Milford chronicle., 1885-01-16
STATE ITEMS.

Messrs. Williams and Carpenter a
now in Sussex making their annu
visit.
Hiram Davis, H. e. Bell and othe
are going to open a skating rink
Dover.
In fredericksburg, a town ofnearly
thousand people, there was not a deaf
during 1884.
Duck Creek Hundred is assessed a
81, ,s16,52 This includes the persona
poll and real estate.
A new tribe of Red Men was inst
tuted in Seaford on the 18th inst. TIL
Great Chiefs raised up the chiefs Q
the new tribe.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany offers to erect large car shop
in Georgetown if three acres of lanC
be donated to them for that purpose
Business is looking up in George
town. C. Fl. TFeat & Co. are busy il
every department of their factory, anC
have orders that will occupy them fol
months to come.
About the 2sth ofthis mont, tbsan ttbl,s an.
nual Charity -R9ll f5,r f6a hanefit of tbf
Benevolent Society of Dover, will be
given at Hotel Richardson under the
auspices Of a committee of ladies.
Georgetown intends to have a new
school building-the only question
now is what shall it cost? The journal
has advocated it in season and out OF
season, and the people now believe the
Journal is right.
B. F. WagamOn, real estate agent OF
Georgetown, sold this week to John J..
& Son farm of six hundred
acres, situate in Worcester county,
Md, for $1,000 The purchasers will
remove to the tract and cut the timber
for market.
Secretary of State, w. F. Causey, Esq. +,
has had his office fitted up very neatly
and tastefully without being extrava-
CANT. in a way creditable to him and
the State. The walls and ceiling have
been beautifully papered and other
wise adorned.-Dsla5aredn.
ThOs. w. Short, of DagsbOrO hun
ired, annually gathers all of his chill
jren gf'fisn9d gffsyn9 him at Christmas. This
year the festivities feast called to-
gether forty-twO pers6hsi all Of whom
bore either the relation of child or
to Mr.. and Mrs. Short.
New Castle County pays into the
State treasury S3S, 900 as license money.
Kent county pays $1,000, and Sussex
county pays S.. 600. This shows that
more than three times the amount of
business is transacted in New Castle
han in Kent and Sussex combined.
A shooting match betw cen r. Den
ley Glow, of Dover, and Mr.. Rice, of
smyrna, took place near the Fair
Grounds Friday afternoon, for 500
/ side. A ground trap was used, each
person having twenty-five pigeons.
Jlow killed l6 birds and Rice y. Mr..
Jlow is the best shot in the State.-Ec.
A Japanese persim mon which was
,rown in the garden of John T. Jales,
It Wyoming, and sent by him as a
christmas present to a friend in
smyrna, was found, on being cut, to
AVE no seed in it. 1t was as large as
n average sized tomato, weighing 81
unces. There was some disappoint-
nent in not finding seed in it, as they
7ere desired for planting.
The report of the Immigration Com
lissiOners of the State was read before
he Senate Tuesday, and states that
uring the past year between 200 and
90 immigrants were brought to this
tate by the commissioners. The ex-
enditures amounted 10 S2,O74O8, of
-hich amount $500 was expended in
rinting pamphlets in German and
'nglish, descriptive of the territory,
Innate and resources of the State.
The annual stockholders meeting of
le Farmers Bank was held in Dover
q Thursday. The following officers
ere unanimously elected for the
rincipal Bank at Dover: DR.. Henry
idgley, President; Directors, Geo. w.
S. Pennewill, E. NJ. Stew
lson, Edward Ridgley and James
Anderson.
For bank at Georgetown: President,
G. Stockley; Directors, DR.. Chas.
p. Richards, John 3. McFee, L. B.
lynter, Daniel r. Burton and H.
ickman. The directors declared
dividend d of per cent.
DELAWARE RAILROAD. - The an
lal meeting of the stockholders of
is company was held in Dover on
lursday and elected tie following
ficers: Directors, Samuel NJ. FELTON,,
aac Hinckley, Andrew G. Gray,
larles Warner, Christian Febiger,
imund Smith, Isaac Jump, H. b.
ddeman ,Manlove Hayes, Alexander
hnson, James J. Ross, Albert Curry,
Turpin Moore; Treasurer, Manlove
ayes. The directors report shows
e earnings of the past year to have
en- $2O2, ,930.35; net earnings, Sl91,-
2.O4; surplus, $50, ,6sl.76. The result
the years business, as compared
th the year previous, shows a gain of
9,966.76. I,
Property Transfers. q
he following transfers Of property have been
,ed on record during the past week in Dover
/. HoTecker, ex. to z. S. Garrison, mill
'at, ETC., in Little Creek aud Duck Creek