Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

> ,eciai Correspondence Nitt Ioar''
MIDDLETON N"s 80 ste d A.
being Thanksgiving Day huhiners v az
partially snsper dsd, yet each merchant
kept his store open on the "ene-ey 81"
plan, watching bis neigh Dor, &c. Appro
pirate services were held IN the Presby-
Teri IN Church in the morning and the
NJ. +. Churon iu the evening" The most
sttrae,ivs feature Of the day was the mar
riage Of +. Alvin Cochran and Miss Ella
Hanson, at the Preshy lerlan Church, in
The afternoon.
About 2 O'Clock this morning hames
were discovered in the direction Of the
the fair grounds. Some went to examine
and found it to be the straw and hay
:ieks belong to Mr.. Burris. About 80
Yong Of straw ard at least 80 ton5 of Fl III
hay wers burned. The fire was the work
of an ipGsndiary. Suspected parties are
being looked for at this writing.
The Catholic fair at Warwick will close
this evening. A gold watch will bs raj
fled Of, Many Middl-t5wn people have
taken chances on IL.
AIpDLETowN, Dec. 3.-Just at this time
our citizens are being haunted by Jealous
negroes with a piece OF pasteboard asking
| money to buy new lot of ground, so ives
gwine ter move de Hamtown church to mo
Birable persizhun." 1t is hard to see any
reason in this, because the Hamtown church
building il already in a suitable place, the
ground on which 1t stands belongs to the
congregation and the congregation is out of
debt too. The originator of this moving
project ID the pastor in charge, whose Jealousy
runs high when he beholds the effort being
made by the Browntown or Bethel congrega-
ton to build pew church and thus abandon
the old shop in which it Ii now woyshiping.
Bethel ID receiving a support which 30 wor-
ries the Hamtown pastor that he will not
speak to a Bethelite on the street, and at
times especially on Saturday nights, this beg
gipg is quite nuisance, because one fears
the other will get the most money.
The Smyrna Records educational editor
asked the superintendent, during the teachers
institute, to allow him to say few words in
favor of his paper. The privilege waf granted
| and neither Of the last issues OF that paper
give one. fourth as much of the proceedings
as EVERY EVENING. Our citizens don't think
that q good showing for would-be teachers
organ.
Two wild geese were shot in an open field
last Friday by Jack Mccoy: They were
evidently tired out aud alighted for rest.
j. W. Riley, ''the Hoosier poet" will lee
| ture at the hall this evening.
The loss by the fire in Burris stack yard
last Friday morning amounts to $500. 1t is
thought that this fire was started by negro
who had been working for Burris. His name
is unknown but the following is his descrip-
| ton; Five feet 8 inches high, large eyes,
very thick lips, bushy head of hair, dressed
| in long black coat, striped pants and vest,
claims to have hailed from Milford, bought
new lat here the morning after the fire. hay
| ing lost his old one during the night. He
left here for Maryland az soon a8 he could
get q hat. From his inquiries concerning
parties residing in Milford it is thought he
is wanted there for some offense. Cecil
county officials should look out for him.
MlDDLErowN, Dec. 4.-Another cunning
accident occurred in this vicinity last
Friday afternoon, George MeCrone, q
prosperous farmer, being the vic.im. He
was shooting partridges with breech
loading gun, having discharged one
barrel, and when aiming for second shot
touched the trigger just as his piece
broke. Fortunately for the young man,
most of the charge was passing out the
| muzzle when the empty shell and few
grains of powder We're driven backward,
striking MoCrone on the nose and in the
right eye. He was picked up by his
| companions and carried home. A physi-
| clan soon arrived aud succeeded in re-
moving several particles OF shell and
powder from his cheek and eye. At
present he is doing as we'll as possible,
yet it is feared the sight Of the right eye
is entirely destroyed. Notwithstanding
the mishsp his game was "downed."
Your correspondent should have stated
that the suspicious sire bug" is q
mulatto.
An engine drawing agravel train being
off the track delayed the l0.l4 a. m
south bound mail 10 minutes here yes
terday.
M1DDLETowN, Dec. 81. B. Fennimore of
Odessa will start for Dover this afternoon to
have an interview with Governor Stockley on
Odessa. This feeder to the Delaware road
was talked OF four years ago and like the
Elkton a. Middletown railroad, came to
nothing, The proposed branch is urgently
needed. Two routes are proposed ; one ID to
follow the creek, starting from point
near the old st. Anne's Church and entering
Odessa at or near Corbitt's old tan yard !;
| another and most favorable route is to start
from the depot here, and out Lake street,
thence in a direct line to Odessa. The
| trouble with the latter route ID to secure
| right Of way through AlIddetown. Mr.. Fen
nlmore is taking great interest in this matter
and will push it as much as possible. The
| creek route will be surveyed IN few days
| aud an estimate of cost made by the
engineers.