Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-02
A SENSATION AT DOVER.


Dover, Aug 90. The work OF remodel
ing Wesley Church In progressing, and
when Collins IL Cohee, tho contractors,
turn tho church over to the trusteua
The etliiice will not he recognizable.
The bid for the work amounted 10 So
400, which is considered reasonable. The
tall steeple is TO be torn down and a
beliry Of modern design substituted.
The roof is to be raiAed. and the style OF
the entrance and windows are to be
completely changed. Tho organ is to
be removed from the rear of the pulpit
and erected in the southeast corner Of
the auditorium.
An effort ia being made to have the
Town Council authorize the laying
out Of roadway from Looukerman strent
to North. between Governors aveuue
aud State street. The improvement
would be of great convenience, and
would increase the value of several
properties.
Isaac S. Joslin has purchased tho
Thomas farm. West Dover hundred.
Dover, Aug. 80. Hog cholera is ON
the increase in this section, and several
farmers have lost swine through its
rHvages recently. One man, near Ches-
void. has lost seven head.
William Salisbury Is about to begin
the erection of three six-room houseB
on lis North street lot, where an old
stable now stands. This will be great
improvement to tho neighborhood,
especially IL the Town Council decides
to cut through from Loockerman street.
Mrs. Mary Ann Simmons, aged 81
years, died on Friday at the residence
of her son in law, Archibald King, on
Bradford street. The funeral took place
yesterday afternoon, tho interment being
| in Christ cemetery.
Dover, Aug 3l.--A sensation will he
| sprung at the September meeting OF
the Town Council, which will be held
next Monday.
At the August session, ex- United
| States District Attorney Beniah Wat
sou resigned the position Of town solic-
itor. and an election was held TO fill tho
vacancy. Three lawyers were numi-
mated for the position, William n.
Smithers, Alexander NJ. DAILY and
| Henry Ridgeiy. Jr. President Collins
named Councilmen William Wise and
CHARLES q. Wright as tollers, and the
announcement Of the first ballot, as
made by Councilman Wise was
SmithorH. 3 votes; Ualy. 1 Ridgely, l..
Councilman John Carrow was absent.
The second ballot, as proclaimed by
Mr.. Wise. was: DAILY, 6 votes, Smith
ere, .. Then this former was declared
elected.
The members were much surprised,
but none we're bold enough TO speak al
the time. After tho meeting one OF the
counGilmen, ii ia asserted. took charge
of the ballots, as voted, and discovered
that the slips Of paper did not tally
with the announcement made by the
teller. This discovery was brujtel
about and reached the ears OF the other
members of Council, one of whom be
gan TO count noses. with the result that
he asceriained that the vote was tie
for Smithers and for DAILY,
Tho matter will come up at the noxt
mesting, and the prospects are that Mr..
Smithers will be elected, as Mr.. Car
row is believed TO favor the election o
the secretary Of the Republican State
comm ittee.
Notwithstanding the assertions made
that the composition of the harmony
committee" has not been decided upor
by the chairmen OF the Addicks anl
anti-AddiGks committees, respectively,
tho politicians in this section claim IL
have almost positive information abou
the matter. A prominent anti AddickI
Republican of SUSSEX county, who il
known to he Gloss to Chairman Browne
stated to representative Of Ever,
Evening that their copfereea would bt
Hugh G. Browne, Col. Henry A. d,
l'ont and Henry G. Morse of New
Castle county, Maulovs Hayes and Isaa'
N. Milla of Kent and William Gun
aud Robert G. Houston OF Sussex, will
the eighth mnn yet TO ba decided upon
Chairman Aliee's selection, beside
himself, consists or j. Edward Addick
of New Castle county, Dr. George W
Marshall and DR.. Thomas @. Moore o
Kent and Caleb r. Layton and Newal
Ball of Sussex. The two additiona
members will be- named in the future
There is not much prospect for har
mony il the members of tne committe
above named retain the sentiments OK
pressed some time ago. Addicks vii
be a firebrand in the face of the Hig
! ginsites and MasseyiteB, while du Pont
Morse and Hayes will equally inham
} the followers of the gns magnate. Th
representatives of both factions will, n
doubt, he on the alert to obtain an ad
vantage, however slight, over the other
and it is next to impossible for them {
reach an agreement that will b
mutually satisfactory, Notwithstanding
: the declaration that they believe th
! host interests of tho party demand
: union of forces and pooling of issues.
Z What might have proved sad drown
! ing accident was averted hero yesteria
/. by the timely action Of James Small
: wood. A woman who resides in Brook
!. Ign, N. ", with her 4yeafs-old son,
!. visiting here and together they went
the wharf on Jonos' River with the il
!. tention OF fishing The child overba
= ancod himself, and foil into the river
: but his screams attracted the attentio
of the mother, who was short distanC
away. Seeing the peril OF hor offspring
she ran to the bank and, without hes
tation, sprang overheard. She SUI
ceeded in holding tho child'a hea
above water and propelling him nef
!, this bank, where Smallwood, with th
: assistance of Imogene Burdick, /:
= years old girl, succeeded in draggin
both ashore The woman declined
II give her name.
u Arrangements for the trip Of I'll
Peninsula Editorial Association to I'll
:, Nashville Exposition have been con
y pleted. Tho party will leave Washing
y ton ON September 25th, and in additiu
" to the newspaper men and their fem
nine friends, will include Speaker
the Senate llezekiah Harrington, SEM
:, tor Samuel II. Meredith, Auditt
- Beniah Il. Lewis. Clerk OF the PeaC
y William NJ. Dickson, Ur. j. Mario
!" Wilkinson and John ID. Ilawkin