Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
THE PERINS ULA,

Captain Josiah Thomas, an old and
highly respected oitizsn OF 81. Michs sls,
died on Friday.
ksston is to have regularly organized
fire department, and is about to put up
an engine house.to cost u, 500.
Mira. Lowndes, wife Of DR.. Charles
Lowndes, died at her residence in Miles
River Neck, Talbot county, yesterday
morning.
1t is reported that a man WAS arrested
in Laurel recently for swearing, and
on refusal to pay fine, he WAS committed
TO the lock up for "a hours.
The schooner Dorchester Of Crisaeld,
Maryland, was oapsized Thursday near
Hsckett's Peint, in Chesapeake bay. Her
captain and crew OF four men were taken
from the rigging by 8 tug.
About O'Clock Sunday morning the
saw mill at Hsyden's station, on the
Queen Anne's & Kent railroad, belonging
10 George I. Faithful, WAS destroyed by
fire. The origin Of the fire ia unknown
aud the loss about $3.50.
A joke was perpetrsted at the meeting
Of the building association, Monday even.
ing week. One or two OF the directors, it
Ia said, contemplate mstrimony, and q
resolution was offered, forbidding any
member OF the board from margin with
out giving at least two weeks notice. The
reading Of the resolution caused oonsid-
ersble merriment.-Ceca Wing.
Most of the persons rendered tenn
porariiy homeless by Mondays COL fagra-
ton in Port Deposit have returned to
shsir dwellings and are busily engaged III
repairing the damages insepaisble from
such hastv removals. ASIDE from the
actual damage by the fire .he Individual
losses in the Way Of broken furnitnre will
be very considerable.
Sunday night q largo frame building
GEAR the depot, in Salisbury, WAS DE-
stroyed BY fire, but the surrounding pro-
p4rty was saved by the promptness of the
fire department. The burned house was
owned by James James, colored, who lost
nearly every thing in it. Loss about
i'll 200; insured for 800 in the Kent
county (Dsl.) Insurance Company. The
| cause Of the ire is supposed to Lave been
defective Hue.
On Easter Monday the corner stone Of
Christ ?. Z. Church, Cambridge, now in
| course of erection will be laid, with ser
vices conducted by Right Rev. Henry c.
Lay, bishop OF the diocese of Eseton, OF
which Great Choptank parish or Cam
| bridge forms part. The Rev. DR.. Nor.
ton OF st. James Church, Philadelphia;
;he Rev. Campbell Fair Of Ascension
Church, Baltimore, and other clerGymen
will probably be present. The church
will he OF green stone, and cost $l7 900.
Hon. q. W. Covinston has filed in the
house petition signed by many citizens
of Queen Anne's aud Kspt counties, and
endorsed by members of the Corn and
| Flour Exohange of Baltimore, praying
for sn appropriation Of $500 for re-
moving four bars in the Chester river
between Champion and Kirby's landing.
| The claim ID made that II these bars
Pum-puddiDs, Mnssel, Shosl and Kirby's
bar-sie removed there will be free
passage for vessels drawing seven feet OF
water to kifby's landing - Chestertopn
| Transcript
A. ID. Irwin of Philadelphia, who has
been running cotton mill for the past
two year at Klej Grange, eight miles
south OF Snow Hill, has ceased opei atoms
at tia! place and entered into nesota-
| lions with some ui the oitizsns OF Snow
| Hill TO erect cotton mill there at an
early date at Il coat of about $40, 900.
The factory will BIZ built OF brick and
will he lO3 feet long, AZ feet wide aud
t1o stories IN hight 1t will contain 100
looms and all other necessary machinery
foF complete cotton .nill, aud will give
employment 10 about so hands.
Somerset and Dorchester Democrats
seem to favor the appointment OF T. +. J..
Rider ct WiUOm!co, "a associate Judge of
tie first judicial eirouit, to succeed Bph.
K. Wilson, who was recently elected
UIitti 5la,es senator. Worcester also
presents 3 eAudidate bat " is lot likely
that the appointment will be given to
that comfy Wioomico, in 3 political
point OF view, seems TO he entitled TO the
honor y naming Judge Wilson's sue
csss0r, an. If thu Democrats of that
couuty will urge Riders appointment he
VIII bs apt to seon.e the position -
E.tston Ledger.
While Samuel CoaowEy and Juhr
Jo-es, c'l2Fed, Fesidirg ~ White Ha7tu
lev ta.'ss below SaIisb1ry, Oh IL,
NioUiat1O river, We're PLAY Ing with eaei
, Other HfiGAY Lielt ls-t Jones, having
gun Z aYilg logted told CouuWav to 10 |
. out, tia. te Wa gong 20 snooi ,iu,eud;U.
to Tighten bin. ha pointed the gun
sud belOFe Conoway could change biz
position the sun vent eff, the losd takN,
, ttf-c. in CGHOIay's body. COECway liz
i gered until Saturday night aud expired
. A oorOutr's jury was eummOnsd, who Tt
turned a verdict of accidental shooting -
Baltimore Sun.
William L. Woodal & Co, OF Balti
, more, are building for the Choptanl
Steamboat Company new steamer OF Ia
/ propeller pattern and composite tyre
+. which measures 100i-et in length, 80 ies
r bean ard feet hold. The vessel. whicl
. will cost il the neghborhooi Of $50, 600
4 will br constructed for both passenger
aud freight There will be provided fo
r the former 40 stat- rooms The saloon
= which will be in the after part, vii
I measure 100 test in length aud Is fe-
between the etats rooms, iii! engine
a will b. compound 20x36x26 with stee
/ boilers, improved tyne, sad will b
n furnished By J. C. Frochlioh & Co.
= Tie Gaze OF Merrill, Quincy Il Crockett
" publishers of the PooOmoke Record an
d Gazette, va the county commissioners c
= Worcester county, 10 which the torme
y sued the latter tor 81, $50 fur adv artisirg
= came TO a close in the circuit court ,
Is Wicomicl county on Saturday last, az
d Resulted in judgment for the plaintiff
!, for '2ll so The oss9 occupied about to
If day, Messrs jain w Crasfrld az
Henry Page of the Scmerset bar, al
z Wlllism 5. Wilson'of the Worcester bsl
d appeared for the plaintiffs, and Georg
g w. Puf'ell, GspFgn NJ Upohur epd CLAY
o ton J Pnrasll Of the Wore ser bar f
II tue defendants.
- Il ia estima,ei that tbs Baltimore
g Ohio Railroad Company purpose buildin
railroad through this Peninsula az
u competing liue to the Delaware road
n The latter ,s swped By the Pennsylvsni
d company, tns great rival Of the b. & O
AMI the presumption 10 that the 3 & {
l. want to take the Maryland peninsuls
g trade Baltimore, wards instead
70 Pbilsdelphia-w az II ia no
y tending The new line If bui
: wonld probably leave the Philaielph,
e extension somewhere near Elklon and IN
~ via CEsstrrtOwn, Centreville, Esston an
g other points down the Peninsula. I'll
oi Peninsula trade would thus be we'll sui
II piled with transportation tsoilities-ls
~ OF the best corporations in the woFl
l. competing Tor it.-Centrevile Obse,usr
Y Being an old practitioner and thorough
versed III law and practice the people OF Dc
~ aware can well rest assured that in the Al
,e pointment OF Judge Whitley the bench hi
ID lost nothing, and that they have secured {
Ia efficient judge. -Doeer Deld,1arcda.
j. l.. Wocott, Esq, OF Dover, has secure