The Morning herald., 1878-03-18
PENINSULAR NEWS.
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Compiled from oar Exehsnges.l

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Eighty.three pilots reside in Lewes.
The Index tells Of peach tree in full
bloom at that place.
Sam Sanford will appear In Middlstown,
soon in Uncle Toms Cabin.
Farmers sre busy sowing oats and break
ing ground for corn planting.
Lewes man named Mcvey has been
left fortune by s::deceased Californian.
Only fifty votes were cast at the late
Dover election. Can anything excite that
town?
Reedy Island Light House is to be re-
stored iat the solicitation of Philadelphia
ship owners.
Miss Smith, present post mistress OF
Doyer. is about to retire from the " active
duties of q public life," and get married.
On Monday last child Of Nathan john
son, of Staytonville, was burned to death,
its clothes caught fire from burning brush.
The Roman Catholics are gradually COM
ing down the State. They have splendid
churches at Middletowa and Dover, and are
now at work in Smyrna.
Steps have been taken for the holding OF
"grand temperance jubilee i" for the State
of Delaware in some camp-meeting grove,
on the 4th Of July next.
The Seaford Lyceum has decided that the
whipping post should not be abolished. 1t
will next decide whether . prohibitory
LIQUOR law would be expedient.
An immense number of railroad ties have
accumulated at the ports, landings and rails
way stations on the Peninsula, and millions
of them will 90 to market during the sea-
son.
Mr.. c. Watkins, of Odessa, is about to
establish a steamboat line between that
town and Philadelphia. The boat Is now
being constructed by Moore s. Go. of this
city.
Rev. Samuel D. Hall, OF Baltimore, has
accepted the call Of the vestry to St Luke's
parish, of seaford, and will preach his In
troductory sermon. on Sunday the 7th Of
April.
MARYLAND.
The Bond Light Horse, of Berlin, propose
having grand tournsment during the
coming summer.
Rail birds are plentiful on the Elk riveg
aud, notwithstanding the law prohibiting
| heir shooting, many are being shot.
The Commissioners of Caroline county
are talking of building an iron bridge over
the Choptank to cost $4,000.
Isaac Bowers, lately q storekesper in
Talbot county, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the temple with pistol.
Already they have commenced playing
! base ball on the Eastern Shore. AT Churef
Hill, las week, the Stars defeated ,the Rec
Gaps Al to 3S.
shsd and herring are both scarce on thu
Chesapeake waters as yet. They are ex'
pected on In full force 10 week or two
the favorable weather continues.
The steamer North Point. ashore nea
Chincoteagus, has gone to pieces and be
fn%a 1ncu 70 aud tp0nfo0
fruits were scattered for miles along tn
beach.
| The Havre de Grace fishermen appreheD
that the approaching fishing season will no
be very profitable one, on account of tn
mild, open winter. The fish, it is believed
have been scattered, and not so many ma
be expected, In the head waters of the ba
as after severe winter.
The Somerset Herald urges the oyste
men to seek some profitable employmer
during the five leisure months, and recon
mends tilling the SOL. The oyster me
have heretofore made their living for tt
whole year in seven months thereof, bt
this season has been 10 improbable as
leave them short Of funds.
The steamer Ruggles, plying betwee
Baltimore and points ON the Choptsu
river, on Friday night Of last week, co
iidsd off Bodkin Light, mouth of Patapsit
river, with the schooner Virginia, Cap
Jno. burlington, bound from Onancocl
Va, to Baltimore, with a cargo of go
: bushels Of grain. The Captain of the vi
, ginia was knocked overheard and drown,
and the schooner sunk.