Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-03
THE PENINSULA.

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just shipped from Baltimore to Ches'
peake City nm iron draw bridge.
The Methodist Professionals of Laur,
contemplate holding camp meeting {
Mount Zion, before the close of the season
Burglars entered WILDER F. Shipper
store, at Chestertown, Nd, early Nor
day morning and stole miscellaneous IL
of hams, clothing, dry goods and sewers
dollars in change.
The health of Bishop Lay of Easton
Nd, is not improving very rapidly. II
has now gone, with his wife, son an,
daughter, to Massanetta Springs, Halri
sonburg, Va, for two months.
Romie w. Hynson, telegraph operator
at Chestertown, Nd, was run over ant
instantly killed by the cars ut Wortoi
station, ON Thursday, August goth. HI
was 16 years old and the only son of |
widow.
George W. Ingram, real estate agent
has sold the farm belonging to the Hon
Charles d. Lore, situated near Mt. Pleas
ant, and containing about 50 acres o.
land to Miss Fl. Houston, of Mt. Pleasant
for lHiddlet0DB Neao Era.
Another prisoner escaped from the
Georgetown Jail this week. Il our sug.
gestion of inclosing the jailyard with a
wire fence were adopted, prisoners could
not get away without leaving scrap OF
their pantaloons on the barbs to the
sheriff as memento of their visit. MI
Joyd Neaos.
John M. Hearne, says the Laurel
Gasette, while painting the barn roof of u
farmer near town, on Thursday week. lost
his balance and fell distance of ~ feet.
The bucket of hot tar fell on his head,
hurting him severely. Mr.. II. was COM
PEELED to have his hair and beard cut off.
The works of the Mccullough Iron
Company at North East have recently
been undergoing extensive improvements.
New buildings have been erected and the
old ones rebuilt or repaired, and all of
them made to assume neat appearance
by coat of whitewash. The wooden
bridge washed away last year will soon
bereplaced by substantial iron structure.
George Sowders, the young white man,
arrested and lodged in Georgetown jnil
few Weeks ago for stealing clothing and
other property from parties III Frauklord,
broke Jail on Tuesday night last 10y pick
ing through the wall. Sowders was con-
fined in the same cell from which llai!ett
escaped and he picked u hole in III same
place that Hallett-immudi,i,i under
the window.
On Tuesday week Melvin a. Er,'hcr OF
Frederick, sent their bank book, which
contained over 800 in currency and
several checks, TO the bank in this town
by the Rev. j. Giles Mowbray. When
Mr.. Mowbray reached Milford the book
was missing, and neither he nor the
owners have yet been able to find it. He
stopped only once ON the way, and then
to water his horse. A reward is Offered
for its recovery. -Maford Meas.
William Chelton, worthy citizen of
Danes Quarter district, and who resided
in Jeanquakin neighborhood, was
drowned near his home on Saturday last
When found his feet were on shore, and
head in the water. He was subject to
vertigo. On Saturday he went out fish
ing, and il is supposed felt dizziness
coming on and started for the shore, and
on reaching it, got out of his canoe and
fell back in the water.-iS0merset Herald.
Pete, an old fayOrite black horse, for
many years owned by L. II. Cochran of
this town, died on Monday week,
after about "a years of faithful labor.
This faithful animal was known by almost
every resident of Mid6letown. His career
was a long one, and his death sudden. hav-
ing been taken with collie ON Saturday and
despite all efforts to prolong his life, he
died as above stated. Out of respect to
his old age, and his long service for his
master, he was decently interred.-
MiddletoaoR New Era.
Robert Lambdin of st. Michaels, died
ON Tuesday week, aged 81 years. He
retained his health and II moderate degree
of activity until Sunday last when he was
suddenly taken ill. Mr.. Lambdin con.
Quoted the ship building business i'll st.
Michaels for many years, the firm of later
years being Robert Lambdin & Sons.
Until within the last few years he worked
actively ut his business, and when remon-
strated with by his sons for his persistency
in using the ship carpenters tools would
say, "Ah well, 1 would rather wear out
than rust out. "-EastOn Ledger.
The evnporators are now running day
and night and have about as many
peaches as they can handle. At Keig-
wins establishment Thursday, about So
hands were kept busy in cutting and pre-
pairing the peaches for the dryers and
from 500 to 1000 baskets were worked
up, which is said to have been the biggest
days work ever done Mt this place. The
hands had no time for idle talk and the
place presented an active appearance
f1,rn,,r1,n,,t fl,n law nj ,,t.y1,t fTbn,r
also very busy at Sellers factory and
large quantities of fruitare being handled.
-4uidaIetOlSn Neio Era.
Extract from Smyrna letter to Dove
Sentinel: "Probably one of the most
ridiculous displays of nineteenth century
ignorance was given by white woman of
probably 30 years of age, who has had
probably the same chances for an educa-
ton MS others have. She saw the
flags draped down town in honor of
General Grant, and upon her return home
leaned over the back fence and told
neighbour They've got flags hung out
down town with black stuff I'LL over them,
and they say that General Washington is
dead. This sounds like fiction, but,
nevertheless, it is u crystalized fact"
A petition in lunacy hns been filed in
the case of Charles p. Barnes, confined
in Jail here and awaiting trial for the
murder of his brother-in-lnw and son. by
Edwin Barnes brother of the prisoner.
With the petition was filed the
affidavit of Dr. John II. Jamar,
which is as follows; "This is to
certify that l have shis day carefully ex-
amined into the mental condition of
Charles p. Barnes, prisoner i'll the Elk
ton Jail and under my professional care,
and am prepared to say that in my
opinion he is mentally incompetent to
have the care and government of himself
OF TO be intrusted with the management
of his estate. Cecil Wig.
A Cambridge, Nd, special to the Balti-
more american narrates the following
tough story: "a most remarkable tor
nado passed over dorchester county n
couple of weeks ago. One singular Incl
dent accompanying it has never been re-
ported. As it passed over the farm of
Mr.. Edwin Dashiell, ST., six miles from
Cambridge, in this county, it took one of
his houses in the path of its vortex. The
house was sucked up into the storm, and
was carried away bodily, and has never
been seen or heard of since. The
strangest part of the story, however, is
yet TO he told. As the house rose from
the ground it rolled on its side, and its
occupants We're thrown out Mt the open
door and fell to the ground, the whole
family being saved and unhurt.n -.
The experiment of shipping peaches
from Delaware to Liverpool this season
has proved the business profitable when
properly conducted. Mr.. q. A. Cochrano
of Middletown, hasinveptedn case in which
to pack perishable food for long ship