Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-02
PENINSULA PlRa8RAPHs.


The willistrl Methodist Episcopal
Church has been remodeed.
John T.. Davidson. aged SO years, died
at Queenstown last Saturday.
The corporate limits of Salisbury will
probably he extended this winter.
The Denton Methodist Episcopal
Church will bu enlarged next spring.
Tench Tilghman Seymour, aged "a
years, died in Talbot county last Sat
urday.
The Middletown Methodist Episcopal
Church contemplates buying Il pipe
organ.
Robert Boucher, aged GO years form
erly OF Cecil county, died in Phi!adel-
phia recently.
The large barn on Joseph Coudon's
farm. near Perryville, was destroyed by
fire last Sunday.
George NJ. Russum is an applicant for
the pusition of United States district
attorney for Murylan
The Clay ton Call has bsen sold to W.
L. McEarlane and j. Q. Wickes, and
will be published at Smyrna.
Miss Emma Hughes OF Elkton fell
headlong down stairway, last Satur-
day, and was Severely injured.
burglars broke into Samuel j.
Reeder's store, at Northeast, last Sat.
urday, and 'stole $500 worth of goods.
Charles L. Tucker of Queen Anne's
county has been appointed examiner In
chancery, vice a. S. Goldsborough, re-
signed.
Miss Emma Webb of Westover, who
was recently bitsen by dog is re-
ceiying the Pastegr treatment in Bal
timoro.
W. L. McFarlane and Henry d.
Boyer, both OF Smyrna, are applicants
for the position of reading CLERK of the
House of Representatives,.
The Rev. j. r. Campbell, d. D., Of
Snow Hill has accepted an invitation
to hecome pastor of the Christian
Church, at Woodstock, Va,
P. A. Morgan of Queen Anne and
| Mrs. Josephine Jones of lngleside will
I be married on December Sth in st.
Luke's Church, Church Hill.
Thomas Dixon Purcell, an ex-rogister
| of wills Of Worcester county and one of
the founders of the Worcester railioad,
died at Snow Hill last Sunday.
The Kingston Methodist Episcopal
Church, in Somerset county, was de-
stroyed by fro last Sunday. The fire
originated from a defective Hue
Richard Elliott, age G5 years, was
found dead in bed, at Oxford. last Sun
day. He had probably been dead for
several days. An inquest was held, and
verdict of death from natural causes
was rendered.
The yacht which is being built by
| E. James Tull of Pocnmoke City for
tine Rev. Thomas Dixon mas been christ
ensd Dixie. She is 80 feet long, 20 feet
beam and 52:i feet depth Of hold, and
will he handsomely furnished.
The Crisfield Odd Fellows Temple,
which was built four years ago at a
coat of sl2, 0OO has been sold to a
syndicate for 81, 200. The sale was
effected for the purpose of satisfying a
mortgage amounting to $1,000.
a dwelling at Snow Hill, owned by
William J. 9. Mckee aud occupied by
ex- Postmaster Wimbrough's family,
was damaged by fire last Saturday
MIR. Wimbrough and mis- daughter were
severely burned, and Mrs. Julia Nicker-
son, relative, was nearly Rsphyxiatu.
Charles Bishops large barn, together
| Win lIB CO0te0tbI luCluuIup LuToe
horses, at Bishops station, Worcester
county, was destroyed by fire last Sun
day, entailing loss of Sl,500. The
trottsr Lady Bishop, which had record
of 2.26. was one of the animals burned.
At the recent session of the Virginia
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South the Rev. W. G. Walden
was reappointed presiding elder OF tine
Eastern Shore district, ana the Revs.
X. NJ. Potts and q. II. Galloway, re-
spsctivey. were appointed pastor at
Salisbury and Wicomico.
Rev. Willard E. West will soon resign
the psstorate of the Preston Methodist
Episcopal Church and remove 10 Den
ton. where he and Henry II. Lewis will
form law partnership. Mr.. West was
formerly practitioner in Tennessee,
and at the October term of the Caroline
County Court he was admitted to the
bar Of that county.