Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-30
STATE AND PENINSULA.

Farmers are about done husking corn
and complain of short crops.
Wilmington NJ. Z. Conference will be
invited to meet at Lewes in 1896.
The steamer Clio is now only making
two trips per week to Philadelphia.
The Rev. J. p. Otis assisted in laying
the cornerstone OF Clayton M. e. Church
Sunday.
A new postoffice has been established
at Mahon's harbor, with Robert Il.
Blizzard as postmaster.
John simpson has sold his farm,
situated about two miles north of Elk
ton, containing IS acres, for 81 500.
The Rev. David Howard, formerly of
this city, has been invited to become
rector Of the Episcopal Church at Berlin,
Md.
Mr.. Alexander r. Parks, prominent
citizen and retired farmer, died of
| typhoid fever last week, at the home
of his sonrin-law, William j. Coleman,
at Coleman's, Kent county.
John Young, one of the oldest aud
most estimable citizens of I3etterton, is
dead, aged rs years. Since 1874 he had
resided on the farm Of James B. Candy
of Philadelphia. Seven children sur
vive him.
DIR. j. A. Stewart, secretary Maryland
State Board of Health, will meet the
local board and other physicians in Cen
treville on December 9th, for the pur
pose Of comforting about better methods
of sanitation and other matters pertain
ing to the public health.
The Rev. w. l.. S. Murray, d. D.,
pastor of Wesley NJ. Il. Church, assisted
in the reopening OF the NJ. L. Church at
Houston, Sunday. The church has been
repaired at an expense of 81 100. Over
$1,000 was raised Sunday morning
toward paying off the debt.
Mr.. 5. L. NewComb reports that on
November 9Th he had Il peach tree Of
i the Early Amaden variety in full bloom
The tree gave full crop the latter par
of July, and its second crop OF blooms
was equal to the first. Mr.. Newcoml
lives near Chestertown.
, The burning of freight car a
/ Redden, d., M. g. V. railroad, last week
: caused the loss Of several boxes ant
! barrels of beds, bedding, clothing
books, valuable papers, &C., belonging
to Thomas n. Records, which had beef
q shipped for Newburgh, N. Y, wher,
! MI. Records now resides. Some of th
i goods cannot be replaced, as they wcr,
y valuable keepsakes aud photographs o
deceased relatives and friends.
The Kent and Cecil commissioner
have formally accepted of the builder
y David Council, of Cecil county, tn
Il large iron bridge at kennGdy's Mill, AM
gave check for $l,13l.50. Messrs. II. c
Il Morgan of the Kent county board ant
u jeremiah @. Price, Jr., of the Ceci
"a board were a committee of supervision
n Of the work The bridge is one of til
Ie finest in the county and spans strean
re which is the dividing line between Ken
'e and Cecil counties, consequently the ex
r pense is borne equally between them.
y The fourth quarterly conference 4
~ Trinity Methodist Episcopal Churc
South was held at Salisbury, Wednes
day morning, Presiding Elder Wrigt
r. in the chair. The financial affairs {
SC the church were found to be in
il healthy condition. The amount fu
le ministerial support was paid in full
e and all other collections were in exces
Of Of last year. The collections for a
r purposes amounted to $l,926.47. Re-
VS. L. N. Potts, the pastor, reported I'll
I'd membership to be steadily increasing
ie and that during his pastorate of tw
years there were added to tho churc
more than 80 members.
Mrs. X. Delbert Akin, wife of r. !
lie Akin, proprietor OF the hotel ut Wa
be wick, in the First election district
ce Cecil county, and her sister, Miss Susa
et Wilson, came near losing their lives la
Sc Tuesday by suffocation. The bedroo
e, which they occupy is heated by a fit
in from a coal stove below That nigl
thew retired abOut the uSt1al tin,n M,
3 o'clock next morning Mr. Akin, wi
. slept in an adjoining room, WI
s nt awakened by the strong smell of va
;1e He fastened into the room occupied |
the ladies and found his wife and sist
nearly dead from suifocation. A phy:
clan was summoned, who, after col
las siderable trouble, restored them to Co
Iii, seriousness. Notwithstanding that the
es, are both out of danger, they are aui
sick from the effects of the gas.