Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
DELAWAKB AND PENINSULA.


be dedicated on July 9TH.
The tax rate of Somerset county has
been fixed at Sl.0S on the Sl0O.
Georgetown Methodist Protestant
Church will be dedicated on July 4th.
The Douglass Houss, Rehohoth has
been reopened by Jefferson e Lofand.
Miss Henrietta Tull of Crisfieh was
severely bitten by snake few days
ago.
John G.. Niethammer OF Philadelphia
has leased the Atlantic Hotel. Ocean
View.
Caleb FL. Bowden. formerly of Chin
colleague. died in Philadelphia last Sat
urday.
An encampment of the Knights Of st.
John and Malta will be organized at
Milford.
Hugh @. Browne mas been elected a
trustee of the Wilmington Conferences
A cademy.
Walter Sparkiin, formerly of Lswes,
has been admitted to ths Caroline
county bar.
Thomas Joseph has accepted position
as news agent between Wilmington and
Georgetown.
Gov. Tunnel has appointed Cove S.
Lynch additional constable for Gaorge-
town hundred.
The contract for erecting telephone
line between Lewes and Rehoboth has
been awarded.
William Lynch has succeeded John
b. Wells as mail carrier between Laurel
and Gumboro.
A council of the Order of United
American Mechanics has been organized
at fredericksburg.
Judges Pennewil and Boyce were
sworn in at Dover Monday by Chan
scellor Nicholson.
Richard Lewis of Henderson and Will
liam S. Brainard of Greensboro have
been granted pensions.
Capt. William II. Todd, retired
master of chesapeake Bay schooners,
died in Baltimore recently.
James H. Deakyne, the new post
master at Clayton, has selected Miss
Maggie Hunt as his assistant.
The Rev. John y. Dobhins, ID. d.. /,
formerly of Wilmington, has been ap-
pointed pastor at Montclair, N. j.
Irving d. Buggs has been elected
teller and Frank 9. Smith bookkeeper
of the First National Bank, Dover.
The Rev. Charles A. Hill will ad-
dreas the graduating class Of the St.
Michaei's High School next Tuesday.
The plant OF the Sus1uehanna Water
| Power and Paper Co., at Conowingo,
will shut down for an indefinite period.
Ennal's campmeeting will begin on
| July both and continue 10 days. The
Rev. II. r. Tabler will be minister in
charge.
The Republicans of Somerset county
have fixed next Saturday for primaries
and next Tuesday for nominating con
vention.
The wedding Of Thomas M, Green
and Miss Sallie G, Draper. the former
of New York, win take place at Greens,
boro next Tuesday.
j.. Z. Boshm has been appointed
| chief engineer Of Snow Hill's fire de-
partment. and Charles Corddry has been
appointed assistant engineer.
The statement published in several
newspapers that the wife Of the Rev. G.
Il. Neese is dead is an error. Mrs.
Nssse is i'll, but is improving.
Tho quarterly conference of Smyrna
circuit has fixed the salary of its pas
tor, the Rev. L. W. Layiield, at $3.50
per annum, an increase of 500.
William =. Davis. Ir., son Of the
Rev. William p. Davis, d. D., formerly
of the Wilmington Con erence, was
graduated from Princeton University
| last week.
Denton has organized a bar associa.
ton. Its officers are: Judge Russum,
President; II. r. Lewis, Vice. Presi
dent; Il. r. Owens, Secretary; Il.
Pliny Fisher, Treasurer.
near Walston's Switch, Wicomico
by Presiding Elder Avery and the Rev.
G. W. PfettyInan, D. d.
Frank X. Finnan, son of Lawrence
j. Fiunan, railroad agent at Elkton,
passed creuitable examination at the
June term of the Cecil county couri
and was admitted TO the practice of law.
Snow Hill Methodist Episcopal
Church will celebrate the national holi
day on,J aly 9TH. The exercises, which
will include an address by Presiding
Elder Barrett, will take place on the
high school grounds.
The following Peninsula postmastsrs
were appointed Monday: Gol;isboro,
II. G. Booker, vice S. t. Jones, re.
moved: Lloyd's, J. j. Wright, vice T.
| ]. lie Compte, removed; Quantico, I.
NJ. Venables. vice v. F. Collar, re-
moved; Snow Hill, Charles w. Farrow.
The commencement of the Dover
public schuols will be held To-
day. The graduating class is composed
OF Harry Vane, Lenora Hopkins, Katie
Farrow Wood, Irving E. Wickes, Mari
eta Stats, Bertha Gruwell, Mary
Rebecca Moore, Maud Knight Mcdaniel,
Lottie Evelyn Flowers and S. May
Collins.
Licenses have been issued in Cecil
county for the marriage of the follow
ing: Charles A.. Zell and Clara M.
Ely of Oxford, George Z. Anderson of
Northeast and Rachel Taylor of Aber-
deem, David r. Letts Of Zion and Annie
Armour of Theodore, Ernest W. Wood
and Florence Clark of Elk Neck, ames
u. Lusby and Julia e. Robinson of
Cecilton, franklin Lemon and Mary L.
Flowers of Rising Sun aud Peter Shane
and Mary Mcknight OF Smyrna.
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