Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-24
THE PENINSULA.

3lst inst.
Joseph McCurdy's hsirs have sold t
L4ander Hopkins farm OF l63 acrss
located near Frederi's, for sl0,0
The proposed Maryland aud Delswar
ship canal will come bsiore meeting Q
the House COMMITTEES on railways an
canals next week.
A Milford man took his family I
church the other night and had to bur
glarizs his way into his honse when o
returned. There was spring Yale loci
in the door, and he had loft the Ike.
inside.
William B Lowery of Milford tille'
last week a Phiiadslphia order for 70
dressed muskrats. This is believed t
bs the irst important shipment of muck
rat flesh from Delaware to the ct.
market,
Robsrt II. Bu4teed, formerly OF Esston
ia editing ard publishing the Hudsoi
Herald, at Hudson, Diokey county, Da
kots. Mr. Busteed is brother of Will
liam W Busteed, editor OF the Centre
vile (Md } Observer.
At Bikton last evening the jury In tn,
case OF Heislsr vs. the Philadelphis, viii
mingtou & Baltimore Railroad Company
an action to recover damages for thu
burning of barn, returned u verdict fol
the plaintiff, assessing the damages al
| SO, 2,750.25.-Baitimor Day, Jan IS
The Rev. R. +. McFaul, an ex priest o
the Roman Catholic church, but now {
member Of the Wilmington M. X
Conference, and located on Ellendals
cireuit, receives the magnificent salary o
| 1915 per apnum. We are informed tina
under his charge are five appointment,
and that he often breaches three time
on Sunday, and holds revival service.
beside. Milford Neus.
Sussex people have during the pas
reason consumed considerable imported
cabbage, which was grown in Ireland
shipped to New York, there jobbed out tt
wholesalers, resold to Sussex merchants
and by them retsiled at an average of five
or Six cents head. The Milford
Chronicle advises farmers theresbout tc
grow cabbage, as at an average of three
cents per head it will pay we'll.
Saul Smith, colored, living near Saint
Miehael's was arraigned before Justioe
Wiley Friday, charged by Oliver H
Fairbsnk with selling whisky to his sor
on four different occasions during
Christmas week. He pleaded guilty tt
each of the charges preferred against him
and was fined $50 and costs in each CASE
in default of VIII .oh he YVES committed tc
the county jail.
Mr.. Alfred Kirk OF Pennington, In thif
county, this season, from 10 acres o
ground, harvested over 1900 bushels O.
corn. 1t is the largest yield recorded
this season, and pushed 100 bushels tt
the acre close. Mr.. Kirk is q mode
farmer, and has one of the finest places
in the county. 1t would require pretty
good pile OF cash to induce him to par
with this farm. He this fall slaughtered
over two tons Of pork, made the greater
part on refuse from the dairy alone
There is money in this.-CecI Wing.
Last summer when the farmers were
in need of help to save their fodder somt
of the lazy whites aud number OF oui
worthless negro population were loud
mouthed and earnest in their demands
for 25 cents more each day than farmers
were able to pay consequently, they
stood idle and laid up nothing for the
winter. The way they now put in the
time and feed themselves and families ii
by thieving. They are the CHECKER
thieves and fodder stealers, the smoke
house and barn breakers No false senti
ment of charity should allow them t.
escape the punishment due to them fol
their crimes. .-Jfdtord Chronicle.
The editor of the Star WAS an advocate
OF the local option bill. He had beer
4 loo 90 hal IA pt f1,itfAt, olati
would stop the liquor traffic, II not the
drinking. 1t has stopped neither. H,
was led also to believe that il would les
sen the expenses OF the courts. 1t hai
not done so. Much Of the criminal bust
ness now in our courts Is caused by the
local option law. 1t is further believed
that the law has largely promoted tn.
commission of perjury, which is matter
not anticipated at the time OF the looa
option canvass. The question occurs
what is the remedy 70 continue th,
buying and selling, drinking and perjury
without license The Easton Guzett
seems to think so, but there are many
who have their doub .s.-Euston Star.
A delegation from Wicomico county
Md, composed OF State SENATOR X. L
jackson, State Senator Thomas Hum
phreys, s. p. Toadwin, Z Stanley Toad
win, Charles +. Holland, W. b. Thigh
man and j, N. Jackson, he'd a conference
last week with Senators Groome, Cor
man, and Representative Covington, a
Wizards Hotel, Washington, with
view to securing an appropriation o
$4,000 for the improvement of tn
Wioomico river at and two miles bslop
| Saliabnru Tho Winnminn Fiuar ia AAal
enough to accommodate the class of yes
sells that trade in those waters, but 1t il
desired that the channel should b
widened and Strengthened, The Mary
land congressman promised to examin
the proposition and ascertain il an addi
tionaI survey would be necessary, and |
possible to secure the appropriation asket
for when the river and harbor bill come
before Congress.
Jenkins Warren, aged 81, of .his town
met with fatal accident Wednesds,
week. While walking across the room Il
front of the stove a bed-quilt which b
had thrown over his shoulders came il
contact with the stove and took fire. j.
short time Mr.. Warren, who is veY.
helpless from old age, was enveloped Il
flames His screams attracted the atten
zion Of the passers-by, who rushed in t
his assistance and extipgushed th
flames as soon as possible, but not unit
one of his legs WAS burned brown AM
the other seriously affected the flames
Medical assistance WAS summoned an
every effort was made for the comfort {
the aged sufferer. He fingered unit
Thursday night at 10 30, when he died
Mr.. Warren had lived all alone for man
years in q house adjoining his sons resi-
dencs on Market street. He preferre
this mode of lite to home with his SO
who had offered to take him into hi
family SUSSEX Journal.
Gsrretson Slaughter, colored, farmin
the Rev. James II Lghtbourne's farm i
Oxford Neck, has been awarded bronz
medal by Tbs American Institute, Me-
York, tor Maryland white corn. In tn
early part Of last fall man by the nam
of Van Lear, produce commission mel
] chant OF Nsw York, visited this count
) canvassing for his house and induced
/ large number OF persons a. Oxford an
, near Trappe,to ship 10 him who had bee
shipping poultry to other houses in ths
city. Just prior to Thanksgiving ia
some produce WAS shipped to Van Lea
r and prices obtained far in advance OF au
other. Before Christmas large numbe
: of persons shipped their poultry to th
r same party. William Marvel, in oxfor
0 Neck, consigned some 5000 worth 20 hin
Others shipped quantities worth sewers
hundred dollars. Considerable tim
q elapsed when letter was received froi
-. Van Lear, saying that his property ha
gone into the hands of receiver.