Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
THE PENINSULA.

Capon Springs for his health.
The required sum Of $4,000 has been
about raised for the erection of . tele-
phone line between Denton and Ridgely.
The Rehoboth Record energstioally in
sists that Rehoboth has not been plagued
with mosquitoes single hour this season,
One firm OF basket manufacturers has
sold $4,000 peach baskets to Middletown
growers and shippers. Middletopn Tram
script.
The steam saw mill of Benjamin Car
mean, in Indian River hundred, was
completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night week.
Mrs. Robert Emory of Chestertowp
died suddenly yesterday week on the
steamer b. 8. Ford as the vessel was on
her way from Chestertown to Baltimore.
Mrs. Sallie A. Franklin, mother of the
ate Judge John R. Franklin, died Fri
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
G. NJ. Upshur, In Snow Hill, Worcester
| county, aged Sc years.
DR.. A. W White, of st. Michaels, was
! seriously i'll last week with kwhat DR..
Dodson pronounoes ga type of sporadic
| cholera closely resembling Asiatic |
| cholera" He is out of danger.
| The old frame hotel in the Sixth dis |
| trict, known as the Canisius property, |
| owned by Mr.. William Grason, Rising |
Sun, this county, large frame, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire early on Wednes-
day morning.-Csca Wing.
John M. Rswlins, having been elected
teller of the Farmers Bank, has resigned
his past position as ticket agent at
| GanrUatnUp and Chs rlao Tupnan
this week chosen to fill the vacancy,
George M. Messiok being retained as
| assistant.
The directors Of the Rehoboth Beach
Association held a meeting at Rehoboth
last week and decided tina. the land
grant asked by the company desiring to
build an iron pier at Rehoboth can not
be made. 1t is still possible, however,
that the pier may be built.
Minnie Heidk, aged IS, living near
North East, charges her step mother,
Amelia Heidk with cruelty beating her.
Tine woman was held for court. 1t is
said that the child has been seen carry
ing loads heavy enough for man from
North East to her home in the country.
X. II. Roe has bought of Edwin +.
Jump farm OF 1854 acres, in Chapel dis-
! trict, Talbot county, on the Three
A Bridges road, for 1880. J. Frank Tur-
ner has bought from Perry 7. Leonard
the farm in the same district he sold
. him last spring tor the same price,
1880.
a mortgage given by the Bankers &
Il Merchants Telegraph Company of
q New Jersey New York, Pennsylvania and
n Baltimore city, the Farmers Loan and
d Trust Company, to secure the sum OF
$1,000 was filed for record in the office
of the clerk of the court here on Thursday
:, evening .-Ceaii Wing.
:. The Troth's Early Red is really the
, first peach to come that is fit to eat The
n earlier varities do very we'll for boarding
h house pies, but they never get soft enough
a for one to bite into their sunny side with
- with satisfaction, and the flavor is poor
/ Troth's will be going to market from the
n Peninsula next week. MdMetopn Tran
At scrip.
to The Philadelphia Tines romantic story
a, about William Spaulds of Georgetown il
r. discredited by the Susser Journal. Som,
q, passages in the life of Joseph Spauldinl
p were not unlike incidents related ixRh,
I'd Times story, but Spaulding has fsve
lie turned up sipce he disappeared in 1852
of and II living he would now be So year
n of age.
ir The Milford Chronicle says that
IL rumor published in the Milford CORE
ne spoDdence of the Delaware Democrat tina
ne there will be some unplessantuess il
ts settling the financial accounts OF tn
w nascent Fruit Exchange is withou
at foundation. The secretsry's report /
I'D ready for the directors whenever the,
he will receive it.
;.l Friday morning Dssey Blocksom,
tss oolored woman, was committed to George
y town Jail by Squire Lambden of Nanti
"a coke hundred, for fatally shooting
~ colored boy on Thursday. The two wer
70, struggling to get possession OF a gu
ne when the weapon was discharged the loa
WI WI passing through the body of the boy
no killing him instantly.-.SuSSer Journal.
a Frederick Shriver, agent of the Ne,
as. York, Philadelphia & Baltimore line
ma Ericsson propellers, has returned {
Baltimore from Back creek, near Chest
peake City, where the propeller Octorar
af' was sunk by being in collision with til
ah propeller Elizabeth. Mr.. Shriver say
NJ, that most of the cargo of the Octorar
NJ has been taken out, with the exeeptio
Do of some barrels of syrup, and that til
an apparatus for raising her would BIZ gotte
'es into position yesterday. 1t is expecte
gre that the 0ctorara will be- toatsd to mo
~ row or Monday. Neither vessel bor cars
"o ia damaged to any considerable extent.
A Delaware peach grower said to r
porter of the Esston Leiyer. "Do yc
know there ia peach CENTRE as clearl
,or defined IS the centre of population r
ported in the United States census? Wei
- there is, and it is very interesting
observe how it has iluctuated an
nte changed year after year. I'll
srn peach centre has been moving steadil
la southwark for years; now, for two
three years,it has bsen disposed to deile
an somew at to the westward, moving in
ing course west of south. 1t used to he
to New Jersey then the peach centre z
down into Delaware. 1t was held abol
rst Mddletown for several years. Last ye
st. tho peach centre was near Clayto tn
pse year think it will BE- found in Carolil
st county, probably about Henderson
Colds borough"
at Thursdays laielphis Times has
Fri letter from Georgetown giving the roma
ars tic history of William Spaulds. In lS4
VS., Spaulds, then 81 years old, came with
peddler's pack to the honse of Suss,
,Is farmer named Johnson. He made love
, of Kitty, the farmers pretty daughter, az,
,sy 20, and next year against the will OF Il
II parents, the young people We
as married. The old couple di,
~ and Spaulds took the farm, but
ali was "sold out" by the Sheriff, and aft,
,sd vainly trying to succeed as timer
ran Georgetown, in 1857 he disappeared, ha
''A ing sailed away from Milton III coastii
~, vessel to Philadelphia and allowed tt
BOD craft to return without him. In 1867 Il
ek, faithful wife with her two children T
ore moved to the West, where she died sor
ufe years later. A few days since wssck
Ine man presented himseltfor aid at Geore
ms town, saying he was William Spsuld
Tue He heard the story of his wife's remov
eh- and death, and trudged off weeping.
the The 0ctoraro ". 4. Church, known (
. OF and near as the "Gray Horse" is beiI
'teu torn down to be rebuilt In more mode
ms style. The name "Gray Horse' original
inc nhe many years ago, it is said, by an old gr
bod horse being turned out by its owner
die,and being found dead near the ohur
n naa door. The location of the church is in
W. wild, secluded spot near the 0ctors
, , creek, so hitdsn by trees and bushes til
III the building ia not discernible until y
OF are right on it. Mason & Dixon's Ii
'est runs direct through the aisle of t
inns church. The congregation at one til
Dy extraordinarily oppnyad Iy Jru,,l