Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-26
NEW SERIES. VOL. IV.-NO.
THE PEYINSULI.


baStIT, hiN rep 'f'cn ny hra0 ir '"L'R q as
having failed.
Curtis X Bros Nouantum Paper Mills
At Newark have been closed this week
while extensive improvements went on.
chancellor salisbury, on Saturday, de
oided the case OF G. A. Conway Vs. u. II.
Wright, administrator of G.. W. Wright,
deceased, in favor of defendant. u II.
0dre Democrat.
The b. Il 0. Railroad Company has
commenced work on Mr.. Lumhs fsrm near
Newark, and leased several houses at
Roseville. The old mill there ia being
repaired for stables.
Saturdays Eastern Firginian says: A
Presbyterian church was orgauized iIt
Onancock last Sunday afternoon by a
committee consisting OF Revs. Messra.
Smith, StimHon and Anderson and Dr. Il.
w. Anderson.
Halt dozen men from this city
variously described 8s roughs aud gem
tlcmen, visited Elkton last week, and
according to one OF the papers of that
place conducted themselves In 3 soaudR
lous manner, making night hideous.
The premium list of the Niddetown
fair. to be held September 18th, 10Th and
Goth, is Just ont Each exhibitor must
pay an entrance fee of 81 for every ex-
exhibit entered by. A free season ticket
to the grounds is furnished each exhibitor
Rev. Mr.. Smith preached the sermon
and presided al the organization. A
| number of members were received into
the church and the following officers
elected X. H. Miles, ruling elder, and
John II. Lsuding aud i. L. Miles,
dsaoons.
Samuel Collins, living with the Rev.
| Mr.. Brindsll at .Iarrelltown, Talbot
county, having beep detected in forgery,
fled to Delaware Friday, but.-was cap
tnred the same day, having started to
return to the scene Of his crime. He was
lodged in Jail at Esston.
Oh Wednesday night week James Bull,
| rnlored, who reside- Ou the and Of ii. z.
| Wesoott, near Bell Haven, was called ont
of his house by Stepney Ashby and
George Briokhouse, also colored, and i'm.
mediately assaulted withs knives.
Wounds wers inflicted on his shoulder,
side and arm, and his condition is d
critical one.-Eastern frginia.
| The telephone line from Centreville to
Winchester is being extended to Stevens
Vile, Kent Island. The poles are in
place and in iu faw days they will be
planted and wires stretched 10 Stevens.
vile, which place will then have COM
muDioation with Cen.raville and thence
by telegraph with all points in the United
States and England aud the Continent of
Europe. The wire at Kent Narrows will
be laid under water - CentreCMt Record.
The mill dam at Miiileford gave way
under tie pressure Of high head of
| water Oh Tuesday week. The break was
at the gates which have been lately put
in, and the earth around them WAS not
very firm. Besides carrying away part
| of the gates some 80 feet of the dam was
| washed ont. THE cost of repair will he
about $500 or 5000. The mills are owned
by Measrs. John Nj. aud James Rawlins,
and run by George BGrton.-SHssfr Jour
nal.
William II. Hamilton and wife,
strangers, took up their abode as boarders
some days since with Hiram Shallcross of
North East, Hamilton made love to 3
pretty girl at Shelicross' and on his wife's
making complaint on Sunday last Ham.
itou turned in and gave the partner OF
his bosom sound drnbbing. That after
noon he and the girl were intercepted in
trying to elope, and now Hamilton is
under bonds to answer for his misconduct
in court.
Ben Collins, a local celebrity Of Milford,
ia dead. He was about 70 years old and
tor the last 30 NJ them his uamr has been
lannon's a wizard. Ben was not the most
moral man in the world, and found that
living on the credulity of others WAS
| .h not 1ol.
patroniz.d him who would he ashamed TO
have the fact known. They came from a
iistance, often bringing llour, ,oeal, corn,
vegetables and poultry tn olitr him as
pay Tor his conf njufing.-lIdJOd Cironicie.
The real estate of the late DR.. George
K. Dennis, at Kingston, Somerset county,
was offered for sale in Princess Anne ou
Tuesday week by Col. J. Upshur Denpi
trustee. The estate WAS divided into 10
or IL tracts, all of which were sold
except the home place upon which the
mansion house stands. The latter was
offered for sale and bid OF $l5, 900 put
upon it by Mr., Levin Beauchamp, which
offer was refused. The remainder of the
estate brought upward OF $l5,000.--
II mooratic Wessen, er.
A. j dadd has purchased the Foster
farm, near Sudlersville, Talbot county,
Nd, for $4,000 John +. Rush has pur-
chased ths 80 acre farm of G. II. Water
man for !5, GO; Messrs H. j. Trippe and
Ct. Il Haddaway have sold their two
thirds interest in IdlswoOd, known as the
Emmsuusl farm, 262 acres, near Esston,
to Joseph IL. White, who already owned
one third interest in the farm, for $40, 500;
Colonel J. G. Mnllikin and DR.. /. A.
Barber Of Esston, have bought Jonathan
4. Georges farm in Chapel district, 264
acres, for $3.50.
The animal premium list of the Kent
County (Md.,) Agricultural Association
is being cir yulated. The fair will be held
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
the 11th, 18th and 18Th days of Septen,-
ber. The usual premiums are offered In
all the exhibit departments. The races
will he as follows: First day, Q 45 class,
purse OF $500; $50 class, alt0. Second
day, ESQ class, purse $50 colt race,
purse $3.50; 2.5G class, purse $500.
Third day, 3 minute class, purse $3.50 ;
wagon race, for Peninsular horses without
record, $50; 2 "a class, purse $500. En-
tries for the races will close on August
Both.
Muddy creek letter gives an amusing
account of the last attempt of we'll
known bachelor of that section to secure
wife. Matters were progressing favor
ably, his oxen We're traded for a horse,
and the expected bride was carried to
church in much improved style. From
some cause she concluded to return with
another. At the next meeting the slight
had to be considered, angry words were
, INDUCED in, and fight seemed inn
, minent covenient basket of eggs gave
Mother Eve the necessary weapon, and
she pelied the would-be lover SO fast and
so thoroughly that he was glad to beat q
hasty retreat.-Edstern Virginian.
The adjourned hearing by the Mary.
/ land Board of Public Works of the propo
3 sition of the Philadelphia branch OF the
/ Baltimore Ohio Railroad Company tC
, bridge the Susquehanna river at Port
Deposit took place Thursday at the rail
: road company's office In Baltimore. A
l number of business men, mostly from
, Port Deposit, opposed the building of the
l bridge according to the company's plan
which provides for 3 structure so fee
= above high water, without draw. They
a insisted that, in order not to iuterfer,
, with navigation, it should be 100 fee
! above high water, or have draw. A
, decision is expected at Annapolis to-day
9 According to the Milford Chronicle thi
o season promises to be the best in the his
4 tory OF Delaware's canneries. The Hous