Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03
EASTERN SHORE

Under the caption of "A Campaign Of
Search Warrants" the E4stoa Ledger ha-
the folloWing. "a hatchtt and five
were stolen on tuesday nigh
from Mr.. SIas lane. Wednesday morn
ing he got u HeaTch warrant from Jastc'
Hubbard ard the Ratchet aud chick.
heads were found on the PREMISES of john
johnson, coiored The property was
fully identified, Mr.. j. H. X Shanahau
then got out seareh warrant for stove
pot, which vas also fnuud on Johnson'e
premises, identified aud received. air.
Il. n. Best, who has lost nesr!y all his
chickens, ,hep tried jobnson's premises
with search warrant ana found nothing
Bailfi kttnell who served the warrants
arrested Johnson, aud lrft hun in charge
of guard while he search, d for the
property. johnson managed TO get away
and has not since been arrested He ii N,
old offeuder. On the same day Anne
Cooper, coored, charged Mary L Bouldiu,
colored with stealing a tin bucket and
tin pan from Mr.. Pascsult A search
warrant brought to light the property on
Mary's premiges.
Centreville Record : Eighty.two gallons
of oysters were shucked at Ken; Krrows
last Monday by the oystermen OF thai
vicinity. We understand that as rule
$50 gallons ara shucked weekly ut this
poiut since the ice blockade. This supply
is owing to the fact that the Narrogs have
been open all winter The opening of
lower Eastern BAY will increase the supply
il the future. IL is from this point tnal
all Queen Auns's aud pnrtluns Of Talbot
aud Caroline counties are supplied with
the biya Yes. Ii is teir to the uystarmen
to note that they have not demanded ex.
travigant prices O listers are abundant
here and furnished Tor 40 cents per gailon.
John Butler, who occupies dwelling nj
! the foot OF the Red Hill, not far from
/ Elkten, the other uigut detected d ueipt-
Dor in the act of kipdIlng IRE al the sid,
of his house. The man fed on being
caught in the net, and the fire wa easily
put cut. Had il caught the steps leading
I to the upper story, II would have burned
first ana the escape If himself and family
would have boon impossible, except hy
leapiug from the windows.
Denton JOulnal.' Jim Dixon, is til,
name of colored man known to almos
every body in this community jim wa,
wounded during the late war, so he says
AID has succeeded in getting pension o.
is per mouth, with 4rrssrsges smnputin(
10 over $1,000, He is having high OLE
lime, aud has more friends than he ev
thought of, Jim is making his hva1ql4rtsr,
III Denton.
The Snow Hill Messenger does not taE
much stock in the partridge scare. "Cou
trary to general expectation" it rays
Comparatively few quail persisted dIrul
the recent SHOWS We had the pleasure o
bsgging small pumber this week an
they were in tplendid condition There !
sill left in the woods an abundance O
acorns and berries, and the birdf are farm
we'll"
The shipment Of ivy and swamp hrie
roots 10 the northern cities j. one Of III
growing enterprises Of the j. stern Shore
The roots are manufactured iuto pipes
whip and cane hendes, door knobs, furul
ture, ornaments, ~.
The Chnamsn returned in the cen>u
report from q Ieen Alne's cnunty la
been found. lie resides III Q enstuW
district, in a cabin il Wye river, d
engaged in the occupation Of un o. sttInaI
, A private letter from Csmbridg. sGys
with us the peach buds are nearly ii
killed There are a few Vrnth'a lrft. b,
; very few, aud we think by tne time IL
fruit sets there will be- pone lett.
Fishermen ore feeling j,hi!ant Over ii
p near approach Of the siiad fishing seasuj
and many Of them .ay that these fish vi
he more plentiful i'll the Ghoptauk ,hap /,
:, many years past