Middletown transcript., 1894-02-17
PENINSULA NEWS.

to the board of county commissioners o.
Queen Anne's county.
The Lord & Polk property was sold a
public sale at Odessa, Saturday. Francis
Duggan was the purchaser at $1,000.
Rev. J. s. Willis will speak on Tuesday
evening, February Goth, in Dorsey Hall
Milford, on "The Political Situation" by
invitation of members of the Loya
Legion.
Congressman Lemuel Ely Quigg of New
York, spent Friday at the home of his
father the Rev. John B. GUS of Whining
ton. He returned to Washington Saturday
The large house on the farm of Benjamin
Coverdale, near Dover Del was destroyed
| by fire. Mr.. Coverdale was able to save
most of his furniture. The fire originated
from defective. The loss is S. ,000 partly
covered by insurance.
James n Todd, a leading lawyer of Den
ton, was married last Wednesday to Miss
Clara Naudian, of Lansdowne. Pennsyl-
vania. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Robert w. Todd, father of the groom
Deputy Collector of the Port William R.
Finn, of Wilmington, whose position the
Democrats are now seeking to secure for
john F. Callahan, has entered the field a
a candidate for the Republican nomination
for Sheriff of New Castle County:
The Sussex County Teachers institute
convened in Milford Del on Tuesday even-
ing last. Superintendent Roman Tammany
made the opening address. Prof. Joseph s.
Walton, superintendent of schools Of Ches-
ter county, Pa, made an address on =" A Col
den Key" At Wednesdays sessions the
various committees were appointed. Super
intendent Tammany made and address on
"The American Idea"
The barn and corn stock Of Harry Fisher,
tenant on the Jackson farm near Hares
Corner, was destroyed by the fire yesterday
afternoon The live stock of the farm was
not in the barn at the time of the fire, but
the greater part of the farm crops of last
season were burned. The loss by the burn
ing of the building is estimated at about
$4,000. The building and the contents were
insured for about half their value.
Tuesday morning at o'clock Melissa B
Chambers daughter OF Joseph NJ. Chambers
died at her home on King street age "a
years. Miss Chambers has been i'll for
about two years during which time she has
been confined to the house ever since her
mothers death which occurred last summers.
The Funeral will be held this afternoon at
2.3O o'clock. services in Christ P. E. Church.
Miss Chambers was we'll known in Middle
town.
The board of governors of the defunct
Warren Athletic Club met Wed night to de-
wise some way of pulling the club out of its
financial trouble. They decided not to re-
organize the club. The clubhouse, at 805
West street, is mortgaged for $4,000, but
it is thought that the liabilities will be
easily covered by the assets. The club has
1000 shares of subscribed stock that has
not been paid for, and about one-third of
this amount is collectable by law. The
present board will continue in Office until
after the May term of court, when the
affairs of the club will be wound up finally
Charles Russell, the county tax collector
for Cedar Creek hundred, South Milford
Saturday morning to receive taxes, as he
had promised the Republicans he would on
the previous Saturday. He began his slit
ing in the Armory at 10 o'clock in the
morning and continued to receive taxes
whenever offered until o'clock in the
afternoon. In all about 100 taxes were re-
ceived and receipts given. Mr.. Russell did
his work we'll and there is now on COM
plant Samuel G. Fisher, president of the
Sussex Levy Court, was in town and was
angry over the way in which his actions in
advising Russell not to receive taxes on the
previous Saturday had been denounced by
some of the papers. 1t is the opinion of
many people here that Mr.. Russell is a fair
minded man and would have done his duty
all along if he had been let alone by Demo-
cratic leaders and not wrongly advised as to
his duties under the law.
WOULD NOT GIVE A DECISION.
The Case of Reynolds & Co VS. VIM. d.
Howell.
A jury was drawn in the case of S. NJ.
Reynolds VS.. William D. Howell, garnishee