Daily Republican., 1879-12-15
WILMINGTON, DEL, MONDAY, DECEMBER Is. 1879
POINTS AND PICkINGs.
Gathered From oar Peninsuiar
Exchanged OF Last Woek.

Gathered From oar Peninsuiar
ExchRng < eu OF Last Woek.
There was sort of social war around
Marydel last Friday. Messrs. James
Green snd jos. I. George are tfe rival
grain merchants Of that section. A
question OF possession Of a car for grain
shipment was the matter in contest.
Mr.. Green went TO work and started
several men to load the car. Each man
started with bag upon his shoulder
to walk gang-plank into the Car.
Mr. George stationed himself at the car
door, and as the men reached the door
he showed men, corn and all of the
plank to tho ground. Green low sum-
moned his half Of the city OF Marydsl,
and George his--each clan coming to the
depot armed with shovels, tongs, bricks,
old shoes and pots. 1t was only the
fortunate interference Of the ladies OF
the village that prevented an open
breach of the peace. Mr.. George remains
In possession at last accounts.
About 1890 a. m. Thursday morning,
fire was discovered in the gas works of
the Milford Gas Light Company. Before
the alarm could be sounded the build
ing was wrapped in flames, and in d
few minutes nothing but cinders and
bent aud twisted iron were left to mark
the spot. Immediately adjoining the
gas house IL corded nearly a thousand
dollars worth of pine wood that was
saved from destruction by the copiou6
deluge OF water poured upon it, with
buckets from the creek. There is al
insurance of 81, 500 on the works di
vided between two companies. MIR. Rus.
sell will commence to rebuild immedi-
ately.
Abbott & Co., of Milford, will at once
lay the keel for a SO ton schooner to be
built for Milford parties to trade be-
tween Milford and Philadelphia. The
$50 ton vessel built for Captain May
and Mr.. Fitzpatrick in the survey
made by the proper officials, was classed
higher than any centre board schooner
ever built in Delaware. This ion now
employs twenty-four men aud are very
busy.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pauy have Just signed contract with
Roach and Son Of Chester, for another
1000 ton screw steamer, to be finished
in the spring. The boat is to be fast
one and especially adapted in const'uc,
ton for tho trade between Lewes and
New York.
Rev. DR.. Vallandigham of the Head
Of the Christiana Presbyterian church,
preached his 9th anniversary sermon
al Newcastle. DR.. Vallandigham's
paatorate is with the exception OF DR..
SPOTS woods, the longest in Newcastle
Presby terry.
Mr.. William Hill, residing at Har-
rington, is the owner OF three hogs,
which he thinks cannot be beaten IN
the State. The combined weight OF
the three porkers, is 100 pounds, the
heaviest ons weighing over 700
pounds.
"Charlie" Meter of Newark unearth-
ed Spanish Dollar anon the rubbish
Of the Oli Hotel property in excellent
condition, bearing the date 1855; and a
copper cent, somewhat corrodsd OF
1885.
The Grange Association Of this State
held meeting in Camden on Wednes-
day. Representatives from different
throughout the State were
present. The Grange at Camden is
one of the strongest in this State.
On Thursday night M-ssrs. Joel
Thompson, Elward K, Wilson and
John A. Reynolds, Jr., skipped a
double decker" carload Of the finest
sheep to ptiladelphia that have ever
left Newark.
James Saxton, while loading a horse
power on wagon on Tuesday, near
Collins Beach, by slip OF a crow bar
le was using, the Implement was
thrown against his jaw, causing trac-
.urs.
Muskrat and otter catching is quite
! calling on Jones Creek at Dover-one
nan having caught about 50 in two
weeks, and had the skins for sale Wed
aesday.
100000 Of mortgage bonds of the
Delaware Railroad, together with inter
sst, will be paid Oh January lat, 1880,
1t Girard National Bank, Philadel
)hia.
The voollen mills OF Mr.. Causey, of
Milford, have been rented on q lease OF
i've years to man named Carpenter
rom New Britain, Conu.
John W. Evans, Esq, will sell his
business stand near the Newark depot
lso other property on the 18th inst.
William II, Boggs, of Smyrna, has
,cen nominated by the president as
,oitmastsr of tha tplaoe.
There are 200 CANNES in White Clay
,repk Hundred according to the esti-
late. |,
BY this tiule last year nearly all the
Dcai ice houses we're filled. {
Caroline county is out Of debt and
as 81 200 in the treasury.
.uother Eiepament in High Ltfe.
A special despatch from Hartford, =
'onn., dated Friday, says: Another :,
lcpement-not quite so sensational as
ls Hubbard affair few months ago
0 Hartford, but somewhat romantic
courred here yesterday, the parties be- t
lg w. G. Strickland, of st. Paul, s
linn, and Miss Kate Seymour Beck l