Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-25
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Special correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
DOVER, Aug. l7---Samue Wharton.
trustee for Joseph Massey. yesterday sold
farm containing 81 acres, near Magnolia,
TO John Lynch for S5,265.
Joseph Burchenal, administrator. yester
day sold ten shares OF First National Bank
stock to George NJ. Fisher, for Sl5S per
share.
Mr.. Ziegler, a New York artist, is paint.
ing picture of the peach orchard on MIR.
Reyb0ld's farm at Woodland lieaCh The
orchard is considered an ideal one and is
laden with golden fruit this year. The
picture is to be exhibited at the Worlds
Fair.
DOVER, Aug. 20.-WiIliam r. johnson &
Brother have purchased u controlling in
terest in the Dover Gaslight Company and
propose introducing electric light here. A
proposition will be made To council mt its
leNt meeting to substitute electric lights
for the present street lamps.
State Treasurer Bnrnite has paid the last
of the awards for land damages sustained
by reason of the construction of what is
known as the Assawoman canal. The
General Assembly At its session Of 1857
passed i'm act providing for the payment
Of damages and appointed Nathaniel Will
hams, John $. Harrington and jeremiah
Long commissioners to assess the same
Limiting the amount to $1,000 In 1850
this sum was incrAseh to $500 and the
last Legislature added 5000 more, making
the entire appropriation $1,000, and very
nearly the whole amount has been paid
out. d."
The Original act limited the width of the
canal to 30 feet, but this was Subse-
quentlf amended So that it might be made
800 feet wide, General W. +. Smith rep
resents the government in the construc-
tI..rt .hF "a
ment of awards having been sent to him,
il is expected the work Of construction will
be pushed forward vigorously.
A slight wreck occurred about one mile
below Viola yesterday morning, which
caused adelay Of about two hourS Of north
bound trains. A gondola car jumped the
track and derailed several other cars. The
wreck train from Clayton went down aud
soon set things Alright.
A well-known printer of Dover claimst to
have raised the largest tomato in this
county this season. 1t weighs - ounces.
IL. &. Carpenter lost a valuable horse
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Carpenter drove
the horse to Woodland Beach and il was
taken sick on the way home and died at
Leipsic.
DovER. Aug. 1.-the election for dele
gates to the Democratic county convention
which Will convene here tomorrow, was
held saturday afternoon. In this hun
dred there were two tickets in the field,
one in the interest Of ]. Alexander Fulton
and one unpledged. The latter was elected
by an overwhelming majority.
In Fast Dover hundred 2j6 votes were
cast-l77 for the llnplcdSed delegation and
10 for Mr.. Fultons delegation. After the
result was announced Mr.. Fulton good
naturally acknowledged his defeat,
thanked his friends for their support and
announced that he was still Democrat
The following delegates were elected to
the legislative convention: East Dover
hundred, First district Robert RaughIey,
John I. Kemp and James A. Davis.
Second-Iohn y. Burton, John Q. Pennc-
will and George V. Phillips. Third
Andrew 5. Kirk and Robert Powell.
West Dover William 4. Costden, Luther
Marvel. James CLARK, Elisha Wright and
ID. v. Hutchins.
North Murderkill, First district-Peter
S. Brown Levi G.. Sterner, John p. Haw-
kins and I. q. Dunn. Second district
Joshua Raushley, j. G. Cooper, Alexander
Draper.
Little Crcek-Thomas Hopkins, John
W. Fcnnimore, William l,aughley, Will
liam Fox and John Taylor,
The contest for the shreivalty delegates
in North Murderkill hundred, which is
entitled to the nominee according TO the
rules of the party, was fortunately settled
before the opening of the election. Charles
w. Smith, the opponent OF Robert O..
Dunn. withdrew and publicly announced
himself for Mr. Dunn. He was elected a
delegate to the sheriff and coroner's con
yention. The delegates to this body are AS
follows:
North Observation-Disclosures w. Smith.
Charles W. Lord, William E, Maloney and
George NJ. Scott; inspector, William
Wheatly.
East Dover, First district--Robert H.
Wilson, Edward G. pardec and Elias z.
James; inspector, james W. Kerbin. Sec
ond district--William G. Postles, Henry
L. smith and W. D. Walls; inspector,
| David II. Hancock. Third district-tieorge
| W. Tucker and William Ii. Carton iii
| spector William r. Goodwin.
Little Creek--Iames Green, y. d. Mar
vel, James Hutchins, James Williams and
William Nirdin; inspector, John Virden.
There are Il host of good Democrats in
this hundred spoken of for Representative
Or Senator, Among, them are Or, T.. $.
| Downcs, Thomas NJ. Gooden, William
Salisbury, John a. Nicholson, George V.
| Collins and Daniel NJ. Ridgely.
| j. Thomas Lowe of Little Creek, John
| NJ. Arthurs of kenton and James A.
| Martin of Milford hundred, are men
toned for county treasurer.
1t is now conceded that the Republicans
will nominate John w. Casson for repre-
| sentative from this hundred aud John b.
| Wharton secretary of the Delaware State
| Fair Association, for sheriff.
| At the last quarterly conference OF
| Wesley NJ, Il, Church of this town a re
| quest Of the Second church for the dona,
! ton of the chapel property to that Organi
I cation was favorably considered, provided
the Second church assume the indebted
ness. A meeting Of the oiiciary Of the
Second church was held and it was agreed
| to accept the chapel on the condition
| named They propose to move the build
| ing to their lot OH Division street neat
siding elder, the Rev. J. A. i. Wilson
secured the appointment of the RcY. +. r.
| Carpenter, who was locked out. Then
| followed the war i'll this district which il
| well-remembered and the organization OF
| the Second church. The new presiding
| elder, the Rev X. IL. Adams, has made
several changes which were desired, and
now the charges are arranged about as
| they We're before DR.. Wilson began hi.
| work.
| At the different churches in town yester
| day prayers were offered for the Deltual
sufferers. Atthe NJ. L. Church collcc
ton was taken to aid them. It amounted
| to SIG.
The Rev. W. l.. S. Murray Of the NJ. u,
| Church will preach at Ocean Grove, n. i :.
| next sunday. lii his absence Presiding
Elder K. IL. Adams will preach in tbs
| morning and the Rev. George w Bound,
Of the Second Church in the evening.
DOVER, Aug 2i.-The Democratic county
convention which assembled III the Opera
| House, yesterday, was harmonious one
! and the work done gives entire satisfaction
10 every member Of the party.