Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
THE PENINSULA.

Water Witch Fire Company has ordered
500 feet of new hose.
Joshua Emmett has been admitted to
Delaware State Hospital for the Insane.
Mrs. Edith w. Bullock, wife of Milton
Bullock of Elan, Pa, died last Sunday of
typhoid fever
II. II. Mcdaniel of Union NJ, Il. Church
will lead the singing at Brandywine SUM
nit Campmeeting.
The Christian Endeavor rally held in
Shellpot Park Tuesday week may be
repeated during the latter part Of this
month.
Letters testamentary were granted on
Saturday by Register Cooch ON the estate
Of Elizabeth YeatInan, late of this city, to
Norman Xea.man.
The Rev. Thomas Myers, d. d., who
represented the Maryland Bible House for
many years at the sessions of Wilmington
Conference, died at Ashevillo, n. O., last
week.
Architect Il. L. Rice has plans in hand
for a residence for Mrs. 4. Alexander at
Holly Oak. 1t will be handsome brick
building and will cost between $4,000 and
5000.
Tho Rev. J. NJ. Williams. for several
years president of Wesleyan Female Col
lege, which was OH French street between
Sixth and Seventh, was recent visitor to
this city.
Letters of administration were granted
last Thursday by Register Cooch on the
estate of William II. Clark, late of Vir-
gina, Thomas L. I. Clark Of New Castle
hundred.
At the Tioga Cricket Club bicycle races
in Philadel phia, Saturday. Robert Wier of
this city, won third place in the two-mile
handicap, and @. b. Jack and J.Lee Hanley
won heats in other races.
George II. Townsend has sold 400-foot
frontage at Gordon Heights to William j.
Writ, who intends erecting two residences
their Immediately. The property is along
| the Gordon Heights electric railway
| Constable Smith stopped the sale OF
Central Hotel furniture Wednesday. by pre-.
senting a rent bill Of 81, 100. which he
asserted must be paid before any other
claims are discharged. This stopped the
| sale.
The statement is made that the annual
cost of educating pupil i'll the public
schools here is W below the average cost
| of common school education throughout
the country. Wilmington pays $40 per
capita; the average 10 SlT.
| The Water Department, 1t is understood
| will for the future allow all repairs OH
| account of pavements torn up for water
| pipe laying be made by the Street Depart
inent. The bill will then be presented fol
payment to the owner for whom the work
/ was done.
The Wilmington Rod and Gun Club will
give shoot on August 18th. 1t will be All
all.day shoot and one of the prizes will be
silver pitcher. Local marksmen from
Claymont, Kiamensi, Newport and Grubb's
Landing will attend, and also gunnersifrom
Charlestown, Md.
Under the will Of the late Samuel r.
Smedley of Philadelphia there Is beques
of 5000 to the Historical Society Of
Pennsylvania for the purpose of publish
ing the genealogical records of the FLEMING
family and connections in this State
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
A car owned by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Co.. built by the Camden q Amboy
Railroad Co. In 1880 for passenger service
Is At the r., W. Il B. railroad ronndhoust
in this city and is an object of much in
terest. It is about the size of d street cal
and has extremely small windows.
! Complaint has Seen made by resident,
Of King street In regard to the filthy con
dition of the street between Sixth anC
Seventh. The blame Is laid between IN
hucksters who occupy the street TO 4 lat,
hour on Saturday night ana the property
owners who rent the street space 10 them