Daily Republican., 1879-09-15
PENlNsULARITlEs.
Gleanlngs from Our weekly Ex.
0. change LAST.

| An ovarian tumor was lately remov-
ed from the left side OF the abdomen Of
Mrs. Sarah l.. Potter, Of Sussex Co.,
Del, which weighed shirty one aud
quarter pounds. This remarkable op-
Grafton has proved successful and " as
performed BY the now venerable DR..
Charles D Green OF Philadelphia, =
native Of Smvrna In this State. The
lady bore this terrible operation with.
ont being etheris d. II is said Surgeon
Green Is opposed to etherism in private
practice.
On Wednesday last a. Julius z. Scott.
one OF the editors and proprietors of
the Milford Chronicle" was trying
to tighten the impression screws to
one of the "Gorden presses" in that of
fee. his right hand was caught in the
machney whieL resulted In the break
inc Of the index finger between the
= cond and third joints and badly mash
ing the kuuckles of middle and ring
fingers.
Wilbur Burnite, Of FELTON,, shipped
a car load of peaches TO Bnffa'o, on
which he paid $50 fright. He re-
c-ived for the same fruit exactly $48. IL,
q loss of $ll2, besides first cost of the
peaches. This is the same gentleman
who it has been stated bought 80 600
baskets of peaches at the beginning Of
the season, at so cents basket.
Mr.. James H. Law, member of the
Legislature, has bought the farm Of E.
Holloway, near Roxapa. for 81,60C
The farm contains near 100 acres Of
good swamp land. with neat two. story
dwelling house, good orchard, straw
herry patch, &c. Mr., Holloway was Of
fared four thousand dollars for it not
long since.
jim Cirwithian Of Slaughter Neck
broke his leg on Monday last He was
driving an OK team which became un-
manageable and forced him into the
fence in such manner rs tn catch his
! leg foul between the logs and broke II
. short Of like pipe stem. Both bonet
. were broken,
Henry Carpenter and Isaac Lofand
r Philadelphia commercial travellers
I were attacked bv higbwaymen, neal
+ Georgetown recently. They resisted
0 the men of the road. who were finally
frightened of by the swapping Of .
! match, which they misteok for a revol
= yer. -Ns
The town fathers Of Salisbury, Md.
: at meeting held last Monday night
passed suitable ordinances ipstitutina
fire department 70 take charge o.
their new fire engine. This will be
Q followed by an election Of officers and q
corps of hosemen. .-.
Mr.. Scribner. Of Milford, has laid the
. 14O feet keel Of his new ship. She will
be one of the largest, II not the very
larpeet, vessel ever bnilt at that place.
Sh. ia expected to carry eleven hun
dred tons Of freight. She is to be con.
structed Of the best materials through.
: ont.
a Thare was "corner" in silver in
Georgetown on Tuesday, there being
bnt one quarter dollar in town, and
that was cornered in . countyman'
pocket, who fed his horse on post hay
3 At a meeting Of the Directors Of the
= Farmers Bank, at Dover, held on last
: Tuesday, Walter Morris was elected
a cashier to I'll the vacancy caused by
q the death of James P. Wild.
;. Mr.. James Wainwright, who died .
= tAw days ago in Broad Creek Hundred
5 refused food and drink for thirty -on'
y days.
A few days since q son Of William
: Calhoun, residing in Slaughter Neck
V aged ten years, fell from a tree ant
broke his arm.
Judge Wsotten made an exchange o
4 horses last week, and was not cheated
The Judge has an "eye" for a goot
"A horse.
d Sussex county can now boast Of fiv
n weekly papers, with fair prospect TO
n a sixth one.