Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-01
THE PENIN,s vi =.

Fred Douglass speaks st Deutoa OF
Wednesday next.
Cornelius Wynkoop, who settled on 1
farm near Milford about IA years since
died this week at the age Of rs.
The new bridge over Nonesuch creek
OH the road from New Castle to Newport
will be opened in about two weeks.
&. T. Ward of Bridgeville has pur,
chased the interest of Joseph L. CANAL
In the firm Of Csball X Davis, shoe dealers
of Elkton.
Richard Il. Feddeman, Esq., ex. cashier
of the Centreville ational Bank, died
Tuesday of Bright's disease of tbs kid
neys, aged about 80 years.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Pres byterisn congregation OF St. Georges,
A. D. d. Taylor, J. C. Stuokert and
Albert Silver were elected trustees for the
church.
Some person entered the house OF
Joseph IHelsle, at St. Georges, Friday
between l and O'Clock p. N. and stole
about $50, the earnings OF his children in
the cannery.
The Salem South Jerseynian says that
while Joseph Kesler was recently escort
ing his daughter home to Delaware from
Auburn, Salem county, he had his pocket
picked Of $52.
New Castle is deeply moved by the
conduct of certain silly youths who
congregate in a wretched "club room"
Oh Sundays and spend the day in card
playing and drinking.
Thursday the tug Annie, owned by
Lord & Polk Of Odessa, brokei her shaft
while towing, in the Sohuylkill river and
was taken to Neafe Il Levy's ship yard i,
Philadelphia, for repairs.
DR.. Robert Ward, Maryland State
Veterinary Surgeon, pronounces the
cattle disease in Queen Anne's county
plsufo- pneumonia and Texas fever, but
principally the former.
O ueen Anne's county Democrats FIT
day had free lunch and big time at
Centreville. William Mckinney pre-
sided, and Candidate MoClane, General
Bradley T. Johnson, j. Frank Turner,
and others spoke.
At recent stated meeting Of Oriental
Lodge, No. IL, l. o. o. F., of Newark, the
following officers were elected: Charles R.
g. Lewis, N. g.; William Il. Steele, v.
g.; William M. Gamble, r. g.; George W.
Williams, P. g.; William H. Shippers,
Treasurer.
The brig Antelope, from Philadelphia
for Boston, with coal, ashore at Lewes,
has been condemned by survey and will
probably be sold as she lies. The British
.I,1 L., - bnsN
portsd, although seriously damaged by
dragging against the Breskwater railroad
pier.
The Milford Chronicle publishes an
article giving statistics of the osnoery
products Of Delaware this year. Thirteen
firms report 2,317 600 cans of toms toes !;
seven firms over 900, 900 cans of peaches;
two firms $1,000 baskets of peaches used /;
and several firms ITO, 900 cans Of berries,
apples and other fruits.
The engineers of the New York, phila-
delphia & Norfolk Railroad Company
have begun at Delmar to settle the right
of way and to stake out the line from
that point south through Salisbury to
Pocomoke City. Orders have been given
to complete the line and have it ready for
operation by April lat.
A Rising Sun, Md correspondent of
the Cecil Wing writes: "Frost stopped our
oanneries beiore the tomato crop WAS near
harvested. George A. Kirk realized
1914 rs per acre; Samuel Reynolds, about
300; John NJ. Rowlins, 1885
bushels on four acres, being 800 per acre.
Others done nearly as well. Corn paid
about $50 per acre."
Twenty shares of Citizens National
Bank stock, par value $780, were recently
sold at $l04, and 10 shares of the People's
National Bank stock, par value 800.
have changed hands AZ $105. There is a
great difference in these premiums, but
there is as we'll great difference i'll the
ages of the two banking Institutions
Middleto,on Transcript.
The steamer Enoch Pratt ran do Wn a
81 ilboat containing three colored parsons
Sunday evening IF Benona's light, mouth
Of the Choptsnk river. Gilbert Banks,
aged Is years, was drowned. His sister,
Sophia Banks, his companion, and A lbert
Murray, were rescued. The negroes had
been attending the dedication OF oh nrch
at Oxford.
The Smyrna Record is arranging for a
lecture course this winter, the proceeds
to go the Ladies' Benevolent Society OF
Smyrna. Among the promised attrac-
tions are John Wanamaker and A. K.
Mcclure OF Philadelphia the Rev. J. IL.
Caldwell, D. D OF Dover; W. Scott Way,
editor OF the Uddistown Transcript ; W.
A. Laverty OF Philadelphia the Rev.
William Robinson, Bridgeville, Del. ;
stereoptioan exhibition, by Prof, Long
the Rev. J. s. Willis of Milford Master
Ralph Bingham and Miss Gertie Buunell
and Josh Billings in new lecture.
To.day's Sasser Journal. published at
Georgetown, says: "on Tuesday last a
sparrow flew in ct the front door OF the
residence OF Mr.. William Torbert and
alighted upon the shoulder of Miss Dollie
None OF the family ever saw the bird be
fore, and ii seemed afraid of every other
member of the family but the young lady
in question. 1t would follow her around
anywhere, however, and seem delighted
to be near her. II she went over to a
neighbours the bird would 60 with her.
Us actions were very strange for a per
fectly wild bird. The sparrow died few
|, days after it went to Mr.. Torbsrt's."
| The registered vote of Cecil county this
year focts up 800 more than in 1882 The
white voters have been increased 36l aud
| the colored voters 20. The total regis.
tered voters to date is as follows: First
district, 749 =; Second district, $40; Third
district, 1903; Fourth district, 6l5
| Fifth district, 9l6; Sixth district, 634
Seventh district, 915; Eighth district,
| 301 Ninth district, 346, making total
of 6 109 OF these there are S44 coiored
| votes divided as follows: First district,
ISL; Second district, 14s 7; Third district,
lO4 Fourth district, II; Fifth district
81 Sixth district, 90; Seventh district.
l64; Eighth district, 81; Ninth district, is.
-Cech County Ne~s.
The Baltimore Sun says: The whale
ashore on Burnstt's Island, AccomaC
| county, Va, is creating considerable in
terest among the people on the mainland
| Large crowds of excursionists from land
ings on Hunger's and Guildtord creeks
visited the mastodon last week, aud as
long as there liz anything to see the ex
cursions will continue. Purser Joynes
of the steamer Helen, says that or
Friday last man was on top of the
whale ohoppirg a hole in him while the
monster was still alive. At every stroke
| of the ak ths whale writhed in pain. The
| presence of the whale in such shoal water
is accounted for by the high tides aud
easterly winds recently prevailing in the
lower bay. He got in too far, and as ,or
as the tide went out he was left without
| an avenue OF escape. He was discovered