Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-11
-LEITES.

Special Correspond OF Gazette and Journa
LEwEs, Dee. 4--'rhe last stated meeting
of the commissioners OF Lewes for the
current year was held on Monday evening.
A committee was appointed to settle with
the treasurer and various allowances were
made The annual election of four com
missioners, treasurerand assessor will take
place the first Saturday i'll January next.
u, +. Waggoman Of Georgetown began
on Monday the survey Of the public land
in front of the town. The surveyor will
locate lots for building sites and lay out
streets.
LEwEs Dec. 6.--Game is more plentiful
this season here than for several years past,
and sportsmen have been out with dog and
gun daily during the good weather of the
past two weeks.
The farmers and others in this vicinity
are Strengthening their hngs, Of which there
is the usual quantity, but no unusually
large ones.
on Thursday morning DR.. Napoleon
Hickman of Philadelphia, l.. w. Mustard
of this place and two young friends from
Ehiladelphia while on cunning trip in
Rehoboth met with what came very near
being a fatal accident near the farm of Dr.
ID. Hall. The single-tree of the carriage
broke, causing the tongue TO fall and,
strikingthe legs of pair of spirited horses,
caused them to dash into Il wild run, de-
inolishing the bodyand top of the carriage
bruising very badly the four inmates, but
fortunately breaking no limbs. The horses
ran with harness attached to them for one
fourth Of mile before they We're stopped
| hV some one coming along the road. Very
| little damage was done to the horses.
Mrs Ann w. Baker, proprictress of q
| drug store here died yesterday morning
after a short illness aged about 70 years.
| 7 .,,.,,, ~, a ,5,a,t,, ,,,nJl;,o, t,ol,
place in the NJ. Il. Church here yesterday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock. The couple were
Mr.. A, z. Ingram, Of the Philadelphia
| Maritime Exchange at Delaware Break
water, and Miss Virginia w Marshall,
daughter of Mrs. Theodosia McCreight, OF
this town. A large assemblage filled the
church, among whom were many relatives
and friends Of the, happy. couple. Messrs
| Il. Ingram and James w. Marshall, Jr,
acted as ushers. There were no other
special attendants. The Rev. Il. G. McSor.
| ley, pastor of the church, performed the
ceremony. The bride and groom took the
80 train for Washington, where they will
spend a few days. ON Wednesday even
ing the l7th they will give reception tC
their friends at tile residence of the bride,
mother, Mrs McCreight, on Front street
The marriage came of during severe
SNOW storm.
The contractor for repairs to the irol
pier which was broken up for about IN
feet in the great september gale in 1889 il
here and will begin the work at once or a
soon as the weather permits.
William NJ. Jefferson, proprietor of tn,
Virden House here has purchased of Lev
b. Lynch his summer boarding house Of
the beach opposite the town. Mr., Jefferson
intends opening it for business mex
season,
Mail from here to Philadelphia and al
points north is sent in locked pouch b
Philadelphia ON the east express train
reaching there three hours earlier thai
the usual mail, Efforts are being made t
allow the carrier OF mail from Lewes i
Rehoboth Beach to return in the evenin
to T.ewes instead Of the necessity of leal
ing Rehoboth At o'clock, a. III.
The large four mast schooner Tecumsel
stopped nj the Brcakwatcr on Friday las
to repair sails blown away at sea on til
18th inst. She was in ballast from Bosto
for Baltimore for cargo.