Daily Republican., 1885-10-12

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George A. Millington, the proprietor
OF the Capital Hotel at Dover, grew
this season four hundred baskets OF
sweet potatoes on one acre of ground,
The potatoes were what is termed "pop
ular chunks"
There have passed through Salisbury
over the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad this season over eight
hundred carloads of sweet potatoes
from Virginia, making about 100, ,0OC
barrels.
Some of the mem bers of the M, T..
church objected to the State Fair, on
the grounds of horss. racing, but the
same parties were punctual to the hour
TO witness the same. a. Consistency
thou art jewell"
The boiler and engine used at the fog
horn station at Cape Henlopen, has
been condemned and win be removed
The fog horn station is TO be transferred
to the eastern end of the Break water.
The horn TO be put in the new station
will be smaller and less complicated
machine. 1t is automatic, and instead
OF using steam the horn is blown by a
pressure of air.
There are some people who think that
K. Il. Cochran. of Middletown, will be
Delaware's new Governor
The swset potato crop of the Psninsu.
la this year is heavy and good one
Just now prices are low-35 to 40 cents
per bushel in the local markets and s.
per barrel III New York. Prices vii,
advance in November.
The .cranberry growers at Salisbury,
are picking their crop, which gives
employment to q large number oil
hands. The crop will be about az
usual
Jeremiah Garner, near Kenton, thresh
ed from three pecks OF sowing and of
not quite an acre Of land, forty.one
bushels of rye. The only fertilizer used
was stable manure and shell lime.
!. N. Mills, superintendent of the
Delaware railroad, will erect private
mansion at Clayton that will excel any.
thing ihereabouts, and promise to aston.
ish the natives, while it will add much
TO the beauty of the town.
James l.. Wilgus of the firm of Will
gus q Son, sawyers, at R1xana, was ia
tally injured in the mill last week, and
died on Tuesday last, aged 43 years.
1t is stated that William z. Jones, 0.
Nassau, this year sold over eleven hun
dred baskets Of peaches from An orchard
only three and half years Old.
No civil suits have yet bsen brought
| By Mr. Paris T. Carlisle against Thomas
ID. Burton or Captain jonathan N SIP
pie. but Mr.. Carlisle was in Dover on
Monday, and retained Messrs. Massey
and Ridgley to bring suit for him.
Five years ago Samuel Milman bought
40.acre farm in slaughter Neck fol
$500. Some lackadaisies predicted that
he would never be able to pay for it
but since then he has rea lizsd 81, ,50(
from it, principally from peaches. This
year he was offered 500 for his peach
crop.
Tho farmers are purchasing unusually
| large quantities Of phosphate this year
That is where good dea.i of the peach
| money goes. Farmers should not for
get where it came from and give the
trees share. This years experience
shows that manure tells on peach
OF chard. Milford Chronicle.
There is quite lively action in sale,
of Sussex real o; tate just now. Fruit
growers of upper Kent and New Castle
counties see that Sussex and lower
Kent will soon be the great peach grow
ing belt of the Peninsula and ARE pre-
pairing for profits by buying land here
1t has only been a few years since II
was the object of nearly every farmer
in Sussex 10 move further up the State
Now the tide is returning.
Prof. Ford, of Wilmington, enter
tanned o large and appreciative aud
fence in the Town Ha | at Georgetown,
Thursday evening, with dramatic read
ings and impersonations. The professor
| IL deservedly popular in Georgetown
and the new program presented wal
highly enjoyed.
aud his assistant, II. q. Carpenter, ar,
on their annual tour among the public
schools of this State rhey haye
already begun making their calls upoi
New Cast!eCounty schools, and twill b
] finished. They go from this county t.
Kent aud III m Sussex County.
Andrew X Bsggs handled nearly
80 900 baskets OF peaches at Wyomin,
| this year for different growers. Mr.
| Eaggs has bean in the tcuit shippiu
| business for many years, and ia familia
with it. Among Others he handled til
[ fluit from the orchards Of Cnarle
Jerman and his sisters. The forme
has 400 peach tree, Elch yielde
Isomething over 4 000 baskets, pettinI
about $1,000; the sisters have an orchar,
of ten acres, which is somewhat broken
1t Melted somewhat over 81 200. Las
year the same orchard netted over 81 ,20C
and the year before $500, makiog abou
IS4, coo, the 10 acres have paid th
owners in 3 years.
Last week James w. Preston kille
tnelr his residence, in Marshall's di.
trict, a copperhead snake that had tw
jheads and no tail IL WAS about fou
fleet long and had well defined hea
Ion each end. A number OF persons /
addition to Mr.. Preston Saw this dot
BILE headed reptile and vouch for tn
truth of this snake story.
Labor Notes.
The General Assembly Of the knights
/, Labor, In session al Hamilton, Ontario, ha
decided to establish State and Proyincii
Assemblies.
| AT a conference OF this glass manufacturer
and workers in Syracuse, Rev York o
Thursday, It was decided to start up the fa'
tories substantial lily on the Pit;sburg plaI
which is a reduction OF ten per cent in wage
on the present selling price, vases to be AZ
ivancet In proportion to the advance in sci
Ing rices.
A telegram from Sandwich, Msssachusett
says the glass workers OF the Boston AM
Sandwich GLASS Company will strike to da
at noon. 1t is believed that in a few wceL
the decorative and other departments wi
be closed. throwing out OF employment abou
800 men.
The striking coal miners at Neils Greor
4 ia. a..