Milford chronicle., 1889-06-28
ON THE PENINSULA.

A swarm Of bees is comfortably domiciled
over the door of the NJ. z. Church at odessa.
George w. Ernest has been appointed
meteorological observer by the Delaware
College Agricultural Station at Newark.
The Townsend creamery was put in oper-
alton last week. and is a pronounced success
except that it is difficult to get enough milk.
Work on the Kent and Bayshore Railroad
is being pushed forward with the greatest
possible speed. Trains are expected to run
to COLCHESTER in July.
E. William Purdee, of Parsonsburg, Md. q,
has been held in $4,000 bail in Georgetown
on the charge of forging two notes for $500
and $500 respectively.
IT has been decided to hold camp meet
ing at Peurose commencing July IS and
continuing ten days. The privileges will be
disposed of next Saturday.
THE Clayton Cal is the name of neat
seven-column paper just issued at Clayton
by Messre. Quinn and McFarlane. II is to
be non-political and strictly local.
The farm of Capt J. l.. Bonsall, of 400
acres, on the road to Wyoming, was sold by
Sheriff Feunimore on Tuesday, to Messrs.
Paris and Knight, of Dover, for SI9,sso.55.
Ground has been excaYated at the railroad
shop, at Dover, for the saw mill of Pennel
Rash, and the frame of the building is being
put up, and soon he will be ready for busi-
ness,
THE drawing tor tents at the Camden Camp
ground will take place tomorrow, Saturday,
June 20, at O'Clock p. NJ. If the day should
be stormy the drawing will take place the
following Monday
SAMUEL HILL, colored, who was &C
eidentally shot by Luke Elliott, also eolored,
on a saud-boat in Wilmington on Saturday,
died at the Homeopathic Hospital in that
city Sunday. Elliot was exonerated. Sen
fiNel.
A AIETHoDIcALLY conducted prizefght
between Harry Hunter aud George Bull,
I4-Year-old lads, occurred in front Of the
opera house in New Castle on Friday night
and continued for four rounds. The police
did not interfere.
Because his Io-year-old daughter Maggie
broke dish, John Hurlet numerically beat
her at Georgetown on Thursday Of last week.
The society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children will prosecute the father. The
ohild's condition is serious.
The wheat crop is said to be short in Kent
county about one-third. Corn-ground wheat
is especially injured, and the Fultz wheat,
heretofore the most hardy variety, has suf-
fered much, while the bearded wheat is all
right in most cases.-SenfiHel.
At its regular meeting last Thursday even
ing Co. G, of Georgetown, took in ten new
members, and decided from now until the ell
July 18TH, Ito have two drills
a week, Tuesday and Thursday evenings |
The boys seem to be taking a new hold and |
and want to make the company second to
none IN this State.-/OHyNGK.
THE Coroner's inquest in the case of Wal
ter Wright, the white lad who was shot and
killed during the race riot in Wilmington
last week, was concluded Monday afternoon.
The Jury held George H. Williams for the
Sewell Hall for the reckless use of
firearms, and Robert Cooper for carrying
deadly weapons.-.SeRtiNei
The Bridgeville correspondent of the
Meas saws: The new Methodist
church in course of erection there will be
one of the best church buildings in this
state south of Wilmington. The site,
which is most excellent one, was pur-
chased at a cost of sI,5oo, and the build
ng when complete will cost about $4,000.
James A. Brereton has taken a contract to
AIRY the mail between Harbeson and An
yola for four years from 'star route" COM
1ination which has obtained control of many
routes by undertaking the resi-
tents of the respective localities. The COM
'ination profits by sub-letting routes which
laye much passenger traffic attached.-.Sen-
incl.