Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
III 10 PENIkS ULd.


icars will soon star. a newspaper at
Ekto1.
ST. Georges NJ. 4. Church was Seoprned
on Sunday last The i'm prcvrinep just
completed cost III 400.
James l.. Hsverin, E q, has sold his
handsome dwelling on the public square,
Dover, to Z. P. Selmser.
The Smyrna Record says that Ann
Kenton, oolored, died at her home In
Smyrna on Thursday last, aged more than
100 years.
Edward Chairs, eolored, the oldest in
habi,ant of Queen Ann 3 county, diei
at his homs near Centreville on Saturday
last, aged 81 year,.
The fire that destroyed the barn Of
William M. Stuckert near St. Georges is
supposed to have been started by a spsrk
from smokers pipe.
]. Frank Ruth, of the firm of J. Frank
Ruth & Bfo., well-known in this city will
establish himself i'll Huntingdon, W. Va,
where he will open a brick yard.
At the sale of the late Warren Kinder,
Esq.,, Thursday, rs shares of Sealord
national bank stock, 800 par, sold for
81 945 rs, the hig hest sold for $l18 80.
Judge K. K. Wilson's Eastern Shore
United States senstorship soon 20 be
vacated by the Hon. James B. Groome.
The neat and tasty residence on the
line Of the Delaware & Chesapeake rail
way, near Henderson,, Md, owned by
John Montague, was burned to the ground
On Monday morning week LOSS unknown.
Joseph LafeJra, late of Lewes, leaves
100000 worth of property, but no will
l. I'D Ha in NIL hnt1f
relatives, save brother, whose where
abouts is unknown.
The Seaford Enterprise reports that
swindling quaok doctor was in George
town last week, doing business upon the
representation thht he WAS the son OF the
late DR.. David Jayne of Philadelphia.
The tax collectors OF Sussex arc
| 81, 06S. 80 behind for the years '81 and
1872. The county treasurer says il he
had this amount he would have little
trouble in cashing the county ORDERS
SUSSEX Journal
David Foster, married man, has been
held IL $500 bali to answer at the next
term OF the Queen Anne's county court
the charge of attempting felonious
assault upon Clara Callahan, respect
able young woman.
In6 DetuDuTe DeMOCTdt IopoIbp tnnt
John Brown, oolored, held by the Talbot
county authorities for stealing horse
near Georgetown, WAS released before the
proper papers for his removal to this
State could be made out.
Treats big store at Georgetown will be
by far the largest affair of the kind in
Sussex county. There will be twelve
clerks, besides book keepers, cashier
Al. II II
carry stock valued at nearly 300, 200.
The SUSSEX Journal says that John
Stockley has sent to Chairman Dukes his
resignation as superintendent of the
Sussex county aimsbouee to take effect
about January 18Th, 1884 Mr.. Stockley
has been in this position for about IL
years.
The Denton Union reports the death,
at The Dslles, Oregon of Alexander
Emerson, a brother of the editor of the
Union. He WAS about 67 years old and
removed from Caroline county in lS47,
going first to Ohio, thence to Kansas and,
20 years later, to Oregon.
The demorsllzing effects of the recent
| election in this county may be imagined
when the fact is stated that white men
| and negroes sold their votes to those who
l would give them the most money. White
| men worth thousands OF dollars, members
/ of church and even class leaders, sold out
| for $15 and $20.-Denton Union.
| OF the JOURNALS recent estimate of
| the peach crop the Middletown
Transcript says: 1t is estimated that the
oanners and dryers used upwards Of
| l, 200, 900 baskets, and this estimate, We
think is low enough. II exact figures
4 4 L m Al. Ia
probably show total peach yield of the
Peninsula in 1888 to have been very near
| 5000, 900 of baskets. And 1t is safe to
say that the crop netted the growers
100000.
were recently discharged from their desks
at the bureau Of engraving and printing
in Washington because it was discovered
that during their leave of absence they
had lived as men and wife out in Mis-
souri,, Barnard having left behind him a
wife and family in Washington. Barnard
| now produces a certificate of marriage
| with Miss Burr, and declares that his
marriage with the woman who for "a
years he treated as his wife, is void, she
having had husband at the time OF
Bsrnsrd's marrying her. Mrs. Barnard
1
5eaford this State at 13 years of age to
one Tindle, who three months later de-
serted her. She heard that he was
| drowned, and then married Barnard
Soon after Tindle turned up alive, but
Barnard continued to live with her, it
having appeared that Tindle WAS already
married when she became his wife. Mrs
Barnard No. ! will have Barnard ar
Il k1I ~ E.,, ~ Tt,,li 10
at New Castle, and she says that Joseph
Anderson wrote her from New Castle that
| Tindle was drowned in going from that
city to Wilmington, and that she went
to New Castle to see to the recovery of
his body. She remained there three
| years.
Tuesday week while Captain Nelson of
| the schooner John l.. Richards WAS going
from shore to his vessel in canoe he
found two bodies on the beach In Kedge's
straits, in which the buckeye James K
Richardson, WAS wrecked. He requested
Capt. Evans of Crisfield, who was also near
by with his schooner, to take the bodies
to Crislield, which he did, where they
were recognized as tho ae of Captain Wal
lace and William Thomas all of Crisfeld
The Richardson WAS owned by Captain
Wallace, and was on it's way light from
Washington at the time OF the accident.
Capt. R. F. Leach Of the oyster schooner
James A. Garfield, reports that the
schooner Crocodile, Of CIisfeld, was cap
sized at the month OF the Anamessix
river during the gale Monday morning
week. She may prove total loss. Cap
ain Frank Cox and crew were saved by
Captain j. T Leach of the schooner
Joseph Allen. The Crocodile belongs to
Benjamin Leach and brother of Bslti
more, and halls from Crisfeld. 1t is esti-
mated by some that IS persons were
drowned from oyster boats in the Chesa-
| psake on Monday week.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
says that the Democratic ticket was car
ried in Worcester county last week by q
trick. An influential negro pledged to
support the Peoples ticket, nominated
by Republicans and dissatisfied Demo
Gratis, having been induced to help tn,
regular Democrats. On the day of cleo
ton he furnished colorsd voters with
marked tickets" which they supposed
were reform tickets, and thus provided
unconsciously with Demooi attic ballots
we're accompanied TO the polls by him
where he was careful to see that they
were placed in the box. This was kept
up the .14tire day without detec, 20.
On the morning after the election whole
matter came to light by confession, and
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