Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
DELAWARs DOTS AND DISHES.

D Trui;t, o. Il. williamson and Il. r.
K. Kenney, the present incumbents are
candidates for State Librarian.
Rev. William p Davis, of the M. E.
church of Dover, returned Tuesday even
ing week from his trip TO Palestine.
Smallpox rumors, the Transcript says,
injured the holiday trade of Middietown
to the extent of hundreds of dollars.
The Peninsula produced this year twelve
million bushels OF grain and three million
baskets of peaches. Mi2dLstOon Tran
script.
The Franklin City," the Worcester
railroads new engine, came down Friday
and will be put in Immediate SERVICE
Georgetown Inquirer "... "
1t is impossible for the Delaware Rail-
road Company to furnish cars sufficient to
transport the corn crop and the result is
the local dealers have been compelled 10
put down prices -Smy,nG IineS.
The Milford Chronicle according to the
previous announcement in these columns,
changed hands Saturday. j. e Scott, the
old proprietor, with his brother Irving,
will engage in the Manufacture and sale OF
spring beds in this city.
Every year on Christmas day, DR.. @.
H. Richards, Of Georgetown, distributes
among the inmates ef the Sussex county
Almshouse, apples, oranges, cakes, candy,
tobacco and pipes. He went again this
year to the delight Of the iudigenl, and his
own pleasure.
Shepherd p. Martin died on Wednesday
week of pneumonia after three days
illness, aged about 43 He wes prominent
10 his younger days as Democratic poll
ticiap, and was elected ucmber of the
Legislature on that ticket later. After
wards he preceded Captain Long ss Pro-
thonotary of the county, aud has since
resided in Georgetown. - Ge0rget0,DR In
gUrer.
One os our citizens who observes
through a stronger medium than his own
optical lenses has figured it out thal
SlS,0O0 was expended for presents hy the
people inside the town alone. That OUT
of population ct . 500 there were | 600
who gave Christmas presents from 81 To
S3G. An average of this gives SIS to
ench or an aggregate Of SIS 600 -SmyyRa
Times
The mercury stood al u below zero at
sunrise, on Thursday morning last, and at
l2' below, at the same hour Friday morn
ing. Many fears have been expressed that
the peAch buds are killed These fears
are without foundation. The buds aud
branches are dry, indeed. almost destitute
of sap, aud the probability of good crop
in 1881 is very good. In January, 1873,
the mercury was down TO nsarly zero for
several days. and the crop that year was
coed. In February, 1875, the mercury
ranged from 1Uo down to zero for more
than week, and the peach crop that ear
was enormous, Gold weather kecpa back
the floT Of sap, and dimiuishes the danger
from early frosts -DelGDcFeaa.
A gentleman from Wiconico, says thet
on Christians day a smeli party consisting
{ two ladies. one geuteu9u M Is lihle
girl, went out in canoe TO got 10 Rehoboth
to church. The canoe had three sails ard
the gentleman found he was unable TO
manage them oil by himself, as high
wind was blowing, He took in the main
sail and went cut to take in the jib, when
heavy squall struck 'tbe dugout," and
she went over. The craft did not sink,
however, and with the aid of the gentle
man, who was a good swimmer, all of
them got up on the side and sat up there
all day before they were rescued. 1t
was bitter cold, and the ladies were
exposed in their drenched clothing to the
keen blasts for nearly eight hours. One
of them died on the following dey from
exhaustion.