Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-03-27
THE PENINSULA.

luo urbt n6IIlDR Ol Inc SEASON were
caught at Post Deposit Friday morning
by K. P. Frisk.
Mrs. Margaret Smith, widow Of the late
Thomss B. Smith, died at Salisbury on
Tuesday well, aged 80 years She leaves
family of nine children. One OF her
daughters is the wife of W. f jackson Of
X. Jackson & Co., Baltimore. Two Of
her SONS are also employed by that firm
In Bal imcrs
The Republican central committees of
Dorchsst-r county will tissue a call for
prim sriea to be held in the several dis.
tricts OF the county OIL the 18th of April,
the delee stss 10 assemble in convention
at Cambridge on April 18th for the pur-
pose OF sslectiug delegates TO state and
district conventions. Tie msjority OF
Dorehsster Republicans are understood TO
be favorable to the nomination of B aine,
A diaps'ch from Cambridge, Md, 10 the
Baltimore Sur saws: Two colcr-d m-u,
names IL. Known, but employed a. cooks
on the echo0ners Tall ard Rio Grauis,
stsrttd frnm Hcoper's Island IN kiff on
Sunday Eek to rtj5in their vessels,
which wers lying about a quarter of a
from the shorv. The men have not been
seen since, but the skiif was found on
Monday, hottom upwards, and drifting
in Back creek AS the weather was ~
rough at the time, there is little doubt
but that The men were drowned.
The following officers of the Grand
Council, Royal Aroanum of MARYLAND,
we're elected and installed last Thursday
evening: Grand Regent, b Frank LeitCh;
Grand Vics Regent, Charles S. Adams;
Grand Orator, John w. Cruett Past
Grand Regent, K. NJ. Schryver; Grand
Secretary, William H. Love; Grand
Treasurer, j, Glenn Cook; Grand Chap
lain, DR. NJ W. Donavin; Grand Guide,
DR. Il Mckee of Hsgerstown Grand
Warden. DAuiei C Avery of Baston, Md /;
Grand Sntry, Charles F. Pence; Repre-
sentative 10 Supreme Council, Rev. W.
+ Speake; Alternate, N Schry yer
Grand Trustees, James + St.affsr, Neil
son Poe and D W. Crow,her.
A little child OF the Rsv.A lamp, astor
of St. Lnke's Church, St. Louis, Mo re-.
Gently Tell into c'stern 20 fe- deep With
IL feet Of water in 1t. The TACT was i'm
mediately discovered by the parents, when
Mr.. Jump plunged into the cisterp which
for several feet at the top was but IA
inches square, and rescued the child from
drowning. The two we're compelled to
remain in the cistern for half an hour
before they could be gotten ont. The
clothes of the child froze upon it, while
the father began to crsmp from the in
tense cold. Both have in consequence
been very i'll since, though there are
hopes OF their recovery. Mr.. Jump Is a
Delawaresn by birth, having been brought
up in the vicinity of Milford ,-MdtOrd
News
At last weeks session of the Sussex
county levy court, the committee ap.
pointed to settle with the sheriff found
that the coanty was indebted to him
$l,715 80, The committee to audit the
account of the county treasurer reported
that he had received from the several
collectors and other sources $34 9l9. IA
and that he had paid out as per vouchers
and interest on comfy debt 1872, 81 IS,
leaving balance In hand OF 81, 547 so
The sheriff was allowed 80 cents per day
for board for each prisoner. The commit
tee 10 settle with the clerk Of the peace
reported the county in his debt 81 sos. 80
for his services during the year Just
passed
The Old Dominion line Is still carrying
large quantities of oysters TO Nav York
from eff the lower load. Thousands of
barrels are shipped from ChincOtesgue,
franklin City, Stockton and dirdletree
every season. Last season, "a coo barrels
We're shipped from Stockton alone. The
next largest shipping point WAS probably
Girdletree, which reached q, 600 barrels.
Toe oysters at Stockton this year have re-
NAMED in good condition notwithstaud-
ng the obapgesble and unfavorable
weather. Captain DeWsal, Who f. a
lsrge shipper says, that should he
weather prove U.oder9te and more
settled until the close OF the
season, that the shipments at
Stockton will reach nearly, or auite,
80 900 barrels. Not many Of cur readers
are aware of the fact that the waters Of
Chincoteague and Synepuxsut bays iur-
nish 20 many oysters for the city markets
as they do Milford Chronicle.
john W Crisdeld aud Joshua w Miles
in behalf of Samue! Arch bold, E-q (!he
plaintiff, and Messra Henry age aud
Levin l.. Waters IN b4hsf of Jssse NJ
CpoS, Rsq, Che defendsnt), were
y ghStu TWO Gays 1881 week IN survey
lug the Arlington estate, in FelrmounL
district, out Of the asla Of which estate E
sn't has sprung, which will probably be-
tried a. the April term of tbs circuit
0 r't for this couuty. This valusbIe
farm, Arlington, was sold in the isli OF
1850 by Mr.. Cock to Mr. Archbold, the
present occupant, Tor the sum of t45 900
The deed from Cook TO Archhol pur-
ported to convey 6ll5 acres aud was
described by certain metee, bounds,
courses and distances, and contained a
covenant to yield possession of the tract
thus described. Mr.. Archbold claims that
oontained within the limits, bounds ard
distances laid down in the deed are 26
acres OF laud the possession of which has
never been yielded by Mr.. Cook, but
which Ia in the possession various
other PARTIES, and hs has therefore ius:i-
tuted suit for damages for breach Of thu
eo7enant above IL uti0ped. The 26 acres
in dispute are claimsd by Dr.. Willau Ii
Gale; the trusttes Of The pubic hool
ho1ae at Jame3iowu; g 2orgs Curtis ard
others --lSomerSet HerHd