Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-22
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swept away. E
Joseph Wells, aged rs years, who
was postmaster at Elkton five years
ago, died there Tuesday week. During
tho time the stage coach was in vogue
hs carried the mail hetween Baltimore
| and Wilmington, and conducted what
was thcn known as the Pony Express.
He also ran a stage coach line between
Elkton and Chestertown. During the
time he carried the mail he was several
times entrusted with the Presidents
messages, which were relayed from
point to point.
The will Of the late James L. Steele,
who committed suicide several montha
ago, has been refused probate in the
orphans court of Cecil county. The
will designated John It. Dewitt ad-
ministrstor, and besides leaving the
property to the two children devised a
small legacy to the sisters. The chill
dren filed caveut to the will, claim
ing that the deceased was of unsound
| mind at tho time the will was made.
The court has appointed hiss on and
daughter executors.
The Cecil county commissioners have
Benson, First district; George r. Car
penter, Second; 7: Z. Lee and W. @.
Crown, Third; T. Z. Lee, Fourth
George T, Murray and ]. S. Deford,
Fifth; benjamin Briscoe, Sixth
Seventh; John "A. Richie, Eighth.
tender at Bohemia and Schotchmann's
araak upI Wil1ian, II,,l.nr ,,+ Ihoso
peake City. Eli j. Ford has been
chosen standard keeper for one year.
Dr.. Howard Bratton has been appointed
secretary and treasurer Of the Board of
Health.
The property Of tbs Sinepuxent
Beach Co., at Ocean City, consisting
of the Atlantic Hotel, with its furni-
ture and equipments, the ladies' bath
houses, electric light plant, artesian
we'll, nine miles Of ocean front, divided
into about 1000 building lots, besides
other lots and two farms of 400 acres
each on the mainland, has been sold to
John +. Waggaman of Washington for
500, 600. The company was Incorporated
several years ago With q capital stock
Of 500, 600. 1t admitted its Insolvency
in November. 1896, and Samuel Mad
dox and Fielder g. Slingluf were ap-
pointed receivers. Its indebtedness
consists of 800 600 in bonds, mortgage
of 81, 800 on the hotel and about $50, 600
it's equipment aud surroundings, cost
the company s75, 900.
Pastoral appointments of local in
forest, made BY the Baltimore An
nuai Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church, are as follows:
Accomac, Avery Donovan: Cam
bridge, @. @. Bacchus; Caroline,
w. II. D. johnson and @. e. Dryden ;
Cecil, A. W. Mather; Centreville, G.
W. Haddaway; Chesapeake. G. X.
McCaslin; Chestertown, j. M. Gill;
Clayton. j. j. Nicholas; Concord,
Elmer Simpson: Crisfield, d. S. Rowe;
Crumpton. G. ID. Edmondson Chinco-
league, II. i. Bennington; Delmar,
J: A. Wright; Dorchester, 9. N.
Cullom; Dover and Leipsic. I. P.
Revelle; Easton, W. M. Poisal; Frank
town, }. Fl. S. Ewell; Greenwood, A.
Hurlook, G. McClayton; Kent Island,
E. S. Fooks; Laurel, F. g. Klein:
Milton, G. Il. Hodge; Newark, l.. r.
Dyott; Newmarket, S. +. Caesen OK
ford, j. ". Balderson; Parksley, E. ID.
Stone; Pittsville. Z. S. Ewing; POGO
moke. @. j. Smith, Pocomoke City,
]. d. Kinzer; powellsville, George A.
Morris; Queen Anne's, G. P. Rowlin;
Reliance, a. d. Dick; Rowlandsville,
J. =. Malloy; Salisbury, L. F. Warner;
Seaford. s. J. Smith; Snow Hill,
Dorsey Blake; Starr, F. IT. Little;
Sussex, g. r. McCready; Talbot, O.
L. Daugherty; Wye, w. r. Lewis.