Daily Republican., 1881-09-05
PENlNSULAR NEWS.

ChanGes-Aul the news IN q nut
Shell.
Kent and Sussex farmers are eating
corn.
Beach birds are plentiful along the
Bay shore.
The steamer " Breakwater" is again
on the line between New York, and
Lewes and is making regular tri-weekly
trips.
Some of the canneries are not getting
enough tomatos to keep them running
full time.
Mr.. and Mrs. N T. ,'erman, of Smyr-
ma. celebrated the fftieth anniversary
of their marriage on Thursday evening
Of last week.
The dry weather has cut the jersey
toma to crop short, and Gamer from
that State are in Delaware Offering
nine dollars per ton for all they can
get.
The editor of the Smyrna Times init
mates that the time for courting on the
door step is nearly over. Yes, after a
man is married and baldheaded he'd
better quit that sort of amusement.
The citizens of Georgetown have not
entirely escaped the troubles OF water
famine. Many wells are dry, and in
some sections of the town water has to
be brought from long distance.
WIN. A. Thompson, of Smyrna, made
q wager last week with +. X. Cochran,
of Middletown, of a new hat. that be.
fore June l next, wheat will sell at 81
and corn 81 per bushel in the Philadel-
phia market.
Caudc. son of b. +. Williams, was
drowned at Flemming,' Landing, on
Wednesday, of last week, while bath
ing. The body was found on Sunday,
four miles from the scene of the acci-
dent.
Hon. James Williams, who resides
near Kenton, says they have had not
rain, comparatively, since wheat har
vest, and not enough at that time TO
drive the men from the fields. The corn
in that section, he thinks, will not be
much over q third of crop.
There are at the present time about
fifty stills al work in Sussex county,
making apple brandy. The average
daily capacity of each still is about tif-
teen gallons Four bushels Of apples
are required to make gallon of bran
dy. The apples are bought al 10 and II
cents per bushel.
While T. II. Pratt and Isaac Hill,
carpenters, were aL work Oh Il new
house in Queen Anne's county, recently
a hatchet in the hands of Mr. Pratt
flew from the handle ard, falling a
distance of sixteen feet, struck, blade
foremost, the head of Mr.. Hill, ,inticting
a dangerous wound.
The prettiest lot of red wheat re-
ceived this season by ID. Scott 4 Bro.
came tloln the Bowers farm, near New
ark, and reflects great credit on Mr..
,Johr Miller, the farmer. The crop of
wheat was about 1000 bushels, of
plump, bright red, of neavy weight and
perfectly clean.
The Board of Directors of the Phil
adeluhia, " ilminston Baltimore Rail
road Company have appointed l.. X.
Locke Superintendent OF the Central
Division Of that road. This division III
cludes the Philadelphia and Baltimore
Central and the West Chester and Phil
adelphia Railroad.
Mr. Joseph Friend, of Cumberland
Road, Glasgow, Scotland, has address
ed Governor Hall, i'll his official capaci-
fy, inqniring concerning Delaware
ands. Mr.. FreId proposes to bring Il
colony to this country and has the lands
Of Delaware in contemplation as place
Of settlement.
"This has been bad year for the
said Superintendent Mills,
Of the Delaware railroad on Wednesday
Of last week. "The peach crop a failure
the wheat crop short; corn light drying
up with drought; the only really good
crop has been strawberries; raspberrles
lid Lot turn out very well apples are
plenty, but not bringing anything
At Powellville, Wicomico county, on
Saturday, Pratt Parsons had Difficult
y with Benjamin Morris which ter
in Morris shooting Parsons,
he bullet taking effect in the back,
ust above the hip, in almost exactly
he place the President was wounded.
The injury is considered very danger
,us. Morris was lodged in jail here.