Milford chronicle., 1889-11-22
ON THE PENINSULA.

The Odessa Loan Association is in sound
financial condition.
J. E Tygert and family, formerly of
Smyrna, are touring in Mexico.
Fifteen hundred hogs have died of cholera
around Middletown during the last two
months.
Prof Ward reports that the attendance in
the public schools of the country is much
larger than last year.
Charles +. Rhodes of Odessa and Miss
Clara Tucker of Odessa were recently mar
ried in Camden, N
An Elkton man is the happy possessor of
a huge radish that is feet 81 inches in
circumference and weighs "a pounds.
Chief Justice Comegys will hereafter
occupy the office formerly occupied by John
NJ Clayton, and in which the chief justice
read law,
Smyrna loses one of her industries, as G.
W. & S. Taylor have made arrangements
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manufacture of the Diamond State Cultiva- |
tor.
Conductor Thomas B. Lewis, who has
been on the D., NJ. & v railroad between
Lewis and Harrington, has been trans
ferred to the Delaware road and has moved |
his family to Wilmington.
Detective Hutchins is continuing his raid
on the violators of the game laws as a dozen
Or more Delawareans can testify that the
sport has proven very dear so far. It cost a
Laurel man S22. 10 for shooting four rabbits
Governor Biggs remitted the hour in the
oillory of the sentence of George S. Dill.
rhe following were whipped in drilling
ain before a small crowd. George Watson
lashes, Willard Easton 10 lashes and Frank
1udson 10 lashes.
The Rev. c. B. Gruder of Harrington,
whose disgraceful relations with a young
ady of his parish have recently caused not
little gossip in the neighdorhood, has
eserted his wife and children and left for
arts unknown. The unfortunate family of
he disgraced minister are left penniless.
The 5-year-old daughter of Joseph Tiudal,
f Dagsboro hundred, was burned to death
ist week. The mother left the house a
lort time for some purpose and when she
the child's clothes were all ablaze
he child ran to her mother, whose clothes
ere ignited by the contact The mother
as not seriously burned, but the child died
a few hours.-.SuSset Journal
For several weeks workmen have been en-
lged in boring for natural gas which is sup
Jsed to lie beneath the immense stratum of
On ore in Whitaker's ore pit on Iron Hill II
depth of eighty feet has already been b
ached, but progress has been slow and II
borious because almost every foot of Dor.
g has been through vein of of solid ore.
o indications of oil or gas have yet been G.
On the evening ofTuesday last Jorden Par lie
ms, fBishopville, while driving on the road NJ
tween Selbyville aud Frankford, met with th
accident The horse, young one, becom- n,
: frightened jumped to one side suddenly,
d, breaking the harness, dragged Mr. Par Vi
IS from the carriage, striking his head vio- AL
lily and dragging him for some distance.
E Parsons was unconscious for some min
IS and has been suffering severely since, su
t is much better. 4-4
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David Pepper, prominent and wealthy .,
mer of Sussex county, died at his residence ~
II Georgetown, on Wednesday, November
. He was at one time a member ofthe ~
w Court of Sussex county. Six children :,
vive him. They are c. +. Pepper, presi- =
It of the Levy Court; Mrs. Josiah Marvel, "a
Gid NJ. Pepper, Mrs William H. Lingo, 70,
!. Lydia Boyd. Of Nebraska, and Ell W. un1
'per, who resided with his father on the 4
he farm at the time of the latters death. !
he first case in the state ofMaryland COM Tri
under 'he amendment code by which the PR
d white" was stricken out of the Bas- !,
IS law was tried at White Haven, Wicom. 'iie
county, on Saturday. The defendant
Valentine Insley, Jr., a weH-known -
te man with a wife and several children.
the plaintiff Nelvina Messick, daughter
colored minister The girl was do.
tic in Insley's family. The justices rem.
d verdict Of guilty and ordered Insley k
ipport the girls child for seven years. R
ey is ostracised now by all white society Al
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