Evening journal., 1895-12-17
egMNsuLA News PARAaRApHs.


joseph n McNeal delivered Ice IN Elk
ton from West Am we'll pond that was A
inches thick, The Ice was clear auu
bright
InmRuual Methodist Episcopal Church
at Cri,Gsld had .reopening on Sunday
New psws and neH pulpit have been
placed Ia the church The bosri parii
tion in front Of the choir has been re-
moved and rod sud drapery have tsken
It's place Rv Vaughn CJlllna OF New
Castle, preached la the morning and
evening
Charles A Porter, Of Phllsdslphis. who
was given the contract for grading the
new line Of railroad between Elkton and
Iron Bill. a distance Of three miles hss
thrown up the contract and the same has
been Given 10 Drake q Siretion cf
Philadelphia It Is understood that work
on the line will be com menced at once.
The Line NJ 2 Chuich, near Whites
vile, Del was reopened son Sunday
Rev. W. p Compton, OF Chestort0wn,
Nd G w Townsend. OF Delmsr, Del
and other prominent ministers preached
The young men Of Seafori have issued
invitations to ball to ba held in Col
boulns Hall, December 20
The Milford Caroniels advises the
purchase Of quail for restocking Sussex
county with birds
Governor Watson and staff have re
oeivsd invitations to attend tho Old
Guards ball IN the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York. January z, 1896
The trustees and parons Of school No
I, Cscll county, third district, have pre-
sentei the school with handsome flag.
Miss Hannah Hartnet, Of Elkton, Is the
teacher.
Tsfg on a stick Is known as "susk
ers" Ia Milton, and small and great nll
carry "euckers" about them.
Surveyors Of the Sasqushanna River
Electric Company, which is TO erect a
large plant Ht Conowlngo. Cecil county,
are non making soundings along the
river In the vicinity OF Peach Bottom. lt
is stated that they have purchased the
Hsinss prop0rty AMI also that Of John
sous Mountain IlAAd The lattar
prep 4rty contains sixty scrss OF land aud
lz situated near Peach Bottom, Pa
Although the oyster packers 10 Girls
said have not made much money this
season, the boatmen have done very
wall Many captains who were IN debt
have bosn enabled to pay their bills snd
are now far to the Windward One cap
tain on Smiths Island, who owns three
beats, has already sold about SO 600
worth OF oys teIs About one half Of thls
can be considered profit This is only an
example Of what has been done Oysters
brought 60 cents per bushel Ia the
market yesterday.
William Maull, we'll known citlz m OF
Lsnes, died at that place after a linger
lug Illness he was SO years Of ago and
Unmarried During the epidemic Of
yellow fover at Norfolk. Va, about 35
yearI ago Mr. Maull resigned lucrative
position IA Philadelphia and went 20
virgiuia as volunteer nurse. he was a
prominent member Of the LeWes Presby.
terian Church.
The Farmers Bank, Of Georgetown, is
putting steel grating In It's doors and
windows az q further protection agalust
burglars
Sweet potatoes are worth IS cents q
bushel In the Lewes msrket, white
potatoes 30 cents, turkeys 70 pound
dressed, eggs "a cents, coal SO ton,
wood 81 90 O cord, marsh rabbits. scarce
and high.
A large band OF gyp,es are encsmped
near Pfovid nee Church, about four miles
from Georgetown.
Wild geese arc repor.,d to bo un
usually numerous near Rshoboth
The hotel at Mardela Springs, Wicomlco
county, Maryland, has no landlord at
present
The following vessels wsre reported ST
the Gus on house OF Crisiold by Captain
| David A Hall, Of the revenue cutter
CraNford darcy Gilmore, OF Cisfeld
wax found without nema on boNs;
schooner Beatrice, Of Crislsld. name
omitted on stsrboard bow; schooner
! Wasp. Of CrisHsld quarters Of crew f.U-d
ln bad condition sl0oD Thomas Lqwrence.
OF Cfhdeld, without her naus O. the
bow, al1o fouad without deck lights for
pard The penalty for having bad
quarters FOR tho crew Is $500 aud fo- bs-
log without lights tho same amount.
The Milford shirt factory is Glled with
orders end eighty people are working
bard aud constantly % kssp up With the
work In addition TO those who ere
working IN the factory twenty I've people
t1ko work TO their homes ready cut.
which they sew and rsiurn to the factory
made complete
Z. John M. white, Of near Milford,
bntober,d four hogs recently, tha,
that weighed SOB pounds TIE lightost
one weighed lQ3 pounds; the heaviest
ons 4e6 and the other two 4l0 and 4li
respectively.
The Mi6d etown shirt factory Wa.
running at nis ht al last week. 20 greal
% the rusl Of business TIERS.
Caarles T. Pepper. OF near Gsorgeto vn.
hsd seven mules 10 break out % hls
slab.es aid leave for parts unknown.
saov Hill, Nd has Young, Gen'.
Christian Association with q rols o fJrty
members.
Fire was discovered Ia the Eiktor
cour6 house. but before 10 had gaiusd any
great heaaway 10 was extingulshsi.
Johu Caatwsil, oiIinNood. Pa has
purchased tha Sixoa farm, containing
100 scres, situated Ga tho Fourth district
o. Cecil c9un'y, from w. V. Moore FOL
So 400.
The uisr Of the rev Queen Ann1'.
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