Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-09
DELAWARE AND PENINSULA.

DELAWARE And PBNINS ULA.
William Harvey OF Salisbury has been
granted pension.
John T. GOWNS OF Brooklyn has pur-
chased Slaughter Beach.
Baltimore GaEitnlists will erect
large hotel at Ocean City.
AN original pnneion has been granted
to Demorest Gurdon Of Harrington.
The r., W. e B. Railroad Co. will
erect semaphore signal at Elkton.
A recent storm ruined 10000 bricks
at William p. Wright's kilns, at Clayton.
Ex- United States District Attorney
Beniah Watson has suffered another
stroke OF paralysis.
81. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church, Milford, will be dedicated
on September 10th.
The Father Graft who died in Wash
ington recently was not the Father
Graf formerly of Dover.
DIR. j. McFaddin Dick of South
Carolina has become member Of the
staff of the Salisbury Hospital.
Dixie Smith has been appointed
deputy sheriff of Kent county, Nd,
vice Whittier Copper. resigned.
Clerk of the Peace Jefferson B.
Foard of New Castle county has
bought the trotter Orphan Boy.
William j. Morris has succeeded J.
L. Price as clerk TO the Wicomico
county Board of Election Supervisors.
Tho contract for remodeling Wesley
Church, Dover, has beun awarded to
Collins & Cohee. whose bid was So, 400.
The wages of the mon employed at
the Maryland Clay Co. q works, near
Northeast, have been increased 10 per
cent.
Harry Brown, colored, Of Elkton. was
killed at Chase, on the f., W. & b.
railroad. on Sunday by being struck
by train.
Il. Charles Morgan of Cordova has
hought from James N. Todd of Denton
the trotter Belle Blossom, which has
record OF 2. 10.
While walking on the p, W. & B.
railroad near Northeast, yesterday week,
Henry Carter, colored, was struck by
train and killed.
The Queen Anne's railroad has with
drawn its excursions to Queenstown,
owing to tho heavy freight business
which the company is handling.
Robert NJ. Richardson, executor of
James Soper, has sold tine 1877 acre farm
OF the estate in North Murderlsill hun
dred to the Farmers Bank of Dover for
81, 495.
Casper Miller of Dover has been ap-
pointed an aid-de camp on the staff Of
National Commander Donahoe of the
Union Veteran Legion, with the rank
of colonel.
The cornerstone of the Seafurd Meth
udist Protestant Church will he la ia on
September 10th by Grand Master j.
Paul Luksng and other officers of the
NJ. W. Grand Lodge, A. L. A. NJ, of
Delaware.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington II
Baltimore Railroad Co. will erect a
stronger draw over the Susquehanna
River at Perryvillo go that ir can run
heavy Ii engines between Wilmington
and Baltimore.
Steam laundries are warning against
a Chinese laundry at IJewes. and the
former threaten to wash and iron collars
at one cont each and cuffs ut one cent
per pair in an effort to compel the
Chinaman to leave town.
Capt. Robert H. Shreve of Louisville,
KY, and Mrs. Carrie b. Wilson of New
Orleans were married last Wednesday
at the residence of the iatter's sister,
Mrs. Edward Ridgely. at Dover, the
Rev. II. +. Waldron officiating.
The Republicans Of Queen Anne q
county have nominated the following
ticket: House of Delegates, Joseph
Mallalieu, John e. Wilson ana J. Frank
Berwick; County Commissioner, John
Ii. Tolson; Sheriff, Samuel q. Walters
Surveyor, Walter W. Hynson.
The rrohibitionists OF Queen Anne's
county have nominated the following
ticket; House of Delegates, James L.
Anthony. Spencer Walls and Frank A.
Bartlett, Jr. Sheriff, Isaac NJ. Anthony {;
County Commissioner, W. @. Tucker ;
Surveyor. Joseph W. Gibson.
DR.. Harry E. Clemson of Blkton has
purchased DR.. A. q. Crothers' resi-
dence in Port Dspnsit for 81, GOO. DR..
Clemson will remove to Port Deposit
and succeed DR.. Crothers in his prac
ticc there. The latter will go to
Princeton and study for the ministry.
The Republicans of Somerset county
have nominated the following ticket :
House of Delegates. Maurice N. Carew,
IL. Irving Dougherty and Isaac Z.
Dryden: Register of Wills, William f.
Lankford; Sheriff, Franklin A. Cox ;
County Commissioner, George A.
Somers: Surveyor, J. E. Holland.
The Prohibitionists of Talbot county
have nominated the following ticket ;
State Senator, Louis +. Longileld +;
House OF Delegates, Joseph Stafford,
Daniel Wilson and Thomas L. Grace ;
! Clerk Of Circuit Court, Will +. Row
lensun; Register of Wills, j.. Frank
Salisbury; County Commissioner,
Leonard Swartz; Sheriff. Edward S.
Hunt.