Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-23

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| Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
MILFORD. April l5-The remains of Mrs.
Eliza q. Jones were inferred In Odd Eel
lows cemetery yesterday just before noon.
Mrs. Jones was a very aged lady, being
| about 93 years old.
Mr.. George Tumin, who was married
yesterday afternoon TO Miss Warfield in
| Wilmington, arrived in Milford on the sos
train and are stopping at the home of his
aunt, Mrs. A. p. Reynolds. They were
| given Il serenade last evening by the col
ored band. Mr.. Tumlin was formerly a
Milford boy, and his mother still resides
| here.
Miss Laura WEIGH has resigned her posi-
ton as organist in the Avenue NJ. Il.
Church, and will be succeeded by Prof. S.
Il. Bishop,
The tomb stones received a few days ago
by Il. t. Collins TO be erected over the
graves of the union soldiers whose friends
were not able to secure stones to mark
their resting place are now ready to he
erected and are inscribed with the name of
the. soldier for whom they are intended
and the company of which they were a
member The list is as follows: G. w.
Gillispie Co. H, 4th D, l.; J. w. Scott Co
u, 9th D, l.; Jacob Kenderdine. Co. l., eth
d, l.; g. II. Tharp, Co. A, 10th Pa. Ii;
Edward G. Hickman, Co. G. Sd ID, J.; J.
a. Clendaniel, Co. G, Sd d. l.; James Dodd,
Co. g, 9th D. L.; T. q. Chance, Co. +, LIST
d.. Ii. A. Dickerson, Co. |, 18th d. l.;
Priestly White, Co. c. 45th U. s. &. r.;
W. w Eubanks. Co. q, Sd d. l.. Robert
T, Hazel, Co. L, LIST D. l.; John Hill, Co. |,
eth d. l.. George Abbott, Co. G, 9th d. L.;
4, J. Hillman, Co. b. sth d. l.; w. H.
Voss, Co. q, 3D. D. l.; j. ]. Massey, Co. D,
LIST D. II, J. I. Hynson, Co. L, LIST d. l.;
). IL. Hobbs, Co. g, Sd D. l.; l. b. Bacon,
IN n 81 II TtI II D,,r1al1 ~ TT Dktb
y. s. c. r.; James Lane, Co |, eth d. l.; J.
W. Hurley, Co. d, 9th ID. l.; w. q. Bacon,
Co. g, lst D. c.; A. d. Abbott, Co. G, 9th
d. u; Thomas Wilson, Co. +, 9th ID. l.;
Samuel Layton, Co. b, 24th U. S, C, T.; B.
t. Lotland, Co. D, LIST d. l.; Charles Wat
son, Co. II, 18th U. 5. c. t.; Noah Jacobs,
Co. !, 18th U. S. c. T.; James Roach Co.
l.; William Radcliffe, Co. |, 18th d. l.; $. T.
Clendaniel, Co. f. 18th y. S. |. r.; David
Lynch, Co. A, 9th d. I.
MILFORD, April 9o.--on Saturday after
noon, Alderman Philip s. Graham was
knocked down and run over while cross
ing the street, by Harry, the IL year old
son of James Hammond, who was riding
Texas pony at a high rate of speed. Mr..
Graham was not seriously hurt but sis-
tanned cut across the forehead and
several bruises about his body.
Yesterday was an unusually hot day for
this season of the year, the thermometer
registering as high as 500
While at work in Abbott Bros. shipyard
on the Mispillion river, on Saturday, Jack
Ross was thrown from beam into the
hold by the slipping of a jack screw, break
ing one of the bones of his right leg,
MILFORD, April 2l.-The Episcopal con-
vention of the State of Delaware will be
held in Christ Church, this town, on the
first Wednesday in June. There will be
about a ministers and so laymen in at
tendance, and the session is expected to be
one of interest. A committee has been APP
pointed TO secure homes and have accom-
modations made for the visitors.
special meeting was held in the
Avenue NJ. u. Church last evening 10
effect the organization of law and order
league. The Rev, Robert Watt, pastor of
the church, was made chairman and r. H.
Gilman secretary. The object of the meet
Ing was stated by the Rev. II. L. Bunstein
pastor of the Presbyterian church, who
morality of the town and called ON the
citizens to enforce the laws. THE repu-
tation OF the town, he said, lis against the
interest of the community, as it prevents
migration and drives away industry" He
then cited an instance when man came
heie for the purpose of locating and put
ting up an establishment for the employ
ment of labor, but after staying for very
short space OF time and seeing the brazen-
ness with which these evils are carried OH
he decided this was no place for him to
bring his family, as he could not rear
family of children with these facts staring
him in the face and to be seen on either
hand. Continuing he said he believed this
to be but one instance where an enterpris-
had ham
here.
The Rev. Robert Watt followed by
short address in which he struck blow at
the Illegal sale of liquor to minors, on
Sunday and in quantities to be drunk off
the premises, the confectioners and the
tobacco stores who kept their doors open
al day Sunday and supplied the public
with their wares His address was OF the
same tenor of the preceding speaker and
his views conceded with those of MIR.
Bunste in IN every particular. AT the con-
cluslon OF the address a committee consist
ing Of the Rev. II. l.. Bunstein, the Rev.
Robert Watt aud Frank Richards was APP
pointed to draft constitution to be pre-
sented at the adjourned meeting, soon to
be held when the organization will be
perfected by electlng permanent officers.
The following paper was circulated
through the audience and was signed by
nearly all present:
We, the undersigned, citizens of Mil
ford, desiring the peace and morality of
our town, do agree to unite in law and
order league
Captain ], i. Sadler, Of Delaware CITY,
was arraigned before Squire Cullen last
evening on the charge of employing non
residents of Delaware on his sturgeon
boats which have been at work in the
Delaware Bay just off the mouth Of the
Mispillion river for the past few weeks
Fish Commissioner Schubert has been at
work on the case and yesterday took the
tug from here and proceeded to the mouth
of the river where six boats and all their
paraphernalla, including nets and every
thing used in the sturgeon business,
The boats were brought here with
their crews and the captain put
under arrest and was fined $50 and
costs, each a total of $500 in fines,
while the six boats We're held Cant,
Sadler has a large fleet of sturgeon boats
at work in the Delaware bay, but on the
six boats in question were employed men
from the eastern shore of Maryland and
Virginia, and, according to the law, a non
resident is not allowed to fish in Delaware
waters, hence the above proceedings. The
boats are now in the hands of the officers
of the law and will be held, unless the
owner shall take an appeal and settle the
case in court If this is not done, the
justice Of the peace here will order them
to be sold.