Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-20
THE PENINS ULd.
Snow Hill wants a town hall.

death at Berlin, Tuesday week, while
trying to start fire with coal oil.
Mrs. Rsoecca Dashiell, aged rs, died
Wednesday week, at the home Of her SON.
in-lsw, Daniel J. Fooks, near Laurel.
j. U. Downham's heirs sold their farm
of 1866 acres, near FELTON,, Wednesday week
at public said to George Onions, for u, 1856.
James c. Thomas of Cecil, raised 80
bushels Of corn to the acre, and 300
bushels of Peerless potatoes to the atre.
William III. Stevens & Co.'s oyhter
packing establishment, at Seaford, was
closed on Thursday and the outfit neUes-
sary to run the business removed to
Salisbury.
William Dutton, oolorsd, aged IA. fell
from q lumber wanen which he WAS d-riv-
ing, at Cambridge, on Friday, and the
wheels passed over his neck, intlioi ing
injuries which were considered fatal.
J. Hartman Van Ripper has resigned his
position ss clerk in j. B. Bergmar,D's
store at Chester, Pa, and assumed like
position with the Harkins & Diokin son
manufacturing company at Newark.
Senator Turpin's crop OF corn on his
Wye farm In Queen Anne's oOur,ty,
reached the large figure of l, 400 barr els,
equal to 1000 bushels. This is the
largest crop 80 far reported as raised on
one farm.
The Wagon Material company of
Franklin City, Va, has bought a b slf-
interest in the steamboat Lady Ida, and
will run her daily between BloodgoYd's
wharf and Chinootesgue. The COMPANY
employs 80 hands.
At Cambridge, Friday morning, Da mel
Jackson and Isaiah Candy, coli red
oyster shuokers employed by Meakii ,s &
Parks, had fight, with oyster knives
for weapons. CANDY was severely
stabbed in the back and face.
HOMETOWN, Va, is on the manila nd,
opposite Chinooteague and below Fri nix
lin City. 1t is celebrated for its goose
farm, conducted by the Industry OWN
and Quilting company. The comp any
has now over 1000 geese, and expee. q to
double the number next month.
A. p. Shockley, who tor a uumbaf of
years past has purchased the Christmas
turkeys Which Hamilton Disstor Of
Philadelphia, presents to his emph yes,
has commenced his annual search for
turkeys for the same purpose this ear.
He wants 1900 OF them,
While Mr.. L. K. STAN, merohant OF
Chestertown, was seated with his family
last Saturday night, some wouldn't as
sRssin hurled hatonet through the yin
dow at him, which fortunately did no
other injury than shattering the wiz dow
sash. The miscreaut made his escape,
aud has thus far evsded detecti6 a.
Denton Union.
Capt B. 8. Rich, superintendent al life
saving stations, has been directed to have
three boat houses built in this district.
One will be located on Assatesgue k,esch
near Sheep pen hills, another near g reen
run, Maryland, and tine other on SIN this
Island. They will be supplied with
surf boats and other apparatus, but will
have no crew.-Eastera Virginian.
The most favored route proposed for
the connecting link of railroad between
Odessa and Middletown is that hich
runs along the north bank of Appoe uini-
mink creek from Odessa to the Della ware
railroad, thence by the side of the Della
ware railroad to Middletown. ID. B.
Burris surveyed this route on Friday and
Saturday last. 1t is about the only
practicable route proposed. -M,ddl etoWn
Transcript,
William Robinson, The class lesd,ir at
Bloomery, Caroline county, who was
charged with selling his vote at the late
election, had his hearing Sunday, and
completely established his innocence to
the satisfaction OF the society to which
he belongs. The investigation of hii case
however, developed the guilt OF four
other members of the church, whose cases
the pastor, the Rev. A. D. Davis, ID look
ing after.
The Rev. J. A. B. Wilson, pres iding
elder for the Salisbury district of the
Wilmington M. 4. conference, and who
moved to Princess Anne last spring, has
rented the house In Salisbury now ocou-
pied by Henry s. Brewington, of the firm
Brewington & Dorman, and will remove
to that town the first OF next year, where
he will probably remain during his term
of otfoe.-Somerset Herald.
A writer in the Harrington Enterprise
makes the following guesses as to ap-
pointments to made in the Dover district
at the next NJ. E. conference Dover,
Rev. T. E. Msrtipdsle Camden, F. C.
McSorley Leilsie, a. S. Mowbfay;
Ellendsle, s. N. Pilohard Frederick, j.
4. Mowbray; Milford, A. W. Light
bourne Milton, I. N Foreman Lincoln,
A. P. Prettyman Georgetown, T. s.
Williams; Magnolia, John WsrthmRn;
Salisbury, A. 7. Melvin Harrington, j
| s. Willis.
John Finney, oolored, has been sent to
| Jail at Cris6eld on suspicion Of having
free the gun that wounded Ida Finney
seriously and her employer, Mrs. Elisha
T. Riggin. The gun was fred through
the window into the dining room, where
Mrs. Riggin and her two children we're
seated at the table. The wounded
colored girl was the daughter of woman
living with Finney as his wife 1t was
| at first supposed that the wounded girl
could not live but it is now believed
that she will recover, but she will be en-
tirely blind. The evidence against John
Finney ia very complete.
| Richardson & Robbins did the largest
weeks work last week, that they ever
| did in poultry. They are receiving large
| quantities daily, both from the farmers
and from Philadelphia. They received
10000 pounds by rail on Thursday and
5000 pounds Friday. They are in daily
| receipt of kilograms from Philadelphia,
asking what they will for chickens and
turkeys. Just now the firm would prefer
more chickens than turkeys. They are
paying IL cents for chickens and
Is cents tor turkeys. They buy for 10
and IL cents In Philadelphia, bat prefer
to give the farmers the advantage of the
extra penny. -State Sentin-i
The SUSSEX Journal publishes the fol-
lowing list of land owners along the line
of the projected Sussex Midland railroad,
with the amount of land damages allowed
by the commissioners John Vsuden-
burg, $500; Margaret A. Cannon, $3.50;
Sarah A. Sudler, So, 200; Thomas Willin.
| $3.50; lnlen Bennett, $50; Thomas lay
ton, $3.50 Sewel C. Biegs, $3.50; Fisher
heirs, $500; s. Twitchell, $lo Mary
Issacs, $6e; Joseph Wilson, $l75 George
Wilson, sos; William B. White, $40
Isaac Short, $2l0; Bsysrd Macklin, $lo0;
A. P. Ewing, 800; James NJ Steel, $500;
Hetty j. Chapman, sl20; Benjamin Bur
ton, 800; Charles C. Stockley, $50;
total, $3.50.
Mrs. J. C. Goodwin, who had been doing
swindlipg business by engaging to teach
dress making and obtaining money and
goods in advance for tuition which was
never given, was convicted at Bsston, Pa,
on Friday, on charge of defrauding
hotel keeper. She will also be tried for
larceny and for obtaining money under
false pretenses. She is next wanted by
Government officials, for illegal use OF the
mails, after which the Massachusetts