Evening journal., 1898-03-15
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

The shoe factory at Rising Sun sent
h3 frs consignment GOO pairs) of
SHOES to Baltimore last week.
Work on Townsend's shirt factory
wll hegin this week
A carload of ore from the gold mines
OF the Eighth election district Cecil
c0unty. was shipped last week from
Conowingo
The Bridgeville Fox Hunting club
liberated a large red fox about 10
o'clock Saturday night, and twenty
minutes later the dogs struck the trail.
1ilc fox made a good run. but the dogs
killed it before midnight.
Murray Johnson, colored, race track
follower died recently in Elkton, evil
IDENTIFY from drinking wood alcohol.
John Wesley Higman. farmer, died
suddenly ait Bridgeyille, as supposed,
from heart disease. The coroner has
been notified.
| The commissioners OF Cecil county
lhaye decided to discontinue the present
I system OF mending county roads The
roads for the past two years have been
put out at contract.
Pencader hundred farmers are trou-
bed by a colOred woman who robs
their hen roosts.
The congregation OF the Episcopal
church at Delaware City has Issued a
call to Rev. NJ r. VanderbrOken to be-
come It's rector.
Kendall I. Shockley's dwelling. on
Sohth Front street, Milford, was totally
destroyed by fire Sunday morning The
fire broke out about 2.15 O'clock. Mr..
Shocl1ley and the family were In bed
ait the time and made a narrow escape.
saving nothing but the clothes on their
back. The dwelling was In q closely
built portion Of the town, ana only
prompt and efficient work by the fire
company and water works saved the
block from being wiped out.
Officials OF the Queen Ammo Railroad
Company state that they will run week
| ly excursions to Rehoboth during the
Summer season.
1t Is claimed that Rev. V. S. Collins
the pastor OF the NJ. E. Church, at
Georgetown, has the largest Bible class
in The state. It numbers tl6 members
and the average attendance is more
than eighty.
Mrs. Henrietta Houston, widow o.
the late John Houston, of Mt Pleasant
3 aged 81 years, was buried at Middle
town yesterday
: seaford has over $50 bicycle rider
and there is a movement on foot to or
q glnize "a bicycle club there.
S A young son Of Sheppard Tindal, VIII
lives a few miles from Georgetown
e fractured his leg while playing base
r. ball.
e Representatives OF the Wilmingto
y branch of the Standard Oil Compan
we're in Ellkton recently looking for
site upon which to erect an oil tanl
: sveral lots along the railroad are III
q der consideration.
o Joseph Elliott. Of Laurel, has youn
1t son with an unusual pedigree Beside
IS the child's parents 1t has two granI
s. mothers two grandfathers, four grea
Y. erandnothers, two great-grandfathel
n and one great-great-g grandmother.
'd GEORGETOWN Council has elected ].
E Adams president and DR.. Thomas Rol
insOn, secretary.
er The farmers in the vicinity Of Boy
10 ters Beach have contracted to grow b
w imatoes for the capitalists who win SOC
ie start a factory there.
y AT the election OF town commission
N ers OF Milton, N. w. White Wise Wa
n. ren and John Conway were chosen.
Y The last report shows sSOs. .o4O99 q
: deposit in the First National Bank
Milford.
Iy Work on the sixty-foot channel
d be cut at the mouth of the MispilllC
n, began yesterday
a. The general store Of p. c. Green,
" Georgetown, was entered by thiev
3, and some cigars and other goods we
70 stolen.
n The first shad seines for the seas'
OF | we're set in the Mispilli0n on Sundi
night.
III a strong delegation from the Meth
ry dist Church, at Milford, will attend L
ds conference, at Lewes, to urge the retu
sn Of Rev. DR.. King to Milford.
- Miss Bessie Culleney, general ma
- ager Of the Elkton Office Of the Ce,
I" Telephone Company, died yesterd
he morning, aged about 26 years.
I'll A. w. Smalls cannery, at IIncol
has been rented to Robinson e. Co,
W Baltimore. The building will be e
OF larged and rehtted throughout wi
le. latest machinery. The firm has CO
re tracted for 300 or 400 acres of tomato,
a Shad have made their appearance
is tho Milford market. Fishermen a
ea fearful that the steamer Endeavor Ia
IS; FAN made many hangs on the rlv
co bottom, which will, OF course, be We
r annoying to them and injurious to tho
n nets.
n. PDACE ADVOCATES.
On Thursday evening there will be
IT. nesting OF the Delaware Peace S
ciety for the purpose OF talking ov