Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-01
DELAWARE avn PENINSULA.

M. L. Poole has purchased farm
near Glasgow. II
Henry Wayman, colored, was drowned
near Denton last Thursday.
Speed contests will take place at the
Rock Hall track on July Bd.
Tho work uf establishing a meridian
line for Talbot county Is finished.
Gilbert Jarman of Ohestertown re-
Gently fell and broke his collar bone.
This year's wheat crop 10 Dorchester
county is the largest ever harvested
there.
John Swartz, who recently diHap-
peared from Mt. Pleasant is in Penn
sylvBnia.
A. P. Smack has been appointed
station agent at Queponco, vice j. l..
Smack. deceased.
The trustees OF the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy haya elected the Rev.
Alfred Smith. ID. D., treasurer.
The United States Senate. Friday,
confirmed the appointment OF George
Il. Smith as postmaster at Laurel.
The dedication of the industrial viii
lage at Clayton, announced for July
9TH, has been postponed until July 18th.
DIR. 7. A. worrall of Northeast has
accepted an invitation TO deliver an
address at Smyrua's patriotic celebra-
tion.
The Rev. T. f. Terry OF Harrington
has heon grantnd a months vacation,
which he will spend at Ocean Grove
and Rehobnth.
Charles Evans Of Armstrong; Corner
recently had a finger injured so badly
by having it caught in mower that 1t
had to be amputated.
The following postmasters were Bp-
pointed Thursday George Dow, Agner,
Caroline county; y. g. W. Corbip,
Corbin, Worcester county.
The Smyrna Town Council has re.
solved to impose upon tardy members
a fine uf 81 each, which will be de-
Quoted from their salaries.
Tho Perryvile Real Estate and I'm
provemment Co., Just organized, has
elected C. Caldwell president and N.
G. Cameron secretary and treasurer.
A clay pigeon shooting match and
| fireworks will be attractions at Angus
| tine Park on July 9TH. The switGhback
railway will be completed by that time.
The following postmasters were ap.
pointed on Friday: W. M. Gootee,
Hawley, Dorchester county; X. ID.
| Foxwell, MI Vernon, Somerset county.
Frank G. Kirk, Samuel r. Krauss,
Miss Anna e. Garvin and Miss Mar
garet j. Boyd were graduated last week
from the Friends Normal Institute, al
Rising Sun, Md.
The Prohibitionists OF Wicomico
county have nominated the following
ticket: House Of Delegates. E. q. Walls.
! ton, L. j. ]. Y. Long and j. W. T.
| Rober'son; clerk of the circuit court,
John Ii. Dulany; register of wills, Il.
S. d. Insley; county treasurer, W. }.
| Downing; sheriff, S. T. Downing
county commissioners, W. A. Dennis,
W. Il. Downing and James Elzey,
The Democrats of Talbot county Fave
set July Gath for their primaries anc
July 26th for the convention. The
chief contest will be over the nominst
for clerk of the court. There are three
candidates, who will each run primar.
tickets in most of the districts-J.
Frank Turner, former controller; Frani
G. Wrightson, former member of thu
House of Delegates and secretary o.
the live stock board and Charles r.
Wooters. Henry q. PRscault, the present
deputy register of wills. is a candidate
for the nomination for register Of Wills
Col. }. Percy McKnett of Trappe dis.
trict will be nominated for sheriff with
out opposition. There are no avowoC
candidates for the other places excep
Owen Norris for State Senator. Senator
Oswald Tilghman may possibly be il
the field for denomination. Col. Francii
a. Benson. William G. Dudley, William
Collins and Robert J. Dawson are talked
of for Senator, hut it is not known tina
any one of them would accept nomi
nation. The same may be said of Franl
N. Willis, Samuel A. Harper, Edwarf
B. IarduastIe, John W. Gibson ant
others who are talked of for the Iious
OF Delegates.
"only nervous" is a sure indication that tn,