Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
THE PENTNsLLA.

| The Detdndredn offers to concede New
Castle county an increase of representa-
ton if it will gather Pennsgrove into its
limits.
Uncle Philip Windsor has discovered n
tree in Adolphus Ewing's woods, near the
widow Steels, one half of which is red
and the other half white oak-Susser
| J0uFAdi
The little row of frame houses known
as Murryville, which have been empty so
long, are now almost all occupied again
and seemingly by thrifty, industrious
| people. They are fixing up their fences
and sodding their tiny front yards.-Neso
| Castle Star.
A young man in Cambridge on visiting
his fair maiden, asked: "How do you
like my new style of standing collar ?n
why" said she, sit reminds me very
much of a whitewashed fence around a
lunatic asylum" He departed in misery.
Smyrna Times.
The Milton telephone line to George
town cost several hundred dollars. 1t
was sold at public sale recently for 1886. so.
--HiJ0rd Chronicle. Further infor-
nation about this sale would be of
interest. How could it be sold if it were
u Bell line? And, if not Bell line, why
did the Bell monopoly tolerate its
existence?]
Governor Stockley has appointed DIR.
O. H. Littleton of Milford, member of
the Board of Dental Examiners, for the
ensuing four years. A law was passed at
the recent session requiring all practi-
tioners of dentistry in Delaware to be
graduates of some dental college, and it is
the duty of the board to examine every
one.-CNroaicle. ...z~.
Commenting upon the supplanting of
William +. Lane by State Representative
Richard Ferguson as treasurer of the
trustees of the poor, the New Castle Star
speaks pointedly of a bargain based on
the ground that Mr.. Ferguson, as legis-
lator, took care of the building conf
mittee and in return the committee has
taken care of him.
Handy Fooks, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Salisbury, died Friday, aged
n years. He was born near Pittsville,
Worcester county, and when boy came
to Salisbury to reside, growing up with
the town. For several years he wns one
of the leading merchants of Salisbury,
but more recently has been a Justice of
of the peace. He leaves a widow, but no
children.-Bdtimor Sun.
Robert G. Lowry of New York and NJ.
T. Goldsborough and Oswald 1ilghman
of Talbot ARE preparing to go into the
business on II large scale of raising din
mond back terrapins for market. The
place selected for the terrapin farm is
cove or pond on Mr.. Goldshorough's
East Avon farm in Oxford Neck, nj the
mouth of Trippe's creek. The pond con-
Aat, l.. A.
in it is six feet deep. The bottom is soft,
oozy mud, over much of the pond, Just
such place ms a terrapin delights in when
he wants to go into winter quarters
Edst0n Ledger.
The talk of trouble between Delaware
and New Jersey over the fishery question
has all ended in smoke, There never was
any danger of trouble. and never would
have been any difficulty in enforcing the
Delaware laws, had not fishermen of New
Jersey employed counsel to have the
execution of the law suspended The
authorities of New Jersey know full well
that the citizens of that state had no right
to fish in the Delaware waters, and we
suppose were instrumental in having the
Jerseymen return to their homes and
cease trespassing. ng.-Deldpdredn
1 Int NloNu VI lNpublub bubNt Ca
hibited here on April 2lst, had rougher
time in Maryland than he did in Della
ware. The Easton Star says The clown
made circuit of the town, visiting the
drug stores and other likely places for
something to imbibe. Not finding any he
went back TO his tent looking exceedingly
disconsolate. While the ring performance
was going on he got off the following
conundrum at the expense of our local
option village; Why is Easton like a
graveyard Because the bodies are here,
but the spirits have departed.
Readers of the Sentinel will remember
that several times we noticed the noto-
rious Fougeray divorce case whilst it was
pending before the Legislature. The
divorce was finally granted, and Della
wareans supposed they had heard the last
of this case, that had occupied so much
of the public attention for three sue
cessiye sessions of the Legislature /; but il
seems Fougeray and the lobbyists whom
he had employed are now to have suit
over fees. A suit was brought at this
term of the court against him. Speaker
Cooper appeared for Fougeray. This is
said to be the first suit ever brought in
this county by lobbyist for fees for
passing bill through the Legislature.
The amount claimed is $500.-DoUer Sen
tiRel.