Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-24
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Special Correspondence Gazette and journal.
NEWARK, Dec. 2l.-While out cunning
| yesterday with small rifle, George Karl
accidentally shot himself in the abdomen
IN some way the trigger caught, and as he
was trying TO fix it the cartridge went off
and the bullet, small one, pierced his
side, going almost through. Dir. Kollock
i us yet unable to say how serious the in
| jury is.
The Newark merchants are making I'M
usual displays Of holiday goods this year
in their endeavors to keep holiday shop
pers from going TO the city.
About 500 was made by the festival
given in Caskey Hall by the Methodists
last week. The affair received donations
from j. L. Mullin 4 Sons of Wilmington.
and several Philadelphia business houses.
The hop given by the college students in
Saskey Hall on Friday evening MS d fitting
tlhale TO their terms work was very sac
ressiul though not SO largely attended as
hops of the past have been. The patron
esses were Mrs. Edward K. Wilson. Mrs. +.
e. Wolf, Mrs. Alfred A. Curtis and Mrs.
a. i. Williamson. Music was furnished
by Lockarts orchestra, and dancing ended
about l O'clock. There were about 80
couples on the floor.
Last week MIR. and Mrs. James r. Smith
Wvtv Nisiteu DN most OF their friends and
relatives and congratulated upon thor al
tainment of their 18th wedding anniyer-
sury.
The Dcldaea,t Collcge Reyie~ for December
Is Just ont and contains besides its regular
features articles on Science as d Developer
OF Civili1ation,n by +. Il. Martin; Theory
ys; Practice, IAN Hour IN an Old
Library, and" An Ode to Cleonatra;n also
a very misleading local railroad schedule
tll.lt has mt ham Nh g..
aiiu Y consequently wrong in most every
respect.
NEWARK, Dec. 1s.-Y Yesterday morning
2 very pretty wedding took place al Tia
London Briton Friends Meeting House.
about hive miles above here, which created
mleh interest IN social circles here, the
3rlde being Miss Hannah THOMPSON.
daughter of joel Thompson, living a few
mites north OF town, and John Filling Jr.,
son OF Senator John Piling, The care.
mony took place at 4 o'clock in the Meet
ing House in the presence of about $50 Of
the friends and relatives Of the bride
anu groom and conformed in all re-
spects TO the peculiar form Of SER
The bridesmaids were Miss Beuiah
Thompson, Miss Yarnell. Miss Boone. 81.
Sialr \. "a Miss Dutton Bridgeton, \. j..
and Miss Elizabeth Carlisle Of Whining
Ton, az OF whom We're dressed in white
with light bonnets. The groomsmen were
Messrs. Daniel Thompson, Charles H.
Evans, j. Harvey Whiteman, William
EYans and pr. l.. Heisler Ball Later the
large mansion of Mr.. THOMPSON was
thrown open and several hundred people
were, entertained. A collection Of yery
handsome presents was displayed to the
guests, ana several hours later Mr. and
MIS-. i'illing left on the d. II .. O'Clock
tram for the south where they will spend
4 week. When they return they will move
,hto the house i'll the east end of town
lately purchased by the groom's father.
A very Shiny attended meeting Of tho
New Castle County Farmers Institute was
held IN the Delaware College oratory YES
terdaN afternoon. The meeting was only
we second gathering of the institute anu
the falling off i'll attendance is difficult d
understand, unless the present happens ID
De rather busy Lime with agriculiurists.
Inc meeting was called to order by DR.. i
]. Black Of New Castle who il Inc nresi.
dent. Tic first address was made bv DR..
a, I Aeale, on aTle Present Tendency in
delaware Towards Scarlet Cloyerand other
ieshmlnous Elants.N 1t was d very iii
formal but interesting talk, being followed
ny 9l address upon New and Striking
Methods fore Controlling Injurious Insects.
" IFot' " II. Beekwith, entom0llgist Of
- aAaliOlt WHO somewhat
OPENED the 1aincrs eyes to what could Dc
uphe TO eNlerminate or ward of parasites,
Alter these talks there was infor
MAJ and general discussion on mat.
tiers agricultural shy many of those
present, including )r. Skinner, Ar
nnld NJ Naudain, Dir. Black, Professor
blshop and Delaware Clark. The next re-
guar meeting will be held here On the
thirl Munday in January, or the 18th
instant. During the session printed pam
phletS containing n stenographic report Of
NE able address Of DR.. s. w. Johnston. 81
Yale College, delivered ut tile last meeting
81 Me Institute were yratuitonsly handed
around, course that will be followed in
sile case OF every important speech made
before the Institute.
some days ago quite remarkable case
Of THEFT came to light. Lately two store
windows Mr.. Armstrong; unl Mrs. Ken
nett ), have been broken during the night
ana hole made big enough to admit OF
thc extraction Of articles. At the former
place 4 large plate glass was broken and a
satehel and other things stolen For some
time the matter was u deep mystery until
Clara Price q Young colured rirt aged
about IL years, was arrested as She Was
about leaving town on tlleH u o., charged
Win eAmblng into Il down stairs window
~ the house Vt Professor Beck with shortly
after daylight and stealing several pieces
"a wearing apparel from the front hall.
his would never have been connected
With he girl hai she not bfa7enly worn
the stolen hat and cloal, on lie street. on
her arrest she promptly confessed every
thing even Y the theft 81 some jewelfy
81 Nrs q NJ. Almond all tile stolen
goods We're recovered and she has been
sent 70 jail in default d $500 bail Size il
either q very bold thief ora kleptonanitlc il
the divided opinion here.