Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-13

| n IVA aAutofy huu mAUnlu6 buOp IL
soon to be erected at Georgetown.
BIggs & Clayton of Middletown Thur
| day put up 10, 900 cans of tomatoes.
W. P. Calvin was Thursday com.
missioned postmaster at Cecilton, Cecil
county.
The Canada Southern railroad ia
having all of Its equipment built in
Pennsylvsnia and Delaware.
| Ezekiel Timmons, a we'll known Sussex
| countian, died at his home near Gum
boro', on Wednesday week ,sged 70 years.
| According to the Smyrna Re ord,
Smyrna's 1000 gallons of Ice cream thia
season have cost consumers 81 800 more
than the town school tax.
A negro preacher at Sesford this week
ended fight in his church among three
of the sisters by striking right and left
with his cane, exclaiming that he had
enough of this thing.
Captain W. B. Smith, P. o. Inspector,
has been in Gumboro this week looking
after the mail route between that place
and Georgetown. 1t is thought that some
important changes will be made soon.-
| Sasser Journal.
| Sons malicious persons fired and
burned the ont underground on Ingleside
farm, In Bolingbroke Neck, Talbot
county, last Saturday They also burnt
about $500 worth OF straw on the came
farm on Sunday morning
NJ Hooper Gray, OF the Democratic
candidates for county commissioners Of
CarOliue comfy, has witaarasn from the
ticket II IL SSH that James Ii Dong
lass an" Vt tha candid t-s Tor tue House
| of d ley ates, viii also 4, cine.
| The MANAGERS OF the mt County (Md }
| Alrtultu'i S riefy tsve decided not tu
hold a. y iait his season, ~ none Of the
races have filed. without trottiy & they
aver sufficient peopl- will not attend to
make the fair financially sue essful.
Milford correspondent OF the Americl,
Grocer says: The pack of tomatoes in
this vicinity will not reach one-half Of
last season. Ths crop looks we'll, hut the
acreage is not half that of 1852 - A letter
OF somewhat the same tenor appears from
FELTON,.
The Baltimore american tells q
marvellous story OF mysterious GERMAN
who returned a Cecil county farmers
favor of years shelter and nursing
through severe illness by leaving the
latt-rs wife $40 900. The German had
become a millionaire.
Pomona Grange, the county oreanizs
ton, of the New Castle county patrons o
husbandry, made merry at Augustine
Pier, near Port Penn, last week. Their,
WAS big dinner at p. M, and later
William Dean Of Newark and William P
Corsa of Milford made speeches.
At ths solicitation of large number o
friends of both political parties, deorg,
j. Meekins has consented to become
candidate for the treasurship of Dorches
ter county, the position he how holds
Mr., Meekins will announce his candidacy
In the Cambridge papers on Sat friday.
A tract of land belonging to the estat,
of the late Martin Il. Walker, situated
near Armstrong; Corner, and oontainin,
1873 acres and as 10 perches, was sole
on Wednesday at public sale by the ad
ministfators to Josiah Blackway OF Ceci
county, Md, for $56.75 per acre.-liid
dieto,on Transcript
The corner ston. of the nsw Methods
. Protestant church at Vienna, Dorcheste
1 ooubtJt WOO ihti ldbt Ntck WIFI lHlpTbe
sive Masonic and church ceremonies
Visitors were present from Cambridge
New Market, Seaford, and other towns
/ TIE church will coat about $4,000. TIL
Rev. J. NJ. Sheridan lie the pastor.
The Caroline county Democratic COZ
| vention, in session at Denton Tuesday
| elected to the State convention Philip W
Downs, James w. Holt and A. A. Chris
: tau. The county central committee OF
: ganized by the election OF B. C. Silver
, thorn chairman and +. P. Steele, one
! the.editors of the Caroline Dsmocrat, Sc,
B rotary.
The Democratic convention of Ker
county, Md, Tuesday elected Geore
W. Spencer, John Brice and Josiah Mas
, sey as delegates to represent the count
4 in the State convention. The delegatio
was uninstrueted, but the result is iavol
able to MoLsne, though it ia likel
Mokenney will receive complimentary
= vote In the State convention.
y State superintendent 7. N. William
a says that ten new school houses are /
n process of construction ; i've are being Ell
larged, and changes are being made
h. school furniture. He has succeeded /
introducing maps and globes into distric
I hitherto without these school Lecessitie
' He says there ia d growing interest /
a school matters in many districts.
# correspondent at North East writes
Y While the Italian lsborers were at wor
q on the new line Of the B. & o railroad O
Monday portion Of the bank that hs
d been undermined suddenly give way
D and one OF the workmen had his IL
2 thigh badly fractured besides receivin
: several other miner injuries. Ssgeri
Q other men MADE narr5w escapes. Til
sufferer had surgical attention and b
: will be removed to city hospital.
8 George A. Co,hrans who tried the g,
e pertinent of shipping to Europe peacht
g grown near Smyrna, writes from MOI
treal, that the poat hes, thouth exposed I
the ordinary temperature of the tril
sold In Liverpool at SO Tor "a dozen. NJ
1 Cochrane's plan OF shipping was sim yl
to pack each individual peach in cell
4 itself at eggs are pocktd, He thinks IL
peaches he sent, Moore's Favorite
medium sizA, arrived at Liverpool littl
shriveled and dry as the day they Wei
packed was an exceedingly hot one.
!, The following is list of the scbo,
a book depositaries for Kent county 81
pointed by the State Superintendent
y DR.. X. NJ. Cloak, Smyrna DR.. H. n
: : Howe, Leipaic; James Cowgirl & Sol
y Dover; G. M. Carey, Wyoming; Willia
q M. Pfouse Il Co, Magnolia; j. b. Me-
: sick, SIaught-r's; T. J. Conner, Feltou
= George A. Ridden, Harrington C.
: Harrington, Pennington l.. A. Melvin
. Frederick; Dir. Nathan Pratt, Milford
= Depcsitaries for Kent9n, Camden an
Il Willow Grove to be- hereafter appointed
II Saturdays Milford Neps says hia ate
noon at 'Squire Beswick's Office will |
tried Uhat will doubtless prov IA int.
estipg case. A.. z Alderman brings su
against D. Scott & Co for payment for
= certain number of baskets OF peanhs
and the defendants allege that II
n baskets in which the fruit was delivera
e were smaller than the regulation siz
,. The trial will bs bsiore referees. Peac
a baskets vary considerably in siz4, al
the need of uniformity is felt by all wi
G | purchase peaches. The mos. aatisfactor
ID way to purchase them for factory IL,
1t would be by the ton,
q On Monday evening New London lod q
led by Chesterville Cornet Band. visite
+, Hiram Lodge, A. +. and A. NJ. of Newarl
They were fraternslly welcomed an
handsomely entertained by their Mason
A brethren OF that Jurisdiction, and wei
highly interested and delighted with til
q | prompt aud preoiHe evolutions of the De
i aware goat. At the close OF the lodge a
q were invited to refreshment at the Vast
ington House, where they had spres