Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-03
JANUARY.

clear. The new year was ushered in
with the usual ceremony, The Penn
sylvania Railroad 90, 3 system Of retir.
ing old employees on pension went into
effect. The du Point family near Will
mington, celebrated the 100 anniversary
OF the arrival OF Eleuthere Irelee du
Point de Nemours at Newport, r. l., by |
Of Wilmington celebrated the Both an.
niversary of the proclamation Of Enan- |
cipation. George Springer OF Hamor- I
ton, Pa, dropped dead near Hockessin.
The Fame Fire 90. celebrated it's 6lst
anniversary. Town officers were elected
In Milford,
Tuesday, Jan. 9. -Temperature IA,
20, 90, Is degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Levy Court OF New Castle county held
Its annual meeting. Charles } Har-
rington Of Farmington, register Of
wills for Kent county, died. James
Van Dyke Moore of Odessa, piomi-
nent peach grower, died in Wilmington.
Wednesday, Jan. 3. -Temperature %,
~, 20, IL degrees. Partly. cloudy.
Jacob A. Daniels, convicted in the
New Castle county court Of acting i'm
properly towards young girl, was sen.
sencad to three years Imprisonment
The hearing in the controversy between
the Wilmington City and Wilmington
d Brandywine Springs railway COM
rAuies concerning the use OF Sixth
street was begun before Chancellor
Nicholson. DR.. W. f. Kennedy Of
Miudietown died. @
Thursday, Jan. 4.-Tpmperature 10,
30, %, II degrees. Partly cloudy. The
families OF Stephen l.. Stewart Byron
vnndersloot, William Fl. Fountain and
Patrick Powers Of Wilmington narrowly
escaped being asphyxiated by gas. The
quarterly meeting of the State Hospital
for the Insane was held and contracts
werr awarded.
Friday, Jan. 5.-Temperature 25. 3S,
~, 81 degrees. Partly cloudy showers.
Saturday, Jan. 6.-Tenperature 80,
AZ, 49, 81 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
steamship Greoian, for the Boston IL
Philadelphia Steamship Co., was
launched at the yards of the Harlan q
Hollingsworth Co., Wilmington.
Sunday, Jan. 2. Temperature 40, 46,
AZ, 80 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
evangelical churches Of Wilmington
began the observance Of the annual
week Of prayer Two cases of smallpox
were discovered in Wilmington.
Monday, Jan. 8.-Temperature 80,
40, 80, ~ degrees. Partly cloudy. The
annual meeting OF the stockholders of
the F., w. q b. Railroad 10. was held
10 Wilmington. The Rev. John Shape
was welcomed to Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church, Wilmington, as its
pastor Tho steamship Glengoil
grounded on Cherry Island flats. Town
offloisls were elected In Dover.
Tuesday, Jan. 8. --Temperature 20, 30,
30, 2s degrees. Partly cloudy. The
national banks Of Wilmington held
their annual elections The Delaware
s. p. O. O. and 8. p. O. A. held their
annual meetings in Wilmington. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert H. Davis Of Milford
celebrated their 5othlwedding anniver-
sary.
Wednesday, Jan. 1O.-Temperature
30, 80, 43, % degrees. Showers. Charles
W. Pickei shot and seriously wounded
Mrs. Lizzie A. Graham and killed
himself, in Wilmington. Nina Yester
died Of Smallpox in Wilmington. The
annual meeting OF the corporators and
managers OF the Ferris Industrial
school was held in Wilmington. The
plants of the Delaware Hard Fibre Co.,
Tally -on-Top Co. and Brandywine
Machine Co., Wilmington. were de-
stroyed by fire. The Wilmington &
New Castle Railway %. declared its
first dividend. per cent.
Thursday, Jan. II. --.Tempersture 81,
! meeting of the stockholders of the
Delaware Railroad %. was held at
z Dover. Miss Mary A. Mills was ap-
pointed postmistress at Dulaney's.
FRIDAY, Jan. 12.-Temperature 81, 43,
80, 81 degrees Partly cloudy. The
New-Century Club of Wilmington eele
hrated its 18th anniversary. The Eden
Hall Go. of Wilmington held its annual
meeting.
Saturday, Jan. 10. Temperature 25,
3. 33, 80, 26 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Wilmington City Railway Co. began &c
lay tracks on Sixth street, but was
+ stopped by the Street and Sewer De.
= pArtment.
Sunday, Jan. l4.-Temperature 30,
: 81. 40. 20 degrees. Snow.
Monday, Jan. 10. -Temperature 20,
\. 40, a3, 30 degrees. Partly cloudy. A
4 movement for the formation of Della.
Z ware anti-saloon league was begun in
Wilmington. Smyth Post, q. A, r., Of
A Wilmington celebrated Its 10th ami
versAiy. The annual meeting or this
New CASTLE County Mutual Insurance
90. was held in Wilmington.
Tuesday, Jan. 16. Temperature SO,
ssA43, 46, n degrees. Cloudy and fogRy.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Security Trust and Safe Deposit
W. VI fVtthithB VII was hbiu.
"Wednesday, JAM l7.-Temperature
E 81. 80. 80, 80 degrees. Showers. A
y tube In the boiler of the launch Capron
: burst at the canal locks at Della ware
( City and nine people were injured.
The Odd Fellows Hall Co. of Whining
ton held its annual meeting. The VI.
n ~. railroad was leased by the P. 4
# X. Go. The Brownson Library Asso.
citation of Wilmington celebrated its
y d4th anniversary. &C.,
Thursday, Jan. IS. --Temperature 36,
so, 40, AZ degrees Rainy The Rev. I.
LIB. Angel, D. D., rector of ST.
Andrews Church, Wilmington, died.
The RAILROAD station, postofiioe, a
grocery store and barber shop at Mar
shalton were robbed. The Whining ion
Hebrew Charity Association gave its
Z annual ball.
:. Friday, Jan. 10. Temperature 46, 81,
40, AZ degrees. Rainy.
Saturday, Jan. 20 --Temperature SO,
"a, 55, 80 degrees. Rainy. Tracks laid
y ON. Sixth street, Wilmington, by the
AVilmington City Railway %. we're
Ken up by the Street and Sewer De-
prtment. The funeral of the Rev, 7.
Angel took place in Harrisburg, Pa.
he British steamship Sutton was
e faalxad at Fan 70 inlxin Taland TTbo D.