Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10
PENINs INA PIRIaRAPHs.

George Cooper has bought tue Wor
ton creamery.
A silver mine has been discovered one
mile from Galena.
A crate and basket factory has been
established at Powellville.
Crows, instead of pigeons, are used
in shooting matches at Chesterville.
ED. Speer of Providence has patented
apparatus for beating and cleaning
wood pulp.
John 4. F. Hope OF Virginia has
bought the Hughes farm, near POGO
moke City.
Theodore Slaughter and Mrs. L. Me-
GIMME will be married at Queenstown
next Wednesday,.
The Methodint Protestant Church
between Delmar and Salisbury was
dedicated Sunday.
.Mrs. Mary Tabb Wake, widow OF
the Rev. Lewis Wake of Elkton, died
in Baltimore recently.
Eliza Hunter of Centreville, Queen
Anne's county, has been granted
Widows original pension.
Madison Bordley has sold dwelling
ut Centreville. Queen Anne's county,
to fired Green for So, 200.
A tomato cannery, to he operated on
the cooperative plan, will probably be
established at Pocomoke City.
Mr.. anil Mrs. George 4. Wales OF st.
Michaels recently celebrated the 50th
anniversary of their wedding.
While attempting to start fire with
oil, Tuesday sweek, Mrs. Wesley Sturgis
of Focomoke City was severely burned.
While cutting wood, recently, James
B Hammond OF Wondlawn struck one
Of his fect, splitting il open to the heel.
The wedding of Louis NJ. Hill of
Tunis Mills and Mss Eugenia Schuyler
of Trappe will take place on February
10th.
b. W. Scarborough, representing
Issac Robinson, has leased the Still
Pond Hall, and will use it as carriage
bazaar.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Valiant Of
Double Mills, near Eastun, recently
celebrated the goth anniversary Of their
wedding.
The Rev. franklin Il. Adkins OF
Spring Hill has been granted TO-.
weeks vacation, which he will spend
in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
While cleaning a bicycle, recently,
Warren Hurlock of Chestertown had a
| thumb and finger cut off by having
| them cnught between the chain and the
Hprocket wheel.
The Rev. d. Q. Warren, formerly Of
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
| Conference, has been invited to return
TO the pastorate of st. James' Church,
Kingston, N. y, next conference year.
The Rising Sun, Northeast d Elk
Neck Electric Railway Co. has elected
the following officers President, James
Mallen Secretary and Treasurer, George
W. Cusden Manager, L. o. Cameron I;
Directors, james MRllen, George ".
Cosden, NJ. L. Kirk. L. L. Duyckinck,
j. NJ. G. Carhart, Andrew Anderson,
i. o. Cameron, DR.. Frank Mackie and
william u. Mearns.
4 traffic agreement between the Balti.
more, Chesapeake Il Atlantic Railway
| Co.. and the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
| it is said, will result in considerable
loss to the New York, Philadelphia e.
Norfolk Railroad Co., for in the future
all freight by the Baltimore. Chesa
peake & Atlantic for the Pennsylvania
will be transferred at Hurlocs, instead
of at Salisbury. Under the old methods
freight was handled by the New York,
Philadelphia " Norfolk TO Delmar, and
was there transferred to the Pennsyl-
vania System.
At the annual meeting of the Balti-
more, chesapeake & Atlantic Railway
Co. the officers were reelected. The
following comparative statement of
earnings and expenses for tho year
ended August 3lst, 1897, was issued /:
Gross earnings, siS9, 005.2 "a, as com
pared with S497, 707. 6S in 1896 separating
and general expenses, sa27, 1882; expenses
for maintenance of way anu maintenance
of equipmunt, $50. l29.Tl; making total
expenses s407, 46l. II, and leaving net
earnings from operations SSl 5l3 53 add
for miscellaneous increase, s., 256. y !:
total net income. eSj, 500 %: from
which deduct interest on 81, 800, 600. D
per cent nonds, sli2, 500; balance to
/ credit of proflt and loss sd, 300, %,