Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
TIE PENINSULA.

Newark Ia about getting mp bicycle
club.
A fire, Supposed 10 Lave been started
by careless gunners, burned over 500
sores Of timber land near Redden, Sussex
county, last week.
The new N. e. Church at Little Creek,
Kent county, will be dedicated on Sun.
day, October 9th.
Peter K. Low Der has purchased from
Charles c. BAbbitt, the old Price farm
near Cowgill's Corners, Kent county, for
%, 900.
Col. Custis W. jacobs, formerly Of
Worcester county, Nd, and member OF
the Maryland house OF delegates In 1853,
died near Nswbern, N, C, on the 10th
mat, aged 20 years
Fred Homewocd, son Of William Home
wood Of this town, ia now waiting his
father. lie expects to start for HE home
in North Carolina, where he is about TO
engage In farming, on Monday nexi =
Neioark Ledger.
Thomas T. Upshur of Princess Anne,
has recently o1me Into possession, by the
death Of his brother, cf a cane which was
brought to this oHuutry by the frt
Upshur OF the family, about 1910 The
oane has always been In the family, ard
| handed down to the eldest son OF each
| generation.
The people OF Camden being admon-
ished by the recent destructive hre In
that town, have formed q fire company. |
The members meet weekly In uniform.
They have purchased . truck, hooks,
ladders, &c., and built house fer their
acoommodat alton at q cost Of about eoOO.-
DeldDdrsan.
At the Kent county,. Nd, fair Tues
DAY Cyclops won the $500 sweepstakes |
in one heat, in 2,31a, distAncing his only
competitor Young Smuggler, who was led
of the track at the half mile post. The
second race, purse 1900, seven startert,
was won by John Amy's Happy Maid Of
; Philadelphia, In three straight heats;
time, q 404, 2 As and 2 40.
The new steam saw mill ut Houston
station will be ready for custom work
within the next 10 days. The location Of
saw mill at this point is good move
There is almost enough work for one
: circular saw In cutting the box stuff used
by the Houston Packing Company, and
! local demands for saving must certainly
make q mill profitable Milford Chronicle.
The Worcester county commissioners
a purchased Sl5 worth Of bArbed wire TO
= inolose three sides Of the court house
lot in Snow Hill. On Monday night some
!, indignant citizens, who thought the
"a county could afford to use iron railing in
j. stead, destroyed the partly completed
!. wire fence and threw the remaining
"a bundles OF wire into the river.
Of Contractor Cameron has finished the
1,.u he lat
@, grounds. II Is 40x200 feet, and centsins
a. SO, 900 feet Of lumber. The building was
ne erected in rs days and cost "a, $50. II Il
n. painted both inside and outside. It is {
ss handsome structure, and an ornament Il
the grounds, and reflects much credit
upon the builder.-North East Star.
The bridge spanning the Chester rive
DE- at ChestertoWn was recently run into b.
q vessel attempting to enter the draw
and nearly 100 feet Of the struotur
"A nearest the Queen Anne shore WAS de
~ molished. That part OF the bridge wa
- rebuilt last year, and the repairs nov
~ needed will be costly. Travel will not
~, ~ interrupted, as terry boats will run
w. accommodate teams and foot passengers
la The barn and stable Of stable OF jaime
las Brsmble, well. known farmer in Quake
re- Neck, Kent county, Nd, about mile
from Chestertown, were destroyed by fir
On, late MONDAY, night week. The cause.of th
ZEN fire lie unknown. Mr.. Bramble lost owe
plumber Of farming implements. tt
"a insured.
'ha A marriage license WAS issued at Sno
. .a', Hill, Nd, last week to Scott Madkin
,s aged Is, and Annie Ingersoll, aged L
81 There is no restriction as TO age upon Il
~ clerk In issuing licenses in Maryland
providing the "a 80 fee ia paid. Mini
tiers, however, are restrained from MARI
rial ing the parties, under penalty, II u
ing male is not 81 years Of age and the fema
ion is not 10 before married, without the 90
re- sent Of parents or guardians.
'ns, John Reed OF Chestertown, Md, W
out arrested Monday night by Policsm
Simpson and Deputy Sheriff Duga
charged with an assault with intent
, on commit an outrage on the IL year Q
, Of daughter Of John Lynch, who resides
NAL Lynohburg, one OF the outlying subur
Ion. and Is now in jail awaiting heAri
ned before Justice Arthur b. Wheatley. T
charge was preferred by coloTed m
nses PANIED Bradley, who claimed that
Witnessed the occurrence. -Baltimore 81
hen The New Castle Star reports the folio
ing amounts thus far received by Tr
orRe urer Herbert from the county collector
iran James Toner, New Castle, $500
Patrick Nes'y, North Wilmingt,
tley SIG. 0t0 John I. Diekry, South "
man minRtoD, $4,000; George N. Brig
Red Lion, $1,000; Joseph Barker, y
d. Creek, 81, 100; W.. L. Wilson, Penn d
j. 81, 200 Charles M. Newlin, ChristiaI
$1,000; W. B. Msckey, White CT
pre- Creek, 81 ,2O6 Jacob X. Handy, B'sut
iany wine, %, 900; Robert N. Huggirs, B!A
tne bird, $500.
= IN Baltimore Sun special from Ca
o,vs bridge, Md, dated Tuesday, says: 81
nr,sI forest FIRE reported yesterday in D
in chester county, about three miles Il
,ot q Cambridge, in what Ia known as
a ra Thousand Aores,' is still burning.
,,to, course of the fire now tends towards
49, woods opposite Belvoir, owned by
a On Chamberlain OF Talbot county.
Z the houses are yet reported burned, aud
their damage beyond that done to the yoI
, he growth OF timber. The drouth still Q
nan. tinues, and the water supply Is gres
sion diminished"
Six h0doarrleTs Of Contractor ii.
rance Stewart, who ia building the county
Jean. at ChestertowD, Md, struck Mon,
afternoon for higher wages. The I
Della were getting $l.25 aud struck for o.,
If the They are all oolored hands. Mr.. Stew
= ask telegraphed to Baltimore for men f
opuoh there to supply the places Of the strik
Nv "f ~ The Jail is now finished up to the
aston story. An iron cell Of the very
to be workmanship has been put in the
at the story of thu rear part of the structur
later, be used for condemned or danger
their persons Baltimore Sun.
We the In the third race, the 8 80 class,
legis- 800, there were three entries, DR.. 7
'p the Cooper's Maigs B., william T. La
10 ind ~ a. Dszis aud W. prettyman's Thoms
AZ The Dazie won the first heat 10 1853. Ma
orably 3. the second in Q 454. This third WI
scribe dead Oeat betwean these two horses
lrnell, Q as Madge B. then won the next
am ID. heats in 2 48 and 2 48, Dazzle second
4 WI Thomas ID dislanoed for running.
,rro, ~ vas decidedly the most interesting
Of the day. In the wagon rsos, tor
. there were were four entrits, and 1t
a. won In three straight heats by L.
VIC Bouldin's Hop in 8 OIL, 3 OF and
William b, Stephens won second pl
:. :, P.o The fair and trotting will continue TO-
h.tot and to morrow.
.ibute A man living on the outskirts Of c
char bridge, Nd, on the road leading into