Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-06-05
THE PEkINS ULA.

A steamboat lire will be established
bstween here and Philadelphia about
the 10th OF June. The steamer Florence
a nioe commodious little steamer, is being
rsfittsd and newly painted for this route.
-BreakpatsS Light.
Misses Sarah and Margaret Denpey
have purchased the farm In Raymond's
Neck, belonging to Thomas D. Dsnney Of
this town, and containing 209 acres, for
S14,750. This farm was formerly owned
by Samuel Harg dine.-Dovsr Sentinel.
Frank Jacobs, few d9ys ago, traded .
mule for horse, making $5 by the trade.
He sold the horse to country man named
Bskridge for rs cents, taking Rskridgs's
note Tor the amount. He subsequently
sold the note for 10 cents. .-Ssaford d Enter.
prise.
Last week as Captain Thomas Met .Alf
Of Ocoohannook Neck WAS approaching
the foot bridge at his landing In = boat,
his 6-ysArs-old son ran to meet him. The
child fell from the bridge and WAS
drowned before his father could reach
him.-Eanern Virgin,an.
The name OF William Herbert has q
"Bsysrd" ring to 1t, and it means that II
he is chosen IS deleg ate from this county
his voice will be heard first for Thorn "a
+. Bsyard, and II he is not nominated, the
next best man to win A better man oAn-
not be sent from this StAte.-Neo Casiis
Star.
Charles A. Iohelberger, q Baltimore
capitalist, has purchased 9 site on the
Third Haven river, near Oxford, Talbot
county, on which he oontemplates the
erection of an oyster cannery. he esti-
mates that steady employment will be
given $50 people during the oyster
season.
The remsins of drowned man WAS
ound at the point Of the Cape yesterday
morning by Willard Il. Hall, assistant
keeper Of the Beacon Light. The features
of the corpse WAS very much obliterated,
but, from the clothing 1t is supposed to
he the body OF William Harrison who
WAS drowned eff the schooner Rivsrdale
in March last.-Bredkrater Light.
Virgil Brown, a carpenter, working on
house near the corner OF New and
Loockerman streets, met with serious
accident on Thursday afternoon. While
at work on the soatfold a board broke,
causing him to fall on 10 the braces OF the
house, and then onto fence, breaking
his left shoulder blade and one rib, and
badly bruising his side. He WAS taken
to his residence on the Square, and Dr..
Wilson administered relief.-Dover Della
Daf can.
Already the people In the vicinity OF
Pesrson's corner are talking about q
camp meeting, to begin the first Of August.
For a number Of years they have held a
meeting in their grove, and with moderate
good results they think. Very few Of
them feel financially able to visit the
| seaside or mountainous summer resorts
for their health; they would, therefore,
substitute week in the "tented grove''
for rest, recuperation and religious i'm.
provemsnt. Sentinel.
Tuesdsy week James Msckin, charged
with killing the Hungarian lsborer, John
Busishter, at Hsvre de Grace, May 22d,
was formally committed by Justice Lyle
for the grand jury next November. Two
witnesses appeared against him, D. Ii
Legates and William Griffith, who saw
the killing. They neither OF them saw
any provocation given for the shooting
The deceased WAS accompanied by half I
uuheH otner men, all iorelRn iaDortrb OF
the Baltimore x Ohio railroad, who raj
at the drst fire. Busishter was not fv,
ieet from the prisoner when the fatal sho
was delivered. -..
young friend of ours and recen
graduate OF the University OF Marylsnt
some time since learned that a physician
had died at Middletown, Del, and he i'm
medistely started for that place expeotin
to get the deceased DOCTORS practice, bu
upon arriving there found that the physi
l clan had left partner and also a nephe,
: to take up his practice, and that thre
/ other doctors, who had not been prsctic
8 ing Of late had hung out their signs an
that four more disciples OF Rsculspiu
Q were expected to arrive in few days.
: is hardly necessary to say our friend di
q not locate.-Federalsburg Courier.