Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
DOVER, Oct. 26.
The fourth call for rs per cent of the
capital stock of the Delaware Hosiery
Company has been made payable Novem-
Der ID.
William McNeice, who was convicted by
the court last week for stealing 90 cents
worth of merchandise, stood in the pillory
one hour Saturday and was given 20 lashes
on the bare back by Sheriff Cole.
very sad case of restitution came TO
the notice of the citizens of the town on
Saturday afternoon. II was the family Of
William Thompson. who resides on New
street. The entire family, except Thomp-
son himself, have been suffering with
typhoid fever. They were in destitute
circumstance, not having any provisions,
clothing or money and very little furni.
ture. The 16-years-old boy died on Friday
night and the dead body Of a daughter was
brought home from Wilmington on Satur-
day morning. When the circumstances
OF the family were discovered on Saturday
the SICK were lying on empty goods boxes
with a scanty quantity of covering. The
remains Of the daughter and son were in
Ierred u Asbury cemetery yesterday. The
KEYS. I. II. Terry and Grant @. Fuller.
visited the home Saturday, and in q short
time provisions and other necessities were
contributed by citizens and supplied to the
ialnily,. Two of the family, little boy
and girl, are now lying at the point Of
death and i is thought that they cannot
recover, Thompson received pension
from the government and sometimes
worked in Rashes saw mill.
DOVER, Oct. 2s.--Court was busily en-
gagged yesterday in hearing several civil
suits In the case of James II. Vane and
John Camac VS.. William Fisher, treasurer
Tor the town Of Dover, Judgment was rem
dered against Nane for $50 and against
Camac for S75. The plaintiffs refused to
pay for Smelling a portion of the street in
front Of their properties.
IN the, case OF Vincent vs.. Nichols
amount due plaintiff for saving lumber. A
verdict was rendered in favor Of Vincent
for $6S.
LQvegood VS.. Deshields--replevin suit
yerdiet, in favor of plaintiff, without de-
fence, for $50.
CT Qugley y Mullin. (assignees) VS.. r. R.
Shull-foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iudg-
ment for plaintiff for Sl0s.0l.
Qnigiey Mullin, VS.. X. r. Shull--
foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in favor of
plaintiff for si25.
Harvey a Sisler VS.. Il. II. Shull-foreign
atiachment-.verdict for plaintiff, for s2l.
"FpN"i VI tiic tuInlnlnS VIII case
has been postponed until next week owing
to the illness Of Judge Grnbb
Inc court has granted liquor licenses to
the following dealers in this county
Domineck McElwee and Charles Smith.
smyrna; W. w. Whitlock, CLAYTON Wm
r Swayne, Hartley; Levi r. Griffith. Ken
tom A., Il. Richardson, George A. Milling.
ION ana Clarke Mcdaniel, druggist, Dover.
DOVER, Oct. 2s.-Charles Philips and
frank Green were held in Sl1O bail each
Ior appearance at court. They are charged
with assaulting Annie Collins while She
, was driving along the public road between
Willow Grove and Camden. All the parties
are white.
Squire Jester fined Mrs. Halle FAIRIES SO
ana costs yesterday morning for waylay-
ing Mira. William Talley and assallting
her. Both parties are white and reside on
queen street They had some trouble and
ill-teeling about a man. Mrs. FARES went
AT her rival IN n pugilistic manner, slapped
her mouth, knocked her teeth ont and
pulled her hair and badly used Up her Id,
Nersarry. The encounter took place on the
principal street of the town and attracted
a large crowd. The victor of the fight sub
United the case and paid the fine without
u murmer. Both the women are white
and married.
Mrs. Mary a. Arge, white, charged with
dlsorderly conduct was arraigncd before
squire Jester and bound over to keep the
peace, and also held in 500 bail for ap-
pearance at court for threatening to do in
jury to personal property.
beckie Jack the colored woman who
has been very sick for some time in desti
lute circumstances died yesterday in a
little hovel across the railroad.
The household effects of the tenant, Mrs.
Phoeby Conklin, destroyed by fire yester-
nay, were insured in the Continental In.
Company for 500.
The officers Of the National Guard that
were to meet hero last night and elect
major to succeed G. NJ. Carey and captain
Of Company E, Of Wyoming 10 succeed
Captain Griiiinburg failed 10 materialize'
The will of George Laycock, deceased
was recently admitted to probate III Phila-
dell hia. He leaves an estate Of s225, 900
md five children. one of whom Is the wife
u z. Y. Cullen, formerly of this town.
The homeopathic Medical Society Of
Delaware will hold the annual meeting at
The Hotel Richardson, Thursday, Noyem-
Der 18th, at 10 o'clock, a, IN.