Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
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Special Correspondence of state journal
GEORGETOWN, August 6.-The Methodist
folks at Frankford, on Sunday rcopened their
church, which has been for some time past
undergoing extensive improvements. The
pastor, Mr.. Nelson, has labored with effect,
and the result is n very handsome church in
place of the old and somewhat dilapiduted
editice. The opening sermon i'll the morning
was preached by Rev. j. l.. Mowbray, Of
Frederick, whose text was Deut xXXu chapter,
18th and 18th verses. In the evening Rev.
Mr.. Hanna, of Pocomoke City, preached
During the day over 5000 was raised, which
completed the payment upon the improve
ment and leaves $500 to pay off the floating
debt of the church.
The Old Dominion Steamship Company has
received advices from Boston that there is a
quantity of railroad iron to be shipped to
Harrington in Il short time, and have been
asked for rates from New York upon it, II is
supposed that the IRON will be used in the con-
struction of the proposed new road from
Queenstown, on the Chesapeake Bay near
Chestertown. to Harrington. number of
Boston capitalists are interested in this pro-
ject, and recently some large subscriptions
were obtained i'll Baltimore to the stock of the
company. The road when completed, il it
ever il, viii make new route from the South
to New York, via. the j. Il Il. railroad and
steamers from Lcwes. A meeting of capital
determined to have II survey of the route
made. This has since been done, and the
proposed shipment of iron is another evidence
that the road is really to be built,
Mr.. Bacon, of Laurel, is ont in card
stating that he will not run as an independent
candidate for sheriff, although he still declares
his intention to be independcntn i'll his
actions, although n staunch Democrat still
have it from his son that Mr.. Bacon will he
one of the delegates from his hundred to the
Democratic State Convention. and as he il
strong enough to go if he wants to, this may
be accepted as worth something. Mr.. Bacon's
return to the party will strengthen it in Sus-
sex, and will serve to remove the slightest
suspicion of doubtfulnGsR. ii was the mac.
tiyity of Mr.. Bacon and one or two others
which gave hope to the Grcenhackers two
years ago. 1t was his son. who is now lawyer
i'll Philadelphia, who was the leader of the
Greenback forces in Sussex. MIR. Bacon him
self did not go with them. but did not support
the Democratic ticket. The refusal of Mr..
Bacon to become a catspaw for the Hepubli-
cans will result probably in their nominating
joe Phillips, or Dagsboro hundred.
There will be no opposition to the renomi-
nation of Colonel Martin for Congress at the
State Convention from SUSSEX. No other
name will be presented to the convention,
and he will, in all human probability, be
renominated i'll the convention by acclama-
ton. Colonel Martin has been quietly at
home all the summer, ON his farm ut Seafurd.
but AZ soon as the campaign opens he will
take the stump and make speeches all over
the State. During this month probably his
friend, John McElhone, the official reporter
of the National House of Representatives,
will pay him II visit. Last year Mr.. Neil
hone was at Rehoboth, and liked the resort
10 much that he promised to return this sum
mer.
There is the prospect of lively contest in
the Republican primaries whenever they are
held i'll this hundred, between the Higgins
and Burton Republicans. W. s. Pride, Of the
Inquirer, who was with the former at the
last State Convention, don't think that it
pays to fight, and won't go into the contest
this time, if he keeps to his present purpose
1t would be difficult to say which party will
win if the contest really il allowed. II may
be compromised. The fight will be over dele
gates to the State Convention to nominate
a candidate for Congress.
| Judge Wootten is suffering very much with
| rheumatism. The Judge is keeping bachelors
hall in his beautiful residence here. He lives
all alone in a house big enough to he hotel,
and is apparently happy BY the death of Il
| relative i'll New York recently, his grand
daughter, Miss Mamie Wootten, who is now
at Rehoboth is left the prospective heiress of
over $4,000. She is the daughter Of the late
| Acknowledgement Alfred Woottcn, Esq., of
| this State,