Milford chronicle., 1888-07-20
ON THE PENINSULA.
Mayor Harrington put his foot down on
Sunday ball playing in Wilmington.

Island VIII take place about the i2tn OF Au-
gust
James A. Tunnel has been elected treas
urer Of The c. H. Treat Manufacturing Com
pany and also of The Sussex Manufacturing
Company, both of Georgetown.
Work will be commenced on the B. and
L. s. R. R. Immediately at Salisbury and
also at Easton, and the road will be COM
pleted and in running order throughout its
entire length within year.
campmeetiug will be held in Carey's
woods Shortly charge, beginning August
18th, and continuing for ten days There is
prospect for at least forty tents in the
above named grove for this year.
The funeral of Thomas H. Salisbury,
nephew OF Senator Salisbury, clerk Of the
United States Senate Committee on Eugros-
sed Bills, was held at Dover on Saturday
afternoon, and was very largely attended.
Superintendent Handy and Professor
Lake have already received forty-fve appli-
cations for seats in their Summer Normal
School at Smyrna They have engaged as
assistant, Professor Shearer Of Carlisle, Pa.
There will be camp meeting on Gumboro'
circuit, at Tone's church, to commence Sat |
urday August 4, 1888 and to close on August
II. Tuesday Of the camp will be Temper
ance day and Thursday will be Missionary
day.
The Rev. W. W. W. Wilson, pastor of tile
NJ. Z. church, Easton during a recent trip
to Dickinson College. sustained quite pain
ful accident to his side and right arm by fall
ing into an excavation six feet deep. He is
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Miss Emma Dyer and D. NJ Barker The
ceremony which will be private, will take
place at the residence of VIM. Dyer, uncle of
the bride on State street Dover The honey
moon will be spent in Canada, after which
they will return to Seaford where their
future home will be.
The Prohibition party of the State of Della
ware will hold a state convention at Dover
!
gress and electors The friends of temper
ance will meet at their respective voting
places Tor some suitable place. on Saturday,
July 2I, to select delegates. The basis of
will be forty from Sussex,
forty from Kent and sixty from New Castle
The call is signed by C H. Register, chair
man.
DR.. A. Y. p. Garnett ofwashington, D. c,
died Wednesday evening at the Bright
House Rehoboth about O'Clock. His death
was caused by heart disease, from which lie
has been suffering for some time. Upon
his arrival that evening on the train he was
very weak and was at once taken to his room
and DR.. H. R. Burton hastily summoned
he shortly fell back with the exclamation,
Il am dying" which he did in a few
He was born in Virginia in 1920,
was graduated in medicine at the University
If Pennsylvania in 1871
Among the special premiums to be offered
1t the coming state fair at Dover are a SIS
,old medal for the best pure Jersey butter,
,fered by the Jersey Bulletin of Indianapo- r
is, Ind; $50 suit of clothes, offered by
Nanamaker & Brown of Philadelphia, for
he best basket Of apples Of assorted varie-
les; a SI2 decorated china tea set, offered !
" The Brainard and Armstrong Company, >
or the best embroidered scarf of bureau ,
over done with Brainard and Armstrong /
ilk, and an s. button worker offered by A. /;
/. Reid of Philadelphia, for the best two
oaves Of bread made by any person not =,
Professional baker.
BREWERY DEsTRoYED.-On Monday fire h
'as discovered in the brewery of The Hart
lann and Fehrenbach Company, situated C
Il Front street between Webb street and
ireenhill avenue, Wilmington. The FIRE or o
yinated near the chimney, but the cause is 81
nknown. The loss is about SIS. 600, insur-
nee $4,000. The brewery was frame
ructure, two stories in height and was orig
ially known as Becker's brewery It was G;
urchased by The Hartman and Fehrenbach :,
ompany aud was put in operation by them u
bout two weeks ago. It is not probable "a
lat the burned structure will be rebuilt tr
Great preparations are being made in sa
ent county Nd, to utilize the Tremendous .r
each crop, Two large canneries have been
iilt at Chestertown, one by W. D. Burchi-
Al & Co., now engaged in making his cans, 81,
Id another by Lamotte & Co, which has
by canning berries at Q cents
iart. These two houses will employ over
70 each. A. r. Bradley has commenced ~
e construction of large drying house of !
ght dryers, which with four more in =, ~
eighboring house, he expects to use !, 500 ~
'skets a day. Canneries have also been =,
lilt at Cfumpton, Kennedyville and I.ynch' =.
i'd drying houses at Worton and other II,
lrts of Kent county. BY these means the So
rmers hope the market will be somewhat =
leived Sun.
FIRE AT DovER.-The saw mill and bas-
It factory Of Heel & Pennewill was en-
ely destroyed by FIRE at an early hour on
lturday Morning last. The mill was taxed
the time to its utmost capacity in turning
It peach baskets, for which they had orders
r very large number. The lumber
bred near by and the baskets already COM
eted was saved. One hundred workmeu
e thrown out Of employment temporarily.
ie mill will at once be rebuilt Loss about
200; insurance $4,000 in the Farmers Mu-
al of Kent county.
Dover had its second FIRE within week Oh
onday evening. The fire which broke out
a row Of stables near Loockerman street
lie stables were owned by John Blizzard
d John Thomas. The promptness and
iciency Of the Robbins Hose Company
evented serious conhagration, as the
rned stables were right in the centre of
nest Of frame buildings. The loss, will
lch about 81, 200.