Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-29
TIE PENINsUL4.


George c Hill has become chief OF the
Salisbury fire department
Simeon Malone, aged 66, prominent
citizen Of Wic0mioo county, ia dead.
Sheriff Short Of Sussex county proposes
10 proteot the poor old jail a. g orge.
town. He has fenced it in.-Aiiiford
Chronicle.
This suit OF Burns Il Noskes against
the & Q railroad, olsimipg $50, 600 Tor
alleged breach Of contract, has been re-
moved from Cecil to Dorchester county
for trial.
James W. SpruAnoe is contemplating
the laying off Of the Bayard part in the
division of the Clayton property, into
building lots, and is very sanguine Of the
future OF the place.
Perry W. Stewart, aged 75, died at
RSston Friday. He celebrated his
golden wedding last November, and had
served four consecutive terms as chief
judge Of the orphans oourt.
The New York, Philkdelphis &
Norfolk Railroad Company ia building
round-housss for engines and oars at
Cape Charles City. Fine depot buildings
are also In process Of construction.
The big talk about going to the New
Orleans Exposition in the summer when
Commissioner Billy Dean had the iare
down to $l3, petersd out rapidly when
the railroad put 1t up to s6l.-Smyrna
Times
The governor Of each state has patch
of crazy work to send to the New Orleans
Exposition. Governor Stookley will have
DelswRre's coat OF arms, blue hen,
peaches, corn AZ d ship building on his.
-Greehsborough Free Ress.
About so unemployed oyster dredgers
chiefly from Baltimore, are depending
upon the charity OF the good people OF
Cambridge. They sleep in the Jail and
roam the town over begging food, much
to the fright and disgust OF cooks and
walters,
The dwelling house in the town Of
Leipsio, owned and occupied by Henry L,
Wilson, was discovered on fire on Thurs
day morning, aud vas totally destroyed
with all OF The household goods. We
learn there was sn insurancs'of $500 on
the house. .-DeiaDarean
vessel anchored at Collins' Beach on
Monday for the purpose, 1t is said, of
taking down and carrying sway the
pavilion buildine. The probability noW
is that the rect Of the property there will
go in the same We as its isolation by
water ia complete -Smy,na Tires.
The Newark Ledger cklls for more
housos--rows and rows Of them-slsp
them up anywhere aud evsrywhers-
people crying for them, and tho editor,
himself, desperately afraid that he will
have 10 ,eSve town il somebody does not
5000 build q new house or die sud leave
him an old ore.
Sineerly's pulp mills near kikEon are
running night and day, tuIninp ont
13, 900 pounds of material every "a hours.
The pspsr mill is a1so running or full
time. new drivs well, 10 be 500 feet
deep, is heing sunk, and another water
tank of 1SO, 900 gallons capacity has inst
bsen fipisbed.
The N. Y, p, & N rRilrosd is carrying
through Salisbury to the north hundreds
of car loads OF cotton weekly, which
comes from tho south. Before the open
ing OF this road to Cape Charles City
aud ths establishing Of line Of boats to
Norfolk the Old Dominion line had q
monopoly OF lblh buBiNe6s
The incoming stesmsr Maggie Of the
Eastern Shore stesmbost line, oollidea
Thursday morning vish two schooners of
CFisfeld, breAkipg of ihe boWsprlt Of one
and slightly dsmaRinn the other The
stesmer was disabled aud had to come 10
anchor, while her passengers and mRil
were taken off by one OF the sChosnsrs
The funeral Of Mrs Jetbro Mccullough
Rt North East, yesterday afternoon, was
very largely attended, Special crs topk
down many rsla'ises and ftierds from
this oity and Philadelphia, The Rev.
Messrs Shepq ard, Ridgwsy AND Brown
conduoted the services, and all the sur
vIvipg members and proprIetors Of the
iron works were present
Az whom does the Dover iSeptirfi aim
thiE: "Would 1t net bs we'll for the
Senate to take look into the constitu
ti0nsl requirements for members hip in
that dignified body, As well Es the House
The Democrats are great sticklers for .
strici construction OF the Institution
they ought TO be "a willing to appl- the
tpst to the highest as to the lowsst.n
Two bills have cropped up in the LeRls
iRture Agsinst which We desire to entsI
our sUlemu prntest-ths Third streel
(Wilmiuglon) bridge bill, and the rail-
road bill, authorizing the building OF 8
line from State road station to suitable
place on the main line Of the p, W. & B
railroad. We object to both of thes,
measures, and We propose tn give oui
reasons next week.-Nep Castle S.dr.
Il seems to be admitted that Presle,
Spruanoe Of this town will succeed Johi
G. Goodep az recorder of deeds, thoust
James H. Todd OF Dover is pushing hi
application with good deal OF energy
and is obtaining a large number 0
signatures TO his recommendation. Mr.
Gooden, the present recorder has move,
his family to Willow Grove, where h,
himself will reside after his term Of flo
fhsll expire in March next.-Smyrn
I,mes
Chief Justice Comegys has built ne'
ice-house this winter. BE first dug
: hole In the ground IL feet deep. This h
filled In about four feet deep with oyster
shells for drSinsgs. Then be laid In hi
J oak logs, six square, or hexagon. Th
8 logs were eight inches square and SAW
on two sides, The house stands aboI
= four or six feet above ground. 1t
r thought that the chief Justice has
!, house ,hes will keep Ice without Rr
doubt.-DOvsr Sentinel.