Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-27
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SPECIAL Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
DOVER, June 20-Superintendent c. C.
Tindal OF Kent county and Superintendent
Willard Smith of New Castle county will
hold q summer school for teachers in
Dover, beginning July LIST and continuing
five weeks.
Andrew S. Kirk of the printing firm Of
James Kirk & Son, of this town, and Miss
Lavinia Collins, also of Dover, were
married at the home Of the brides parents,
on South State street. yesterday afternoon
at o'clock. The Rev George NJ. Bond
performed the ceremony. The newly
married couple left ON the northbound
Norfolk express.
J. +. oliver Of Baltimore and Miss
Annie Simmons Of this town were mar.
ried by the Rev. A. d. Carpenter last Sun
day evening.
Union Lodge. No. !, A. F. A. NJ, of this
town elected the following officers on
Tuesday evening: Worshipful Master, II.
Z. CAIN Senior Warden, W. N. Boggs
Junior Warden, William salisbury, Treas.
nrer, John Ii. Jones; Secretary. Robert j..
Ferguson.
Farmers In this section have been very
much agitated about the recent advance in
wheat. Many are trying to sell their COM
ing crop, which is not set harvested, at rs
cents per buslIel. Some have sold while
others are holding off, thinking 1t will
bring more. William DAVIS, Jones Neck
farmer, sold 300 bushels Of old wheat last
week at 80 cents bushel. A. II. Cahall
also of this county, sold his crop of old
wheat for 81 a bushel.
The annual school election will take
place next Saturday week, June 10th. The
terms of John W. CasSon, Samuel u. Han
cock and William Fisher as members of
the Board of Education expire at that
time, and their successors will be elected
The Dover ice and cold storage plant will
BIO sold by Sheriff Shaw OH July LIST.
DovER, June 26.-Policeman Stephen
Pleasenton of this town was bitten by a
mad dog yesterday morning and is now at
the Pasteur Institute in New York for
treatment.
The dog, which was an ugly one, wan
dersd into town from the country about
O'Clock. Several persons noticed it and
suspected that 1t had the rabies. 1t went
into theYard of Samuel iIankin, on South
Governors avenue, when all the gates
were closed and Policeman Pleasenton
The officer went into the yard to capture
the dog, which was trying to jump over
the fence. As it was about to escape the
officer grabbed IL back Of the neck. The
dog at once bit him on tho right hand and
left arm. The officer Immediately drew
his revolver and sho: the dog dead
DR.. Clements cauteriaed the wounds
| which wefe painful. II was soon learned
that the dog had bitten three otler dogs
and the friends of MIR, Pleasenton become
fearful rs to what the result might be,
The members OF the Town Council held
a consultation aud found that many of the
citizens and the attending physician were
in favor of sending Mr.. Pleasenton to the
Pastenr Institute for treatment at the ex.
| pense of the town. He left OH the Nor
folk Express this morning, accompanied
by Councilman J. I, Holfecker 4 piece
| Of the spinal column of the dead dog was
| taken along.
The committee appointed by the late
Legislature for the purpose of building an
annex to the state House, to be used for
library purposes, met here yesterday to
| open bids for the erection OF the same.
| William Fisher was the lowest bidder.
$500, and was awarded the contract. The
building will be 36xi0 feet, two and a-ha!f
stories high, and will be built directly at
| the rear or east end of the State House 1t
will be completed by November The
material to be used is brick. The bids
| were as follows Edgar zeillan. S., s5s; Z.
Chandler S6,03l; n, S. Barkley, Sc, 45s:
Blackwell aud cassidy, s5,a30, So: David
| McCloskey, $685.; A. s. Reed & Bro,
S1l5ii Frank AK 4. Webb. s7s47; W; H;
WiIminglon. Lon ". Clifton g sTeso; 3d. r. R,
A. Black, 81, 149,67; William FISHER, 50, 400;
of Dover.
The citizens Of FELTON, are preparing for
a monster Fourth OF July celebration, with
baseball, racing, speaking and fireworks.
The Dover base ball team will play its
first game with the Wyoming club next
Saturday.