Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-21
DEL4TARE 4ND pENINsULA.

John Frazer has bought the John
Rankin property, at Elktun, for SO, 700.
a rich deposit OF Limestone has boen
found on S. q. England's farm, 10
Cecil county.
Tie Rev. William Gwynn has been
appointed pastor of Quantico Methodist
episcopal circuit.
Miss Caroline A. Mather, daughter
of the Rev. A. W. Mather, died at Lay
Wow last Saturday.
Tho News is the name of new
weekly published at Milliugton. Arthur
Tunkin is its editor.
Thomas Hughes, formerly OF Elkton.
was married at Passaic, N. j., recently
TO Miss Carrie Newman.
DIR. II. Il. Clemson hae been ap-
pointed resident physician at the Silver
Cross Home, near Port Deposit,
William L. Bailey has been elected
secretary and treasurer of the Board OF
Trustees OF the Poor for Queen Amos
county.
Miss Nclio Price of Baltimore. Few
days ago. died at Elkton. where she
was visiting. Her death resulted from
pneumonin.
wsrth q sture. at Elkton. on Thursday
;ity of cigars.
A team driton by George Ward of
Cherry Hill ran away last Saturday.
Tho vehiclc was wrecked, and Mr. Ward
had a leg broken.
j.. g. Lewis, collector Of oyster
revenue, has arnuintod Frank Carton
of Dover steward OF the guardboat
Delaware, vice Samu el Smith, resigned.
Tho Roy. j. W. prettyman has ra
aignel the pastorate of Piney Neck
Methodist Episcopal Church, and will
take a course at Drew Theological
Seminary.
Cards have been Issued for the we'd
ding of Il. II. Il, Massey and Miss
Annie Emory, which will take place in
st. paul's Church, Ccntreville, Nd,
ON October eth.
Isaac N. Grunb OF Grubh's Corner
has an English walnut tree growing IN
his nlace that is known to DO IS years
If age. He gathered this season from
it seven bushels Of fine walnuts.
Tho pos to be erected at Lewes by
the Quaen Anne's Railroad Go. will be
buildings AMI three tracks. will he
tinishud by next spring anu will coat
about $50, coo.
g Braci" Smith, ex-city marshal OF
Columbus, Tex. who recently killed
Rnhfrt l.. Fuard, Jr., formerly Of
Elkton, has been convicted OF man
slaughter and sentenced 10 three Gears
| imprisonment
At executors sulo of the j. @. Plat.
teFsaq property Friday farm Of 29a
uernE, near Townsend, was eol,i 10
James Hart for 81, 905i another OF l2G
acres, mostly bush ana woodland, TO
Edward Hart, for S7S5. and Al acres to
James Boyd for $3.50.
Magistrate Reynolds of Middletown
has held William Benson, colored, ia
| 500 hail To answer ut court tho charge
OF blsa'ny. 1t ID alleged that Benson
married woman at Odessa six years
ago and married woman at Mt.
Pleasant three years ago.
Ia the case Of the Tat n Slagel Co.
VI. Joseph y. Truxtnn, latG sheriff, a
case Ut replevin to recover nj, 900 fruit
caus sold 10y tho PLAINTIFF to Morrow
~ Coulbourn of Ssatord in 1895, shortly
after which Morrow IL Coulhourn failed
and their assets we're levied upon by
the sheriff, jury in tho Superior
Court OF Sussex county has rendered a
verdict of 81, Ol0 for tie plaintiffs.
1t is reported that a syndicate has
been formed 10 New York City whose
intenti0n 10 to build large maunfac-
turing plants at Perryville and at the
head Of the Chesapeake Bay. A rail.
road is to be multi direct from the coal
mines in Ponnsylvania TO the Chesa
ppake Bay and coal depot of immense
proportions established, A sbipyard il
also on0 OF tine features. The principal
plant is to be for the extraction OF iron
from ore by an electrical process that
will revuutionize tho manufacture oi
that metal. Everything will no operated
by electricity, winch is TO be generated
by using the water power of tho Sus.
quehanna River.