The daily gazette., 1879-11-03
State Statements.
ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS IN THE THREE
COUNTIES.

ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS IN THE THREE
COUNTIES.
An interesting revival has been in pro-
gress for some time at Union M. +.
Church, i'm Milford, aud forty have al
ready been admitted 10 church member
ship.
Diamond-back terrapins, which are
captured in large numbers below Mil
ford, bring from $40 to to $26 per Dozen
One of Milford's most valuable setter
dogs vas malic Ously poisoned last
week.
There is talk of rifle club in Mil
ford.
The corner stone of the new A. NJ. +.
Church in Seaford was laid yesterday,
and it was a big occasion among the
colored christians, and colored people
not christians.
The schooner Fanny KINNEY was
launched at Milton on Tuesday last
The Fanny KINNEY is large three
masted schooner of 100 tors and will be
commanded by Capt. Benz. Wolf, and
is intended for the south American
trade for which he is well adapted.
Lewes fishermen lave been catching
a few crocus this week, but judging from
the sizi and number they are near the
''last rum"
The effort to open night school does
not receive much encouragement.
| The steamer Albem rle from Lewcs
| to New York is driving good trade.
| Harrington's TWO d.stilleries have
used up 10000 bushels of apples this
! year.
B. & j. Peters, of Christiana, have
leased and are fitting up the warehouse
| on White Clay Creek near the railwa,
all kinds of grain.
The Breakwater and Frankford and
Worcester roads are now doing a large
, freight business than for eight months
past.
) The Government Is giving the light
, house at Bombay Hook thorough over
hauling at a cost of 81 200. Among til
improvements is new oil house, tn
9 | purpose being to use kerosene hcreafte
: Instead of lard oil.
# The steam saw mills of James Ene
!, ish and w. =. and w. NJ. Day, Ill
II former in Greenboro Hundred and I'll
e latter in Georgetown Hundred, Suisse
Ie county, were burned last week.
v, The frescoers are still at work putin
on the fancy touches in the main roo
a. of NJ iddletown's new NJ. E. church. I'll
s, work has progressed far enough TO a
A sure one that the room, when finisht
and furnished, will be one of the mo
he attractive on the Peninsula. The bric
m work of the spire is nearly complete
The building will har1ly be ready f
le services before the middle of Decemb'
IN Governor Hall, on Wednesday la
in appointed A. +. Sorden, Esq, Justice
the Peace for Mispillion Hundred,
er reside at Harrington, in lieu Of Esqui
ne B. Fleming, resigned.
,v 1t does not seem much wonler Il
the government Is all the time at wO
III on the Mispillion and never succeeds
no getting the channel clear all the "
:. down. The Dredging Machine b
Is made a channel ten feet deep at hi
re- water from Carlsle's Ship Y ard to p
"a Knabb's; and yet some of the whar'
a" on the south side are so low and dila
he dated that every heavy rain carries o
rr them tens Of earth and sand into the I
er and fills 1t up.
ICE If fSenator Bay ard should be nomi
me ted for the Presidency next year,
hard money Republicans of this st
can support him, because this will
the main issue, and he will repres
81 their views quite as we'll as Grant, s
,le- man, or Jim Blaine.
A horse in N r. Duffy's stable In N
"J' dletown committed suicide by knock
r of out his brains against joist, on Sal
en- day last.
der John w. Causey, Esq, of this te
uoi received a very handsome present Fl
nto William Polk, Esq, of Odessa on Th
De- day last In the shape Of a full bloc
-, young Gurnsey bull. 1t is a hands,
Inc calf and is highly appreciated by the
tral ceiver.
ear, A vein OF "fetow Uchre, MIN |,
und pnannd hv the dredcin1 maohin.
ex- Scribner's Wharf. Who knows but
for when they dredge out all the wharv
real gold mine will be opened?
the An honest indifference to many
4, NailinP cnmnlai ntS Ia the result of d