Daily Republican., 1880-08-23
THIRD EDITION.
STATE OOCURRENOEs.

ExchAmR os- w hat has occurred 10
The Inhabitnnts OF the diamond
state.
The Trustees OF the school fund has
awarded to each school district In Sus-
sex county s57.32.
A petition has been sent to the Gov
ernor asking him to appoint Payntel
Jones member Of the Levy Court in
place of Geo. De Orion deceased.
The people Of frankfort who are in
sured in the Lycoming have dubbed
together for defense, and yesterday EN-
ployed Jacob Moore, Esq, to look aftei
their interests.
The agent Of the company for Sussex
county, d. J. Minich Of Seaford, has re-
signed, it is understood, rather than al
tempt to collect this unexpected levy,
ana many of tho policy holders will re-
dist the assessment in court.
During his travels in India River
Hundred, this week DR.. John W.
Messick came across Sophia Hansey.
colored, aged 105. She enjoys good
health, never wore spsctacles, and says
shs can thread needle to-day az
quick as ever.
Robert J. Jump, who was so terribly
mi ured in Denton some time ago by
Jas. +. Melvin, is fast recovering, and
his attending physicians, Drs. Hackett
and George, being summoned before
Justice Diggans last week, testified
that he would recover, whereupon Mel
win was released upon $4,000 bail.
George De Orion, member Of the
Levy Court from Lewes and Rehoboth
hundred, died of consumption On Tues
day after protracted illness. He was
only about 80 years old and but for ill
health would have become very i'm
portant factor in Sussex county politics.
While threshing wheat, last Mon
day, Dennis McFadden, near Town
send, met with a very serious accident.
He was working near the thresher
when his arm was caught in the gear
ing and the bones and leaders stripped
almost bare Of flesh, from the hand
nearly to the elbow. The arm was am-
putated above the elbow, and, as Mr..
McFadden is a man Of some sixty years
1t is feared that the shock may produce
fatal results.
Peaches are paying quite handsomely
now, but the bulk OF the crop is gone.
The yellow fruit is already getting
scarce in this locality. Peaches never
were finer, both as to size and quality.
The best quality of fruit has sold from
81 to $3.50 per basket in New York
during the past week. $50 was paid
at Clayton on Wednesday for fifteen
baskets Of Crawford's Late.
The recent loss of 800, 900 sustained
by the Lycolning Insurance Company
on accoun. OF the Milton (Pa.) fire has
caused the officers Of the company,
which is mutual concern, to assess all
those who have property insured in it.
In Georgetown and other parts of Sus-
sex county the Lycoming has many
risks and on Wednesday the insured
parties received notice to pay their as.
sessments within thirty days. This
extra assessment amounts to nearly
$40 on the $1,000 and will prove a
heavy tax.
Just north Of Glendale, on Monday
afternoon, Conductor Ewing's train
stopped for wood, and when it started
again William H. Mitchell attempted to
cross the track between two freight car.
The moving train threw him, and be-
fore he could regain his feet wheel
caught him, producing compound
fracture of the right leg above the knee
and cutting deep cash about eight
inches long in the left leg below the
knee. The train was stopped and the
poor fellow brought to Georgetown,
where Drs. Layton and Richards at
tended " his injuries.
The following is the number OF car
loads of peaches shipped over the Della
ware Railroad from the opening of the
season to Friday. Shipments up to the
18th instant;