The Morning herald., 1875-08-28
DONE THE STATE.

Ex8 CREAM OF THE PENiNsuLAR EA-
cnAHGEs-rorIcs OF GENERAL INTER
as3.
4 Ihsy have ncwsy paper at scaford in
The CBiec.
The Sussex JowrNA is editorially indig-
nant at the Wenneba-go (iN.) Agricultural
6ociety.
The Milford Meas is always well stored
With locals
The Sentinel of Dover stands guard over
agricultural treasures OF Kent.
The Smyrna Times mentions the Marshal
DunnrC Cannon report as "Another Flutter."
Some Of the down State papers devote a
full page to the circus advertisement.
There are already forty-two fruit distill-
cries In operation in this State aud others
coming in every day.
The Delaware Il. Il. Co. have stationed
special police at Middletown depot 10 pres
erye order
Some four or five car loads Of lumber
have come up the Delaware I. r., this
week. and put upon the wharf at Seaiori
for shipment by vessels to Borton.
An effort is being made to- organize a
Zouave company in seaford, for the purpose
of going to the Centennial.
It rs stated that the gross assets for the
season at the hotel at Ocean City loot up
over $a5,ooo.
One Of the State papers says 1t is reported
that o ten pin-alley and billiard table is
about to be introduced at Rehoboth.
Mr., Monroe, ship-master, of forty years
exnerience. anda Government Inspector of
yessels fattere the Seafod mechanics for
their practical skill. sszs, ,ats
Reys. Messrs. Talbot and Mcwbray, of
Harrington Circuit, have been holding
bush meeting near Williamsville. There
was large crowd in attendance on Sunday
last.
Mr.. Oryille Grant, brother Of President
Grant, was in Georgetown on Wednesday,
and was relieved Of so in cash by making
rash bet against\a Snssex trottcr-and
left for home on the next train, wiser II
not a.richer man.
The line of Steamers from Frederica,
which carries peaches and other freight
sacross the hay to the South Jersey railroad
for delivery in New York, has been quite a
succesefM enterprise. as they carry large
freights at fair prices.
A camp meeting commences at Galee-
l town. Md, about nine miles from Seaford,
on the 26th inst: The camp meeting at
Spring Grove, near Riverton, Nd. was
largely attended on Sunday
MANY thousands of bushels Of oysters
have been planted this season, ut Scaiord,
/ and the ovstcrman say that if no foods come
/ to wash them out, there will he al .abund-
| ance of them this winter.
1 A reliable and observant gentlcmsn from
h Georgetown, who has been engaged III SELL
Il ing fruit in New York this season, informs
the Journal. that tho fruit shipped by steam
# or arrives in New York in better condition
than that shipped by rail, aud besides it is
ii delivered IN the city at rs early an hour as
a need b..
E Milford Seminary opens next Monday.
Each department will be under the charge
of experienced teachers. Miss Georgia A.
Adkins has been engaged as musical in-
structor. The Misses Storm who have here
VI tofore conducted the Milford Select School,
H in South Milford, have been employed to
III teach in this school and their school will
II not be rc-opancd this Fall.
" The Great Drying Factory at Wyoming is
" so nearly completed that all experimental
Il trial was made yesterday. which demonstra,
ted its success. though the fruit did not dry
II with uniformity. This difficulty will be
N largely obvistcd by good weather, As the
fruit is So full of juice that all the factories
this year have the same difficulty. On Mon
III day next. operations will he commenced or
III large sca. with all the hands that can IN
N procured Three hundred are engaged tC
|; commence with, and more will be added a:
" they are required.
Vi The c,Lsr day an old negro of scaford
while digging in his garden, picked up {
gold piece OF the value $3.50. While relst
Al ing his good fortune that evening to crowt
VI of young white men at corner grocery
II one of them expressed his astonishmert a
III finding gold in this neighborhood, ant
III prevailed on the creiulous Old fellow 70 dis
IA for more. The next morning he arose will
A the SUM- and after digging up his turnil
A patch, sa; down with the exclamation
n "Drat dat white boy here Use does gon'
n and dug up all dat tur1,ir patch, an no
XII found another bit Oh gold p