Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

1hou--A heut OOunty Mutement Tor thD
Protection of Came Funeral of william
j. Jones at Elkton--Eastern Shore Notes.
ELKToN, Md, Jan. 31.-The two
children of w. II. Boulder OF Perry
vile, who were bitten through the hand
by cat belonging to the family, ON
January 10th, and who were taken to
Pasteur Institute, New York city, for
Treatment, are reported as doing well.
DR.. Housekeeper of Northeast, who took
the children to the institution, carried
with him the head of the cat for the
purpose of finding if the animal had
bad rabies. DIR. Housekeeper learned
while in New York that animals which
had been inoculated with the virus OBJ.
tanned from the head of the dog which
come time ago bit the Reedy children at
Northeast developed unmistaksble cases
Of rabies.
Mr.. William j. Jones, who died here
on Sunday night of pneumonia, was
buried to-day from mis- home ON North
street. The services were held in the
Methodist Episcopal Church and were
conducted by Revs. j. .. Otis and |. l..
Wood and Presiding Elder l.. L. Barrett
OF the Wilmington district. The church
was filled to overlooking and the funeral
was one of the largest ever witnessed in
Elkton. The members of the Cecil bar,
of which the deceased was the oldest
member, attended in body. Several
officers OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. were present, Mr.. Jones having been
the company's counsel for years. The
public buildings and stores were all
closed out of respect for the deceased.
The pall-bearers were John W.Anthony,
Henry Vinsinger, Col A. w. Evans,
Dr. K. G. Mackall and William 5. Evan.
Mrs. Agnes Buskirk of Chesapeake
City, dieG at the residence of her son,
Alexander Buskirk, in that town, ON
Monday last, from iniirmities of age.
She was in her SD year.
WANT A GAME PROTECTIVE LAW.
CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Jan. 3l.-In
view of the unusual scarcity of game of
all kinds in Kent county a movement
has been started to secure concert of
action among the gunners to protect
the game and restock the county with
birds. Mr.. Richard d. Hynson says he
favors prohibition of cunning until
the fall of 1895, and thinks the
proposition to buy from 300 to 500 pairs
lent idea. DIR. G. w. Reid OF Washing
ton College, opposes total prohibition,
but believes the purchase of stock birds
will insure US satisfactory results.
"Yet," says he, "if our sister counties
adopt prohibitory law we must fall in
line or be overrun by nonresident gun
ners." DR.. w. Frank Hines favors
temporary prohibition, stocking and the
licensing OF nonresident hunters Many
are favorable to dog tax as being a
requisite of the situation. A meeting
of gunners is called in Chestertown on
February 18th.
CENTREvILLE, MD, Jan. 31.-A meet
ing of residents Of this county who are
interested in the protection of game was
held yesterday evening in Centreville
A committee was appointed TO secure if
possible such action by the Legislature
as will prevent the killing OF any game
until January LIST, 1895, and also to
secure the passage of law imposing n
tax ON all dogs so as TO decrease the
number of worthless animals which at
tack sheep. 1t was suggested that the
farmers be permitted by act of Legsla-
ture to kill all stray dogs found upon
their premises excepting fox hounds in
the chase.
THREATENED BY A SERIOUS FIRE.
SNOW HILL, Md, Jan. 31.-The vii
lage of Girdle Tree, Worcester county,
had narrow escape from u serious fire
last Sunday night. Fire fell from tho
kitchen stove of James N. Jones while
the inmates of the house were asleep,
and the floor of the kitchen was burned
through and flames were eating their
way toward the main building when
they were discovered by some colored
persons going home from church. Mr..
Jones was aroused, and, after hard
struggle, he and his neighbors put the
fire out. The wind was blowing strongly.
Several frame buildings are close to Mr..
Jones' house.
Charles |. 7. Matthews of the First
National Bank, Mr.. George w. Purnell,
w. D. Corddry, Jr., II. F. Ayers and Il.
ID. Jones were last night appointed a
building committee by the Odd Fellows
of this town to construct handsome
three-story law building, with lodge
rooms in the third story.
An effort will be made to have the new
State insane asylum located at Ocean
City, if the bill tor its erection becomes
law, II is claimed that IL is the most
desirable location on the Eastern Shore.
AN EPIDEMIC OF THIEvERY.
CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Jan. 31.-The
people OF Kent county are suffering
from an epidemic of petty larcenies.
Last Saturday night the meat house of
Alexander Crew was robbed of u large
amount of meat, sausage and flour.
One OF Mr.. Crews horses was nearly
ridden to death, it being used in carry
ing off the plumber. Nearly every
farmer in Warton has suffered from the
incursions of thieves. John w. Corey
has lost large lot of turkeys; s.
Latham, geese and chickens; o. Carroll,
geese and chickens; Thomas Burris,
geese and four hogs. The marauders
are still at large.