Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-26
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sale by Its proprietors.
The Hsvre de Grace R1publ,can has
entered upon its 18th year.
The Sussex county levy court has
raised the tax rate from 90 to As cents on
the s100.
The dead body of . woman, supposed
to have been victim Of malprsctice, is
reported to have been found in Dover on
Saturday. II Ia said that che WAS the
wife Of an employe at the glass works.
Robert Morrison is building large new
scow Of JAnvier's Dock. The engine,
pile driver and other apparatus used in
wharf building will be removed from the
old scow as soon as the new one ia COM
pleted. Castle Star.
The inhabitants of Lswes, according to
the BredkDater Light, are very much
excited over the discovery Of clam bed
at the mouth Of Brosdkiln creek. II Ia
thought that there are about 800, 900 or
400, 900 bushels in the bed, and that II
extends one mile in length and Is 500
yards wide.
The 5eAford collector last year licensed
Al vessels. The number Of marine doom.
menis belonging to vessels outs;de Of the
district, which passed through his hands,
was ". The revenue received from this
office last year amounted TO S958 "A The
oolleotor's salary is $500 per Annum.-
iSeaford Enterprsis.
William Dean, son Of Purnell Dean,
Abeut 20 years Of age, and residing near
Burrsville, in this county, arose in his
usual good health Tuesday morning week
last, ate hearty breakfast, and was .
corpse In few moments afterwArd. The
cause OF his sudden death ia supposed to
be heart disease, Denton Union
About 2 O'Clock on Tuesday morning
week tine email oAnnsTy with two evApor.
ators connected, at Woodside, were totally
destroyed by FIRE. They were owned by
Thomas Anderson. Tbs origin OF the
fire is unknown, but Ia supposed TO have
bsen the work Of an In endisry. Insur-
Ance s3 900, which will ojver all Losses
Milfo'd NeS0s.
An Baston man says that box terra.
pin placed where reaches are will drive
them permanently away. He says he
does not know whether the terrapin eats
the roAohes or whether this insect cannot
affiliate with the box-terrapin, but IL is
certain the roSches will disappear, as can |
Easton who have adopted this method.
John Hubbard, an old resident Of Dor.
chester county and for the past few years
resident Of Cambridge, met with a
serious accident on TOursday. While |
walking along the wharf Of the Cam
bridge Manufacturing Company he acoi-
dentGlly missed his footing and fell into
soow lying at the wharf. His condition,
owing to his advanced age, is considered
serious.
The ChestsFtown 1ranicript states that
the property Of the Enterprise TIanspor
tAtion Line was sold at Chestertown on
TueedAy week to Mr.. +. Black Of West
Chester, Pa. for 5000. The property
comprised the steamer Buterprise, built
In the fall Of 1882 at . oost Of &24, COO;
the steam barge A. ]. Whitney, original
coat e.. 500; the schooner Hattie Stark, q
grain barge. and wharf and granAry at
Chestertown.
The party who rented Roney's pool
room for clothing store, paid a months
rent In advance, Il is said, with q check |
that proved to bs worthless. BE was
reputed to be worth 5000. 900 Sorry to
lose sueh = valuable oIizsn; but then |
the pool business at the old stand has |
bsen discontinued for several weeks, and
the room was given thorough cleaning.
Il is an i'll wind that DON'T bloY some
dirt away North Eat Star
Nathan Benton, B.q an indepsn
dent and sucCestful farmer, SO years OF |
age, residing IN this upper part OF Queen |
Anne county, took h!s frat ride on Tues,
dsy OF lAst wssk on 9 railroad trRin, and
this In face OF the fact that Mr.. Benton is
one OF the original stock holders Of the
road TO the amount OF several hundred
dollars, resides almost within eight Of q
station aud hears aud sees the trains
daily Denton Union.
Samuel 7. Bird, living with George u.
Sni,oher, near Chester river Lridge, met
with = painful accident ore day last
week. He was yoking = pair Of cxen
WI en- one Of the auimall suddenly threw
his head around aud his sharp horn
gored Mr.. Bird in the LETT eye, rupturipg
the ball and throwing ont the vitreous
humor, thereby destroying its sight. DR..
Catlin was called in and dressed the
wound. Mr.. Bird not only loses his eye,
but suffers greatly from pain caused by
the wound -CsKtreUiRe Obseruer.
John P. R. Polk, Bsq., Of WilminRton,
has invested CONS derRble meAns In farm
Jog lands near Clnnon's Station, about
four miles above this place. He has pur.
chased large amount Of mAnure here,
aud is having II sent TO his farms by rail
from this station. II is Mr., Polk's intsn-
tion to put the land In high state OF oul-
tivatlon and set out an orchard Of 10000
peach trees he will also put 4 nambsr
Of acres in various kinds Of email fruits -
SeofOrd EntsTpriIe.
Nothing in any Of the departments OF
the New Orleans exposition attracts more
attention than the Tunis gang flooring
machine, the invention OF Mr.. Il. Clay
Tunis,a native Of Talbot county, which is
on exhibition In Machinery Hall. There
are always some curious persons about the
maohine, and whenever II ia running .
crowd quickly gathers who look on with
Amazement as II turns out three pieces Of
finished flooring In the same time other
planning machines are making one piece.
Il has attracted the attention Of the
, maohinists from all sections Of the country
who visit the exposition, and ia pro-
nounced q practical novelty that will
revolutlonizs the business Of manufSe-