Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08
LETTES.
Special Correspondence 5t o;azette and .tourr.,

| special Correspondenceo VI Gazette and journal
LEwEs, Jan. 1.-The auditors report of
the financial condition of our corporation
| for 1880 is out, and among the items NAV
be mentioned the following from the
| treasurer's account: Taxes collected,
| q, 3o5.lO received from county treasurer,
| $500; rents of public land, $500: sale al
| public marshes, $l3S.44 Disbursed-Paid
orders, II ,6l9.53 26 town bonds paid OF,
Sl,5oO interest on town bonds, S32S. so:
amount of tax levied for 1880 was 81, All. 5E
| bonded Indebtedness of the CORPORATION Is
S4,l5O. An election for four commits
sloners to serve three years and treasurer
and assessor for one year will be held on
Saturday afternoon.
a fire occurred at the residence of Fred
Burton. corner of Ship Carpenter street
and Pilot Town on Wednesday morning,
winch, but for the timely discovery Of
George w. Poynter, q neighbor, who hap
pened to awake, attending to sick child.
would have destroyed considerable yalu-
able property. Mrs. Burton imprudently,
ON retiring, had put cradle quilt near a
stove. About $50 o'clock she was awak-
ened by the smell Of smoke, and found
corner Of the quilt on fire. She, as she
supposed, put it out with water, rolled il
up and threw 1t on the floor of an out
Kitchen. About 5 O'Clock Mr.. Poynter
saw blaze through the window, and i'm
iieuletuclS aiuuseu lne family ana put out
the lire, which had burned through the
iloor,, making a hole the size of large
barrel
=, The young people of the Presbyterian
Church held a very successful entertain
ment in the hall of the school building on
wednesday evening, entitled 1.-THE Dairy
Maids supper" 1t was so highly appre-
clated It WINS by request repeated Yesterday
evening The amount realized both even
iings was, about $50. This was applied
towards the church debt.
Harry Paynter and Miss Russell of
Drawbridge, this county, were married. in
the Coolspring Presbyterian Church YES.
terday morning at 6 o'clock by the Rev.
y. II. Laverty. The bridal couple took
Philadelphia.
LEwEs, Jan. philadelphia city ice
poat no. made her first visit to the lower
pay TINS week. She was at the Breakwater
on Monday and Tuesday waiting for a
The election for town commissioners,
treasurer and assessor held Saturday after |
noon last, resulted as follows; Commits |
sioneTs, John II. McColley, Harry @. /
MAUI, Peter Chambers and i. B. Norman,
~ Ior term OF three years; treasurer, d.
terms OF one year. The board organized
on Monday evening. Alfred L. Burton
was elected chairman and Henry G. Mauil
secretary The treasurer presented 10 the
board the bonds, coupons and orders
which had been paid during the past wear
and they were ut once cremated
Our public schools reopened on Monday
morning last with fair attendance Of
scholars. The epidemic of scarlet fever is
still keeping many of the children at
home. "'
The several lighthouse keepers about
here have received their checks for the iast
quarters services. The life saving crews
are expecting theirs in few days. Lewes
sensibly enjoys the benefits of Uncle SANS
pay days
The Rev. II. R. Hall of Columbus, N. j.,
here.