Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-18
TIE Peninsula.

Nearly all the Peninsulax papers are
Publishing heavy hog items.
John W. Dean Of near Milton ia an ap.
plicAnt for keeper Of the Mispillion light
house.
Gov. Stockley Last week reAppointsd
3. W. D. Albury, Ksq., commissioner Of |
emigration for Sussex county.
Thomas r. J. Rider has been appointed
states attorney for Wioomico county, TO
serve cut the unexpired term Of Joseph
A. Grat am, resigned.
The dwelling house Of Thomas Moore,
near Bishopville, lust across the Mary
land line from Selbyville, was destroyed
by fire Monday week. Loss about &1, 400;
insurance, s700.
Gov. Stookley, Capt. RosenbAum and
Merchant Rodney bagged two geese,
twenty oae ducks and Ave psrtridges dur
ing trip TO Indian River Inlet last FRI
day and Saturday.
The new church at Hepburn, Delmar
circuit, commonly known as Kings, will
be dedicsted on Sunday, December 2lst,
1884 Prominent ministers are expected
to be present and preach at 10 3. m, 8
and p. m.
The D., NJ. & ". Railroad Company
will make their official headquarters as
Georgetown instead Of Lewes about the
| first Of the New Year. A house two
blocks from tine station has been rented,
"rd will be occupied by the officials.
Mr.. John jennings informs nd that as
soon ss the services OF Prof. Richie Of
Wilmington, Del, can be secured, an
orchestra Of IL pieces, composed of the
yot ng musicians Of the town will be
organised. - WiconieO Record, Salisbury.
The Delaware State Grange, P. Of H.,
In session at Dover Tuesday week, adopted
. resolution protesting against the Phila
delphia ordinance requiring all package,
containing produce for sale in that market
to have stamp indicating the size Of the
package.
An agent Of the Washington Telephone
Company was IL 0nanoock last week and
in few hours got enough subscriptions
TO have line run from there TO AeeomAek
station. The wires will be up, and every
thing in working order by tho first OF
January.
Henry Clay Winterbottom, who was
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court for Dorchester county in default oil
payment Of fine and costa for violation
Of the liquor prohibition law, died in jail
at Cambridge on Saturday OF congestion
Of the lungs.
We wish President Cleveland had
accepted that Newfoundland dog, and
sent 1t to us. There is pack Of boys
who make II q practice Of running mp IL
our Office, as though II was 3 bowling
alley. We don't want to kill them will
dynamite but We do wish to set dog OF
them.-Seaford Enterpriss.
The bAttsau Snail Of Annapolis wa
driven before the gale Tuesday week ant
found on Thursday ashore on Kent Island
, Thomas Wright, oolored, aged ID, Wa
found drowned in the boat, which wa
full o! water. The other two, J mas an,
PinkneY Nichols, oolored, have not bsel
, heard from. Wright appeared to hAv
been drowned while olutching the boat
The disastrous effect Of the drouth i
Northampton Ia foroibly illustrated in th
! case of gentleman who has heretofor
I, rented ont to tenant house and let 70
/, ESQ . year. The tenant last year pros
4 pered aud bought good horse. Thi
yaar the tenant rented the lot on share
. and has just paid the proprietor e9-hi
i share Of the entire crop -Eastera Vi
ginian.
The hog crop ia now ripe. Mr.. DAM,
j. Mayne Of Sesiord, killed this week, 81
;. fine hogs, weighing 442, 44O, 43s, AZ
408, 400, total 1854 and averaging 42t
te pouncs. Rx Sheriff Marvel killed one o
% Monday weighing 645 pounds. Nj
d Jsmes H. Deputy of 2, Of Cedar Cree
1. hundred on Wednesday killed five whic
weighed as follows: 407, $50, Ala, 49,
$50, aggregaving 1877 averaging 80!
u Mr.. Alexander Wilkins OF GeOrgetoS
ID killed one this week that weigh So
NJ Mr.. Dsputy's were less than IA montl
old.--Susier Journal.
Captain Griffith OF the oyster poll
W steamer Governor P. F. Thomas, srrests
N the crew Of the sloop John A. Shinn,
we'll as several other oyster dredgers,
the Choptank river yesterday We
and brought the parties and their We
sells 10 Cambridge for trial. He oharg
that all the boats taken srs over 10 TOT
buIthen and by law are excluded fro
dredging In the river on account OF siz
IN The boAts are all said to be license
" Should this prove true and it also appe
~ that they are over the proper tonnage, n
ae fault would sesm to lie with the office
10 who issusd the LICENSES.
a An old colored woman, named El2
M Eyre, once the slave of John Byre, di,
al last Saturday night on the seaside. 81
In is supposed to have been fully ITO yea
an old. She WAS the mother OF Neub
h. Mspp, deceased Neubrs Mapp was II
- Ia i
n Bowdoiu is The mother Of Maria BAyl,
al and Maria BAyly Ia the mother of s
~ children, now living. This old wom
me- was, therefore, the mother and gran
n. mother Of four generations, and b
it, descendants are said to constitute I
,ts most numerous family on the Baste
M Shore Eastern Prginidn
10, Thomas Henry and Isaiah Murrs
ng two colcred boys about 8 yei
Ia Of age, were PLACED in !
sst at Esston Sunday week, accused
breaking into the houss Of Mr.. Hen
Cox, in Chapel district, while he "
away at church. They broke into I
pantry and gorged themselves with t
a a good thinRs geLerAlly found in Tall
on county farmers larder. Sheriff Lee 81
~ they both had 8 violent attack of chol,
:. morbus Sunday night in jail from
Az great indulgence. They were too You
" to send to the house OF correction, q
,he the parents Of both are unable to cont
:" them. Constable Hsrdelty took them
~ the bousa Of reformation.
ne The residence OF W. A. Toll, about /
inc miles from Marion, Somerset county, v
Ia destroyed by fire early Monday evenil
~ Flames were frat seen coming from ,
al root Of the house about O'Clock, wi
IA . number OF men who were at q chul
va De'r by gave the alarm and reach
mo. the premises in time to save the furniiu
in Mr.. Tull and his wife were away at
,sq time and there WAS no ore At home axe
AservApt girl aud two small children.
cause CT the FIRE ia unknown, but ia 8
posed to have originated accidental y
the second story Of the house. The bu
ing was erected little more thai a y
ago, al d It Is valued at $4,000 II is
sured for $4,000 in the Kant Cou
.rcb M7,us, lpsnrsrca Company Of D1laws
-Baitimo,s Sun.