Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08
THE PENINSULA.

S-sford boasts OF talking crow, which
ia allowed by its owner to fly around at
will and which takes especial delight ia
calling the town boys "lisrs" when they
get to diSputing at marbles.
Edward Martin, colored man EN-.
ployed Ia Treat x Co.'S, factory, George.
town, fell into vat OF boiling water
on Thursday and WAS so badly scaded
that ne died on Friday morning.
Joseph Millman, the Milton man who
GU up Mr.. Walls carriage curtains b.
osnse the latter objected to Millmsn
caurting his daughter, ia reported by the
Susser Journal to have been rotten eg.ed
by some Of Walls friends.
Mrs. Mary Ann Stuart, the woman's
righta champion of Sussex county, leo.
tured In Chestertown, Md, the other
evening on "What are our girls going to
do 7" The Transcript. says she gave her
hearers the orth OF their money in talk.
The trial Of John Murray for the muir
der of John Nj. Steele ia to come up In
Cambridge next Monday. Attorney
Henry and J. W, Cti,f-ld, ESQ will
conduct the prosecution Clement Sui
livan, Henry Page and Richard Grasou,
Esq appear 1or the defenoe.
Eliza Wheeler, cclored mother OF George
Wheeler who was hanged few years ago
for the murder of Mrs. Margaret Whit.
man, died suddenly in Centreville, Md q,
Saturday morning. There were rumors
Of foul play, but an inquest resulted in a
verdict of death from heart disease.
The Porter farm, located near Grifith's
mill In luaaav TO
this week by K C. McColley. 1t con.
tains Sc acres. This place was sold
about 10 years ago for $1,000, but the
"skinning" process has been praetic-d
80 psrslstently on it, that Mr.. McC llley
bought it for as many hundred. Milford
Chronicle.
Herbert, 10 year old son Of DR.. JEFF.
ferson Of fredericksburg was accidentally
shot Thursday afternoon by Miss May
Officer. Herbert was having his birthday
party with some comrades and Miss Officer
was letting them shoot to amuse them.
The pistol hung fire and when it was
brought down from the aim went off, the
bullet striking the little boy in the abdo.
men. The wound is dangerous Denton
| Journal.
William j. Jones, ESQ, trustee, sold
Tuesday fat pulic sucti 81 acres oil
woodland belonging to the estate Of John
| Morrison, on the Delaware line, to James
Morrison for 1920. On this tract Of laud
there ia a thrse-cornered granite stone.
| placed there by three commissioners from
Maryland, Dslao are ana Pennsylyanis
duly appointed by the 1T spective states,
to make the line Of junction OF the three
| states.
On Thursdsy morning when Sheriff
Windsor carried water 10 the prisoners
confined in Jail, he found that the negroes
indicted at the last term OF court for
highway robbery, had armed themselves
with pieces Of wool, and had determined
upon his entrance into the cell, to fell
him to the floor aud attempt to make
their escape. Upon discovering thsir in
tentiOns, however he ololed the door and
locked it before they suspected what he
was doing, and thus frustrated their de
igns.-Gec'getopn democrat.
The Dover Sentinel reports the granting OIL
the following liquor licenses Friday /
W. Belts, Bowers Beach 4. K. Smith
Leipsic J, NJ. Ford, Dover ; A. Cole, Har
rington Emory SOFTEN, FELTON, Lucius p
Campbell, Woodland Beach Il. j. Boulder
Frederick I. L. Heather, Camden JOSEPH
G. Gordy, Milford.
The Bel Air Times says William Reynolds, &
machInist at Cecil paper mills, recently got
into an ugly predicament. He went int
what is known as the stuff-chest-a large
iron tank, in which set Of arms revolye and
keep the pulp agitated-to repair some part
of it. While there the pulp was turned on
and the machinery started by some one moi
knowing that any one was inside. To keep
out Of the way OF the revolving arms Mr..
Reynolds was obliged to walk round and
round, the pulp meanwhile pouring down on
him. He walked and cried out at the top OF
bis voice for long time and until he was
nearly exhausted, but at last his cries were
heard and the machinery stopped. At this
time the pulp Was waist deep, and Mr..
| Reynolds was covered with hit from head To
foot.