Daily Republican., 1885-04-25
Georgetown.
THE SEASON AND THE OROPv.IM.
FhOVEmENTA. BUZZARD IN
THE COURT HOUSE,
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS,

| oP0o'"' correspondence OF the REPuBLICAp
GEoRGETowN, Del, April %, 1885. =
A run over the Delaware, and the Dala
ware, Maryland & Virginia Railroad
the other day, brought us TO George
town, the shiretown of Sussex County
me country along the routs showed n,
otner signs OF the rsjuvenating inf uepc,
OF spring than was noticed In the pink,
tinge OF the peach orchards, and ID,
pho wing Of ground, preparatory to thu
sowing and planting OF the sprinf
crops. Oats, ~ a general thing, were
az sown, and In places were begin
ming TO peep up Though the ground
early peas, potatoes and beans were Mi
pianted and were awaiting the sea.
Using.
In lower Delaware the SEASON has
been an exceedingly dry one. Streams
wnich at other times at this season OF
the year had two or three feet of water
III them are now dry, and their beds
are cracked md parohed.
There seems to be no let M in tbe
improvements of Georgetown. Me
chanics are busy, and houses are GOING
up IN every direction. The houses. too.
are handsome two story frames. with
front and side yards, modern Improve.
ments and in the modern style of
architecture. To nothing 10 this town
mont " iIou .fss O.I.1.o 49, "
the life injected into it by the manu-.
featuring company of G. II. Treat &
Co. which employs about $50 hands.
But another manufacturing COM
pany is about being organized. 1t Is
called "The Sussex Manufacturing
Company" The company will engage
In knock-down work, including
wagons, casks, hogsheads, boxes, and
binding materials, to he sent TO
the West Indiee, South America or
wherever q market opens for them.
Though 1t will! be separate from the
ma nufacturing company OF @. Fl. Treat
q Co, Mr.. Treat, 1t is sad, Is to be
President Of tho new company. The
buildings for this new enterprise are in
course OF erection They are In the form
Of a cross, the main building being 100
respectively. This immense establish
msDt will he run by a 76-horse power
engine.
On Saturday morning last the town
was thrown into an excitement, with the
report that two colored prisoners had
escaped from the jail. IL appears
that when the warden went the
rounds OF the cells, these men threw a
blanket over his head, and taking his
keys Of the jail and revolver from
him, they had no difficulty In making
their escape. The alarm, however, was
soon sounded, when q posse OF men
started in pursuit and overlook the
refugees. A lively fight ensued, In
which large club was broken over
| the head of one Of the convicts, without
any other effect than breaking the club
One Of the pursuing party was struck
In the mouth by one Of the convict,
with his fist, and was somewhat in
jured,
The couvicts were finally overpow
cred, iroued, ard taken back to the jail
where caro- wfll be taken that they d,
not again eecape.
Robbins circus exhibited here OF
| Tuesday Of this week to about $50
| persons. This WAS considered one q
the best circuses that ever visited tbt
town and made very fine impression
Il Everybody went to see 1t, from judg
to bopthlack, Faint and sinner, whit
and black. About $75 worth Of silve
ware WAS given away at the close t
lucky ticket boldrrs of side show
Mr.. Robbins In distributing the prize
deposited $50 In the hands OF Stat
Treasurer John NJ. Houston as
guarantee that all The articles would b
given away TO persons holding luck
tickets. When they were all give
away, Mr.. Houston should "give hin
back his money, he haing performed hi
PROMISE" OF course the money wa
promptly returned.
Georgetown IL well supplied wit
good shad and herring low. Shad sci
for %, 80 and 40 cents pair.
The ID. M. q V. Railroad CompaD
have up to this time with one exceptio
been using wood burning engines, bu
1t Is their intention to use all Goa
burners as soon as the change can b
made.
Mrs. Sallie Simpler, residing nea
Johnson's Cross Roads, about four mit
from this town, on Tuesday mornin
last while getting break fast, started
go to flour barrel, when she fell dea
before she reached it, of heart discas
She was aged about 20 years.
The Republicans of this town al
having little fun at the expense
their Democratic friends. About ii
time that Cleveland was ipaugurat.d
| buZzard deecerGcd f'Cn his Eri
/ height and piercing IL o her blue MAJ
dive and landed Ill the ,Uwer corrid'
, Of the Court House, where the coun,
! offices are located and turned up h
: nose as IL he smelt something. I'll
Republicans say he was attracted
the odorOus scent of Democractic a
gean stables, aud had come to Gu
t the rasca,s out
The town Is supplied with local ney
by two weekly papers, the Sussex Jou
nal and Delaware Democrat. The Ii
ter judging from thsimprovements til
have been made ,is In hourishing CO
j dition.
There is every Indication Of a lar
peach crop through this section, t
back ward season favoring 1t. The t
tremely cold winter has injured it to
= small extent. There was one of
heaviest fiosts ever known in this
cirity on Monday, but being adry FRI
and here being no vegetation 10 be
il jured it fell harmless. The day af
OF this heavy frost the thermomet
y at 4 p. IN stood at 81, causing q gene
q casting aside of overcoats, which VI
Of bearable the day before.
ds William McNatt, merchant
" made some very handsome impIo
mehts on his store and dwelling on
corner He has an educated setter d.
which is the wonder of the town,
does everything but talk. The dog, Il
his master, is Of a pious turn and IS
ny his pray ers before retiring to his ken
no 70 II tnld to do 70, but he don't take ma
rally 10 prayers. There is scare
anything he will not try to do If told
dot
Court being in session last week,
celebrated Lewes fish case excited m
Dc interest than any case known for ye
ne in this section. Two brothers nau