Evening journal., 1890-12-29
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Milford Red Men are having a big
boom.
Turkey thieves are cleaning the roosts
around Dover.
1t is rumored that Milford will soon
have waterworks.
The members Of Elkton Cornet Band
have new uniforms.
The Chester river (Md.) bridge was
| completed last week
The Milford Chronicle was thirteen
years old on Saturday.
A. Murray Fisk OF Ridgely, Nd, is
dead. He was 40 years old.
Large focks of crows and blakbirds are
flying southwark over Delaware.
The winter term Of the Wilmington
Conference Academy begins to day.
Robinson Barker, aged 10 years, of
Cool Spring, Sussex county, is dead.
Ten tons OF poultry were shipped from
Greensborough, Nd, in one day recently.
The travel over the B & E. S. railroad
has been quite heavy for the last ten
days.
Messrs. Diebart, boat builders at Elk
ton, Md, are constructing three canal
boats.
A great many muskrst hides are being
brought into market by trsppers all over
the Peninsula.
Captain Reyilles large vessel on the
stocks at Milford, will probably be
launched this week.
Just exactly where the SIS 1000 appro-
priation for the Appoquinimink river will
be put is yet undecided.
The hotel property at oakwood, Nd
owned by E Graham, has been sold to
J. J. Bennett, agent, for $4,000.
Next Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
r. P, Morris Of Milford will celebrate
their fftieth wedding anniversary.
Charles Keilholtz Of Rising Sun, Nd
has purchased of j w. Reeder the old
pottery property Of IA acres, for 81, 500.
The silk factory 70 be located at Dover
seems to be an assured thing The com
pauy will pay the girl operatives only "a
per week
The term Of Rev John France as pre-
Wilmington M. E. Conference will expire
next March.
The M, E. Church at Centreville. Md,
is being very much improved The mex +,
session Of Wilmington NJ. Conference
will be held in it.
John Lake, colored, who lived near
Beulah, Dorchester county, Pa, was
killed last week by the premature dis
charge Of shotgun.
About 15O panels Of fencing. belong
ing to Harrison Rogers and Clarence
Pepper, near Piney Grove. were DESTROYED
by fire on Christmas Day.
The business men OF Salisbury say
that December, 1890 has been the most
active and prosperous month Of any cor
responding period known
The order to change the name Of the
post Office at Jacksontown, Cecil county,
Md, to Whitaker, has been rescinded by
the Post Office Department.
R. c. Carrow Of Camden has pnr.
chased OF DR. ]. M. Twilley Of Dover his
gray trotting horse Doc" whose record
is . 45 This animal is said to be the
finest in the state. trs
George H. Townsend Of MiIlviile.
Sussex county, has horse which is said
to have been 10 years old whel the war
commenced, and he still seems good for
five or ten years Of work,
The official board OF the st. Paul's NJ.
y. church at Odessa, have unanimously
requested the return OF their pastor.
Rev. r. O. Jones, A NJ, to be- their
pastor for the fourth year.
Louise Waller, a colored servant girl
Of Laurel, smothered her infant daugh-
ter while sleeping a few nights ago
When she awoke in the morning She
found It dead
A. P. shockley, Of Elkton, Nd, last
week shipped to Henry Dsston & Sons
IN Philadelphia, 1,459 turkeys, which
were distributed among the employees Of
that firm as Christmas presents. The
amount paid for the fowls was Sc. 67s IS.
G. Fl Smith and c. G. Wells Of Elkton.
Md have purchased the old telephone
line in Cecil county, Md The new com
pany will be known as the Cecil Tele
phone Company Elkton, Rising San.
Port Deposit, Chesapeake City and the
almshouse will be Immediately connected
and other points as application is made
The exchange will be located at Elkton.
After the launch Of the schooner
Thomas Winsmore at Milton, recently
the keels of two other vessels were laid
BY the same contractor. something that
does not happen there often in 50 short a
time. One of these vessels will be a
large three mastsd schooner, for Captain
James Deputy. OF Philadelphia, and the
other will be q eoasting schooner to be
commanded BY Captain Charles Burrows.
OF NJ lton, and owned By Massrs. Bur
ton & Parker. dealers in general mer-
chandise
The faithful dog was exempli6ed few
I days ago In the yisinity OF Leipsic. A
farmers wife went out into the yard to
milk one Of the cows had a young calf,
and she turned on the woman, throwing
her down and bruising her, when the
faithful dog came to his mistress aid
and succeeied in getting the COW away.
After the woman had gotten safely out
Of the yard, the dog jumped the fence
and barked and leaped sboHt the woman,
testifyiKg his Joy at her escape
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