Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1869-07-27
PENINsuLAR ITEMS.

lfrom the tGeorgetownl Sussex Journal
The Town Commissioners are having the
streets thoroughly worked and diiched.
A smoke house on the property Of Judge
Layton, near town, burned down on Mon.
day. The origin of the Are is not known,
The poles for the telegraph line from
Milford to Lewes are beng delivered. and
the work Of construction will begin IN a few
weeks.
John Stuart, formerly of this county, a
young mechanic, has invented an improve
ment upon the steam engine, and has been
offered $4,000 for the patent right.
The large vessel, recently built at Milton,
for Hon. James Ponder and others. by VIM.
Atkins. was launched on wednesday morn.
ing. The launching was handsomely done,
and witnessed by a large number of ladies
and gentlemen.
On Thursday morning Dr. Joseph Hitch
and his little son rode up TO the depot at this
place. The doctor threw the reins upon the
horses back, and was removing a barrel
from the wagon, when the horse took fright
and ran of. The wagon was demolished
and the little boy badly hurt. HIS head was
frightfully cut
Large quantities of Hale's Early have
been shipped this week We regret to learn
That the fruit is rottlng and falling from the
Trees The bad weather of the early Spring
caused the fruit to be detective. Prices have
been very good this far. Some of the earli-
est in market brought 1880 per crate.
They are now worth about SO to Sc.
fFronl our Mutual Friend.l
Mrs. Georglana Hudson, wife of George
Hudson, OF South Milford was severely
scalded on both arms last Wednesday.
Major James r. Lofland, OF this place,
who owned one of the finest mares in this
STAG, Went into his stable one day last
week, anu seeing that the animal was fret
ting little in her stall and sweating freely,
he led her out into the yard, when she fell
and died In less than three minutes. The
animal cost the Major five hundred dollars,
and he would not have taken thousand for
her. She was beautiful black, fine step
per, and gentle in all kinds of harness.
Peaches are now being shipped from our
depot pretty lively. Over one hundred
crates were sent from here yesterday. We
think that most OF the fruit picked for mar
ket during the past week was from defective
trees but the next week will be busy one
for our peach growers, rs the earliest yarie-
ties will he fully matured. The pench men
in this vicinity complain that the "lIala's
Early" are rottng considerably outhe trees
aud attribute ii to the long, DIR, season,
which still continues, ms no such complaint
| has been heard from more favored 0calIiies,
IFrom the Mddlctown Transcript
! The part of Odessa lately destroyed by
fire is entirely rebuilt nice new brick huild-
, ings occupying the places of dIapidated
, frame houses.
| The Wawaset base ball club OF Whining
ton, came down yesterday, to plty match
game with the Academies Of this bwn. The
4 Wawaset victors-score "a to 49,
F, The first contract car load oil peaches OF
the season, 800 baskets, was shipped from
Middletown yesterday, which, aided to the
previous shipments, makes for he current
week SIG baskets Sixty-siX crate oil black
berries and 100 bushels of apples were also
shipped from this station. Berrieshavc sold
at 10 cents per quart
On Friday, the 18th inst, while lie la
borers were engaged in threshng wheat by
steam, on the farm of Benjamin Hanson,
Esq, the wheat took fire, and thee stacks
und one wagon load were consumeC together
with the wagon. II is not knows how the
fire originated, whether from sparks from
the engine, or from some other cause. The
wheat was insured, though not IL the full
amount
from the tEktonl Cecil Why
Our citizens were taken by surprise on
Tuesday afternoon last, by an unexpected
wedding between Mr.. G. X. Gilmore, of this
town, and Miss Weaver, OF Potlsville, Pa.
The maternal relative of the young lady
showed considerable indignation at tile sud
den and unexpected nuptials OF her daughter;
but after the first gust OF lispleasure, like
sensible and loving mother, accepted the
situation, and entered into treaty Of peace
with the offending parties.
The late rains have raised the Susquehanna
so that a considerable amount OF timber and
spars have arrived at tide water. The stock
OF lumber at this town, at prosoni, ip5bxoeed-
ingly light, Notwithstanding reports by some
| correspondents to the contrary
Some new wheat has been selling in this
market at S1.40
Two young men OF North East had DIS
pute about some unimportant matter, re-
Gently, aud concluded, at the urgent s0nci-
tatiOn oil interested friends, to fight 1t out at
the Point, on Monday evening last Accor.
dinghy, they met at that time, in tue pres.
ence OF a Large and respectable" cpnenurse
of citizens, and went al it without let or
hindrance, TIL one Of them was satisfied.
We hope, Tor the credit of all concerned,
there will be no more such displays In This
neighborhood
The Port Deposit authorities have passed
an ordinance prohibiting The cars from run
ming at rate Of speed NOT exceeding six
miles an hour, within the corporate limits of
i the town.