Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-23

Horse racing will be resumed at Iron
Hill on October 10th.
Hog cholera ia creating ravages among
swine in Cecil county.
James II. Jsster has been appointed
postmaster at Glendale.
a movement to re. establish a port of
entry at Lewes mas been started.
G. ". johnson, Tuesday, was ap-
pointed postmaster at Millsloro.
William j. Ruark of Salisbury died
in Baltimore last Monday of appondi-
citis.
A State bank will no established at
Snow Hill. George S. Payne will be
cashier.
George McKelvey has sold 1897. acre
farm near Elkton to Mary L. Booker
for sig, 600.
Prof. H. b. Fuckler has Withdrawn
his resignation az principal OF tho
Northeast public school.
Charleu W. Simpers aud Richard Il.
Remey have sold 100.acrA farm near
Elkton to DR.. Charles NJ. Ellis for
81, GOO.
William b. Wnlton's store, at Iron
iltllt WIS DTDhbu lnlb lu6l muDuHy
evening, and snoeB and other guods were
stolen.
A movement ia on foot among soma
OF the members Of the Delta Phi Society
Of Delaware College TO build society
hall at Newark.
Tho Odd Fellows Hall at Elkton is
heing improved. The floor is being
relaid. and stage, scenery and the
latest style chalfs are being put in,
During this peach season ilS carloads
of peaches have been shipped over tho
railroads from tho Peninsula. In the
same period last year nearly 1000 car.
loads OF peaches were shipped.
A fact Of schopners with cargoes from
foreign ports, which paused the Della.
ware Capes on Sunday, bound to Phila
dolphin, escaped being boarded by the
pilots Off the CapOs, Notwithstanding
their vigilance.
State Senator Charles g. Crothers Of
Cecil county, who was twice operated
upon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
in Baltimore, for cancer, Ia steadily
growing worse, and very little hope is
entertained of his recovery.
The Democrats of Wicomico county
have royotnd against the financial
straddle of Senator German, embodied
in the platform adopted by the State
convention, and they will make public
their protest in the form Of an address
to tho voters OF the State.
The corner. stone OF the Millvilla
Methodist Protestant Church was laid
Monday afternoon Ivy officers OF the
Grand Lodge, A. h. A. NJ, of Della
ware. The Rev. J. -. kin2nr, ID. H.. L,
aud others made addresses. Hon. Elisha
&. Dukes was chairman OF the com
mittse OF arrangements.
Tho following ofiicnrs have been
elected Ivy the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union OF Coci county
President, Mrs. A. r. Brown, Sylnsr
Vics President, Mrs. N. Z. brown,
Rising sun; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. Amy A. Roynolds, Rising Sun
Recording Secretary. Emma Z. liaines,
| Rising Sun; TrDasuror, Mrs. George
a. Martndale, Zion.
| Tha Caroline county Prohibitionists
have nominated the following ticket
Clerk of the circuit court. Frank L..
Convey; Senatur, Capt danes B. Draper
| House OF Delegates, George Il. Sauls
hurry and Solnun NJ. Noble: Register
of Wills, Silas Sparklin; County Com
missioner, Jonathan I. Noble: Sheriff,
George NJ, jones; Surveyor. James 4.
Trazzare; Treasurer, \. g. Saulsbury.
The School Board of Cecil county
has determined TO make change in
the method Of computing teachers
salaries. Tho old method Of computing
by terms and fractions thereof led IL
many difiiCulties, AMI the schedule was
also inconsistent ami Irregular. The
board, therefore, inauGurated now
systom by which salaries will be com
putsd by tho day, allowing only fol
days actually taught, and to that END
has adopted per nlem schedule. BY
this syatnm the tencher will receive nc
pay for holidays, but it will make q
slight increase in the aggregate oil
along the line.
Fred g. Moore has been appointed
| ,oatnastor az ynnjaia