Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-23

THE PENlNSULAs
John G. stockley OF Duck Creek
hundred, raised G,575 quarts of straw |
this season, from which he received from /
six to 50 cents quart.
The SUSSEX Journal confesses that its
report of the sale of the Delaware, Mary i
land a. Virginia railroad was premature
and says; I'VE are authorized to state
that all negotiations looking to the sale
are now OF"
A man by the name of Rue walked TO
Laurel Tuesday week looking for work.
He was out of money, failed to get en-
ployment, and returned here on Wednes-
day He was without food the entire
time and was overcome of the heat. Hell
is improving. Such u man should he
given mployment.-SusSeD Journal.
II is the duty of the town baliff to see
that the weeds are cleaned of the streets,
and especially the sand burrs around the
suburbs of the town. All children now
Mt home from school should be warned
in to work at least one day each at this
worthy enterprise. Parents who are true
to themselves and the community will see
that they do it, lPicomicO Record.
A correspondent reports that j. NJ.
| Gilmore, with a Wood self-ralling reaper
cut IA acres of wheat in one day for
Joseph P. Richardson of Christiana hum
dred. The reaper was drawn by pair of
young horses belonging 10 William p.
Richardson, and Joseph says 1t is the best
days wheat harvesting that has been
done on the farm since he has owned it,
w. II. Council, since 1857 proprietor
of the Easton (Md.) Gazette, has sold that
paper to Wilson NJ. Tyler, native of
Caroline county, and formerly COM
positor in the office of the Denton Union,
but more recently principal of school at
Easton, N. Y. L. II. Clarke has plirr
chased one-half W. J. S. Clarke's half
interest in the POconaoke Record and
Gazette. ...,
The Harrington Enterprise says /:
"Rumor says that family in the neigh
borhood of Adamsville by the name Of
Smith committed u brutal murder soinf
days since. The father mt the table became
angry at his little child, and threw il upon
the floor breaking its shoulder blade. Thf
mother flying in passion jumped upon
, the child and stamped it, brains out. WI
understand that the officers have captured
her, but he is still at large" .i !
r Principle furnace, in Cecil county, Md;
is the Oldest iron furnace in the UniteF
States. II twas biilt in lTl5. Augustin,
and Lawrence, the father and brother q
f George Washington had M interest in il
4 which the family retained until after ili
j, revolution. The works are still in opera
t,oI NJ anu ara NOV wy Prupep'y ~ nepig
"'' a iie'i i ~ In, eI' :,,,,,ar
i anu Mhoiis Also Ile ~ la dSo ianu '"nei 7
6 m"rylaho' o"niiis io'Voo "oreh'
4 Talbot county farmer who is clos
~ observer OF the signs and seasons, ant
who has tested his observations by fire
u quent experiments, says ''that whea
seeded on the increase OF the moon
much siirer to make good crop thai
/ wheat seeded ON the decrease Of tn
moon" Why 1t is 30 he cannot tell, bp
= he says he has often waited in Octobf
y for the moon to change when his neigh
Il p"iS we're Seeuilb On .ie Increase Vi "
n inooii' 'iu nus iliaue Boou crop Whfi
h theN nave iaiieu'
=, To give our readers some idea of th
strawberry crop in this and SOmerse
Nc counties, we have collected from the hes
sources, statistics showing the shipment
by freight from each station on the ol
;s L. s. railroad, The figures collected are
in round numbers, MS follows Salisbury
y 3lS,2NO quarts Fruitland, 3G5 800; Eden
ID 395, 500; Loretto, 1874, 900; Princes
rr Anne, 305,7OO Kings Greek, 10000
/, Westover, 3Si 800: Kingston, 1874, 800
,o Marion, lZo,1UU HopeweH, 2O1 SUD
Crlshelu' ll3'ooO. Sd3SOtIy 4ad0ertse'
y John Ryan, sexton of the Burratt
Chapel cemetery, on Monday morning {
last week, about 8 o'clock, was awakene
lie at what he and his family supposed [
he the cries of n child. Search helm
" made box containing boy child ",
Ii. found in one corner of the yard. sui
at posed TO be not more than div ol,
ar The box was n shoe box and the cl.il
was wrapped in IL piece of a blanket. III
NY being ali the clothing il had. Mr.. RYAN
family took the child in, dressed and fl
it, and at present il seems to be all RICH
-Dorer Sentinel.
re- Farmers in this vicinity, who have be,
* threshing their wheat. are apreeabIy al
Is appointed in the turn out. Some fnrme
OIL who predicted 10 or u bushels per nc
are realizing us much us 20 bushels n
IT,, acre, and some fields even 90 beyond iii
Io amount The Weld will be considerai
e,s above what the most sanguine expect
ing before the commencement of tlreslill
tie, Walker a. McDnnieTs field uyernped nbo
!, ii % bushels per acre and n three acre
me yielded los bushels. Other farms Il
II getting nearly MS good II result Do,
, n,s DelatCdyedn.
his .1orirs, pooo,, lac = ,hn,,oo .o =. !,
le haco,na radaan,ad 80 ~ u, =
ter, however A man of wealth. living
lnd Wilmington, has agreed TO purchase
'iid whole Of the meadow land and 81,
The swamp, put the stopping in himself a
are reclaim the whole tract if Mr.. Reyb,
les, will sell his portion at a reasonable pri
ose- He will also ugree not TO use it as n s,l
sion mer resort. He saws that lie will spe
lted $4,000 if necessary TO bring back
' ba,, land to where it once was, He mel
I ms business and no doubt Mr. Reybold v
lie, be only too glad to part with his share
war the land at a reasonable price,-,Smyy
eX- Recoyd
an II is opnounce1 ,b,. s,.,o T,oos,,
una John NJ Houston viii In not allow ths ~"
,arc gatherings tbis veor nj tba Dot Neta
ness Tie Shovel farm owned nv his wife 'I !
Is wears and venrs the neonIe for mi