Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-20
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Middietovn Transcript local on peaches
" All the fruit growers that we have inter-
viewed, seems to be pretty well satisfied
that the pesch-buds were killed by the
intense cold weather. People outside of
the Peninsula will laugh at this, of course.
and say, the Delaware peaches will come
around all right in due season. Very
WE'LL perhaps they may. We are no
slarmist, and we held out for a fair crop
las. season after some of our friends had
killed of all the buds. Experienced
growers are the best judges of the effect
of cold upon the germs, and, in this
section, they nearly all agree that the
prospect is very dsrk. So many orchards
have been taken out, and the land given
over to the growing of other crops, that
the Middletown section now only con-
siders the peach crop side issue; and,
after the crop of last year, only slim
Weld could have been expected under the
best of circumstances.
Talking on the peach subject, the Nil
ford Nens says; ut would seem to be the
nearest approach to Omnisciepce to be able
to know Just when the peach germs are
killed. Last week one party examined
about Thousand buds and pronounced
them all dead This week the same party
inds plenty OF them alive in an orchard
not far removed from those examined
previously. This might indicate that they
are alive in some orchards and killed 10
others. One man offers 81 each for all
live buds brought him, another ten cents
for all the peaches in the State, and few
SAY we will have a crop if not killed here
after"
The De!l0are Inquirer gives the follow
ing queer facts "Wnen the sleet came
aud coated the trees it was thought it
would effectually check the sap but such
was not the case. line sun shining upon
the ice evidently greatly intensified the
heat which soon penetrated the bark and
set the sap to running. The result is that
the bark readily peels off now and swamp
naples are actually budding and sending
out the grsensst of green leaves. Since
1881 the llks has not Been known"
L7wes Light of Saturday, says: Capt
f. ID. Deskyne, OF Chester Pa, was in
town yesterday, soliciting subscriptions
for a steamboat line between here and
mas been subscribed L, il proposed when
the amount OF Sl5 900, the proposed cap
itsl, has been raised, to AJAX our Legisla
ture for a charter Tor the Lewis and Pnila-
delphia Steamboat Company, The pro-
ject So ms to take well here and viii no
doubt pIeet with success
The Dover Dehudrean Gays: lsports
from the lower part If the State come 10
u.s. that the peach crop il killed. That
the trees are frozen. A farmer living near
this town, called il the office on Wednes.
day, and says that he could not find any
live buds il bis orchard and offers a good
| price tor any person to find one. Another
farmer near hin, could only find one live
| bud in his whole orchard.
| Milford Nsns: Since we published the
/ item few weeks since about a Camden
lady dressing for church so quickly, there
mas been quite competition between the
l young aud charming lasses of that town.
They are still practicing, but up to the
hour of going TO press, the quickest had
succeeded in dressing ready for church,
including comb.ng her hair, in seven
minutes"
Elijah Adkins, living about two miles
from MlllsbGr0 was buried on Christmas
day week later his sou John, a boy
about Is died, and on Saturday last his
wife died, and child yet sick, day oil
two ago was not expected to live.
Typhoid fever, the doctor said is the
disease.
William Polk, of O1essa, and Howard
Sedgwick, of Middetown, are both slowly
recovering from injuries received in the
Q "a gnll T III
wounds were in the face, aud, DR. Hanil
ton thinks we're made by nails. Oae was
q painful cut inst beneath the eye.
Sussex county agrieuturlsts have been
invited TO attend a meeting at Salisbury a
noon on Tuesday, 2j.h inst for the pur-
pose OF organizing an agricultural society
to embrace all the counties of the lower
peninsula and provide for the holding Of
annual fairs.
The Milford Mons wants the river a
that place made navlgable for larger Graf
at low water. 1t thinks Congress should
be interviewed about the matter, but de-
plores he fact that the Mllfordites ar,
uot public spirited enough to do it.
The SUSSEX Inl.r says that the recen
rain fall, together with the melting SNOW
gave the various MILD Jams in the country
about oil they could stand. That at tn,
site known as Walkers mill, the dam wa
ogerruu, and came near breaking.
The Lewes Light says that since tn
thaw large number Of geese and duck
have made their appearance at Rshoboth
and cunning there, next week, will b,
+ good unless another freeze should set il
before then.
Also the Legislators like chickens. Tn,
Dss11drein remarks: There has been
large consumption Of poultry in Dove
during lh9 past week or two. We can
blame the preachers this time.
What fearful weather" exclains tn
Dftt'n0r6dn Ike people OF this section
have TO move in Much sickness is tn
result. Why not move when the weathe
; is plresanter
The SUSSEX Iadf1 gays that j A. Cayen
der, Who ex@lniucd the peach trees arount
SnyrnA, of RS dollar for every live bu
ihai can be found on budded tree.
Rev. W. W. Reese. OF The Lewes Presby
, terrain Church has received a call from
| Westminster Church, Georgetown, Ken
: county, Mary land
t The melting of the SNOW aud the heay
q rains Of last week caused the flooding {
. cellars 10 numerous places throughout IL
o State.
{ Company b, OF Milford, will give a
u entertainment on the occasion of it's fl
4 anniversary.
Ibe,young men of Seaford gave a soc
J, party on Friday evening, for the benefit
9 the poer
lie rain and the thaw of last we,
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