Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-25
THE PENINs ULA.

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Enron s. Hobbs has purchased George
7. Melvin's interest in the Denton
journal, and will in future assist in
editing that paper.
Constable Sidney Jump of Oentreyille,
arrested near Burrsville last week a man
named Corkhill, charged with being
implicated in horse stealing raids.
Seth D. yenables was Thursday elected
town bailif of Crisfeld, to fill the
vacancy caused by the expiration of the
term of Henry Dennis. The bailiff re-
ceives salary of $27 per month. William
r. Reese, editor of the Crisfeld Leader,
was reelected clerk to the board He
receives $3.50 per annum.
Bishop H. @. Lay of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Easton, was visited
on Saturday morning by DR.. Frank
Donaldson of Baltimore, with Drs. Earle,
Bateman and Chamberlain of Easton.
DR.. Donaldson performed the operation
of thoracentesis, withdrawing from the
thorax 40 ounces of serum, which gave
the bishop much relief.
The Harrington Enterprise is respon-
sible for the following: Willard Legates
has remarkable hen which he purchased
| from Mrs. II. II. Lewis some time back.
She averages about 10 eggs week often
she will come into the house and lay on
the bed, and the eggs are all hard shell
and have been set and chickens Matched
from them. The hen is very large and
for this reason they call her ''Jen."
The last appointments to the police
force madeby Mayor Rhoads give satisfac-
1 finn IN tha niti1ana of Wiltnipa,tT,t,
guarantee to the city preservation of order
and the protection of property. The
appointments first made were in the
whole considered good ones and we ARE
glad to see that Wilmington's new mayor
is "big" enough man TO acknowledge Il
mistake and rectify it.-DelaUaredR.
Joseph Hurley OF Drawbridge, Dor.
chester county, Rugged Maggie Hurley in
public the other day, for which presulup
ton Miss Maggie had Joseph arrested and
the fine and costs before Justice Henry
amounted to $14 and Hurley had to give
peace bond besides 1t seems that thu
two had been lovers, but had quarreled
On the costly occasion they were throw
together and Joseph couldn't resist taking
an armful of his old sweetheart.
Mr.. james L. Stewart of Easton,
painter, while at work on Mr.. William
Myers house at Plimhimmon in Oxfort
Neck on Monday week, fell FROM the roo
of the building to the ground, apout g
feet He was picked up with his bacl
and legs broken. He was alive at las
accounts, but cannot recover. DIR. L. NJ
Hardcastle attends him. Mr.. Stewar
married the daughter of Mr.. Edwart
Anderson, formerly of Easton. The,
have two children ast0R Ledger.
. At 10 o'clock Monday week night tn
barn, stables and other outbuildings OF
the farm of James w. Shaw, in Chape
= district, were destroyed by fire. Tn
farm is under the tenancy of Henry Il
= Cox, who lost lot of corn, n calf an
other property amounting to about 500
Mr.. Shaw had new thrcsher i'll the bar
| and it was burned. His loss will amour
e to over $4,000. Mr.. Shaw lives o
a Horns Point farm, Dorchester county
} The buildings We're insured in X. /
A Dixon's agency. Incendiarism is stts
Z pected. -EdStOA Ledger.
The county commissioners of Wicomic
S Tuesday week fixed the levy for 1856. III
: county tax will be 81 cents ON the 500
4 which is AZ cents less than last year. III
81 cents, added to the state tax of Is
cents, will make she taxes just 81 ON IL
1 800. The assessable basis this year fl
e county purposes is $3,SS7 1924, and fc
y state purposes SO, 76I, 730. The amour
@ of taxes to be raised for county purpose
is $31 ,5693S for state purposes
e $7,05S.S7: The following amounts WEI
: levied: For sinking fund, SO, 500; surplr
u fund, $l,294.03; poor fund, SO, 00C
II school fund, $1,000.
