Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-08

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l. is still preserved and is popular craft. :
y WicoaaicO Record.
= OF the State Fair the Milford Cay0nici.
I, says: The facilities for fleeing tle ,iu
4 wary. taking advantage of the innocent,
! and for teaching the youth of both sexes
= to gamble, have probably never been ex
! celled at any meeting in the State. The
I managers deserve great deal of credit
: for the trouble they must have taken to
get together such collection of the riff
raft of creation"
a The Middletown New Era reports that
1 an Irish setter dog belonging to w. r.
4 Davis of Odessa, got bone in his throat
Z last Tuesday. A local veterinary sur
/ geon, who was called in, failed to extract
the bone, upon which DIR. Ioudenslagcr
a of Philadelphia was telegraphed for, who
I arrived just in time to save tho dogs life.
, Mr.. Davis cheerfully pnid Dr. Lpndrn
/ slager 500 for his services. He values
the dog ut $4,000.
Judge Joshua Davis of Philadelphia,
} Pa, il visiting his son, the Rev. A. ID.
/ Davis, pastor of the NJ. Il. Church II
! Frankford. Judge Davis is 81 wears old
Iand remembers when George Washington
died. He lived in Maine Mt that time and
it took six months for the news of the
dcath to reach there. Judge Davis is q
remarkably well preserved old gentleman
and as actiye us many men who have not
reached their 80th year.-S0sete ,t0ur5ldl
From information obtained from the
first auditor Mt Richmond, it is learned
thnt the value of real estate in Aceomack
in 1880 was $2,99S, ,675.16, in 1884,
SO, ,1l6, ,301.91; in 1885, $3,219, 100. 49,
Northampton assessment in 1880,
$S72, ,T48.12; in 1884, 1856, ,52S.21; in
1885, $945, ,384.64. This shows an increase
of nearly per cent in the value of real
estate in Accomack In the last five years.
and fraction over 8 per cent in North
ampton for the same period. OnGacOck
ViTyinta1l.
A. II. Coon q Co., contractors for our
waterworks, accompanied by Engineer
Cassin, arrived in town on Thursday
night, making their headquarters at the
Delaware House. Friday they were busy
taking the level of the streets through
which pipes are to be laid, &c. Messrs.
Coon & Co. will commence active opera
tions at once, the first work being upon
the we'll, which will be commenced Mon
day. We understand SO far as it is pos
sible, that home labor will be given en-
ployment. Smyrna Record.
Harry Landlord, a son of John S. Lank-
ford, leading farmer of Dublin district,
Worcester county, was shot in the stomach
by stray ball on Saturday. The young
man, in company with q friend named
Carmine, was hunting rabbits, and hearing
pistol shots went toward the sound, think
ing some one was trying to call their dogs
away. Marion Clarke, John Horsey and
George Lanlford, a cousin of the
wounded boy, were firing at target, and
one of the shots struck Harry.
John Henderson of Atalissa, Muscatine
county, Iowa, is visiting Seaford, his
former home, after an unbroken absence
of so years. He was Is years old when
his father, Thomas Henderson, cabinet
maker, left with his entire family for the
distant west half century ago, and the
only persons who were living in Seaford
at that time and are living there still to
talk with Mr.. Henderson about old times,
are William Brown, Henry L. Hopkins,
James Darby and William Messick, who
are among the Oldest residents Of the
town.-iSusSeD Journal.
The proprietors of the cotton factory at
, Snow Hill are trying to arrange for the
removal of their business to Georgetown.
} Mr.. Treat, we understand, has offered
] them the use of portion of his new
, factory at the ''Y" and if the railroad
, company will help them to dispose of
their building at Snow Hill, they will no
doubt move to this place. The building
there is a costly one, and consequently
plays an important point in deciding the
question as to whether they will come to
this place or not. The reason they con-
template removing here is because they
cannot get enough hands to run their
factory at Snow Hill.-SUSseg Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh jackson of Sails
bury, Md, celebrated their golden we'd
ding Thursday evening. A special said /:
From an early hour till late atinight throngs
of persons visited the house to pay their
respects to the aged couple. Their
golden wedding has long been looked
forward to by Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson, and
that night, surrounded by their children
and grandchildren, they seemed torenew
their youth, and entered into the spirit of
the affair with zest and animation. They
are both still vigorous, and MIR. jackson
is one of the most active men for his
years in the community. Among those
present to-day were Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Jackson and Il. w. jackson of Baltimore:
l. N. jackson and wife of Washington,
ID. G.; q. w. Phillips and wife of Phila-
delphia; Il. N. Larncr of Washington, ID.
c.; Senator Z. E. jackson and wife,
United States Senator L. X. Wilson,
Judges @. L. Holland and Charles f.
Goldsborough, Mrs. Jennie Caldwell and
daughter of Baltimore, and others. The
presents were numerous and costly.
George M. Ball, young man of eight
cen years, employed on the farm of Mr..
Perry, has been accustomed to drink,
while milking night and morning, n guam
, tity of warm milk. A few mornings
since, he failed to take his accustomed
draught, something came up in his throat
choking him, and he fell over senseless.
A son of Mr.. Perry was surprised to see a
snakes head protruding from Mr. Balls
mouth, but on attempting to seize it, the
serpent retreated down his throat. A
powerful emetic was administered and in
, a short time the young man yomited up a
Knocked adder, two feet and eight inches
! long, and about as thick as two fingers OF
mans hand. 1t lived only five minutes.
} Ball has probably carried the serpent for
! at least twelve years, as he was accustomed
to drink from brook when small boy.
/ Since parting from his tenant his health
has greatly improved and his appetite is Il
little more reasonable. e.-SnOto H$H Shield.
Governor Lloyd has in his possession a
letter from Attorney General Roberts. in
reply to one of inquiry from the governor
as the constitutionality of the oyster
carrying license tax. Since the letter was
: written Judge Irving of the court of ap-
peals, has declared the law to be in con
, fiict with the constitution of the United
States, and the board of public works
has issued an order suspending arrests fol-
| nj N lptfRr
J attorney general expresses the opinion
} that the court of appeals is the only
| authority competent TO pass on the con-
: stitutionality of the law, but adds that
} the law is police regulation for the pro-
lection of the oyster beds in Maryland
waters, with an exclusively local applica-
ton, and not intended to apply to any
, but citizens of Maryland, for whose
! benefit it was enacted. Since the
attorney generals letter was written
arrests of parties violating the law have
, been suspended. Baltimre Sun.
} The Crisfeld Leader says that some
! days ago, as number of Maryland
tongmen were taking oysters in POGO
moke sound, on the Virginia side of the
Black-Jenkins line, Captain Gasltins of
the Virginia police force, appeared upon
the scene and attempted to arrest two of
the number, but they were lucky enough
to elude his grasp. The tongers set sail
for home and were chased some distance