Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-08

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The barge Coleta is being repaired blythe
Jackson n Sharp Company.
The Water Commissioners last Tuesday
evening transacted routine business.
The firm of Wier & Riggs has been dis
solved. MIR. Wier will continue the busi-
ness.
4 strawberry festival will be held in Mt.
Lebanon NJ. L. Church next Friday and
saturday.
The schooner Seventy-six is unloading
plaster at the wharf of the Charles Warner
Company.
The barge Century is on the marine rail
way at the shipyard of the Pusey & Jones
Company.
The schooner Jennie Thomas is unload
ing lumber at the shipyard OF the Jackson
~ Sharp Company.
Large quantities of Strawberries are being
shipped from smyrna and they never were
finer than this season.
j. w. aud Samuel Duling of this city
have contracted to erect fine residence at
MiIlington tor {. II. stevens.
A supposed mad dog was shot late last
Friday at Tenth and Market streets by
Police Officers Clayville and Gum.
The pilot boat Henry Cope was put on
the marine railway at the shipyard of the
Jackson & Sharp Company Monday,
The Rev Percival Z. Pyle will have
charge of st. Georges Church, Indian
River and the congregation at Milton.
The monthly meeting of tine teachers Of
Friends tirst-day School was held last
Friday evening AT the residence of w. T..
Bancroft.
The standpipe in Smyrna is being i'm
proved by new coat of paint. The top
is also being repaired and the ladder put
Oh the outside.
Moses Frumkes, the New York artist,
VINO spends his summer vacation in Sussex
county, was circulating among Laurel
friends Sunday
The Malleable Iron Company will soon
begin an addition to its works. 1t will
cost $1,000 and be built by the A. 5. Reed
4 Brother Company.
A picnic by the Conductors and Moter-
mems Association of the Wilmington
City Railway Company will be held at
Shellpot Park on June 18th.
An cmploye of the Marshalton rolling
| mills named DiCkerson got his hands
caught in the machinery Wednesday. One
of the fingers was smashed.
George Lea of Port Jervis, n. V, has
leased the Academy of Music, in this city.
for one year. j. Leonard johnson will be
retained as assistant manager.
w. A. KINNEY has marked stakes for
three new buildings on the land of the
Wawaset Improvement Company at
lhirty-tfth and Tatnall streets.
The Wilmington Il Northern Railroad
Company Is erecting pretty stations At
| Springfield and White Bear. The station
at Mortonville will be finished soon.
Owen Crowley died suddenly at his
home near Blackhird, of cholera morbus
brought OH by eating eSiravagantly of
strawberries aud drinking buttermilk.
The Wilmington camps OF the Patriotic
| Order of Sons of America contemplate
| having demonstration July 4th, with a
! big display of fireworks in the evening.
The United states lighthouse tender
| Clover is at the shpNard Of the Jackson &
| Sharp Company, having her cabin Ell.
| larged and undergoing other improve.
| ments.
Conductor Robert Tate of ne Whining
ton Il Northern railroad sprained his ankle
! Wednesday while jumping of train in
| this city. He was taken to the Delaware
| Hospital.
While running a shaper on Friday after.
| noon David 'terhcv. q wood worker, had
| the forcGnger of HI. lett hand badly LAGER
! ated The finger was amputated by DR.,
| BloCksom.
William II Fuulk William A. Reynolds
| and .lohn J. Gallagher Will attend the an.
| nual session OF the supreme Lodge. A. o..
7. W. which will he held in Toronto.
| Canada, this month.
David Mullin, No. 200 jefferson street,
| sustained A badly laceratcd hand by getting
| II caught in some machinery At the Dia-
mond al Spring Works The wound was
dressed by Dr. Frist.
A valuable horse owned by Benjamin
| f, shaw, a plumber OH Orange street he
tween Third and Fourth died last Friday
J of loCkiIw. The animal ran Il nail in one
OF its feet about 10 days ago.
! Insurance companies are notifying citi-
! zcns that hey will not be liable t0r losses
| incurred by lire resulting from the uSe OF
| g,lsulcne stove. GasoienC. they say, comes
! under tho head OF explosives.
There are reports from West Chester Of
| large quantities of fish dying in the
| Rrandywine near Lenape and At othrr
| points up stream, The jeprcddtluus ii IS
| suspected, are accomplished by the Use Of
| dynamite cartridges.
| Robert MilIisan. who was a captain of q.
| company of Delaware cavalry turiug the
| late war died in Philadelphia saturday.
He was about ~ years old and son of the
! late ,luhn i MElligap, who wa a lultgr OF
the superior court Of this State.
| Miss Annie Schwader has resigned her
| position rs nurse III the Delaware ll1spi-
! TAX. she was educated at the Philadelphia
| Hos pita, ana has the credit OF being one
| o the buSi nurses that have been here.
| She returns 10 her home in Altoona, Pa.
Garrett Smith OF Greenwood had his
rienI foot amputated at the delaware Hos
| pIEal Wednesday. The mrHner has been
| affected win narCosls, Inc operation
\ which was successful was performed BY
| Or. Palmer who was assisted by DrS.
| Springer ana Walker.
James McConaghy aged 3S years, u
member of the Friendship Fire Company,
| died at his home No, 2l9 Tatnall street
Sunday, after lingering illness. He
| leaves a widow and three children Inter.