Milford chronicle., 1885-07-24


2 standing four and a-half feet high
y The base represents rocks placed to
a gether, from the crevices Of which ar
, growing different kinds of leaves GU
of the centre Of the rocks is standing
group of flag or bHlrushes as spoken o
+ in the Old Testament, bound aroun'
! the middle by a wreath of thorn, anC
in the top of all is resting the bowl oil
font. At the base Of the font Is this
s inscription, "To the Glory of God
= and in Memory of John Burnham."
/ DREDGING CONTRACT. - The bids
for dredging in Broadkiln river were
opened at the office of Gen. w. F
Smith, the United States agent in this
city, at noon Thursday. The specifi-
cations say: ut is proposed to dredge
between the town of Milton, Del, and
the junction of the river with Lewes
creek, a channel of minimum width
of forty feet, six feet deep at mean low
water; and to cut Off the points of
bends that interfere with navigation. F"
The amount of material to be moved
is estimated at $4,000 cubic yards, and
the amount available for the dredging
is So, 100. Tie bid of the American
Dredging Company of Philadelphia
was twelve cents per cubic yard in
place aud seven cents in bucket, and
as that was the lowest bid they will
doubtless be awarded the contract.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the RehobOth Beach Asso-
citation was held July 10Th in the
chapel on the beach. The report of
the president was read showing a gen
eral condition of improvement during
the year, the most important one being
the fine bulkhead along the beach, in
order to prevent encrOachments by
the sea. Thirty-nine lots were sold at
auction for unpaid taxes to the AssO-
citation. About half of these lots were
desirable ones, but in no case was the
real value reached, owing mainly to
the conditions of the sale, by which
the right Of redemption is reserved to
the original owner for two years. The
season is now fully opened, and, not
withstanding the business depression,
it bids fair to be a successful one. The
cottage population is large, and all the
hotels are doing fairly well. The
Hotel Henlopen is very attractive with
concerts and its own regular instru-
mental music daily and dances once
or twice week and the number of its
guests shows that it is a popular house.
Washington, Baltimore and Whining
ton are well represented there, both |
among the cOttagers and at the hotels.
AN OLD INSTITUTION RENEWED
The Maryland Military Academy, at
Oxford, Md, which was burned down
before the war, and was once presided
over by General Tilghman, has been
re-established. EassfOrd Hall, a noble
estate lying right on the shore, with
good bathing beach and drilling
grounds and pure air and water, has
b zen secured and will accommodate
200 cadets. An experienced faculty |
has been employed, many cadets are
entered and large school will open
on September 10th. The U. S. Gov
eminent will detail q West Point Off
Ger for instructor in tactics. The citi-
zens are much elated at the revival Of
this honOred institution. Oxford is
entirely free from malaria, and is said
bv the Government to be in the health
lest region of the whole country. 1t
is easy of access to Baltimore and
Washington, is a strict temperance
town. and its fine hotel is noted sum-
mer resort. This first-class military
institute will draw a wealthy and cul-
tivated patronage from distant States,
and will furnish a splendid and col
venient opportunity for the education
of our own young men.
Pursuant to an act of Legislature,
the State Board of Education met at
Dover for the purpose of adopting
list of text books for exclusive use in
the Free Schools of this State for the
next five years.
All the books on the list as revised
about year ago and now in use were
re-adopted, and there were added to-
the list the following:
Harper's Advanced Arithmetic f;
Barnes Primary U. S. HistOryi Steele's
Abridged Physiology and Hygiene;
Harper's Song Collection, Nos. l and
?; Cowperthwart & Co.'S Business
Standard Writing Chart.
Wednesday, August 10, 1885, was
fixed as the time for holding the exam
ination for first grade and life certifi-
Gates at Dover.
/ Secretary of State Causey offered the
following resolution which was unan-
inIOusly adopted
WHEREAS, DIR. VIM. H. Purnell
has been President of this Board for
the past ten years, and in that capacity
| has materially contributed to the de-
velopment and advancement OF the
public school system of this State; and
WHEREAS, BY his courteous bear
ing, wise cOunsels and his impartial lie
cisiOns. he has endearRd himself to the
members of this Board aud to friends
ami promoters of public education
throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, The said William il.
Purnell is now about to sever his con-
nection with this board and repair to
a new field of labor; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the thanks Of this
board are due and are hereby rendered
to him, ard that while we deeply re-
regret his departure from us, we con-
graduate those among whom he las