Milford chronicle., 1888-11-23
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the Republican State League, is a candidate
for the clerkship of the use.-DeiasOate
Democrat.
The Rev. D. H. I.avertY, of LoHacoming,
Maryland, has accepted a call to the Presby-
terian Church at I.ewes. .resigning his former
charge in order to come to Delaware.
The vestry of All Hallow's P. E Church,
Snow HILL has called the Rev. Mr.. Higgins,
of wilmington, Del, to succeed Rev. Alger-
non Bate, recently resigned. The vestTy
has concluded to increase the salary of their
next pastor.
Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show, which went
from Dover to Easton, Nd, came to grief
there and disbanded. The cowboys, with a
portion of the outfit, have been trying for
over week to dispose of their animals for
enough money to get back home again.
The Delaware Game Protective Associa-
tion held its annual meeting at the Capitol
Hotel, Dover, Thursday afternoon last at I
O'Clock. The association has a membership
of 700 to 500 persons, some of whom are
among the most prominent residents in the
State.
The annual meeting of the Delaware State
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, will be held
at Doyer about the middle of December,
The most important business to be trans
acted will be the election of a state master
to succeed A. N. Brown, who has removed
from the state.
LEwEs.-On Tuesday afternoon of last
week, fifteen stacks of fodder and several
stacks of hay belonging to Captain Z. D.
Kitchens, were burned on his farm near
I.ewes. The origin is not known, but it is
the opinion of some that it was caused by a
match in the hands of some careless man OF
boy. No insurance,
Mr.. Erwin F. Smith has nearly completed
his preliminary report on peach yellows fol
the department of Agriculture, and has fol
the past few days been on trip of obserya-
ton to this State and Maryland to make q
few last notes. The report is ready for the
public printer and will doubtless be issued
before New Year.
James whaley. of Whaleyville, Worcester
county, Nd died suddenly of heart disease
in Philadelphia on Wednesday of last week
aged about Y years. The deceased was one
of the most prominent and highly respected
citizens on the lower Peninsula. He was ar
active business man until few years age
and made many friends, who held him il
warm esteem for his honesty and integrity
of character. He leaves a widow and Z
grown son.
Rev. T s. Armenuout, the newly elected
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hsr
rington, was installed on Thursday even
ing, November 22nd inst, at 7.3o O'Clock.
Rev. J. F. Stonecipher, of Dover, presided
and proposed the Constitutional questions
and delivered the charge to the pastor. Rev
w. c. Alexander, of N1iddletown, preached
the sermon, and Rev. H L. Bunstein, of Mil
ford, delivered the charge to the people.
James T. Shallcross, of Odessa, East St
Georges hundred, was Thursday appointed
recorder of deeds and mortgages for New
Castle county, in place OF Thomas Holcomb,
whose term expired Wednesday night at Il
O'Clock. The only other applicant was Will
liam Crockett, of Middletown. Mr.. Holcomt
was first appointed recorder by Gov. Hall OF
November 18th, 1873, and was reappointed by
Governor Stockley on November I4th, 1888
The Philadelphia Kennel Club Derby wa:
run at Frederick, Kent county, Del, last Fri
day with the following results: Colonel F.
Ridgway's English setter bitch, Dart, beat E
Comforts Glen Onoko,, Col. B. Ridgway'i
English setter dog Clipper, beat W. B,
Smiths native setteg dog, Ben Hur. w. B.
Smiths Don Juan was Withdrawn after sew
eral stubDornly contested heats. Clippe,
won first, Ben Hur second, and Dart third
prizes.
William F. Marshall, one of the young
pilots, and Miss Clara virden were married
on Thursday afternoon last at O'Clock il
the NJ E. Church. The Rev. J. D. Kemp
of Georgetown, performed the ceremony
assisted by the Rey. H. S. Thompson
Messrs. William E. Price, James K. Row
land, Edward w. Wiltbank and Harry Lyon
acted as ushers. The church was tastefully
decorated with evergreens for the occasion
Miss Lola Twilley presided at the organ an6
played the wedding march. Many friend!
of the contracting couple were in attendance
The Sussex County Levy Court met il
Georgetown last Tuesday, when the following
new assessors were sworn in and instructed
in their duties Luther w. Cannon, Days
boro hundred James z. Dutton, Seaford
Miles S Holt, Broad Creek; William J. Pen
nell Gumboro; Zachariah Reynolds, George
town; Robert /. Brown, Northwest Fork
David NJ Warrington, Baltimore; David c
Lawson. Indian River; John NJ. Futeher
L.ewes and Rehoboth; Charles B. Elzey, Lit
tie Creek William E. Coulter, Broadkiln
William E. Carlisle, Nanticoke; Elijah T
Higman, Cedar Creek.
The new republican sherif-elect, Jane
W. Ward bonded and entered upon hi
duties last Tuesday. His bondsmen ar
Elias Z. Ward, Harry w. Vivon, Cornelius P
Swain, Robert L. Brown, James NJ. Hollis
Phillip L. Cannon, Eli R. Sharp, Thoma
Curry, John Z. Richards, James Z. Evans
Caleb R. Layton. The new sheriff is mai
of considerable business enterprise, very pop
ular, and will doubtless make an eficien
officer Sheriff Purnell retires amid the
congratulations of his fellow-citizens of al
political parties having made an excellen
record while in Office. He made one Of the
best sherifs that eyer filed the Office in Sus
sex GeOygefO5oN Journal