Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13
PENINSULA NEWS.
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The oyster business at chrisdeld be-
groved an entire failure this season.
Mr.. John G. Corbit, of Odessa, has had
an addition built to bis gfist mill neaz
smyrna.
william 8. Arthurs has been appointed
postmaster at Kenton to succeed Wilileua
II. Moore.
The town authorities Of Laurel have
bought $1,000 bushels Of oyster shells tor
for their streets.
B.F. Vansant has been appointed post.
master at Millington, Kent county, gice
J. C. Turner, removed.
David Stern, of Chesapeake City, and
Miss Sadie Simpson, of Elkton. viii Be
married next Thursday.
A new canning factory soon to =
erected at Smyrna Landing, which bids fair
to be the largest in the State.
DR.. W. K. Conoway has removed from
Leipsic to Ridgely, Nd, to take the Piace g
DR.. Salisbury, lately deceased.
Evangelist Galloway, Of PotbtoNn
has moved his family to Salisbury to r.
side in the future. They are living on Cam
den Avenue. z
Merrill Dunn, who is said to be . Wild
man was captured by detectives McVey
and Witsil and taken to- the insane hos-
pital at Farnhurst this week.
Rev. T. R. vandyke pastor at Cheswold
M. E. Church, and his band Of "EpWor-
thians," are arranging and rehearsing foz
an "Old Folks Concert" to be given ths
25th inst.
Mr.. John 8. Clayton and Miss Sallie p.
Plummer sister of ex-sheriff e. ]. Plummer
of Kent Co Nd, were married at the Wor-
ton Presbyterian church on Wednesday
evening.
The Smyrna shirt factorylis now employ
ing 25 girls who are turning out 30 to a
dozen shirts day. They are working on
full time and. have orders for all that they
can turn out.
There was quite an exciting pigeon
shooting match held at the hotel OF =
Aiken, Warwick on last Thursday aftel
noon. John McCrone carried "a ~
honors of the day. s.
Governor Reynolds has appointed JOIN!
M. Evans constable at FELTON, vic6 A3be[t
Dill, deceased. Mr.. Dill has bean sufs<I1g
from consumption for several months. BE
died Saturday. age about S5 yeais.
The town commissioners have added five
hundred feet of two and half inch rub
ber hose to the supply OF the ChestertoWn
FIRE department. making fourteen hundred
feet of available hose to be used In case Of
necessity.
An unknown white man was struck and
kand instantly killed by the cars at Newark,
Del, ON Friday last about noon. he was
supposed to have been tramp and was
about IS syeess of age. The remains were
taken to VA pgton.
Ground has been purchased, by Rt Rev.
Bishop Curtis, at Ridgely, upon which .
Catholic Church will be erected Plans have
been prepared for an excellent and commo
dious edifce. Heretofore the congregation
worshiped in hall.
An estimate, which is said to be con
serative, places the value of poultry and
cattle shipped from four points in Kent
County, Md, last year at 1000. a
movement to protect sheep by taxing dogs
is on foot in Kent county,
On Monday E. e. Marsh of Warwick,
shipped thoroughbred registered Perch.
eron stallion to Gordonsville, Va. in
charge of Horace M. Eaton. The animal
was handsome dapple-gray, seven year.
old and Mr.. Marsh received $500 foDhih.
Mrs. Ella Vansant; wife of Frank Van
SAINT of sassafras, died at her hons on
Tuesday Of consumption, aged 80 years she
leaves two small children. Her funeral
took place from her late residence yester
day, Rev. Mr.. Truitt, of Warwick, officia
ting. Interment at Sassa fras.
A. B. Roe, at Greensborough. Is taking
advantage of the open winter weather g
break up some so acres OF new ground
has five plows going whichf 1eoee1 ~
about fYe acres day. This p1se1 = y!
last of between 800 and 100 a1l6 >6 ~
ground he has cleaned Up u th6 ~
eral years. - q &. :. s. 6 8.
There are e5 knitting mathf6 1s u
the time in The Smyrna hos Gctory ans
are turning out $50 to 80 dozen pairs .
tockings day. Al present they ara work
ing over full time and having q rush .
orders. OF course they don't know hos
long it's going:to last, but are hopeful .
steady work.
The following students have entered th
Conference Academy at Dover since Jan.
Charles E. Ely, Wilmington Del. zed
Wright Hurlock, Md; John D, and Geofg
TAFT Camden. Del; George W. Morgan an,
Miss Mancella A. Morgan of Dover; w. &
Cook and David p. Richards, Woodside
Del. and Benjamin B. vinya1d Milford.
E. E. Marsh. viii have ssle eazly Il
the month Of March on his farm sdjoinfnl
Warwick. He win offer for.sals 20 bead .
thoroughbred Holstein cattle. and 4 lot Q
standard bred horses. some of uhicI
win Be guaranteed to shew 80
gait or the purchaser need not take ihen.
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