Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-08
DELAwAkB AND pEsIssULA.

l.. w. j. Bunting has beep appointed
postmaster at Bishopville.
George Il. Ash has been elected
treasurer Of the Elkton fair.
The Elkton fair will begin on Sep
tember 7th and continue tour days.
Samuel Scotten has bought the Lam
bert property, In Northeast, for 81, 72O.
The Rev. j. II. Fizer has become
pastor of the Easton Baptist Church.
II. p. Burney of Washington has
leased the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City.
George Ford. aged years, was
drowned in Northeast Cresk Tuesday
week.
L. II. Mowbray hns heen appointed
postmaster at Airsy's, Dorchester
county.
The Dorchester county Democratic
convention will be held at Cambridge
on July Goth.
The family of the Rev. A. S. Now
bray of Eikton is tenting at Brandy
wine Summit.
Edward L. Grirtith's real estate in
Cambridge has been sold TO Judge
Travers for 81, 025.
Mrs. Isabella Humphreys, widow of
DR.. Cathell Humphreys, died at Sails
bury Tuesday week.
Fire, Tuesday weck, damaged the
| Salisbury Water Go. = pumping station
| to the extent of $500.
Guy johnson and Miss Effie M. Hus-
felt of Elkton have been granted
teachers certificates.
The Cambridge gas works have been
sold to a company OF which W. j.
Hopkins is president.
William I. johnson has sold his
farm, near Pripcipio, to j. Howard
Hanna OF Oxford, Pa.
The Rich Neck estate, consisting OF
PSI acres, has been sold to the Clair
borne Land Co. for sll, S65
James RRtledge has succeeded Capt.
| W. a. Blocksom as mail carrier be-
tween Dover and Little Creek.
The tax rate of Cecil county has been
f.yed at so ceIts on the 500, which is
l0 cents less than last years rate.
The tax rate of Wicomico county has
been fixed at S214 cents on the Sl00,
| four cents less tran last years. ihte.
The Rev. o. S. Davidson OF Chesa-
peake City has accepted pastorate at
Cullen, near Richfield Springs N. Y.
The United States Senate, Thursday,
confirmed the appointment OF w. A.
Price as postmaster at Delaware City.
Mr.. and Mre. Reuben Havelo and
Miss llavelo of Elkton were severely
injured recently by being thrown from
carriage
G. NJ. Coffin of st. Michael's bus built
for Sias G.. Edva ards of Brooklyn a
sloop-rigged yacht 37la feet long and
S1a feet beam.
The Dover Board of Education has
elected George NJ. Jones president,
James d. Boggs secretary and John W.
Casson treasurer.
John r. Pattison of Cambridge and
DIR. Robert NJ. Price of Centreville are
candidates for the Democratic nomina.
tion for State comptroller.
Seth Venables, proprietor of the
Eastern Shore Hotel, Crisfield who
was stricken with paralysis Tuesday,
week died the following Thursday.
The tax rate of dorchester county
has been fixed at 81, 02l4 on the Sl00,
which, with the State tax, makes a
total rate of 81. 20, five cents less than
last years. rate.
Miss Duer of Pocomoke City and
Miss A. Pauline Harrington of Greens.
boro have been graduated from the
Eaton s. Burnett College OF Shorthand
and Typewriting, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith Cliff. residing
near Sassafras, were slightly injured
recently by the accidental discharge OF
gun, which the former had fixed in
his hennery to protect his chickens
from thieves.
The commissioner Of pensions has
appointed DIR. James b. Merritt, DR..
Thomas A. Councell and DR.. Charles
NJ. Stelle as a board Of zamining
surgeons for the Bureau OF Pensions for
Talbot county.
Tho Women's Current Events Club
has been organized at Dover. Its
officers are; President, Mrs. Beniah
Wateon; Vice. President, Mrs. Ii. A.
Richardson Secretary. Mrs. IA. Clark
Treasurer, Mrs. 4. II Anderson.
Edward Seward, merchant of Cam.
bridge, trading as Edward Seward
Co., Thursday petitiuned for the henefii
OF the insolvent law. Liabilities are
81, 200, with estimated assets of $500.
John r. Pattison was named as pre-.
lminary trustee.
The Democrats of Queen Anne't
county nave nominated the following
ticket: County Commissioner. George
Dever; Surveyor, Harry Graham
Sheriff, George NJ. Vansant; Members
of the House Ut Delegates, W. j. Price,
: Jr.. S. Collins Wright and Z. s.
| Dudley.