Milford chronicle., 1888-10-19

Benjamin Bordly a colored man, noted
throughout that section Of the Eastern Shore
for his great strength. died on Monday at
his home in Denton, Md. aged ffty-six years.
He had walked across the street with eight
hundred pounds of iron on his shoulder.
An entire new set of ballot boxes has been
provided by Sheriff Mcdaniel for receiving
the votes at the coming election. The old
bollot- boxes contain the constitutional votes
cast a year ago and cannot be opened until
after the meeting of the Legislature at which
time the vote will be passed upon in joint
session.-Dover Index.
General William F. Smith, the govern
ment engineer who has charge Of the river
and harbor improvements on the Peninsula,
has advertised for proposals for dredging the
inland water way connecting Delaware bay
and Chincoteague bay Va The bids will
be opened on November end, at noon, in the
Office Of the engineer in Wilmington, and the
contracts awarded at once.
There are several sad incidents connected
with the recent failure of the Dover Glass
Works, says an exchange The brunt of the
loss falls on the seven directors It is said
that the loss which will have to be divided
among these seven gentlemen will foot up
to about $4,000. Some of the directors are
amply able to bear their share, but there are
few Of them from whom it will sweep the
earnings of a lifetime.
By vicious system of partizanship, which
should not be countenanced anywhere in
Maryland, the sherifPs election notice for
this county is restricted to the Democratic
papers only. This is no fault, however, Of
the sheriff but with the very close construc-
tion of the law by our neighbors of the press
and the board of commissioners. We will
say to our readers that the election takes
place on Tuesday, November 6-Cam5yfdge
Era.
The Centye5flle Record states that Gen'l
William McKenney, of Queen Anne's county,
one OF the most extensive farmers in the
county, recently offered 10000 bushels of
wheat for ninety-four cents per bushel, but
gradually advanced his price to SI.o5, at
which figure, for November delivery, local
speculator, David Smith. purchased $1,000
bushels. Mr.. Smith sold to a Philadelphia
firm at eleven cents per bushel advance,
pOcketing sr,6so.
Rehoboth City, that portion of Rehoboth
lying between the Bright House and Captain
Lewis Tredenick's house, has been sold to a
Washington capitalist, Brainard Warner, for
about $4,000. It is a tract ofabout 100 acres,
with beach fully mile long. Mr. Warner
proposes to erect buildings thereon at once.
He intends to provide for frst-class seaside
resort There will be sailing yachts aud fish
ing crafts of all kinds. Guns and other sport
ing material will be amply provided and
placedin the care Inexperienced sportsmen.
James NJ. Tharp, chief engineer of the Bal
timore and Eastern Shore railroad has just
completed final survey and location ofsaid
road in Talbot county, and the company is
now ready to begin work as soon as the right
of way can be satisfactorily arranged. There
are six or seven property holders who are
dilatory about making contracts with the
NNAAA PetAA1f anu WDAh must 5thul Sill until du
agreement is reached or condemnation pro-
ceedings can be had. The board of directors
will meet at Baltimore on October 18th, to
adopt route from the Choptank to Sails
bury, and the engineers will be compelled to
suspend until this location is made.-Cenf,e-
1iiie Record.
Mr.. c. P. Nelson shot Mr.. Henry Godfrey
in the stomach last Wednesday morning at
Berlin, while they were talking together in
the porch of the Atlantic Hotel. Tkey had
been at the card table and Godfrey had quit
owing Nelson money (about SIoo) which he
would not pay, and they had been quarreling
for an hour or two, and settled in this way
Both men are we'll known and in good cir
cumstances. Godfrey is said to be worth
thirty or forty thousand dollars, and lives in
one Of the finest houses in the town. Both
men are past forty years old. Godfrey has a
family, and Nelson a mother and sister.
The whole affair was witnessed by Milford
man, from whom the CHRONICLE obtained
its news.