Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
being .aken down prerarat0ry . Is ship.


Troop Il Srmory for period Of Two years
with the intention of buying 1t Il found
suitable at the expiration of that time.
Hysore & Harris received a large carload
Of pulleys Thursday from Chattanooga.
They also have wool-washing machine
ready for shipment to Milwaukee, Wis
William 4. Elbcn who has for many |
years been in the milling business in TAI
bot county, has made deed OF trust Tor
benefit OF creditors to James Z. Mullikln,
trustee.
State Detective Walter Witsil has recov-
cred handsome gold watch and chain |
stolen from citizen, which was pawned
and redeemed by Joseph Myers, and subse.
quently secured through the diligence OF
the State detective.
There is considerable interest among the
members of the Water Witch Company
who are DESTROYS for the passage OF the or
dinance making the company member
of the fire department.
A large bridge which crosses stream
leading into Clear Lake pond, and which
connects Nanticokc and North west FORK
hundreds, was burned, Tuesday nlght,
the work of incendiaries.
The City Railway Company has made
number of improvements to the grounds
at Shellpot Park. Nothing that could add
to the comfort and convenience oil the
visitors has been omitted.
The railroad companies in this city have
received notices of the passage of the law
by Congress requiring all freight cars to
be equipped with automatic brakes and
couplers BY January LIST, 1888.
The FDard Mansion fitrm, situated in
Elk Neck, Cecil county, containing n
acres Of land, has been sold by William
Wcightman of Philadelphia to II, NJ. Nc
CuIluuph of Elkton for IS $50.
w. G. Smith of the First election district
of Caroline county, is announced as an in
dependent candidate Tor sheriff OF Caro-
| line county. This makes live candidates
| by the name of Smith in the field.
All the machines of the Providence
paper mill of the Singerly Pulp and Paper
| Company have shut down Indefinitely,
with the exception of those manufactur-
| ing the paper for the editions OF the Phila-
dolphia Recoyd.
Dennis Dougherty, charged with viola
ton of the wholesale liquor law. was ar
raigned before United States Commissioner
| S. X. smith OH Monday aud held in $500
bail for the United States court. He
waived hearing.
Thomas Richardson. who resides near
the border line between, Somerset and
Worcester counties Is 92 years old. He
has never missed voting q year since he
| =
Democratic ticket.
The Cecil aud Kent county commits.
sioners will meet in Elkton the early part
OF August TO entertain proposals for the
building of an iron bridge TO replace the
present wooden one over the Sassafras
river, which divides the two counties.
Mr.. Edward Rhodes OF Iiillsborough,
Nd, while saving wood with a circular
saw, had his left hand badly lacerated.
The small finger was entirely severed,
while the foreiinger was also nearly taken
of. His hand, too, was otherwise badly
cut.
Miss Maggie A. bernstein was yesterday
J week married to James Hopes. in St
! Mary's Il. C. Church, the Rev. George E.
Kelly officiating. The couple will spend
few days in Reading, after which they
will take up their residence at No. COL Pine
, street.
The contract for keeping the White
Haven ferry, on the Wicomico river, was
awarded to James McWilliams, on the l5ti
instant, at 1898. This ferry is maintained
. by Somerset and Wicomico counties each
{ county paying one-half of the current ex
: penses.
I It is reported that h. II. Dryden. rea
, estate agent, has sold the Brownstone farm
, owned by Jacob r. Alice, and situated on
, the Manokin river, about three miles from
Princess Anne, to Powell Bros, of tn
famous Shadeland farm, in Pennsylvania
for $4,000.
: A small fire, caused by lace curtain
: coming in contact with gas jet. occurred
e at the residence of DR.. W. y. Miller, No
o 10 King street, Thursday. A still alarm
h Of fire was sent out and the Delaware Fir
4 Company put out the fire with their extin
, guishers, entailing very little loss.
. A temperance rally was held at Wy
camp ground Tuesday, with about 500 pei
!, sons present. The meeting was addresse
by the following sneakers $. b. Tredway
i Martin Van Buren, Bennett, who spoke fo
/, three hours, ans the Rev. Alfred Smith
b presiding Elder %. Easton District.
Melvin Bryan, aged Is years, son G
- Robert Bryan of Bambury, Trappe d
!, trict, was drowned in Raccoon creek,
a narrow branch of the Choptank river. II
y and another boy went i'll bathing. Brya
got beyond his depth. He could not swil
Ie and drowned before assistance reache
G, him.
s. Isaac ]. Wootten Of Laurel has brougl
IN suit against Samuel |. Roop editor Of Il
ID Laurel Gazette, for malicious Islander. III
or slanderous article is alleged to have al
peared in last Saturdays issue of II
Gd:ttto. Mr.. Roop was taken to Georg
town, where he gave bond for his appea
:, ance at court.
- Horace Worrell, colored carter, liyil
- in the Ninth ward, on Saturday reportt
y, that pucketbook containing small su
e. of money had been stolen from his hous
n The case was turned over to state Detect
Witsil for investigation. who on Saturdi
afternoon recovered pocketbook al
money and returned il TO the owner.
en- Mr.. T. g. Staten of Queen Anue's, wi
IN left on trip 10 the West three mont
ar since, has returned. He spent the great
part of his time in Oregon and Washin
ton. He is pleased with the wild West
and delighted with his trip, but thin
there is no place like Maryland" In
turning Mr.. Staten took in the Worlt
av Fair.
A negro with whom George Burgess h
n had misunderstanding and who h
re- threatened him in various ways, was
~ rested in Odessa, Saturday, for firing I
e. buildings of Mir. Burgess last Thursd
W night He was taken to New Gas
quietly, MS the officials feared he would
he summarily dealt with if the arrest "
ng known.
For responding to an alarm of fire at I
IN p, w. a. B. shops on July 18th, seve
on members of the Liberty Fire Comma
have been expelled. Under the distr
of fire system, the company was liable tC
d fine of $3.50. The company was not able
pay this fine. To escape paying the Il
nd the company expelled the two memb,
nit who ordered out the apparatus.
The general merchandise stores OF C.
eet Campbell, at Leeds, and Il. w. Scurborou,
d. At Pleasant Hill, were entered by burgli
and robbed OF money. pockctbook c,
cen tanalng 500 MAS secured ~ campbell
taken from the store at Pleasant Hill.
~. burglars obtained an entrance at b.
ms places by unlocking the doors, but no
ave AS 10 the perpetrators was obtained.