Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11

Special Correspondence Of t;azette ana journal
NEWARK. Feb. 5--Some days ago
Thomas Wilson, living on the Salem road
east Of Cooch's Bridge, became very much
enraged because some little boys persisted
in playing rather bQisterously on the pub
lie highway just n short distance from his
house. Shouting to them once to dispense
which they did not do, he seized ashotgun
which was lying near and went out apply
ing vile epithets to the boys and threaten
ing to shoot them IL they did not go away
and keep quiet. Reaching the boys and
showing signs of carrying out his ven
geance on quite small urchn Wilson was
demonstrated with by an older boy named
Hallett, who told him he should be
ashamed Of himself TO- offer Violence to
mere child At this Wilson became very
angry and rushing at Hallott, beat him
over the head with the end of the gun in a
most brutal manner until he had battered
his head into mass of bruises and broken
both of his jaw bones. A warrant has been
sworn out for his arrest but as both com
plainant and defendant in the trial to come
are unable to beott---the former ON account
of his serious injuries and the latter be-
cause of sickness-the case will be delayed
perhaps some time, Wilson is apensioner
who is known to have a very ugly temper
and known to be very often in liquor. AT
last accounts Hallett was improving slowly.
II is authoratively announced that
George w. Groves, IA well-known Re
publican worker Of Pencader hundred, is
candidate for the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
county almshouse to succeed John Guthrie,
the present capable incumbent OF that po-
sitiOn. Groves is said to be working very
hard for the place, buttonholing every
member of the Trustees of the PoOrthat he
can come up with. his chief claim to the
place being that he has done lots Of party
work. There are several other applicants
for the present superintendent office, the
term of which expires next April, and the
fight promises to be bitter one.
Stephen Jones, a well-known colored
character about town went down to the
bottom of IS feet deep well yesterday in
u rather precipitous fashion, the cause
being the breaking of u rope as he was
working over the well. Although the well
was brick lined one, Steve" who is
thought to have nine lives, landed at the
bottom with hardly scratch.
John u. Lewis is erecting a marble
working shop, adjoining the Deer Park
| Hotel, to be used by Elmer Thompson
who is soon to move here from kennett
Square TO open a marble yard
The Deia'0dre College Repiew for January
is just ont and besides its usual depart
ments contains special articles by Capt. g..
| Leroy Brown of Pine Ridge agency South
bthbNAs i4llClf AuINtlt anu w
Il. Tucker.
NEWARK, Feb. 9.--The next meeting
of the New Castle County Farmers
| Convention will he held here in the
college oratory, on Monday afternoon,
February 18th, and will be devoted
| partly to the discussion and consideration
of meteorological matters. Professor
Bishop of the college will discuss laws
of storms, weather records, mcteoro-
logical instruments, &c. Professor
Charles Penny, the chemist of the
experiment station, will present the re.
suits of his study of the milk question
in paper entitled milk and Its
Products" Mr.. Penny has been fol
overa year making valuable experiments
in milk analysis, and has studied the
question from many sides, so that hi:
| paper promises to be the feature of the
meeting.
At the annual meeting of the Newark
Club in its club room at the East End
on Saturday evening, John Pilling wal
elected president, James H. Hossingei
president, and +. w. Curtis secre
tary and treasurer for the ensuing year
Lieutenant Charles w Brooks, U. s. A.
and Alfred A. Curtis were elected mem
beers. There is probability that til,
club may seek new quarters soon ncarei
the centre of the town.
At an administrators sale of the per
sonal property of the late John X. Hill
on Saturday there was sold walnu
bureau in good condition bearing tn,
date l74S, the figures being Of inlaic
wood.
NEWARK, Feb. l0.--Samnel Darlington
for many years n resident on Delawar,
avenue this town, died Monday evening
at his home here at an advanced age, aftel
short illness of pneumonia. His funera
is announced To take place from his lat,
home on Thursday at / o'clock, with inter
ment later at the Head of Christiana GENE
terry. He leaves nine grown children
namely, Lee, Samuel, Mitchell, Jefferson
Thomas Mrs. Mcdonald, Mrs. Rambo
Mrs, Moody and Miss Kate Darlington.
Monday evening special meeting o
council was held for the consideration o
business remaining over from last week
futile meeting. Little else was done out
side the regular proceedings Yesterda,
was fixed upon for council 10 take a tril
over the site for the proposed continuation
Of Delaware avenue. This was done, ac
eording to programme and council wa
much impressed with the ACCESSIBILITY o
opening the street at least as far as Soutl
Chapel street, because OF the facilities /
will afford for the proper draining of Maii
street. The matter will come up for deci
sion at the next meeting probably.
mistake was made several nights ag,
in this CORES pondence when it was state,
that the next meeting Of the New Casil
County Farmers Institute would tax,
place here ON Monday, February 10th
The proper date is Thursday afternoon
February 18th, in the college oratory. Al
orchestra has just been formed here unde
the leadership Of William II, Cook. /
will consist of i've performers drawn from
college circles mostly. iebearsals hay
already begun