Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-08

~. ilouuut tuen tTdNeleu III EufUIlts
spending the spring of 1906 in Rome.
lie had three times represented bis
presbytery in the General Assembly
in 1879, when ii met in Baltimore in
1851. at Saratoga, and in 1891, at Detroit.
OF Mrs. Mary Smith of New Castle.
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DELAWAEE AND PENINSULA.
Maryland will observe April 18th as
Arbor Day.
William West OF Delmar owns four
legged chicken.
Ssainrd contemplntes obtaining an
electric light plant.
Samuel Hamb leton wants to be post.
master at Rising Sun, Id.
Caroline county's corn acreage is ex-
pected to be small this year.
Joseph Restine desires TO succeed the
present postmaster at Delmar.
j. NJ. Reed of Chesapeake City fell
recently and sprained an ankle.
Brass-eyed black. headed ducks are
plentiful along the Chester river.
James II. G. Berrett is an applicant
for the Cambridge postmastership.
Kansas cartridges arc being shipped
to Queen Anne's county for breeding.
White Oak station, CD the Queen Anne
Il Kent railroad, has been abolished.
Talbot county's new assessment re-
duces the taxable basis about $500, 0O0.
Samuel W. Kinder of Milford lost an
eye recently by having it struck by a
nail.
Ada George years old, of Northeast,
had two fingers accidentally amputated
recently.
Benjamin F. Parlette of Easton is
candidate for collector of internal
revenue.
Samuel J. Buruite has contracted to
carry mail between Rising Sun and
Port Deposit.
Establishing telephone line between
Princess Anne and Deals Island is
contemplated.
The basket factory at Northeast has
received from Baltimore an order for
LOCO eel traps.
| 4 81, 600 barn. owned by Edward
Gather, near Rising Sun, Nd, was
burned recently.
Fire on James Sharp's farm. near
! Ridgely, Sunday week, caused damage
| executing sl,uuu
Lindley Allen of Salisbury has &C.
cepted the position of clerk at the Sus-
sex House, Seaford.
G. A. Kidd nf Cecil county has been
appointed principal OF grammar
school IN New York.
Henry Shreve of Easton ia an appli.
cant for the position of stamp clerk at
the Washington postofiice.
r. Day Csntwei Of Elkton has an.
piled for position in tho government
printing office at Washington.
| William Radcliffe of Dover will be a
catcher on the University of PennsyI,
vania's base ball team next season.
Ohio Reynolds farm, 81 acres, near
Rising Sun, Nd, has been sold tc
Granville ". Reynolds for 81, 100.
A dwelling and meathouse or
George Ii. Moore's farm, near Greens.
boro, were burned few days ago.
Joshua Raleigh and Thomas L. Ford
were severely scalded at Maryde a few
days ago by water from locomotive'f
boiler.
The steamer Chester, an Eastern
Shore craft, has been sold to the Ma.
tional Park Navigation Association oil
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Alburger of Denton has received
from the Heptasophs the sum of s., 600,
the amount of the policy held by hel
son, Charles Alburger.
Henry Wilkinson has purchased thu
outfit of the Queen Anne Advocate
and will publish at Milton lapel
called the Milton Times.
a few days before their removal t.
Marion the Rev. and Mrs. Il. Iryins
Watkins received three, cherry rocking
chairs, gifts from members of thu
Cecilton Methodist Episcopal Church
Major John B. Hopper. formerly o
Centrerille, Nd, has been sentenced
at Newark, n. j., to be imprisoned
eight months and to pay fine of S25t
for forgery.
The new Methodist Episcopal Churci
at Millsboro will be dedicated on Apr
, llth, Presiding Elder Avery and tn,
Reys. 4. Il. Terry, T. L. Matlndale
ID. D.. and John l.. z. Hanna ofiiciat
ing.
DR.. Edward Fowler, Delaware's new
insurance commissioner, has bonded il
the sum of sl0,0 David ii. Boyce
DR.. W. j. Fooks, Philip g. Matthews
; jacob p. Giles and Charles A. Hast
ings are bis sureties.
Tho Brady Steam boat Co. of Smyrn
has elected officers as follows: Presi
dent, G. F. Brady; Secretary an,
, Treasurer, ". ii. Brady; Directors
q. +. Brady, Fl. II. Brady. Frederick
Brady. W. Ii. Brady and j. ". Watkins
At the recent session of the Bait,
: more Conference Of the Methods
+ Episcopal Churcn South Bishop Gallo
: way made appointments for the Easter
, Shore as follows: Queen Annss, c. l.
kennard; Church Hill, }. L. Wilson
iiillsboro. W. l.. Smith: Easton. II
. I. Workman; Truppe, G. ". Mark
Royal Oak, l.. g. Martin; Kent, j. G
Sedgwick.
, ST. I'aul's Sunday school, Clayton
. has elected the following officers 70
/. the ensuing year: Superintendent
g Aubrey Vnnderer; Assistant Superin
/. tendente, Mrs II. G. Mearns and I
L. White; Secretary. George II. Ma
lonay; Treasurer. George S. Thomas
Organist, Miss Minnie McConaughy
! Assistant Organist. Miss Addie Dea
] kyno; Librarian, George ID. Maloney
I Assistant Librarian, Il. Les Sevil.
D Edward Roberts of Delaware Cit
. has been granted an original pension