Daily Republican., 1879-11-10
UP FROM THE PENINSULA.
A Record Of Incidents aud Acci.
dents OF the Past Week.

A Record Of Incidents aud Acci.
dents OF the Past Week.
Last Tuesday morning Master Thos.
Fields, aged Is years, son Of Hon. Dan.
iel Fields, Of Caroline county, Md, who
resides about six miles from SeafOrd,
willie out with younger brother &C.
fcidentally shot himself through the ira
chea. He died the next morning.
When the shot was fred the younger
brother had started home for food
for the elder brother. While going he
heard the shot but thought nothing of it.
Being detained he didn't return until
late in the afternoon. Then the broth
or could not be found. Night came on
and the alarmed parents assisted by
neighbors with lanterns roamed through
the woods in search Of the missing boy.
About 9 o'clock at night they found
him in thick swamp lying on the log
of an old tree with his head downward.
1t is supposed that he was standing on
the log and perhaps holding his gun
by the hand when it was accidently
discharged.
There is discrepancy Of 62,7s4 ex.
isting between Sussex county and the
State. The county has charged this
amount against the State for the pro-
portioned share Of the amounts allowed
for delinquents, amounts allowed ia
various parties for excessive tax, for
collecting State tax, and the one per
cent due the County Treasurer. The
State doesn't admit this proportionment
and consequently insists upon Its pay
ment. What the outcome of the diff
Guilty may be is not known, though IL
is quite generally conceded that the
county will abide by its position taken,
and if compelled, appeal to the courts
to sustain 1t.
The "Paige Farm" consisting Of
about eighty acres, was sold few days
ago by P. W. Hall, its owner, to Mr..
r. H. KINNEY, Of Cleveland, Ohio, for
$1,000. Mr.. KINNEY contsmplates the
purchase of the "Linden" property,
and in case he makes purchase will
remove to this State with his family
about January lst.
The Presbyterian churchs of Chris
tiana and Glasgow will soon be united
as one communion. One year ago the
Christiana church was united with the
one at Stanton but they were refused
aid as single church by the Board Of
Home missions. Whether this new
union will be a successful one remains
to be seen.
Ken Palmer. II years old son of Mr..
Thomas Palmer, of Angola, while out
cunning on Wednesday. had his head
blown open, caused by the explosion
of his gun. Two physicians were in
attendance, but at last accounts there
were no hopes Of bis recovery.
A vein Of yellow clay which the
dredgingmachine struck near Scribner's
wharf, in the Mispillion, Milford, may
prove to be Of some value. The clay
is of bright color, very fine, and when
mixed with oil it is said tc make q
good paint.
Messrs. Hall & Sons new 400 ton
schooner at Frederick is ready for
launching and they are only waiting
for good tide to set her afloat in the
AQUEOUS element. This vessel is said
to be the largest ever built in Fred
erica.
MIR. L. R. Grant, of Woodside, has
lately returned from Canada, and has
imported hither IL Leicester sheep (6 Of
them for Mr.. II. M. Thomas), also some
Berkshire hogs, and about 40 pure bred
fowls.
The farmers to the northward ol
Newark have opened an active cam
paign against the dogs, and meat,
dosed with strychonine, is being distrl-
buted over the fields in liberal quanti-
ties.
The State Board OF Health will meet
in Milford on the Goth inst.