Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
THE EAsTERS SHORE.

There will be some peaches in Kent
county, Maryland.
Broad Creek Neck, Talbot county, Is
ravaged with measles.
, Nearly 1000 people attended the circus
in Easton on Friday last.
1t ia likely that Talbot county will not
get its new Jail for another year.
Fishsrmsn of the North East river are
catching from 1900 to 1900 at haul.
There have been two more deaths from
small pox at Quantioo, Worcester county.
The stock Of the proposed Denton
National Bank has been nearly all sub
scribed.
Edward Savage, formerly OF Salisbury,
Wicomico county, died at Denver, Colorado,
on the 10Th instant.
Samuel Boyer, OF Marydel, few days
since took dose of bisulphate OF carbon
and nearly died from it.
Fishermen are catching black bass
placed in the Choptank three years since
by the fish commissioner.
Engine No. II was badly wrecked on
Friday morning at North East by the
uitAhlHH VI opIAt VI ih'
John B. Brown, of the tCentreville,
Queen Anne's county, neighborhoood is
going to raise few sugar beets this year.
VanMurray Robertson, once resident
OF Cambridge, Dorchester county, died at
Huntsville, Alabama, few days since at
an advanced age.
The Protestant Episcopal Church at
lf1t tra - old
has been torn down to make room for a
new church building.
The broken bridge at Denton is 10 b.
repaired at cost of 81, 500 to 81 900, or
possibly a new span may be put in at
even greater expense.
Joseph 0ifner, confined in Chestertown
Jail for larceny broke the irons from his
legs ON Monday night and picked his way
through the wall, thus escaping.
George Brinkley was found guilty OF
assault with intent TO commit rape al
last weeks sitting OF the Somerset county
court and sentenced to the penitentiary
for six years.
Col. John Gale, who dropped dead al
Princess Anne "a few days since, was for.
nerly Of the United States Navy. lie was
with Walkers flibustering expedition in
Nicaragua.
Capt Bailey informs us that he madt
the trip from Baltimore to this place il
. hours. This is said to he the quickest
trip from that place on record, Hcomok,
Hecord and Gazette.
The Rev. J. Earle Maloy assigned II
Preston circuit by the late Methodist con
ference at Georgetown is living at Easton
Talbot county, until new parsonage il
finished for his occupancy.
The Rev. L. b. Newman, who refused
| to go to the Methodist church at Snow
| Hill, has resigned both as minister ant
| member of the church. Rev. w. Black
ston goes to snow Hill in his stead.
The two-year.old son of James B. Hes
Of the Centreyille Queen Anne's count,
neighborhood was drowned on Saturda,
last in disused well. The child fell in
10 the well in running across the var,
and drowned before it could be recovered
The family OF Samuel l.. Duhamel
living near Suddlersyille, Queene Ann
county, were recently badly poisoned b.
eating American whateve
vegetable that is. A daughter of tn
family went into the garden to get horse
rAdish and mistakenly got the ipecaeu
anha, OF which the whole family partool
| with disagreeabie consequences. -Dent0
Journal.
farmer living near town, heard
noise i'll his sheep pen one night las
week A dog WAS i'll the act of killing
eve. Seeing the farmer approaching h
left the eve, and Selling a lamb, starte
off with it, In attempting to jump
fence he with the lamb still in hi
month) fell into II well and both dog an
Lamb were drowned. -Sn0u It'll ueSSe,
ger.
Rosie Cockey,a little girl living with lie
grandfather, Thomas Tanner, on fari
near Centreville, narrowly escaped deaf
On sunday last. A coloied boy Of II wa
playing with shot gun when the weapo
was discharged, the whole load Of she
passing through the clothing around he
waist, carrying OH half of her dress an
undrrgarmcnts and grazing the iiesl
causing only a slight scratch.
The Marytald Association vi raibo
county for the protection of game and fist
ut its meeting on Monday last elected I'll
following officers Colonel Samuel We'll
trili, president Captain j. 4. Morris, Il
ice president; Dr. 7. j. Smithers,
vice president T.. q. l}Nerly, Esq, co
responding secretary Oswald rilghmal
EST, recording secretary Robert lIougl
ESD, treas trer. fhc association decide
that the severe winter has not proved .
destructive to the cartridges as has bee
apprehcnded and that it was not nece