Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-04

while visiting at Cheswold.
\ Tuesday, Aug. 30. Temperature 68,
n, IS, 81 degrees. Partly cloudy Mr..
and Mrs. benjamin b. King of Will
mington celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary. The Wilmington
City Railway Co. applied, to the Street
and Sewer Department for pei mission
to build extensions on Sixth and Ninth
streets.
Wednesday, Aug. 30, Temperature
CT, rs, N, 60 degrees. Partly cloudy.
Thursday, Aug. 81. Temperature So,
rs, so, Go degrees. Partly cloudy. W.
II. Gibbons Of Wilmington was APP
pointed by Judge Spruanco an auditor
of the accounts of the New Castle
county road commissioners. The First
Delaware Battery Association held q
reunion in Wilmington.
SEPTEMBER.
Friday, Sept. 1.--Temperature 76, S5,
a., 66 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. secured con-
troll OF the Baltimore, Chesapeake &
Atlantic railroad. The Jessup q Moore
Paper Go. of Wilmington was ieorgan-
lied. Psi (.
Saturday. Sept. 2.--Temperature rs,
SO, so, 20 degrees. Partly o!oudy.
Sunday, Sept. 8. -Temperature 70,
so, 81, GO degrees. Partly cloudy.
kirkwood M. E. Church was dedicated.
Monday, Sept. 4.--Temperature 81,
II, IA, SO degrees. Clear. The public
and most of the private schools in Will
mington reopened after the summer
vacation. Labor Day was observed. An
electrical exposition was opened in Will
mington. Hebrews observed the adj
vent of the new year. George A. Milf
| gan was elected mayor Of Dover.
Tuesday, Sept. 5.-Temperature 81.
| rs, 80, SO degrees. Clear. The annual
conventions of the International Asso-
citation of Fire and Police Telegraph
| Snperintendents and Municipal Elec.
tricians and Chapter General Of
America, Knights Of st. John and
Malta, opened in Wilmington. The
took part ia the annual Grand Army
State fair opened at Dover. Ali Terror,
| P. Windish of Wilmington at ElKton,
Md, died in Baltimore
| Wednesday, Sept. 6.-Temperature
| 76, 81, SO, 81 degrees. Partly cloudy.
| The policemen and Firemen OF Viii
mington gave parade. The national
conventions of Municipal Electriciane
and knights Of Ut. John and Malta
adjourned. The Optical Society OF
Delaware held its annual meeting at
| Dover. N al.'sl-" is73 III @1a
Thursday, Sept z. ATemperature SO,
70, 76, 10 degrees, Clear. The New
CASTLE & Delaware City Railway Co.
was chartered at Dover. George w.
johnson, former postmaster OF Mills
boro, was arrested on the charge OF
! embezzling government funds and held
/ fol the United States Court,
Friday, Sept. g.. --Temperature rs, SO,
| So, 81 degrees. Showers. Thomas
Batten of Pennsville, N. j., was killed
by an electric shock at the Delaware
iron works at New Castle. The Dover
| fair closed.
Saturday, Sept. a..-Temperature 65,
| ~, ~, 60 degrees. Partly cloudy.
Sunday, Sept. 10. Temperature 6S,
70, ~. So degrees. Partly cloudy. First
Presbyterian and Emmanuel Episcopal
Churches in Wilmington and PencadeI
Presbyterian Church, having boen i'm.
| proved, were formally reoponed. The
dwelling and store of Charles Ell.
Taylor, in Georgetown, we're burned.
1 Monday, Sept. Il.--Temperature 81,
81, Go, 60 degrees. Rainy. William
Shockley, colored, 10-yoars' prisoner,
escared from Dover Jail. The breaking
OF ground in Dover for trolley rail.
way to Milford caused trouble, work
men being arrested and fined on the
Charge Of violating the town ordi.
nances Henrietta Morris, colored,
died in Wilmington from the effects Of
being accidentally burned.
| Tuesday, Sept. u. Temperature g.
72, N, o. degrees. Clear. The laying
of rails for trolley railway was begun
between Dover and Camden.
| Wednesday. Sent. 13.-Temperatur
65, 10, SO, 50 degrees. Clear. Mrs
Annie M. Henry, mother Of the Rev,
II. Ashton Henry Of Wilmington, dice
from tho effects of being accidentally
burned in Philadelphia. Capt George
i M. Hickman. mariner, died in VII
mington.
Thursday. Sept. IA. -Temperatur,
55, 81, GIL, 81 degrees. Clear. AT {
meeting Of citizens of Delaware City
1t was agreed, almost unanimously, tt
allow the New Castle u Delaware Git,
railway to use the sti eets of the town
| AIired Iss lOWu6Guu VI bciuWao wal
killed on the p. d X. railroad at South
Bethlehem, Pa.
| Friday, Sept. 15.-Temperature Sc
Ga, 6S, "a degrees. Clear. The WI q
I. U. Of Wilmington held its annua
meeting. 64.
Saturday, Sept. 16.-Temperature SO
10, ~, 50 degrees. Thomas Tolson
colored, was arrsiened at Newark OF
the charge Of causing the death of hi
stepdaughter, Sarah Bolden, and helt
without bail to await the action of tn,
grand jury.
Sunday, Sept. IT. Temperature 65
10, .68. 81 degrees, Clear. Services o
Conservation of the Sacred Heart wer,
held in the Catholic churches Of Will
mington.
Monday, Sept. IS. -Temperature 60
rs, "a, GO degrees. Partly cloudy. TIL
September term of General Session
Court of New Castle county opened
Christian Stuck of Wilmington diet
from injuries received by being struol
by street car. Joseph Washki diet
from the effects of being injured at tn
plant of the Lobdell Car Wheel Co.
Tuesday, Sept. 10. Temperature 81
So, 81, SO degrees. Rainy. ~
i Wednesday, Sept. 90. -Temperatur
63, T0,73, 80 degrees. Cloudy. Con
. stable William p. Windish was nc
quilted In Ell1ton, Nd, Of the charg
Of causing the death of Ali Torrez.
u Thursday, Sept. 81. Temperatur
56, 81, So, so degrees. Rainy. Georg
II W. Travers, was waylaid and shot nea
Seaford.
Friday, Sept. %. --Tsmperaturs 81
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