Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-28
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NEWARK, Jan. 22-Invitations are about
70 be issued for dance in Caskey Hall on
Friday night of next week. Dancing will
commence ut $50 O'Clock to the strains of
Oglesby's orchestra of Chester, Pa. Tho
patronesses who have consented to act on
the occasion are Mrs. Theodore X. Wolf,
Mrs. Edward r. Wilson. Mrs. Charles l..
Penny. Mrs. Alex. H. Williamson, Mrs.
Edward q. Brooks and Mrs. Alfred a.
Curtis.
On Saturday evening, January Both,
there will be held in Caskey Hall an
Interstate Milkmaids' Convention" by
the local branch Of the Y. w. G. I. Asso-
citation. The entertainment will be open
to the public, whose support is solicited,
Mrs. Hill, relict Of John Il. Hill, who
died only several weeks ago. was buried
ON Monday at the Welsh Tract burial
ground, her death having taken place last
week. She was quite old.
NEWARK, Jan. 23.-James Milburn, whose
violent death at Tweed's flint mill yester-
day morning was reported, had been in
the employ Of Mansel Tweed for about %
years and was well known around here as
an exceptionally trustworthy fellow. He
was prominent in church circles and was
n member of the colored Masonic lodge of
this town, which will take charge of his
burial. The ponderotis stone crushers
under which he was caught weighed 5000
or 1000 pounds apiece and, when found
his head was still under one of them and
OF course mashed out of all shape, his
brains lying exposed on the fint The re-
sistance caused by his head stopped the
crushers.
Mrs. Susan h. McConaughey, aged over
~ years, died on Thursday, after a short
illness of pneumonia at her home, near
this town.
NEWARK, Jan. 27.--Several nights ago
the entire family of William l.. Parker, a
| painter living on the iOssinger place
above Newark, was almost asphy MATED by
| coal gas which invaded the sleeping rooms.
Mr.. Parker, on awakening in the morning
ut an unusually late hour, found himself
suffering from nausea and intense drowsi-
ness and with great difficulty arose, only
to find his wife and children much more
overcome than he. First thinking Of some
| canned meat his family had eaten the day
before, he concluded that they had been
| poisoned by this. Pulling himself together
| with great effort he got over to Il neigh
boris house and had Dir. Kolock sent for,
| The latter, on arriving, detected The cause
| ut once and directed that all windows be
| opened, which was done. IL took most
| Of the day for the family to recover from
the stupefaction II is said that several
cases OF a similar kind have occurred
around here recently.
The Students Association, an outgrowth
| 81 University Extension, reconvened ON
Monday night i'll Prof. Beckwth's room,
at the Experiment Station after vacation
Of several months There was very
small attendance, the meeting being only
for organization and the selection Of d
course of study and research. A temper
AIRY chairman was elected, and the meeting
selected Shakcspeare's Cymbelne us the
subject for the next meetings discussion.
Following this Prof Bishop was chosen as
the leader of the class to succeed Captain
Brown. The next meeting will take place
Monday evening, February sth at 1
o'clock, in the same place The college
has had issued a circular giving in fun the
studies to be included in the two new
courses in mechanical and electrical engi-
ncoring which the board Of trustees, at lis
next meeting, will add to the regular cur.
rculum. The circular also outlines the
studies in the new civil engineering and
agricultural courses which, also, the board
Will most likely approve.