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


SPECIAL correspondence Of Sagctto and journal
DOVER, April O.-The town council has
appointed board Of health ms follows /.
First district, Samuel Wharton; Second
district. Huel J.. knight; Third district,
William q, postles Fourth district, John
Hartnott; physician, DIR. T.. s. Downes
sheriff Cole sold the following property
on Tuesday The real estate Of y. II.
Booth for 81, sos, 10 Capital Building Loan
Associations; property OF James Fisher Tor
$40, TO same; property OF Is. u. Denney
for 81. 0ih 10 the same; property of Reuben
r. Kindt for $1,000, to DR.. 4. y. Frame.
DOVER, April 1l.--Registcr Of Wills
u. 7. Cooper has appointed Ezekiel
Cooper Of Willow Grove his deputy,
Deputy Cooper was mn applicant for the
State librarian,
james h. Billing died at the home Of
his son ]. A. Billings near town yester-
day, aged 70 years.
The town council has served notice
on the colored commissioners of the
negro school house where the festivals
are held every Saturday night and end
in n general fight, so often reported in
these columns, that unless the fracases
and general misconduct cease legal pro-
ceedings will no begun.
DOVER, April I3.-The wedding is an
nounccd of Robert !. Ferguson, prom.
incnt furniture dealer of this place, and
Miss Bessie Paris, a well.known society
lady, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs, George
PARTS. Tho marriage will occur al the
residence Of the BRIDES parents, on State
street, Thursday, April 23d, at . o'clock,
p. III, only relatives and intimate friends
arc invited TO the ceremony. A reception
will be held from 10 to O'Clock.
saturday night about 10 O'Clock Mrs,
Frank Harris 81 this town and her dmigh-
ter, residing on Bradford street were Mt
tackled In about the same place that the re-
cent assaults by negroes took place. The
rascal came ont Of the alley near LopckCr-
man street and followed the ladies down
MS far MS Reed street. where he crossed
| over and met u partner who lad been
hiding behind a tree. They pursued the
ladies, who became alarmed and ran back
| to IOoCkcrman street. II was quite dark
and raining worry hard ut the time. They
| were accompanied home by Policeman
Kinnnmon. Two other ladies were scared
very badly IN tho same manner last Mon
| day night Tho people are IN II qtiandary
| 10 know who IL can be that il soaring the
! ladies' in such n manner, Some think
| they arc negroes, some white men dis
| guscd, whilco others think II is the work Of
practical iokers A strange white man
has been acting very suspiciously of late,
and il is thought he is bribing certain
negroes to the work
| The yearly meeting of the board Of trtls
tees Of Camden Union camp ground will
be held on the camp ground on the eth 81
May, at . p. M,
Il, l., Holiday, the now railroad super
intcndent. will reside in Dover. He viii
occupy D. NJ. Wilson'S house on kim
| street.
DOVER, April l5.-The Kent county levy
court has been in session for the last two
days settling with the collectors and trans
acting other minor business. lizekc
Cooper was made collector for South Muir
derkil hundred.
The family Of William Walker wa'
greatly excited last evening about 6.A
O'Clock over what was supposed to he 0
robbery. For some understandable reason
and by some unknown person. the hureat
drawers We're ransarked and other house
hold fixtures disarranged, but nothing h
| missing.