Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14
DOYER.

Special Correspondeneeo OF Gazette and journal
DOVER, July 1.-The following appoint
ments have been made by Governor Rey-
nolds. Mrs. Samuel W. Hall, secretary of
the Worlds Fair Commissioners vice Mrs.
X. Il. Kenney, resigned; Richard A. For
rest, special constable, upon the petition
of j. Bancroft ~ Sons Company; Dr. Hugh
Martin Of Seaford a member of the Board
of Pharmacy.
The State directors Of the Farmers banks
met here Tuesday and declared the usual
sGmi-annual dividend.
Robert Valentine Massey, eldest son of
Hon. George V. Massey, graduated at Yale
University last week with the degree of
bachelor of philosophy. He has secured a
position on the engineer corps OF the
Pennsylvania railroad, and will assume
his duties on September LIST. He will
spend the summer with his parents at
Colorado Springs, Col.
Union Lodge No. 7, A. +. A. NJ, of this
town. installed the following officers
Tuesday evening; w. NJ, ]. Frank Alice;
S. w, George NJ. Jones; J. w, Henry Il.
Secretary, John II. jones' 5. D. Alden II.
Benson; ]. d., Henry u. Cain; $, S., Will
liam $. Hannah; j. S., William n. Boggs;
Tyler, William +, Goodwin.
Miss Mary Culbreth. daughter of 7. O.
Cnlbreth, surprised her friends this week
by announcing her marriage to Harold
Dewitt Atwood of New York. They were
married at Camden N. j., October Sd,
1901, by the Rev. Henry y. Gheesemgn. A.
VI. She returned home after the ceremony
and the marriage has been kept secret
Mrs. Atwood left Monday to Join her hus-
band in Philadelphia They then went to
Chicago where they will reside.
Sheriff Cole has sold the following real
estate; The house and lot of John II.
llinsley, situated in Camden, to William
ii, Evans, for 1925; the farm of James II.
Carter, consisting of 30 acres, situated in
North ,Murderkill hundred, to Henry n
Hargadine, Tor $3.50.
DOVER, July 12.--Ida Hoover, who shot
William Fl. Brown, better known as
Bristol" at Little Creek, and wounded
him So seriously that he died at the Penn
syivania Hospital, in Philadelphia, June
LIST, is still confined in Jail here. 1t is
thought that she will be given n hearing
as soon as the encouragement is notified
OF the result Of the inquest recently held
in Philadelphia.
j. NJ, Cannon has been awarded the con-
tract and has commenced the erection of Il
neat brick depot for the railroad company
at Woodside
1t is generally conceded that the peach
crop this year will he very small. What
few there will be are about three weeks
earlier than usual A few are being
shipped now. About dozen baskets
were shipped from Wyoming last week.
John Hannah and Samuel Philips each
brought two baskets to town yesterday.
They say they will only have few of the
early varieties.
Kits Hammock, the only bay resort of
the state CAPITOL, is being filed by parties
who enjoy life in grand old style. The
following persons are occupying cottages
there al present The Rev. Lewis 5. Gibson
and family; William Walker and family;
I. IA. Bancroft and family; Miss Carrie
Eccles, Mrs Fisher, Miss Mable Fisher,
William and Alden Richardson, Victor
Clark, Harvey Chambers, Charles Terry.
n. N. Carrow. Also, party OF young
ladies from Camden, chapcroned by Miss
Annie Mathews. The party consists of
Misses Katie Ellison, Maize Townsend,
Florence Caulk Mary Cooper Lizzie Hyn-
son and Bessie Eowber of Camden, and
Miss Boothby of Philadelphia