Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-07

Seaford rejoioes over q new marine
railway.
The real estate Of the Craig heirs, in
Bohemia Manor, l64 aores, was sold at
public sale on Monday to Frank Cowrey
for $3.50.
The Cambridge Chronicle has been sold
by Sullivape & Vinton to DR. ]. Hooper
Shepherd and to days Issue contains the
valediotory If the retiring editors, the
senior of whom, Col. Clement Sullivane,
had been at the head Of the paper for Is
years. -..
The Rev. R. A. Turf, the Junior
preacher on the Bridgeville cirouit, who
has recently been playing the role Of
ghost at Bri 'geville, much to the disgust
and indignation Of the oitizena Of that
place, has resigned from the ministry
Federalsburg Courier.
Col. George r. Howard Of Rlkton, died
Monday night in his 84th year. He was
born in Lancaster, moved to Klkton so
years ago and had been register OF Wills,
Justice OF the peace, member Of the CON-
stitutional convention Of 1867 and COL
onel Of the Sixth Maryland regiment.
He leaves large estate.
We are Just now keeping bachelors
hall, our sister being on visit to Balti.
more and we being unable at this old age
TO procure some other fellows sister Of
course makes II q matter OF necessity
with us. But wait IT'LL this year has
flown then we will have an opportunity
OF Offering to make some lady "miser-
abls. - Worcester County Shield.
day upon the third year Of its career as
a really good weekly local paper under
the management Of Squire Joseph G.
White. Several predecessors of Mr.. White
had tried to establish paper In New
Castle, but he has been the frat to
achieve success, and he now only asks
that delinquent subscribers shall square
up to enable him to make the Star just
as good paper as the size Of his con-
stituenoy will warrant.
The new lighthouse on Great Shoals, al
the mouth Of the Wioomioo river In the
Chesapeake bay, will be lighted for the
first time at sunset on August 18th. II
is located as as to mark the entrance "a
the Swash channel, and is frame super
structure, painted white, on wrought
iron piles. The light is fixed white, o.
the fifth order. The roof and piles arr
painted brown, and the lantern red. Dur
ing foggy weather q bell will be strucl
by machinery at intervals Of Is seconds
| Another collector has been heard from
This time Pencader shows up with $500
which has been paid into the county
treasury. The following are the amounts
thus far paid in: James J. Toner, New
Castle, 5000; Patrick Neary, Nortl
wilmington, $1,000; John T. Dickey
South Wilmington, $4,000; George N
Bright, Red Lion, $500; Joseph Barker
Mill Creek, $500; W. L.Wilson, Penoader
$500. Nothing as yet has been received
by the county treasurer from either Of tn
other collectors. Castle Star.
: A strange death Of . little girl b,
accidentally swallowing . lightning bu
Is reported from Concord. The child wa
playing in the yard with number Q
other children, at her parents house
, near odell's factory, and, while laushin
and romping about, q lightning bug ae'
into her mouth, and made It's way dow
her throat. The little girl beoam
suddenly LII, and though physicians di
: everything 10 relieve her sufferings, sh
) died within Q few hours sftsrward. TIL
l Ia the first death from such cause o
| record.-bcoRioke Record.