Milford chronicle., 1889-12-06
ON THE PENINSULA.

Bishop Foss will preach at the Bridgeville
NJ Z. Church next Sunday.
Several bnrglaries have occurred this sea-
son in Smyrna, Dover and Wyoming.
The Snow Hill Electric Light Company
are pushing ahead the work on their plant
as fast as the weather will permit
William R. sirman ofI.aurel has been ap-
pointed to the position of station agent at
Crossword, lately vacated by NJ. L. Ward.
John H. Taylor, a Kenton merchant, has
been arrested by the Delaware Game Pro-
tective Association for dealing in birds con-
trary to law.
The Order ofGood Sameritans. colored, of
Georgetown, dedicated their new hall, near
the A. NJ. E. Church, on November IS, with
appropriate services.
Spesutia Island, lying just above the
mouth of the Ssssafras river, in Chesapeake
bay, has been sold to a syndicate of Pennsyl-
vania sportsmen for $4,000.
Two of the Democratic aspirants for tn e
United States senatorship in Ohio are ma.
uves of Maryland; The Hen John A. MeAfa-
hon of Dayton and John H. Thomas of
Springfield.
Old Point Comfort is to have another big
hotel. John Chamberlain of Washington is
preparing to build hotel opposite the cele-
brated Hygeia, which will accommodate
500 guest. The cost will be about $3.50, 900.
It will be furnished and open to visitors
about July I, 1890.
The CcHfeyVille RSeoyd says: Between
SIS, 900 and $40. 600 have been spent at Demo
cratic primary elections in this county dur
ing the past fonr years, and still some peo-
pie say the evil should not be discontenan-
ced and the debauching Of a large number
Of the voters discontinued"
Shepherd Canaway, young and highly
farmer living near AsburY Church,
midway between Laurel and Georgetown,
and mysteriousIy disappeared
rom home Saturday morning siHce which
ime no one has seen him. His wife is dis.
racted with grief There is no known in
,entive for his strange couduct.
The dwelling house of Daniel McColley,
ituated in NaHticoke hundred, about Eve
niles from Georgetown, was destroyed by
ire on Friday morning. No one was at
ome at the time except Mrs. McColleY, and
efore aid could be summoned the building
'as consumed The loss is estimated at
bout SI,soo, upon which there was an in
lrance of about $1,000 in the America Fire |
insurance Company.
Llwelyn Tharp, Esq, died at his residence I
i Mispillion hundred on November %. Mr..
harp was about So years of age and was
ighly respected. He at one time served in
ie Levy Court of this county, and subse- t
iently was appointed state treasurer, which
1sition he filed for four years with entire
and with credit to himself and S
e state. He was brother of the late ex-
oYernor Tharp. .-DelGVareaH /
Pifty-iour years ago the weather was so a
Id in Nouember as to freeze our rivers and n
eeks and navigation closed on the 18TH Of
e month and did not open again until d
arch. The full supply of salt had not bees
tained, the vessels to bring it being frozen a
at Philadelphia. John Cunmins and other :,
erchants hauled it in wagons from Phila- -
lphia, and salt sold in Smyrna at So per
shel. Some nine years ago the ice on our "
ll-pond was sufficiently thich to furnish a n
atiug carnival on Thanksgiving Day, the
ernoon setting in with heavy snow storm
smyrna Times. W
.rr. Am. u..,..s ,,.;s, ,,.,.D - al
pastor of the Methodist Episco- II
Church in Salisbury, died last Monday
rning at 80 O'Clock. Her remains were D
led at Middletewn Wednesday afternoon. a
rs. Martindale was about As years old p
was born at Seaford. Her maiden name fr
) Hazard. She and Mr.. Martindale we're
ted in marriage at Seaford. While her -
band was pastor of Dover NJ. E. Church,
ing the three years preceding his going dI
Mrs. Martindale was president as
Delaware State w. c. T. U. She was in
It jealous Temperance worker and fre-
ntly lectured on Temperance. Her friends
k that her zeal in the Temperance cause
cted her health. She had been unwell G.,
some time but serious results were not
Many friends in Delaware
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