Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07
STATE AND PENINSULA.


Adams is looking tor campmeeting grounds
at Rehoboth.
The average number of tramp guests
staying over night for shelter in the police
station basement is about 40.
The sum of S425 was realized by the re-
cent dramatic performance ut the Grand
Opera House for sweet charity.
Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr., has sold his
property ut Ninth and Harrison streets to
Robert b. Wheeler for $4,000.
A handsome new edition of the "Auto.
crat Of the Breakfast Table has appeared,
with illustrations by Howard Pyle.
Letters of administration have been
granted by Register Of Wills ]. W. Cooch
70 W. W. Klair oil the estate of jesse NJ.
Klair.
The Methodist Episcopal Relief Society
has secured headquarters at No. 205 East
Fonrth street, and will establish supplies
depot there.
Letters testamehtary were, ON Friday,
granted by Register of Wills Cooch on the
estate of Joshua Robinson, deceased, to
Mary J.. Robinson.
Thomas Drein e. Son, builders of metal
lie life boats life RATS. &c, have been
awarded gold medal for their fine exhibit
at the Worlds Fair
The British steamer Lumen sailed from
this port Monday for London Eng, with
lll2,a06 gallons of refined petroleum. The
cargo was valued for S32,3jl.
The Chestertown TRANSCRIPT denies the
runior'that Rock Hall aud salem NJ. L.
Churches have decided to unite aud invite
the Rev. y. IL. Nelson to become pastor
A. N. Brown of Wyoming has received
fl.a.a g.. /,
Worlds Fair. The exhibit consisted of 81
varieties and attracted considerable utten-
ton.
Golden Gate Commandcry Knights OF
Malta, celebrated its second anniversary
Wednesday evening. The lievs. j. Is.
Quigg and III. 5, Dulancy delivered adj
dresses and Wesley Church choir and
others sang.
West Chester RGpnOiiem says Professor
Julian Reybold, Wilmington, who Intends
to locate i'll West Chester, Is seriously con-
sidering the idea Of organizing Il dramatic
company from among the young talent
which fourishes 50 abIndantly III this
section OF the county"
The game of football played Thursday
afternoon between the Dover Juniors and
q picked eleven resulted in favor of the
latter by score of % to D. The Dover
Juniors is composed of lads who range
from ~ to Is years of age. They are
anxious to arrange two or three more
games this season.
Contractors McManus and Reilly have
put in their work at the canal al ReRoboth
Two immense centrifugal PUMPS. pro-
PEELED by a 40. horse power engine. They
will each throw 500 salons of mud
sand and water minute. Dry excavations
are now completed to the railroad. One
dredge is at work on the Rehoboth bay
side and another one has been ordered
from Baltimore.
M
lne sgt'3nds o"ton rrnter OF Washlng-
ton puplisneu tne iolloWlhg last week
'bran6 Il ,Mcooriey' OF the night bill
! Lorce, ". =. ", resigned Iast saturday 70
acGept pqsiiioh as foreman OF the VIII
nlinSson, Del. oiar. FRANK is clever
spseahn ; hilssloi Luz worh I'D aId VIII
Columbia union loses a valuable member.
We wish rim success in his new fieidn
srrdov ro-r;rn onothor ala sonoouou
Supuay morning announcer Oh schooner,
called the M; H. Byard. IN coming to the
Dreakwater Ior harDor attempted 10 run
over the rocks. She was small two-mast
isgnuoIer, Ioaueu Win celnent' from new
lork pouhu TO NorioiK, va one was "a
years old ana lIntnea!ately SANK; me crew
were saved py the quick use OF their boats.
iehrs ago tne point OF cape Henlopeh was
called tue grave yard OF old vessels; now
the stone pile is the place where the re-
mains OF number OF vessels within
rev years nave been deposited.
Churches of the Covenant and Redeemer
celebrated Sunday the goth anniversary
of the organization of the Reformed Epis-
copal Church, AT the former the Rev, q.
u. Hendricks preached in the morning on
,,rhe Lords Supper Looks FORWARD to the
i 100
evening on 'Removing the Old Land
marks,n AT the latter the Rev. Thomns
j, Mason preached in the morning ON
what is the Reformed Episcopal Church,
Why do We Exist y and in the evening
on our Growth ana Our Mission; The
IIoung feople's oociety OF Chrlstian
Endeayor OF church OF the Redeemer had
song service and conservation meeting in
the afternoon, the rector presiding.
On Friday evening. December 18th,
Newark people will have n chance to an.
plaud a professional actor who was lately
we'll known here-Rodney Bnrton. now a
member If the Girard Avenue iPhestre
Stock Company but recently a student
in Delaware C;ollere. In several
amateur PLAYS presented in the col.
lere several wears ago for the benefit of
the Delta Phi Society Mr.. Burton took
leading PARTS and with an excellence which
prompied people to saw: ale ought ia 90
On III professional stage He has done
So: moi because neonIe fold him he shonld
but because aetinr has ALWAYS been a
ruling profession with him a vear If
study for the stage and he secured a Macs
in tbe above named coInnanv and lpteiv
has heen taling roles in ShStesneareayy
plavs under Cresfon CLARK in philodeInhin
The Delta Phi Society has secured Mr.
BurtonGthe first of its members To adont
ire staeeNto come here IN the above even.
inc and nresent the comedy "The Dencon
and The Nettle.n assisted by a selected