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

Ntt Sot Ii utSfteS. plurrleS OF SNOW.
Wilmington colored people celebrated
Louis was wrecked off Cardiff and the
crew of 10 men persisted.
Sunday, Jan. 2.-Temperature II,
20, %, % degrees. Fair. Cornerstone
Of Zion German Lutheran Church was
laid. st. Johns M. e. Church at Sea-
ford was dedicated.
Monday, Jan. 3.-Temperature %,
80, 80, 10 degrees. Fair. Delmarvia
Telephone Go. went into service. The
Goth anniversary of the founding of the
Pussy 4 Jones 90. was celebrated.
Tuesday, Jan. 4. Temperature 20,
20, 40, 80 degrees. Fair. The Board
of Park Commissioners recognized by
re electing the old officers.
Wednesday, Jan. 5.-Temperature
80, 40, 43, 30 degrees. Clear. The
Rev. Lafayette Marks, d. D.. died
suddenly in s. H. Baynard's jewelry
store, in this city. A bench show
opened in Wilmington.
Thursday, Jan. 6.-Temperature 3D.
40, 40, 33 degrees. Rainy. An em
bankment caved in at Pennsylvania
avenue and the B. Il o. railroad, in
Wilmington, and three men were in
jured, two seriously.
Friday, Jan. 7. -Temperature 81, AZ,
Al, "a degrees. Clear. Jeremiah
O'Brien, a p, W. & b. railroad engi-
neer, died on his engine while run
ming a train from Baltimore to Will
mington, near Newark. Theodore
Durrant, convicted of numbering
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams,
was hanged at San Quentin prison, at
San Francisco. A partial eclipse of
he moon was visible in the evening.
While playing Indian at Georgetown
Walter Bailey, aged Ii years, was
fatally stabbed by Elwood Holson,
aged IL years.
46. 90, % degrees. Clear. The funeral
of the Rev. Lafayette Marks took place
in Wilmington. +. A. Mitchell's roofing
establishment sustained $40, 600 damage
by fire.
Sunday, Jan. 9.-Temperature "a,
3S, AZ, 30 degrees. Rain and snow.
Monday, Jan. 10. -Temperature 80,
40, 40. 34 degrees. Cloudy with rain.
Sixtieth annual meeting of p, w. &
b. railroad directors was held in Will
mington.
Tuesday, Jan. 11.-Temperature 80,
80, 80, 80 degrees. Rain. The General
Assembly met in adjourned session at
Dover and heard Gov. Tunnell's mes
sage. jackson Day tJanuary sth), was
celebrated by the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club of Wilmington. Many
people killed by tornado in Arkansas.
Wednesday, Jan. 12.-Temperature
40, AZ, 46, Al degrees. Rain. Marcus
a. Hanna. was elected United States
Senator from Ohio. The capital of
Amboyna, one of the Molucca Islands,
reported demolished by an earth
quake, so persons being killed. In
Dorchester county, Md, Isaiah Cole
man, colored, killed his sweetheart,
Alexine Matthews, and himself.
Thursday, Jan. 13.-Temperature 46,
"a, Al, 81 degrees. Fair. The 46th
annual meeting of the Delaware Rail
road Co., was held in Dover.
Friday, Jan. 14.-Temperature SO,
AZ, AZ, 81 degrees. FAIR.
Saturday, Jan. 15.-Temperature SO,
40. A. 32 degrees. Rain.
Sunday, Jan. 6.-Temperature IS.
Al, 40. "a degrees. Fair. s. Collins
Wright of Queen Anne's county, a
member of the Maryland House of
Delegates, died.
;, Monday, Jan. 17,-Temperature 25,
81, 80, % degrees. Clear. William n
lyman, John B. Pennington and Charles
Il. Richards accepted the legislative
appointment as commissioners to assist
in revising the State laws.
Tuesday, Jan. 49, -Temperature 90.
3S, 81, 20 degrees. Clear. Scott Leigh
ton, artist, died in Boston, Mass.
Wednesday, Jan. 19-Temperature
30, 3S, 40, IS degrees. Clear. In
United States District Court, Will
mington, Capt. Edward Murphy was
acquitted of providing the means to
carry on military expedition against
the King of Spain in the Island Of
Thursday, Jan. 2o.-Temperature 80,
46, At, 30 degrees. Rainy. The British
steamer Mareca went ashore at St
Governs Head, Wales, and four seamen
persisted.
Friday, Jan. 81. -Temperature A.
40, 10, " degrees. Partly cloudy.
Thomas B. Smith died suddenly In
Wilmington of apoplexy, aged 50 years
Saturday, Jan. %. -Temperature Sc,
40, A, 80 degrees. Rainy. Thomas Jones
died suddenly at Dover. The Harlan
4 Hollingsworth Co. contracted to
build S250,000 steamer for the Balti-
more Steam Packet Co.
Sunday, Jan. %. -Temperature 40.
Dc, 43, 80 degrees. Heavy winds.
Monday, Jan. "a -Temperature a.
81, 81, 30 degrees. Clear. u. S. battle
ship Maine was ordered to Havana
America Holland, colored, was muir
dered in Pocomoke City, Md. PENN
sula basket and crate factory at Sails
bury. Md, was destroyed by fire.
Tuesday, Jan. %. -Temperature 81.
36, "a, "a degrees. Snow. Louis Emery
McComas was elected U. s.. Senator
from Maryland to succeed Arthur Pue
Gorman. Under the new Constitution
Gov, Ebe W. Tunnel sent his first
batch of appointments to the State
Senate for confirmation.
Wednesday, Jan. 6.-Temperature
36. 30, 81, 30 degrees. Clear.
Thursday, Jan. 27.-Temperature "a.
81, IS, % degrees. Fair. The Rev
William N. McVickar was consecrated
Bishop oadiutor of Rhode Island. A
mortgage was burned at Eastlake Pres-
byterian Church.
Friday, Jan. %. Temperature %,
~, W, 20 degrees. Partly cloudy.
Saturday, Jan. 20. Temperature q,
20, 2S,. IA degrees. Clear. Delaware
was visited by cold wave. DR..
Theophilus Parvin died in Phiiadel
phia. Joshua D. Chandlee died at
Kearney, N. j..
Sunday, Jan. Temperature 1e,
20, Is, 10 degrees. Clear The Ancient
Order of Hibernians met in biennial
State convention at New Castle.
Monday, Jan. 81. -Temperature 20.
", 30, ii degrees. Snow.
FEBRUARY.
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