Evening journal., 1892-05-31
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Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER. May Ex-Governor Rey-
nolds to-day commissioned Coicn
Ferguson for the office of Register
I'm Chancery for New Castle county Go
succeed Charles II McWhorter The ap-
pointment was made to-day because the
question of the legality of yesterday as a
legal day, IL was thought might be dis
puted.
The new register in chancery and clerk
Of the Orphans Court was born at Black
bird. New Castle county, October 2j,
1885. He Is the son of Bassett Ferguson
and the third of a family of twelve
children He lived on his fathers farm
and attended the district schools of the
county during the intervals of farm work
until he was 20 years of age. He attended
the New Jersey Conference Academy
for one year, and in his 2ist year he
became clerk in a general merchan-
disc store at Odessa. Upon the death
of his father, which occurred two years
latter. he returned TO the home farm
near Blackbird, having purchased the
interests Of all the other heirs, and has
lived there ever since He is n member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
has always taken an active interest in
the religious and educational agencies Of
his neighborho0d He has always been
an active member of the Democratic
party. but was not known as seeker of
political preferment He was elected TO
the State Senate i'm 1886
Decoration Day in Dover. was gener-
ally observed, the banks and pOstOiice
were closed as well as some of the bust
ness places. The members of Torbert
Post No 3. g. A. r., left here at z a. m.
TO decorate the graves of their deceased
comrades at Leipsic and Bethel They
were accompanied by squad of sixteen
of Cooper Guard, n. G.. ID. They
returned from these places be.
tween 10 and I o'clock AT p M.
they formed line on Loockerman
street and thence proceeded, accompanied
by the flower girls, the whole company of
Cooper Guards and the Mechanics
Cornet Band to the different cemeteries
for the purpose OF decorating the graves.
After finishing at the Episcopal cemetery
the entire company formed on the public
square, whereon had been erected
platform for speaking on the occasion.
Speeches were made by General II. r.
Kenney, Revs w. h. S. Murray, d. d.,
r. w. Todd and G. w. Bounds. The
speaking was interspersed with music by
the Mechanics Cornet Band The musicians
were highly complmented by prominent
citizens for their spirited playing AT the
close Of the speaking, which lasted till
nearly 6 o'clock, the company dispersed
Among the amuscments of the day was
a game of ball on the academy campus
between Smyrna and Dover resulting in
a score of 10 10 10 in favor Of Dover
West, the catcher of the Dover, was
slightly injured by the ball, but soon re-
covered
The case of Ida Hoover and her mother
charged with shooting the man Bristol
near Little Creek ON Saturday night last,
was mp before Squire Jester last evening.
10 seems that both the girl and the
mother say that The shooting was done by
a colored man, but by the evidence
of the wounded man, under oath, Ida
Hoover is the one who did the shooting.
II is the general opinion that she did the
shooting and that the negro accused is
innocent Mrs. Hoover, and her daughter
together with the colored people ar
rmgnod before the squire were taken TO
Jail TO await the injuries of the wounded
man.