Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06
CITY AND pESIss UbA.


shops.
A delegation Of Watson Post, G. A. r.,
of New Castle, visited du Pont Post Friday
evening.
Tomato plants are looking well and there
promises to be good crop Of all farm
products.
The Caroline county peach crop is esti-
mated at 100000 baskets, beside what the
canneries will Use.
Longfelow Chautauqua Literary and
Scientific Circle bad pleasant excursion
to Media Thursday.
DR.. Charles w. Wainwright and Miss
Clara Estelle Morris were married last
Wednesday week at Princess Anne.
NJ. T. Poole, who until recently con-
Quoted a real estate office in this city, will
open real estate Office in Washington,
d. G.
A horse owned by the Wilmington City
Railroad Company sustained broken leg
at Fourth and Union streets Friday after
noon.
William II. Haley, postmaster of the
Highlands, has had flagstaff put up aad
now the Stars and Stripes floats over his
building
Farmers are rapidly completing the
wheat harvest notwithstanding the many
drawbacks with which they have had to
| contend.
The Middletown shirt factory will be en-
larged during the summer months, as 1t is
found to be inadequate to the demands of
| the business.
At q recent town election held at
Princess Anne, Nd, Messers. John r..
| Gibbons, Levin F.Wilson and Roger Wool
ford were chosen town commissioners.
The raspberry crop is nearly over, being
probably one of the shortest seasons on
record, the dry weather and hot suns
having completely dried up the berries.
Francis Mahan, employed ON the steamer
| Ulrica, had several fingers of the right
hand mangled by. getting. them caught in
the vessels machinery Friday morning.
The marriage of j.. c. Lockwood to
Annie Williams, both of near Marydel,
took place Thursday at Thomas NJ. L.
Chapel, the Rey.Albert Chandler officiating.
A concert was given last Friday night
by the New-Century Auxiliary at the club
rooms. Miss Briggs of Philadelphia will
give readings and Rotations next Friday
night.
Joseph WEIGH has taken the contract to
carry the mail between Lewes and Reho-
both via Midway, for four years from July
LIST. He will make six trips week and is
sub-contractor.
One thousand employees of the Reading
ments for grand outing on the banks of
the Brandywine river, which will last
until July 25th.
As it has been decided that the appoint
ing of city dog-catcl er rests with the
mayor, 1t is said that Mayor Shortlidge has
slgnihed his intentions of reappointing
James e. Writ to the position.
Thomas Cochran, with ]. v. Williamson
& Co., New Y ork, will be located at Middle
| fttrf Far ,t,.a-
MIR. Cochran is at home during the present
week, perfecting his arrangements.
A beautiful wedding was solemnized at
st. Thomas Chapel, near Marydel, Nd,
Thursday night, the contracting parties
being Frank Lockwood and Miss Annie
Williams, both Of Kent county. Del.
Peaches are selling in the markets al
Sl,25 to $3.50 per crate. They are from
Virginia and Maryland and North Caro-
lima. Delaware peaches will not be in
the market until the middle of next week.
The semi-annual civil service postoffice
examination will be held here on Satur-
day, August 9Th, for clerks and carriers.
Applicants for carriers positions must be
between q and 40 years of age and clerks
not under IS.
Vandals recently gained an entrance to
the armory of Company III, and de
liberately cut with penKnife large hole
in the cover of the handsome new billiard
table. The members of the company are
very indignant at the outrage.
Charged with disorderly conduct and
with making threats of bodily harm
towards Charles Wilmer, Thomas Duncan,
colored, was arraigned before Justice Of
the Peace II. Il. Smith, last Friday night,
who required him to furnish 500 peace
bond.
Letters testamentary were granted by
Register Cooch Friday on the estate OF
Henry Pastor of Aix-la- Chapelle, Rhenish
Prussia, to Carl Voight of New York
This is the first instance of letters being
given on German will from the registers
office here.
The people of Hahnab, near Princes.
Anne, Nd, are taking active measures tc
build a Methodist Episcopal church al
that place. They have secured lot in q
. beautiful grove, where handsome edifice
costing about $1,000, will soon be in pro
cess of erection.
Etna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company
, received their hose carriage Friday. Il
was made by the Gleason-B Bailey Manu-
featuring Company, of Seneca Falls, N. Y
1t is pure white with gold markings and
the tips of the different parts are nickel
| 1t is very handsome carriage.
) From the number of applicants fol
places as surfmen at the several lifesavins
. stations near Lewes, three men fol
. each station have been selected who, aftel
|. due examination, will be considered al
, emergency men and liable to be called into
1 the service in place of any of the regular
3 crews who may be disabled or dismissed.
Mrs. Mollie 2. Scott, the young wife OF
e Joseph g. Scott, a most estimable member
of the Princess Anne NJ. u. Church, was
buried last Wednesday week. Addresses
Z were delivered by the pastor, the Rev. f
w. Todd, and by the Rev. w. p. Compton
and ex pastor, also by the Rev. Mr.. Howk
pastor of the Presbyterian Church of POGO
moke City.
; A box of ripe tomatoes picked by A. G
l Milligan of Reves Neck, near Prince
g Anne, brought him at Westover $3.50
9 This fruit is now beginning to ripper gen
s orally in this region, where truckers hay,
taken the pans to rear il, and returns ar
very satisfactory. Why don't our PENN
sula farmers pay more attention to earl,
vegetable production
A severe accident befell Miss Lena
youngest daughter Of Hon. William Coocl
of Cooch's Bridge Wednesday. The CIR
t was following behind moving machine
e close to the cutting bar. Unknowingl,
i she stepped ahead of the rapidly-movinl
! knives. Her heel was badly cut, and it i
;. probable that she will be lame for life. DR.
y Henry dressed the wound.
A lady called at EVERY EVENING offic
Saturday and lett a copy of the Bostol
Investigator of February 9th, 1887. Thi
is the notable free-thinking paper O
k Boston. 1t was edited by J. @. Adams
g Its motto is Freedom of Speech AM
a Liberty of the Press" 1t bears the sigma
& ture in very faded ink of "R. Mcdonald
i This is no doubt r. b. Mcdonnell, VIII
e formerly kept a confectionery store OIL
i Market between Fourth and Fifth streets