Evening journal., 1896-11-23
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

II Is rumored that the Georgetown |
bank officials are about to lease or rent |
the large Treat factory and put 1t in I
operation.
wild game is being killed in Reho- !
both bay in considerable numbers.
There is now being erected at the !
"Y", at Georgetown, a large store room |
by city capitalists for the storage of
oil.
There is much talk among the Metho-
dist congregation at Lewes OF purchas-
ius a pipe organ for the church
work on the new church building at
Georgetown is progressing finely.
r.. G. Houston. Of Georgetown, will
erect a large building to be used as a
printing Office up stairs and law offices
3n the first door.
W. Rodgers, a magazine artist, has
been in Lowes making sketches of
some of the interesting old points in
Che town There are a number Of old
colonial buildings and other matters of
historical interest in Lewes. and those
who are inclined TO search into the past
can revel in the comings and goings OF
over two hundred and sixty-five years
with a great deal of satisfaction.
Georgetown is booming A flour mill
and a lumber yard are to be started
there soon.
Deals Island has a wonder in the
person of John Harrison. He can spell
every word i'm a short sentence back
wards. Our editor had the privilege OIL
testing him a few days ago. and pro-
nounced himp perlectin in this artHe claims
IA. I...H.. sH.Itf ftia
his mind. and consequently, it is not
iinicult for him TO spell any word
Deals Island Record.
seaford claims 70 have more pretty
girls than any town ON the Peninsula.
Dorchester county gave Bryan 620
votes more than it gave Cleveland in
1892.
Mrs. James d. Wilds. OF Smyrna.
sChoolmato of Mrs William Mckin-
ley, was one of the first to congratu-
late her on her husbands election.
John Geiso has expressed a barrel Of
I Chester river oysters to William Jen-
c nings Bryan, Lincoln, Ncb.
p The Salisbury circulating library
] has fallen into disuse.
Hog thieves are troubling farmers
4 about Middletown.
: The capital stock of the new Port
(. Deposit Water Company is $4,000.
+ While playing with matches a young
SON Of Mrs. Mary Nivins, Of Middle
-, lord, Sussex county, set fire to himself
~ and was burned to death.
% Kinsey Thomas, aged 40, is the old
h est licensed touger in Kent
The Calena correspondent Of tn,
IT, Chestertown Transcript says some ole
10 colored man wanted to know the othe
10 day If Hanna was McNinley's wife.
az Alonzo T.. Miles has been appointe,
member OF The examining commit
e Zee of the Cambridge bar, in place o
l- Daniel M Henry resigned
10 Rev. Robert w. Todd says .ha
r. three-fourths of ali the church mem
% bers on the Peninsula are Methodists
There are three applicants for tn
lS post Office at Delaware City.
Thomas Chapel, near Marydel, wa
he reopened Sunday and two former pas
~ tors. Rev. A. Chandler and Rev. A. 5
Aiowbray, preached.
he Rev. J. T. II. Waite. formerly a paste
be Of the Presbyterian Church in Sails
an bu.y, and the pioneer in the cultiva
he ti0n of Strawberries on the Easter
shore, is now growing cotton, pear
=, and wool in Georgia. His plantatio
on on is 2,20O acres.
tx Iu digging deeper a well in Green.
nc borough several pieces of wood wer
found twenty-six feet below tho SUI
face.
Mrs. X. n. Hardcastle's factory he
N.naUr lad NrI md f~fr
for employment to q number of DeOpl
,n- fhe output OF the establishment
steadily growing and has already tn
season amounted to thousands
l- pounds Of The most delicious pudding
the receipt for making which Mr.
iardcostlo alone possesses.
en-. The Sussex Countian denies tn;
'o' Laurel he's an epidemic of scarl
fever
on Local gunners about Easton, No
Toe complain that sportsnen from oth'
ma places have killed off the game an
,n- damaged the property Of farmers
such on extent that the best gunnin
places are posted, and it is necessaI
MS 10 get the consent of the owner to {
az upon the place.
ifb A handsome monument is boin
al erected over the grave of N. 3. Smitl
eE, in Dover III. Il. Cemetery.
The school commissioners Of Taib.
so county have offered q reward for n
ant arrest and conviction of the wanda
ek- VINO entered The new Kirkam schoo
ic- house and almost ruined &C.. The booi
J. q were pasted fast 20 the new desks WI,
an mualage and the stove was take
'n' apart and the pieces nailed TO Il
wall.