Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-27

The SUSSEX Midland Railroad Company
has opened temporary quarters in
Georgetown. ..."+4
James B. Deputy, living few miles
southeast OF town, this week picked 14t
baskets Of peaches from one tree and 134
baskets from another. They sold At so
cents per basel. -lhBord Neps.
Mr. 8. VI. Donnsll sold shout $50 acres
OF HIS farm, inst west Of the the town,
Deserving about Ia acres next to town.
to John Q. Sterling, near DuPont's mills,
Wilmington, for $l5. 50O.-Neaoark, Dela
oare Ledger.
BailIf Day received letter from town
in Minnesota las, wesk, directed to the
chief of pOlios Of Georgetown, Del, and
signed by q Clover OIL Justice" The
writer says that Collingwood P. Halett's
brother resides In that town and that
Hallett himself has been there for two or
three weeks. He also wishes to know if
the authorities here want him, and how
inuch rssard is offered for his capture -
.'wSeI Journal.
While q condemnation Jury of the Bal.
,more & Ohio railroad was recently
,lewips the Morrison property in Cecil
county, the members osma scross at q
point 400 feet south OF tho railroad line, a
three oornered stone, about three feet
high, with the letters NJ for Maryland on
qua side, d for Delaware on smother, ard
p for Pennsylvania on the third. 1t also
bore the inscription marked "Refxed by
II g. s. Key of Maryland, s. P. Eyre OF
PsnnRylvanis, George Reed Riddle Of
Delaware, Commissioners In 1S49"
Saturday was Al unfortunate day for
the peach spectators OF Farminsttn.
They all lost heavily, buying peaches for
so aud 60 cents per basket that sold in
New York for 80 and 40 cents on Monday.
0us firm shipped osr load TO Boston
that nearly all rottod. It was the black
Saturday In the peach trade. Peaches
were bought at Wyoming the same day
SIS low al 10 cents per basket. Twarty
cars were shipped from that station. It
belns Immediately Sttor the rain, the
peaches wont right down under the
effects Of tho heat and the slut Of the
maskcts,--Dopsr State Sentinel, Sept 29.
fYQueeustovp, Queen Anne's county,
had tournament Thursday in which she
following eleven knights, all Eastern
Shorcmer, took part Addison Rhoads,
knight Of Springfield William Cannon,
Knight OF HilssbosouEh John Callahan,
Knight Of Lone Jack William Delaoey,
knight OF Glendols B. B. Lowe, Knight
of oricle R. C. Cobce, Knight OF Talbot;
Charles Calishsn, knight Of Sherw I'd
Mills JOHN W. Anthony, knight of " ye
Mills James Start, Knight Of Wye Ball:
William Embort, Knish. Of Queenstown /;
James Bonnet, knight OF Cordova. In
the Absence Of Major William 4. Stewart
OF Eaeton, DR.. William X. Carroll Of
Baltimore delivered the charge to the
kuishta. The first prize, $50, was
won by William Dsiacsy, who took
s rings; second prize, $40, B. Lowe, 3
r.ngs thi,d, $5, John Anthony, 4 rings.
Mr. Dslacey crowned Miss suaic Love Of
Talbot, rs Qucen of Love and Bsauty.
The queen designated Miaser Nettlo Hess
and Mollis Rhodes ~ reIds OF honor.
After the tournament for prizes Louis
Rhoie. won tilt off William Sherwood
for Tho championship Of tho Bastern
Shore, Another lit bet~ean Rhodes,
Sherwood end Delscsy was won by
Rhodes after several ties. A ball followed
the tournament.