his death.
Down, Dec. "a. The equipments Of
D Company, N. G. D., were moved by
Qusrtermsster Miller yesterday from the
armory in the Culbrsth Bulldog to new
headquarters in the building OF Hazel i
Pennewill, adjoining the skating rink.
Several colorei persons were arrested
| yesterday and fined for disorderiy con-
duct Christmas day.
Influenza was an unwelcome gift to
sorls persons here Christmas morning,
| as several cases are reported by the ply
sicians.
Miss Florence Montgomery, daughter
OF Captain d. @. Montgomery, near Little
Creek, and Walter Hendrickson, were
married at the brides home, Wednesday
night, and left for o wedding tour EN-.
brscing several cities in Pennsylvania.
The House journal has been completed
and will be ready for distribution in few
days.
DoyEB, Dac. ga creamery Is about
to be established here. canvass among
the farmers is being made to see now
many COWS can be secured. at present
about 500 cows have been promised.
Messrs. d. II. Wilson, Thomas W. Wilson,
Joseph Il. Whitaker, Howard Maloney
and others are pushing the enterprise.
DIR. Henry Stout handsomely enter
tanned the members Of the Norma Club"
last evening at his residence just out of
town.
The young gentlemen of Dover will
give New Years ball at the Hotel Rich
ardson, which promises to be quite q
swell AFFAIR. The committee Is as follows;
William salisbury, Bradford Murphy
and Il. Il. P. Bradford; Pstronesses, Mrs.
Alden b. Richardson, Mrs. George v.
Massey, Mrs. II. A. Richardson, Mrs.
Thomas s. Clarke, Mrs Thomas d.
Wilson and Mrs. Richard h. Kenney.
1t is reported here that quite serious
cutting fraoas occurred at Lebanon
Christmas night. It seems that Joe
Shannon and some companions imbibed
some bad whisky and proceeded to
Lebanon to attend an entertainment held
there. After great deal OF disorderly
conduct he attacked James Dyer and
proceeded to use him in rough manner
when the latter drew bis bnite and
severely stabbed Shannon In the thigh
and cut smother young mans clothes In
several places. Mr.. Dyer is peaeeable
and quiet man and ia exonerated OF all
blame as he did the cutting in self de-
fence. Shannon is confined to his bed.
Mack Shockley was also cut badly
Thomas smith, known as Fighting
Tom" entered the house OF Kie Vickery,
near Ssndtown, on Christmas night,
while drunk. He attempted to throw the
owner out Of doors. Vlckery picked up
gun and shot him through the leg,
which will have to he amputated.
DOVER Dec. 80. The serious effects
OF bad whisky imbibed during Christina,
week are more numerously manifested
this year in Kent county than usual.
The ARRAY at Santtown, has re
suited in the death of Fighting Ton
Smith, the desperate of Kent county
and Rezekiah Vickery. who fired Ia,
fatal shot, liz an inmate of Dover jail
, Saith died on Saturday morning from
the Effects Of the wound. yickery won
before instioe of the peace at FeltoI
and gave himself up and was committed
TO the jail Saturday evening.
EVERY EvEsINGs correspondent visited
him ~ the Jail for the purpose of gettint
his statement of the shooting but lie wal
: very reticent and not disposed to tall
much but from tbs most reliable report
/ i seems that Smith went to the house o
Nlckery, a. they were neighbours, the da,
4 before Christmas in an intoxicated condi
/ tion and abused Vickery and hia wife Ii
a his home and after struggle was tinall,
q ejacted and started out OF the yard, bu
a returned determined to thrash Wicker
O who was standing in his door. Wicker
a who is small man weighing about 10
pounds gGw the danger and reached 70
his gun and fred at Smith as he OF
!. preached the door with the intention q
v soaring him OF.
n The load took effect In Smiths leg; b
then limpsd out of the yard and lai
down along the road until some of hi
friends came along and took him up an
carried him home where he remained nj
a til his death Saturday morning Phys
is clans were sent for who recommends
v that his leg be amputated but the pstier
y sternly refused to allow the operation [
a. q be performed. Gangrene set in and deaf
y resulted.
y He was known throughout the count
d as fighting Tom Smith OF Sandtown,
- and has probably engaged in more f
at h2hts than any man in the count,
When sober he was good neighbor an
y friend, but when drunk he was q terrc
u 10 the community. He was bachelor
le about 40 years old. Hezekiah vickery
le about 80 years old, and has wife an
ID i've children. he owns little farm nel
" sandtowr, on which he lived. No enmit
y existed between the men, and Wicker
~ says he only shot to scare him OF, as
= had on several occasions when drum
v. came to his house and kicked up fgh
i. Messrs. Cowgirl & Green, proprieto
It. OF the largest and finest equipped dTu
K store on the Peninsula south of WIlmln
.; ton, have failed again and were closed /
~ the sheriff on Saturday night.
. Judgments amounting to about So, OF
have econ entered and executions issue
The failure ia surprise to tine oitizsi
ma OF Dover, as it WIS supposed they we
70 dong prosperous business, a. they ha