Milford chronicle., 1888-09-21
ON THE PENINSULA.


The Dover Glass Works are advertised at
Sherif7s sale.
Elk Governor Hall, of Frederick, has
erected a 1900 monument over the grave
of his wife at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
The editor of the Peninsula Methodist re-
fused to make his paper a prohibition organ
aud says it is a paper for Christ and His
Church.
McKendree Downham and Chas. L.Moore,
Esqs., of Georgetown, are being urged by
Georgetown republicans as candidates for
Legislative representatives from that hun
dTed
Friedells fruit drying establishment at
Viola, Kent county, was burned Monday
morning, with FIVE tons of fruit; loss about
s., 500. The sash factory adjoining was en-
tirely consumed, together with quantity
of stock.
The Prohibitionists of Kent county, Del.
will hold their convention to nominate a full
county ticket during the first week of Octo-
Der either on Tuesday or Thursday. They
are now canvassing the cal, getting names to
it They want strong list of names before
the call is issued.
The surveyors of the Eastern railroad ar
rived at Salisbury last week They have
just completed the survey ofthe route which
crossed the Nanticoke river at Sharptown.
This proposed route does not please the ma
jority of the Dorchester and wicomico
county taxpayers.
Roach < Belts evaporating factory, in the
suburbs Of Milton, burned down about mid
night on Wednesday of last week The
cured fruit had been removed and the loss
was confined to the building and fixtures,
including about thirty baskets Of peaches.
The loss amounts to about S7oe. Insurance
$500.
The Geoygetoun Democrat says that
Joshua Treat, of Bangor, Me- a cousin and
for mer business partner of Charles H. Treat,
has made arrangements to transfer his large
cooperage business from the North and
merge it with the plant of the Sussex Manu-
factuiing Company, of which he will be
superintendent. Tie machinery has already
arrived. with four skilled workmeu to operate
it, and the same will be in working order in a
few days.
Several of the young men Of Odessa, Del,
becoming alarmed at the frequent visits Of
Warwick young men to that place, have
formed a club and will hereafter keep all
young men not residing in the town away
nom it. There is a scarcity of girls in that
town and this action has been caused by the
heartless conduct of young men from neigh
boring towns, who, without regard to the
rights of native young men, have carried off a
number of the bellies of the town,-ElkfcR
Democrat.
A lodge of the Ancient Order of Unit ed
Workmen was instituted at Delmar Tuesday
evening, September II, by Dr. George j,
Truitt. deputy c. NJ. W. The officers are
W. Pierce, past master workman; c. l.. Ben
ringer, master workman; NJ. NJ. Hill, fore
man; George w. Berry, overseer; w. T. Sir
man, recorder; F. c. Elliott, rec eiver; J, L.
Ellis, financier: w B Elliott, guide; B. B.
Freeuey, inside watch, W, Z. German, out
side watch; medical examiner, DR.. A. B.
Slemmons.
At $40 O'Clock Monday afternoon a small
cyclone struck the south side of Kenton and
demolished nearly everything in its path.
Out buildings were lifted from their founda-
tons and carried several hundred yards
away. The second story of the new brick
school building was blown off and scattered
over the town The teacher, Mr.. Hughes,
who was at his desk was miraculously left
unframed The loss to the building will
exceed $500. No one was hurt except some
men who were struck by flying timbers and
bruised about the face. Quite a number OF
women and children tainted, but after the
excitement was over and the debris cleaned
mp, it was found that the total loss to the town
will not be very great.