Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-09-21

W. & W. r. r. The Wilmington &
Western Railroad Company are having
ave now but about five miles to complete
he whole road.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. n. B. suithers, of
)oyer, was in town Saturday, on business
4 private nature.
Col. &. S. Watson, State Senator, Of
Milford, passed through this city Saturday
morning on his way home from Saratoga.
REAL EsTATE.--The excellent farm Of
William Ellegood, adjoining Georgetown,
220 acres, was sold on the lth
nst., at SheriiIs sale. John Hanna, of
his city, was the purchaser, Tor which he
,aid S7,lOo.
CARS SENT AwAY.-There were SIX pos
engor cars shipped over the W. and X.
railroad Friday, three from the Harlan
I Holllngsworth Company, aud an equal
number by the jackson X sharp Com
,any, all for the Great Western Railroad,
Canada
RoBBiNG MosBY DRAWER. Two bad
loys were caught in the act of taking the
money fiom the drawer cf Martin Fcrrcll's
grocery store, over Eleventh Street Bridge,
Friday After a reprimaI d from Mr.. +.
hey were released, promising to never do
10 again.
ANPUTATED. WIN. Madden, a watch
man at Thomas carriage factory, fired OIL
A pistol the other night, To scare away
some supposed drrredatOrs, WIN the
powder was blown into his thumb c,using
20 pgy a wound as to render ampntitiuu
necessary. The operation was performed
Friday by one of the city physicians.
AnsAD.-Mr. John Holmes, OF Berks
rou' ~ is the owner of turkey hen that
aid - eggs and showed no desire to enter
INTO maternal respons Ihilltes but the
want was supplied br a gohbler who took
upon himself the task, aud succeeded n
Matching seven healthy young tarkcys 10
the course of the allotted time. The gen
tleman to whom We ars indebted for mi,
knowledge adds his request to hear from
such Chester county farmers whncan beat
this EFT n in the way of turkcyol1gy -
Hssi Chatter Jef'erso'dsn.
DOMESTIC MARKETS. There WAS fun
market Saturday, and the following
are the prices received Tor the various ar
ticles named Beef nom To - cents per
pound butter from SO 10 ~ chickrns
~ To 81 .25 per pur;tggs - ccuts per
dozen peaches Il cent half pick; cab
bage B 10 10 cents per head egg plants
! cents apiece; corn - cents per dozen /;
ounces 80 cents half peck. Appe s APPLE
Of all kinds, quality and prices, and large
variety Of grapes, pears, etc, were to hr
found. Some very fine Duchess pears are
selling from % 10 cents apiece. tider
was retailing at the low plicc Of II cents
per gallon.
AGRIcULTrRAL EXHIBITION.-The third
Annual Exhibition of the Oxford Agricul-
tnral Society will he held ON the SOcicly's
grounds, 10 the borough of Oxford. nn
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Ociuber
I'd, 81 and 4th. The list of premiums
off red is full in all branches Of agricul-
ture, horticulture, -tOck-raisng and do
nestle manufactures. Among other noyci
features Of the exhibition are the premiums
offered for the most graceful horseman-
ship, in the saddle, by boys under eighteen
Years of age; for the best trained yoke ol
Of oxen, by boys under sixteen; aud th,
best loaf of bread, baked and exhibited by
domestiCs or hired help.
OrR BEACHES - Summer excursion,
down the Bay to the watering places along
our shores have been wonderfully popular
this season, and il is estimated by Que %
the proprictors Of said places that I'll,
Pilot Boy has "madcn $40, 900 by her trips
Frequently she has been compelled {,
leave hundreds on the wharyrs in Phila
delphia, unable to give them passage. VI
are informed that the Steamboat COmpau,
has made an offer to rent Spruance'
Beach, desiring a lease Of three years ol
the property, but Mr.. :. has not yet signi
fled an Acceptance. A pier has also beer
finished at Fraland, Two miles furihc
down the Bay, by the proprietor, Mr.
Enoch Spruance, where boats can lam
another scason.-SmBrad Times.
suNsrRoKE.-Thc thermometer was n
among the nlneties last Saturday and tn
heat was remarkably severe and prostra
ting. Two cases OF sunstrokc are report
ed. 4 colOrod woman named Eliza Polk
aged about fifty years. engaged in eaviu
fodder in the field Of Mr.. WIN. DAVIS. wa
A culOrrd man named Alfred Williams
working for Mr. Shakespeare, was Owe;
come aud was taken home in very pr,
curious condition. He has fully recovered
| The heat was equally severe un SUNDAY
hat WITH M serious results that came {
nnrkuovledge. The thermometer mnrke
| 10 att A. NJ, the highest by Two dl
grees OF any time this year al that hour.
Deldi0arsan IAN inst
SALES or REAL ESTATE. -shcrin llare.
dine sold a large amount Of real estate
this town on Thursday week, as follows
The property Of John Millaway, G
Main street, below town hall, Nos. az
., the double dwelling, to Samuel Gait
| for S2,I4O; No. 8, the wheclwright she
adjoining, to Thos +. Carly, the Gee
| pant, for $695; No. A, the hlacksmi
shop and shedding, 10 +. V. Cooper, f
Ss3i. Also a vacant lot on South strc,
TO rhOs. Jester, for sl42
The dwelling house Of =. F.. Nlckcrso
corner OF Commerce and Union streets,
Thos. J. Lamdin, for 81 $50. Other ,
tatos Of Mr.. n were sold at Dover la
week lone half interest in II farm of :.
acres, in West Dover HID, to Isaac Goo
en-, for 81 700 also a house and lot in I
same Id, at Wright's Red House.
Edw. Beck. for $3.50
The iron foundry of ThOs. Is. LockWoo
opposite the depot, TO JAG. X. Clemen
for 81 200.
Also the Jos. T. Thompson CB.
Allen) farm, in the "Alley," near tow
1853 acres for s5,5J0 TO Avian Allen,
Wilmington This is the third time Il
farm has been sold by the sherln. Il
sold ION mortgage" which call, for /
acres. hut about 46 acres have been
leased since the mortgage was given. e
the purchaser really only gets about
, acres.
John b. and Edwin II. Brown, Esqs..
9 Trustees, last week sold at Bcay r. Dan
Queen Annes county, Md, the follow
real estate Of Joel Clemcnie store, sl
shop, &c, 10 james Il. Clements, Of d
Town, for $1,000; double frame dwcllir
/, adjoining store, To ditto, for S35O; hu
. fam containing - acres, with dWclliI
, Vc.. to ditto, for g.. go; double fra
, dwelling, No. ., to W. X. Newton, So,
, wood lot Of ~ acres, to j. F.. Wilson,
SlGj farm near Bridgctown, conlalni
e luO acres, IL ]. 5. Joslin, for Sl.Il
9 Marsh Farm, containing 3l9 acres,
. Mrs. J. l.. Williams, for $j,GG3 ~
smyrna Times.