Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-16
NEWARK.


SEWARE.
Special Correspondence Of Gasette ann journal
NEWARK, April Sat n recent meeting
of the parish Of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, the following vestrymen were
elected s. NJ. Curtis, ! g. Shivcr, George
A. Harter, George W. Colmery, q. lie Roy
Brown, Frederick y. Chester, William
Cooch and Alfred A. Curtis. of these s.
NJ. Curtis and j. g. Shivler were selected as
senior and junior warden, respectively,
and A. A. Curtis as secretary. The report
Of the treasurer. !. q. Shivler, showed the
finances Of the parish in an unusually
good condition, there being considerable
surplus after all expenses were paid. On
Easter Day the oilertory in the church was
for the liquidation of the remaining debt
ON the parish house recently completed
and IL amounted to $40 which, together
with money received the next day for the
purpose, about Cancelled All Indebtedness
of 800. The cost of the parish house was
81 500, exclusive of donated furnishings,
Besides this many repairs and improve
ments have been made to the church and
rectory during the year.
The report OF Professor Monlton on his
recent course Of lectures here has been re-
ceived by the local secretary OF the uni
yersity extension society and Is as follows.
The course has been entirely successful
as far as regards attendance, and the inter
est shown by the audience. Great difficulty
has been experienced in attracting work
on paper from the Students but what work
was sent in was uniformly good and the
examination unusually satisfactory a
students association has been formed and
the lecturer has reason to believe that more
than II transient impression has been
made" Accompanying the report was the
announcement that tine three persons who
presented themselves for the final written
examination several weeks ago had passed
most satisfactory and we're entitled 70 GER
tiiicntes of the American Society for the
Extension Of University Teaching
ON Monday evening in the agricultural
experiment station Of the college there
occurred the second fortnghtly meeting of
the Students Association, an ontgrowth Of
the recent extensive lecture course. The
subject of the evening was king lear,
and about dozen original theses upon the
tragedy were read by the members. II was
announced that none but active, paper
contributing members would be admitted
to membership.
NEWARK, April l0.--The members Of
! the Athennan Society of the college, AS
sisted by several ladies Of the town, will
present the drama, "'rhe Flower of the
| Family y Tonight. in the college uratnry,
y
The town election next Tuesday for a
| president and three members Of council
| promises Ia pass off quietly. During the
| pust week there has been much interest
shown and quite number of probable
| candidates have been mentioned in each
| district.
The terms of President II. q. NJ. Kollock
| from ut large, j, II, Luton from the east
ern district, Alfred A. Curtis from the
middle district and Rankin Armstrong Of
| the western district, expire this month.
| and the slate which meets with the most
| appreciation through town is as follows
1 President at large, James II. llossinger;
western district, w i. Hart; middle, A. 4.
Curtis; eastern, j. II. Luton. These are
the candidates so far officially announced.
The Rev, L. G. Anderson, pastor of the
Glasgow Prcsbytcsian Church. has resigned
on account of continued III health.
| NEWARK, April l3--A rather singular
and sudden death occurred early sunday
morning in the tailor shop Of J. X. Miller,
where an old juurneymnn tailor of UNI
| known name was found dead by the pro-
Iirietor. About three weeks ago a very de-
erepit old tramp came to Miller's shop and
asked for work. This was given him and
during conversations held with him the
proprietor has been able TO learn little il
anything of his past, except that he was
III the rebel army during the war and has
ever since been suffering the stings aud
4 arrows of outrageous Fortune" He would
never disclose his name or any details Of
his past and asked tn be called simply
Glove" The shop where he worked is q
sort of rendezvous for young men and on
saturday II number were gathered there
about midnight engaged in drinking some
pretty strongcggnog, Millerthe proprietor,
retired about ! o'clock To his rooms above
the shop, leaving the tramp tailor and his
companions in the drinking bout still
under tile seductive influence of the
drink, On arising about u o'clock Miller
came down and endravored to rouse
Glove" who was stretched ont on tho
table. Failing in this, pr. Henry MAS al
once called and pronounced the man dead
his death being indirectly brought about
us he thought by intoXication and directly
by stranguation in the net OF vomiting
There WAS nothing whatever on his person
to shed any light on his past. and the body
was taken to Undertaken MaXwclls shop
Coroner Sparks came out within 4 few
hours and after hearing all the facts ol
the case accepted the certificate of stnlngtl
latlOn ms cause of death from DR. Henry
and decided not To hold an inquest hui
ordered the body sent into Wilmington 70
day for burial IN the potter's field
ON Saturday morning a freight train
was accidentally backed on the knaui
factory siding into the large doors Of til,
car entrance tearing down the doors ant
doing some damage to the floor Of the fac
tory.
NEWARK, April Ia Last evening Deput,
Great Sathem H. G. Rose lr., and stat
raised up the following chiefs al Mime
haha Tribe, No. 81 Improved Order .
Red Men in their wigwRm in ,Exchangi
Hall; Sachem, Il. 5. Collins Senior saga
more, Edward Cloud; Junior Sycamore
George II Grossan; Prophet, Charles L
Mccartney; First Sannap q. W. Griffin
second Sannap X. S. Woodward War
riors, Clement Steele, BENJAMIN Blcst
David Grimes and II Gray; Braves, L
Garrell, T. simpson, Harry Roach and II
Cook; Guard Of Wigwam. Frank Smith
Guard Of Forest, George $, Hustler Afte
the ceremony repaSt was served the Wis
; iting officers by the local tribe,
The election for Il president and thrc
members of town council was held yestcr
dny afternoon from | TO O'Clock in III
town house, hut rs there was no coEtcS
except in the Eastern district, very littl,
interest was manifested and hardly
, fourth of the total vote was polled. VIVA
opposition there was centred in the East
ern district ON Joseph Il. Luton, who wa
J up for re election, and what it amountel
to is shown by the vote in that district
which was, Luton IS and Harry A
Mckinsey Il In the Middle distric
! Alfred A. Curtis was reelected withou
opposition receiving IL votes In TIL
western district, Wesley b. Hart wa
! elected in place of Rankin Armstrong
/ with l9Notes. James Hossinger had III
opposition us president OF Council in plac
of DIR, II. q NJ. Kollock, and being elccte
from 1t large he received 81 votes Their
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