Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

both oil and water color, going IN in the
studio of Q. $. Hammitt, Institute Build.
ing. These include the work of the artist
| during his trip the past summer and also
that OF 1892.
While slaughtenng hogs, recently,
Elwood Williams, residing near *,
hog which he was adjusting on the gallows
slipping and falling on him. A Middle.
town physician reduced the fracture
After Jan. LIST at Milford s. G. Evans, Jr,.
will succeed X. NJ. johnson as Superin.
tendent of the electric light and water
plant. Mr.. johnson goes to Salisbury, Md.
to take charge OF the plant now about
completed at that place, as part owner. "A
Professor Shaw of Lincoln University,
has accepted the pastoral call extended to
him by the congregation of the West Not.
tingham Presbyterian Church. He will
enter upon his charge about January LIST
next. His salary will be $1,000 year,
with parsonage.
L. farrell Galley of Los Angeles CAL
was married November 10th to Miss
Neisenea l.. Nelson of Council Bluffs.
la. The ceremony was performed in st.
Pauls Episcopal Church, Council Bluffs
Mr.. Galley was formerly a compositor on
EVERY EVENING.
The handsome new Methodist Protestant
Church. ON Governors ave-. Dover, will be
dedicated Sunday, December 18th. The
Rev. ID. Il. Greenfield of Chestertown, Md,
will preach in the morning and afternoon.
Tho Rev. j. NJ. Sheridan Of Easton, Nd,
will preach in the evening.
Tuesday week Miss Helen w. Clarkson.
formerly of this city, delivered a lecture in
All Souls Church, Planfeld, N. j., on The
topic SUNDAY Observance" The lecture
is one of u course of eight addresses.
Among the other lecturers are Edward
Everett Hale, Julia Ward Howe and Rabbi
Berkowitz.
1t is asserted that the city hall tower is
not i'll very stable condition and that it
requires AN inspection by the building in.
spector. The statement is that the ringing
OF the big bell has Jared the supports so
that they are insecure. The danger is in.
creased also from the fact of the extreme
age of the timbers.
Among the residents of Newport who
attended the Demorest contest which was
held at Marshallton. a few nights ago,
were the Messrs. Edwin J. Cranston,
James Cranston and Professor Eben
ltearne, Mrs. John A. Crauston, and the
Misses Viola Cranston, Clara Weldin and
Helen Cranston.
The children of Robert Reedy of North
east, who were bitten by a mad dog two
weeks ago, arrived home from the Pasteur
Institute, New York, Thursday, where
they had been taken for treatment. They
are in excellent health, and the doctors
say that there is not the slightest danger of
any bad results from the dog bites.
Simeon Lord will soon have the dam.
ages Of the storms repaired at Augustine
Tier. The debris from the switchback,
which was 80 much injured, is piled by
the roadside. There is also work TO be
done about the bath houses and banks.
The light house tower is being removed
very slowly-only a small portion OF il
taken off as yet.
A large force Of men is employed at
ileedy Island lighthouse and will be kept
at work until after Christmas in making
repairs and improvements. They are
slowly hauling down the abandoned
tower in order to use the material in con-
structing a bank. This tower has been
familiar landmark for years, but has been
useless for long time.
The football team of the Y. NJ. C. A.
was rendered banquet by the admirers
oil its seasons prowess at A. IL. Ainscows
restaurant. seventh and Shipley streets,
Friday night. About 20 guests took their
places. The banqueting room was deco
rated with the Association colors, maroon
and white. Each guest was presented with
bouquet tied with ribbons of the club
colors.
Benjamin Barrett of Port Deposit aged
10 years, was seriously injured by coast
ing accident recently. lie was standing
on the side of the street when large sled
| with about dozen young men on II calnd
| upon him with great force. He was VIC.
lently thrown into the air and fell upor
his head, causing conclusion of the brain.
lie was unconscious for several hours. He
Is still III critical condition.
At a meeting of Friendship Lodge, A.
U. u. W., OF New Castle Thursday these
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Master Workman, s. A. Stewart; Fore
man, b. +. Blackburn; Overseer, John
McCann Guide, Patrick Ahern; Recorder,
| William G: Worthington; Receiver, David
boulden; Financer, J.. T. Cannon Inside
Watch, y. II. Carrick Trustees, J. r. Van
Arsdalen, J. Il. Phillips, W. Il. Etchell.
The store of Coulson Il Co., and the ad-
joining building, occupied by Oliver Nicol
as boarding house, at Rock Run, veg
completely destroyed by fire aboga Y
o'clock last night week. All was loss
Coulson y Co. had on hand stock Of
about Sl,OUO, which is about half covered
by insurance. Besides, they lost several
OF their account books and about $50 in
cash. Oliver NicOPs loss will be about
| $1,000. He carried no insurance.
Garfield Post, No. 7, G. A. r. of Milford
has elected the following officers: Spencer
Hitch, Post Commander; Myron Van
Lenyan, Sr. V. Commander; b. b. Deputy,
Jr. Y. Commander; ]. S. Bradley, Quarter.
MASTER William Il. Hopkins, Sergeant;
the Rev. II. L. Bunstein Chaplain; q. W.
Joseph, officer of the Day; Robert Wroten,
Officer OF the Guard; II. H. Abbott and
Myron Van Lenvan, delegates to the State
Encampment; Joseph Richter, John NJ.
White, alternates.