Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-14

killed by train at Twelfth and Clay
mont streets.
Tuesday, March 2i.-Temperature 90
So, ~, IL degrees. Clear. The session
of Wilmington NJ. Il. Conference ad-
journed at Dover.
30, 40, 45, 40 degrees. Clear Dennis
Corners restaurant, No. IL East Second
street, was damaged to the extent of
$1,000 by fire. Magdalena w. Irving,
aged Z years, was burned, probably fatal
ly, by gasoline. at Northeast.
Thursday, March 26.-Temperature so,
SO. 62. 10 degrees. Clear and showers.
Five persons were killed and 60 entombed
by an explosion of firedamp at Drummer
ton, New Zealand. The w. & n. station
at Greenville was entered by burglars,
who did not get anything of value.
Friday, March 27.-Temperature 90,
30. SO, A degrees. Clear. The first CON
stitutional convention massmeeting was
held at Newark.
Saturday, March 2S.-Temperature SO,
A. 80, 40 degrees. Clear The hattie.
ship Iowa was launched at Cramps ship
yard, in Philadelphia. James Morrow
died of paralysis, aged Il years.
Sunday, March 29.-Temperature 50,
S. 81, As degrees. Rainy. The Rev. w.
p. Swartz preached his farewell sermon
at Central Church.
Monday. March 30.-Temperature "a,
63, 50. As degrees. Rainy. Col. Thomas
Hughlet, clerk of the circuit court of
Talbot county, died at his home in Easton,
Md.
Tuesday, March 31.--Temperature so,
60, 81, Al degrees. Clear. Mayor Jefferis
appointed new Board of Health. The
funeral of James Morrow took place in
this city. The Rev. and Mrs. w. +.
Swartz were given q farewell dinner at
the Clayton House by Mr.. and Mrs. W.
X. Crosby. James H. Truss was con-
victed of the murder Of Capt. Thomas
Camp, at Elkton.
APRIL.
Wednesday, April 1.-Temperature As.
80, 81, 35 degrees. Rainy. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. II. Worrilow were chloroformed and
their house in this city was robbed. Wash
ington Lodge, 1. o. o. F.. of New Castle.
disbanded.
Thursday. April 2.-Temperature 40
AZ, 80. 23 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Chinese government decided to enter into
the postal union.
Friday, April 3.-Temperature 80. 35.
49, % degrees. Partly cloudy. Good
Friday was observed in Episcopal aud
Catholic churches in this city. The cor
oner's jury in Philadelphia. held Samuel
P. Langdon for the grand jury. in the ex-
animation of the death of Annie McGrath.
Thomas Wharton. editor of the Sunday
Times, fell from a fourth-story window in
Philadelphia, and was killed.
Saturday. April 4.-Temperature 81. 50,
40, 33 degrees. Clear. A commercial
treaty between Germany and Japan was
signed Grand and petit jurors were
drawn for the county courts. James H.
Truss. convicted of the murder of Capt.
Thomas Camp, of Elkton, was sentenced
to he hanged.
Sunday, April 5-Temperature 30, so,
"a, 30 degrees. Clear. Easter day was
observed.
Monday, April 6.-Tempnrature AZ. At,
81, 30 degrees. Rainy. Chancellor Mich
| olson issued a restraining order against
the trustees of Wildwood NJ. +. Church,
| prohibiting them from closing the build
| ing against the pastor. the Rev. W. e.
| Tomkinson. The Grand Castle of Della,
ware, X. G. f., met in this city. The
Republican State Central Committee de-
| cided to hold the State conventions at
Dover. on Tuesday, May 10Th.
Tuesday. April T.-Temperature:3 SO, 40,
AZ. 30 degrees. Snow furries. The Single
| Tax Association of Delaware gave a din
ner in Turn Hall. The Wilmington At.
| lantic League baseball club opened the
season in this city by defeating the Ath-
letics of Philadelphia, by the score of 2
to 1.
Wednesday. April S.-Temperature 81,
40, so, 81 degrees. Clear. Thomas Hitch
and Ella Stamps were murdered in Evans
| vile. Ind.
Thursday, April 9.-Temperature A,
81, a. 81 degrees. Clear. Frank Schaef-
fer, colored was convicted of numbering
| four Hungarans in Wilkesbarre. Pa. The
fourth annual conference of charities aud
institutions opened in this city. Three
| prisoners attempted to escape from New
Castle jail.
Friday, April 10.-Temperature IS, 10
45, Al degrees. Rainy. George Cress-
well, w. e. y. freight conductor, was
killed at Pigeon Point. The conference
of charities concluded its session.
Saturday. April 11.--Temperature IS
30. 46, Al degrees Rainy. The spring
meeting of the Maryland Racing Asso.
citation opened at Elkton, with a large
attendance. Edwin o. Eckles died a;
Dover.
Sunday. April 12,-Temperature 55, GA
66, 46 degrees. Clear. William Bright
died at his home in this city, aged 81
| years
Monday. April 13.-Temperature SO, Sc
10, 81 degrees. Clear. The Golden Juhi
lee of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Co. was
held in Philadelphia. A $4,000 fire oc
CURED NJ Dagsboro
Tuesday. April l4.-Temperature 6S
"a. 10, 81 degrees. Clear. Ex-Mayor Gil
reath, of Greenyllc, s. c., committed
suicide. Miss Frances Willard lectureG
in Grace Church.
Wednesday, April 15-Temperature so
So NJ. 63 degrees. Clear. Leonard G
Nnndegrift. Sr., died at his home neal
MacdonouGh, aged II years. A firework,
factory near Chicago. blew up and killed
two persons and injured six Sena tol
Elkins introduced bill in the United
States Senate providing for a ship cana
to cross the Delaware and Maryland Pen
insula.
Thursday April 16.-Temperature 20
81, 90, G5 degrees. Clear. Andrew L
Sanborn and Miss Isabella A. Dcricksot
were married in this city. The body n
Andrew Doyle, of New Jersey, a sup
posed suicide. was found along the bank
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