Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-07-15
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Not a single Fourth OF July casualty |
occurred in the vicinity Of Laurel
A telephone line Is being built from
Princess Anne to Victor post office, Mt
Vernon district.
Irving Culver's new residence at
Delmar is now completed and he is
occupying II. The design and finish
show excellent taste aud architectural
ability.
Rev O. M. Armstrong held divine
services at Delmsr yesterday.
Rev. J. NJ. Yiugllng, OF Laurel,
preached IA the Methodist Protestant
Church al Dslmar yesterday. The
occasion was the liquidation Of the debt
on the parsonage.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
overbaullDg It's box cars. preparing them
for the peach season 10 has about 800
cars used for miscellaneous merchandise
that will be fitted up for peaches by the
time the seeson fairly opens.
The new driving park at Cambridge hss
been opened The grounds have just
been completed. including stabling for
City horses and grand stand that will
seats. COO people.
An additional telegraph wire for rail-
road purposes has been strung along the
Delaware railroad FROM Wilmington to
Harrington.
The extension Of the work recently
done az the mouth Of tho Mispiliion, has
been arranged to be carried on this
summer and the contract to that end
has been award d says the Milford News
The vessel owners OF Milford, however.
have discovered that an extension Of the
I work would close the river to navigation
for some time, and that the months OF
August and September would DO most
a c)nveuient They have therefore
requested that the work be deferred
until October 10 next, and made thel1
petition for delay TO the War Depart
ment through ex Congressman Causey
l the contractors should decline TO delay
their work until Ostobsr the river may
be closed next month.
Mrs. A. B Heuser, OF Milford has q
night blooming cereus In full bloom thai
Is attracting much attention.
w. NJ Lewis, OF SMYRNA. has sold hi
D. fine trotting horse, "Ben, to Mark q
a Leland OF Milford, for $3.50. He has
record Of 243
Woodlawn Camp, nesr Port Deposit
! Nd, will this yesr be under the manage
ment Of Rev. DR. Martlndale, OF Milford
The date Is August 10 10 inclusive.
{ j. B Dlcksrson, Of Cedar Neck, los
b his pocket hook on his way home froI
Milford II contained $50, which ha'
. just been paid him, and some papers.
At the semi annual meeting Of tn
9 Fret National Bank, OF Milford a divi
a dend Of ~ per cent. for the preceding 81
months wes declared. ana the sum Z
." SO 000 passed TO unci sided profits.
Down the state farmers complain
2. wet weather. which does not perm
q them TO thresh wheat or cultivate the
q land.
Ne Peaches are ripering a week TO Il
n days later than last year. Beatsic
10 Amsden, Waterloo, Briggs, Red Ma
g etc. are neatly gone. Early Rivers wi
fegin 60 ripen next week, aud Hale
le Early week later Troths and Yello
rs 81 John will not be ready for ahipmel
before August, and perhaps not befo
the IN Of the month.
John o. Truitt, who has been shippir
:, agent &C Milford for many years, A.,
= presses the opinion that the bulk Of d
=, peach crop will be coughs by buyera fro
" other states at the stations In DelawaI
a He says that he has received many lette
a from prospective buyers, and bsllev
II that a lumber will locate at Milford.
The Damp meeting at PArksley. v,
this year will begin August l6 aud la
q. ten days.
Rev. ] ID Kinzer, president Of q
Maryland Conference, occupied the pull
DO 10 the NJ. P Church, Sesford, last nigt
81 Edward Ovens has been appoint
"a postmaster at Oaksi, Del
II The sale Of privileges for Lambs Can
near Frat kiord. took place on Saturda
II The freight traffic over the D. NJ 81
lis railroad Is now very heavy.
IN A letter from Old Trap, Camden count
en- n o states that the "Sanctifoaiionlsti
Js who have gone there from Chincotesg
Mt Island, Aceomac county, are demoralizi
I'D In the extreme The writer ssys''I thi
mt II these people stay here much longer b.
on the Inhabitants will go crszy"
ns Fourteen children lave been sent
"a Seaford by the Childrens Fresh Air Flu
n of Baltimore They we're taken by NJ
nu Rebecca jefferson Mrs Fletcher Hopkli
ine Arthur Hitch. Dr. JohRs. Madison Will
20 William Miller aud Rev Q. w Pretty ma
,o J hey will remain with their hosts for
y weeks.
ct. Large quantities of peaches hl
already beeu shipped from Ssaford
One hundred barrels OF hard crabs
're clipped weekly from Princess Anne.
a.
r. Eli Pepper. OF Georgetown. thresl
'lv his crop OF wheat Wednesday snl
NJ yielded him 1877 bushels OF the gold
me grain.
ais Professor A Q. Brewer has been cleo
principal OF The Seaford public sch
with Miss Willie Pepper. Miss Ida X
A. Miss Aunie Shipley. Miss Jennie El
-bo mrs Fronis Tuu aud Mrs Annie Eli
m assistants.
lei At a meeting Of the Georgoto
mp School Beard. DE-. o ID. Robinson ,
His elected president. Edward ID Hear
.er' Esq secretary and Alfred B. Robins
treasurer
ust A few days ago Mrs. Sarah Rogers,
IRA. Phil. dalphia, visited her brother Jos,
are Burrls.ot near Georgetown, wi HON she