Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-22
Penlnsula Penuss.


W. Il Hall had . basket Of potatoes
in his Store q Smyrna, this week, OF
enormous sise, ft taking only fifteen TO
oil the haskes. They were OF the
Whit Rock" variety, and were grown
by Thomas Kirby.
Jacob Moore, Esq has bean appoint
cd attorney for the Delaware. Mary
land & Virginia branch Of the Pennsyl
vauia rod.
1t 10 aid that the Bayard House nj
Dover sold $50. 600 worth Of intoxicants
during one Of the recent years, and } ct
failed 70 pay its proprietor.
Some lay member Of the NJ. p. church
|at Harrington has stolen the pulpit
pitchers and . reward Of an easy con-
science u offered for the return thereof
Poultry hes bssn selling very cheap
ct Kenton this wssk turkeys - low ~
cent? par pound, and for chickens
there has been no market At all.
A T. bhockley, Of Elkton. who for
some yeArs past has acted ~ tie
agent Of Henry Disston q Sonsof Phila-
delphiA has made nrrAp gements 70 sup
ply that arm with 1900 turkeys. 70,
Christmas presents for their workmen
Thirty thousand pounds 10 the guam
tity OF pork estimated TO have been
slaughtered this season by the people o.
Charlestown, Cecil County, which Is /,
liberal allowance for . population o
about two hundred and nifty persons
The we'll OF the Smyrna water work
fows 660, 900 gallons . day, and leave
1--WE fees Of water In the we'll. This 4
Ideemed sufficient and the we'll will no
be dug deeper. The boiler and pumJ
will probably b put In place this week
On Tuesd1y evening circle Of tn
Brothsrhood Of the Union was organ
lied In Georgetown, BY three member
from Milford and two from Chester, Ps
The two latter now reside in this neigl
borhood and became members Of th
circle. There were 20 members initis
5 lied.
IL WIN. y. CAussy, Ess., Secretary {
Il STATE, nad . severe fall 1t his residenc,
> In Milford. on Saturday last, wbic
> will oon6ne him TO tho house for som
days.
Il Aaron X. Morris, aged SO years, die
At his residence ~ Smyrna Landing o
o SUNDAY.
Q An unknown tramp met with pail
full accident ut the pulp mills at Elkto
lon Tuesday last, by falling into . vat
live, and burning himself severely. H
A wounds caused great deal Of suffering
!. but were dressed for him and he weI
" on his way. His name could not /
, ascertained.
= The proposed mail route betwee
o Salisbury and Baltim ore including Il
It LANDINGS on the Wicomico riv D,
Maryland Steamboat Company, wei
: into effect ON Tuesday, and the fir
10 mail pouch Was brought down by u
A steamer Enoch Pratt. It 10 Thought u
: Irouts will be very very well patronize
I'll A party of Middletown sportsno
% COMPOSED Of Messrs. johnson, Wilt
q Echenhofer and Evans, spent week
" cunning in Virginia. They had su
" cess and returned with plenty OF gan
ID and largesstories.
d, In IThe glass factory at Dover Is q So
III cess under the preeent arraugemer
IN Full time is made and twenty-five
no skilled wcrkmen and the same numb
- of laborers are kept constantly Ell
=, ploysd. Seven hundred and tveu
,h yards Of glass are turned out ca
ne week. The company is now turnil
OF out far better glass than when FL
vn established, and IL In q great measu
ey recovering money lost during last yes
al A character of Seaford Is known
the name of scar John" Allen, fro
the fact that he, with his wife al
- eight children, lived in an old CT
~ which was originally used as q der
w of the Delaware Railroad at Seafor
no fter being abandoned % q depot. N
nd Allen patched it mp and occupied 1t
ire d yelling. He 10 now we'll of. bel
of the owner of ten thousand dollars
lal 20 verpment bonds.