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The Rev. P. H. Rawlins has married
thirty-one couples since last March.
A pretty fair record for Leap Year.
SMYRNA is to be afflicted with a third
brass band, not to mention such trife
as fife and drum corps.-PeninsuIar
NelCs.
sa.The Rev. Benjamin J. Douglass, pas
tor Of Georgetown P. E. Church for the
last thirteen years, has resigned that
position.
Rev. Geo. w. Dubois, rector of Cal
vary P. E. Church, Wilmington, Del,
has rendered his resignation because of
his advanced age.
Daniel Dougherty, Philadelphia's
celebrated orator, will deliver an ad-
dress in Milford Friday evening next,
on the subject, "OratOry."
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Hetty, daughter of Robert II.
Davis, to George p. Minors, of Milford,
on Janury Sth, at eight o'clock P. NJ.
Mr.. Cyrus r. Tatman, Of Middletown,
and Miss Mary b. Paullin, daughter Of
Mr.. John D. Paullin, formerly of Mid
dletown and now of Millville, New
Jersey, were married at the brides
home on Christmas day.
Miss Mary McGonigal one of the
teachers in the Dover Public Schools,
has resigned. When lady teacher
hands in her resignation it generally
means that she quits holding the rod
over many to hold it over one.-Senti-
mel.
The Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, Wilmington, has closed its
doors, owing to internal dissensions
and resignation Of the pastor, the Rev.
George G. Needham. The church will
probably be sold to satisfy mortgage
of $4,000.
The Seaford Enterprise reports that
Thomas Giles Of that town and Miss
Maria GOslin, a 15-year-old girl Of Lind
wood, Md, eloped and gotmarried Dec
ember 3lst Miss Goslin or Mrs. Giles
is, of course, pretty" F." wealthy" and
of good family"
Ex-sherif James Green died at his
residence on his farm near Camden,
and was buried on Tuesday week in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery adjoining
Camden. Mr.. Green was 7G years of
age and has been an invalid for several
months. Heleaves many warm friends
to mourn his loss.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance
Company paid the policy-holders a di-
vidend of 2Oper cent, this year, distrib-
uting about SD 900. The losses during
the year amounted to about $40, 900.
The company never was iE Il more
hourishing condition. The officers
and directors are very efficient.
The old Union hotel in Milford,
which has been conducted for several
years past by Joseph c. Gorby, has pas
sed into the ownership of Stein &
Kramlich, and will be conducted by
Mr.. WillOughby Stein, formerly of Cat
asauqua, Pa. The name has been
changed to that of " Central Hotel"
Commencing with the new year the
mail between Norfolk and Baltimore
will be carried by the New York, Phil
adelphia, & Norfolk and Delaware and
Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore
rail route. The mail was formerly car
rled by the Bay Line Of boats. Balti-
more is protesting against the change.
Evaporated goods are even lower
than month since, with the demand
light. Yellow peaches are nearly all
sold, but are quoted at - for peeled
and Is for unpeclcd. White are slow
at l9 to 20 and II to - cents. The
evaporators the past year experienced
the result Of buying on an inflated mar
ket and selling on a depressed one,
and many Of them have lost money
PeHiRsUidr Ne,CS.
J. +. & J. b. Handy Of Pennington
IN Kent county, have been violating
the Delaware Game Laws. Detective
Smith caught them aud had them ar
raigned before Esquire Jester Of Dover
who fined them $llO and costs, which
amounted together with costs S124
They came forward on Friday, paid
the costs and left for home wiser men
The offence was shipping birds out O
the Deiawucaa.
DR.. VIM. Marshall in his report tC
the Legislature as Secretary of the Stat,
Board Of Health, recommends the drain
ing Of the "bacl, bone" Of our State
under, and by, the aid and supervision
of State officials The swamps of GU
State are not low lands but on the con
trary they are located on the highes
ridge between the two bays, aud ar
found on nearly level ground, or groun'
where the clay approaches near to tn
surface.
William Warrington, of Laurel, a
bout a month ago began the task G
eating thirty partridges in thirty con
secutive days on II wager of $50. ii
was successful in the effort, and ate tn
thirtieth bird on Wednesday, pocketin
his money. He has now made a bet {
$23j that he will cat fifteen turkeys j
thirty days-one turkey every tw
days-each fowl to weigh undresse
not more than twelve pounds.-Georg
torn Democrat.