Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-04-03
ON TIE PENINSULA.

supt R. I. Holiday, Of the Central Di
vision P W. and B. R. r., has been ap
I pointed to succeed I. N. Mills, the change
to 60 into effect April Ist. He IS a civil en-
gineer of high standing.
Cashier Tunnel Of the Georgetown bank,
has notified Treasurer Burnite that he has
discovered entries Of the issue Of the stock
certificates of that bank to the State, which
figured among the assets missing from the
tin box.
The Georgetown Post Office has bee
made third.class office with fixed salary
for the Postmaster, DR.. ]. W. Messick, who
now receives his appointment from the
President. The new arrangement went into
effect April Ist.
The Delaware College trustees have de
cided to establish the following new chairs
On electricity, on civil engineering. and on
English literature. The professor holding
the latter chair will be assistant to the presi-
dent of the college.
Among other improvements that are con
templated in buildings this spring,iu Dover
is tke addition to the mammoth establish
ment of Richardson & Robbins, of an annex
on the north side of the present building
which will be about 80 feet front by about
40 feet in depth.
A FREAK John W. Lynch, a tenant on
one ofex.G Governor Halls farms near FELTON,,
L.. . -..-s.-st.. i. 81, &C.,, 81 a ~,If MEL,
Only three legs. It was born with but one
front leg and is perfect in every other re-
spect. The animal Is lively and gets around
seemingly without much difficulty. It Isl
now about three weeks old.
Dover wants stockings knit in her limits,
and lots ofthem. For this purpose her cit
liens have made subscriptions to stock
freely, and a meeting was held in the Rob-
bins Hose House Wednesday evening of
last week to secure additional subscriptions |
the amount subscribed not being considered |
large enough. We learn that the whole
amount necessary was raised, and the fac
tory is an assured fact.
On Saturday last at the Virden House in
Lewes, Sheriff Robinson sold the farm Of
Joseph WEIGH containing 26I acres in Lewes
& Rehoboth hundred to c. K. Warrington
for 81, 800 subject to a mortgage held by the
purchaser. On Tuesday at the Court House
ioor, in Georgetown, he sold the farm of
Charles H. Treat containing 40 acres and
ifty-nine square perches, in Georgetown
hundred to Emily o. Martin, for s., 200.
The U, S. engineers have recommended
he following terminus for the Assawanan
anal Starting at White Oak Point on Re-
oboth Bay and running in nearly a north
asterly course through farms of Lynch,
'odd and Holland, through Wolfe's glade,
Irm Of H. Wolfe. deceased entering Lewes q
-eek about one mile east of the town of a
ewes and following the creek in an east. y :,
rly course, making outlet opposite Lewes :
i'd north Of Hugheyville into the bay. v
Delaware College was visited by the Leg -,
lature. and the buildings and grounds in a,
ected and the demands Of the institution .,
tened to. The trustees want the State to
propriate $4,000 to build additional build. q,
IS for the accommodation of the students Is,
resolution the tuition to Delaware boys -
IS made free. The general government -,
her very liberal appropriations, amount Al,
! now to SIS, 600 annually, is doing grand he
rk for the youth Of Delaware. A visit to vl
, institution will prove interesting to any wt
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