Peninsular news and advertiser. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1872-1904, 1876-05-26
OUR LOCAL RECORD.

~ ONff'ql frOnuay laSe'
FARNtINGToN rejoices in the posses
sion of a well-hlled ice house, the contents
of which will soon prove luxury.
Two freight trains daily have been
nut on the Delaware Railroad, one to
@New York and one to Philadelphia.
JAMES CLARK BELTS, youngest son
of the late Isaac Belts, died yesterday at
his residence few miles from Milford.
LARGE CATCH OF FIsH.-Messrs. J.
b. Prettyman IL Go. caught 425 bushels
of trout and eighteen drum fish at one
haul, one day last week, at Slaughter
Beach.
AS now organized, the Republican
} party Of Delaware is a conspiracy against
honest purposes and decent methods in
government and even fair play in party
affairs.-Ecery EUening.
BUTTER is now selling here lower than
for several years past. A good article
can be bought for twenty-five cents per
pound, and many Of our merchants
refuse to buy it at any price.
THE Kent County Local Preachers
Association propose to hold a Camp
Meeting under their auspices this sum-
mer. 1t is thought it will be at Spring
Branch, near FELTON,, the same place as
last year.
NEW York LINE. = The steamers
from Lewes to New York will make tri-
weekly trips OH and after Tuesday, May
31st. Leave Lewes on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at O'Clock p. M, and Satur-
days at $50.
ENTERPRIsE.-Mess r. M. u VIM.
L. johnson, formerly of Milford, and now
doing businessin Middletown have COM
menced the manufacture of shoes by ma
chinery in the rear of their store i'll the
Town Hall; and have all the appui +
nances of good factory with which to
start.
THE Democratic State Convention
will be held in Dover on Tuesday, June
18th, for the purpose of electing six
|, delegates to attend the National Demo-
cratic Convention to be held in St.LOuis.
Hundred delegate elections are to be
held on Saturday, June Sd.
THE FRUIT PRosPECT.-Peaches all
gone; pears seriously injured, heart cher
ries also seriously injured, but morello
cherry trees full as they can bear. APP
pies promise well. Strawberries have
made their appearance in this market,
- and will be very abundant i'll week Oh
IA ten days more.
b THE excursion to Rehoboth Beach
yesterday was an exceedingly pleasant
one. All greatly enjoyed the excellent
dinner at Bright's Hotel, prepared by
the hostess, Mrs. Grub. The season is
now fairly opened, and the improvements
made since the last will add largely tC
the pleasure and comfort of visitors.
LEG BRoKE.-Leslie, son of John w
Jump, of this town, had his thigh frac
tured on Saturday last. He was swing
ing on big gate with several other chill
dren when the gate fell and caught his leg
under it in such Il manner as to throw
the weight of the gate, with all the chill
dren on it, directly across the middle Of
the thigh.
A HORSE DRIVEN TO DEATH.-OT
Sunday afternoon, May IA, Frank Blacl
hired horse Of Mr.. Lemuel Draper tt
drive to Frederick, a distance of sever
miles, but instead of driving only thai
distance he took another person in the
carriage with, him and drove abou
forty-ive miles, when the horse becam
so exhausted as to drop in the shafts,ant
died in "a few minutes.
AN INDEPENDENT PARTY.-It i
suggested by Every Evening that a new
party he formed in the city of Whining
ton 1Or Un6 special WOrk OIL BOfeFHlnl
that city for the benefit of it's taxpayers
The accidental control of the Democrat
it pronounces failure and fear tina
unless some new arrangement is mad
the old City Ring will come back int
power.
COAL OIL ACCIDENTs.-The are al
everyday occurrence. Every week tn
record of one or more of them is made il
the newspapers, and some of the mos
appalling character. These should ad
monish all who are compelled to use thi
material for illuminating purposes II
n the greater care. How thankful W
81 should be for gas.
IA THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE. Mr.. Com
ssA eggs is holding court daily at-New Cas-
S#tie. 1t is generally thought that tn
~ Messrs. Bayards deserve credit for rec
commencing him, instead of their life
long friend, Judge Wooten, because the
conscitntiously believed him the bette
man for the place. Gov. Cochran ais
deserves commentator for the sam
reason.
THE following is the average standin
of the students of Pennington Institut
h. in recitations for the first half of tn
n spring term:
Lizzie Waples;: 40 Willie Ipagy::...'9S
8H Emma Phillips.....9 Lyman Powell. 30
<s& Addie Redden......9 4 John Hopkins. %
N Lima Short. 43 Willie Hill........0
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