Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09
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PaynteY Frame, has shipped two Of his
large honolsd wAtsrmslons 10 William
Dean Of Newark, who intends reshipping
them 10 his brother in England. They
are packed in straw. -hrsser Journal.
]. T.Ruley, q farmer living about 8
miles from Bohemia Bridge, last Thurs
day morning was killed by being thrown
from his wagon, the horseB having be.
come unmAnagt able. Deceased was
sbout Sc years Of age. and leaves wife.
NORTH East Star. Nr
Cambridge b has sal local opsiss Jaw, but
town is full Of It Mechanics stop their
work to visit the grog shop several times
day ida loAfsrs are running to and
fro with bottles wrapped 10 paper under
their arm, ard bottle stntfsd into their
hip booklets, all filled up At this den Of
iniquity."
A report has gained currency that Mrs..
Ross will spend all the property received
At har father's death In the defense OF
Mills, who shot him. Mills .wRs waiting
on Mrs. Ross, agAinht the old tShtlemen's
Wishes. He stopped Mills on the road
near Pocomoke City, July 26!h, and
and ordered his daughter to get ont.
Words ensued aud Mills drew pistol
and Inflicted mortal wound.
The October term OF the circuit court
for Somerset county will begin on Mon
day, 18Th. Besides the ordinary docket
there will be, in all probability, most
interesting criminal d, oket to try. There
are two men now in jsil who are charged
with homicide. One Ia white man,
named Irving Mills, who Is charged with
killing Captain Thomas l.. G. Davis and
the ether ia Milton Wilson, oolorsd,
charged with killing Henry BeAvens at
the Folks Roads camp meeting.
We had the pleasure OF meeting School
Superintendent Williams IN Philadelphia
last Saturday, and he had the pleasure
Of stumbling over an esteemed friend
there who presented him with . new "a
hat. We rode behind the professor back
TO Wilmington, and while we hid our old
he. mp In the rack he wore his all the
way home. II gave us the blues Of
course, but 1t is n consolation 70 think
that we will get new hat from some
body after the eleotion.-Seaford Enter
PRISE.
William Browns bright 6.yeAr old boy
met with fatal accident near Franklin
City, Va, one day this week. His father
was moving his household effects from
that place TO Grsenbaok and Willie was
riding on one Of the loads when the
the horses started TO run. The driver in
attempting to stop them broke one Of the
rains and his whole weight being thereby
thrown upon the other rain the horses
were pulled suddenly around to that
side and Willie was thrown ont, one Of
the wheels passed over him, MASKING his
breast and his skull and causing death In
few hours.-Sunsr Journal.
The superior advantages Of islands that
line the Virginia coast as places for sport
ing and spending the warm season are
becoming recognized abroad. A company
Of wealthy Washington capitalists re-
GENTLY bought Revell'B Island, In Aooo-
mack county, with the intention Of max
ing IL = summer resort and base for
fishing and hunting, and Judge Gunter,
Of that county, has lust granted
them certificate OF incorporation under
the style Of the Old Dominion Gunners
aud Fishers Association. They oontem-
plate making extensive Improvements on
the island. II lie reported that other par
tiea are likely TO purchase Wollop's
Island, whose beach Bayard Taylor de-
clared the finest on the Atlantic coast
: Norfolk Landma K.
Several swamps are reported burning
below Quantioo and Wstipquin. White
aome hands were engaged In burning ont
yellow. Jackets nests In Mr.. Tubman
Conwa,'s woods, the fire became unman.
ageable and soon beyond their control.
, II laid waste his old whole swamp. One
man worked oil day Saturday and half
, of Sunday in digging trench and throw.
} ing up dirt to prevent the flames from
rsaohing his woods. He went in to dinner
and on coming ont found his woods In
flames. He supposed the fire was started
,, purposely by come oolorsd folks whom he
: : had refused permission to pick huokle
berries from his woods Most Of the
timber burning III this section il second
! growth. Hands are engaged in firing
= towards the fire so as TO prevent its
|. spread, as far IS possible. --Saii,bury
8 Advei tissr.
George A. Mi'lington Of Dover, has q
Z silo built entirely under ground, OF
r bricks laid in cement, water tight and air
tight when covered, He has put 80 tons
Of eusilage In this silo. Hls method OF
making the ensilsge was to out the corn
0 and let II lie in the field day before
hauling 1t TO the silo and placed his
ensilags cutter OF two horse power by the
edge Of the silo and threw the fodder from
the wagon into the cutter which chopped
a 1t up into pieces about half an inch long.
a The pieces fell from the machine into the
i silo and the mass was lsveled and then
packed as closely as possible by trampling
1t down with the feet. Layer after layer
was stored In this way until the silo was
!, full. The cover was then put on and
!. weighted down with sand bags. Mr..
Millington says the cost Is less than two
dollars ton and that with ensilAgs he
: can feed his cattle more cheAply In winter
r than In summer.
Gen. W. r. Smith Of the United States
engineering corps with head quarters at
Wilmington, Del, has ordered the work
OF dreding channel from the point
: abandoned last spring, for want Of funds,
q to wharves at Centreville lsnding. The
contract 10 do the dreding has been
= awarded to Philadelphia firm, and the
q work will be supeiintsnded by Col. Pres
Q colt Smith. Col. Smith was down hers
Q one day last week and roWed over that
o portion OF the oreek where the channel
Q Is to be dug ont. He thinks that the
b present appropriation, s5 600, will be
sufficient to dig a channel 8 feet deep at
a mean low water and 80 feet wide to the
! bridge spanning Corsica creek. The de-
3 posit to be removed is principally soft
mud, which can be taken up rapidly,
. consequent y at less expense. The work
oil dredging will begin early next week
and pushed rapidly to completion Con-
treuitle Record.