Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-15
Peninsular Points.

PeninsulaF Points,
A man was sent from Wilmington to
Marydel on Saturday last to get . dog
and take home. He came down upon
the morning train, went to Marydel,
where he imbibed most too freely, miss
Cd the train, and was obliged to hire .
team and be driven to Clayt ton. He
reached there too late for the afternoon
train and was obliged to wait for the
midnight express. Before that time he
got on another bender and, when the
train came he was unfit to take the
journey. The next day he said that he
had to be In Wilmington, and paid q
man $22 to drive him there.
william Clark, generally called
Devil Bill" Cark, was found in
dying condition in Clayton on Sunday
morning. He had spent the day before
Iaround Clayton, and laid down in the
evening on pile of boards OF lumber,
and fell asleep and died from exposure.
CLARK served in the army during the
war, since which time he led rowing
and carelesss life. The Coroner's in
quest, on Monday, rendered verdict
Of death from exposure.
There were many large hogs raised In
Milford this year. Frank Reedy has
two that are conceded to be the largest.
Weighing nearly 600 pounds each. X.
M. Carpenters come next, aud two will
exceed 1 900 pounds. Holland q Son
this week killed three hogs that aRgre.
gated In weight 1,643 pounds. Col.
Davis slaughtered two that weighed
S55 pounds.
/ Whilst making the time card last
week, the officials of the Pennsylvania
Railroad were out In a special consist.
ing OF two cars and an engine. On
returning from Cape Charles, and when
they reached Delmar, the Delaware
road was cleared to Wilmington, and
the engineer was told to see what time
he could make. He made the run Of
90 miles In 105 minutes.
A Lewes young man, in rash mo.
ment, told his girl that If she would
|, hang up her stocking on Christmas ey'
!. he would fill it to the rim with some
thing nice. He has since seen har
! stocking, and Is undecided whether Il
, get in 1t himself or to buy her a sew
3 In g machine.
III The Georgetown hotel proprietor WHIT
seized the scenery, baggage and cloth
Ing Of the Peoples Comedy Company;
for balance Of $13.25 ON board bill
Q . recent entertainment in that town
! has exposed the entire lot at Constable
t sale.
Mr.. P. j. Hart, who is known all owe
this peninsular as the affable and &C
: commodating proprietor of the Ponde
(, Hotel, at, Milton, will discontinue tn
= proprietorship of that hotel Jan. LIST ant
i reign supreme at the Eagle Hotel q
Georgetown.
James H. McGlothen, of Georgetown
killed his hogs on Thursday, one o
which weighed 502 lbs. another AS
= : and a third 400, the total weight beini
: 1887 lbs. They were of the jersey Rec
stock and ten months old. Prett.
q good for one atty.
al A stock company with a capital Q
r $50, 900, Is to be formed in Smyrna TO
!. the manufacture of agricultural i'm
|. Iplements. The plan has been privatel
4 submitted to two or three leading CAPT
4 talists and has met with great favor.
l.. The largest hog slaughtered thus ia
> this season In the vicinity ofLewes wa
J. raised by Mr.. Josiah ID. Walls, VIII
el resides near the town. After the porf
,fI er was dressed it weighed the enormou
q weight of 66l pounds.
'ei Kennerly Wright, one Of the MOI
;, respected and wealthy farmers of Do
y chester county, Md, died at his res
'f dence near fredericksburg, Tuesda
morning. Mr.. Wright was 81 yeal
old, and Is said to have 159 decendant
I'll Edgar Maloney, of Lebanon, Ker
County killed a porker on Monday thu
a weighed $40 pounds. Hekilled seve
~ hogs that dressed 9. 800 pounds. This
:. hard to beat.
The Philadelphians have been dow
at Rehoboth shooting, and they wei
y home last Friday with 81 wild gees
40 260 wild dncks and twenty dozt
=. partridges.
iffl A rock fish caught in haul seine
Is- the wooden pier &C Lswes last week b
is Edward Watson tipped the scales g
81 pounds.
The keel for a 100 ton vessel has be,
laid at Frederick by Nathani
Y. Lank.
or Mr.. John Metcalf of Lewes slaughts
ne ed four hogs on Tuesday which weig
NJ ed together ], 1852 pounds.
III Laurel has town hall. The O
iv Episcopal church had been purchas
Of and nicely fitted up for that purpose.
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