Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-11-03
PENINSULA SKIMMING.
CAT cred Together From Our Ex'
changes

About six years ago appeared in this
town one morning stranger about 30
years old, with not bad face, sandy
hair, and plenty of tongue. About three
years ago he and his wife both
protested conversion in the NJ. f.
church here, since which time
he has apparently conducted him.
self all right--only he would talk big.
Things went along smoothly until q
short time ago, when it was noticed
that he was shipping lots Of goods on
the Del. R. R.; but little Of nothing
was said about it, until Monday Of this
week, when some one went to his house
and found it empty. He and all his
family and all his goods were gone
where, no one knew. He leaves a fine
crop Of creditors to mourn his loss.
They mourn for him all the way from
81 up to 5000 each. The whole amount
of money that be owes in the town can
not be- less than 1000, and some put
it as high as 81, 800.
The Milford News" says: "The ex-
cursion over the J. & B. Railroad and
its connections to Philadelphia on Tues
day last carried three hundred passen-
gers. If these each leave SOS in the
city it will make 1880 taken from
Sussex to that city in one instalment.
In another instalment 100000 have
Just been spent by the farmers for fer
tilizers. Altogether the Peninsula has
not spent less that six millions OF dol
lars in New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore during The season now draw
ing TO close. This shows it 10 be a
trade worth cultivating.'
Harrington is one of the most thriv-
ing and progressive towns on the PEN
insula. 1t has a population OF nearly
FIVE hundred people, contains three
churches, large public school house,
a dozen stores and shops, two hotels,
a steam grit mill, two steam saw mills,
two mast hoop factories, a large steam
spoke and wheel rim factory and other
industrial establishments.
The steamer "Albemarle" got ashore
on the bar between Cape Henlopen and
her pier on Tuesday morning last in
the fog and had to land her passengers
in small boat. The tug "North
America" came to her assistance but
could not get her off. She aided in
landing the passengers. The cal
bemarle subsequently got off at high
tide.
Col. Mapes, Superintendent of the
r. & W. railroads, has left for New
York apd will not return before Decem-
Der. Ill health has forced him to take
this vacation. Conductor McCleary is
now acting superintendent.
The Government is giving the light
house at Bombay Hook athorough over
hauling at a cost Of II 200. Among the
improvements is a new oil house, the
purpose being to use kerosene hereaf-
ter instead of lard oil.
During seven days, commencing Nov.
LIST, Postmaster Herring has orders to
report to the P. 0. Department the
amount of mail matter sent from the
Milford p'st-sfice each day.
Mrs. Maggie Cochran, Of New Castle
county, received the greatest number
of premiums at the recent fair of the
Peninsular Association. They aggre-
gated in value $69.5O.
Governor sHall, on Wednesday, ap-
pointed A. p. Sordon, Esq, Justice OF
Peace for Mispillion Hundred, to reside
at Harrington, in lieu Of Esquire b.
Fleming, resigned.
Some Of the farmers Of Sussex have
been compelled to SOW their wheat the
second time. Because Of the exceeding
dry weather and the heat of the ferti-
lizer it failed togerminate.
Geo. W. Ingram, real estate agent,
has sold the farm Of P. s. Graham, near
McDonough, to Philadelphia man, for
$4,000 cash.
Mr.. B. Fenimore, near Odessa, sold
during tho past month of October q
second crop of red raspbsrries from his
vine.
A vein of "Yellow 0chre,' mineral
paint, COLLIDE, or something has been
opened by the dredging machine at
Scribner's wharf, Milford.
The new iron drswbridge over Broad
kill creek is now in order and travellers
TO Lewes and in that direction can take
that road.
The crop Of potatoes is not large.
Vvlu Grad tfOnn.