Evening journal., 1895-11-25
PENINsuLA News pARAeRAPAs.

TGN'NoOIN NEWo TNnN0nNTno'
DR. William aud Mrs Marshall, Of
Milford. will celebrate next Tue.day tho
forty secoud anniversary Of their
marriOge
Albei { g. Towers, Of Denton. has bseu
adm tied to practice 10 the Circuit Courl
for Q isen Anne's county
Work on Piincess Aune's water works
Is progressing rapidly
Fire extine ulsbers have been put il
Cecil coUnty's almshouse aud insane ssy
lum TIE buildings are TO be heated BY
steam.
Cscll countlans are making contfibu-
tious to a b,zlsr held Ia Pbilsdelphis
for tho relief Of those distressed by var
In Cuba
Mrs. z p Wilson, OF Ge ,reetown
has the largest collection OF chr,san
themums IN h It toNn, having seventy
Gve distinct varieties
j. B PRETTY man hiss bsen appointed
postmaster at Argo, Sussex county. in
place OF Maggie ArKo. resigned.
For the sake OF peace a tight board
fence, ten feet high, has bsen erected
between the premises Of two Of the
residents OF Albury Avenue, Georgetown
Maydel. Mary lsnd. hss wonder in
the person Of au old cli5red mau, 81
years old who WAS never taught to read
and write bat who can read the Bible
and nlthiog else and recite whole
chapters from a.
Captain w s Hoddnott and Captain
James q Leonard. OF Dorchei ter, have
announced themselves as candidates for
the POS tion Of commander OF the oyster
navy, now held by Commander T. @
Howard C,ptain HoERId's commission
expires late next Spring.
It is stated that the Hon. John r.
Brlwn, OF Centrsville. has failed His
liabilities are very heavy, Il is said
Live turkeys sell for 10 cents a pound
Ia the Lewes markets and cents Ia the
markets OF Philadelphls
Notwithstanding that the law for
shooting qaail does not expire until
December many Susssx sportsmen can
be seen with gun aud cog vending their
way 70 tho fields They claim that the
new law Is no good, as the Lsgislature
failed TO attach a psnslty to it. and that
the old Law which expired on the 10 b
Of November. Is the only one now In
existence.
Hon John W. Q is6sld, Of Princess
Anne. Is 81 ysars old
Rev. Daniel W. BA ss, one Of the
supernumeraries OF Maryland NJ p
Conference, died at his home near
Edesvllle. aged so
Eight bags Of mall matter were landed
from the steamer Murlel from Barbados
at the LsWes post Office Friday.
A volunteer drs company was organ
ized In Lewes The new chemical engine
gave satisfaction at the test
Ex-Governor Jaokson's Salisbury lum-
be- firm discharged thirty four emplofes
the day after election. The company is
very busy, all three OF the mills running
on full time When the closing hour
came vonday evening the manager re
quested the force to return the next
morning election daS) aud work TILL
noon When work hour arrived Tuesdsy
morning thirty four employees we're not
At their places When they reported
Wednesday morning they we're informed
that their services would be dispensed
with
r T Turner. Jr. OF ChestertoWn. has
sold the Howells Poini farm, directly
on the bay, near Bltierton, TO William
Coleman for SO 500. aud tho Green
Poiut farm on Worton creek. TO Isaac d
Dixon. OF Baltimore. for So 500.
Turkeys are selling At IA cents In
Dover market, aud DUCKS 10 cents.
The annual convention OF the Kent
County (Marylard) Sunday School
Association was held IN Chestertown on
Saturday. There was good attendance
and interesting addresses we're made BY
prominent Sunday school workers. The
meeting was ons OF the most successful
ores ever held there
TIE Principle Forge Company. Of
Principle, Md, has increased the wages
Of It's employees from 81 75 to SO per ton
ard IA consequence thsre is considerable
rejoicing Ia that little town The
cpmpsny empliys about thirty men
aad all Of them are affected.