Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-05
KENT COUNTY NEWS.
Disastrous Fire IN sIiiford-New County Of
ficers Take Charge General Items.


ficers Take Charge--GeneraI Items.
Dover, Jan. 4.-Gov. Tunnel yester-
day appointed s. M. Donnel notary
| public for Newark.
The Levy Court met ycsterd"r. The
new clerk of the peace, oh rt s.
4 Downes. was sworn in and q sumed
the duties Of his office. III. 10 lot re-
| quired to give bond until l..e spring
! term of court. The court also filled
| the vacancy caused by the death of
William r.. Davis, who was elected
assessor of Milford hundred. His son,
Erasmus Davis, was appointed.
| John b. Wharton took charge of the
Office of sheriff yesterday for this
county. His deputy, John Foraker,
1 also assumed the duties of his office.
/ Joseph Boggs, who has so efficiently
| performed the duties of turnkey for
| tho last 10 years has been reappointed
| by Sheriff Wharton. David II. Knots
coroner elect, and Pennell Emerson,
| county treasurer, were also sworn in to
| perform the functions of their Offices.
DR.. L. A. II. bishop, one of the
| physicians as witness in the Botkin
case, arrived home yesterday afternoon.
He seemed to be in the hest of spirits
and spoke highly of San Francisco and
its people. He left San Francisco at
tne same time, as Dr. l,ownes, nut as
he stopped off at several places on the
way ne did not arrive mono untll q
Gay iater. Inc other witnesses VIII
rodMrn nome tomorrow.
Inc machine snop anu paskst factory
oil Henry Ford d Bro, st Chcswo!d,
NJ Mas TOTALLY aestroyed ny IRE Yesterday
me origin IS unknown, 6ut IL Is sup
osea 20 S, masa o'o ~, ~ mm w.
ntbor contants ware dastroved Fnr'
/ tllnntelv no other build,nps were
da,nagad Tho ioss will he I'll I'm WITH
no ;nsnrapce
The FARMERS Institute az Kent
county will hold n meeting in Camden
IN Ti,esdav afternoon, January 10Th
| WaIt,r n Taher. n successful small
frnit grower If Po,lobkeensie. N. v.
will deliyer an address
The PrudentiaI Insurance 10. will
give n bannuet 70 the suner;ntendent
and His assistants If Dover district AT
the Can;tol Hotel. on The evening Of
January 10Th. :
Several imnortant cbapces have heen
made among The aeents of the Pm.
dantial Jna,,rance n of the Dover
| dis.rict ii p Taylor If SMYRNA has
been transferred To Chestertown. Nd. !:
.Ioserh Whyas If tb;s Town has heen
transferred to Elkfon. Md. and
Thonas y Keitb If naar nover has
| been nut in charge az Mr.. HAYES, dis.
trict
4 dwelling situated three miles from
u;ifor,l No., tha ,iI I9aut;st Rr,noi,
was also totallv destroyed nv fire. N n
/ tsr]av ,,,orni,y
/
n,. 1'hroND AM y,o,Hiti
Mlltord' Jan; 4-M llioro was visited
py large nre yesterday morning,
Which mas caused tne loss OF several
thousand dollars: IL started IN the
steam Laundry OF IL. L. Grier, IN the
heart OF the town, from the explosion
OF gasoline engine, ana as q con-
sequence the building and its contents,
consisting OF large quantity OF I'M
1lnished and finlshsd Laundry, were
totaliy DESTROYED. me hre company,
responded very promptly TO the call
but owing to the TACT OF the water
supply being frozen, some delay was
experienced, which caused IT TO spread
to adjoining buildings me fremen 8
building, occupied by the Town Coun-
ell, the flremen,s nand and the nose
company were padly damaged. Inc
barber shop near the laundry was
also destroyed. 4 hardware store was
damaged considerably, and much
damage caused by water and smoke
Iho building occupied ny the laundry
was owned by Dr. George ". Marshall.
Ihe loss VIII aggregate So,oo0, partly
insured.
The large hardware store OF William
a. Humes d Son caught and the stock
OF hardware and stoves was badly
damaged by water.