The daily gazette., 1882-08-29
Sc COND EDITION.
ED ETORIAL JUNKETING
Election of Officers of the
Peninsular Association.
FROM THE SUMMIT CAMP
PENINSULA EDITORS.
Tins Election OF the AsAOciatAon-An Ex-

The Election OF the AssociatiOn-An Ex-
III curuion To-Day.
Especial dispatch TO the Gazette.1
OkPoRD, Nd, August 29.-The Peninsula
Press Association at its meeting here last
night elected the following officers:
PtesideDt-W. Scott Roberts, Centreville
Record
Vice Presideuts-Edward N. vaIlandig-
ham Evsry EUeHing ]. H. Emerson, Den
ton UaioR.
Treasurer jerome B. Bell, GAZETTE and
spcrstary-w. Scott Way, MiddletOwn
Transcript.
The association to-day made an excursion
to Easton.
"a FULLER ACCOUNT.
Especial Correspondence OF the Gazette.l
QxFoRD, Nd, August 2S.-The Peninsu-
lar Press Association, met here to-day at
the Eastford Hall in its sixth annual session.
There was fair attendance and much inter
eat was manifested. The members present
were H. G. Conrad, w. Scott Roberts of the
Cehteryille Record, NJ. 8. Mutchler, Of the
Catoline Democrat, G. G.. Woodall, Chester
town Transcript, ]. H. Emerson, Den
tor Union, J. B. Bell, Wilmington
GAZETTE and Sunday Star, H. G.
Knowles, BreGkwdter Light; w. Scott Way,
ham, Ssssez Journal; j. j. Boyce, Delaware
Democrat John A. Murray, Baltimore Sun;
@. P. johnson of Wilmington, and j. M.
Emerson, of Connecticut. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Eresident-W. Scott Roberts.
Vice e-Presidents-E. N. Vallandigham of
the Wilmington BVery Evening, and j. H.
Emerson Denton Union.
Ebecretary--W. Scott Way.
Treasurer. B. Bell.
Executive Committee-W. Scott Roberts,
W. Scott Way, j. B. Bell.
A program for literary entertainment,
TO be given by the association to the people
Of Oxford tomorrow night, was arranged,
and then the entire party of journalists set
of for a ramble across the country, bring
ing up at an ancient and unoccupied Tan-
sion belonging to DIR. Thomas Chamberlain
The house is one OF the quaintest and most
interesting relics of years gone by to be
found anywhere in this section and was
thoroughly examined in every nook and
corner by the party.
must reserve description of 1t and its
history for future letter, merely remark
ing that the readers of the GAZETTE need
not be surprised If my investigations here
should result in the unearthing of ghost
story as horrible and blood-curdling in its
details as any of the famous Bluebeard ira
dit|ons.
All the elements for such revelation are
here and am only giving warning as every
fair journalist should that the story which is
now entered in my note book is of a nature
that will make every particular hair of the
reader stand like the hardened steel of a
lightning rod. It deals with dungeons,
murdered negroes and unearthly sights and
sounds seen and heard in the dead of night.
] have the story from a neighboring
farmer who has known the place for years,
and 1t may therefore be relied upon as cor
rect In every particular. For the next few
weeks you may quote shark stories and
snake yarns at a tremendous discount. "The
Headless Chest of Bonfeld" will com
pletely absorb the public appetite for "o'ei
true tales" and strike terror to the heart
of all who read.