Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-21
PENINSULA news PARAGRAPHS

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distant relative of Lieutenant Hobson.
The Postal Telegraph Company viii
extend it's system through Delaware and
The Eastern Shore of Maryland. The
system win extend to Lewes from
Eastern Maryland via the poles Of the
Queen Anne Railroad Company.
Frank B. Carey's handsome new
house in Milton was found to be on fire
on Thursday night. 1t is supposed that
the blaze originated from the cook
stove in the kitchen, which wae used to
dry out the house. BY the heroic work
OF citizens nothing but the kitchen was
ruined. The loss is estimated TO be
$500
Rev. James W. Diggles, Of Long
tor Of St. Thomas Episcopal Church,
at Newark.
Charles Plummer, Of Salem wac
given a cigar ON Wednesday night by
friend, who had jOl1ing'y paced a small
amount of powder in the weed. Plum
mer lit the cigar, and the explosion
which followed nearly cost him the
sight Of one eye.
Walter Dickerson, of Pocomoke City,
was fined SIS and costs by Justice J. d.
A. Robinson. charged with assault and
Battery on II. T. Owens, a prominent
young man residing near here. The
trouble grew out of a quarrel between
the two, in which Dickerson became
enraged and hit his victim on the head
with a shovel inhicting a serious
wound.
While Alfred Warrington, well-to-
do farmer living on the road between
SeGfOrd and Georgetown, was attending
revival services at a nearby church on
Tuesday night, his dwelling, with all
its contents, was destroyed by fire. An
old chest containing the savings Of
the family for a number of years, was
destroyed. His loss viii be about 81
600.
Rev Charles 1. steng,e, formerly q
member Of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference, has been elect
ed superintendent Of the Norfolk Union
Mission. and will reside at Berkly. Va.
Mr. Stengle win receive about LOO
per year for his services.
Among the wedding presents received
by Mr. and Mrs. Alden B. Richardson,
Jr., Of Dover, were a check for a hand
some sum and a beautiful house on
state street, from the groom's father
and grandmother, respectively.
"a recent guest at the Bayard
House. says the Dover Sentinel, con
sumed for breakfast the following:
Five steabs. nine fried eggs. three
dishes Of potatoes, one pound Of butter
four cups Of tea and coffee one loaf of
bread and fifty corn cakes. It is
vouahed for by the waiter who served
the guest and by the proprietor"
John r.. Long has been appointed
four-h-class postmaster ait Frankfort.
Charles, alias "Pete" Butler, has
been lodged IN Dover Jail. accused of
stealing Rev. Vaughan S. Collins dog.
The mass of English ivy that has
ha8 concealed the mansion recently
occupied by the late Mrs. A. d. Bos-
tick. at Camden, has been removed af-
ter having been there for over half a
century
A 2-year-oh OK, weighing about 500
pounds, the property Of George Hazel.
of near Lewes, i'm attempting to jump a
fence, fell and broke it's leg The OK is
now in a sling and the injured member
will probably heal.
j. Melville Arthur, member Of last
years graduating claes C tho Tome In
stitute, Cecil county won the Dare
prize Of s25 for the highes, average ia
entrance examination at Dickinson Col
loge.
An unknown man, about As years
Of age, supposed 10 be an umbrella
mender, was found dead on the Sus-
quehanna bridge early yesterday morn
iirlg He is thoughLto have fallen from
a freight train on which he was steal
I irg a ride.