The daily gazette., 1877-12-17

OJHeTS WHICH dtcIdScu 7lO POuhuS'
Mr.. Layton, overseer of the Kent Coun-
ty Almshouse, slaughtered last week, the
hogs belonging to that institution. They
produced altogether 12,04G pounds.
Benjamin Speal,of Camden, slaughter
ed hog on Monday last which weighed
alive 725 pounds. 1t was weighed on
Tuesday after killing and weighed 624a
net. This is the heaviest hog yet report
ed.
On Saturday last, Chas. S. Clements,
ESQ.,, who resides near Leipsic, butcher
ed seven head of hogs, which together
brought him 9, 400 pounds of pork. Ihelr
weight was as follows: 26G, 270, 270, 3lo
320, 410 and 554. -. 2
Mr.. p. r. Wingate, of Frederica,
killed Berkshire hog, on Monday last,
| purchased of Gen. Vanvorst. t.of Milford)
which weighed 59G pounds.
Around Stanton, thus far, Jos. CHAINS
hers takes the rag off the bush. His two
hogs weighed 43O and 800 pounds. Mr.
r. Satterwait is next best; his heaviest
weighing 369. a..
Sussex county also has a hand in the
hog business, and furnishes the following
Beni. Hearn, of Dagsboro hundred,
killed d hog which weighed 5o1. :,
VIM. O. Short, of Dagsboro hundred,
slaughtered three hogs weighing l2oo
pounds, the largest OF which weighed
$50. ,-,, =
| Silas N. Warrington, Jr, butchered a
hog last week that weighed 60 pounds
Lectuges.-At the Grand Opera "a House Use
Saturday afternoon, faul , pu SaFora 49,"
the African explorer, lectured before !;
good. sized audience of adults anu cIii
} 5ran taking for his subject, "Iost III Cht
Jungle.n n his lecture he not only r@eci @
, | tod his numerous adventures whlle io2
in one of the dense iuDgleS OF the All
i can forests, but gave much INTEREST," y
ond instr uctive information IN rega,u y y
> that great unknown country over "nlOA
he has travelled so extensively.
In the evening he delivered ation anotnoA II II
:, teresting lecture on "EXplorauon ~ ~
, senatorial Africa in which he mingle'
i information lest and adventure III Wv
e nnost Interesting manner. Both lectures
were very much admired. ..
: uorE.et Street on Saturday Ntght'-O,
Soturdav evening Market street wa
thronoed with promenaders-- llieH
Q noman and children-who turned ouI {
II II Use 10 see the display OF GhrlsIHiia
II "f,ods in the store wlBdows. AhS W.
r. go looked their very best, and 1rol
n uo"n the manner in which they were gazedi II
d 20 tnJ nv interested crowds, it was evlusl l
n he 1eonle we're enjoying their oaCufo''
r mioht nromenade with UNUSUAL zest'
If pcs,llted FataGy'-Jobn Smith VINO no wa
injured by the premoture eNplosi"nd paosd
nnywder ,mydL on Friday last while engageu ;s !,
Is PHw P%ostipp at Quarryvile, died from MS Co u
Or n,r1e ;"ries yesterday at the Aims House. ~ ~
pnar urR Rose summoned jury, Tor Ine l.,,, pu
Une nea of holding an inquest, but recelSin
pose pos hodv o they adjourned until this evenin
VI = o'clock. for the purpose OF 'aA'ns "
90 timony. a,,r;ro sa
er .dny JnS" night a canal boat loaded WI, J
" Svs uruaS chickens, ducks and geese, .
. FiNeu Har morning the vicinity OF tne wnd 4
daS cmrowded with persons puylng or "
nd an,trv wa, They were selling at reinal
w ably low prices. TT. vn. Ha
!. M t1,rder.-on Saturday night Wm, m. ia :,
=. Mot"c ro1 OF Appoquinimink Hd, g9Ou @Onk;, IL
,;iIed III I another negro named Isaac dd aop1L ~
list 4aaIously was the cause OF Ine Ot - vet be
,od 30 ;mmcdiately fed aud has .sr noe se' in in
ing rontured. rlS Full particulars appear ~
NJ Iater edition.