Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
STATE AND PENINSULA.

A sister of Detective Jones died Saturday,
at Singerly, Md.
The bell OH Water Witch engine house
was tested Saturday and gave satisfaction.
@. B. Naylor caught fine otter, Satur-
day morning, on his marsh near Tay lor's
bridge.
Mrs. Mary Biggs, widow of Ex-Governor
Biggs, will pass the remainder Of the
winter in this city.
Work on the new bridge, known as
Taylor's bridge, on Blackbird creek, is
progressing steadily.
The Rev. L. H. Nelson has been invited
by Galena, Nd, NJ. e. Church to return as
pastor for the fifth year.
Eliza Legg. colored, who was born in
this city, died at Ship lane, Philadelphia,
Thursday, aged 9S years.
The Rev. Il. s. Mace has been invited by
Chester Bethel NJ. L. Church to return as
pastor next conference year.
The Jackson & Sharp Company shipped
few cars to Florida Thursday. They left
in charge of Harvey T. Pennington.
The Rev. George e. Wood has notified
Claymont M il. Church that he desires
change of pastorate next conference year.
While Friendship Fire Company was re-
spending to an alarm of fire Friday even
ing the front axle of its engine was broken.
The printing committee of City Council
has awarded to the Diamond Printing
Company the contract for printing the city
manual.
Samuel A. Macalister has been re.
appointed by Governor Pattison commits
sioner of deeds for Pennsylvania, resident
in Delaware.
The Rev. Henry Clay Turner Of Will
| minston NJ. e. Conference will be married
To D2I 80 iaa Ntllio lido 7
of Centreville Nd.
Letters testamentary were granted on
Monday by Register Coooh ON the estate
| of Richard d. Warren of st. Georges hum
dred to Mary Z. Warren.
Wallace ]. Taylor was slightly injured
Thursday afternoon at the p, w. 4 b.
| railroad station by being struck by New
Castle accommodation train.
The death of William Nutter is an
nounced at Winchester. Md. He was
brother of David Nutter of Bridgeville and
by his death Mr.. Nutter receives 81, 900, the
amount of insurance on his life.
George W. Ely, who was stricken with
| paralysis in this city, Thursday, died at
home in Christiana hundred Friday
morning. He was go years old and a road
commissioner of Christiana hundred.
Councilman Stats has received from
Germany picture of Building InspectO
Dohl, in which the inspector appears in a
German army uniform. The picture was
not accompanied by any explanation,
The funeral of Benjamin w. Dunbar
took place Friday at Delaware City
Service was held at Christ Church and was
conducted by the Rev. A. l. du Pont Cole
man of Wilmington. lnterment was made
at Delaware City cemetery.
John Unruh and Miss Lizzie Messicl
I xua ma inh nj tho ~
Messick, Wednesday night by the Rev
Mr.. Williams of Cannon circuit. TIL,
couple will reside on the farm recently
owned by ]. Y. Miller.
DIR. Il. o. Shakespeare has been an
pointed medical commissioner by Presi
dent Cleveland to attend the nationa
meeting of physicians which convenes IL
Paris this spring. He started for Europ
with his family Wednesday.
The Rev. II. L. G. Braddon, formerly o
Delaware City, has resigned the rectorshiI
of st. Stephens Church, Florence, N. ].
and expects to pursue literary work for
time, assisting the Rev. Henry M. Baum
in his course of lectures on church history
He will retain his canonical residence Ii
New Jersey.
| Eugene Ridgely. well-known gentle
man of Kent county died at his home il
, Camden, Thursday afternoon, aged abou
, | ~ years. deceased was Drother OF DIR
Henry Ridgely and Edward Riigely o
this town, and also father OF Daniel NJ
Ridgely, ex-Represeutative. Mr.. Ridgel,
had been almost blind for several years.
William L. Habbart of Claymont, Del
i is the possessor of two copies Of th
Dsiaiodre Gazette, published In Wilmington
bearing the date of 1875 and 1876. The
contain much interesting information, AM
" sold at six cents a copy. The stage lin
! notices are interesting, and seem to ind
cate that great things were being done 1
/ carry passengers from Wilmington 3
, Philadelphia in one day.
Central Church held its annual conere
gational meeting Wednesday evening. TN
treasurer's report showed that the collet
J tions during the past year were create
!, than those of the preceding year. IL wa
) decided to introduce the envelope systen
, for collections, not as substitute for but
. complement to the present system. q. W
: Bush, Vincent q. Hazard, u. X. Crawfor
and A. G. McCausland were elected tru,
a tees for term of three years. The pastor
salary was put at s2.400 per annum, an in
crease of 500,