Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-18

age middle-aged man, and superintendent
and assisted in the work on his farm.
Joe Galouski, Pole, is languishing in
the county Jail in default of 500 bail for
keeping speak easy in Dobbinsville.
The mans place Of business has been
ington, who finally obtained evidence
enough to hold the man. The place was
conducted in "moonshine" style. Patrons
would walk into the house and set a bottle
and coin on chair, table or stool, repre-
senting the kind of liquor they desired. In
a few minutes they would return and
another bottle would be there, containing
around the house and the patrons asked
no questions
Henry l.. Mckee began to harvest the
first crop of ice in two years at his pond
above the cutoff railway yesterday. The
ice is three inches thick.
julia the wife of George Howard, col
ored, decamped with her sister and S1s5
worth of furniture belonging to the house
hold, some time ago.
Personal: 1t is reportad that Mrs. James
S, DUNCAN is critically i'll with nervous
prustration at her home on Water street,
the result of the arrest and imprisonment
of her husband-John Gordon, one of the
oldest native residents of New Castle is
still confined to his bed from the effects of
u StlOht vi paralysis ItGtlNttl LlIi1t
ago-James j. Gegan of the Maritime Ex-
change has returned from short visit to
Philadelphia-Miss Stella Simmons, daugh-
ter Of Sheriff William Simmons is spend
ing few days with friends in Wilmington
Mrs. j. b. Manlove is visiting friends in
the Quaker City.
New CASTLE, Dec. 1.-THE remains of
Richard Jackson, the well-known farmer
who died on Monday of pneumonia, will be
laid to rest in the Wilmington and Bran
DIVINE cemetery tomorrow. Mr.. Jackson
had lived in this country n years, having
come from England with the Rev. Thomas
I. Tasker, the founder of Morris. Tasker 81
Go. s works here. His large farm, where
he lived for 80 years, he called '.Clermont,'
after Robert Fultons first steamboat
The foundations of the new building in
course of construction by Contractor
McCaulley for the Public Library Associa-
ton are about completed and were yester-
day covered over with a large frame shed
for the winter.
The contents of the tobacco store of NJ.
g. Rogers and of the millinery store of S.
]. Rogers, at the corner Of Delaware and
Pearl streets, We're sold by Auctioneer
Weldin Vining yesterday afternoon.
City Council has placed in three new
street lamps, which were very badly
needed. One of them is at the corner Of
rear Slreet anu asker avenue, unOtnef ON
Water street, opposite Cooper's lawn, and
the third one is on Delaware street, oppo-
site DIR. Merritt's property.
The grain elevator belonging to the
William Lea & Sons Company, on the Del
aware street wharf, is being put in readi-
ness for receiving large invoices of corn
next week to load into vessels at the wharf
The First Military Band held an enthu-
siastic meeting last evening and adopted
bylaws and decided 10 purchase new in
struments,
The members of the Presbyterian sun
day-school met last evening and rehearsed
for its Christmas entertainment, which
will be given next Tuesday evening,
A dramatic entertainment will be given
by local talent in the Opera House one
evening during the holidays, probably next
Tuesday evening.
Twenty farm wagons and as many men
are now engaged in hauling and spreading
the furnace Stag over the New Castle road
and more than a half mile of the worst
piece of road in the State has been covered
The farmers are working at the improve
ment with will.
Mrs Andrew Jefferis of Philadelphia
has returned home from short visit to f.
II. Chetfins and family
Contractor John NJ Hance is confined to
his home with illness.