Daily Republican., 1879-03-17
ALL OVER THE STATE.


has agreed to allow the Sheriff 30 cent
a day for the board of prisoners.
q. T. Adams, K. B. Wingate and
p. w. Kollock, have been appeinte
Jail Commissioners Of Sussex County
The price of board at New CAstl
during Conference, will be Is pc
week.
Eighty-Hvs barrels Of Seaford oysters
in the shell were shipped to Manches
ter, England, on Wednesday.
Newark sports arc anxiously await
ing the 9th instant, tho day fixed fol
the Clark Chambers battle, which, il
is said, will come off on the old Nav
London road battle ground.
Mr.. Eli Mote, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens near Milford X
Roads, Mill Creek Hundred, died from
an attack Of heart disease on Friday
night Of last week.
An economical Frederick family, com
posed Of three persons, claim to live on
oU centS day.
Mr.. William H. Robinson, Of New
ark, has declined the appointment by
the Levy Court as constable for White
Clay Creek Hundred.
Kent county farmers are taking con.
siderable interest in sugar beet Guilt
vation, and will probably plant extern
sivsly this season II assured Of mar.
ket.
Mr.. Nelson Warren, of Milford x
Roads, recently found the head Of an
Indian tomahawk on the edge of one oi
his fields. The weapon is of stone and
has very sharp edge.
At Dover last week the following were
the prices for grain; Wheat, red, $l.00;
white, $1.10; Corn, 40 cts. Oats, 25
cts. Flaxseed. $l.25; Buckwhsat, 80
cts. Timothy, $l.9O.
Mr.. James l.. Hsvsrin has sold the
Dover Mills to DR.. 4. 0. Shakespeare 4
Sou.
Sene Of the farmers around Dover
have commenced seeding oats.
Sheriff Dunn Of Kent County sold a
lot of worthless and condemned aint-
lock musksts belonging to the State on
Thursday. They brought from S to 70
cents each, one lot selling as low as l
cent each. These guns were made in
1882, and have cost the State quite q
san yearly to clean them.
Col. VIM. 0 Rsdden, who command
cd the Sd Delaware regiment in the late
war, has just had a monument erected
over his grave. 1t is nina feet in
height, round column, over the top Of
which the American flag is 80 carved as
to drape artistically around il. =
DR.. G. W. Marshall Of Milford, will
try the experiment Of raising cranbsr
ries on the meadow east of town. lie
is now seeding some fine berries for the
purpose, and proposes to completely
demonstrate the fact that they can be
made a profitable crop.
Mr.. James II. Postles has sold a
pair of oxen to Milford butchers, that
balanced the scales at $3.50 pounds.
Their separate weights were 200 and
1880 pounds.
Tho saw mill that belonged to the
estate Of Joshua Sharp, deceased, locat-
ed between Bridgville and Greenwood,
was destroyed by Gre last week. Loss
about $500.
A lady in Laurel has q cat that will
b. II years old next month. The cat
s in fair health, and is still SHE to play
with "mousy dear"
The Sussex "'Index" says: Gov.
9all has been dispensing military hon
ms with a liberal hand, but Tor some
reason Seaford has not had new
Colonel yet. What is the matter! Are
you afraid of the appearance Of the po-
tato bugs Mr.. "Endex!"
Fourteen persons will apply to the
court for license to sell liqnor, in Sus-
sex, at the coming term Of court.
Lowery Of Milford sold and shipped;
on Wednesday last to the agent OF c.
NJ. Lumson g. Co., of London, l3,009:
Muskrat skins, 800 Coon skins, l75,
Mink, 600 Opossam, S Otter and s Fox
Ahins. This sale aggregated about $l,-'
500.
It is said that tho wild ducks are un-
usually adundsut at present in lndias
River, and in the ponds along the sea
coast. Thousands of,them have been
killed and yet there are acres OF them
left to propagate their species.
Seals have made their appearance
this winter both in the Delaware and
Chesapeake Bays. A young man in
Milford Neck, few days sin.o saw
one summing himaelf on the beach near
the "Big Stone."