Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-02

THE STATE
Mad dogs have appeared in Delaware
City.
Peaches are improving in quantity and
quality.
lewes hotels arc now filled to over
lowing.
one-oigIth of a crop of peaches is now |
estimated
Hon. George P. Fisher has been visit
ing Lewes.
Ex-Governor Salisbury Gays he is done
with politics.
Fallow blowing in Kent county has
commenced.
Half a cron Of corn only is expected
about Delaware City.
Those delightful fish, croeus, are being
caught now at Lewes.
Sheep-kllline dogs still make havoc
with Delaware City sheep.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Record likes Rehoboth City.
Sussex county must he content with
but a-half crop Of sweet potatoes.
The Cedar Neck Camp Meeting, in
Sussex county is now in progress.
DR.. Lyons, of Lewcs, raised sc bushels
Of wheat from one bushels sowing.
Peach cars are being sent down the
Delaware Railroad IN large numbers.
Israel Loaf, coored, of Delaware city,
has been lodged in Jail for stealing $40.
A stack of straw i'm Milford Neck was
struck py lightning recently and set On
fire.
Sl7j worth Of hawsers were stolen
from vessel lying at Delaware City luz
week.
Elizabeth Muldaur, of Dover. has re-
ceived patent for an Improved alphabet
block.
Milford wants an academy building,
and is soliciting money with which to
| build 1t.
James W. Morgan, Of Concord, says he
has not failed, but simply Suspended
payments"
They have amuscm"nts Of several kinds
at The Surf House, RehobOth, to while
away the time.
NJ. NJ. KIRBY, of Delaware City, hr s
been appointed Justice Of the Peace by
Gov. Ponder.
They have It this way in Kent county
since the late showers, so, the rain, the
beautiful rain !"
The harvest home held rear Kenton
last weak was successful. 10 the tune oi
$50 gross receipts.
The steamer between Loves and New
York left with 600 crates Of peaches on
Thursday Of last week.
The yacht Cygnei will make daily trips
between Lewes aud Cape May during Inc
remainder of the season.
The White Cloud Base Ball Club a
Salisbury, beat the Seafnrd Club last
week by score Of % TO Il.
A Middlctown peach grower has beer
shipping peaches to New YOlk, and la.
received ~ per crate for them.
About l25 ladies and gentlemen last
week made an excursion from Lewes Il
Cape May on the steamer CITY Point.
Rev. 5. l.. Graccy, well-known through
ont the State, IL nov at Fail River, Mas.
and Is repairlng and charging his church
The ilgurc-hcad Of sopc vessel, ror
, sisting Of the bust of a man, lile-size
, was found on Rchoboth Beach Il wccl
3 ago.
On Friday of last week, the Whit
, Cloud Base Ball Club of Salisbury, beu
/ the Phoenix Club Of Laurel by seore o
u to IL.
The camP-mecting to commence il
| Wilson's woods, rear Gc0rget0wn, ul
. August Sth, IL is expected, will be lJrgel
attended.
, The steamboats, running in councctio
q with the junction and Breakwatrr l,,il
road, make the trip from Lewes to Ne,
q York in II hours.
T. A man fell through board sidcwa
e In lcwes last week and injured hi, shiu'
lie proposes to sue the Tom Commission
crs Tor damages.
il r. said a vessel recently put In benin
The Break water with several ca-es
?. yellow fever on board, and that she W.
shortly after towed outside again.
If On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday
z the Junction and Breakwatcr RailrOa
% Company will run "a peach train hctwce
= Harrington and Lewcs. leaving the hate
N Place Mt > O'Clock, ~. M, and the iurm'
at 1890, "A. IA.
Z, Mcs.rs. JOS. VI. Dyis, Mark u. pay'
~ and Draper Bros, Of Mill,m, arc hnih
. ing pier at FOwlcr's beach, tiJ ieet Ion
4 and feet wide, from which they expect
II ship the peaches Of their neighhorho'
T., by small steamer to lewes.
h. Henrietta, wife Of George Henry, G,
M Ored, living in Odessa, was struck
"A lightning Saturday evening amt killr
-. A. the time She Wa sitiiu'- ai me wiulu
me- luf h,r hau-c holding hcr liule chil
Nni,h wa- not injured, 7t.angC 10 ssJ,
o. hc electric nuid.