Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
DELAWARE AND pBNINsuLA.


DEL1WaKE AND PENINSULA.
There will be horse racing at East
Newmarket on July Sd.
Thomas E. Norria has been appointed
postmaster at Still Pond.
The pension of William j. Lively Of
Cbestertown has been increased.
The Tolchester fair will begin Oh
August 24tn and continue four days.
Robert Y. Wallen OF Clayton has been
appointed private secretary to Congress-
man Handy.
Nathan Clark has been appointed
postmaster at Henderson vice ]. B.
Stag, removed.
The Protestant Episcopal Church on
Harrison street, Easton, has been sold
to Baptists for $1,000.
Robert Lee Hallett of Milford was
graduated from Princeton University,
with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, on
Wednesday.
Washington College, at Chestertown,
has conferred the degree of Master Of
Arts upon G. q. Brown, U. l.. Gordy
and E. b. Polk.
Five horses owned by William Wes.
sell. residing near Busick's, Queen
Anne's county, were killed by light
ming on Wednesday.
Misses Antoinette Emory and Blanche
Harman OF Queen Anne's county were
graduated from the Woman's College,
Baltimore, last week.
While George Ellis, formerly of POGO.
moke City, was unloading lumber at
Unancock, Tuesday week, pole fell on
his head. fracturing his skull.
W. Thomas Kemp OF Trappe, Charles
IL. Walls of Inglesioe and Lewis G.
Boehm of Snow Hill have received the
degree of Bachelor of Arts from ST.
Johns College.
Josiah M. Slem ms of Salisbury,
George l.. p. Radcliffe of Lloyd's and
Edward l.. Bowlus OF Middletown,
Nd, have received the degree OF
Bachelor Of Arts from the Johns Hop
klns University.
A successor to Murray Vandiver, col
lector of the Maryland internal reven ue
district. which includes Delaware. will
he appointed about July lst. Nearly
| every Maryland congressional district
has candidate for the position.
Miss Miriam Sheppard daughter
OF the Rev. C. Il. Sheppard of Camden,
has accepted an invitation 10 sing at
the National Schoul of Methods, which
will assemble at Mountain Lake Park,
W. Va, on July Gath aud continue in
session four days.
The ipcorporators of the Avalon
Beach Co., which is converting Sharp'e
Island into, a summer resort, have
elected The following officers: Presi.
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dent. George Frank; Treasurer, NJ. Il.
Creighton; Secretary, Howard Cas-
sard.
The Western Maryland College, last
Thursday, conferred degrees aR follows
Bachelor of Arts, Leon S. Hurley o.
Seaford, Edwin j. Nelson of Harring.
ton, Miss Eva NJ. Davis of Frederals
burg and Miss Carrie a. Stone of Mt.
Pleasant; Master of Arts, Louis N
Wheaton of Chincoteague.
The Talbot county Democrats have
elected Charles s. Darlington, Col
Francis ii. johnson, Robert }. Dawson
and James ii. CauIk delegates to th,
judicial convention to he held at Den
ton on juno 30ih. and instructor then
to support William b. Martin of Eastor
for one of the Democratic iudicia
nominations
A company composed Of j. A. Stevens
president; j. Il. III. Laugrall, vice
president; W. Il. Moore, secretary; ii
S. Matthews. treasurer; K. II. Tuil, r
L. Spruance, j. f. Hackett and S. j
Cooper has been organized for the pur
pose of running an excursion steams
between Easton, Oxford, Cambridg
and Sharp's Island.
The supervisors of Kent county, Md,
have appointed the following register
of voters and judges of election Firs
district, Charles U. Cacy. Dr. +. A.
Walls, Henry Parr and Walter Ford
Second, John Mckee and samuel j
Comfy; Third, Abram S. Craw ford ant
George l.. Bowers; Fourth. William
II. McFeely and William II. Brown
Fifth, John Dickinson and Josepl
Duwney; Sixth. Harry o. Willis AM
Azariah Kendall: Seventh, Richard
Groves and John q. Davis.
The hoard of directors Of the Per u
suia General Hospital, at Salisbury
has elected the following officers: Presi
dent. w. L. jackson; Vice. President
u. L. y. Stanford; Treasurer. W. b
Miller: Secretary, NJ. V. Brewiugton
Finance Committee, Ii. l.. ID. Stan
, ford, W. B. Miller, Calvin B. Tayio
and Philip l., Goldsborough; Execu
tive Committee, Mrs. W. b. Miller, Mrs
, James I. Truitt. Mrs. William A
, Trader, Miss Emma Powell, Mrs. L
f. White, Mrs. Manko and Mrs }. L
Williamson. The commissioners {
Wicomico county have appropriate
, $500 for the purpose OF endowing be
in tbs hospital.
The Dorchester county election super
visurs have appointed j. N. Wilson
,, Thomas ". Wheatley, Fred Wrigh
William T. Post. Il. ". Webb. Travei
Thompson, s. @, Travers, Adam Weir
rich, u. q. Shenton, Henry ]. rhillipt
John q. Tyler, 4. II. HOPKINS. j. "
Bradshaw, w. W. Moore. G. &. Roger
W. &. jackson, Alexander Skinner /
! II. Marshall, 7. H. North, W. A. Van,
5 a. B, Robinson, NJ. T. Ruark. A. /
/ Todd, W. W. Parks, DIR. Ii. G.. AleI
: ander, +, B. Clifton, Sylvester Hurle,
: ]. II. Noble. T. II. Murphy, McHeun
. W. Meredith, John Il. Nanb. W. {
] Bradley, d. G. Corkran, }. r. Keer
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