Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-30
THE PERINs ULA.

letters Of administration were granted on
the personal estate Of Caroline 8. Pryor,
late Of this city, to John A. Benson.
A prominent Democrat of Greenwood
suggests that four strands of barbed wire
be stretched around the Sussex Jail IS 3
means of keeping the prisoners in.
DIR, l. Il. d. Knowles has retired IRON
the management of the BrsakDater Light
turning over the sole possession and cjnl.
plete control OF the paper to his son,
Horace Greeley Knowles.
Mr.. ST. John 1t is said will receive
few votes Of the straightout Republicans
in Acoomaok. We have heard OF no
votes for Butler or Mrs. Lockwood, in
this region.-Eastsrn Shore Herald.
Over $4,000 was paid ont on the last
semi. monthly pay day at the rolling
mill. This Ia the largest amount paid to
the workmen Of the company in one day
for more than two years.-North East
Star.
John T. Jakss Of Wyoming, Ia very
happy man, II 3 communication in the
DslaDarean OF last week is to bs believed.
He was rendered q reception by his
towns people In honor OF his election to
the highesl office in Odd Fellowship in
the woIld.-Milford Chronicle.
The Methodists Of onanoook have just
finished by far the largest and fnest
church on the Eastern Shore, Va, and
are making arrangements to dedicate IL
the first Sunday in November. 1t is q
large two story editoe, and Its walls are
handsom, ly fresoaed. = Eastern Shore
Herald.
The Dover glass works are progressing
finely, and are manufacturing large guam
titles OF very superior glass. The directors
and stockholders in the company are
very we'll pleased with the results thus
far and feel confident that thisexperiment
will prove complete financial sue
cess .-MiBord Ne,Os.
Mrs. Emeiine Truitt, the wife Of Capt.
Peter Truitt, while attending preachir g
at Connores III. Il. Church, about three
miles from Snow Hill, last night week,
was attscksd with heart disease and died
Immediately. The remains were removed
from the church amidst much excite
ment. Mrs. Truitt was about 81 years old.
zsbulon Hopkins, Esq., has come of
i
the best men on the ticket. We do not
know who has been substituted in his
place. Mr.. Il. is q true Democrat, and ia
not going to throw his vote away to
crafty men who are letting their zsAlrun
away with their Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Edward Kemp has sold his farm 10
Elk Neck, on the North Eas: river, ia
Messrs. White, Kyle and William Foulkf
Of Philadelphis, for 81, 900. The property
will be fitted up for club house purposes.
The land will be farmed by Mr.. Foulks,
who was formerly OF Town Point, this
county. Mr.. Kemp will probably settle
in the west.-Nor East Star.
Hog cholera ia prevalent in Wioomict
county aud, in the lower districts slons
the rivers, several farmers have lost al
their fattening hogs, and now that killing
time is near, are left without any meat Il
serve them next year Reports also reacs
Salisbury that the disease has broker
ont in vic ept form on Deals Islsnt
and DANES Quarter, in Somerset. Man,
farmers who are afraid the disease vii
attack their swine will slaughter them a
soon as the weather beo mes cool enough
David Marine Of Whiteley OF
the border line between Mispillion hun
dred and Maryland, who died few day
ago, left real estate valued st &l00, coo
In his safe were also found stocks ant
bonds to the amount Of $57, 900. Tw
Wills were found, but neither was signet
and the relatives OF tae deceased are get
ting raady for Law suits. Mr. MARI
was never married, bat had two ohildrel
whom he Acknowledged and to whom b
desired to leave the bulk Of his wealth.
Parents OF students from MiltcEd, 1T 81
Mary's College, Darlington, NsE Jersey
recently forwarded express packages
their daughters containing variou
articles. One package was to daughte
who ia very fond OF ''girger snaps" !
, they are made in her home aud th
folks at home remembered her and Bel
liberal allowance. The principal coz
, PEELED the chili to return the cake to hS
I parents at an express charge Of 40 cent
/ This is petty tyranny with vengeanc
) Milford Chronicle
J Forest fires have burned over Loo
acres OF woodland 10 Sussex The lar e
fire was in the section bstwesn Redde
q aud GEORGETOWN and the Sand Hill roa
!. to Milton IS lar as the Sand Hill IL.
3 Church. Fortunately the flames we
2 kept from passing over the road or muc
J, damage would have resulted some thinl
3 ing Milton would have been in g.e
danger. The progress Of the fire towaT'
n this town was much harder to check. c
j. Saturday, Sunday aud Monday nights
y large number Of men were engaged
endeavorinR to extinguish the flame
% They were finally stopped in the savanl
I near town by blowing the ground
front and burning the grass, as to lea
,t nothing for the fire to feed upon.-Dsl
q ware Democrat.
IS William Allen, oolored, who assault
Harvey Gsrhsuser, the Port Dspo,
l. clerk, with alleged muIderous intel
u was arrested by Constable hn D. VIII
q and others near Rising Sun, Md, Tuesd
week. he was engaged in huskf
corn in field, and when he saw I
officers approaching made his escape
the woods, but was afterwards induced
ie give himself up. he was hsndcufl
of and placed in a cell over hight. He "
" given q hearing before Squire J.
10 Abraham yesterday morning, who,
at default Of $500 bail for his appeArsn
at committed him to jail at Elkton for II
ID at the next term Of court. Har,
le Gerhaussr ia better, and his recovery
ng now expected, but he suffers from part
Id paralysis Of the right hand and al
II proceeding from the fracture Of the SIX
in and injury to the brain.
~ At Chestertown, Nd, yesterday,
trial OF Louis Bowser, oolored, for
60 murder OF Edward Salisbury, was Q
n. cluded. The only witness called for
ne prosecution was Mrs. Salisbury,
ls- widow OF the deceased. Her evide
81 was that the cause Of the quarrel betw
~ her husband and the prisoner was I
~, her son had been whipped by Bow
iol some days before. The wltne
~ were called for the detel
nus but the case was submit
n's to the court, before whom 1t was II
ino without argument. The court, by Jul
'ne Wiokes, declared that the evidence
snu not justify q conviction Of wilful muir
hes but inasmuoh as Bowser had intende
eu' do some bodily harm to his victim v
he hurled the fatal stone, the law
sumed he intended the consequence
his illegal act, and held him gull
ex- murder In the second degree.
over prisoner was then sentenced TO ,
years imprisonment in the penitent