Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-27
nsIAWAnA AND pEsIssuLA.
A. B. Truitt has been appointed
postm aster at Pittsyille.

iursd al Elkton recently by falling from
q wagon.
Mrs. Margaret v. Burton, wife of
DR.. Hiram X. Burton OF Lewes, ciod
| on May 12th,
Ieipsic Methodist Episcopal Church
! will celebrate it's Goth anniversary on
june 9Th -l3th.
| Lewis Boznango of Crisfeld was
drowned in the Chesapeake Bay on
Tuesday week.
John g. Hurley has sold Braly's
Hotel, at Cambridge, to William a.
Clash for $40, $40.
The Kew. Giles B. Cooke Of North
east has been elected dean of the
diocese of Easton.
An unsuccessful attempt to wreck
train on the Queen Anne's railroad
was made last week.
| The National Guard of Maryland has
been invited to hold it's noxt encaInp-
ment at Queenstown.
A mare owned by S. F. Shallrross,
| Jr., residing near Middletuwn, is the
mother oi twin colts.
Tho Queen Anne's Railroad Co. has
obtained permission to cross the Della.
ware railroad at Greenwood.
Nv. II. Jackson's fine stable, at Snlis-
bury, was destroyed Friday by fire.
Loss, 81, 600; insurance, 81, 200.
| Hughlett Hardcasrle of Talbot county
will go to Germany next month for the
purpose Of studying medicine.
| Abel J. Davis, aged 10 years, a mem
Der OF the Eleventh Regiment, M. W,
died on Thursday at Northeast.
| While jumping over. e fence near
Clayton, u few days ago, Luther Lapham
fell and broke leg.
1 The Christian Eudeavorers Of Kent
and Sussex counties will hold conven.
tion at Dover on June Sd.
William Taylor of Middletown has
bought n large tract OF woodland near
Millipgton, and will erect saw mill
there. ts
A free hospital will be established at
Salisbury. 1t will be maintained by
yearly contributions from the Salisbury
churches.
Campmepting 10 Carey's woods, near
} Gumboro, will begin on August It'll,
with the Rev. G. r. Neese as minister
in charge.
S. Frank Dashiell, deputy collector
of internal revenue for the Eastern
D Shore, will remove his headquarters to
Q Salisbury.
The schooner William Rambo was
i, slightly damaged in the Murderkil
! River Tuesday week by colliding with
!, the dredge Argus.
!, James G. Bell, aged SO years, a mil.
lionaire who had an estats at Como
' wingo, died suddenly on Thursday al
YOUNGSTOWN. N. \.
. Sand Hill campmeeting will begin OF
! July 30th and continue two weeks. Th,
J, Rev. j. T, Van Burkalow will bt
/. preacher in charge.
!, James Williams and Miss Mary Hure
: Of Caroline county, who recently wer,
d bitten by deg, are receiving thu
Pasteur treatment in Baltimore.
d The report OF Oyster Measurer Will
It liam W. Meekips of Cambridge t,
Is Gov. Lowndes shows that during tn
Of season just closed Cambridge packer
to used 45l, 444 bushels of oysters.
j.. Thomas Kirby of Talbot count
has made deed of trust to John Maso
and John T, Rathell for the benefit O
d. creditors. Losses ny reason Of indorse
ments forced Mr.. Kirby to take thi
a, step.
H. The 6-years sold son of william
b, Wright of Kent Island was drowned O.
Sunday weak. He was returning IN a boa
al from church and was knocked over
board by the sail, which suddepl
I'd shifted.
or While leading horse to water, fe'
days ago, John Drummoud. coored, c
% Oxford fell and tho animal stepped o
ke the man and crushed his skull. Drum
l.. mond's death occurred few hours SUI
en sequent.
The executive staff of the Marylan
u Nautical Academy, which will be ss
tablished on the Miles River, nea
no Easton, will be as follows: President
ar DIR. 4. NJ. Hardcaste; Head Master
u w. II. Hill; Registrar, A. II. Nov
ne bray; Commandment II. H. Balch.
y, st. Paul's Church, Georgetown, ha
10 purchased adjoining land ard the chap
+ will be removed to the rear of III
sa church. Where the chapel now stanc
sI rectory will BIO built. The Rev. job
u Warnock of Philadelphia has accepte
~ an invitation to become rector of til
H. church.
al Gtorge Neal, colored, aged so year
far has created great excitement ut Middl,
or. ford. near Seaiord. lie removes wart
,e, it is said, by simply rubbing his hant
mi over them, and is being visited l.
,Gs people afflicted with various diseas
nc He will not accept pay for his service
Of Colored people say he will con lure the
i'm and will not go near him.
led The local preachers campmeetir
his grounds at Northeast will DO improve
or The preachers stand will he made tv
nd stories in height and provided vii
Is, sleeping roums for preachers, drive
md feet wide will he constructed arcul
the grounds and the water faciliti
tho will be Increased. Already 56 ten
md have been rented for the coming seaso
tcs At tbs annual meeting Of the stoc
lily holders of the Delaware g. Chcsapeal
led railway, on Wednesday. the sollowil
hat officers were elected: President, Frar
ich Thomson; Secretary, Robert II. Grol
all Treasurer, Robert W. Smith Director
ave- Frank Thomson, .. J.. Cummins,
col. S. Newhall, George V. Massey, Oswa
my Tilghmsn, John Casses, Francis
all Waters Charles A. Chipley, and Ka
wi S. Green,
ne. Notwithstanding the recent acti
ply of the Wilmington Methodist EpiscoI
10 Conference in passing resolutions d
'es' couraging campmeetings it has be
eu decided to continue Wye campmeetir
mus This yours camp will be managed
Sht James Il. Bailey, j. ilersey Hall.
ms I. Carter, Robert f. Cahall, Joseph