Evening journal., 1897-02-23
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


The congregation of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Seaford have de-
cided to build a new church. and bids
are now being received for constructing
building, the cost Of which will eX-
coed $4,000. During the recent revivals
at the Seaford church there were more
than 100 persons who professed con-
version.
John NJ. Elliott and Dr. George F..
Nickerson have sold eighty acres of the
Llandoff farm on Peach Blossom creek,
Talbot county for $40 an acre, without
buildings, to James S. Holden, Of Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado A fine villa
will be built on the bluffs overlooking
this beautiful stream. The contract for
the building has already been made.
Mr.. Holden has been living year or
two in Dover, Del.
Rev. T. S. Rush, of Georgetown, has
accepted a call from a Presbyterian
church near Rochester, n. Y, and will
move his family to their new home on
the 2Sth.
Mllsboro NJ r. Church will be dedi-
Gated on Sunday, February 2S
Basketball has been introduced in
Dover by the young women, and two
teams have been formed, one by the
Academy girls and the other by the
town girls.
William Burke, Of Magnolia. father
of Revs George W. and Asbury
Burke, of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference, is in his S9th
year
There is talk in seaford of organizing
a national guard.
few herring have been caught in
Indian river.
Samuel Collins. Jr, OF Cedar Creek
who was bitten last month by a sup
posed rabid dog and went to the Pasteu
Institute for treatment, has returned
home, apparently as we'll as usual.
The Queen Anne railroad took advan.
tage cf the recent slump in the price o
steel rails-to buy 5000 tons with which
to complete the track to Lewes.
John L. Warren. living near Farm
ington. hss bought a stock farm in New
Jersey and fifteen miles from Philadel
phia He viii remove thereto mex
month.
Mrs. Martin Emory of near Milford
/ has a bed quilt which contains $50
) pieces. 1t was made in the odd mo
b ments of some months past, and Is
3 remarkably neat piece of work.
There is an unusual amount Of sick
ness just at present on the Peninsula
! and the physicians generally are yer.
p busy. Bad colds, grip and pncumoni
constitute most of the cases.
Mayor Hearn, Of Laurel, is tho prou
r p0ssessOr Of a brace which was pur
chased by his grandfather. Th0ma
Hearn. i'm Philadelphia about 103 year
ago The brace is Of a very coars
i, grained birch. ard has a lignum vita
. cap. Mr.. Hearn. at the time he pur
chased the brace paid Sl19 for a set O
tools and a gun. Tools came high thos
days. but if the brace is TO be taken a
[ a criterion. they we're Of excellent quail
r ity. as il is just as good and serviceabl
as it ever was
Henry and Nicholas r.. Johnson, q
Harrington, have sold their large trac
q of timber land in Kent county 10 u. /
= Heidelrich, of LewisbUrg. Pa. for So
l. 000. The purchaser will erect a saw
G mill on the land in the Spring aud Gu
Z the timber.
: The opponents of the race track i
:, Cecil county have called a conventio
g CT all who are opposed to the tracks
s meet in Elkton on March Q. A numbe
. Of addresses will be made, and anon
b the speakers will be Hon. AnthOn
y ! Comstocx. Of New York and Dr. wi
Z bur +. Crofts, Of Washington
Mrs. William o. Brown has returne
from a visit TO friends in Philadelphia