The daily gazette., 1880-06-28
AFFAIRS IN BRIEF.
HAPPENINGS HERE AND THERE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

E r. Wilson, of Newark, recently
planted for experimental purposes,
1900 tobacco plants.
Hay will be high this season, from
$25 to $50 per ton.
1t is thought that Hale's Early peaches
will be ripe enough to ship by July 10th,
and that fruit shipments will begi, to
grow heavy By the middle of the moith.
Milford people growl at the census
returns and claim their town is still
the largest on the Peninsula.
Howell, of Milford, has already made
14O, 900 tomato cans and expects to
make 160, 900 more.
Torbert Guards, of Milford, made
an excursion to Ocean City, on We'd
nesday last.
The first shipment of peaches was
made from Georgetown on Tuesday,
by Mrs. Catharine Pepper. The fruit
was small but of fine color, and ripen-
ed ten days or more earlier than was
the case last year.
The occupation of Every Evening,
like that of Othello, is gone. Thurs
days work at Cincinnati settled the
business. -Ge0rgctoson Inquirer.
Middletown Democrats were greatly
int rested in the doings al Cincinnati
this week and many made frequent
trips to the depot, Wednesday, for news.
| Dispatches came over the wires during
the afternoon, telling about the pu ting
Of candidates in nomination, and the
result of the first ballot was received
about O'Clock p. m. On Thursday
morning many had made up their
mind that Hancock was the coming
man, and the news of his coming nom
ination, early in the afternoon, did
not create much surprise. 1t was uni
versally acknowledged that the nomi-
nation vas a strong one.
On Friday evening, June IL, Hiram
Lodge, No. %, A f A M, of Newark,
elected the following fficers: W M g,
George w Williams; s w. Samuel M
| Dounell; j W, George Doberity; David
l. Choate, Sec'y, and John q Shivior,
| Treasurer.
| The fair and festival recently held by
the ladies' of Head OF Cbristiana Presby-
terian Church netted $138O0, which will
be used for church purposes.
The Cbrlstiana Presby terian Church,
| of which the Rev. A Snyder is pastor,
will have its excursion to Cape May
on the 18th of next month, on the
steamboat Republic, from New Castle.
Last Thursday evening Oriental Lodge
| No. 12, / y q f, of Newark, elected
John e Walton, N q; Edward McPike,
G, and Richard Rothwell, q s.
The population of Newark will be
i ,f ri
| over the enumeration of 1870, when
Newark and Middletown were exactly
the same, 9l5.
| Nothing definite in regard TO the fu-
Iure OF the Newark and Delaware City
| Railroad, save that the liue will be put
in complete running order aud operated
as soon as ce-tain gal technicaltties CAL
be overcome and arranged.
Milford has about 23OO OF popula
ton.
The populati on of Dever, as just taken,
fOots up about 2,900.
VIM. HobsoD has been elected trus-
tee of the Dover NJ e Church.
Harvest is about over, and threshing
machines will take the place of the reap
ers, and The golden grain will soon be
on the market.
| A disease of cold with intense
hoarseness has seized some citizens the
last few days. Ii resembles the famous
| epIzootic diseace.
| DIsBANDED.-Co e, which was form
ed shor: time since in Dover, by order
| of the Adjutant General, turned over
aheir arms and equipments TO Sheriff
| Dunn o "Wednesday las. There was
not enough men TO fill the complement
required.
A boat race by Wilmington and Phil
| alelpbIa boats Will be feature OF The
Ith of July observations a: kits Ham
mock.
A committee is now collecting money
| tor the enlargement and improvement
of the Delaware College oratory. 1t Is
| thought 81, 800 will De necessary for the
| work, and S400 of this has already been
subseri bed, SlO0 by X preventative Dean
and 500 by Col Fl 5 McComb, of Will
mington.
The Newark Cornet Band played IN
the Democratic demonstration III Phila-
delphia OH Friday evening.
The new organ in st. Thomas p K
Church, Newark, is the largest In the
town, having twelve stops and 631 pipes.
IL cost $3.50.
George ambers, of Milford X Roads,
near Newark, was kicked by a morse last
Sunday morning, and had HIS left LEG
broken between the knee and ankle.