Daily Republican., 1879-10-20
PENINsUAR sIFTIHGs.
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Readers EdinealtOn.

Readers Ed1nc0t1On.
There Is school marin in distric
No. 40 who is creating considerable ex
citement by defying the commissioners
the law and the whole peighborhood
Two Of the commissioners want to de
pose her. The third advises her t
stick. To make the matter worse an
other teacher appeared upon the scen'
hired by the two commissioners. Boil
teachers went to school. No. fright
ened No. 2 off. The two commissioner,
locked the door on teacher No. ], bu
she crawled through the window and
up to last accounts she remains master
Of the situation.
! President Hinckley and Superin.
tendent Kenney of the P. w. & B. rail.
road company with half dozen Of
their directors stopped at Milford while
down the road last week. The incident
set prying heads thinking and upon
reliable foundation is given the antici-
patton that the President and other
officials of the road will build an exten-
sion from Dover to Milford if the direct.
ors will guarantee on the stock issued,
five per cent. dividends.
A peninsular fowl has no chance now
adays. As soon as he is out of his shell
and before he has had time to wink he
is swooped down upon, sold to the can
M u a Ii tnI Iyar HI Ia 10
flesh potted and picked and retailed
out at A cents per can. Dover in this
manner absorbs the existence of thou
sands Of luckless fowl. Milford will al
so start in the same business.
Lewes is domiciling a Bulgarian
Monk of the Greek church. He halls
from Jerusalem and as he toasts his
shins by "Doc" Knowles editorial fires
and contentedly wipes his feet on Docs
stuffed chairs and brussels carpet he
spins his yarns to interminable lengths
and wonders at the absorbing capacity
Of an unsophisticated journalists cred
ulity.
The wires of the U. S. Signal Service
from Cape Henlopen to the Virginia line
connecting the life saving stations, are
suspended froE1 the Western Union
poles along the Delaware and junction
and Breakwater Railroads to Rehoboth
where. the line will run straight down
lAu ocean shore.
The coored people of Hamtown are
going to build church on one of the
principal streets of Middletown. The
"Transcript" is astounded at their au-
dacity and incites the neighborhood to
revolt. "The colored people had bet
ter keep their church SIN their midst"
at Hamtown" is his ominous threat.
Thomas Green, from Marydel, began
fooling with man named Ringgold at
Dover on the day Of the circus and for
his trouble was shot in the arm. While
the Doctor was quarrying the lead out
of Green's arm, the man Ringgold, who
was from Chestertown, escaped:
John P. Almond" was. initiated in
Salisbury service during the early part
of last week. 1t did noble work. The
fire originated in the stables and the
tirempn who operated "John p" saved
considerable property that was threat
ened with destruction.
Twenty five thousand dollars worth
of apple brandy was distilled in Kent
and Sussex counties during the month
OF September. Tho Government tax
was S9,000-thers being 1900 gallons
made in Kent and 5000 Sussex, or 10 =
600 gallons in both.
The sweet potato crop of the lower
portion of Kent and the upper part Of
Sussex is very large and of the highest
quality because of the recent dry hot
weather, which has ripened them to
such perfection that about one-fourth
their eight is sugar
The village of Five Points on the
state road, four miles from Dover,
south, is rapidly improving. A large
canning factory, eight or ten neat
dwelling houses, and school house as
large and fine as even our best towns
can boast of.
Mr.. George W. Cummins, on his
home farm, near Smyrna, is removing
an old orchard planted in lS56---23
years ago. 1t has been continuous
bearer for about u years.
The farmers of Cedar Neck says the
crows were never 80 numerous in that
and that they are pulling up
the young wheat at rate that is won
derful for crow.
Gov. Hall, Chief Justice Comegys,
Gen. A. T. Torbert and Hon. Benjamin
+. Biggs were at "the gratest show on
sarth" in Dover on Tuesday, and occu-
pied front seats.
Among some old iron sold in Newark
on Saturday was the half of cast-iron
cannon bali which was fired in the sklr-
lnish near Cooch's Bridge, during the
Revolution.
Governor Hall, will on the 9th ap-
point register of wills for New Castle
county. Messrs. Sewell c. Biggs, Thorn"
as Bird and Charles McWhorter are the
In consequence of pressure of orders
Messrs. Joseph Dean & Son of Newark
are running the weaving department
In their establishment eleven hours
per day
The official board of the Presbyterian
church of Milford, has called the Rev.
Edwin B. Ratfenspe ger, of Philadel-
phia, to the pastorate Of that churcc.
There was only one civil suit tried
IN the Sussex county court last week.
Lawyers are preparing to immigrate
nto New Castle.