Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
OUR STATE ITEMS.

Port Penn has purchased lot for
new school house.
The outlook for building in Middle
town is reported to be good.
The Rev. E. II. Hynson, of ROxana,
received carriage recently, as pre-
sent from his NJ. E. admirers Of Balti-
more hundred.
The Temperance Alliance will wait
upon the Legislature and ask it to
take some definite action in regard to
the liquor traffic.
Fl. S. Marshall, of Lewes, was
caught between the bumper and draw
head of moving car at Georgetown
on Friday morning and considerably
bruised.
William Talley, a plasterer of Dover,
has. been taken to a Philadelphia asy-
lum for the insane. He is son-in-
law of William SmallwOod, and form
erly lived in Wilmington.
The bill before the Delaware House
of Representatives, exempting the
Dover aud Wilmington glasswOrks
from taxation for ten years, passed
that body without opposition.
John G. Melvin has rented the ho-
tel and promises at Bay View,Or kits
Hammock as it is familiarly called.
There is no doubt that under his man
agement the place will be well kept.
Mrs. Mary Clampit, of Lewes, died
suddenly FEBRUARY 8, aged So years.
Her sister, the wife of Henry Maui of
the same place, died two days before.
Each of them left husband and one
child.
Our worthy State Treasurer, John
NJ. Houston, was married on the 2nd
instant, to Mrs. Mary c. Shovel, of
Berlin, Maryland. Secretary of State.
w. F. Causey presented his compile
ments with handsome silver pitcher.
A carrier pigeon wearing bracelet
marked no. ," came to the residence
of Joseph C. Naudain, near ,diddIe-
town, on Monday. 1t appeared much
fatigued. Mr.. NaudaipWill take care
of The carrier until Us owner claims it.
BENJAMIN na2zeel, of Cicilton, was
robbed of 500 on Friday night.
Thieves entered his office, carried his
safe into the street and burst it open.
The thieves then stole a team and
drove to Middletown, where they
probably took the n. Y, P. & n. eX-
press train for Philadelphia.
The Delaware Fruit Exchange met
in the legislative parlor, Thursday,
to act upon the proposed amendment
to its charter reducing the price Of
shares from $50 to $40. The session
was quite stormy, but a motion to en-
dorse the change was carried by good
majority of the is to 20 members pes
ent,
The stockholders of the State Fair
Association held their annual meeting
at Dover, Tuesday Feb. 8, and elected
the officers, directors, &c: President,
John Moore; Secretary, D P. Barnard,
Jr.; Treasurer, John D. Burton; Cor
responding Secretary State Board of
Agriculture, Manlove Hayes. Esq.,;
Board of Managers of the Fair, John
B. Wharton, J. Colby Smith, J. Frank
Denney, J. d. Burton, William P,
Seward, William G. Postles, Edmond
Bailey, Joseph Mcdaniel, George NJ.
Fisher; General Superintendent, Ed
mond Baily; Marshal, John B. Whar-
ton; Executive Committee, J. Frank
Denney. d. P. Barnard, Jr. and John
Moore; Superintendent Of Forage aud
Transportation, Joseph MCDANIEL.
The statement Of the treasurer re-
ported balance of S252.32 in hand,
The aggregate resources Of the assocla-
ton, including cash, furniture and fix
lures, real estate and bills receivable
are SIS, ,974.37 and the liabilities includ-
ing outstanding bills, capital stock
and amount due secretary Sl3, 1879.
/ The net proceeds OF the Fair Tor 1884
are uiVeu a.t So 4j0. 60.