Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-01

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Georgetown circuit contemplates buy.
ing parsonage.
Edward Streets of Kenton recently
fell and broke leg.
NJ. l.. Hydorn ia the new editor OF
the Milford News and Advertiser.
Isaac ". Nailor Of Milton ia repair
ing the Cape Henlopen lighthouse
Gampmeeting in Lambs woods, near
Frankford, will begin on August 7th.
Thomas Perry has sold 40 80 acre
farm near Salisbury to Daniel J. Ward.
George T. Legg and u. G, Wilson OF
Princess Anne have leased the Locust
Grove -four mills.
franklin Lodge, A., f. A. M, of
Georgetown, has elected W.. Scott Walls
worshipful master.
A new schedule of atBr mails has
been adopted for the route between
Delmar and Nelson.
William T.. johnson has sold his
farm, near Principle, to Howard HanpR
of Oxford for 81. 500 t
The Republican primaries held in
Somerset county on Saturday resulted
in victory for Senator Dryden
d. o. Miller OF Laurel has sold
100, ono feet of yellow pins to Crane,
Trenchard & Bro. OF Chestertown.
Senator Kenney is endeavoring to OBJ
tain from Congress an appropriation Of
81, 050 sor surveying st. Jonea'' River
Campmeeting will be held 10 Wheat
ley's grove, near Galestown, beginning
on August 9th and continuing III days.
The Rev. and Mrs L. f. Warner OF
Salisbury have gone to San Francisco
to attend the Christian Endeavor con-
vention.
Ex-senator W. L. P. Turpin's homo
farm, near Centreville. Md, has been
sold to Walter I. Wright and Gen. Will
liam McKenney.
Campmeeting under the auspices OF
the Church of Christ will he held near
Snow Hill, beginning on July 31st and
continuing until August 8tb.
William p. Wright of wicomico
county has applied for the benefit OF
the insolvent laws and appointed George
W. ID. Waller preliminary trustee. !,
Saturdays Demncratic primaries in
Queen Anne's county resulted In the
selection of delegates in favor of r. 3.
Hopper for the judicial domination.
Georgetown Methodist Protestant
Church will be dedicated next Sunday,
the Revs d. W. Austine, L. A. Ben
nett and George r. Hodge officiating.
E. J. Tull OF Pocomoke City has COM
menced constructing for J. s. Darling
| & Co. of Hampton, Va. steamer so
| feet long, 10 feet beam and 6 feet deep.
The wedding of DIR. Sudlsr P. Roberts
and Miss Mary j. Todd, the former OF
| Greensboro. will take place in st.
Buke's Church, Church Hill, on July
sth.
lRailroad mail service has been
ordered discontinued between Bayyiew,
Cecil county, and Canton via the
Philadelphia, Wilmington Il Baltimore
railroad. tt
John W. Harriott. president of the
| Board of Poor and Insane Of Cecil
county and treasurer of the Cecil
County Agricultural Society. oied On
| Saturday.
Charles Conner, aged Is yearH, was
drowned on Saturday in a millpond be-
tween Magnolia and Canterbury. He
cried for help, but his companions,
thinking he was Joking, sid not heed
his appeal.
A postofflce has been established at
| Pilot, Cecil county, with William z.
Haines, Jr., as postmaster, and post
office has been established at lanyard,
Caroline county, with Isaac W. Davis
as postmaster.
The Nelson campmeBting privileges
have been sold to the following Board
ing tent. NJ. II. Birmingham confec-
| tionery. j. G. White; horse pound. r.
King photograph gallery, G. W. Moore;
barber shop, Eben White.
The following have been appointed
| postmasters j. B. Appleby, Christiana |;
William A. Price, Delaware City; W.
II. Robinson, Toddville, Dorchester
county; II. I. Seymour, Trappe, Tai;
bot county; a. L. Wingate, White
haven, Wicomico county.
Vaccine physicians for Talbot county
have been appointed as follows: EHston
district, DR.. j. b. Merritt; st. Michael's
district. DR.. II. A. Dodson; Trappe
district, DR.. j. A. Ross Chapel dis.
| trict, DIR. 9. NJ. Stelle Bay Hundred
district, DR.. A. B. Glaseock.
A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress by Senator German to appropriate
s50S. 75 to tho legal representatives of
DIR. Thomas II. Whaland, late of Kent
county. Nd, now deceased. in COM
pensation for the use and occupation OF
his land in that county by troops Of
the United States during the war of
the rebellion and for property taken
and consumed by the United States for
military purposes. T