The daily gazette., 1880-03-29
SECOND SEC 'lEI EDITION I / [ {;


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At Milford there is great rivalry, be-
tween the captains of four vessels sail
ing between that place and Philadelphia.
Last week the schooners ii. W., Laws,
-Four Sisters, Three Sisters and Annie
l.. Russell left the creek at the same
time, but when off Wilmington the An
ME L., RUSSELL Captain E. Hendrixson)
had outstripped her companions and
left them SO far astern as not to be visi-
BILE. She then hailed q tug which tow
ed her into Philadelphia, making her
trip In tweDly-four hours less than
either OF the other vessels.
Lincoln, Sussex county, has been
struck by the building boom, and sever
al new houses are going up. i4l hn
Robert Clifton has leased the FELTON,
capnery, and proposes, to fill at least
100000 cans this season.
@. B. Luf, of FELTON,, has started for
San Francisco, where be will settle, and
VIM. Tomlinson. Of the same place, has
removed TO Illinois. aofr.. - ,,'1.
Showell's mill dam, Sussex county,
was badly broken, aud the Williams
mill, near Shelbyville, undermined and
carried away by severe storm on Tues
day last. mlit .Ni o uris..
Sheriff Dunn, of Kent county,l has
sold the following property this week !:
On Tuesday, O house and lot at Mary
del, property Of Stiles Kennedy, to
Samuel ellLinsey, for $l97.50, ON mort
gage on Thursday, At Smyrna, dwelling
house and store, properties of Alex.
Wilson, to Mr.. A. M. Wilson, for ST.
$50. -".-t rt'
Mr.. /. N. Mills, who removed to
Dover from Wilmington, last week, is
occupying Mrs, Buffers residence on
State street.
Rev. Isaac Adkins, of the M. p.
church at Millsborough, has resigned
the ministry. He is II years old.
Since last fall, Capt. Henry Hudson,
OF Milton, had about forty fowls stolen
by an opossum. The thief was captured
and killed last week.
SIX vessels, laden with corn for Phila-
delphia, left Milton one day last week.
Georgetown's new brass band is said
to be improving.
Farmer Downs, Of Millshorough. had
a pair of oxen stolen from him, last
week, but atterwa ards recovered one of
them. The thief got away will. the other.
Thirty-four car loads of freight pass
ed over the junction and Break water
road from the lower roads on Tuesday.
A large proportion Of this freight con-
sisted Of oysters. ... a luHt 4
Tazewell Jones and Phil Sheridan
had dispute over a gaming table in
Laurel, several nights ago, when Jones
drew pistol and fired twice at Sheri-
dan. The balls passed through the lat
ter's hat but did no other iRjury.
Dover Deldpdredn:-The Sentinel, in
its last issue, ,insinuates that the military
companies of this town could not bond
for the arms. This is not true. The young
men comprising the companies are ready
aud willing to bond at any time. The
arms have been retained by Sheriff Dunn
on account Of there being difference of
opinion between himself and Adjutant-
General Postles as to whom the bonds
should be given. The sheriff contends he
should take bond for the return of the
arms to the arsenal, while the Adjutant-
General thinks his requisition on the
sheriff releases him Of all future res
ponsibility,an1 bond should be given to
him.
Kits Hammock, on the Delaware
coast near Dover, is being improved and
re6tted for the summer season.
The proposed railroad from Dover TO
Milford is still q leading topic of Ia.
terst in Kent County. -.. -.....,
Robert Houston, of Wisconsin, has
been visiting his brother, James Houston,
of Lincoln.
The two mills, at Lincoln, have been
running to their full capacity. Mr..
John Morley of Lincoln, Sussex countyi
and family started for Manistee, Mich,
last week, where he will take up his
residence. He will leave his family in
Harrisburg for several weeks, and drive
out the entire distance in wagon.
Mr.. Geo. l. Fem, who has been resi-
dent of Milford Hundred for some ten
or eleven years, left last week for Bea-
yer Valley, Brandywine Hundred, about
seven miles north of Wilmington.
He has rented a dairy farm of 200 acres
of s. Palmer. Andrew Henry, of Milford,
sprang into the creek, at Milford, one
day last week, and bravely rescued a
little negro girl from drowning.
THE annual school elections for North
and South Milford will take place next
Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, in the
school houses Of the respective towns.
THE Methodist Protestants orga nized
new church in Milford on Sunday last.
1t starts with six members. They will
hold regular service in Dorsey's Hall.
MIR. Geo. W. Fisher and wife, Of
Leadville and W. s. Galloway, of Den
yer. Colorado are visiting their rela-
tives and friends of Seaford. D.4.-i
Milford people are greatly pleased al
the reappointment of Rev. j. b. Quigg
to the NJ. E. Pulpit of that town.