Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-06-19

IL. N. WILLIAMS c4uihiH
four applicants for teachers certih-
Gates at Laurel on Tuesday, ten at sea-
ford on Wednesday and fifteen at
on Thursday. He says
that the Sussex teachers are quite de-
fcient in photography.
At the recent meeting Of the Della
ware State Dental Association the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Edward Haines of Newark; Wee
President, 4. H. Gilpin, of Middle
town; Secretary, r. H. Jones, Of VIII
mington Treasurer. J. NJ. Winner
Librarian, J. NJ. Messick, of George
town.
Mr.. Geo. Hill, of Smyrna, says the
berry crop of this season has been less
than half what it usually is. The
shipments have hardly averaged one
and a-half carloads per day, while last
year there were three carloads. He
saws the Cumberland this year was a
total failure, and the Wilson and
Sharpless kept up better
Sunday was observed in Dover in
the Methodist. Presbyterian and Bap-
fist Churches as Children's Day. Each
church was beautifully decorated with
flowers, and the services held were of
the most interesting order. c. Fl. B.
Day Esq, delivered very interesting
address before the children of the
Methodist Sunday Schools in the after
noon.
A camp meeting, beginning on FRI
day. July 81, and closing on August H.
will he held this summer in Rash's
Woods, near Parsons Corner, Kent
county, eight miles west of Dover
under the auspices Of the Rev. w. Nj.
Warner. and board of managers ofthe
NJ. F.. Church. Good order is one OF
the main features of the camp meet
ings held at that place.
The Delaware State Medical Society,
while in annual session at Rebohoth,
elected the following officers Presi'
dent, DIR. Read J. Mckay of Whining
ton; Vice President, DR.. Geo. w. Mar
shall. of Milford; Secretary, DR.. @. r.
Layton, of Georgetown; Treasurer,Dr
lG. w. Sharp, of Camden. There
were twenty-seven members present
The society will next meet in viii
ninotOn the second Tuesday in June
1886.
CONFERENCES ACADEMY. - The
twelfth annual cOmmenc cement eXer
cises of Dover Conference Academy
were held this week at Dover. Oh
Sunday the annual sermon wa
preached before the graduating clas
in the NJ e. Church by Prof G. S
Conwell. On Monday evening Jame
Pennewill, Esq of Dover, addressed
the Scott Literary Society in the NJ
E. Church, and on Wednesday evenin!
the alumni were addressed by Prof
Henry Lehman, NJ. D., of the Unive:
sitv of Pennsylvania. The regular
commencement meeting was held il
the Court House hall on Thursda.
evening.
The Pomona Grange, of New Castl
county, held large and enthusiastic
quarterly meeting at Brackenville, o.
S Thursday,June 4th. a number ofre'
olutions were presented upon subject
of importance, among which was til
$ following:
d WHEREAS, This Pomona Grange in regular Sc
j. sion assembled, hereby expresses its severe col
S demnation and contempt Of the action Of the la
h Legislature in not complying with the wishes
their constituents in the passage OF certain bill
n the most important Of which were as follows r
n curing a constitutional convention; State boai
. Of agriculture; protection to the lives Of our Gil
d zens by safety gates at grade railroad crossing
# collection of taxes; auti-diseriminalion in frelg
Is and passage rates; prohibiting the manufactu
It and sale of bogus butter and the utterly mad
d quate action for stamping ont pleuropneumoni
Y also in enacting the miserable failure Of amen
e ments to our fertilizer laws Therefore,
is RESOLVED, That we pledge ourselves to renew
lie efforts nor cease in uHtirng labor until these al
other desirable laws be placed on our statute boo
Il Brothers Dennison and Dean spoil
ie strongly in favor of the resolution
- and they were passed unanimousl.
ID The next meeting of the Pomona wi
g be held at Port Penn, on the fir
Of fVI,,v,Ia,r IN, Cat,ton,bar