Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-14

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| Special Correspondence. o, Gazette and journal
LEwEs, Aug. THE quarantine steamer
Louis Pasteuv has boon ordered TO Will
mington Cor coma necessary repairs to
her machinery.
The regular meeting of the board of
town coumisBi 9hers was held Monday
evening. The usual bills for work on
streets aud supplies were passed. The
committees on streetH were authorized to
have the weeds along the sidewalks In
different parts Of the town cut down.
This is move in sanitary direction. A
sewer pipe was ordered to be placed
across Front street from j. ID. Truxton's
store to the orsek at Market street bridge
TO make drAiaage down Front strest.
Front street from Market to Ship Carpen-
ter in its present condition is not pas
able for vehicles and dangerous at night.
An order was passed to erect safety gates
near the foot bridge.
Rehoboth Beach is supplied with fresh
fisb every morning, caught by fishermen
from boats about mile OIL the beach.
This is new venture and promises to be
quite convenient to the hotels and cot
tsges and profitable to the fishermen.
The variety OF delicious fish locally
called tcroskersn have made their ap-
pearance hers in considerable numbers.
Five hundred were caught by one seine
yesterday morning.
The funeral services of Mr.. Henry
Wolfe were held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at his late residence. The Rev.
q. Ii. Nimmo of Hartsvilie, Pa, q for
mer pastor of the Presbyterian church
hore offciated by special request of the
deceased. Interment in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
A very pleasant watermelon party was
given by Master George Nj. Kern to his
young friends at the residence Of his
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. j. A. Kern, on
Tuesday evening. In the early part of
the evening there wore music and games.
Al late hour the party repaired to the
dining-room and partook of fast of
luscious melons. Among thosa present
were Misses Sallie Poynter, Name
Records, Annie @ nwell, Jennie Norman,
Estella Kern, tlipn Carmine, Bertha
Furey and Annie 4 nghen of Lewes and
Mamie Afford Baltimore. Messrs.
Joseph III. MART Willie Bookhammer
of LeWes and Joseph O. Liasmier and
Alexander Hammer of Baltimore, Md.
Captain john Tracy, mate OF the Fem
wick Island light ship has resigned. He
has accepted the position OF captain Of
quarantine steamer u. Pasteuf.
LEwEs, Aug. 9.--On Wednesday morn
ing the Lewes wreokers received intorma-
ton from Ocean City, Md, that the fine
new four mast schooner William w.
Ward was ashore near there. MIR. A. L.
Burton Of the company Immediately
took the 1856 9. m. tfsic and was at the
wreck about noon. She was foated off
with the assistance OF thu Philadelphia
tugl Battle; anu Argus without material
damage on Thursday morning and was
tow,d TO Norfolk, Va, her destination.
She is a large schooner and was bound to
Norfolk from Providence, u. l., FOR a
cargo of coal, Sh6 carries about 1000
tons and 10 valuable vessel.
LEwEs, Aug. 1l.--Jsoob A. Marshall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred u. Burton and
daughter May, lafs nero Saturday ON the
2.S5 p. m. train Tor 3 two weeks tour to
the White Mountains via Boston. They
were Joined in Philadelphia by Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Sweeney and son and Miss
Lydia Wolfe. They will Eeturn by the
Lehigh Valley railroad TO Philadelphia.
+. g. WiltbGGk has sold his milk route
90 l.. W. Mustard, nanegar OF estate OF
II. Hickman, deceased. Milk will be
served by Henry Ennis, foreman Of the
farm at Pilottown. Mr.. WiltbRnk will
give hie whole attention 10 butter making.
Horse thieves seem to abound at our
Susstx camp meetings. 1t is reported
that three horses have been stolen from
the camp at Tyndale's woods near George
town last week. Ex-State Treasurer John
M. Houston was ono OF the victims, he
losing valuable horse and buggy, for
the recovery of which he offers $50 re-
ward.
The second public meeting Of the cam
paign was held by the Prohibition party
en- Saturday evening at the rooms OF the
w. O. T. U. Stirring opeeches were made
by O. NJ. Marshall, W. w. Fisher and the
Rev. j. 7. Prouss.
The camp at Lodges woods closed yes
tsrday after holding over thyee Sundays.
Next Saturday the other colored camp
will open at Coverdale's wco g near by
and will probably run the rainder OF
the month.
Tho Rev. D. Il. Lavsrty returned from
his vacation Saturday evening and held
the usual services in the Presbyterian
Church.