Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31

| Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
9EoRdETowN. July 25--Af a IRE inS OF
| the Suss ounty Bar Association the fol
| loving Resolutions on the death of JUICE
PaTnter wer4 adopted:
WHEREAS. The members of the bar of Sussex
county are desirious of giving expression to
4 their sense of the great loss sustained by the
| bench, bar and the commonwealth, in the
death of the Hon John II. Paynter, late asso-
| cate Justice of tho state of Deaware; there
| fore. holt
Rsso,ued, That in the death of Judge Paynter
| the State has lost judge whose bearing and
| ahill y added strength to the bench and whose
| integrity and importantly won the confidence
OF ths people.
Rso'ued, That in every relation of life, his
| urbanity, his kindly sympathy, his cnnscleu-
tlous adherence u duiy and his scurn of MI
thai was base or 8 rdid dcared him to those
who knew HIM well, and placed him high in
the esteem Of all men.
n AglBed, That we extend to the members of
his family our ilnmeasured sympathy in heir
aifiction aud with them will always cherish
this memory OF this upright judge and Chris
tian gentleman.
Rrso D d, That the secretary be instructed TO
transmit copy of these resolutions 10 the
family of the deceased and TO publish them in
the new papers of this State.
ResoUd, Tint a committee of two be APP
pointed TO present copies of these resolutions
10 the several courts of The state at the ensu-
ing terms thereof in this county and move that
the same be entered upon tie records.
line forest fires "a reported Monday havA
been controlled aud exfinguishsd, yet are
still smoking fllling the afr wi h smoke.
1he excursions to Rshoboth and Ooean
City were fairly patronized by our citizens
yesterday.
Franklin Lodge, No. 10, Masons, is In a
very prosperous and lourlshing condition
at the present tins, having admitted to
membership about 20 members In the past
month.
There ia being a large dwelling built IN
nils 0f fhR Haaf hKsH ra Inn Ia
cember, which was owned byS. b. Polk,
GEouaETows. July 26--Company G, u. N.
g., 81 men, iRst this morning on tae TOO
train Cor Brandywine Springs.
L. II. Paynter, Eaq., Mrs. Emma Wright,
Mr.. and Mrs. b, FRANK Wagamon ana SIR.
and Mrs. J, n. CLARK Will represent George.
town In the Peninsula Editors Associa-
TONS excursion TO Saratoga WHARF the
association holds its annual meeting this
year.
Pstilbone Post. G. A. R., OF Mlllsboro,
will hold picnic on August I'd, at which
1t Is expected Col. q. Rodney Layton Post Of
this town will be present.
John Barr OF this town has been awarded
the contract 10 build the buil1iugs at the
almshouss to replses the ones that were
burned a few waexs ago, his being the
lowest bid-si,249.
GEoRaETowN, July 2S.-The colored PEG.
Pile OF this town and vleinlty are hold ns
camp mesting In Layton's Grove, about
two miles from here. The attendance ia
quite large, a majority OF those attending
being whites, who 90 out to see the old
fashioned camp .meetlng of the nsgr0es.
a great many persons from hare went to
the camp -meetspg near FrAlkford.
On Saturday Emma Conway, q woman
who has been around here for about year,
beat her mother numerically and was CON-
mitted to ] all, but on promising to lsavs
the town the suit was abandoned and she
was released with tie understanding that
she go this morning.