Middletown transcript., 1892-07-14
PENINSULA HAPPENINGS.
INTERESTING ITEMS CAREFULLY
CULLED FRMo OUR NUMEROUS
EXCHANGES.

OF Dover was the dullesC place In Cns
United States on the Fourth of July
bob = Hazard proprietor Of the
Ponder House, Milton, weighs 30S lbs.
and is said to look like Grover Cleve
land.
The cornerstone of Dover's new
Baptist Church was laid Sunday
evening.
Alexander peaches shipped from
Milford last week sold from 81 to $1.S'
per basket.
Ernest Keigwin, youngest son Of
Rev. A. E. Keigwin of Wilmington
now has a temporary pastorate al
Bridgeyille, Del.
Bishop Coleman conducted services
at Cape Henlopen City on Sunday
Work on the new Episcopal chapel
will shortly begin.
Anew post Office is to be established
at Pivot Bridge, (BetheD Cecil county,
to be known as pivot post office
with James r. Kirk as postmaster.
The new house at Milford is COM
plcted. 1t will take about $4O0 to
buy the equipments for the men and
the building.
The greatest curiosity about FELTON,
is young man named Whitby,
who is II years old, 6 feet, u inches
high and weighs less than 80 pounds.
J. E. Joseph, of near Milton, sowed
two bushels of scarlet clover seed last
spring, from which he harvested 80
bushels of seed, and has seld it at So
per bushel.
The jackson & Sharp Company at
Wilmington, will construct mail car
fitted up with all modern convenien-
ces, to be exhibited at the Worlds
Fair.
Thomas M. Ogle, one of the most
prominent farmers in New Castle
county, died on Monday morning of
infirmities incident to old age. He
was 70 years old.
George V. Massey, Esq, Of Dover,
is spoken Of as the successor Of Will
liam J. Campbell, who has retired as
the chairman of the National Repub-
lican Committee.
Gov. Reynolds has appointed Mrs.
8. w. Hall, Secretary to the Delaware
State board of Words Fair Commits
sioners, vice Mrs. R. R. Kenney, re-
signed.
Isaac Webb and Miss Margaret Re-
becca CHM, both of New Castle
county, were married last Wednesday
at the NJ. E. Parsonage at Blackbird
by Rev. J. D. Rees.
Rev Fred. E. McKinsey, formerly
of Port Penn, will begin summer
campaign under canvas about the
18th of this month, and will pitch a
tent at several places near Masseys.
Revs. r. Irving Watkins and E. G.
Macnichol will conduct camp meet
ing in Coppage's woods, in Queen
Anne's about six miles from Chester
town, beginning Aug. 8.
Robert v. Massey, son of Hon.
Geo. v. Massey, who graduated from
Yale College last week, has secured a
position on the Engineer Corps Of the
Pennsylvania r. r. Company.
Kent county Democrats will hold a
ratification meeting at Smyrna on
Saturday evening. L. Irving Handy,
Lewis G. Vandegrift, and Gen. R. R.
Kenney will deliver addresses.
Rene J. Fougeray Of Wilmington,
was seriously injured by collision
with team driven by drunken
man at Front and Franklin streets,
Monday. Mr.. Fougeray received a
serious wound on the head.
Lewis Derrickson Of Pill Greek hun
dred, has announced himself Demo
cratic candidate for county commits
sioner for the First district, embrac-
ing Brandywine, Christiana and Mill
Creek hundreds.
Hiram d. Griffin, of New Castle,
Caleb G. Tindal, of Kent, and John
G.. Gray, of Sussex, have been re
superintendents of Free
schools for their respective counties.
Col. ]. G. Mullikin, ASST gnee, sold
last Tuesday, in Centreville, at pub
lie auction, Mallalieu's mill property,
including woolen mill, store-house,
seven dwellings, farm of 264 acres and
mansion house, to Mrs. Mary E. Tay-
lor, Smyrna, Delaware, for $12, ,055.
Stephen Turner was yesterday fined
$50 and costs, in the Wilmington city
court, and ten months at hard labor,
for assaulting his wife, Lottie.
Turner has been before the judge
many times for assaulting his wife
hence his heavy sentence.
Miss Mary Culbreth, popular
young lady OF Dover, was married in
Camden, N. J., October Sd, 1891, to
Harold De Witt Atwood of New York
City. The wedding was not known
by the young ladies' most intimate
friends until last week, when the
notice appeared in a Philadelphia
paper.
w. Costa of Wilmington, is print
ing the new novel by the Rev. JON
athan 8. Willis, entitled John
Martin, Jr., or a Story Of the Iron
Mask" 1t is an interesting story,
covering about $50 pages. An edition
of 5, 900 copies is being printed, and
the book will be on the market in
about three weeks.
After protracted shut down the
industrial plants at New Castle start
ed up again on Monday. At the iron
works the annual repairs to the
and boilers are not yet
completed. and no effort will be made
to start until early next Gweek. 1t is
expected that, owing to the strike at
the Carnegie Homestead works, busi-
ness will be quite brisk at the works
here.
M.