Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-03

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ELKToH, Mp. Nov. 26-The remains Of
Miss sydney Dunott, daughter of the late
Or. Justus Dunott of Elkton, were brought
here last night from Frederick City aid
reinforced to-day alongside the body of
Cemetery.
Miss BERTHE Miller, daughter of Samuel
II. Miller farmer. residing near Elkton,
and Mr.. Samuel s. Rambo, a real estate
agent of Tallapoosa, Ga, were married at
u o'clock to-day at the home of the bride
by Rev A. 7. Prettyman of Delaware in
the. presence of their immediate relatives
and few friends.
Miss Clara l.. Johnson daughter of
Howard johnson, well-known farmer.
residing near Singerly, and Mr.. Robert
Harrison OF Philadelphia, a conductor on
the Baltimore IL Ohio railroad, were mar
ried at the home of the bride at $50 this
evening by the Rev. L. b. Hunter of the
Cherry Hill Methodist Episcopal Church,
IN the presence of large assemblage OF
relatives and friends.
ELKroN, Nov. 30.-Charles G. Caldwell,
a ,well-known Democratic politician Of
Liberty Grove, and president of the
town, is very i'll with typhoid fever.
fire in the chimney of Mrs. Thomas
Beers residence, near Cherry Hill, Sunday
afternoon, threatened the destruction az
the whole building, and only after the
most desperate effort was it saved.
The. sudden cold change of weather
caused the thermometer here to reach 200
below freezing point this morning. A
drop Of 40e since i p. m. Saturday.
by the collapse of the San Diego Zeal. }
Bank Cecil county capitalists lose about
$4,000, southern Chester county. Pa.
100000, and several Delawareans, in the
neighborhood of Newark, it is reported
are heavy losers.
a movement afoot in Elkton contcm-
plates Tree library and reading-room.
MILFORD, Dec. I.-Superintcndent John
q. Gray of the Sussex county public
schools was here yesterday making few
preliminary arrangements for the teachers
institute to be held IN Dorsey Hall on
January 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th next,
Mr., Gray is sparing neither time nor
money to make the sessions attractive and
inviting by an interesting programme. He
will have some people noted In the educa-
tional world among the speakers at each
session. The programme will not be com
pleted for three weeks yet.
The cold weather continues and tho
Mispllion was frozen over in places this
| morning 1t takes very cold snap to
CLOSE this stream up, however, as there is
strong current one way or the other all
the time.
Postmaster Thomas had a novel find
yesterday when he received the noon mail.
When the mail was emptied from one of
the largest pouches out rolled half pint
whisky flask with about tablespoon full
of the spirits III the bottle.
The shirt factory is running on full
time and the operators are doing their
work like experienced hands.
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| Forty deaths Is births and IS marriages
were reported 70 Registrar Colquhoun last
week. six of the deaths We're caused by
dipltheria.
Thomas 9. Hsrold, well-kpewt. florist
and agriculturlst Of the lower psains,ila.
| died on Sunday at his late residences. Kings
ton, Somerset county, aged 59 s'sa.s. lie
was the father of Frank W. Harold of the
Philadelphia Ledger, formerly Of EVERY
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