Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-10
PENINSULA pAnAenAPHs.


The reorganization of the Talbot
Guards Is contemplated.
Elijah S. Adkins has baen appointed
postmaster at Salisbury. .-.
A plant for manufacturing ice will
DO established at Ocean City.
o. NJ. purnell of Snow fill will
erect cottage at Ocean City.
Nathan Mccoy, retired farmer of
Cecil county. died on Thursday.
Louis Price has been appointed as
HistaDt postmaster at Millington.
A rowing regretta will rake place ON
the Sinepuxent Bay during July.
GeorgiannR Melvin has besn ap-
pointed postmaster at East Newmarket.
The erection OF Ocean City's new
railroad station will be commenced
soon.
W. W. Hubbard will erect 10 two
story houses at Lynohburg, near Ches-
tertown.
William r. Freeman, wealthy
farmer Of Cecil county, died on
Thursday.
The bakery of Parks & Hy1son. at
Cambridge, was destroyed by fire yes
terday week.
j. l.. Rhodes Of Centreville has
bought the PAGER Ondia b. from Charles
S. Embert for $500.
A council of the Junior Order OF the
United American Mechanics has been
organized at Hillsboro.
The wedding OF S. Elliott Shanna han
and Miss Della May Harden will take
place at Easton on April 9Th.
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her farm. near Tenploville, to Thomas
A. Rees of Clayton for So, GOO
The Sussex county Levy Court has
elected Frederick Walls overseer Of the
poor, in place Of II. ". Hickman.
The Rev. Robert Watt, ID. D., has
been invited to return as pastor of the
Laurel Methodist Episcopal Church.
Cecil Methodist Protestant Circuit
| has invited the Rev. A. W. Mather to
return as pastor next conference year.
The Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City, is
being extensively improved. Theodore
j.. Page will manage the hotel next
season.
The Warwick Methodist Protestant
Church has invited the Rev. w. W..
White to return as pastor next con-
ference year.
Mrs. William Moore. residing near
Port Deposit, was frightfully burned On
Saturday by accidentally setting fire to
her clothing,
Tho Rev. G. II. Himmo. who was
pastor of the LeweH Presbyterian
Church from 1861 to 1870, died In Phila-
delphia recently.
The Rev. Charles F. Sweet, formerly
rector at Salisbury, has accepted a
position as teacher 10 divinity school
at Toxic. Japan.
The Denton circuit Methodist Protest
ant Churches have invited the Revs, II.
W. d. Johnson and @. Il. Dryden to
return to their pastorates next con.
ference year.
ID, j. Adkins OF Berlin has con
tracted to build at Ocean City q sum.
mer home for tho girls and sisters oil
st. kosc's Industrial School of Wash
ington. His bid was sl5, 270
The Rev. Walter L. Avery. d. D.,
late presiding elder of the Salisbury
district of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference. will probabl,
accept pastoral appointment this
month.
Gov. Lowndes baa been asked to par
don Charles j. L. White OF Esston
who is serving q sentence in the House
al Correction for selling liquor. Th,
Woman's Christian Temperance unior
has petitioned the Governor not tt
grant the pardon.
The Smyrna New Century Club hal
elected the following officers: President
Mrs. j. Il. Hotfecker; Vice. presidents
Mrs. j. W. Clifton and Misa Emm'
Hough; Secretary, Miss Laura Bell
Treasurer, Mrs. George II. Raymond
The club starts with over 100 charte
| members.
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