Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-03
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Hill, died Morday week.
Herbert Jones of Dover recently fell
aud hroke his collar bone.
Mrs. Rebecca j. Wells OF EIktop uied
TUESDAY week of paralysis.
Wright Hall of Marydei has been
granted an increase of pension.
Daniel W. Moore of fredericksburg has
been granted an original pension.
Miss Mary Watts bus been appoin led
postmistress at prinipico Furnace.
( william, Johns colored, of Milling.
tons died Monday week of hiccoughe.
Jam,s Pullman, colored, was killed
by ylightning recently near Millington.
J.iE. Pingle. has heen apppointed post
master at Roberts, Queen Anne's county.
81 M Thomas, aged 76 years, OF
Dover, died at Halmet, N. c.. Sunday
week. rys.
+ The Delaware City postoifice, on July
lst, will be raised to the presidential
class.
Winfield W. Bruisfield of Gaostown
is totally blind, the result Of malarial
attack
The annual races at the Worcester
County Driving Park will take place ON
June Both.
Charles E. Simpson of Trappe has
graduated from the Maryland College
OF Pharmacy.
The Medical Society of Delaware and
the State Board of Health will meet at
Rehopoth next Tuesday.
The Wicomico county Christian En-
tieavor convention will be held at Salis-
bury on. June 9th and 10th.
Snow Hill bus purchased two hose
carriages and 500 feet of hose, ami will
organize o volunteer fire department.
Col. e. T. Cooper is arranging for the
Peninsula Press Association to attend
the Tennessee exposition next October.
Thomas j. Russell has moved his
canning outfit from Sharpstoyn to
Ocean City, whore he will can stur-
geon roe.
Thomas Jenkins, colored, was found
dead on a roadside near Cambridge a
fewldays ago. He is supposed to have
died of apoplexy.
The Rev. Edward DashielI of Baltj.
more and Miss Martie j. Barton of
Queen Anne's will be married at Hills.
boro early in July.
A postoffice has been established at
New Hope. Wicomico county, and a
citizen. named Dennis has been ap :.
pointed postmaster.
Samuel Henrn, who was arrested on
the charge of criminally assaulting
Miss Nettie Myers of Dorchester county,
has beep discharged.
Burglars entered the residence of
Thomas Draper, at Dover, early Mon
day morning, and after chloroforming
the innlatee stole Jewelry and clothing.
The Citizens Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. OF Cecil county has organized at
Elkton. The incornorators and directors
are William M, Singerly, James S. Hop
per, Robert O. Lewis, George A. Blake
and William I. Warburton.
John W. ID. Jump of Easton. George
Grier Ratciff of Milford, James 4.
Bright Of Kent Island and James W.
Chapman, lr. OF Chestertown graduated
from the law department of the Uni
versity Of Maryland Monday.
The comm encement of the Middle.
town public schools will be held on
June 17tb. The graduating class is
composed Of Blanche Armstrong, Fannie
Bursion, Dora Culbertson, Maud Smith,
Lee Corrie and Walter Green.
The Board OF Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church has appointed Job
III. jackson of this city and F. W.
Tunnel, formerly Of Georgetown but
now Of Philadelphia. members Of the
commission on Ecumenical Conference.
Cards have been issued for the
wedding of Charles II. Cromwell and
Miss Nellie Brown, the former of Balti.
more. which will take place at the resi-
dence OF the BRIDES father, Hon. John
b. Brown, at CentrevIllo, Md, Oh June
9th.
Isaac N. jackson, aged 3S years, a
brother of ex-Gov. jackson OF Mary
land, died at Salisbury Thursday, after
a lingering Illness. He was stock
holder Of the Jackson Brothers. Co. and
owned large planning mill in Washing.
ton.
Joseph Pylaut OF Talbot county has
a woman In Cambridge, lived with her
year married a woman on Tilghman's
Island, Both wives confronted him in
court.
Wallace Crossan, who resided near
Newark, committed suicide on last
week during the absence of his wife and
children. When they returned in the
evening they. found him hanging from
ioist In the barn. He was IA years
of age.
DR.. George W. Todd, DIR. J. f.
Adams, Walter B. Miller, william +.
jackson, W. Il. Sheppard, NJ. V. Brew
ington, f.. L. ID. Stanford, Calvin b.
Taylor, Phillips Il. Goldsborough and
DR.. Edward Fowler have been elected
trustees of the Salisbury Hospital.
The Lewes aud Rehoboth Hundred
Sundred school Union, Just organized,
has elected ". ID. Wilson president.
Thomas r.. Ingram secretary and
Thomas Perry treasurer. The union
will hold convention in the Lewes
Methodist Episcopal Church on June
a2d.,
The following postmas.ers have been
appointed for Delaware: Glasgow, Y.
T. Harris, vice L. V. Kirk. resigned;
IIockessin, r. g. Chambers, vice J. j.
Crudon, removed; st. Georges, ID. B.
Stewart, vice A. N. Sutton, removed /;
Stanton, j. ". Mitchell, vice j. f.
Dennis, resigned.
Tho Delaware, Maryland &c Virginia
Railroad Co. has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
Frank Thomson; Vice. President, John
f. Green; Secretary. Juhn W, llaraiog;
Treasurer, II. w. Smith; Auditor, II.