The daily gazette., 1883-01-15
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
Affairs OF NOTE IN CITY
AND STATE.
MERRY SLEIGH BELLS IN SUSSEX.
The Coldest Weather I'm Sussex for Eigh-
teen Hears-sportlng with snOw-Rnter-
tainmant In the New Hail..
Especial correspondence of the Gazette. J

GEORGETOWN, Jan. ia bright sun,
afr pure, cold and bracing, with splendid
sleighing, Is what we've had to-day, and
everyone who could beg, borrow or hire
one had his glider out-from Hat1eld's
stylish clipper on down to the primitive one
horse cutter peculiar to our country. And,
by the way, hiring out sleighs down here is
no bonanza TO the speculator--only 20 cents
an hour being charged, and the owner of
the finest article of the kind in town AYERS
that he made but 80 cents to-day. Probably
the h0srowing class are M excess Of the
hiring class. The Square was the rallying
point for the pleasure seekers, who made
the circuit many times to "the Iingling OF
the BELLS" Fell and Ewing took the cake
for fast trotters and were the observed of all
observers. They certainly took the road in
fine style Only one serious accident Incl
dental to sleigh-riding has thus far occurred
that of Esquire Thdmpson's son, Earnest,
who was literally pinned through the foot
to q sleigh runner, ON which he was riding
yesterday, by the upturned prong of pitch
fork hidden In the runner. The Squire re-
leased the youngster from his painful situa-
ton, when he was carried home. The boy
is doing well, the only danger being that
tetanus may ensue.
Last night is said I'd have been the coldest
here since the famous bitter cold night In
January, Is years age.
Sportsmen are out cunning for doves and
larks; these birds, just after q big snow,
flying splendidly; though 1t requires a
quick eye and steady aim to hit 'em. One
fellow to-day bagged 20. Its fine sport
when the birds are In good condition.
In spite of the bad walking and extreme
cold, the Leavett & Leach theatrical combi-
nation and Bell Ringers had fair sized
audience at the Tabernacle last evening !;
such show being rare sight in town of
late is the reason assigned for the crowd
However, the performance was decent anu
pleasing, and tomorrow night being
farmers night" bigger house may be
expected.
One reason assigned here for the freez-
ing u death of the five sailors of the Break;
water last night, is that the poor fellows
were kept on watch by order Of their super
ior during the bitter col hours OF the night.
There's a slight difference Of opinion
among the GAZETTE readers In Georgetown
In relation to the notes furnished that
journal by its correspondent here. In a
crowd a night or two ago one man wanted
TO know why in the devil the GAZETTE pub
lished such silly twaddle another gave as
q reason "that the paper used 1t as kind
of make-weigh It In when the
printers were crying fbr copy, and nothing
else was at hand;" while third gentleman
assured the company around the stove that
at was for the special amusement Of the
GAzETTE's Wilmington readers hailing from
Sussex, who comprised by far the greater
portion of the city's population"
Horace Adams has just come from the
west with lot of mules. He rode all the
way from Frederick through the snow, the
most unpleasant part Of the whole journey,
with the animals following. DR.. Charles
H: Richards, the owner of the animals, will
sell them to the neighboring farmers.