Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06
DELAWARE AND PENINSULA.

Charles B. Jones has been appointed
postmaster at Rockville.
A branch nf the Home Forum has
been organized at Ridgely.
The vacation of the Cecil county
schools will begin on May 2Sth.
Counterfeit 25-cent pieces are being
circulated on the Eastern Shore.
Manly Drennen has bought the
Howard farm. near Elkton, for So, 800.
The Rev. r. W. Todd has been re-
elected agent of the Maryland Bible
Society. )
Benjamin D. Bird, principal of Nor
gan College, near Princess Anne, died
Monday week.
Charles L. Dodd has been elected
member of Chestertown's Board of
Commissioners
The Chestertown Fire Go. has applied
for membership in the Maryland State
Firemen's Association.
Mrs. Lizzie Jackson, widow OF Alex
ander jackson. was found dead in bed
at Smyrna on Wednesday. ~
Joshua Leonard, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of Talbot county died unexpectedly
Tuesday week near Royal Oak.
The 6.years.old daughter Of W. H.
Shallcrose, Jr., of Northeast fell and
broke an arm on Wednesday.
Rufus d. Rowland OF Elkton has
been elected councillor of the Maryland
State Council, Jr. .. U. A. M.
Stephen Edward Wesley Camper,
colored, of Cambridge, has applied for
admission to the Dorchester county bar.
Frank Cooper, colored, of Elkton, con-
victed of beating woman, has been
committed to the penitentiary for o
year.
Wesley Church, Dover, is to be inn
proved by making the ceiling oval,
putting in gallery and removing the
Ateeple.
While working on building near
Harrington, few days ago, Dara Smith
fell from scaffold and was severely
| injured.
T. o. Jefferson has been appointed
postmaster at fredericksburg, and Alfred
Siglsr has been appointed postmaster
at Ridgely.
Samuel Boyer, aged 60 years, who
was member Of Co. G, Second Regi-
ment, Delaware Infantry, died recently
at Northeast. e
William f. Smith, colored, convicted
of pocKet-picking at the Elkton race
track, has been sentenced to five months
imprisonment.
The Dover Board of Health has
elected the following officers: Preai-
dent. Erasmus Burton; Secretary.
James A. KERN; Treasurer, John
Thomas.
Greensboro has elected Nathaniel
| Horsey, Clinton u. Jarman, Lawren 80
Satterfield, James Calvin Smith and
James Nichols commissioners for, the
ensuing year.
An exciting election was held at
Denton Monday week. DR.. Enoch
George, Il. B. Towers, II. r. Lewis.
William A. Stewart and z. Hutchin.
son were elected commissioners,
| Emory Z. Bell of Berlin, Charles W.
| Clayyille of Snow Hill and Joseph
Henry Young and James Henry Young
of Pocomoke City have been appointed
tax collectors for Worcester county.
Mrs. NJ. A. Durney, widow of DIR.
Michael Durney, who was prominent
physician in Philadelphia for many
| years, died Tuesday week, while visiting
Judge and Mrs. d. p. Davis, near
Ceclton. DIR. Durney died two months
ago. !;
The Elkton Bicycle Club, Just
organized, has elected the following
officers: Ricketts, Nelson, President (;
Miss Lidie Frazer, Vice President !;
| Miss Laura lamar, Secretary; j. NJ.
Port, Treasurer; John P. Evans, Cap
| tain.
A curious state of affairs exists in the
settlement of an estate in the orphans
court at Snow Hill. After the admins
traitor had paid the costs of admins
tration and the preferred claims against
The deceased there remained in his
hands only the sum of So. 90 to be dis
tributed to the secondgrade creditors.
This looked simple enough, but when
the fact was realized that the cost of this
distribution would be about $40, and
that this cost would be preferred
claim, to be paid out of the 50. 80, then
deficit of S7.0l confronted the adj
ninistratur, and there was nothing to
distribute. Then, il he had nothing
in hand for distribution, the register OF
| wills could not charge the additional
fees and the administrator again had
his 81. so on hand. 1t still remains an
open question what to do with the
money. There was similar case on
the equity side of the circuit court a
| few years ago when trustee had left
in his hands the sum of 81. so to be dis
| tributed to about 40 heirs. The same
difficulty confronted him and the record
shows the case still open SO far as the
distribution of the surplus 81. so goes.
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