Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-19
THE PENINSULA.

The schooner A. Nj. Price, and landed in |
Dorchester county, where they live.
THE peninsula.
Franklin II. Harpers' dwelling, near
Still Pond, Kent county, Nd, was burned |
early Thursday morning.
Wednesday evening week the Presby-
terrain Church at Stockton, Somerset
county, Md, was the scene of brilliant
the contracting parties being
Alfred H. Howard. salesman for the drug
firm of james Bailey & Son OF Baltimore,
and Miss Jennie V. Tingle of Stockton.
After the ceremony the happy couple
drove to Pocomoke City and took the
midnight express for II bridal tour north.
George W. TIarper's store in Still Pond,
Kent county, Md, was entered Thurs.
day morning by burglars who carried
oil goods valued at $3.50. During the day
Alexander Course and Benjamin Scott,
colorcd, were found sleeping among Frank
RhmdCr's straw stacks, near Kennedy
vile, with the stolen property in their
possession. They said they were assisted
in the robbery by Dick johnson and
Charlie Nelson, also coloied. A reward
has been offered for the capture of John
son, who is believed to be the lender of
the gang.
The Baltimore Sun special from Ches-
tertown, Md, says 1t is learned here
that the savings bank in Baltimore city
which reported to the vestry of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in this
parish that u fund of some 81 400, which
had been deposited by the late Miss Caro-
line Thompson for the use of the church
was still on deposit in that bank, has dis
covered that it made an error. The bank
| officials, noting the surprise of the vestry
| Mt learning of such windfall, examined
their books more closely, and found that
they hnd n receipt from the late Judge L.
f. O. Chambers for the same money.
| Charles Stayton, OF near Church Hill
| Md, who was reported to have expired OF
heart disease during an alteration with hi
son, has been discovered by the Smyrna
Record to be still alive and likely to remain
so for an indefinite period.
4 special to tho Philadelphia DdiB Neip!
reports tho failure of Cowgirl & Green, the
well-known, Dover druggists, with liabili
ties of S25, 900 and assets Of 81, 900.
Alice Powell, aged IA years, u farmer.
daughter, was found murdered near Kemp
willie, in Princess Anne county, Virginia. OF
Friday night. A negro named Cherry
about is years of age, who had been driver
from the fathers premises Il few days be
fore, was arrested on Saturday morning OIL
suspicion of being the murdeter, an,
lynched Sunday night. When the rope wa
placed around his neck no confessed tn
crime.
John Williams n colored sailor on tn
schooner Mary }. Bond, Captain b. s. Coul
bourn, was drowned Sunday night week Il
JONES Creek, AnnamesseX river. While tn
rest of the crew were asleep, he tried TO de
sert by swimming ashore with shipmate
His companion was rescued by anothe
| vessel.
Charles Williams, colored, was Frida
convicted, at Cambridge, Nd, Of havin
committed u felonious assault, in May last
upon Mrs. Eliza j. Kecne, wife of e. S
keene. Under the law in such eases dis
cretionary power is vested in tho court Il
puss sentence OF death or to commit to tn
penitentiary. Sentence was deferred bU
1t is generally believed that the culprit wi
hang.
Gardner W. Short, son OF the late Isaa
Short OF this county, fell down the hatcf
I way of one of the Clyde steamers, OF while
he was second mate Mt Norfolk, Va, o
: Tuesday of last week and received iniurie
from whice he died on the following FridaN
+ His remains We're brought to this depot o
1 l A'hIuiiu1g anu lntlltb cOuNtytu 10 HI
mothers residence near town, and on Sui
Q | day they were Inferred in the cemetery
. Sand Hills Church. --SusseI Journal
/ A Frederick letter to the Milford Chronic
a | says: Again we come to the front wit
o something startling. Monday weak ex-Go,
S ernor John W. Hall received Telegram
1 from his shipping agent in New York, tht
. | Captain Calvin Buckmaster, who sailed til
three-masted schooner, John w. Hall hH
2 drawn the freight money, about $500 IN
: had disappeared very mysteriously. He
4 supposed TO have met with foul play Will
S going on board of his vessel at night. U
Q TO Friday no tidings of Captain Bucl
4 master had been received. He was a yer
h muscular man, and would have made
e hard fight If attacked fairly"
d Superintendent Mills OF the Delawal
e Division Of the r., W. & d. railroad was
rs town on Tuesday, prospecting for site (,
Y the long looked for new railway. It
stated on good authority that the deslp
N has been completed and that the locate
Is chosen Is where the freight house no
d stands, also that a new structure for freigl
II | viii be built about hundred yards nor
is OF the present station - George'o'cn Dem
II crdt Of last treek.
d During the recent campaign in Marylnn
DC Mr.. L. X. Burnite of Talbot county, advis,
eolorud preacher to preach II sermt
against bribery, gave him text, and to
him to use by way Of illustration this flgur
philosophers say that in each man the
\. are three individuals, the physical man,
ID the outward body, the muscular man ort
propelling power, and the spiritual man
y the soul. Ammonia, for instance, W
~ knock down the physical man but when i
le effects OF the drug wear of he will ari
OF again and DO rs erect as ever; bride
IL knocks down the spiritual man, and on
e, PROSTATE It never gets up any more" n
w preacher thought IL was II splendid suggt
re ton and proposed toact on II the next Su
= day, and then, taking Mr. Burnite by Il
g lapel OF the coat said to him IN hoar
u whisper: 81 say, boss, amt dere going
u. be some money for rs fellows dis election
ly Indeed we ought to have some mont
lis And some ought to be put In my hands.
rt could do pow'ful sight OF good wild
he among de colored people up on de ia
u, roadr Mr.. b. stopped experiments wi
= the colored preachers Edston Ledger.
IL Some day or other, the State will she
her gratitude to George Read, Caesar ho
ney and Thomas Mexican, by erecting
monument here to their memory. But I,
peopleare aware where Rodney was burie
eel The other day large, white stone was d
L., up, from much below the bottom, by /
Ia machine being used to deepen the cham
he OF st. Jones' Greek. Upon It have Abe
~ painted, in red letters Caesar RodnC
a. 'Signer.' Deposited 1886" The site
at Caesar Rodney's grave is upon the farm,
q | 81. JOheS Neck, lpurI OF tne rooney pro
n ertyO now occupied by Jacob Cowgirl.
ps Is one OF many graves In the buryi
re ground in field there. Upon 1t the sto
10 was set on the Sth instant, to prevt
10 difficulty hereafter. DeldtBdredn.
Ia On Saturday morning week James High
~ aged "a years, from Finchville, u little ha
ND let near fredericksburg, Nd, arrived at s,
ford accompanied by his lady love- a blns
ing bride OF 76 summers. Though the Lac
u Miss Adams, was two years older than \
!, Hignut, she looked none the worse for We
III and seemed fully alive for the work a
Us trying ordeal before her. Mr.. Hlgnut pl
m cured license from Justice Allen, and tn
or sought the services Of the Rev. L. Mich
ne son, who soon performed the marria
", ceremony, and the two old loving hea
ne were made to beat as one. After the nj
10 tials the old gentleman purchased h
ne dozen mint sticks, pound OF cheese a
~ crackers, and held small reception
~ VI front Of Jacob Meals store.-Breahlrd
3D. light.