17 Jun 1880
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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1880
Page
1
A garbled Scripps era column describes auctions, imports, and sales of goods including lace, corsets, and jewelry. It mentions an international coin export near a million dollars, various advertisements, and a lighthearted anecdote about a cat during a railway journey. The piece weaves in names and places like New York, Rochester, Wilmington, and Washington.
The Dover Peninsula convention met at Kalewice Academy with speakers from Laurel and Wilmington. E B Stevens of Wilmington delivered a historical address on Methodism, while the preamble praised Christian charity and women’s entrance into church life. The alumni association held its annual reunion at the Capital House, with eloquent readings and a notable address by Richard Harrington.
The annual Wesleyan Female College Alumnae reunion was held in the College Oratory with Mrs. A. J. Rumford leading in the President’s absence. Miss Frances A. Stevens read the year’s secretary report and Mrs. Miriam Hitch Gray’s memoir was remembered with grace. Performances by Eva and Mary Taylor and Miss Moalie J. Kurtz received strong applause, and a reception followed in the College parlors.
Washington reports from the Agriculture Department show cotton area up across multiple states with increases ranging from 3 to 15 percent and overall better condition than last year. Spring wheat shows small gains while Wisconsin and Iowa drop about 12 percent. Winter wheat is in strong shape at 104 percent of average.
The discussion centers on Senator Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware as the favored choice for the Democratic nomination. Georgia and the South back Bayard, praising his private virtue, statesmanship, and national outlook while opposing factional or autocratic tendencies. A Southern correspondent lauds Bayard as a unifying national figure who could heal sectional rifts and withstand Radical opposition, with support spanning Georgia, the South, and beyond.
In Chester County a 200 acre family farm near Brandywine Junction dates to the era of Willian Pen with the original title deed in the owner’s possession. Newlin Township resident Mrs John Wilson tends a 30 year cactus bloom display of 117 flowers this season. Lancaster County boys earn 25 cents per quart for pea aphids, a better payoff than huckleberries. War damage prompts early harvests. grass crops look light but near average due to drought. Chester Heights camp meeting plans open July 7 for ten days, with a two week extension after the assembly. A drowning tragedy occurs at Seaford as EB Porter, son of Dr H F Porter, drowns after an epileptic seizure while swimming in the Nanticoke River. A baby’s crib accident is eased by Dr Bulls Baby Syrup.
Advert says Misses and children suits with a varied bargain table of Victoria lawn, Prane and Swiss dresses and infants clothing. Mother shoppers urged to buy due to cost and quality, location west of the Chestnut street entrance at John Wanamaker. Public sale notices follow for Wilmington properties including a 2 July 1880 auction of a Second Street lot, and a July 24 levy sale of a Chestnut Reed area property, with details of boundaries and executors.
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