Milford chronicle., 1888-12-21
ON THE PENINSULA.

Alfred P. Robinson and William H. Boyce
Of Georgetown, have sold their interest IN
the SUSSEX journal of that town to J. b
Clark, who has for some time been parl
owner The latter will hereafter be sole
editor and proprietor.
William H. Williams, respectable farmer
Of the lower part Of Caroline county. com
mitted suicide on Saturday morning by hang
ing himself in a barn. Williams has recently
suffered from mental depression. He was
possessed Of considerable property, was As
years old and leaves a wife and Eve children.
William Taylor, of Middietowu, has re-
ceived another order from Claus Spreckles,
the millionaire sugar manufacturer, for 4, ooo
additional piliug.
Churches are wanted at Marion, Whaley-
vile and near Pittsville, and probsbly will
be erectedSsoou THE people there, says
the Rev T. o. Ayres, ARE paying 81 for the
gospel and SIS for tobacco.
]. B. Maxwell, Gamer at Middletown, has
sold his entire stock. of canned tomatoes,
about I4o, 900 cans, to the New Jersey deal
ers.
The New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
railroad is about completing the work OF
Smelling its roadbed all the way to Cape
Charles City. It has just ordered two hun
dred new cars to meet the demands of its
increasing freight business.
A Chicago capitalist has been prospecting
in Delaware, and has found near Port Penn
a clay suitable for making pottery. Works
for the manufacture ofpottery and bricks are
to be commenced at once.
The Governments work at the Break
water, in filling in the gap between the stone
pile and the Breakwater proper, is being crit
icised. It is said that insufficient force is
employed, and that the improvements made
are not substantial.
The Philadelphia schooner Lena Breed,
bound from Wilmington, N. c., for Philadel-
phia, is a total wreck on Hatteras Point.
Part Of her cargo Of lumber may be saved
when washed ashore. The lost craft was
built at Milton, Del, in 1871, and was owned
by L. Matthews, of Philadelphia.
It's stated that the works Of the Whining.
ton Basket and Crate Company will be re
moved to Salisbury.
The Town Commissioners of Georgetown
will probably soon order $4,000 bushels OF
oyster shells to be placed on the streets.
L. W. Canal, of Bridgeville, has been ap-
pointed deputy-sherif by Sheriff Ward.
Cahall has been a member of the Philadel.
phia bar.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Leandei
S. Hopkins, a young farmer and surveyor
living near Frederica, to Miss Annie, daugh.
ter of DR.. Z. Dawson, of Frederica.
The Sussex Manufacturing Company,
under Joshua Treat, is having a wide range
of business. II is shipping large cargoes oi
MI IL L
den, Conn, New Bedford, Mass, Boston
Mass, and Portland, Maine.
The Treat Manufacturing Company has
purchased one hundred acres of standing
timber composed Of gum, maple and OAK
near Ellendale. It will be used in their fac
tory in Georgetown. The company received
large orders from Glasgow, Slotland, last
week.
George A Howes and others last week
caused the seizure of the schooner Jane:
Ponder to recover 5000 for the loss Of a por
lion of cargo OF lumber recently shipped tC
Philadelphia and jettisoned during heavy
weather. Security was entered for the yes
sells release.
The pistol business among the boys o.
Lewes has caused the school board to ordei
that a pistol found on a boy in school or il
cause his suspension, and for the second of
renee he shall be expelled. The "WilC
West" performance of the last circus bear.
the blame of encouraging the boys in carry
ing concealed weapons. -
Captain Thomas F. Bridges, of the oystel
police boat Hayward, has had to get new
mate and two new seamen in the place of hi;
old ones, who left the sloop after the lat,
nj hiatt IL &c IL
Of oak planks erected on the exposed deck
as q tptqtectioE foF his men IN hattie II.
has been furnished with repeating rides ans
600 rounds of ammunition, aud as soon as the
| boat is in readiness, he will make anothe
attack on the dredgers.
The State Grange election of officers re
suited as follows Worthy Master, Z. H
1 BancFeft; QVeTseer, John Heyd; Lecturer
| John c. Higgiusj Steward, A X. Cole AS
sistant Steward +. H. Salisbury; Chaplain
! ], w. Day; Treasurer, r. II. RiggiG; SecTe
| tary, George A, Jones; Gate Keeper Charlie
T. Pepper Ceres, Mrs, z. H. Bancroft; Po
mona, Mrs. f. H, Salisbury, Flora, Mis-
Heyd; Assistant Lady Steward, Miss Day,
The business fol the year of the Ken
County Mutual Insurance Company clOsei
last week The company has had a gooC
year, the volume of business being large
than ever. While the losses have been large
they have not been as heavy as those Of las
year, when the aggregate losses amounted
S28 600. This year the losses are S2o, 900
IS 900 pf this amount being lost by the Pocc
in0ke City hre.
A FIRE in Euooh Moore's ship-yard, in Wi
miugton, last week, eutailed a loss ofsevera
thousand dollars divided between the work
and boats on the railway undergoing repair,
The damaged part Of the works will be re
built at once.