The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-23
NEWS OF
THE STATE.
Farmer Melvin's Condition
Critical. But the AS
sailant Not ArreS.
ted.

Dover. September s3.-The preliminary
drawings for the trolley route through
Kent County have been completed. There
Is half mile Of track laid by the old
company bat. the Road Oversser declines
to interfere
The survey will be filed at the office
Of the Secretary Of State by tho new Com.
pany.
This step, and the filing Of the drawings
with the recorder of deeds OF Kent county
Is made neces ,ary by the new inc 1rpora-
tion laws Of this state. To-day the five
days of grace given to the Delaware Elsc-
trio Railway Company, the old company,
managed by Mr.. Hawkins of Dover, ex.
pired, but no move was made by the coun--
ty toward removing or obliterating the
tracks already laid on the Camdeu road
by the company.
On Sunday the Church people OF Dover
will have royal time. 81
The most important services will be
these at Wesley N. E. Church, whore spac
ious auditorium will doubtless be crowded
with its members and friends at all the
services The Rev. Alfred Smith ID. d.
the pastor will be assisted throughout the
day by Professor H. Goldey Of Whining
ton Professor and Mrs Gates of the Will
Conference Academy, and the Rev. W. f.
Jones Of the ST Louis M. T. Conferences.
The pastor will preach the morning SER
mon Professor Goldey and Rev. j. Brown
Turner of Dover will address the after.
noon Sunday school; ]. e. Kirk will lend
the evening Epworth League, assisted by
Professor Golley and Mrs. Gates and MIR.
Jones will preach tho evening sermon.
Some of the best singers in this section OF
the state have been engaged to sing at
these services.
Harrington, Del, Sept 22-John Mel
vim who was violently assaulted by his
sou, Henson Melvin late on sunday after
noon is still in sinking condition. The
man has taken no nourishment since that
time and has never regainel CONSEQUENCES.
A severe spasm last night was followed
by intern.ittenJ raving,
The son has not yet been arrested to
await the result of his fathers injuries.
and the local authorities claim that the
aggravated assault that may yet prove o
is no affair Of theirs since the
state employs detectives for just such
,ases. The detective, are, however, en-
gagged in the criminal court now in ses
.lon in Wilmington.
Dover Del Sept 22-John Laws, state
,apital colored man, W hose thirst for liquor
$ sunquenchable, began to search the house
,ver for bottle of applejack which his
wife had hidden from him. but got bottle
# gasoline instead, and had devoured O.
lint of the genuine 'fre. water" before he
ealzcd his awful error. Before q phys
clan could reach the house. the man
uttered intense agony, and, when finally
estored to his peace Of mind, ho lost no
line in taking a solemn oath of total alb.
tinence.
Harrington, Dell, Sept. a2.-There Isl
honest mill-owner here. N.
:. Smith operates a cannory for pears and
omatoes. Because, Of shortage of cans.
ir Smith closed his factory but not until
o had paid all the the growers who sold
heir crops to him under contract, and
nus cut off from delivering any moro.
Ir. Smith not only paid for those already
o,vcd hut those in the field which hjs
rlv closing will cut out Of his stock. =