Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-05-10
ON TEE PENINSULA.

Arrangements SIC oSinb maui ~ -
time Fourth of July celebration in Dover
this year.
George Burton has been appointed post
master at Church Hill Md, vice Washington
Collins, removed.
A Delmar firm is to furnish 10000 bricks
to be used in the erection of the new M. Z.
Church at Bridgeville.
meeting of the Fruit Growers Bureau of
information was held in Buttons Hall at
Dover on Thursday morning.
Otto Ford has been appointed postal clerk
on the Queen Aune's & Kent railroad, vice
Summerfeld Tilghman, removed.
The young men of the Lewes Yacht Club
have painted and rugged up their yacht and
are about ready for the seasons sport
Captain Lewis frederick, the pioneer of
Rehoboth, died at the residence of DR.. 1. H.
D. Knowles in Lewes, on April 10th.
The annual meeting of the Easton District
Preachers Association will be held at Still
Pond, Md, on May aIst, a2nd and 25rd.
The captains of the several life stations in
this vicinity have been granted leave of
absence for 80 days, beginning the Ist inst
Present appearances indicate that the
I.eipsic Creamery will be a success. It is
expected that it will be in operation by May
goth.
The Dover Library will be closed of even
ings after June Ist, except two evenings in
the week, on account of not being self sus-
tanning.
DR.. H. R. Burton and Henry P. Wolfe
cave leased the Bright House at Rehoboth
for the coming season. Walter Burton will
be the manager.
The hotel of D. S. Roach, at Mount Pleas
ant, four miles above Lewes, at the Broadkiln
river, was burned Sunday night from a de-
fective Aue. Loss, 1000.
George Secuse of Dover, has been granted
fractional license and opened the National
hotel OF Camden Saturday. W.. J. Rathel was
formerly proprietor of the house.
dispatch from Washington says it is
limited that ex-senator Thomas S. Hodson
will control the appointment of all Eastern
Shore -Wicomico News.
Twenty fire insurance companies have an
nounced tile intention of disseminating bus
mess IN Delaware in consequence of the pas
sage by the Legislature of TIE Valued Policy
bill.
Fruit growers of St. Jones' Neck claim that
over half of the coming peach crop has been
killed by the late rains and frost. About one
half of the peaches as large as peas have
fallen to the ground.
Probably the Two largest melon growers
in Wicomico county this season will be
Messrs. William H. Jackson and Milton A.
Parsons. The former planted $4,000 hills
and the latter IS, 600.
The barn of Elijah Benson, colored, resid-
ing on the McCauley farm near Dinah's
Corner was destroyed by FIRE on Friday night.
All his stock, Eve horses an two cows and a
large quantity of provender was burned.
Rev. c. W. johnson. of Laurel, Del, died
at his residence in that town April 2Sth. Mr.
Tohnson was we'll known all over the county
Is Christian minister of the P E. Church
and his faithfulness was recognized by all
who knew him.
Auditor Boyce last week settled with the
school committees of I22 districts in KC nj
county, Del In these districts there remains
over $4,000 in the hands of the school COM
mittees that is unexpended from the last
years appropriations.
There will be meeting of the farmers Of
Kent county, in the Court House, at Dover,
on Saturday, the 18th of May, 1889, at 2
O'Clock. p. M, for the purpose of organizing
Farmers Institute for Kent county. All
farmers are invited to be present.
The main fact about the parade of Tuesday
should now be put on record. Since the
world began to organize for fighting there
were probably never in line at any one time,
for display or for service, forty thousand
finer men than these that marched up Broad
way and the Fifth avenue.
The commissioners of Caroline county,
Nd, have determined to build new bridge
across the Choptank at Greensborough and
will consider plans for its erection at an early
date. The new bridge will be built during
the year. but as yet the date has not been
| ed .,,o,, The old efr,,cft,ra ,,yl,ictt ,toul
spans has been several times submerged this
season.
LEwEs.-A great many people attended
the funeral of the Rev. George W. Johnson
at St. Georges Chapel, on Friday Afternoon
last. He was rector of that church for many
years and was highly esteemed by the peO
pie of the vicinity without regard to demon
national proclivities, for his liberal and pure
Christian character He was prominent
and active member of the Order of Odd
Fellows.
In conversation with farmers and other.
the general opinion is that the prospect fol
the corn crop in lower Sussex is very gloomy
in consequence the excessive rains of tile
past four weeks. Many localities are com
pletely submerged and cannot be tillC d
should the weather become Seasonable. Al
other places, where the ground is plowed
late planting will be necessitated; and wher
the corn is planted in many instances it viii
rot and fail to terminate. Fruit is though
by some to be all right but others think the
late essterly storms have seriously impaired
it, and that it will fall off later on.
Cant eat a thing" Hoods sarsaparill:
is a wonderful medicine for creating an appe
tite, regulating digestion, and giving
strength.
May Court.