Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-26
peninsula NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
A building boom has struck Delmar.

a building Doom has stFuck Delhihfs
Laurel is to have another big phos-
phate factory.
Lewes has marriage epidemic. 1t is
really catching.
The electric light plant of Milford is
being enlarged.
Artesian wells for the Milford Water
Works are being bored.
The Sussex county Court House will
be remodeled and improved
The Sussex County Teachers Institute
will be held at Milford In January.
Daniel sPrettyman Of Georgetown has
been made an M. e. local preacher.
The October term Of the Circuit Court
for Worcester county, Md. convened to-
day
The ducking season in this state
opens en- November 10. The prospect is
good.
Mrs. Lizzie R. Smith, the evangelist, is
conducting a series Of revival meetings
at Miltsn.
The active season of the quarantine at
the Delaware Breakwater closes next
Saturday.
The Prohibitionists Of Worcester
county, Md, are prosecuting vigorous
campaign.
DR.. Ebe Holland and Miss Bernie
vickers of Frankfort will be married on
Wednesday.
A l5.year- old hen owned by Green
Shackley Of Piney Meek, Sussex county,
died resently.
Lewes has a painting class All the
girls are joining IL. The next enterprise
will be powder works
Stratton Schellenger has been ap.
/ pointed captain OF the new life saving
station south Of Indian river inlet
The wind Knocked the electric wires
Of Snow Hill, Md, out OF order last
week, and the town was in darkness.
The annual meeting Of the Kent
County Bible Society win be held at
Wyoming on November 10.
Madison Willin and Mrs Blanche
Layton will be married in the M. r..
Church, Bridgeville, on Wednesday.
Pomona Grange Of Sussex county win
meet at Seaford on November g. The
meeting is expected to be very interest
ing
John Hurdle of the Rehoboth Life
Saving Station has been laid 5oif for a
year on full pay. he injured himself in
the service.
Drum fishing is now good at Ocean
City, Md II Is hard TO beat. Fisher
men 20 from three to ten miles off shore
to get fine sport.
Charles E. Marshall of Cape Henlopen
lighthouse and william j. Halmons Of the
Breakwater east end lighthouse, have
exchanged places.
An Attorney heifer owned by James X.
Richards Of Roxana, Sussex county, gave
two gallons Of milk per day before she
was IS months old
Diphtheria is prevailing with fatal
effect among the children Of Staytons
vile, Sussex county. William Hammond
has lost FIVE children,
Delmar M. e. Church was dedicated
yesterday Rev. j. d. Q. Hanna and |
Rev. Il. s. Dulaney Of Wilmington took |
part in the dedicatory exercises
Thomas Henry Jenkins Of Esston,
Md. and Miss Elizabeth Alice Causey,
niece Of Hon John w, Causey Of Mil
ford, will be married in the M. Z.
Church on Wednesday.
An exchange says: There resides on
Deals Island, Md, quite prodigy In the
person Of John Harrison. He Is now 20
years Of age, has never attended school
FOR more than two sessions, bat yet, by
application, he has made himself familiar
with the Latin and French languages.
Also, in reading, he spells backwards the
most difficult words given him, without
Thought or apparent effort, He has such q
retentive memory that he can quote cor
rectly whole chapters Of the Bible.