Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-14
THE PENINs ULA.

Rbe W. Tunnel of Lswes, is GONZALES
cent.
Oysters form large part of the car
goes carried from Lewes to New York by
the steamer Breakwater. The shipments
frequently run mp to 1900 barrels for q
single trip.
Mrs Emily j. Peach, widow of the late
John Peach, died suddenly yesterday
evening, at her home on Bohemia Manor,
Of paralysis of the heart. She W as in the
SSH year OF her age.
l. N. Fooks, Dr.. J, B NAPLES and
George G. Calhoun have purchased a
| piece Of land near the railroad station.
| Georgetown, and will at once bsgin the
erection of steam grist mill to cost
about IS, coo
DR.. Johu W. Massey OF Canterbury,
was found dead in his bed on Thursday
morning. He retired in his usual health
the evening before. He had been very
active man all his life He was 70 years
ot age His death WAS caused by raraly.
sis of the heart.
The Cambridge Democrat and News
eays: The young eolored man who
crswled ont at the top OF the Jail window
Saturday week s'oppeS on the bridge q
short tine aud amused himself looking at
the skaters and then stepped into Sher-
msp's store and requested him to tell
Sheriff Melvin he was gone.
new steamboat company has been
formed in Dorchester county to trade be-
tween Baltimore aud points on the Nauti-
c)ke, S. Sherman and Captain Samuel
Phillips OF Vienns, being among the
stockholders The company has bought
for $751; 900 from the Choptank Steamboat
Company the steamer William Il Clark,
aad the boat will lie repaired aud placed
on the new line some time next spring.
l. is reported that the steamer White
also will be put on this line.
The corpurators named in an act to
incorporate ths Dover Glass Works Co. .
met in r Z. h nrey's flee and OrGsnined
"Wednesday y"nipg hs the election of ID
L Burton, chait nsu, aad II A. Rich ard
son, seeratsTy Books W, re- opeu sd for
subscription TO .hs capital stock OF said
,npany and 525 shares were subscribed.
! Thereupon thu iucorporstors ordered an
election for officers next Wednesday evei :
] ing, when 81 per share wi be required.
4 A Polish quack, eslliag himself Dt. c.
y W. Jayne, Jr was strest i II Dover ou
t Thursday and taken before '5quire Jes
9 ter. The testimony OF several persons
0 was secured to the fact that the itinefant
r doctor" had treated their families,
t taking his pay partly in pigs, poultry,
Il and corn He was held for court under
= tiur charges of violating the statute ol
q the last legislature, in pfacticing without
n diploma; spd in default OF 81 600 bail
was committed to jail.
y The cooperative store 10 Lswes /,
y likely to be in full operation a, no dis
b tant day. The q 5ocistion has orgsniz-c
d aud elected the following illesrs: w
d A. Scott, President; 5 Cut;is Howell
!. Vice President aud Treasurer; b Il
,i TWillevi Secretary. Directors, William
/. Salmons, Alfred Hudson, Samuel c
Of Pearce, Is +. Twilley, Howell,G & A
e Rsilg, William A, Scott, John Josept
), aud Ed Hudson. Auditors, W + Pret
e lyman, B. Ewing aud James Wilson.
|. An abssnt,miudei Talbot county iarme
1t drove into Bastou on sunday week with
= wagon Of marketing Finding the msrke
/ house closed, lie hitohed his horse au,
II went 10 the house of brother livirg ii
d town. There he found that his brothe
y had gone TO church, and on ipquirin
y whether there was q funeral III progress
ID lie WAS surprsed to learn that HE brotht
l. was attending the regular service an
g. that the day was Sunday He hastl
-r ex used himself ftom an invitation I
d come in, saying he must hurry home an
Is tell bis wifs What day it WAS, as he ia
Of left her ironing.
to A Baltimore .Snn special from sa,sbur
y ssys Sixeen car loads OF steel rails (.
ID the n. y p. & N railroad lave arrive
:; ~ D-lmar and are heing dis.ribnte
Al along tbs lire Coutracta for the Gro,
le ties have b,en made, which are beiu
De delivered a. rapidly ss possible. Sxtee
Is of the lahorers employed by the aboy
d company struck for higher wages Tue
th day, and came to this town day. The
= toung-d about the town during The da,
A. aud disappeared at night. The sradiI
a It the road is being pushed ahead
N rapidly as possible, and the road ia Z,
IS pgc.ed 10 b. completed by the lat of Jul