Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-05
PESINs 0LA P4RIGRAPHs.

Il. L. Jones d Go. OF Dover have con-
tracted to build six boilers
W. T. A. Loockerman has been ap-
pointed tax collector at Easton.
Frank NJ. Casson has accepted posi-.
tion IN the Farmers Bank, Dover
During recent storm Smyrna saloon
keepers served hailstones in cocktails.
The Convey Landing farm. near Easton,
has been sold TO William T.. Wright for
81, 900.
Mosquitoes are making the lives OF
the citizens OF Dover and vicinity
miserable.
The plans for the Methodist Protest
aut Church to be erected at Denton
have been prepared.
Judge L. W. Straughn has purchased
Charles ". Walls property al Ingleside,
and will reside there.
Capt. b. W. Carmine Of Crisfield has
sold the schooner Maggie O. to Chester
town parties for 81. 300.
A foreign attachment for debt las
been issued at Crisiield against the
sloop John Scarborough.
Gov. Tunnell's health continues to
improve. but he will not be able to &c
to Dover for several weeks.
Winfield Richardson. Alvin j. Russell
and Margaret L. Slocum of Cambridge
have been adiudged insane.
cartridges ami rabbits are so nulner.
GUS in Kent and Sussex counties that
they are nuisance to farmers.
Drs. j. W. Cooper, j. A. Worrall and
S. j. Roman have been appointed pep
sion examining surgeons for Elkton.
A postoiiice, called Montague, has
been established at Chapel, near Easton,
and John Jump appointed postmaster.
Lorrie Carpenter, colored. of Dover,
has been arrested on the charge of steal.
ing watch from Mrs. Harry Krich.
| baum.
The Methodist Tabernacle at Ocean
| City will he dedicated ON August Sth.
The Rev. S. NJ. Morgan will preach the
dedicatory sermon.
| Crane, Trenchard & Bro. of Chester.
Town have shipped 10, 900 peach baskets
to Still Pond, and are filling several
other ORDERS each for 10, 600 baskets.
William Thompson of Cecil county
met with a painful accident recently.
lie was struck 10 the mouth with an
axe, several OF his teeth being knocked
out and his iawbone dislocated.
The contract for the last section Of
the Queen Anne's railroad, that will,
when completed, extend from Queens
town to Rehoboth, has been awarded
to Wade, Burns & Co. of Baltimore.
Campmeeting under the auspices O
the African M. E. Church, will be helr
in Darbe's woods, two miles and hal
from Frederick, on the road leading t.
Canterbury, commencing ON Angus
7th and continuing over two Sundays.
Licenses have been Issued 10 Ceci
county for the marriage of the follow
ing Stanley W. Lebo and Miss LEM
M. House of Oxford, William j. Jack
son of Aiken and Miss Laura Craig o.
Blythesdals and Perry James Price ane
Miss Annie Warfield of Cscilton.
Next Tuesday will he Temperance
Day at the Camden campmeeting. Mrs
II. II. Matlack will conduct worship
and William L. Smitbers and the Rev
Alfred Smith, d. D., will make address
10 the morning, and the Rev. San
Small will speak in the afternoon.
William Mchenney, who died recent,
at Centreville, Nd, left an estatI
valued at nearly half million dollars
Centreville National Bank amounting
to SIG, 600. shall remain intact. Hi
personal property, including the grail
crops on the various farms, will be solt
and the proceeds used in the liquida
tion of and existing debts, 1t is prob
able that this provision will leave hi
large landed estate totally unencum
bcred. After the settlement of al
liabilities II commission will apprais
and divide his estate aa follows: III
widow will receive the Thomas Wrigh
farm and an annuity OF So, 900 durin!
her life; Mrs. Poregrine Tilghmans
sister OF Mr.. Mclienney, will receiy
an annuity of $500; William McKenney
Jr., tho only surviving son, will re
ceiye one-fourth of his Hhare of tn
estate in fec when he reaches the ae
of %. The remainder OF tho propert
, is to be placed 10 the hands of trusteet
to be appointed by the court, aud th
net proceeds to be apportioned in equa
, shares to the children oil the testnto
! during their lifetime and at their deaf
! In fee to their children.