Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-05

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by John Tweed, was destroyed by fire.
40, 3S, 3S, 20 degrees. Cloudy and
ton, colored, was sentenced in Will
mington to 10 years. Imprisonment, to
stand one hour in the pillory and
to receive 80 lashcs for attempted
felonious assault on woman. u
Thursday, Nov. "a. -Temperature 80,
81, 40, 81 degrees. Rain followed by
snow. Thanksgiving Day was generally
observed.
Friday, Nov. 20. -Temperature 81,
SO, So, % degrees. CleaE
Saturday, Nov. 26. Temperature 20,
33, 81, 20 degrees. Delaware was visited
by the heaviest snow storm of the
season. Henry Blackiston, colored,
accused Of causing the death of Charles
Green, also colored, near Middletown,
was convicted in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, in Wilmington, Of man
slaughter, and sentenced to five years.
imprisonment.
Sunday, Nov. 81. Temperature %,
&c, 30, 10 degrees. Clear.
Monday, Nov. 20. Temperature 26,
30, 30, % degrees Clear.
Tuesday, Nov. 90. Temperature "a,
40, 30, q degrees. Partly cloudy rain
at night. The Delaware witnesses in
the Botkin murder trial loft Whining
| ton for San Francisco, Cal. II
Wednesday, Nov. 30. Temperature
80, 80, 81, % degrees. Clear. George
r. Hodgman of Wilmington died of
of fever in Colombo, Brazil.
DECEMBER.
Thursday, Dec. 1.-Temperature ~,
40, Al, % degrees. Clear. j. Taylor
| Cause, president Of the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Co., died in Whining
ton, in the 10th year of his age.
Friday, Dec. 2. Temperature go, 40.
AZ, 20 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Historical Society of Delaware held its
annual meeting in Wilmington. ~
Saturday, Dec. 3. -Tempefature 81,
40, 3S, 30 degrees. Rainy. The funeral
of John Taylor CAUSE took place in
Wilmington. .s2 @s
Sunday, Dec. 4.-Temperature Sc,
3s, Al, 80 degrees. Rainy, Wind did
much damage in Delaware.
Monday, Dec. 5.-Temperature 80,
42, 40, 81 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
second trial Of United States Senator
| r.. II. Kenney, charged with com
plicity with w. N. Boggs in the Dover
| bank robbery, was commenced in the
United States Circuit Court in Will
mington.
Tuesday, Dec. 6.-Temperature 81,
46, 80, % degrees. Partly cloudy. The
trial of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, charged
with numbering Mrs. J.-Ds Deane and
Mrs. j. p. Dunning of Dover began in
| San Francisco, Cal.
Wednesday, Dec. 7.-Temperature
30, SO, 81, 81 degrees. Clear. The
Sons of Delaware gave their annual
| dinner at the Hotel Walton, Philadel-
phia.
Thursday, Dec. 8. --Temperature, %,
30, 20, 10 degrees. Flurries of snow.
| Friday, Dec. 8. -Temperature %, 80,
%, Is degrees. Partly cloudy. A press
mill, four other mills and a car load OF
powder exploded at the Hagley yards
of E. l. du Pont de Nemours & Co. /,
killing Robert McIlhenny, John Wright
and John Moore, and injuring several
others.
Saturday, Dec. 10-Temperature 20,
35. "a, "a degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Third battalion of the First Delaware
| Regiment reported at the armory in
| Wilmington for roll-call preparatory to
being mustered out of the government
service.
Sunday, Dec. 11.-Temperature 2s,
80, 80, % degrees. Clear. Thomas
Mccain. Injured in. the powder mill
explosion on Friday, died at Rising Sun.
Monday, Dec. u. Temperature 81,
%, So, IA degrees. Partly cloudy.
Samuel Stewart, injured in the powder
mill explosion on Friday, died at the
Delaware Hospital.
Tuesday, Dec. 13.-Temperature 81,
50, "a, s degrees. Partly cloudy. The
annual meeting of the State Grange,
Patrons of Husbandty, began in Dover
Wednesday, Dec. A. -Temperature
16, SO, %, ID degrees. Clear. The
annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Baltimore & Philadelphia Railroad
Co. was held in Wilmington.
Thursday, Dec. Is. -Temperature 20,
80, 30, 10 degrees. Clear. The Rev.
A. N. Keigwin was given a reception
in honor Of the completion Of his Goth
year as pastor of West Presbyterian
| Church.
Friday, Dec. 16.-Temperature %,
40, AZ, 20 degrees. Clear. The case
against United States Senator Kenney,
in the Federal Court, was given to the
jury.
81, 30, % degrees. Rainy.
Sunday, Dec. Is. Temperature 80,
40, 43, % degrees. Clear.
Monday, Dec. 10. -Temperature 30,
Al, 40, % degrees. Rainy. The Third
and last battalion of the First Della
ware Regiment, U. s. ", was mus
tered out in Wilmington. The jury in
tine case against United States Senator
Kenney, being unable to agree, was
discharged at AS p. M, after being
out nearly 20 hours.
Tuesday, Dec. 20. Temperature 80,
A, q, so degrees. Rainy and foggy.
An order restoring the National
Guard of Delaware to peace footing
was issued by Adiutant- General Hart.
Wednesday, Dec. q. Temperature
SO, AZ, Al, IS degrees. Foggy. Sebas-
tian Diverty was killed on the p. w.
& B. railroad near Landlith, Louis
Hammerer, turnkey at the police
station, died. The Rev. w. A. Walling
resigned the pastorate of Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church.
Thursday, Dec. %. Temperature SO,
Al, 40, b degrees. Rainy. Council
passed an ordinance redistricting the
city for fire purposes.
Friday, Dec. %. Temperature Al,
A, 43, "a degrees. Clear.
Saturday, Dec. 24.-Temperature 81,
! Al, 40, IS degrees. Partly cloudy.
The commissioners who negotiated the
treaty of peace with Spain, arrived
| home. Police Officer Daniel B. Ma