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

Saturday, Dec. l. Temperature 80,
40, 4S, 80 degrees. Partly cloudy.
Sunday, Dec. 2. -Tempefature A, 4S,
40, "a degrees. Clear.
Monday, Dec. 3.-Temperature 40,
48, 81, 43 degrees. Partly cloudy.
Tuesday, Dec. Temperature Az,
4s, 55, Al degrees. Rainy; high wind,
The Wilmington City Railway Go. was
granted permission 10 build a line
on the Boulevard and Twen ty second
street.
Wednesday, Dec. 5. -Temperature A3,
46, AZ, "a degrees. Pratly cloudy; high
wind. Public school teachers insti-
tutes began In New Castle, Kent and
Sussex counties.
Thursday, Dec. 6.--Temperature SO,
40, 48, SO degrees. Partly cloudy.
George A. Cooley was killed at the P. !,
W. & 3. railroad crossing at Claymont,
Bethany Baptist Church, Wilmington,
celebrated the paying off Of the debt on
the building.
Friday. Dec. 7.-Temperature 40, 40,
40, "a degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Sons of Delaware and Delaware Society
had their annual dinners at the Belle.
yue, Philadelphia.
Al, 46, 80 degrees Clear. A p, W, &
B. railroad train was wrecked IN Phila-
dephia and several people were badly
hurt.
Sunday, Dec. o. Temperature SO, AZ,
40, % degrees. Cloudy; showers; light
snow squalls: high wind; ice.
Monday, Dec 10. Temperature 81,
80, 35, 26 degrees. Partly cloudy. A
Hol af IN pfa 81 - Io4
Thomas +. Baiard, from the studio of
Miss Ellie Stillman, London, arrived in
Wilmington.
Tuesday, Dec. l1.-Temperature 81,
81, 81, 23 degrees. Snowy. John Burr
runaway accident in Wilmington. The
State Grange held its annual meeting
at Dover. Thomas Sands of Whining
ton committed suicide.
Wednesday, Dec. IL. -Temperature
49, 32, 81, 81 degrees. Clear. The
Stockholders Of the Baltimore & Phia-
delphia Railroad Co. held their annual
meeting in Wilmi5gton. Burglars
robbed the residence of W. 8, Citing
in Wilmington, and set fire to it. Frank
A. Mitchell's roofing establishment in
Wilmington was burned.
Thursday, Dec. 13. -Temperature 36,
4s, 53, q degrees. Partly cloudy. The
grand Jury OF New Castle county mnde
its annual inspection of the county
jail. Mrs. Martin Kamsther of Rock
land was mysteriously shot, but only
slightly injured. f7 MOP!
Friday, Dec. IA. -Temperature 2s,
%, 90, IA degrees. Clear; high winds.
Ice around Wilmington was strong
nnOuuh tn hear aixa tara H4 S.r4
Saturday, Dec. 10. Temperature IS,
%, 80, IS degrees. Clear. A alexander
Sisco, coloIed, was kicked TO death by
h horse ut Mt. Pleasant.
Sunday. Dec. 16.-Temperature 81,
26, "a, II degrees. Clear. Whining
ton Division, Order of Railway Con,
luctors, held its annual meeting.
Monday, Dec. III --Temrerature 90, |
81, "a, 81 degrees. Clear. Maurice |
I3ratton, while skating at Middletown,
vas drowned.
Tuesday, Dec. is. Temperature 81,
10, AZ, 80 deg, eek6 CLEAR. Enos L. |
Dean, librarian Of the Wilmington In.
Ititute Library, died.
Wednesday, Dec. 10. -Temperature
"A, so, "a, 32 degrees. Clear.
Thursday, Dec. 20. --Temperature SO,
i. 4s, 33 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Rev. William M. Jefferis, d. D., Of
Newark, was elected rector OF Calvary
Episcopal Church, Wilmington. A |
lublic meeting was held at Stanton to
liscuss the alleged poor condition of
be Wilmington & Ohristiana turnpike.
nhe Rev. d. It. Waddell, d. D., Of the
Wilmington NJ. L. Conference died at
Westminster, Md. Solomon Metcalf