Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-05-22
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Of butter last month
Tonight Professor Webster will give
children's kirmess in the Opera House a
Dover, with 90 children in fancy costumes
who will execute marches, tableaux ant
dances.
An effort is being made to secure a pardon
for VIM. Collins, convicted at the last tern
Of the Kent county court for assault. HI
has borne agood reputation and it is believed
TO be a case ofmistaken identity.
1t is reported on reliable authority thai
Rev. J. D. Rigg, appointed at the lasl
Methodist Conference to Georgetown, has
been compelled 70 give up his charge or &C.
count Of physical disability and will move
with his family to Chester, Pa, for rest and
recuperation.
Herman Roe, of Smyrna, started last week
for Europe to represent the Delaware Good
Templais in the session of the Grand Lodge
of the World, which opens its session in
Edinburgh, Scotland, Nav goth. He will
be absent seven weeks, during which time
he will visit the chief cities Of Great Britain.
r. A. Black was the lowest bidder on the
new buildings for the Delaware Hosiery
Company. The main building will be Of
brick facing State Street, z24x3o feet One
wing will be 72x35 feet and the oIhcr 5ox2IK
feet both frame. Work will commence in
about two weeks and buildings are to be
completed by the FIRST Of September. The
site is on the west side Of State Street oppo-
site the old academy.
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can perceive it-EechaHFe.
Braudywine Summit Camp will open
August sd and continue ten days. The an
nual meeting Of the Association was held
on the camp grounds Thursday afternoon.
About 90 people were present More
churches were represented than usual and
the meeting was enthusiastic. Rev. L. Z.
Barrett was chosen minister in charge The
trustees organized by electiug the Rev. ].
d. c. Hanna president and the Rev A. P
Prettymau secretary. Several committees
were appointed and it was resolved to pro-
cure park benches for the auditorium.
At a meeting of the trustees OF Camden
Union camp ground, it was decided to hold
a camp commencing Tuesday, July goth, and
ending Saturday, August Ist Il will be
under the management of the Rev. Mr. Lay
field Of Magnolia. John H. Berry was elected |
4 trustee vice Henry R. Draper, term ex-
Dired. It was also decided to hold a grand |
mass meeting or Sunday-school convention |
IN the grounds on the fourth Of Iulv. Prom 1
nent speakers are 10 be present. The con-
'ention will include the Sunday schools of /
Kent county under the management of the /
pastors of the schools. A meeting of the /
ustees and managers will be held to-day to
make further arrangements for the camp.
With the thermometer below the frost
'oint and approaching that of freezing, it
7as not surprising that there should be both
nxiety for and an effort to save choice fruit
rom destruction. Blankets and other things
'ere thrown over strawberry beds, and
loses Price to protect the small tree in his
arden that bears three kinds of fruit ire
erred to in recent issue) hung lamp in
he branches. At Cheswold sheets were
inued around ounce trees, and one man
ept fires burning on the north side of his
each orchard all night With the exceed
lg low temperature, everybody thinks the
icape marvellous. Fruit has been some
mes blighted with the mercury eight or
d degrees higher,-SmYyNa Times,
Tuesday night of last week train No o.
lie to leave Wilmington at O'Clock, left !,
ere about on time. William H. Redmile
as engineer, running engine No 80, and ,
iomas Hawkins was conductor Every
ing ran smoothly until the first crossing T
'ove the Dover fair grounds was reached,
hen Engineer Redniile observed a team
imposed of grey horse and a falling-top | I
Iggy, attempting to cross the track directly
front of his engine. To stop instantly L
IS impossible, but Engineer Redmile
ecked his train as quickly as machinery d
uld work, and Conductor Hawkins and
S assistants at once started back to see
lat had caused the stoppage. They were n
t long in suspense. About so feet south
the crossing, Immediately above the Dover {
7 grounds, the body of man was dis +,
vered lying in the gully at the east side
the track. At his feet was extended the
DIV OF a young woman, her head pointing
idly in an opposite direction and her feet
lching those other companion. The mans P
ad lay in the direction Of Dover, and his
iy was extended as stiff as a post, with G
. hands thrown over the head. His face | d
S inclined slightly to the right and from a
shiug wound in the right side of his skull |
blood flowed profusely. The woman u.
with her feet touching the mans and III
body stretched out in an opposite direc-
o. Her face was Undecided in the ground
ide the track, and gaping wound on the
side Of the head, just back of the temple,
inly indicated what had caused her death
zen Conductor Hawkins aud Brakeman
d Ross, who quickly ran back with
terms as soon as the train stopped
shed the scene of the accident the Young
nan was dead. The young man gave
gasDS after their arrival, but within
.e minutes he had also ceased to breath.
horse ran into Dover and was stopped
ljured. Conductor Hawkins after the
dent, ran his train to Dover, and after
'rliug the accident ran back and took
dead bodies aboard his train. He then
7eyed them to Dover. where they were
II in charge by Undertaken Fox. The
2 OF young Benn was soon recoe uized,
il was several hours before the body of
was identified It was then
Ttained that she was Miss Maggie New
of Dover. She had started out Tuesday
ling IN company with John Benn to go
e residence Of George Phillips, about
miles west of Dover, for the purpose
Miss Sadie Phillips to the br,
ling Of Miss Retta Culveyhouse and
ard Marvel, in Dover Tuesday night. AL
Phillips decided to 90 with her brother T.
Miss Newman and Mr. Benu started off &c
themselves, only to meet their death. I q
horse that was drawing their vehicle,
gray, was evidently detached from the the
age by the force of the collision, and, 40,
ing madly along the road ran into Dover yO'
inally reached its stable Young Benn he
the son of joan Benn, a well.kuown OO
n Of Dover aud worked at the Richard {
! Robbins canning factory Miss New
worked at the same establishment.
'as an orphan, who was raised by the
= Of Chancellor Salisbury.
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