Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-13
DELAWARE AND pnyIssuna.

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from Milton TO Millington.
Photograph swindlers have boon
operating at Chestertown.
Lawrence Conway of Dover has re.
ceived an additional pension.
Tho Caroline county school board has
appointed u women as trustees.
Mrs. Annie N. Forrest CT Appleton
has been granted an original pension.
r.John Benton has been ruappointed
| heulth officer Of Queen Anne'a county,
Laurel camnmoeting will begin on
August 18th and continue two weeks.
Five hundred thousand young shad
were put in the Pocomolie River last
week.
W. II. Sterling has been appointed
postmaster at Lawsonia, Somerset
county.
Capt. Magnin OF Darby, Pa, will
deliver the Memorial Day address at
Northeast.
Col. William II. Comegys, formerly
postmaster at Greensboro, died on
Wednesday,.
John G. Nickerson of Kent county
has graduated from the New York Col
lego OF Pharmacy.
Perryville has elected John S. Donaho,
Thomas Kane and William A. Wilson
town commissioners.
Frank Foraker who escaped from
the Elkton jail several months ago
has been recapturod.
Easton's town commissioners have
elected N. Il. Clark president and Viii
liam }. Benny clerk.
A farmhouse owned by Cnpt. Ebe
Chandler, near Bridgeville. was damaged
by fire Thursday. Loss, 5000.
The Talbot county commissioners have
raappointed DR.. Thomas A. Councell
county health officer and Jail physician.
Cecilton has elected Andrew McKee,
j.. Il. Myers. b. II. jackson, W. d.
Fillingham and Charles Peters town
commissioners.
Lawyer Rutell Of Baltimore has pur
chased two lots at Rebobotb, and viii!
have two cottages erected during the
coming season.
The Jury in the damage suit of Glare
vs.. the missioners Of Kent county,
Md, has rendered verdict for 81, 600
for the plaintiff.
Cards have been issued for the we'd.
ding Of Lewis B. Scotch and Miss
Sallie Clark OF Marydel, which will
take place on May 10th.
Charles II. johnson of Delaware
graduated from the medical depart
ment Of the Columbian University,
Washington, on Thursday.
Charles Il. Wilson. GoIorsd con-
yicted at Centreville, Nd, of wife
beating, has been sentenced to 10 days
imprisonment and Is lashes.
The annual meeting of the Maryland
Democratic Editorial Association will
b. held at Centrevile, beginning on
May 10Th and continuing three DAYS.
Snow Hill Methodist Episcopal
Church greatly appreciates its new pas
tor, tho Rev. S. NJ. Morgan. 1t has
made his salary 5000. an increase of 800.
George Az Hart, William Wallace, j.
W. Woodford, Hugh Legg, John Rhodes,
Marion Hunter and Charles Bradley
have been appointed tax collectors of
Queen Anne's county.
John Brown, an aged resident of Port
Deposit, while wandering over Mt
Ararat few days ago. foil and was
found unconscious. He died a few
hours after he was found.
A.. r. Weldon. an attorney at law,
has been presented by the grand jury
OF Queen Anne's county for obtaining
money under false pretences from ex-
Gov. Reynolds of Delaware.
Chesapeake City has elected Wait.
man Smithers, Joseph Shatfer, Jr.,
William Queck, James Cummings and
George x. Hauck town comm ssioners
and Alexander Van Buskirk bailiii.
Presentments were made on Friday
by the grand Jury OF Queen Anne's
county against Garretson Smith, S. Roe
and W. q. Legg, ex.collectors, for not
having fully settled accounts with tho
county.
The funeral of Charles Stearns, who
was fatally injured at haywood. N. j.,
on Wednesday while mixing fash light
chemicals, took place Saturday from the
residence of his uncle. DIR. Thomas @.
Moore, at Smyrna.
The following Eastern Shore post
masters were appointed on Friday. j.
W. Wilson, Mt Hebron, vice j. Il. Mel
son, removed; A. u. Truitt, ut Pitts.
Wills, vice r. Il. Baker. removed; W.
G. Collins, at Powellville. vice $. w.
Adkins. resigned.
The Frederick & PHILADELPHIA Nayi.
cation Go, has elected tho following
officers: President, DIR. Thomas V.
Cahall; Treasurer, James Il. Postles;
Secretary, JohnW. Townsend Directors,
William Il. Davis, Daniel Thompson,
Charles Postlos and Leantlsr S. Hopkins.
Tho case of Henry Ii. Mitchell against
the receivers of tho Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Co., for damages for diverting
Big Elk creek has been remanded by
Judge Morris of the United States
court to Cecil county. The company
had made application for removal
from the State TO tho United States
court.
Eli S. Seminar of Cecil county, who
erected the High School building at
Havre de Grace, has filed bill in the
circuit court asking for the sale of the
building to pay the sum OF SO, 691. 81
alleged to be due on the contract. The
school commissioners have refused to
pay the balance until mechanics
lien for Sl68. 81 placed by the stone
dealer is satisfied.
At the annual meeting of the stock
| holders OF the Queen Anne'e railroad
| Tuesday directors for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Wesley NJ.
| Oler. John S. Gibbs, David Ambach,
| Jordan Stabler, Basil b. Gordon. John
| S. Cuttings, Charles III. Tilghman aud
Frank Ehlen of Maryland and ex-Gov.
| James Ponder, Hiram B. Burton, l..
| r. II ,v+ou and DhiIin T, E,annnn ~