Milford chronicle., 1889-06-07
ON THE PENINSULA.
The Hon. George Purnell Fisher has bee
appointed first auditor of the treasury.

The Hon. George Purnell Fisher has been
appointed FIRST auditor of the treasury.
AN election for two members as trustees
for New Castle commons on Tuesday, result
ed in the election of Hiram Borie and Michel
B. King
The Wilmington Academy of Music,
which was burned some time ago, will soon
be rebuilt as a handsome theatre with a
capacity of 1900
The marriage of ex-Secretary Bayard to
Miss Mary Willing Clymer is announced to
take place on June 18th, in St. Johns Episco-
pal Church, in Washington.
It is stated that the annual encampment
of the Delaware militia will will be held at
Brandywine Springs, commencing Saturday,
July 18TH and closing July 24th.
Col S. NJ. Wood was unanimously elected
captain of Troop B.. of Wilmington, last
Monday evening. He was colonel of the
regiment from 1880 to December, 1888.
The marriage of Mr. William w. Rawlins,
of Georgetown and Miss Lena Whitley,
daughter of DIR. Benjamin Whitley, of
Frederick, Is announced to take place on
Wednesday, the 18th inst.
Amity Lodge, I, o. o, F., Camden, is
having its hall thoroughly reprinted and
papered in the highest style of art by Cas-
per Miller, ofDover When completed it
will be one of the handsomest lodge rooms
in the State.
A more luxurious growth of grass in SOM
erset county has scarcely ever been seen, the
clover fields in many instances begin marvels
of beauty The wheat is mnch more forward
than usual. looks fine and indicates rich
harvest in due time, Corn planting has
been retarded by the excessive fall of rain
and many farmers are not yet through with
it.
William Herbert, State treasurer, has
negotiated loan with Elliott, johnson
& Co. for $4,000, State bonds, at 81 per
&C mt with a bonus The bonds are 500
each. If the bonds had been of the
denomination of $1,000 he could have
done very much better. This loan is
for buying the insane asylum for the State
of Delaware.
The refinery at the upper yard of du Points
powder mill caught FIRE on Saturday at noon
and was completely destroyed It contained
valuable machinery; the loss is placed at
SEC, 900 or over. The burning saltpetre ran
out like molten lava at one time reaching
the doors of the powder mill. The men
worked brayely although fearful all the time
Of terrible explosion.
Ex-State Senator Frank Denney, of Duck
Creek hundred, who suddenly lost his mind
last week, was a well known and highly
citizen of that community. He
was member of the State Senate at the
session of 1870 and was a leading appli-
ant for the position of recorder of deeds of
Kent county, soon to become vacant He ,
s also president of the Delaware State
Agricultural Society Mr.. Denney is about 1
IS years of age and has a family
Wicomico county crop prospects for 1889 {
re good. The outlook for wheat is very pro-
nising. Never before has it been known to
tain such a luxuriant growth throughout
be county as it has this year. A man in q
7alking through almost any wheat field Of
he country is hidden from view by the tall r
rowing grain. Some fear is expressed, how !
yer, that the heads will not Ill well because +
the washing away of the bloom by the very 4
eayy May rains. Oats are quite thrifty, and !,
i've indications of good yield, but the
,reage is smaller than usual. Potatoes have {
ade lusty growth, and il the vigorous ap- a
sarance Of the tops indicates a correspond G,
z degree ofdeyelopment at the roots, very
rye crop may be expected.