Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-06-11
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Dover, June 5.-The Fourth Of July
will be celebrated hero in grand
style. The celebration will be the
finest of the kind ever held in Dover.
1t will consist of parade Of the State
organizations, speeches BIZ prominent
orators, horse racing, bass, ball and
bicycle racing. All secret societies
are invited TO participate III the parade
and compete for prizes. The races will
take place on the State fair grounds.
The game of base ball will probably be
botween the Dover and smyrna clubs.
Tho demonstration will ho arranged by
a committee composed Of Dr. g. G.
Cole, James 1. Wolc9tt. Jr., r. Y.
Clark, DIR. William Burton, W. d.
II. II. Harrington, William II. Walker,
4. A; Bateman. d: NJ. Wilson, q. i.
Frank, $: NJ. Harrington, II. g.
4. d. Magee, A. 3. Richardson,
du Pont Walker, }. II. Hughes, II. r.
Wilkinson, William Salisbury, Lee
Walker and Ii. q. Walker.
The Town Council has adopted the
AoiiOhiuS ItHbiuLibHss
THAT we unanimously approve of
the action Of the officers of tho town in
making arrests Of persons charged with
making public speeches on the streets
of said town in violation Of the town
ordinance. We believe that the side
walks should not be obstructed at any
time by crowds of people, that streets
of the said town should at all times be
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travellers and that traffic On the side
walks and public streets should not be
in the least lnterferred with.
THAT strict compliance with the
ordinances of the said town is the best
and safest course for all good and law.
abiding citizens, and we feel confident
that all who desire the peace, quiet
and prosperity of our town will use
their individual effort to maintain the
majesty and dignity Of the law.
THAT We are in favor of tho grant
ing OF permits by tho president of the
said Town Council to persons who are
anxious to hold open-air meetings to
discuss public questions Of any charac-
ter on the public square of the said
town, the meetings to be conducted in
a quiet and orderly way and governed
nances of the said town.
THAT we are heartily in favor of
what is commonly known as free
speech and the greatest individual
liberty and latitude on all public
questions, but at the same time think
1T is wise and proper that such liberty
should be modified and governed by a
due regard to law and order. -
Dover, June 10. Harry Houston and
George Lewis, colored, aged 10 and u
years, respectively, went TO the mill
pond yesterday afternoon and began
playing in boat, which was not
moored and drifted from shore. Not
having anything to propel the boat the
boys became frightened and Houston
jumped overheard and was drowned.
Lewis, who remained in the boat,
shouted for help and was rescued.
Houston's body was found about G
O'Clock last evening.
Gov. Watson, yesterday. appointed
James A. Smith OF Harrington register
in chancery and clerk of the orphans
court, to succeed William E. Riggs,
Jr,. deceased.
The graduating exercises of the Will
mington Conference Academy will be
held in the Opera House to. morrow
evening. The middle class exercises
were held in tho academy hall last
evening. The following programme
WAS rendered: Piano duo, Miss Flor
ence Tharp and Miss Cronsey; "The
Ideal Government, John L johnson;
Does Prosperity Depend Upon Nor
aityg" Miss Amy Waddell; Purity
in Politics." John Prettyman; Tho
Human Model" Keturah S. Wharton;
vocal solo, George g. Williams; "The
Boy of To-day" Norris EIzey; "The
Womanly Woman" Miss Edith A.
Cahoon; piano solo. Miss Conklin ;
" Ekkehard," Miss Marietta Mearns
1.-THE Battle of Gettysburg" George
S. Williams; "The Twentieth Cen.
tury's Inheritance, Miss Ethelyn NJ.
Hardesty; chorus, "When the Light
Stars were Cleaning" L. Meyer Hell
mund.
The fifth annual session of the sum
mer school will begin Wednesday, July
LIST. Superintendent TindaI OF Kent
county and Superintendent Smith of
New Castle county are working TO-
gether and hope to make the school do
cidedly tho best one that has yet been
hold. They have engaged as instruc
tors Mrs. Emma V. Thomas, principal
of tho lowering Schools, and Miss
LILLIAN Wallace, principal of the Ian
dreth Schools.