Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-09-11
ON THE PENINSULA.

Two or three families have moved e
Georgetown in consequence of Mr. Whitney''
factory being in operation. The factory Is
busy making grape baskets and gin trays.
The Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City, Md, has
closed for the season. At a meeting OF the
directors a proposition was submitted by
Mr.. Geoge Klingstine and Mr. Robert Ken
merit to purchase the hotel property toi
SIS,ooo. Messrs. George BaueTnschmidt,J r
aud 1. .Bokemeyer of Baltimore, representing
a syndicate Of Baltimore capitalists, alsc
want to purchase enough ground from the
stockholders of the hotel upon which e
build a mammoth summer garden. The di
rectors are considering these propositions
and are to give positive answer next Mon
day.
The new Colored. college located on the
Drew farm above Dover will open for the
reception of students about the a5th of Oct
ober. The college building contains ample
accommodations for large class Of students
There will be full course Of study in classics
science, agriculture, engineering and chem
istry. Candidates for admission must not
be less than "a years of age and must be
examined in common English branches, be
of good moral character and industrious
habits. Tuition is $40 per term; college
year consists of three terms, or 81 weeks
Tuition will be free to Delaware students
Students will be furnished board at the col
| lege at cost, which will not exceed So per
week. Rooms will be furnished aud q
charge of so cents per week will be made to
cover cost of jauitor in attendance to room
aud the lighting aud heating ofthe building,
Each student upon entering will be required
to pay matriculation fee of s.. A shori
winter course for farmers and advanced stu
dents will be announced later. Day students
will be charged IS cents per week. The
building will be heated by steam aud
lighted BY electricity.
Shortly after one O'Clock on Monday morn
ing Ere was discovered ia the barn and sta
bles Of William B. Cuniender, proprietor Of
the Christiana Hotel, iu Christiana village,
and in a short time the structure, with all
its contents, was burned to the ground. The
flames were first discovered by Walter Me-
dill who was driving past the building when
the flames burst forth. He at once gave the
alarm and the entire town was soon aroused
and at the scene of the conhagration. The
FIRE ragged fercely. Soon some adjoining
sheds caught FIRE and the hotel and the ad-
iacent houses were threatened. bucket
brigade was at once formed, and the work OF
saving the adjoining houses commenced.
1t was feared that all of Christiana would
fall an easy prey to the flames fury at one
time, and the citizens were alarmed. HAD
the wind been in the west instead OF the
northwest. it is claimed that the total de-
struction Of the town would have been inev-
liable. Many of those who worked indetat-
ieably to subdue the flames were clad only
in their night raimeut. All the live stock
was taken from the building in safety. David
Leach. a stone-mason living at Christiana.
had horse stabbed in the burning building
and when he entered the stable for the pur-
pose of releasing it the animal kicked him
a severe blow breaking his collar bone ana
knocking him to the ground. He was car
ried from the building in safety. The horse
was afterwards saved. The origin of the
ere is said to be Of an incendiary nature.
The loss will be about $1,000, with an insur-
ance Of $1,000.