Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-29

"SSus 'i"VoiupV pAhSho uuhAhB tho ouhhehb
season.
Captain William j. Hurley's residence,
Mt Airey's, Dorchester county, was robbed
of 1926 i'll cash and valuable papers
Monday night while the family were
asleep. No clue to the thief has been
obtained.
The wife Of Elder Rittenhouse, pastor
of Brynzion Baptist Church, between
Smyrna and Kenton, but who resides at
State Road station, on the Delaware rail
road, died Monday night week from lock-
jaw, resulting from slight injury by
sticking q nail in her foot.
Pleasant notice of a candidate, by the
Denton Union "There are some good
citizens and worthy gentlemen on tho
Anti-bribery ticket, whose purposes, no
doubt, are pmo and unsel6sh. SO IL is a
matter of regret 10 all respectable per-
sons, that they have associated with them,
on the ticket, such low, contemplate,
and hypocritical beast NJ A. L. Warren"
Thomas Shaw, living beyond the
"Seven Hickories," in Kenton hundred,
in addition to his greenhouses for the Gull
ture of house and garden plants, and q
considerable acreage Of strawberries and
raspberries, has the front of his farm
enclosed with grape trellis, the sup
ports being wire attached to strong chest
nut posts. This road fence in serving its
double purpose of fence and support
for fruit, will DO both useful and orna-
mental.
The barn and stable of Josiah Helsby,
near Linkwood, Dorchester county, were
ar,ffralxr daotrAxral hxt G.n a..
lug. Two young horses were SO badly
burned before they could be driven from
the stable that they will die. A quantity
of grain, proyender and farming imple-
ments in the barn were also destroyed
The loss is estimated at 81, 900, with no
insurance. The origin of the fire is sup
posed TO be incendiary.
William II. Jordan, nm esteemed citizen
and the oldest Mason in Cambridge, Nd,
died on Wednesday week at hisresidence,
from paralysis. Mr.. Jordan emigrated to
this county from England, coming to
Cambridge in early manhood. A widow
and 10 children survive him. Two of his
sons are residents of Chicago, and another
lives in Denver, Colorado. Mr.. Jordan
was in his Goth year. He was buried
in the Episcopal Church yard in Cam
bridge on Sunday lust. Masonic eere-
monies were observed ut lis grave.
At the winding up of the Republican
speaking Saturday night at ST. Michaels,
James Valiant was called for. He ap-
peared on the platform and said Eel.
low-citizens, fellow-oy stermen, what shall
l say? The feast is over Marine has eat
the turkey, Miller has devoured the stuf.
fling, and Mullikin has lapped-up the
gravy. What is left for me Z" An oys-
terman in the crowd called out " Eat the
bones and vote for Joe Seth. Hurrah for
Seth" The orator tainted. EastOe Star.
Samuel G. Fisher of Frederick, inspec-
tor of weights and measures for Kent
county, started the first of last week on
his biennial inspection and finished up
with Smyrna and Clayton on Saturday.
He found in the country something like n
dozen scales that gave inadequate weight,
some so imperfect as to be seized. and
several yard-sticks that were an inch or
two too short. He found, he SAYS, very
few defective measures in the larger
towns, the difficulty being at the little
cross roads, stores. Smyrna Times.
Franklin j. Smith, near Moorton. has
bought farm of 107 acres, a mile from
Harrington, on the Pennington road, 10
which he proposes moving in q few weeks.
His object is to devote it mainly to small
fruits and peaches, and will put out this
fall and next spring about 20 acres i'm
strawberries, raspberries and blackberries.
in the culture of which he has been so suc'
cessful. The fruit farm comprising his
present residence, it will be recollected.
he sold two or three months since IN
Ihomas j. Mundy, near towns SMYRNA
Times. 'S' ~
John Thomas Jnnney, dropped dead in
the yard of his neighbor, Samuel Harris
near Bayview, Cecil county. on lost
Saturday morning of heart disease. Mr.
Janney was in the 63d year of his noe
and spent all his life in the neiphborboo3
OF Bayview. He was the owner of n
small farm which he cultivated in sum'
mer, and taught school in winter. He
was an active Republican politician,
though he never aspired TO or filled any
once, except that of postal clerk, which
he resigned shortly after being appointed.
lie leaves widow and five children.
The Episcopal Church of Chestertown
or Chester parish, last week came into
knowledge of a piece of good fortune
that had entirely passed out of recollec-
ton. The Rev. s. @. Roberts. the
present pastor, received notification
from the Utah Savings Bank of Baltimore
that there was 81 400 to the credit of the
parish on deposit at that bank. The
present yestry of the parish do not under
stand fully how the money came there.
but it is supposed to have been balance
on the sale of the old parish parsonage,
made 40 years ago.-Chester ITasascyf9t
The Democrats of Queen Anne's comfy
bad thought prior to Tuesday that there
would be no Republican opposition tbis
fall. This belief was strengthened bv
the result of the convention Of the 20tI
OF October, which met and adjourned
without mixing ticket. Yesterday The
convention reconvened, and mado 1
sstraightout ticket as follows: For The
legislature, William j. Hand, ex.post-
master at Centreville, William d. Good
man, an oysterman of Kent Island. and
d. u, Cook, late postmaster at Church
Hill for sheriff, James Z. Waters. ex-
mail agent on the Queen Annes and Kent
railroad for county commissioners
Thomas L. Bryan, Charles Il. Rich and I
Frank Barwick; for surveyor, George A.
Barton. The nomination of this ticket
Will be an advantage to the Democratic
ticket, in that it will have the effect of
bringing out the voters Baltimore Sun.
Heavy Fail of Snow.