Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-30
THE PENINSULA.
Crabs are unusually plenty at Chester

G. Goodwin Joynes has resigned the
of the Onancock schools.
The net receipts from the hucklebsrry
crop in the Sslbyville district this season
were 90, sls.35.
William Martin purchased last week
at trustees sale IS aores Of the Besohamp
Morris land, near Hartley, for 81, 900.
The Seaford Enterprise is authority for
the statement that minister in Wicomico
county eats rats and considers them a
great delioscy.
An Elkton man has in his possession
curiosity in the way of a freak of nature,
In shape of young noudescript, cross
between rabbit and a sat.
The Smyrna Times says that R. NJ.
Cooper OF MORTON, has been shipping his |
best peaches in crates holding IL gallon
bsskets, for which he hss been receiving
Sl4 per crate.
Superintendent l. N. Mills of the Della
ware division of the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore railroad, has been
granted patent for a heating, cooling and
ventilating apparatus.
A turtle weighing between 200 and 300
pounds was caught at Kent Island few
days ago and cold TO Baltimore parties for
So. The Centreville Record says the
shell was worth that much for baby's
cradle.
James Popzo was painfully injured at
the phosphate works of Lord x Peck, at
Odessa on Friday afternoon through care
lessness. His hand and arm was caught
between pair Of .ollers aud badly
| crushed.
| AT the Pupgotesgue, Accomaok county
races on Friday last, Captain Silas Avery's
Bsryl made a mile in 225, this being the
| fastest trotting ever known on the
eastern shore OF Virginia. George W.
Fowell's Lulu trotted in 2 20.
Walter Corson, the little son of II.
Corson of Chestertown, being on vsos
ton at Tulip Forest, the residence of u.
W. Skirven, led horse to water Friday
morning week. On the way the horse
viciously launched out with his heels,
kicking the boy on the head so badly that
his life was despsired of at last accounts.
The Eastern Iirsinian, published at
0nancock, Accomack county, notes the
presence Of Harry Lape of this city in
that town last week on business con-
nected with the life-saving stations he
has contracted to erect on the Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia coast. They will
be ready for occupancy December lst.
, Three Thousand dollars per acre is
good price for Cecil county farm land; ye
. this is the price paid to Mr.. James MoKan
! of the Fourth district for three acres b.
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
9 The reason OF the high figures was tina
the new railroad passes right across Mr.
MeKane's farm, which is valuable one
. cutting it exactly in two.-Ceca Wing.
For the year ending June 30th, 1889
n the following articles of produce wer
v shipped from 0nancook 129 600 barrels
r valued at $685. 900 peaches, oysters
/. small fruits, eggs, &C., $4,000 lumbe
i and barrels, $3.50 aggregate
II s26l 400. The imports, consisting
"A general merchandise, aggregated $3.50
;. 900. In the trade of the port three sid,
v wheel steamers, l,747.03 tons, and
II sail vessels OF ass 81 tons were engaged
+. -Eus.ern Shoremaa.
t. slene ambitious colored men Of Smyrr
ct have organized themselves into Il
oil Delta Kappa Phi Club of Duck Creek ar
rs elected Henry Clay PARCEL, president
or Do Lewis Hamilton, James Buchanf
Of Thorne and Billy Malone Rchardso
= vice presidents Robert Ineersoll Ric
Of srison and George Francis Train Jeife
ID son, secretaries, and Samuel Tild,
le Stu mons, treasurer. At least the Smyri
of Record says so and gives humorous r
ct port Of the installation meeting.
IL Col. NJ. y. Reynolds, engineer in char
v, OF the fourth lighthouse district, VIII;
Us includes part of Maryland Delaware a.
!, W N4w jersey, has made his ANNUAL repo
u, With regard to Cape Henlopen beaco
IN Col Reynolds says that in January Ii
he called attention to the tact that t
W sea as encroacbing upon the ocean 81
,l of the station, the high water line bel
nu under the lighthouse structure. Sin
IN then the high water line has receded
tween 80 and 100 feet, the change bel
probably due to the fsct that the wre
of the Minnie Hunter lies near the bsst
and acts az a temporary jetty.
ing j. Nelson, who lives on what Ia kno
ay, as ellis Andersons "pewtsr Faru
ina lost horse Sunday week from.the sting
mn M, bees. He was at Thomas C.. Morris o
VIZ visit, and had hitohed the horse tt
fence, near several bee hives. Fit
$50 from the bses or some other cause
the horse became restless and broke
am fence. turning over hive. Mr.. Mel
Try, and Mr. Morris both ran out st once,
it'll before they could reach the horse it
covered with the angry bees. The G
ion tlemen tried to get them off, but
or's horse was nearly crszsd with pain
new plunged wildly about. 1t died at sun
roe the accident having happsnei sbou
ut O'clock. Salisbury Advertiser.
81 EARLY on Sunday morning James
ooK Iaary livirg with tina family of n
hal. GalIon In sill pond Mt K.,nt c,,u
the Ma atabhad ffallon in tho grnip wiz
fruit knife, il Letting wound that pro
ned fatal in e tew hours. The news Of
light killing spread among the employees {
em, cannery hard by, and crowd Of
tn- woFkmeu secured Laary and would i
day lynched him, hut for the iuterpositio
uss. Leary's nephew, Jacob t. krebs OF b.
o a more, owner Of tho canuery. Leary
lies, then lodged in jail at Chestertogn.
lber quarrel hsd it's origin in converra
per batween Gallop and Lsary, in which
latter was kindly bu' Tmly informed
Nike he must not rel eat tue Insulting lansr
FORK which he haa pssd toward Mrs Ga
,c.,s the day before hecaua4 nj her accident
| at retaining pn-tSl card belonging
wan Leary. Laary is known as AZ e2trau
enee dangerous man.
nch Jerome Bradley and W. f. Tai
we" have Teen in the county this week
'"ts dsayofirg to obtain the right OF way
wa" WA, land ow ners along the line of the 5u
'he Midland railroad and preparing for v
ct adYuod damnum where the hight of
'l2Fs is refused. The road, when compl.
,ilet will make the distance from Bhltimni
the Lewrs only 100 miles and will b
Ing Rehobpth great deal c oser than
IUoy to tie uuisjd world. 1t will b. of il
scht oulatle b-a Ii. to the district OF cor
(, ~ hrpnEh which it runs as well a4
! Of lands contiguous 80 it, and every
. no a0ur egsmeut should hs given 20 I
made who have it in Charge The owner
The land should take into consideration
'nii' great advantages to be derived by
time from ttIA huilting Of no raal. aud v
eytr possible no damages should h4 &
for. Le' cur people be- liberal and il
beget lbssali-y i'll returA.-Ieia
DemocrGt
rKct The Salisbury ddre,.iser relates
tolloSing watermelon story e
miraculous watermelon was cut
, ON week. IL wAs one of the best Irse
&c Of Jokes of tile season. A lady up
par had about two weeks ago small IL
the in her garden, little tender f.
have One morning she went 10 look a.
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