Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-23

Special correspondence of Gazetie and journal
DOVER, June 1s.-The 18th annual com
mencemcnt exercises of the Conference
Academy will be held two weeks later this
year than usual. The sermon before the
graduating class will be preached in the
NJ y. Church by the principal, w. L..
Gooding, Sunday, June 9th at 1870 a. IN.
In the evening the Rev. {. w Buoy, ID. D.,
pastor Of Western NJ. Il. Church, Phila-
delphia, will deliver sermon before the
school. Monday, June 9th, s p. m, the
middle class exercises will be held in the
academy hall. Examinations will be held
Monday and Tuesday. The Rev. h. ID.
lIuntley, ID. D., pastor of First Church,
baltimore, will deliver an address before
the scott Literary Society Tuesday even
ing. Wednesday evening the Rev. Henry
NJ. Hartman, LL. d., of Dickinson Col
lege will deliver an address before the
Alumni Association. The commencement
exercises will be held in the Opera House,
Thursday evening, commencing at 8
O'clock The graduates are Miss Acca
Nandyke. Kennedyville, Md; John Viii
cox, Georgetown, Del; Harry Hammond
and John Devonish, Dover,
Torbert Post, No. 8, g. A. r.. of this
town, desiring to rcplenish their benefit
fund have secured colonel A. j. Wood
man of Wilmington TO deliver an illus
trated lecture in the Opera House, Thurs
day, June sd, on "scenes and Incidents
of Travel in. Holland, belgium, Germany
and France"
DOVER, June pa game of base ball
was played on the academy grounds Satur-
day between the Magnolia and Dover
clubs, which resulted in favor of the
former by score of IL to 4.
The Conference Academy students held
their annual bay party Saturday. 1t took
four hacks to carry them and they were a
jolly set
-Four horses attached to harvesting
mower owned by William Butler ran
away saturday and badly wrecked the
machine. No one was hurt.
The harvesting of wheat will be general
with the farmers Of this county this week
The citizens OF Dover will make no effort
to celebrate the Fourth this year. All the
places of business will be closed and the
day observed in quiet manner 1t is
thought that the Robbins hose company,
the Mechanics Band and Cooper Guards,
Company ID Of this town, will participate
in the celebration at Milford
church sociabe will be held in the NJ
r. Church Thursday evening. Arrange
ments are being made to take the Sunday
school to Woodland Beach at an early
date.
The regular school election will be held
at the schoolhouse on Governors avenue
next Saturday.
Miss Kate Killen, aged about 81 years.
died very suddenly SATURDAY. evening al
the home OF 7. K. Jones ON State street.
She was eating supper when She com
planned of a pain in her neck. She went
up stairs and Mrs. Jones went 10 summon
physician but before he arrived she died
of paralysis.
Wedding occurred here last Thursday
night, which, for length of courtship, far
exceeds that of the average Dover belle.
The contracting parties We're William seize
and Murium Smith, both colored For
ovor 30 years has Marium been smitten
with william, and all that time has she
acted MS housekeeper and heipmcet for
him. Seize weighs about 400 pounds. and
measures about IA inches more around the
waist than he does from the crown of his
head 10 his feet. II is needless, therefore.
to say that it was a big wedding For some
time past he has kent IA gambling house on
the outskirts of the town, but recently he
was converted and his gambling outfit was
destroyed and he and his housekeeper were
united in the holy bonds of wedlock.
DOVER, June 2l.-Great interest is ex.
| pressed here at the outcome of the national
conventions work The following dis.
patch was received last evening from
| Delegate r. Il. Kenney:
delaware casts SIX votes for Cleveland
on the first ballot Vandegrift national
committeeman, Outlook uncertain"
| a special meeting of the stock holders Of
the Delaware Hosiery Company was held
| at the factory last evening. c. Fl. Is. Day
was made chairman and George V. MASSEY
looked after the interests of the local stock.
holders After considerable discussion d
committee consisting of G. S. Pennewill,
]. Frank ,Wilds and George NJ. Jones was
appointed to thoroughly investigate tho
AFFAIRS OF the company and report at an