The Morning herald., 1877-03-26
Peninsula Notes.

Pentns"la Notes. ...
Peacb,growers are frettlng because the
coming crop gives promise Of too large
yield. ..-........,...r
The first shad Of the season we're sold in
Elkton on Friday the 17th inst, at 75 cents
per pair. - '"' 9 ~ r'T
The past month there has been large In
flux of land buyers from the North aud West |
to Dover. J.. w., ..ot ,,,s ~. t', ,tot ~
Jacobs, g. Scott, SHIP builders at Smyrna
Landing, haye commenced building a.5o
ton vessel. ..,-.,... .,,l ,,,, ,,,,. ...
The Smyrna Junior B. B. 6. have organ
lied for the season, and will play any club
under 1s for the championship Of this coun'
ty.
George T. Clemmy, living near Princess
Anne, caught an eagle, on Thursday OF last
week, measuring six feet and eight inches
from tip to tip. 90 80. NJ F" .'!"" 4
DR.. E. o. Shakespeare, formerly Of Do"
YER but now residing in Philadelphia, has
been elected auxiliary professor in the Med
ical University Of Pennsylv s5ac 80 a..
Wellington G.. Simmons. Of FELTON,, Del.'
has succeeded Mr.. Milburne 81, Railroad
Agent, at Kingston. Mr.. 8, also performs rms
the operators duties. ..r. a,..
The people who live along the various
streams emptying into the Chesapeake Bay
from the Eastern Shore have been complain
Ing of the depredations of oyster-dred g.
ers.
A colored man, named Daniel Harris, re-
siding near FELTON,, while sitting before an
open fireplace, on last Monday night was
taken with fit, and died on Tuesday morn
ing. ~. r~'
Jesse X. Hines, OF, Kent County, has re-
signed the office Of Secretary to 1! the state
Fishery Force, and DR.. Holbrook OF Prin- ~.
cess Anne that County, has been appointed
in his stead. ,.....,... ,.l, ......,..,
J. Frank Mancha5 real estate agent, In
Elkton. last week sold for Munroe Smell
of Baltimore, farm of 60 acres near Can
terbary, to E. A. Rollins, Of Philadelphia
for 81, 900 cash. .'''' "'|'.' .
On Saturday two Elkton butchers tried
to drive calf across foot bridge. Int
calf crossed safely but both dryers fell into
the water. Moral: don't mix your drink
when you drive calves. .,atg ,D i.
solomou's Island has been sold to Com
pany of Philadel phians for $4,000. 1t il
stated that they purpose building hote
and numerous cottages on the Island am
converting it into summer resort.
John Veazey, an aged man, a resident 0
;, Black Creek Neck, was found dead on tn
roadside, near Long Creek bridge, on tn
Milton and Chesapeake road, recently. Il
had been in Chesapeake City and died o.
his way home.
William Carroll, son Of Rev. James Car
roll, of the Wilmington Conference, was &C
!, :, cidentally shot through the right arm
= taking gun out Of carriage. The acc1
. dent took pldce on the Cotton Patch hill
south of the Indian river. .,, ,,! .s
~ Mr., George P. Barker, met with seriou
accident yesterday. Hc was assisting M
: Hopkins wheelwright, in hewing a large axl'
when he slipped and fell, causing the ax'
: to fall on his leg, breaking it just above u
}. ankle, DR.. Isaac Jump reduced the iractur
8 Hamilton & Cummins, merchants Of smy
na. have made an assignment for the benz
= = fit of their creditors. Their liabilities al
~ ~ said to be $s7,00o; and assets about $9,o'
:. They have been in business. eight year
Several parties around Smyrna are said
be heavy losers by them.sf ',m
1t Frank Bryson, q young man res iding'
J. Elk Neck, met with q severe accident
j. Thursday afternoon last. He was ~ak'l
If fence and cutting off the protruding end
N an old rail, the wood proved to be rotte
The axe severed the rail and descend'
is upon bis foot, making an ugly cash aero
). the instep. He was taken to DR.. Mitchell
a. office, where the wonnd was dressed.
n On Thursday, at the hotel of Charles
oe Foxwell, in Smyrna, Sheriff Blackiston sol
" tract Of land, containing 1850 acres, bell
part of Bombay Hook Island, situate
Duck Creek Hundred, and property OF /
~ N, Wickersham to Lydia A. W. Pyle,
- Westchcster, Pa, for s6,725. Part Of tn
" land is highly improved and valuable. II
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