Milford chronicle., 1885-09-11
OUR STATE ITEMS.

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: near Lewes, went on duty last week
l They are trying to organize an Orde
8 of Good Templars in Georgetown.
The schooner running between
Lewes and Cape May has gone into
the oyster business.
The canmakers' strike at Baltimore
has ended in compromise at so and
55 cents per hundred.
The CentrevilIe "Record" says that
Benjamin T. Biggs will market over
$50, 900 of peaches this season.
Charles w. Wiley, Esq, of Lewes.
is an applicant for the clerkship of the
Orphans Court of Sussex county.
They are pushing the work on the
Georgetown school building, and ex-
peet to have 1t ready for use on OctO-
Der goth.
A Smyrna manufacturer is said to
be paying a rent of $275 year for a
property that a few years ago cost the
owner only $2O5.
Andrew Johnson, of Ingleside, Md,
is said to have picked sixteen baskets
of the MOOre's variety of marketable
peaches from one tree.
They had a slight fire in Georgetown
last week and in consequence are talk
ing of hook and ladder company. II
was not enough of a scare to bring one.
Mr.. Eckler, of Vermont, has been
appointed principal of the public
school at Harrington. He is twenty
five years old and comes well recon-
mended.
Lizzie c., valuable mare owned by
Thomas Carol, of Wilmington, was
burned to death in her stable on Fri
day night last. She had trotted in
$3.50, was valued at $4,000 and insured
for 81 900.
A young white man had three of his
fingers so badly lacerated at Helms
saw mill, near Rlackwater, one day
this week that he was obliged to have
them amputated.
The new public school at George
town will not be so very handsome on
the outside, but its inside is said to be
unsurpassed in its arrangements for
comfort and work.
The South Milton public school has
elected Charles B. Morris, principal;
Miss Mary Black, first assistant, and
Miss Mary AIagee, second assistant.
The school will open on the l4th OF
September. The commissioners Of
North Milton have engaged E. Wise
Warren and Mrs. L. J. COverdale.
The attention of Austin Harrington,
Esq, was called by the newspaper re-
ports to the case of the child mentioned
in last weeks CHRONICLE, as having
been so badly abused by Ben Riggen,
near SeafOrd, aud he had the child
brought to Wilmington and his cruel
master fined. A light punishment for
such an offence.
The corner stone of the new MethO-
dist Protestant Church at Beaver Dam.
near HarbesOn, will be laid with appro-
pirate religious and masonic cere-
monies on Wednesday, the 10th inst,
at 2 p. m. Rev. H. C, Gushing, of
Laurel, Del, and other ministers will
be present and deliver addresses. A
festival will also be held each evening
during the week and the general pub
llc is invited to attend.
Edward Ryan, of Wilmington, was
dangerously injured on Friday after
noon by the accidental discharge of his
gun. He was cunning with a party
Of friends near the LObdell Car Wheel
Works, and during the temporary alb
sence Of the others, Ryan attempted
to knock some pears from a tree on
the property of man named Calhoun. |
While holding his gun by the muzzle |
and using it as a club iC was set off, a
load of shot entering his right thigh |
just below the groin.
The Rev. G. w. Prettyman and fam.
lily arrived home yesterday from Re.
hobOth. In the evening after prayer
meeting portion of the congregation |
accompanied him home, where ladies
had taken possession of the house and |
prepared an excellent supper. Before
departing they presented Mr.. Pretty
man with a pair of slippers and 8
handsome dressing gown. Mrs. Pref |
lyman was also presented with a china |
salad setand glass berry set, and large |
iced cake. About one hundred persons
were Morning News"
The Joint Committee which was
appointed at the last session of the |
Legislature to have printed and bound
the old manuscript minutes of the
Council from l777 to 1902, met on
Thursday in the State Library. There
were present Senators Martin and Cav
ender; Representatives Moore and
Brown. Mr.. Adams was absent. Sen
atOr Martin was elected chairman and
Samuel d. Trultt, secretary. After
considerable discussion 1t was agreed
that in order to preserve the original
volumes, the committee would put
them into the hands Of some cOmpe-
tent pensman and have them tram
scribed for the press, and then issue
proposals for their printing. These
volumes are old and are the only ones
the State owns Of the proceedings Of
the Council, and too much care cannot
be taken Of them.
On Wednesday q srit was brought
before Squire Jester, Of Dover, on a