The Morning herald., 1877-12-03

oSS'o' III tne la6t ten months he has sol
"a ''Ss4 acres Of land, for 1921 ,o2O, and hi
agency has had in that time sol visitors
for the last three months he has averaged
sale for every other day.
il The Newark correspondent Of the Mid.
dletown Transcripts says that duel was re
Gently arranged between two of the Stu
oeAts at the college. They were to fire at
tandon through handkerchief which they
were TO hold up between them. They con-
cluded not to fight.
1ne Milford News says It Is reported
mat an effort will be made at the next cleo,
tion In Sussex, to put men in the Legisla.
1ufe who will use their influence for the
passage OF an act releasing the j. g. B. and
D. q \. Railroads from their obligation to
repay the State the 5000, 900 loaned to COM
plete their roads. If this is not done, the
State will be compelled 10 sell the roads to
the highest bidder. D,l. a.a 10
Hon. B. T. Biggs has removed from his
iarm near Summit Bridge, to his handsome
and comnodious new residence on Cass
street., In Middletown. The Middletown
transcript says. This building has just
Deen completed and is considered to be the
nnest residence In the prettiest town on the
Peninsula-Middletown.
The American Basket Co., whose factory
was burned at Milford last spring, has de.
cided ogo to Georgetown where the George
town Manufacturing and Fruit Preserving
Company is preparing to put in machinery
to manufacture baskets and crates, so that
they can run in Winter on these fruit pack
sges and in Summer ON fruit curing and
preserving.
some young men and boys were PLAYING
recently at the derrick which is being used
in rebuilding the bridge at Tweed's Mil, ON
White Clay creek, near Newark, DEL, Chas.
Moore, one of them, while sliding down one
OF the guide ropes, head foremost, lost his
hold on the rope and fell soma thirty feet,
aligbting among the rocks below. He waa
taken to his home, and at last accounts wa.
IN fair way to recover.
The Roman Catholic Church. Of Newark.
yesterday commenced the service of forty
hours devotion. Tia Right Reverend
Bishop Becker, assisted by Father Dollard
and Others OF the reverend clergy ofilciated.
The Milford News and Advertiser talks
Of enlarging their paper.
MARYLAND.
For week or 60 an individual has been
'ramping the roads in the neighborhood
Elkton, having in tow small cart. from
Which he Is selling religious books.
Mr.. George W. Hearn, near Federalsburr.
captured Wild hog weighing 271 pounds
asst week. It's tusks were inches long.
7e lost hog three years ago Of the same
olor.
They have local option law in Carolina
eunty, but Maryland Bitters " flow freely.
mis- drink Is intedded only for sick people.
ut then these Caroline couutiass are mighty
Unhealthy anyway.
John Webb has been confined in Dorches
er county jail for thirty days, and chained
the prison floor, on charge of nom -pay-
'ent OF the road tax aud resisting the Off
ers who arrested him. Pretty hard treat
lent for so small offence.
Capt. o. P. johnson has commenced tho
rertton Of an oyster packing house on his
harf on East Cam bridge.
Salisbury has concluded to purchase G. fire
'gine after losing one church by fire and
aving another damaged to the extent Of
400.
A New NJ. E. Church is to be dedicated
Eidgely, Caroline county, on Sunday,
ecembcr 10th.
Crlsteld employs five hundred persons IN,
e oyster business. .ar
Tony Tank, "a town., is in Wicomico Nv
'unty.
The newly-elected comptroller of Phils
lphia, Robert Pattison is the son of Rev.
'bert H. Psttison, formerly of Dorchester
unity.
The Susquehanna flats, on which tho
cks feed, cover an area of about thirty a
uare miles, and are now teemIng with
cka.
j. II. Trader, Esq, the newly elected g
eritf Of Wicomico county, took the oath
Tuesday last.
Mr.. Cruikshank, Of the Cecil Democrat
suffering from malignant carbuncle, ..s
'onn Messick, store-keeper of Napti-
70, started to Baltimore in a flat.bost