Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-13
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DOVER, Aug. s.--The committee ap-
pointed by the Farmers Institute of Kent
county the Changers and Farmers AL
lance met at Spring Branch camp-ground
and decided to hold a joint mass meeting
on the campground August 18th. DR.. A.
I. Neale Of Delaware College the Rev. j.
S. Willis and L. l.. Polk, ESQ.,, president
Of the National Farmers Alliance, have
been invited to be present and make ad
dresses. All of the farmers of the State
are cordially invited. 1t will be sort of a
basket picnic.
The arresting of tramps in this county
Is becoming a nuisance and q burden to
the taxpayers; some days the number
arrested is us high as As, who are lodged in
Jail and fed at the expense of the county
They are not allowed an opportunity 10
work; on the contrary seem to be mar
shalled into the county and then arrested
They do not resist the least bit, but rejoice
IN the prospect of the comforts they are
likely to receive in the Jail. Yesterday
morning early is were marched down
Loockerman street, all of them hearty,
able-bodied men. They were laughing
and joking, while two in the lead played
Home, Sweet Home" and other airs on
old mouth organs.
Two representatives from a well-known
Philadelphia firm were here yesterday
looking for site to locate shirt factory
Ihey were rery mach pleased and have
advertised for hands. If they succeed in
getting the reqlifed number of women
taoout 6ol they will locate here and com
nlence work at once.
DOVER, Aug. l0.-There has been several
fires in Il:e vicinity of FELTON, within few
days. The dwelling Of Cornelius Duross
near Petersburg. was totally destroyed on
Friday. The dwelling and household
effects of Peter Scott We're consumed by
the flames Saturday morning. Mr.. Scott
himself narrowly escaped from the burn
ing building. The dwelling of Samuel
Hughes, near Hollandsyille, was also de-
stroyed by fire last week.
DOVER, Aug. 12.-The mystery Of the
loud praying made by James Thorough
good, the negro who was hanged last
Friday, has been solved, He was busy
working to escape up to the last night
The discovery made yesterday also &C.
counts for his sudden collapse and
breaking down on the morning of the
execution.
Work was commenced Yesterday
cleaning up the cell which he had occu.
pied in order that il might be occupied
by another prisoner. When the dirty
towel which he had used was taken
down n broken place was found
In the wall. The mortar had been taken
out and the bricks carefully replaced in
their original position. The bricks were
taken out and they filled large basket
The hole in the wall was plenty large
enough for man TO crawl through
There was but one more thickness of
bricks between the condemned man and
the main corridor of tho Jail
Undoubtedly his object was to get out
into the corridor in the night and await
the coming of Turnkey Boygs in the
morning. Thoroughbred could then
eaaily have knocked the turnkey
OYER and escaped. His plans were
well laid, but he miscalculated
the time and was hung.
He undoubtedly was muff1ing his work
by his loud prayers and ccnld have
finished the work in one more night.
One day last week he told prominent
gentleman that with his past experience
he could pick out of the Jail In "a hours
IL ne could only procure pointed iron
instrument.
j. II. Hubbard, the well-known basket
anu luLnueT merchant OF FeltOn, who
was brutality assaulted by the negro
James Truitt, is convalcsclng. He is
able to be out and attend TO his bust
ness.
The board of trustees of the State col
lege for colored students held d meeting
at Hotel Richardson last evening. All
the members Of the board except Sena-
tor kess were present. 1t was deter
mined 70 repair the old mansion house
which stands upon the site purchased a
few days ago for the main college build
ing, to erect a workshop, hot house
and presidents house. Lewis C.
Springer, the architect of Wilmington,
was present and will at once prepare
the specifications, that proposals for the
work may be invited. The board ad.
journed to meet at the oillce of Fl. c.
Conrad in Wilmington at 10 o'clock a.
M. next Monday. The trustees arrived
at O'Clock and after driving out to the
farm met ut $50 o'clock.
There Is an elderly lady residing here
who last we4if superintendent the dig
ging Of her grave In the old M. Z. ceme-
terry. She will have u tombstone in
scribed and erected, leaving the date Of
Qhaln Dlanks