Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-09-27

THE STATE.
Lewes Is deserted.
Odessa has a foundry.

Odessa has a foundry.
Mosquitoes have left Milford.
Fodder saving is nearly over.
Fishing at the Breakwuter is still good.
Wyoming Institute now has forty
students.
A peach speculator owes Harrington
about $4,000.
The sweet potato yield will only he
moderate this year.
Dr.. Philip Smith, of Georgetown, died
on Thursday week.
II is said child was stolcA from Dover
by tie gypsies last week
The Court of ChWce,y and Orphans
Court was in session last week.
The blind staggers, a horse disease, has
mace its appearance IN Sussex county.
Jurors for the October term Of the
Sussex county Court have been drawn.
Three hundred sail of vessels were at
the Breakwater on Friday Of last week.
Late peaches have been bringing hand.
some prices, aud the growers are jubilant.
Milford WAS startled last week by the
pub lcation Of a marriage one year after
date.
Georgetown peach growers made more
money than those Of any other section
this year.
The session laws for 1873 have been
issued in phamplet form by The Secretary
of State.
Jacob Licuburger, Of Smyrna, lost his
nocketbook aud $50 in money ON
Monday.
Rev. DR.. McCahe closes his ministry al
81. AIMS Episcopal Church, MiddietOwn,
on Sunday.
A New York gentleman Of ample
means talks of erecting a large hotel on
Lewes beach.
The Phgnix Base Ball Club, Of Laurel,
beat the Central, OF Georgetown, by u
score of 20 toy.
A Wyoming man has invented an inn
proved bee hive and discovered new
nostrum this season.
j. G. Palmatorv, lf,-long resident
Of RaymOnd's Neck, died suddenly on
Friday of last week.
The entertainment given by Skill X
Gay.old at Smyrna on Tuesday, Was pro-
nounced wishy.washy.
ware Fruit Growers Association WAS the
most satisfactory it ever held.
Lewcs is enjoying excellent health for
this season of the year-a few cases Of
bilious fever only being reported
Broadkiln oysters are being caught in
large quantities. They are nicely Favored
and sell only for 80 cents per bushel.
Two brothers, IT. is said, exchanged
pistol shots in Mildletown hotel one
night last week, aud created quite IL
sensation.
Col. Watson, of Milford, and Major
Biggs, it is said, will be candidates fol
| the Democratic nomination Tor Gov
etnOr next year.
The colorcd people of Clayton and
vicinity made an excursion to Oxford
on Saturday and on sunday the OtO-
ians returned the visit.
Kitty Smith, an old colored woman
owning some property near kehOhOtb
d led in Philadelphia last week and lef
her wealth to the missionary cause.
Robert NJ. Prettyman, native o
Lcwes, hut for many years resident q
Davenport, Iowa, died last week at hi
honv in that city, his death lamented b!
all.
The schooner jason, from Port-au
Prince for Philadelphia, struck ON Bran
dywine Shoal-, Tuesday night OF las
week, but was soon got oil. Damag
light.
The Alden Fruit Preserving Company
of Milford, employed during the hegh
of The season about 30 hands nieht an,
day in preparing The fruit for u
evaporators
Henry WolcOtt, Esq, prominent chi
Ecu of Harrington aud formerly
member of the Legislature, has sold hi
property at that place and removed Wit
his family to Philadelphia.
There is a joke current on a certai
agricultural society in Il neighhorin
town 10 the effect that il sent crate @
sireet potatoes to the National POmolOgicu
Exhibition at BostOn.-Mliord Nei0s.
Several large coasting scLooHers froI
Virginia and North Carolina, with lum
her for New York, put mtl the Breat
, water last week with the major part {
their crews sick Of bilious aud Interim
tent fever.
, The Central Delaware Fruit Grower
Z Association, AZ its meeting on Wcdnesda
week, adopted a resolution iustruetu
its committee to consider the tuhject 1
; losses to the fruit shippers here throug
! the delinquency of the trauspOrtatO
; companies, and to report at the mes
= meeting some practical measures for IL
I redress of their grievances,
/ FEIARGIN4 THEIR OFFICE The We