Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29
ON THE PENINSULA.

OOuDlG ndNkAhk Ah~ /
through New Castle county is being pushed
rapidly.
Rev. DR.. Coleman has written an accept
ance Of his appointment as Bishop Of tue
Diocese Of Delaware.
The army worm has invaded Kits Ham,
mock and totally destroyed seven acres OF
! corn for 7. G. Melvin The worms have now
taken to the marsh.
Miss Helen A. Jones, a native OF George
town. and sister to Mrs. John II. Short OF
that place, was married at Denver, Col, on
Iune r2th, to Albert Low, of that city.
The Grand Lodge of the brotherhood Of
the Union OF the State of Delaware VIII
hold its annual session beginning Tuesday /
August 81, at Harbeson, Sussex county
FEIroN.-Festivals are popular. One was
held last week by the NJ. L. Church ana
another was given by the FELTON, High School
for the purpose Of raising funds 10 buy an
organ.
The steamboat pier at Iewes is nearly
completed, and will be ready for business III
a few davs. The old railroad pier has been
nearly demolished and will soon be thing
of the past.
The Delaware Railroad directors have de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of per cent;
The p. w and B. railroad has also declared
a semi annual dividend Of 3A per cent pay
able in Iuly.
Camp meetings will be held as follows
Camden. Iuly IS; Penrose, July "a Chester
Heights, July "a; Wye, July 81 fleluah
/, Grove August ?; Concord, August 10; Bran
DIVINE, August IA Ocean Grove, August
20.
Samuel Ward ,ofthe vicinity Of Bridgeville
and man of some local prominence, com
mitted suicide last week by cuttiHg ms
throat His body was found IN the woods
the dav following The cause of his deed IS
not assigned.
4 Samuel L. Parker, of No. $50 Pine street,
Wilmington, a conductor i'll the employ oi
tbe Delaware railroad, was knocked from his
] train few miles below Clayton at about
10. 20 O'Clock on Saturday morning last ana
severely Injured.
The lands and other real estate of Col Lem
mel Showells. comprising some of the hnest
farms in Worcester county, Md, VIII be SOFA
P at nuhlic auction by Messrs. Geo. NJ. Upshur
and D. A. Massey, trustees, at Berlin, Md,
on Wednesday, June 27th-sale commencing
: at 10 O'Clock a. M
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF LUMBER. - 7. J.
. Tallev shipped in the barge Lotus from
A Wilmington last week, I27, 900 feet OF mem
-, lock lumber TO A. r. Morrison, who IS build
ing a county bridge at Morristown, n J.
i He will also SLIP to the same destination
{, 80 600 feet of pine. The piliug for the struc-
= ture was shipped by Mr.. Taliey from Mil
ford.
VIM T. Williams of Burrsville, Md, was
3. struck BY a passenger train at Pennington
9 last Friday afternoon, and so severely injured
That he died within an hour. He was cross
mo the track ahead of the incoming train,
facing slightly toward it, but seemed pre-
o occupied or absentminded, and walked
~, headlong in the way of its progress. lie
" was ffty-two years old and unmarried
William p. Lord was a young Delaware
IT man who was advised to go West and grow
l.. IN with the country. He did so, leaving his
. home at Camden this State, number o
20 wears ago. At the recent overwhelmingly
y republican election in Oregon, Mr.. Lord was
a reelected chief Justice in the judiciary iol
the third time. IT, successful young man
'e father. Edward Lord, still lives at Camden
a. About rs O'Clock OH Saturday afternoon
x last. Arthur Galloway, brakeman on I'M
l. p. W. and 3. Shifler, No. 27,was run over a
10 the West Yard, Wilmington, and died iron
the effects of his injuries at eight O'Clock oi
to Saturday night Galloway was a native O
e. Harrington, was twenty-four years OF age
- aud was married last January. The remain
- were taken 10 Harrington at 80 O'Clock oi
Us Monday.
H. A letter to the editor of the Journal state
o. that Emory X Burnite, Esq, brother OF Col
~ Wilbur H. Burnite of FELTON,, Del, coinmi'
ted suicide this week at Salt Lake City, tan
ne bv hanging Mr. Burnite married daugi
he Ter Of MIR lanes H. Holiness of Bethlehem
Of Md. but they did not get along well together
vi He had been i'll Utah several months: III
rs last place of residence on the Peninsula wa
IT'S Easton. NId.-.SHSSeF JoH1naL
~, Iallwood Norney. fish commissioner an
- ex-representatiye of the last Legislature, wa
III stricken on Saturday last with paralysis
sit From information received there are yer
nd little hopes Of his recovery. Mr. Norne
represented St. Georges hundred in the la
Ire General Assembly and was one OF the mo-
tx diligent members in that body, He was I'll
10 champion Of the fish question, and throug
"e his able remarks law was passed protec
M ing our fshermen.-Deia can.
,rd Tke Agricultural Appropriation Bill r
ported to the Senate by the committee Ia
week provided for an appropriation OF SIS
600 for the investigation of the peach ye
lows and diseases in grain. It is to be hops
red that the bill may become law, and that
dy, norton of the amount may be applied to Il
ses investigation in Delaware; but as the pea'
'ys and grain territory is so large at present Il
ers. amount appropriated IS entirely too small
result in any practical benefit to Delaware
ON The Salisbury. Md, Board of Trade W
AAA have a grand inaugural Ao-Nlag a. s'ail9-t''
ors Salisbury is one of the oldest towns in Mar
Nth land. It was founded by an act Of the pl
sat vincial assembly in 1882. 1t was destroy
by fire August 9th, 1860 Another hre vi
ted the place October 18TH, 1886, and neal
swept the town Salisbury is situated i'll
centre of the peach and berry belt, Oh
ton New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk ra
road which runs between New York
the southern seaboard cities, aud has a pc
IoI ulatiou of 900. 1t is within six hours n
of New York, three and half hours OF Pl
ou adelphia and has daily steamboat commu
cation with Baltimore. It has long be
noted for its commercial enterprise.
are Superintendents Handy, Be ssey and Wa
of the Executive Committee of the 81
Teachers Association, have completed I
Won arrangements for the meeting Of the Asso
alton at Rehoboth. The date of tile meet
II or IS from Iuly 10th to 18th inclusive.
evening lectures will be delivered by
Rev l. S. Willis, Dr. William Fl. Purn'
hia. Charles T. Williams and the Rev. w.
81, Alexander The Pennsylvania RallTc
'S"' Company has granted the usual reduction
,ew rates, and the terms for the teachers at
Inn BRIGHT House are to be oue-dollar per d
The program for each days exercises y
90 consist Of reading papers and tile discuss
Iied of various subjects connected with sch
tor affairs Orders for reduced fares, which !
be obtained bY all friends of education
well as teachers, may be had by address
are either Of the county superntendents.
lter palri,,er POmdars