Milford chronicle., 1888-05-04
ON THE PENINSULA.

Mortimer Whitehead, of New Jersey, is
iecturing before the farmers of Sussex
county.
The Sussex County Bible Society will
meet at Frankford, on Thursday, the 10th
day of May.
The people of Salisbury are making siren
uous efforts to raise the necessary funds for
the erection of $4,000 hotel
The Rev J. S. Willis lectured in the NJ.
E. Church at Seaford on Thursday evening
to a full house and raised $40 towards plac-
ing Prof E. D. Tarr in home.
The schooner George H. Bent, laden with
railroad ties and oak wood, which sank last
December one mile above the Breakwater,
has been entirely removed by the contractor,
James d. Trupton.
The pilot boat z. W Tunnel. which was
stranded in the gale Of the 18th of March,
has been thoroughly repaired and rehtted
at a cost of s., 800 and has resumed her work
as a cruiser. She has been stationed in the
Delaware bay as take off boat
The thTee-masted Schooner James Walt
hall, from Boston to Philadelphia, which
one night last week went ashore off Chinco-
league Island, has been gotten off by the
Assoteague and wallops Island life-saving
crews without serious damage
A young man Of Pennsylvania came near
being fatally poisoned recently by kissing
cheeks whose bloom was due to cosmetic in
fuences, and the Louisville Courier Jour
nal, is actually using the incident to turn
the tide of immigration southwark where
'the roses Of our sweethearts cheeks are
perennial bloomers, always warranted to
wash. ."-Demoeyat.
The young ladies of the Y. W. c. T. u,
Of Dover believe in physical as well as men,
tai development, and to this end have rented
a room on North street, which they will fit
up as a hrstclass gymnasium. All the para
phernalia incidental to an establishment of
this kind is being secured, and che indica-
tions are that Dover's fairest will become
full-fedged athletes,
Mrs. Margaret Comegys, of Dover, wife of
the Chief Justice, died at II 80 O'Clock Tues
day, April "a. She has been confined to her
room about IS months. Mrs. Comegys was a
niece Of the late John NJ. Layton. She was 73
years old. The remains were inferred in the
Clayton lot in the Presbyterian Church-yard
on Thursday afternoon. The Bars ofdifferent
counties were largely represented. The floral
offerings were very handsome. Mrs. Comegys
had been president of the Benevolent Society
of Dover for years.
The Trustees ofthe Conference Acadeiney
met in adjourned session Monday, to exam
inc plans for the new Ladies' Hail." which
it is proposed to erect as an addition to the
main building. But two builders submitted
plans-D. H Windrim, of Philadelphia, and
R. A. Black, Of Dover Mr.. Blacks plan pro-
vided for four-story building, and Mr. Win
drims for three-story structure. The COM
nittee accepted the interior plans of Mr..
Black, and those of Mr.. Windrim as to the
exterior. These will be combined and made
to harmonic, and then the committee will |
be ready for proposals. The new building
is now an assured fact.
The annual meeting and election of the
Fruit Growers Bureau of Information and |
will be held in Dover, Del, at
Burtons Hall at p m, Thursday May 10th, |
1888. Members and all others interested in
adding to our markets, improving our meth
DDS Of intercommunication, increasing the
number of buyers at our homes, acquiring
imely and accurate daily knowledge of the
prices and demand over the entire country,
he avoidance of gluts and consequent in
'rease in our profits, are cordially invited to
le present.