Milford chronicle., 1892-07-08
PENINSULA NOTES

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The remains of Colonel Samuel II. Iepkins
n the commander Of the Third Delaware Reei.
a meut daring the civil war, were buried in
y the censetary Of the Friends Westinghouse
E at Camden, Kent county, on Tuesday last.
Patrick Holiday returned to his fathers
hsme at Delaware City on Saturday last
after an absence of sixteen years. His
mother was the only one of his relatives
who recognized him.
Oscar Norton, who was arrested by Detec-
lives McVeY and Witsil on Monday at Kirk
\ wood for gambling. was held in $500 bail
for the general sessions by Squire Sasse of
Wilmington on Tuesday morning.
The trustees of the Wilmington Confer
ence Academy at Dover have elected the
following unnamed officers: Eli Salisbury,
presideut Joseph Pyle, vice president;
Charles F. Day, secretary, aud E.
NJ. StevensoR, treasurer.
George Sylvester, of Smyrna, was struck
by base ball bat during a game at that
place on Moudap last. He was made uncou.
scious for two hours, and was at first thought
to be fatally injured. The bat that struck
him slipped from players hand.
Two United States prisoners were taken
from New Castle Jail last Tuesday and trans
ferred to the Kings County Penitentiary, N.
Y. They were Moses Frisby, colored, and
T. B. NoTcross The former vas convicted
Of pension fraud and the latter was impli-
Gated in the Greenville pOstofice robbery.
A street railway company has been formed
at Salisbury, Md, to build a street railway
In that town. The proposed railway would
be Eve miles long and is estimated to cos,
$500 per mile. The incorporators Of the
company are: L. E. Williams. James A.
Perry, c. L. Waller, W. s. McCoukey and !.
Malone.
The new Washington High School at Priu-
cess Anne, Nd, the cornerstone Of which .
was laid with Masonic ceremouies on July !
4, is to be two stories high and eighty-two ,
feet square. II is built of brick with brown :
stone trimming and will cost $4,000. The
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a reception room aud teachers room, besides
a large corridor. The upper floor has three
recitation rooms, a hall and library. The
three school rooms on the upper floor can, on
public occasions, be thrown Into one large a
hall The entire building is heated by a 1
furnace in the basement {
The Middletowu Transcript says: John r
Nc Cieary Of this town has been in the en-
plOy of the Philadelphia Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company for forty-fve
years and the last twenty-five years of that
time he has resided in BIiddletowu and work
ed on the Delaware division. He was en- I
rloyed as section supervisor and also as en- 4
gineer on the MARYLAND division between 2
Baltimore and Philadelphia for nine years .
before being transferred to the Delaware
road. Mr.. McCleary is one Ofthe oldest EN-
ployes Of the road. He is u years old and
active for one of his age.
The Laurel Gazette says Harrington has b
a nine-day in the MARI age of the a
young and handsome widow Of Thomas Con- t
rer to James NJ Moore, aged 70 years. The d
marriage occurred last Wedne sday evening, d
and nearly the whole town turned out to ser n
enade the couple. The serenaders were di- g
vi1ed into two parties and Moore gave the
leader of one party little cash to treat the
crowd, dispute between the two factions :
then arose, but was quieted by proposition =,
to send the money to sick man in needy y
who lived in the town The idea
struck home in sympathetic hearts. all the y
stopped and a collection from the n
crowd was added to MoOre's contribution
and sent to the unfortunate man.
R. Frank Williams of Salisbury, Md, has
reclaimed piece of land 90 by 200 feet. on o.
his farm near Delmar by under draining. s,
During the present season he has raised M
nearly enough truck on it to pay the cost of 9,
an expenaive experiment of tile drainage by h
which it was reclaimed. The piece Of land .,
lay near his barn and had not been under n
illage for nearly fifty years. It had also
bean a very serious injury to the farm be-
'ause Of the staEnant water which covered
/ to depth Of nearly three feet. To get rid
If this water tiles were laid under il, some Of
hem to depth of six feet, and the water was
to ditch over 1000 feet away. Il
This successful experiment has attracted
,reat deal of attention, as it indicates prob tf
ible reclaiRing of a very large area of rich
arming land on the Peninsula, which is al
most constantly under water, and which the 81
armers have been compelled to pillow while
gading ankle deep in the water,
wind and rain storm Is reported to have q
truck Church Hill, Queen Anue's county "
I'd, about 80 O'Clock Sunday evening.
FOR three-fourths Of mile It leveied houses,
richards timber, fences and growing crops
II Church Hill It blew three shade trees
own on Mrs. Kate Wales dwelling, crush
na the roof aud breaking in one end OF the ~ =,
ouse, Then It tore through the Episcopal i.
cemetery, wrenching off trees like pipe It
tens, tearing out tombstOues and whirliuF
hem through the air, some as FAR a. City
ret away Ira Clark's b4rA was next lev
lied to the ground. Then the storm dashed 7,
N over the adjacent village Of Templeton.
Here Fletcher Fishers dwelling was lifted
rom its foundation, blown bodily away and
Iashed to pieces. A cOlored church an d
chool were served the same way. Kitty
dwelling was blown into kindling
wood. Two other houses, the occupants OF
which are unknown, were liAed up aud
lashed against each other. one Of them be-
ug LEFT lying on its side Tie frightened
crawled out through the chimney
There was no loss Of life.
Every Tsstimonl al.
= $4,000 n--.,, ..-.,