Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-15
DELAW4RE avn PENINSULA.

Chilton's campmeeting will begin on
July 30th.
John Friday Jcfferson died at st.
Mlchael's Tuesday weok.
benjamin Gould of Centreville, Nd,
has had his pension renewed.
Lambs campmeeting, near Frank
ford, will begin on August 7th.
Hebron campmeeting will begin on
July Both and continue 10 days.
Charles S. West ana family haSe 10
moved from Delmar tu this city.
Henry S. Marshall of Georgetown has
been granted an original pension.
Tho Clayton Town Council has de.
cided to employ night watchman.
Alexander Chaplain has been elected
principal of the Easton High School.
Benjamin II. Foskey OF Salisbury
has been granted an original pension.
The Delaware Stata fair will begin
on September 18th and continue four
days.
David r. Foster Of Fairmount has
secured reissue and increase of pen
sion.
Mrs. Catherine p. Black, widow oil
W. W, Black, died at Charlestown Sun.
day week.
E. j. Nelson of Harrington has been
elected principal of the fredericksburg
academy.
Camnmeeting in tho grove adjoining
Friendship Church, near Denton, will
begin next Sunday.
The Rev. DR. Sutton of Eaaton has
accepted an invitation to become rector
of P0comoke parish.
y New Yorker has succeeded Charles
w. Whitley, Jr., of Delaware ~ consul
at st. Etienne, France.
Tho Kew. ". q. Chance will have
charge of Hebron campmeeting, which
will begin on July 30th.
William Blades, residing near Wyo.
ming, recpntly had his Eose broken by
being kicked by horse.
Campmeoting in Hart's woods. neat
Bennum's station, will begin next
Saturday and continue 10 days.
Wye campmeeting will begin on July
2Ith and continue until August 9th.
The Rev. j. ". Easley will be minister
in charge.
Tho Rev. John H. Howard, ID. d.,
formerly of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference, has hecn mp
pointed pastor of church at Elizabeth,
n. j.
Tuwnsent's election for school com.
missiuners resulted in tine selection oI
W. L. Hart DR.. ia. Enus and II. NJ.
Smith.
The Lewes & Rehoboth Telephone
Co. has elected DR.. 4. j. Thompson
president and #. ii. Brewer secretary
and treasurer.
Tho Cambridge oyster packers have
organized an association, Of which
Jonn II. Phillips is president and W.
| q. Winterhottom secretary.
Tha infant child Of MIR. and Mrs
George Bramblc OF Lseds was eeverel,
scaldei TuesIiay week by pot OF ho
coffee that it pulled over itself.
The citizens OF Dsnton have pre
sented Wilmer Emory with goll
watch in acknowledgment of hi
services in promoting the Queor
Anue's railroad.
Charles W. Easley, son of the Rev
j. W. Easluy Of the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference, ha.
hesn elected professor Of natura
science in the Troy Conference Academ,
at Poultney. VT
AT meeting of tho trustees of tn,
State College, for Culured STUDENTS
held at Eahohoth recently, tho rstirin.
officers and the faculty were reelected
and the establishment Of norma
schUol was ordered.
\ Prohibition club has bDen Or
ganizad at Poromoke City. It's officer
are: President, |. H. Morrill,: Vics
Presidents, Il. james Iull and Peter L.
Pilehard; Secretary, Ehan llcarne
TreaHuror, James r. Young.
Sheriff SHAW Of Kent county has ao!r
II acres of Daniel Ehring's estate, il
Siuuth MuTderkil hundred, 10 IIev
lleistanrl for S3au ana the una half IN
/ divided interest oI real estate of Fur
neil Postles to Thomas II. burton fol
$40.
The Queen Anne's Railroad Co. hal
elected the following officers for th,
ensuing year: President, William II,
Busley; Vice President. John L, Git
tings; Secretary and Treasurer, ". W
Busteed; Chief Engineer, Isaac W
Troxel; Superintendent, Arthur Wool
ford; Genera Freight and Passenge
/! Agent, 9. 9. Waller.