Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-15
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Three new houses are building at
Pennington
Strawberries from AecoIDec county
sold in Baltimor. yesterday at SO eeT's q
box.
The Peninsular apple crop Is short, az
the crop is nearly everywhere else in
the country.
By tine recent tournament the Roman
Catholic Church Of Middletown cleared
$40.
Two young men cunning near Seaford
last week, bagged 12l cartridges 10 a
single day.
Thu steam saw mill of Baker & David
son near Milton was burned last week.
The loss ia 81, 600.
Mrs. James Ii. Hazel died at her home
in Dover Fridaymorning of consumption,
after a short illness.
The NJ. 4. Church of St. Georges will
be reopened on November 18th, Many
former pastors will be present at the Ser
vices.
S...W Hall of Dover has leased the
Sea Board oil and paraffine works AZ
hullOWI anu lon obkdBou III iChuihk
oil.
Mr.. Alfred B. Mcyey, elected surveyor
of Cecil county on Tuesday week ia q
mem Der of the senior class at Delaware
College.
John Hall, keeper Of the fog horn near
Cape Henlopen, has been removed to
Crum Creek lighthouse, and no one has
bpan apnointad to his Dlaoa
Richard Spence, who helped the officers
at Easton on Tuesday week to secure
prisoner whom several negroes were bent
on rescuing, WAS severely cut with razor.
Dir. J. H. Wilcox of Oxford, aged 81
years, who had been suffering from
tumor Of the face, died last week from an
overdose OF morphia, taken to relieve
pain.
Uncle Sammy Burns of Cecil county on
Tuesday week deposited at North East his
sixty second ballot. His first Presidential
vote WAS for John Quincy Adams. The
old man is Repu blican.
J. 8. Lepo OF Laurel, says that Jacob
Hemminger Of Staytonville recently re
lieved him of a severe chill without the use
of visible means. Hemminger is credited
with being able to throw away ohills.
Collingwood P. Hallett, the escaped
murderer, is said to be mining in Alaska
The information comes by way OF
Brainerd, Minnesota, In letter written
from Samuel English to Russell Hobbs.
The corner stone OF new Methodist
Episcopal church at FELTON, was laid Oh
Tuesday week by moonlight, a large con-
gregation being present. The Revs. ] s.
Willis and 1. Jewell took part in the
ceremonies.
Mondays wind greatly damaged Ches-
apeake bay craft, several oyster pungies
being badly injured in their rigging, and
one or two, names as yet unknown, sunk,
whether with loss Of life it has not yet
been asoertsined.
William Emory, colorsd, aged 10, was
convicted at Centreville Tuesday of out
rageous assault upon Mahala Pesrce, an
aged and respectable oolored woman, and
sentenced to ten years. Imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
The Rev. W. Fl. Wolverton was last
week installed pastor OF the fresby terian
church at Pocomoke City. The Revs.
Henry Runner of st. Georges and DR..
Heaton of Lewes and Voohees of Princess
Anne taking part in the services.
Kent county, Md, return judges have
given the certificate of election to Burch-
inal, Republican, for senator, over Usil-
ton, Democrat, though without certifying
as to the exact number of votes cast for
each candidate. Usilton may contest the
election.
An old negro's explanation for his ad-
dressing every man as captain in inquir-
ing his way through strange and
exceedingly sterile tract Of land in Caro-
line county, was "Cause the land ia SC
poor about heah l thought dey could not
make livin' widout dey followed de
water"
1t is rumored that Messrs. A. Moonlight,
II. Biddle and NJ. Cunningham, three
employees of the p, W. & B. R. Il. Co.,
have discovered the spot where the key
OF gold that WAS thrown off of an express
car on that road In 1861 is buried, and
that they are only waiting for favorabl,
| night to dig up and make safe the
| treasure.-Cecit Wing.
Near Kenton on Sunday night weef
Herbert Downs, while drunk, shot twic'
at his wife to compel her to enter osr
riage and drive with him. few
moments later the vehicle was turned
bottom up in ditch. Downs child wa
| serioutly hurt in the accident, ant
Downs himself came off with broker
nose aud thigh, and internal injuries
that may prove fatal.
| As Turbitt K. Bartlett, with his wife
was driving along the road at Melville, il
| Caroline county, on the night of election
he ran into saw log lying in the wa,
aud upset his carriage. His wife wa
thrown ont and dangerously hurt. Sh
is in a critical condition. Mr.. Bartlett
under legal advice, will enter suit 10
damages against the county commission
ers for criminal neglect.
The longest ride made by any of tn
Baltimore SUMS special election courier
vas in D rochester county. 1t was DO
mile ash from Honper's Island to Cam
bridge, He met couriers from intsrme
diate districts on his way, and gs'here
up all the returns from that part of ID
country as he went along. AT every i
miles swift, fresh horse was in wai.ing
upon which he sped away. He reache
Cambridge on time.
DR.. J. E. Lobstein of Greensboroug
owns a farm lust over the Delaware lin
which is at present in the tenancy
David Cannon, who is the envy OF hi
neighbors through the possession OF
cow with three calves. The triplets--tw
bulls and heifer-are something owe
two weeks old. They are of good siz'
we'll developed and doing we'll Til
mother is OF common herd.-Green
borough Free Press.
The survey from Georgetown to Ker
Island has been completed by th
engineers, and the next step is to secui
the right of way. There are few person
holding out for excessive damages
Application to Judge Wootten has bee
made for a commission to assess damag,
and as soon as they have been over I'll
route and their report has been approve
we may expect the grading of the road
, begin.-Susser Journal.
1t is a singular fact that the reports
the gums fired by the duckers on the Su
quehanna fats near Havre de Grace, os
be heard under favorable conditions
the atmosphere at Glasgow, Dell, in Ne
: Castle county, distance on an ar line
more than 80 miles, while st Elktol
which is only few miles north of IL
same line, and five or six miles L ar,
the fsts, the reports of the guns q
rarely if ever hesrd.-CecI Democrat
The Rev. G. W. Burke OF Hillsbor
,, Maryland, sends the JOURNAL bit
oak wood from the old house near Cut
! berland, Maryland, occupied by Was
ington as his headquarters in 1754. at Il