Milford chronicle., 1885-05-08
OUR STATE ITEMS.

d Bishopville recently shipped 1894
t eggs to New York in one week.
A lodge of the Order Of Red Men /,
e soon to be organized at Clayton.
+ Crisfield has boughta new fire en-.
Z CINE, capable of throwing 900 gallons
( Of water minute.
A match game of Polo was plaved ON
rollerskates between teams from Dove
and Smyrna last week.
Secretary of State Bayard is having
his property at Clayton laid out in
avenues and building lots.
The trustees Of the Camden Union
Camp Ground voted a few davs ago
against holding a meeting on the
ground this year.
Samuel Richardson, proprietor of
the Forest Park Stock Farm .ne,r Mas.
sey's, recently sold team Of trotters TO
parties in Philadelphia for the sum of.
5000.
We thought that the "Oratoriou in
Georgetown was an entire failure. bpt
we learn that Prof. Wyatt is again
fooling around trying to organize in |
that town. He had better look ont.
Georgetown is uncertain and she NAV
explode.
}. L. Thompson, Esq. ,ofGeorgetown
agent for the Children's Home in Phil
adelphia, returned from there last
IhuIsday with seven boys for farmers
in that vicinity. We hope they have
found good homes, as in some cases
they fall into bad hands and receive
rough treatment.
The wedding of Mr.. Willard TT. Col
Inns, of Milton, and Miss Katie M
Dodd, of Rehoboth, was a very bril-.
iant affair. The wedding presents
we're numerous andmany ofthem verv
The bride has been n soci-
ty favorite in Rehoboth. Size is n
right and accomplished young lady.
Charles Raughley, of Smyrna has
urchased the hotel at Kenton now
the tenure of Terrence Carvin. for
z''OO. Nr. Carvin will continue as
ost Of the house. Two other bouses
elonging TO the Buekmaster estate
ere purchased by Frank Greenweu
T $780, and John Mustard for s75O
DR.. Mcmillan, V. S, of FELTON, re-
ntly performed a skilful and succes-
operation on a valuable mare
'hed by Mr.. Armstrong. He ex-
acted from the bladder of the mare
,tone weighing 81 ounces and meas. /
ing inches in circumference. Tho
rface of the stone was rough and of T
eddlsh hue and very hard.
Nm. Downham, an empIove of the
iaware railroad, and who worked
the hoating-gang, was accidentIIv
led while at work near Moorton
tuesday. A piece of railroad-iron
Ighing about 500 lbs. was being
ken in two, and fell on Downbam,s
a. killing him instantly. He was
ut 80 years old and unmarried. !
he notorious Fougeray divorce case I
he last session of our Legislature \
not oeen finally settled vet, al
ugh the couple were divorced A
was brought against him bv one
le lobbyists he had employed for
que for fees. This is said to be fbe
SUIT ever brought in this county
lobbyist for fees for passing a bill
ugh the Legislature.
July last John H. Andrews COL
escaped from the Jail at GEORGE
!, where he was sentenced for lif,
ne murder Of his wife. He baS
in prison about ten years when
fected his escape and all efforts TO
yer his hiding place were futile
W appears that he has been in To Il
more the greater part ofthe time and
asst Saturday night he was can GER {
IN the Southern section of the carry
The Sheriff ofSussex county has Child
,dn notlneG' ,,D and Andrew will be grade
or the Delaware authorities.
Monday morning the LegesIa- "a
Committee that has cbargo of 'f M 49, 6O2, go
Of marking the positions held -
hrst aud second Delaware regi- p !
at the battle of Gettysburg. left
1t purpose. The committee con-
Senators Cooper and Roe, and ce0tsd1 On and d
'entatives Moor, Armstrong and ,557,.
J. Capt. VIM. H. Brady, Adu- A N. AN
eneral J. Parke Postles. Major - ga
L. Dent Tio,4o,,.. ..... 8 ]
'4ISu'SHdHJ John NJ. see. 9 3
DR.. Plunkett, and Col. Peter 49,. 9 3
ough accompanied the COM .... ~ 8 5
as representatives of the First '6i6iI 10 i,
aeOnd Delaware Assoeiatior, 6 50l0 Q
erris Taylor as representej state Sec
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