Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-09

Celebrating Independence Day--A Unity
of Rum and Patriotism Leads to Fight

Celebrating Independence Day--A Unity
of Rum and Patriotism Leads to Fight
ing--Skcloton Washed Ashore.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
MILFORD, July 6.--The Fourth passed
very quietly in Milford, there being no
demonstration of any kind except the two
games. of ball, The morning game was
with the Lincoln team and the afternoon
game with Harrington. The first game
was devoid of interest as the local team
had a walk-.over, winning by a score of IL
TO . in five innings.
The afternoon game with the Harring-
ton resulted:
Harrington IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. 2
Milford ......1 7 0 3 A l / x-22
The stores of our town were nearly all
opeh until noon and again after six
o'clock, keeping closed only few hours
in the afternoon.
AT Slaughter Beach about 600 persons
We're assembled. The principal amuse-
ment was that found in fighting. Whisky
flowed freely and fights were Of frequent
occurrence. Eye witness states that at
one time there were threats of mobbing
one Warren, who lives in the country for
causing so much disturbance as it was he
who provoked the lighting. One man,
Roat by name, was seriously though not
dangerously hurt during the fray. Speak
iiab Nhs iittNA III tiit kTbNt Ill l1t
when William Parvin, late reading clerk
of the House of Representatives made an
address. The bathing was good and a
great many awaited themselves of il.
At Bowers Beach, just north OF Slaugh-
ter, there was large crowd, but the day
was an unusually quiet one, Those who
attended contented themselves with q
quiet day on the shore. In the evening a
large dance was held in the pavilion, which
was attended by all the bellies and beaux
in the neighborhood and passed off very
successfully.
AT Frederick, the laying of the corner
stone of the new NJ r. Church attracted
q goodly number Of the more quietly dis
posed. Addresses were made by some of
the leading ministers of the church. and
after the service festival was held in the
afternoon and evening.
The skeleton of an unknown person
was found washed ashore on Friday last
at Slaughter Beach by a party of pleasure
seekers. 1t was male person and is sup
posed to be the remains of sailor having
been washed overheard. The flesh was
nearly all eaten off the bones by fish and
there was not recognizable feature about
the whole frame. Coroner Donovan of
Sussex was notified and went down on
saturday last, but as we did not attend
the inquest nothing can be ascertained as
to the result at this writing.
Personals: Among those who spent the
Fourth and yesterday in Milford were Mr..
and Mrs. Frank McCloskey, Miss Katie
Hnmes, Miss Fannie Holmes, Mark A.
Davis, William Davis, Thomas Reynolds
of Philadelphia-Mss Virde Causey is
entertaining Miss Jennie Adkins of Easton,
Md, and Mrs. Henry Of Cambridge, Md
I. +. Causey, Jr., is home for a short va
cation--W. p. Richards of Greenville,
Miss. is home for months stay l..
Holland Of Wheeling, West Va. and Harry
Loland Of baltimore, are at the home II
their mother, Mrs Mary Ioiiand-NIiss
Ella Shockley is visiting relatives at Por-
ter s. Messrs. H. L. Hynson and William
z Corsa Of Washington, are here for a
few days w. Davis is at Atlantic City
~. j. Foulk has returned from Philadel.
phia--Miss Nettie Shockley is entertaining
Miss Annie Smith of Georgetown.