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


sions for New Castle county was con-
yened at noon.
\ Tuesday, Feb. 7.-Temperature 81,
80, 2s, II degrees. Cloudy. 10 the
New Castle county Court Of General
Sessions Henry Smith, rolored, pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering the
dwelling Of James M. Vandegrift at
Marlborough, with intent to commit
larceny, and was sentenced-to gay $500
fine, one hour in the pillory, 40 lashes
and Imprisonment for 10 years.
"Wednesday, Feb. S.-Temperature "a,
25, 10, degrees. Clear. The Grand
Council of Delaware, l.. o. K. c., held
its annual meeting In Wilmington.
The annual concave of tho order Of
Heptasophs, or s, w. NJ, In Delaware,
was held at Newark.
Thursday, Feb. 9.-Tenperature 10,
8, 8 above and 10 below zero. Clear.
The Depai tment of Delaware, g. A.
R., held its annual encampment in
Wilmington. Mr.. and Mrs, Frederick
Bartch and family were driven from
home in their night clothes, their resi-
dencel near the Blue Bal, catching fire
in the night. Il. r. Dempsey com
mitted suicide at Delaware City.
Friday, Feb. 10. Coolest day for
several years, the temperature in some
localities near Wilmington registering
l6 degrees below zero, Every Evening 8
Thermometer registered 8 degrees below
and above, and ~ below zero, The
American Rifles Association of Will
| mington held its annual reunion,
| Saturday, Fol-. l1.-Temperatur 6
below, & and IL above and 2 below.
Clear. The ice in the Delaware and
| Christiana Rivers almost completely
tied up shipping in Wilmington harbor.
Charles johnson, colored. of Sing
Sing, N. Y, had both feet frozen in
Wilmington. Sheriff John E. TAYLOR Of
New Castle county welded the lash in
the county Jail yard for the first time,
whipping 10 men, with the tempera-
ture about degrees above zero. Harry
A. Carton, Edgar Poole and Walter
Taylor, boys, were injured in shedding
accident in Wilmington, Taylor having
his leg broken. Mrs. Mary Sinister
was burned to death at New Castle.
Sunday, Feb. IL. -Temperature A, 8,
s above and below. Snow. a blizzard
reached Wilmington. The Fame Fire
90. celebrated the 58th anniversary Of
its organization.
Monday, Feb. 13.-Temperature o,
Q, IL above and 5 below. Binding
snow and high wind all day. Business
was almost paralyzed by the blizzard.
James Reese Of Wilmington died sud
denly while walking home in the snow.
No trains were run on the Delaware
railroad and other roads were operated
with great difficulty, as was also the
Wilmington street car system. Mrs.
Angelina Mitchell. who was badly
burned, died at the Delaware Hospital.
The Wilmington public schools were
closed.
Tuesday, Feb. l4.-Temperature 8,
IL, 81 above and 8 below zero. Clear.
George O'Neill, member OF the Viii
mington City Council, died. Trolley
service was resumed in Wilmington.
The Delaware River was frozen from
shore to shore and many ships were fast
in the ice at the Breakwater and other
points in the Delaware Bay and River.
River traffic was suspended None Of
the railroads entering or passing
through Wilmington were operated
until evening, and then only with ditii
Guilty, snow having filled most of the
cuts and drifted on the tracks as high
as 10 feet in some places.
| Wednesday, Feb. 10. -Temperature
9, 26, 30, degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Wilmington Board CT Education
authorized the awarding Of the con
tract for new high school building
The Grand Lodge Of Delaware, Shield
OF Honor, held its annual meeting il
Wilmington.
Thursday, Feb. 16. Temperature ls
81, %, % degrees. Rain and sleet
The Delaware Society of New Yorl
gave its annual dinner.
Friday, Feb. 1T.-Temperature IS,
AZ, 45, 20 degrees. Partly cloudy. Tn,
funeral of City Councilman George
o'Neill took place.
Saturday, Feb. 10. -Temperature "a
3s, 30, 81 degrees. Rainy. Peter
Waters was murderously assaulted u
George Foster, who stabbed him in tn,
back.
Sunday, Feb. 10. -Temperature 81
40, 36, % degrees. Clear.
Monday, Feb. 20. Temperature 81
40, AZ, % degrees. Partly cloudy TIL
Rev. Robert II. Davis died suddenl,
at Milford. The Board of Education
of Wilmington awarded to the A. S
Reed & Bro. Co. the contract to ereo
high school building on ID elawar
avenue nea, Adams street at o cost o
Sl41,600 James Brown was killed OF
the p. w. & B.railroad in the west yard
Tuesday, Feb. 2l.-Temperature 3s
AT, 46, 30 degrees. Partly cloudy. TIL
annual convention Of tho State Council
Jr. o. U. a. M, was held in vii
mington
Wednesday, Feb. 90. Temreratur
40, 40. so, % degrees. Partly cloudy
! Washinoton's Birthday was uuiatl
observed in Wilmington.
Thursday, Feb. %. Temperature 81
, 50, AZ, 90 degrees. Clear. The Gram
, Lodge, A. o. U. W, of Delawar
/ began its annual session in Whining
ton. A letter was read before Cit
, Council, written by William P. Ban
croft, announcing his intention t
donate to the city for PARK purposes
an acre Of land, in addition to what h
had previously donated.
Friday, Feb. "a. Temperature &c
80, "a, 16 degrees. Clear, A loco
motive and two freight cars plunge
into the Brandywine at the r., w.
i Il. railroad bridge, the draw bein
partly opon, and several men. were in
iured slightly. The Grand Eodge, A
o. U. W, Of Delaware, concluded il
annual session in Wilmington.
special service in memory OF the lat
Rev. Charles +. Murray, d. D., We
q held at St. Andrews Church.
n Saturday, Feb. 20. Temperature q
!. "a, 80, % degrees. Clear. Eggs sol
for SO cents dozen lr Wilmingt tor
!. The Superior Court of New Cast
county decided that the Levy Coul
/, had legal right to contribute mont