Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-25

tate OF Mary A. Waller Of Little Creek
hundred have been granted TO Isaac J.
Henderson.
Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, has Invited the Rev. j.
". Talley TO return as pastor next uon-
ference year.
Red Lion Methodist Episcopal
Church has invited the Rev. o. w.
DeVenish to return as pastor next con-
ference year.
sewing machine. supposed to have
been washed from freighthouse wharf
during freshet, has been found in the
Chester river.
Georgetown Methodist Episcopal
circuit has invited the Rev. J. A.
Bruwington to return az pastor next
conference year.
The Rev. E. Fl. Nelson Of Still Pond
has been invited to become pastor Of
the Greensboro Methodist Episcopal
Church next conference year.
Gen. William McKenneY, residing
near Centreville, Nd, has sold 90, go
bushels of corn and 500 bushels Of
wheat to a Baltimore purchaser.
a parochiai residence, which will
cost 8, COO, said TO be the gift Of a
Catholic woman residing at Cambridge,
will be erected at Chestertown.
The examining board of tho Viii
mlngton Methodist Episcopal Confer.
ence will sit at Chestertown from
March 18TH to March 18th, inclusive.
Howard Wingate. o merchant Of
Bishop's Head, Saturday filed his
petition for the benefit OF the insolvent
laws. The liabilities are about sl,0po
7. q. Price, assistant general freight
| agent OF tho Wisconsin Central rail-
road, is seriously III at the residenee Of
mis- uncle, Dr.. Charles NJ. Ellis, at
Eikton.
Spencer Fountain, alias Reedy. died
| IN tho Sussvx county Jail few taya
ago OF pulmonary consumption. He had
been pardoned by Gov. Tunnel, but
was too Ill TO be removed.
| Tho Voshell House. Chestertowp, Il
being extensively improved, prepara. .
tory to the entertainment OF guests
during the annual session Of the Will
mington Methodist Episcopal Confer.
! ence.
The SuBsex county Levy Court has
| appointed the following road ovcrseera
Robert II. Brown. Seaiord hundred
Edward ID. Bunting and Joshua h.
Bennett, Baltimore hundred; Lesley u.
Short, Northwest Fork hundred.
Campbell f. Gibson has resigned the
| position of mail clerk on the Delaware
d Chesapeake railway for tho purpose
of accepting clerkship in tho post
Office at Washington, and will be auc
ceeded rs railway mail clerk by Ed
ward Lambert.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
| at Millsboro will ilo dedicated next
Sunday. The Rev. DR.. Il. Dewitt Tai
mage, the Rev. DR., Russell II. Con.
T well, the Rev. L. l.. Hubbard, Gov.
Tunnel and Chief Justice Lore viii
participate in the ceremonies.
The experiment Of Iatfening oyster!
in the lakes at Chilcotsague has proven
SUCCESS, and the fresh water oystert
are selling at 81 per barrel more thar
the price paid or saltwater oysters
S. p. Gordy Of pocomoke City is en-
Iarging his Btore by erecting an add
ton two stories high and covering {
space Of 30xf0 feet.
Chestertown has almost completed
arrangements for entertaining tho vii
mlngton Methodist Episcopal Confer
enGe. which will assemble there OF
March 18th, The Rev. w. p. Compton
has canyassed the town for the purpos,
CT obtaining conference homes, I" anC
has met with gratifying SUCCESS. Tn,
Centreyille, Md, Record says III
ministers will be royalty entertained.