Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-24
DuYER


Special Correspondence Gazette and journal
Dover, Aprii 7.-lhe remains OF Amelia
Donald Gibson were inferred ut the EpieGo-
pal cemetery yesterday morning at II
O'CLOCK. Bishop Coleman ofllcated assisted
by the Revs. Littell OF Wilmington, Carr OF
Milford, Dame OF Smyrna and Dubamel OF
Dover. The honorary bearers were the
choir boys OF the CHRIST Il. Z. Church. The
floral offerings Wero elaborate.
Down, April 10. This town has what
might wall bs termed the champion boy
rifle ahot of the State. Elmer, the little
1I-years old son OF George West, FREE
quents the shooting gallery on LOCKER
man street and Ia often challenged by tine
best marksmen OF the town and generally
succeeds in beating them. Tina other
evening Young West succeeded in hitting
the half-inch disc eight consecutive times
and afterward four GU OF Ave times.
moOting OF the State Board OF EGu-
cation was held here yesterday TO COZ
slider the school book question. The
present syBtom Of books was adopted Tor
1--we years aud the time expired July ID,
at which time the State board may adopt
another DOT Of borl;a or retain those
already in use II unobjectionable. Hence
the preliminary meeting of yesterday.
Suporint ndents Bessey, Handy and
Ward, President OF Delaware College
Ranb and Socretary OF State salisbury
constitute the Board Of Education. Tho
following publishers ware represented 81
the meeting: CoTperthwsit " %. and
Lower " %. OF Philadelphia, A, q.
Barnes Is Co CHM " o., D. o. hsata
q co., Wood & o., Eiinsham. Haynard
AZ 20. and Il. W. EllaTorth Of New York
city and Murphy IL %. OF Baltimore.
They all exhibited line of books and
advocated their merits. The hoard will
not beside tine question until july-
A colored ohild YVES found cead under
ono % tho outpuilding on Che farm Of
| Dir. Stout in the tenure OF Edward
p!oasenton, Yesterday morning Fon
play il suspected. Tha pr9uer has bsss
Notified mad viii hold M inquest to-day
Tho stg:1k y.sgd OF Daniel Ru!chius
noar MaEydel, was destroyed by hro one
day This waek. All OF his pfovendor Wa
lost. The FIRE was caused by o chilt
playing with matches.
DovrR. ArrIl 28.-The levy court met II
the county building yesterday aud was on
gagGd In settling with the Gonstaoie3 anC
jultlces.
Aiezap,ia, Ct. Cummins, Ezqp Of smyrna
pre-. euted a petition 10 the eouft from tH
aitizons of Duck Greek hunaref, askinl
Tor reduction In the rate per cent on Ia
assessment and making tbe rate IS cent
instcAd of 40 cents us at present. Mt
0lmmlus delivered IL very sensible addTes
~ support of the petition, advOcatlni
economy iii thu expenditure Of the people
money. He referred especially 10 -he mail
aggnlsnt 81 the ads, on mgn vt whlGi
1 h.. FlnnFshF "a lara llA might n
sky4d by y different system Of working.
There ia d general disposition amoni; III
members o, tna court TO rodUC5 the rate an
10 All probabilities Il will be loTsiea to 4
OF 35 cents rs requested.
Ils i L6b,l,h ryuUul allowances ara beln
Used and are liGeiy to he lni he'd TO day.
n. Il. BGyio has b0en awarded tho cor
tract 10 regulate ana Keep ths town CLOG
running tho ensuing gear,
James Hughes, student NJ law, passed
orctitab.H examination before the law c0u
m,ttee Of the ksu. county bar Monia
night, md received II recommendation 4
: admission At toe coming term Of court.
James H. BOyGp, hu itor OF account
viii bo here the litss four days OF ne!
week to audit the atroun OF the scho'
commissioners ia tho cJuaY.
! sheriff Ee1n n, rs yesterday sold Ii
house. and lot Of Goorse Rdikes, sltnGteil
] the outskirts Of tao toTn,to Hazel Pam
, Will for 1920,
George s. Dill nai' IN Httamp, u esca,
; jail doniGy night hy hling the iron bar
, Two wnlch crossed the narrow wiuddw
: : his cell, but WIS prevented from escRpii
! by tha snst,h anp disco cred bis pld
t yesterday morning, A close watch h
s been kept over Dill since ha and Boz Alt
a escaped last wiuter. /, Is evident that y
a proposes TO m ISe Ais term as snort ~ pc
l s.blr.
= Farmers are planting corn. This Is u
usually early.