Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-16
PentnsnlA Points.

, factories put into circulation nearly
one hundred thousand dollars In our
Immediate vicinity for peaches and
work. When 1t is considered by our
fruit growers they can zee the immence
advantage gained by selling their fruit
10 the factories. 1t Is true they may
not get any more money for the crop
by 30 doing, but when the fruit IL
worked up ut home, 1t requires labor to
peel. handle and pack; 1t requires
boxes and box mterial, which makes
demand for pine logs 1t requires sai!s
to. make boxes, and 1t uses up all the
soft and culled fruit. The grower don't
have 70 hurry 10 the train, and at cer-
! tain times can make his work suit his
convenience. This Ia something for
every fruit grower, who has the inter-
est OF the community at large in view,
10 consider.
Last Monday ex. Gov. JohnW. Hall re.
ceived telegram from his shipping
agent In New York, that Captain CAL
vim Buckmaster, who sailed the three
masted schooner, "JUhn W. Hall, had
drawn the freight, about $500, and had
disappeared very mSsteriousiy. He Is
supposed TO have met with foul play
while going on board Of his vessel at
might Up to yesterday nc
,tidings Of Captain Buckmaster
had been received. He was very
muscular man, and would have made
q hard fight II attacked fairly.
| A bride and groom, hailtng from
Worcester County, went TO Salisbury
on Monday to spend their honey
They stayed two days, slept at the
/ Peninsula House and ate, In that time,
only two meals. Their bliss WAS toe
ecs:atic for them to trouble them sal yes
| much about such mundane transac.
tion ~ eating.
, Mr.. Josiah Ringgold, Jr., is having a
new dwelling and other buildings erect
cd back Of the reservoir near Chester.
town. These buildings with severAl
acres OF land have been leased by MIR.
q. w. kennsrd for the purpose OF
engag!ng in the poultry business, to
oxpcdite which he will use the most
improved inoubators.
George X. Smith has purchased tho
old Episcopal church building Rt Lsu.
rel and he proposes to remove it from
to present site TO tue lot adjoining the
haso mic Hail. 1t will be thoroughly
overhnul led and painted and made a
town hall for the accommodation OF en-
tertainmens, lectures, eto.
Mover were potatoes in Delaware
known TO be so fine and productive as
this fall Almost every farmer has
some brAg tubers that weigh from two
70 three pounds each. As consequence
prices are low, ranging from 40 to 80
cents per bushel.
No reports concerning the prairie
chickens set free In Delaware last Win
ter have been heard lately. If any one
/ hRa than lrAn~a onufhfno nf
their Increase In numbers, the sports
men will hear II with interest.
The Nanticoke Transportation Com
pany, which now controls all the local
and most Of the general traffic between
Seaford and Baltimore, are arranging
TO build new steamer more suitable
for the route than their pre- sent one.
IL Is estimated that 5000, 600 peach
trees have been set out In tue last two
years on the Peninsula. II they are all
well taken ca ie Of sid cultivated,
when they come into bearing what q
bonanza the railroad company will
have
The Somers Point wrecking steamer
Tamesi has arrived at the Della ware
Break water for the winter TO render rs
distance TO vessels In distress.
A couple were married at Seaford on
Saturday, who hsd postponed the mat
ter till late IN life. The groom was Il
and the bride 70. They were from
Maryland.
The large fruit drying house. with
three evaporators and other fixtures
} therein, belonging to Alfred l.. Sellerl
of Middletown, was recently sold o.
Sneriff's sale TO J. Lay ton Register, tn,
mortgage, Of philadelphia.
Il Through travel on the Old PoiD
and Norfolk Express is improving. l
only requires the route to be bet
ter known to make 1t practically tn,
, lon;y liue between the North and tn,
! South.
George G. Morgan Of Sassafrss Necl
} has head Of cabbage which il abou
the size ofa washtub and weighs thirt.
pounds.