Milford chronicle., 1888-11-30
ON THE PENINSULA.

an increase Of pension.
The Republicans of Laurel are claiming
the Governor Of the State two years hence.
The dwelling house of Rev. Mr.. Irclare,
at Redden, was entirely consumed by FIRE last
Friday morning, shortly after z O'Clock.
Nj A. ]. benjamin, formerly of George
town, has assumed charge of The general
Offices Of the Wicomico & Pocomoke Rail |
road atsalisbury.
At FIRE in Georgetown last weeks bright
wittsd individual pulled out the pump in
order to save it from burning, and thereby
jeopardized the balance of the building.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
of Miss Alice Hazel. daughter of William G.
Hazel, to James Pennewill in the NJ. E
Church, Dover, Wednesday, December 5th.
Howard ELISA native ofElkton, and eldest
son ofthe late Francis A. Ellis, was appointed
consul to Rotterdam by President Cleveland
last week. Mr. Ellis has resided for some
time at Ridgewood, Bergen county, N. ].
Robert Houston, Esq. son of Dr. D. H.
Houston. of Nassau, Del, and nephew of
Judge Houston, entered upon the practice Of
law in Georgetown this week in partnership
with W. F. Causey, Esq, ex-Secretary Of
State.
Admiral Stephen c. Lowan, U. S. N.,gives
notice that bell buoy, painted black, has
been moored in about twenty four feet Of
water, in place of the red buoy three-eighths
of mile outside of the bar at the entrance
to Chincoteague Inlet, Va.
The marriage of David NJ. Ulrich, son of
DR.. VIM. B. Ulrieh, of Chester, Pa, and Miss
Agnes Edwards Moore, of White Clay Greek
hundred, was solemnized in St Johns P E.
Church, Wilmington, last Tuesday evening.
Mr. Ulrich is proprietor of the Newark Stock
Farms.
About 5000 acres of land in Worcester
county, known as Kiej Grange, the settle
ment of the late Joseph Drexel, the New
York banker, has been sold to William C.
Strickland for $4,000 Mr.. Drexel intended
to establish homes on the tract for worthy
poor of New York city, but the project was
not successful.
Telephone communication has been COM
pleted between Lewes and Chinccteague
Life Saving Stations, distance of 65 miles
A submarine cable was laid at Indian River
Inlet At each station communication can
be made to the others. 1t has been decided
to establish new station at Fenwick Island
soon.
The heirs of the late Judge Layton, Of Sus-
sex county, haye erected over his grave in
the Episcopal churchyard at Lewes a neat
monument It is eight feet high from the
base and of the finest Italian marble bearing
the following inscription: 'Sacred to the
memory of Hon. Caleb S. Layton, attorney
at-law and sometime Jndge of the Superior
Court of this State. Born April 18th, 1895
Died October 3rd, 1882" The monument
was made in Baltimore.
A CoLoRED OYSTER PIRATE Killed
The Maryland state police sloop Governor
Thomas has had an engagement with num-
Der of boats owned by unlawful dredgers, at
the mouth of Little Choptank river, in which
a negro was fatally wounded. The oyster
pirates closed in on the police boat but the
captain of the latter managed to get out of
the way and left the thieves the masters of
the situation. The dredgers are armed and
defy the police. They steal oysters wherever
they find them.
The gates of the Jail yard at New Castle
were opened Monday morning shortly after
10 O'Clock, and the large crowd which had
been waiting outside filed in. In the pillory
were George Little, white, and William Tur-
ner, colored. At II O'Clock they were taken
down, and at about lilo James Anderson
received the first whipping by the new sher-
iff without Ainching. He received only five
lashes. James Wilson received ten lashes
which he took unconcernedly, and when
through thanked the sheriff. George Little,
a horse thief, received twenty lashes very
quietly without a motion The last one
whipped was William Turner, the only col
ored man of the lot. He received twenty
lasAes without flinching. Sheriff Allen
whipped not quite so hard as Sheriff Lamb
son used to do There were about three
hundred people present, among whom were
male teachers attending the Institute, who
had never before Witnessed anything of the
kind.
The Sussex County Teachers Institute
opened last Monday in Phillips Hall, Laurel,
with fair attendance of teachers. It was
formally opened at two O'Clock in the after
noon, when an organization was effected. |
The musical part Of the program was car
ried out by the Methodist church choir. The |
program for Tuesday embraced addresses on |
Physiology and Hygiene" by Miss Mollie |
Fisher; Physical Culture" Miss Leila E. |
Partridge; Compositions, James E. Eaton;
Geography" Josiah Marvel; School Dis |
ciphine," Charles S. Murray and Walter
Sparkliu. In the evening a lecture on |
Rome" was delivered by the Rev. S. ]. |
Morris, Of Harrington. On Wednesday, |
Superintendent L. Trying Handy, of Kent |
county, John A. Collins, G. NJ. Outten E. W. |
Warren, W. A. Hutchinson, Dr. A. N. Raub, |
president of Delaware College, and Super |
intendent Ward, ofSussex, took part in the
exercises. After lecture in the evening by |
A. W. Hawks, of Baltimore, the Institute ad
journed until next fall