Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-02
THE PENINSULA.

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g. Sharp Co.. will be launched soon.
The National Bank of Newark has de-
clared its regular semi-annual dividend of
5 per cent, payable August 1st.
While at work on the new Gordon
Heights electric railway grading Tuesday
George Whitaker was struck by heavy
stone from blast.
A consignment Of Long Island sand has
arrived at the city mill for the purposes of
the water f,ter. 1t is very fine grade of
sand and is TO be used for filtration re-
quirements.
Sheriff Gould levied on the grocery
store Of Martin Hutchinson, No. COL King
street. Tuesday. The levy was made on
a Judgment held by Barber e. Perkins,
wholesale grocers of Philadelphia.
The A. U. NJ. z. Church (colored) is
holding campmeeting in 5. NJ: DonnelPs
woods in connection with Wilmington
church. The camp is to continue for some
weeks and on next Sunday a large crowd
is expected.
The Cherry Hill athletic team which has
quite a reputation in Cecil county for rum
ming and jumping feats is expected to visit
Newark at an early date and compete with
the team of the Etna Hose Co. at Home
wood Driving Park. The date is not yet
arranged.
1t is stated that at the next meeting of
the Street and sewer Department residents
of the Ninth ward will petition for a
change of name of New street, in that
ward. People there dislike the association
of names which confound it with the
"Whltechapel" New street.
Employees of the city railway have COM
menced grading Washington street for the
electric. track, The new track will run as
far as the bridge for the present When
matters have been settled between the
Water Commission and the Levy Court
the track will be extended across Wash
ington bridge.
The Street Directors have just returned
investigated the plan of trimming the
shade trees of the town. These are
trimmed to allow wagons to pass easily
and also so as the street lamps may shed
light without the illumination being in
terfered with by the trees.
St. Paul's Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor will give an excur-
sion to Cape May August 7th.
Hon. Levin L. Waters, rs trustee, sold
the Frank M. Thompson farm, in
Somerset county, to Roger Woolford
for $4,000.
Lizzie, wife of Charles Pleasanton,
died Sunday near Little Creek, aged %
years. The funeral was held Tuesday
with interment at Lakeside cemetery.
Kent County Pomona Grange will
hold picnic at Spring Branch Camp
ground, August 10th. A number Of
prominent speakers are expected to be
present.
Surveyors have been at work run.
ming the proposed route Of the Elkton
d Southern railroad through Kent.
The lines run through Galena, one of
the most progressive towns OF upper
Kent
The body of Edgar Fiddis, son of
John a Fiddis, who was drowned in
Chesapeake hay in May, has been re-
covered near the mouth of the PatuX.
tent river. 1t was necessary to bury
| the corpse on the shore where found,
The tenters at Camden Union camp
meeting moved to their cottages Tues.
day afternoon. There are about 140
tents and the prospects for successful
camp and an abundance Of rain are very
tlattering. Services began yesterday.
Invitations have been issued to a
select social dance at Augustine Pier
for Friday evening, August 3D.. The
COMMITTEES consists of Bennett Steele,
Henry Howard, Chesapeake City; 5. d.
Townsend, Stewart Clark, Delaware
City; II. L. Pool, Boyd Cleaver, Mac
donough; Il. r. Cochran, Jr., w. II.
Reynolds, Middletown.
Thomas NJ. Gooden who has con.
| Quoted a business at Dover, Del, for
some time, has received his commission,
given bond, and yesterday succeeded J.
Satterfield as postmaster OF this town.
Miss Lizzie Kemp succeeds Miss Mamie
| Lewis as clerk, and John j. Benn sue
ceeds William Willis as janitor. John
Mccoy will be retained as assistant.
A story of unusual sadness comes
| from the eastern part of Wicomico
county, in the vicinity OF New Hope.
1t seems that young couple, namely,
Mr.. Furmau G. Richardson and Miss
Alice Davis were engaged to be married
and had made all their arrangements,
even to inviting their friends, when
young Richardson was taken sick with
typhoid fever, and in few hours after
the doctor who had attended him was
called to see the young lady, who was
also stricken with the same disease.
Both che young people died at the same
hour and their funeral was preached at
the same time by the same minister who
was to have married them. The bodies
were buried side by side in the same
] grave.