Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31
THE PENIRsUEA.

hours.
Charles H. Blackwell Of Denton hs
taken from one bee stand over so pound
Of fine honey, which he sold At 40 cent
per pound.
Easton people are talking about waite
works, and are raising subscriptions 10
that purpose.
| Kate Wrotsr, aged is, living at Tate
Bang, near Cambridge, has been terribl,
burned by the explosion Of coal oil can
which she used In kindlipg q fire.
Charles Gordon, young cripple o
Lswes, who was express messenger Ant
general utility man for the whole town
died suddenly last Thursday evening.
Caroline county Democrats are unan
imously urging Hon. Philip w. Downs o
Denton ss the Democratic candidate fol
Congress in the First Marylond district
John Andrews, who escaped from the
Sussex county jail, for the murder OF his
wife was sentenced to imprisonment fol
life and had been over nine years In jail.
Sidney Bayard, an old Elkton negro
4 who claimed that he saw Gen. Washing
ton pass through the Chesapeake & Della
ware canal, died In the Cecil county aims
house last week.
James K. Wallace Of Paols, Kansas, died
on July 9th from injuries received by the
bursting Of Roman candle. He was q
native Of Milford, 3S years Of age, and
1 removed to Kansas In 1870.
The stack yard on one Of State Senator
W. T. P. Turpin's farms, II miles from
Centreville, Md, was struck by lightning
Thursday afternoon and the whest straw
stacks burned. Loss triding.
A Baltimore Sun special reports the
suicide Tuesday Of Charles Smoot, q
German laborer In the employ OF W. Il.
Oliver, In Accomao county, Va. Smoot
placed gun to his mouth and pulled the
trigger.
The real estate Of the late Thomas Van
dyke, In Sasssfras Neck, was sold Tues
day as follows: Home farm, 24l acres,
to Andrew Woodall for s12, 900; lot Of Al
acres, to DR.. 8. Z. Willis for s63 per acre;
life estate In 81 acres 70 A. Woodall for
$138.
Irving J. Mills, the slayer Of Captain
Thomas J. Davis, In Somerset county
last Friday, has waived examination and
been committed to Jail to await trial at
the October tenn Of court. He has en-
gagged Henry Page and John W. Girls
field, Bsqs., to defend him.
A cutting ARRAY occurred at Redden,
Sussex county, on Sunday night week
between John Hopkins and John Abbott,
oolored. Hopkins was badly ont In the
face and under the arm. Abbott fed and
has mot since returned. The wounded
man is doing we'll. Jealousy was the
cause Of the fight.
The two.years. old child OF Burton Car
penter, who lives near Gains mill, Sussex
county, was very badly stung by bees
Sunday week. The ohild's hoop rolled
under the bee stand and 1t went after It,
This enraged the bees, which swArmed
ont and stung the little one from head TO
feet.
The Milford CHI onicle tells Of q boy
named Alfred Atkins, living in Milford
Neck, who was sent out into the wooda 10
''lose ost." The child made good Nh
OF 1t and succeeded in losing itself |
took the ohild's parents and neis bors
two days 20 find the youngster, and they
finally came up with him near Barreti's
Chapel. How long 1t took the cat to find
it's way back is not stated.
William 81. Jones hired q team from
George Il. Dawson of Cambridge, Md,
Monday week. II Ia charged that he sold
the team at Preston and left for Baltimore
with the proceeds. He was already
under indictment for violating the local
option law and is also accused Of forging
the name Of George Z. Adams Of Cam
bridge to q note which he assigned to
Dawson In payment for the hire of the
team, which he engaged for week.
A man named Spioer while intoxicated
Tuesday week, attempted to enter the house
OF Mr.. John Joseph, near Georgetown,
during the latter's absence from home.
Mrs. Joseph looked the door, whereupon
he picked mp an axe and began to beat
against 1t. Mrs. Joseph fed through the
back door just as Mr.. Joseph entered the
front gate. Spicsr then received i whole
some punishment at Mr.. Joseph's hands.
Garrett v. W. Eldert, proprietor OF four
hotels on Rookaway Beach and Jamsica
Bay and Broadway restaurant, has
purchased Burton island, between Reho-
both and Indian river bays, aud Ia build
ing there summer hotel for New Workers
Of fishing and hunting proclivitiss. He
has also secured Massey's Point on the
mainland opposite the island and will
erect another building there.
The following yields Of wheat are re-
ported from Caroline county, Md. From
48 acres William Hubbard received 709
bushels from 80 acres Robert Jarrell
threshed 587 bushels from 81 acres
James dorsey realized about 1900
bushels Noah Supple got $50 bushels
from 90 acres from the came of acres
James Harrington received 1853, and +.
B. Curry did still better with the same
acreage, realizing 1893 bushels. The
crop at The Plains was 1,700. J. Fl.
Bernard got 20 bushels for one seeded
and Alex Russell 20.
The fruit exchange is now an assured
fact. Nearly every general freight agent
between Philadelphia and Minnesota has
taken hold Of the enterprise and made
especial arrangements for the swift de-
livery Of fruit to Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Dayton, Detroit, Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburg and
other cities and towns in the west. Mr..
William p, CorsR. the secretary Of the
first Of June working mp the business,
hhu lao ID 64poUtdu DhUk " D6lAWAF6
about the first OF August, when the ex-
change will open for business. -Mii'ord
Chronicle.
Two brothers in Lake district, Dor
chester county, Charles and William 81.
Clair are making things lively for the
people. The st. Glars have been on q big
spree. Wednesday week they drove to the
residence of Asbury Insley, aud attacked
a negro laborsr in the presence OF Deputy
Sheriff Charles Foxwell and Mr.. Insley
and his brother, R. q. Insley. The lat
ter knocked down Charles Sinclair with
9 shovel. The St. Glars then moved of,
threatening the lives OF the Insleys,
against whom they have . grudge.
Deputy Sheriff Foxwell, although having
writs for their arrest, refuses TO serve
them, claiming that he fears for his life.
Sheriff Melvin is about to start to the
scene with posse to serve the writs, but
more trouble is expected.
The sweet potato crop in the lower
Maryland and Virginia counties of the
Peninsula is threatened by new disease.
Hundreds Of acres have been ploughed
up and replanted In corn 80 as not to lose
all the money expended In fertilizers.
This new disease-new because only
noticed during the last yesrs-is very
peculiar one. The young slips,
after being planted ont, usually
show very thrifty growth, and
soon commence to throw out runners.
But before long a few yellow leaves
appear near the bae OF the plant. Pull
ing up the plant the root Ia entirely rot
ten or gone. In some cases tubers had
been formed, but these we're also deoayed.