Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-05-04
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NeniuTd has brass band.
The farmers of Sussex County are plant p
ing corn. n
Three negroes were whipped at George il
town on Saturday.
Henry @. Maull, a carpenter, living at
Lswes, Sussex County, had his leg broken .
In two placea, one day last week, by being d
preeipilated a distance Of thirty feet, by
the scatold on which he was working giving
way.
The Delaware and Washington Fire Com l
punies OF this city, are each to be presented
with fire horn, by the citizens of New Cas-
tie, as reward for the efficient service they
rendered at the fire in that town in March
last.
The steamer Ssoan, sunk sometime ago off
Fort Delaware, has been raised, and is now
at the shipyaTd of Moore & Brother, i'll this
city, being repaired.
Kent County was visited by very severe
hail storm last Thursday. At Middletown
the icy pebbles were very large, and lay on |
the ground toT several hours AL Clayton, |
the office Of the Herald narrowly escaped |
| injury from the lightning-the electric huid |
dancing over the printers sticks and play
ing around the steel works of the press.
Trout have made their appearance at
Clayton.
The velocipede mania is extending down
the Peninsula.
Conductor Richard Kirby, of the Smyrna
train, while engaged IN coupling two cars at
Clayton, on Saturday last, was caught be-
tween them and severely injdred about the
chest
The barn and stable of William Finlow,
residing near Smyrna, were destroyed by
fire on Monday morning last. Two oxen
and two horses were also consumed. Loss,
$4,000.
May-so says Our Mutual FrieRd-but we
a greeted ii with hail in these quarters that
was anything else but pleasant
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is
Il doing an unusually large business this sea-
: son.
p The fishermen Of Milford are complaining
q of the scarcity OF shad.
q John O'Byrne, Esq, of Philadelphia, is
"A to appear as one OF Miss FowleI's attorneys
= in the Breach OF Promise case in Kent coun-
ty.
d The farmers on the Eastern Shore Of
o Maryland arc busy with their spring work.
= The editor of the Delapdrsdn says that he
n was shown hen egg tho other day thai
v measured lengthwlse eight and a quarter
81 inches IN circumference, and six and Il hal
ID inches transyersely, and weighed fye ounces
l. We learn that there was quite a heavy
hail storm at Middletown on Thursday last
al Hail also iell at DenneY's Corner.
ar Isaac L. Crouch, late mail agent on thu
1a Delaware Railroad, has been appointed
Nj overseer OF the poor for this County.
In The new Commissioners of Smyrna hav
Nv ordered the erection, without delay, OF
he town hall, and authorized loan of $40, 90
no for the purpose.
se The Cecil Whig in speaking OF the de
'ct stiuction OF the barn OF Mr. Lewis n. Rot
IIn ~ eris, near Bohemia Mills, Nd, by whirl
In wind, says: The disaster occurred on III
~ u, night of Tuesday, 10th Of April, between te
Iy and eleven o'clock. The family were all |
lot bed when the storm came up with terrif
violence, and were aroused by the crash
- falling buildings, and on looking out behel
~ the large frame barn hut recently built, an
Cd some other outbuildings, lying in mass
~ ~ ruins The cattle, horses and sheep, (N
n, did not learn what number, but the nece
~ sary stock Of a medium-slzed farm,) wei
,od ,od all buried under the ruins. Several neig
~ ~ bors were gathered totlle scene OF devastl
M tion as speedily az messengers and the rim
- ing of large bell could assemble them, an
~ ~ the stock extricated from beneath the crus
~ ed buildings. Strange 10 say, none OF II
- stock was killed, and so far as we ha'
- learned, but one sheep fatally injured. Oi
'oi granary, which had considerable grain in
ear withatood the violence of the wind, and Il
ler, dwelling of the family also escaped wi
in some damage to the wall plates, showll
the that the wind had almost force enough
nh. have lifted and demolished the roof of Il
the house also. A large willow tree near Il
house was torn out BY the roots, and nul
her ber of peach trees destroyed. The fenc
on Mr.. Roberts farm were blown down,
nit the storm docs not appear to have extend
beyond his property, as but little dana
J. was done anywhere else. The deslrucli
was evidently the work of whrlwnd,
ling mower. which was almost entirely eonfin
;son 10 one snot. there beine no track 10 ma
lpin the course OF hurricane. The wind w
Set accompanied by heavy fall Of rain. N
Ihs Roberts estimates his damage, as previous
zach stated, at $4,000.