Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-06
ALL OVER THE PENINSULA
DIR. LAWS CATCHES A STRANGE
LOOKING FISH.
kits Hammock Sold 10 John G..
Melvin : Forthcoming Race at
Princess Anne.


X X. Pippin Of Chestert wn, a. the
contrnct for erecting new school house
near Chesterville, for 81 40.
The store of j. b. Burchinn in Chester
town was entered by thieves Friday night
week and $40 in small change was
stolen from the money drawer.
W. l.. Hubbard of Easton. planted one
gallon of Early Rose potatoes last spring
and gathered ~ bushels, or at the rate Of
96 bushels for one bushel planted.
Edward b. Emory of Queen Anne's
county, has sold his 'sGibson" farm in
spaniard's Neck, containing 1876 acres, to
Jeryis Spencer of Kent county, for So, 500.
Maria Broadway, colored, died at Cen
trevlile, Nd, Wednesday week, from in-
Iurles caused by the explosion of n coal
OIL can which she used in starting a fire.
Thomas Hill of Baltimore has sold the
Charles T. Enreckson farm, on Kent
Island, containing 22l acres, to Henry A.
Palmer, at 1874 per acre, aggregnting
1854.
Chesapeake Ringgold, while working
on the tin roof of w. F. Harman's new
building at Centreville, Nd, Thursday,
fell to the sidewalk, 80 feet below He is
thought to be seriously injured inter-
nally.
Isaac N. Fooks has bought at 30 cents
crate the peaches on the farm of the
late Curtis M. Jacobs, near ST. Martins
station, in Maryland. There will be be-
tween 5000 and 10000 crates.-Douer
Sentinel.
The dead body of a colored man named
Booker was found in Cacy's woods, in the
upper part of Queen Anne's county. late
Monday week. As his mind had been af-
tected by fever it is supposed he COM
mitted suicide.
The other day B. t. Collins bought a
bunch of fish that were caught at
Slaughter's Beach. Among the bunch was
croaker, in whose interior arrangement
was found silver 10 cent piece. This is
true story.-Aatord Ne1s.
The store house and dwelling of B. W.
Paul, at Calvert, Cecil county, Nd, was
entirely destroyed by fire last Tuesday
night week. A portion of the furniture
and goods were saved. The loss is about
$4,000, which is believed to be covered
by insurance.
Gus Wheatley, colored, is charged with
attempting to commit felonious assault
upon young white girl living with
Madison Williams, near Preston, Caroline
county, Md. He was frightened off by
screams of the girl, and it is believed he
escaped INTO Delaware.
horse race is to come off at Princess
Anne on Wednesday, August 18th, between
Lady Bennett and Beryl. The race is
to be best three heats in five, to harness,
for purse of $500 side, and the gate
money. Excursion trains will be run at
one-half the regular fare.
AT Cambridge, Nd, Thursday, an
autopsy was had over the remains of
Henrietta Wroten, the young woman who
died suddenly at house on High street,
Cambridge, which revealed large quanti-
ties af opium in the stomach. A verdict
OF death by opium poisoning was rem
dered. The belief is that il was case Of
suicide
Elkton was set agog on Thursday even
ing by the worlSmen employed on Mr..
Singerley's new house. The workmen
finding the water getting bad flavor re-
solved TO investigate, and discovered n
newly-born boy babe. As to how long it
has been there is hard to tell, as the we'll
is very deep and the water cold.-NesOark
Ledger.
Last week Mr.. John G. Melvin, the
present occupant of the hotel at kits
Hammock, purchased this property of its
former owner, Mrs. Elizabeth Hiss, for
49, 900. Mr.. Melvin is keeping n good
efforts to please his guests he is beginning
to restore this seaside resort to its former
pularity.-lHilf0rd Mems.
The Pennsylvania railroad has sent
surveyors to measure the exact length of
the D.. M. S Va. II. II. The surveyors
arrived at Rehoboth Thursday evening
and began work at that place Sunday
morning. The work will take about II
days, rs the condition of the road is so
bad that not more than 10 miles can be
made in day.-BredktpGter Light.
Here are two definitions from the North
East Star: Cider-Originally and else
where, a juice pressed from apples; at
present, and in Cecil county, anything
that will make man drunk, according to
law. Local option-In Cecil county, the
privilege every man and boy has of going
into a ''cider" saloon, getting drunk,
swearing and fighting on the streets, and
publicly showing what big fools they can
make of themselves.
Thomas Warrick of Port Deposit,
jumped overheard from the steamer Pilot
Boy while on an excursion to st. Michael's
Tuesday week. After being in the water a
few minutes, and finding the steamer was
leaving him in the middle of the Chesa-
peake bay, he called Justify for help.
With much difficulty he was rescued and
taken aboard the steamer more dead than
alive. He finally recovered from tho
effects of his bath.
The telephone line between Centreville
and Chestertown has been completed. All
other points in Queen Anne's and Kent
| counties having already been touched, this
line establishes communication between
these towns and all other places of any
importance in the counties. II is pro-
posed at once to extend the line to Easton
and other points in Talbot county,as well
as to connect with the lines of Cecil
county.
The Democratic club of Chapel district,
Talbot county, Md, last week held a
meeting and adopted resolutions declar-
ing that 1--WE view with alarm the policy
of the administration in retaining so many
Republicans in offices that the popular
vote has decided should he filed by Dem
ocrats, as well MS the strange and anOma-
lous spectacle of a democratic President
appointing enemies TO tine party which
placed him in the executive chair to re-
sponsible and lucrative offices, thus ignor-
ing the practices and traditions of all par
ties, and especially tine Democratic
party The club also endorsed Thomas
j. Keating for collector of the port of
Baltimore.
Dr. John LAWS who went ON the eXcur-
sion to the mouth of the Indian river last
Thursday, caught while fishing with n
hook and line, the strangest looking fish
we have ever seen. 1t is nearly five
inches long, two and a-half or three
inches through at the head, and tapering
off quite small at the tail The eyes are
pearly blue, and two very small horns
project from the top of the head. At
each side of the fish just back of its head
is wing, which when stretched measures
about an inch across under these on
each side are three small legs the outer
ends of which are hard; and under the
legs are the front fins The fish has
quite fierce appearance about the head
and is great curiosity. The doctor has
it in alcohol Mt Parker's drug store. II
may be that this is the tile fish supposed
to be extinct, and specimen of which
the government is spending so much time
and money to find.-Stsser Journal.
In 1892 or 1898 John Smith, who is now
living between Thomas Chapel and
Marydel, in West Dover hundred came
to this State from Virginia, having, as he
says, ran away from his home three years
before he was of age. He distinctly
recollects all that took place in the neigh
borhood of Green's mill where he located
in 1898, and in conversation related an
experience he had in going to Camden for
doctor at the birth of Daniel Mock in