Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-04

Hog cholera Is prevailing in Dover.

T. A. Smith Il Co. g Novelty FRUIT evap
orators at Ridgely, Md, were burned OF
Saturday night loss, $4,000.
The season has about ended at ooaai
City. The last Sunday train for the yea
was run last Sunday.
The centenary celebration at Barra,t'i
Chapel hss been changed from the 81
and 4th TO the 10th and 18th Of Saptem
Der.
The marches around Elkton were alive
with Philadelphia gunners Monday,
some Of whom bagged from 40 to 90
birds.
The real estate Of the late G. C. Simp.
son In the town Of Harrington was sold
at public sale on Thursday last and
realized $21, 760.37t.
A FELTON, woman cut her dress from q
pattern in magazine dated 1874. before
she discovered that its wasn't 1884 II
took four doctors to tide her over the first
night.
Winfield Brannock, "a carpenter at work
on the new Episcopal church at Cam
bridge, fell from soAffold Monday
morning and sustained severe injuries
about the head and face.
Edward Blais Of Smyrna, sold Tues.
day to Dr.William Ashorait, his residence
on Main street for $4,000. Mr.. Blais pro.
poses going TO Philadelphia and there
purchase another residence.
Captain Rebman Thorp died ct Easton,
Md, Thursday night, after q short Ill.
ness. He WAS at one time United States
revenue collector and had run on the
Republican legislative ticket.
Captain William ]. Thomas, the old
landlord of the Cambridge, Nd, hotel,
retired from the business Monday. He
has leased the hotel to James Melvin Of
Denton, who succeeds to the management
William Wilson, the negro who killed
James Bevans, also colored, at Folks
road, Somerset county, on the oath ult.,
has not been apprehended yet. A reward
Of 300 has been offered for his capture.
An old lady near Camden having
seven marriageble daughters, 1t is said
feeds them exclusively on fish diet,
beoauee 1t Is rich In phosphorus, and
phosphorus Is the essential thing in
making matches.
Fisher, the farmer accused Of attempt
ing TO wreck q train on the Philadelphia
& Norfolk railroad, 2S miles below POGO.
moke City, on August 18TH has given
bail for trial at the approaching term of
the Accomack county, Va, court.
The evaporators and banners Of the
town are In full blast, employing large
number Of persons. A large quhutity OF
peaches and pears are consumed by them.
At the railroad, from four to twelve car
loads are daily shipped to all parts of the
country, thus giving employment to many
persons. Delawarean.
The land Of the late David Boggs WAS
cold at trustees sale Tuesday week. Farm
Of 81 acres, near Bishops Corner. Kent
county, with new house and peach
orchard on 1t, was bought by James
Boggs at $53 per acre 81 acres, adjoining
the above, with old buildings and some
low lauds, by John a. Bishop at
$36. so per acre.
The fact that many of the peach
orchards of tue Peninsula have borne
three peach crops in succession and that
unusually high prices have been obtained
Tor the past two years, has induced many
farmers to plant new peach orchards. In
anticipation Of the heavy demand, nur-
serymen have advanced the price Of peach
trees.-lfilford Neos.
Mr.. William A. Cranor shipped, last
week, from dreensborough station $500
Jersey bull to Harry Il. Johnson, broker,
Wilmington. The animal was imported
and the very cream OF Island breeding.
The mingling OF the celebrated Coomassie
and young Rose families through his sire,
Lemon Peel, has been productive of the
most gratifying results. Greensboroitgh
Ffes Ress.
A camp meeting, under the auspices Of
the African Methodist Episcopal Church
Of Snow Hill, Md, WAS commenced in the
woods adjoining the farm of Irving
Spence, about II miles from that place,
on Saturday last. The attendance on
Sunday was estimated at 5000. Excur-
sion trains were run from all points along
the Delaware, Maryland & Virginia rail.
road. One train brought about 1900
persons to the camp, many OF whom were
whites. The camp will continue through
this week.
One OF our citizens felt the earthquake.
He was taking nap in his bed room and
when he felt the bed shake he thought it
was his better half beneath 1t playing
joke on him, and he said, 'See here,
Nance, quit your tomfoolery and come out
from that" She didn't come out and
he locked for her. Finding the space
beneath vacant he was bewildered, and
never could account for his "shske up''
till he saw in the papers next day that
an earthquake had occurred along the
whole Atlantic coast. That's the way he
tells 1t, and he doesn't drink. -,Seaford
EnterpriSe.
The New Castle Star reports 80 900
paid into the county treasury that week
by three collectors 5000 from the col
leotors Of Wilmington hundred and
5000 from Jacob <. Handy, Brandywine
hundred. The collections to date are j;
James ]. Toner, New Castle, $4,000 ;
Patrick Neary, North Wilmington, SO, 600;
John 7. Dickey, South Wilmington,
$4,000; George N. Bright, Red Lion,
81 600; Joseph Barker, Mill Creek, 81, 100;
W. L Wilson, Poncader, $500; Charles
M. Newlin, Christisns, $4,000; W,
Msokey, White Clay Creek, 81 ,206; jacob
K. Handy, Brandywine, $4,000.
Millington ships more fruit than any
station on the Queen Anne & Kent rail
road. Some of the largest growers OF this
and Kent counties reside or OWE large
farms in the vicinity of Millington. Hon.
B. T. Biggs ef MiddletOwn, Del, owns
nine farms, all located within few miles
Of Millingtcn, and all have furnishing
and productive peach orchards upon
them. Mr.. Biggs ships direct from Nill
ipgton one and frequently two car loads
OF fruit to cities OF Ohio and Michigan
Centreuille Record.
David Hand, contractor, will rebuild
the Shannon Mill dam for the McCul
Tough Iron Company, sooording to plans
and specifications drawn up by Colonel
Bradley. The new dam will be about
$50 feet further up the strt am than the
dam recently washed out. 1t will BIS IS
feet long, and with the abutnents and
wing walls will be about 210 feet from
end to end, the abutments will be Is feet
square, and Is feet high. It will be
what is known So a stone and crib dam,
and will cost about $500, Mr.. Hand
will begin operations ON Monday, and
five weeks.-Norh Eda Star.
procured team and rode around the
Rey bold country IL any thing the Clsrks
and Reynolds have not improved. The
farms Of Hurlook and Higgins, in St.
Georges neighborhood, have improved
greatly. rode through Newark and
WEIGH Tract, and was astonished on
asking the owners name to hear It was
Dickey Cam, and on taking the train at
Kirkwood / saw the successful farmer
and fnancier. / WAS informed that he
controls 80 farms, some OF the finest In
the country; one, near Kirkwood, pro-
duoinR over $23, 900 a year in grain alone.