Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30
SNOW BILL.
Church Improvement--ro Improve tho
Navigntion--rhe Annual Pony Penning
Fatal Accident.

Church Improvemeut--To Improve the
Navigntion--rhe Annual Pony Penning
Fatal Accident.
Snow HILL, July 27.--The vestry of
All Hallows Church have contracted
with A. M. Carol of Baltimore, for the
interior Improvement of this ancient
edifice. The old and unsightly gallery
will be removed and replaced by more
modern one, new window frames, doors,
&c. The present ceiling will be altered
and finished in Golfers, a recess chancel
added, and various other Improvements
made. The woodwork will all be ash,
with the exception of the ceiling, which
will be Georgia pine. The improve
ments will cost over $1,000.
General "Baldy" Smith was in Snow
Hill last week, for the purpose of con-
sulting Hon. George w. Covington, in
regard to the dredging of Massey's
Shoals, just above Ocean City, in order
to allow steam barges to enter the "Cov-
ington Canal" If this can be done
there is u gentleman who will at once
place number of barges in commission,
and the benefits derived by residents
along our bay will be very great. Mr..
Covington gave General Smith assur-
ances of his hearty cooperation in the
matter, and will at once take such steps
as he may think necessary to have the
work done at an early date.
Snow Hill is shortly to have another
paper. The new venture in journalism
will have nothing to do with religion or
politics, but Will be devoted entirely to
the intskests Of Odd Fellowship, and is
intended more especially for the mem.
bers Of that order in Maryland, Virginia
and Delaware, in which states there is
no paper Of the kind published. The
paper will be called the odd Fsll0es
Vis'tor, and for the present will be issued
monthly. The Rev. James X. Camp
bell, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian
church in this place, will be the editor.
Mr.. Campbell is past grand of the Odd
Fellows, and is also past master of the
Masonic Fraternity.
snow Hill is experiencing quite a
building boom this summer, and car
penters, masons, NC, are all quite busy;
indeed, the supply is not squal to the
demand and quite number of carpen-
tiers from abroad are working here.
Good building lots are becoming scarce
except upon the outskirts of the town,
nearly all lots in the principal part Of
Snow Hill having been sold and build
ings erected thereon. The census of
1880 gave our town population of
l,41T. Since then the increase has been
marked and steady, until now the popu-
lation numbers beyond doubt nearly il
not quite 1900.
John Cooper, who resides at Whaley-
vile, met with serious and, perhaps,
fatal accident one day last week. Mr..
Cooper was cutting cypress timber to
make railroad ties for the Baltimore *
Eastern Shore railroad and had lodged
n tree upon a smaller one. In trying to
dislodge it he stumbled and fell at the
same time that the tree came down with
crash with Mr.. Cooper beneath il. A
friend who happened to be near was a {.
| tracted by his cries and released him
| from his critical situation, when il was
4 found that Cooper had sustained dis
location Of the hip and severe SCALP
wound. Job Cooper, a brother to John
was killed few years ago by similar
| accident.
The annual pony-penning at Chinco,
league is announced to take place on
the 18th day Of August next.
| Politics in Worcester since the primar,
election have been very quiet, and will
| probably remain SO until after the Re
publican nominations are made. The
only thing now talked of is the Demo
cratic candidate for governor, and her,
i seems to he a forgone conclusion tina
Frank Brown will win with hands down