Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-04
Queen Anne Railroads General
Agent Appointed.
W. j. AYDELOTT'S WILL PROBATED
Pastoral Invitations Issued by
MethodistS. E
Csssius Williams Charged With Obtaining
Goods Under False Pretenses-A Shirt
Factory co be Erected mt saiisbury--Editor
Theodore Townsend HonUted.

Will DeBln on ihdTcu lobu.
Wild geeRo are plantiful In the
vicinity of Rehoboth bay.
Tho running horse New south was
sold at Elkton last week for 81.
Truckers 10 the vicinity OF Norfolk
have planted peas and potatoes.
A. Clark Gibson, formerly Of Cecil
county, dIed in Baltimore recently.
Many cattle in Queen Anne's county
are dying of cerebra spinal meningitis.
William Percy Tighman, formerly OF
/ Talbot county, diod in Cincinnati last
week.
Mrs. Lydia A. Winsor, formerly of
milford. died in Philadelphia a few
tiays ago.
Samuel Collins, Jr., of Cedar Creek
HUNDRED has returned from the Pasteur
Xlns.itute.
4 Zion Methodist Episcopal Church
has reduced the PASTORS salary Sl00
per annum.
The Rev. z. ii. Webster does not
desire to return to Hillshoro next con-
ference year.
Edward Wilson of Seibyville am
putated foot few days ago while
saving wood.
A. 6. Cox has been class leader of
| the Middetown Methodist Episcopal
/ Church for 81 years.
William Fisher, formerly of Dover.
has hecn elected a school director Of
Ridley township, Pa.
A milling company has been organized
at Princess Anne. and the erection of
| mill has been commenced.
john u. Brown. Jr.. has succeeded
p. b. Hopper as junior editor OF the
Centreville md. Record.
Joseph Smith, residing noar Rising
| Sun Md. bad two ribs broken recently
, by being kicked by mule.
Cecil Methodist Protestant Circuit
has invited the Rev. 4. W. Maiher to
return as pastor next conference year.
Tho reception which citizens Of
Laurel contemplated giving in honor
OF Senator Kenney has been abandoned
Letters on the estate Of William
have been granted to Nehemiah j.
Daniel.
The dedication OF the new Methodist
Episcopal Church ut Millsboro, en-.
nounced to rake place on Sunday, was
postponed.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
| nj Georgetown will be dedicated next
| Sunday, Bishops Foss and Walden
officiating.
Theodore Townsend of Milford has
been elected n member Of the executive
committee OF the National Editorial
Association.
Letters on tho estate OF Cyrus W.
Cannon of Seaford hundred have been
A granted to benjamin +. Gordy and
Mary L. Cannon.
While trimming a grape vine, few
days ago. Samuel Lewis of Delaware
City fell from ladder, and was
seriously injured.
Earl b. Polk has been appointed
principal of the Princess Anne High
School, vice the Rev. William G.
Woulford, resigned.
Mrs. Emma G. Gill, wife of the
Rev. John NJ. Gill. pastor of Christ
Methodist Protestant Church, Chester.
town, died last Friday of heart disease.
Henry and Nicholas II. johnson have
sold large tract of timber land near
Harrington to f. L. Heidelrica q
Lewisburg, Pa, who will erect a saw
mill thereon.
The William Lea & Sons Co. offered
\ q barrel of -four as the first prize fol
A the handsomest costume in recen
Il parade ut Snow HILL. Harold Boehn
n sec red the prize.
SuaTieh II. lutnlll OF MllfOru, Wnt
\ was appointed. four years ago. mes
Eenger in the Internal Revenue Depart
ment at Washington, has been pro
noted to a clerkship.
Frank Foreacre. charged with larceny
Harry featman. convicted of assault
and William Montgomery, coorad
accused of numbering James Brown
also colnred. escaped from the Ceci
county jail on Saturday evening.
The Rev. j. II. Wiley, D. d.
formerly of the Wilmington NJ. +. Con
ference, has been invited to becom
pastor of the Nostrand Avenue Church
brooklyn. N. T., at a salary Of 81. 20
per annum.
The will of william ]. Aydelott O
Pocomoke City has been admitted t
probate. lie left an estate estimator
at s;il, 900 or $4,000. The property j
about equally divided among his wido'
and five children.
Port Deposits election for com
missoners resulted in the selection @
Samuel c. Rowlan, I. W. Burlin
James N. Mccullough, Thomas {
Duke Edwin Boynton, John Lamr
and Joseph G. Vannurt.
Dir. George r. Nicserson and job
N. Elliott have sold to James
Holden, who has been living at Dove
for year, so acres of the Iapdo
farm, on Peach Blossom creek, Table
county. Mr.. Holden will erect fin
villa on the premises.
The following Methodist Episcopi
churches have invited the minister
named to return as pastors next confeI
ence year: Salisbury. G. w. Prett,
n man; Zion, A. +. Prettyamn: Eastor
4 Charles A. Hill; Nassau, G. II. Neest
n Deal's Island, Ii, S. Dulaney; Princes
u Anne. G. L. Anderson.
4 a company with capital OF $40 OF
"A has been organized at Salisbury for IL
Il purpose Of operating shirt factor,
n The plant will be brick buildir
30x200 feet, two stories, and will col
tain $50 sewing machines, with stea
NJ laundry attached, and will give emplo,
mert to about 2;35 women.
ID @. c. Waller has been appointt
N general freight and passenger agent
n the Queen Anne railroad, with hea,
"A quarters at Queenstown. Trains vi
be running from Queenstown 10 Ellie
dale early this month. The railroad
Il business between Queenstown and Ba
timore will be handled by the Chest
River Steamboat Co.
'W The annual session Of the Marylar
"a Conference OF the Methodist Protesta
MI Church will be bold in Baltimore, b
~ ginning on April 18th. The term of II
"A Rev. j. ID. kinzer as president will o
pire. be having served the PRESIDENT