Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
CITY AND PENINSULA.

Worlds Fair Commissioner George V.
Massey has returned from Chicago.
About % Milford people went to Reho-
both, Saturday night, to spend Sunday.
Mrs. John Greenlee, Mrs. f. A. Mitchell
and Mrs. W. b. Austin are at Brandywine
Summit camp-grounds.
The initial attraction at the opening Of
the Opera House will be Dockstader's
Minstrels; who appear August Sth.
st. Paul's NJ. Il. Church will elect a
trustee next Saturday evening to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Adam ].
Schrack.
Washington Fire Company of Coates
vile, Pa, has accepted an invitation to
participate in the firemen's demonstration
in this city next fall.
Troop armory has been engaged by the
Evangelical Congregation of this city, Rev.
w. Campbell, pastor, where services will
be held after September LIST.
The old cable of the Maritime Exchange
between the Breakwater and the shore,
which was broken during the great freeze
of last winter, has been taken up as use
less.
By fall in the street, Saturday after
noon, Walter Green, SON of Joseph Green,
driver for the Washington Fire Company,
sustained compound fracture of the left
forearm.
Several of the junior clerks at the post
office have had their salaries increased
500 each. This is due TO the fact that the
work Of the clerks has increased very
much lately.
Proposals for building a new bridge over
Lewes creek were opened by the town
commissioners Monday week and con-
tract awarded to d. l.. Hazard, the lowest
bidder, at s429.5o.
r I'll L.
| piled for patent on truckers barrel,
which, when collapsed, occupies but little
space, and 1t is said will cost less than any
barrel now in USE
The Jewish feast Of Alb began at sun
down Saturday and ended at shutdown
Sunday. During its observance services
were held in the synagogue on Shipley
street above Third.
Peaches are bringing good price at the
| Milford depot, where there are a number
of buyers from city commission houses.
Early Rivers bring as nigh as Sl.40 per
basket at the station.
4 Charles Currinder, brother of Mrs. W.
f. Smalley, Jr., is spoken of as a rising
tenor singer. He is at present engaged in
st. Andrews choir. His voice is considered
one of excellent quality.
State Detective Walter Witsil Thursday
recovered gold watch and chain in a
Philadelphia pawn shop which had been
| stolen from Harry Young of Seventh and
Lombard streets in this city.
A pack of hounds, owned by Vice-Presi-
dent Thomson of the Pennsylvania rail-
road and which has been in charge of
George X. Morris of this city, was sent
Monday afternoon to Marion, Pa.
Miss Annie Newnom of Newark, and
sister, Miss Emma, of Pennington, left on
/ ha IA g. lNaInaedo,r fot fla
Worlds Fair. After stay Of two weeks
in Chicago, they visit Niagara Falls.
A skilful surgical operation known as
iridectomy was performed by Drs Mckay
and Ellegood, Saturday, whereby the
sight of Lydia F. Taylor, living at No. $40
West Ninth street, has been restored.
The Nanticoke river is now lined with
oyster boats, which are being overhauled
and put in readiness for the fall season.
The railways are filled, while many are
doing the best they can without the aid of
a railway.
On Monday night an attempt was made
to fire the wheat field of Mr.. T. G. Tramp.
ton. near Centreville. Several shocks OF
wheat were piled together and an unsuc-
cessful attempt was made to destroy the
entire crop.
Receiver Dickey has announced the fol
lowing as his dates in New Castle for
the reception of New Castle hundred taxes
for 1888: August I'd and 2lst, September
18th and 18Th and October Sd and 4th. He
will sit at the mayors office.
L. L. Rice has finished plans for cot.
tage and stable for j. L. Griffith, on the
Kennett pike, opposite Mrs. du Points resi-
dence. Contractors are estimating for il
Friday. The probable expenditure on cot
tage and stable will be about $4,000.
A meeting of Socialists was held in the
Labor Lyceum Hall, jackson street below
Second, Saturday night, OF which Rudolph
Modesto of New York delivered an address
to those assembled, pointing out to them
the advantages of organized labor.
The young people of the Princess Anne
Methodist Episcopal Church have invented
society for themselves which they call
Earnest Endeavor." The society doe.
about the same work as Il Christian Ell
deavor or Epworth League Association
Wheat threshing is now pretty we'll ovel
in Somerset, and the yield is found to bt
excellent From 20 to so bushels per acre
is quite common. The latest heard from
is the rather extraordinary crop of Mr.. b
w. Shawn of Paramount, who, on stall
ground, raised u little over l6 bushels, til,
field over, from one bushel of seeding.
Ivy Castle, No. %, X. G. E., of Newarl
held publicinstallatiou of oificersin grow,
close to town, Saturday evening. Tht
ceremonies were very interesting, and ;
large number of people from the sur
rounding country and this town wcr
present W. Frank Taylor of Wilmington
conducted the installation exercises, as
sisted by other members. Htna Corne
Band furnished the music.
A platform is erected at the old camp
meeting grove, Rehoboth, for the accom-
mediation of guests of the Douglass House
The train will stop to put off passenger
for the house. as the drive from that poin
is much more pleasant and somewha
shorter. A number of guests are at all th
hotels and the cottages are nearly all open
The fishing this season is very good a
Rehoboth.
The Richard Stockton brought about 60I
excursionists from Philadelphia and Ches
ter to'NewCastle Wednesday. All visited tn
jail in the afternoon, and many dollar
worth of fancy goods made by the pris
oners, were purchased by them. The pill
Tory and whipping post were viewed witt
wonder. ALI the prisoners were KEEP
under lock and key during the inspection
Sheriff Gould says that this will be tn
last one that will be admitted during hi
term. He further states that all boa
crowds will not be allowed in the jail il
the future.
A sensation, IL not a scare, is reported
from the neighborhood of Oriole. Twt
strange and ious-looking negro men ar
said to be hiding in a certain dense wood
along the public road down there, VIII,
manage to keep themselves secreted dur
ing the day time, but sally forth a
night to plumber. In two or three in
stances, it is asserted they have inter
eepted travellers and attempted to stopthen
but thus far, have found them too wei
nrenarel aud have nrnm ntlv tn Ken to thei