= Notice has been given by the ant
a bribery leaders in Caroline county that
!; mass convention will be held ut the cou
house in Denton on Tuesday, July 2ls
:, The call invites every one who loves fir,
" speech and n free ballot. and free
4 chosen representation of free people
10 be present. and states that the object ,
= the convention is to devise ways I'M
l. means to do away with bribery hereuft,
i; ut elections in Caroline county. The 70
a lowing are among the signers: j. v
VI Bryant, Thomas Melvin, j. IL. Emerson
Uric Townsend Dr. William H. Down
J. f. liignut, Juines j. Lednum an
Charles W, Byrne.
ID. s. Wroten Of Salisbury, picked ov,
l2OOO quarts of Strawberries from 81 acre
a John W, Graham of Kcnton has u hearl
" peilch orchard II years old. He has taxi
v the best Of care of it.
y Mr.. William $. Balls wheat field in Tab
~ county was 50 badly injured by the la
storm Friday week that lie offers what is L.
IN of / 200 bushels for S25.
y The Kent county telephone line is con
II plcte from Chestrrtown tn Colchester, II Iii
IL lance Of ii miles, and work is prpgrcssil
to | rapidly in further extension of the line.
Id The engine champion" which has br,
n, repaired and changed INTO a coal burner
the D., NJ. " v. railroad car shops In ii
VI town, will make her trial trip next AIonda
ne This will he the second coal burner ON Il
re road, Another engine will go into the sho
be to DE changed next week, and this work "
hr he continued until all the engines are 60
H. burners. SuSS,r Journal.
,a Maria Sharp and Joe Moslrr culorei /
A.. mates Of the Sussex county ulmShOusr, HI
W u light lust week, during which Maj
ne seriously cut JOe's head with Il big site
ne Afterwards, while sitting before the Nj
k Joe's clothes were ignited, and he "
burned 50 badly that he died Sunday nor
ing. DIR. Richards Of Georgetown, W
al called tn see the unfortunate pauper IA
=, his burns We're sufficient TO Kill him, Ii
" Ovcrseer Lord thinks Maria was partly
Ire sponsihlc for his death and has according
10 locked her up. Maria is said to De u We
ry | quarlelsume woman
la one OF the expected haruties The A
we gustivus, before reported Us being due
,ts the lircakwatcr last week, with yellow fe,
H., on board, arrived Monday week. !
~, ~ was conveyed in by the pilot-boat Wild
'ul and anchored out near the line OF
'ey Breakwater, about three miles distant fir,
rry the shore, where she was visited
TX the quarantine surgeon, DIR. Orr, Il
HE placed under quarantine restrictions, I
captain was the only man who was sick
had been sick during the voyage, rs far
could be learned through the mate, "
RI. was tho only man on board that col
In, speak II little broken English, the VIII
- crew being NorwegiHns. The captain is
iah parenty improving from what the surg,
llr- believes 10 be "a mild ease OF yellow f.,
ese and us soon as he is II little better the yes
re- will lie lunigated, and rs soon ls II is 5
ma she will proceed TO Philadelphia. IN
zoe Sentinel.
nd The Dover Sentinel publishes | coltr
in. Of letters from peach growers. The gis
~, the information they contain is that, on
~ whole, the yield will not be so large
'H'- earlier estimates foreshadowed. b.
ing liiggs, Middlrtown, reports "crOp will
uly lbs ms heavy As last year" Il. Z. Coll
20 Green Spring, mot over one-fourth q
md crop" ID. j. Cummins, Smyrna, ''consil
ark ably less than One-half last years yield.
~ l.. Hudson, Clayton, not over half cr0
~. i. Il. Grant lIartly, "two-thirds OF crd
,ir- q. Boggs, MORTON, mot over one-fou
the Of crop. James Green, Marydcl, fl
of 6O,ODJ to G5,OOO baskets ut this place." ]
Va Dickson, Breniord, "two-thirds Of Gro
Get II. Ridgcly, Dover, may be possibly
lel- fifth of II crop. but think 1t will be nea
the tenth" Mr.. Hayes, Dover, similar
port as to orchards which bore heavily
year; difficult to make IL reliable estiu
Of others. CIV. Whitaker, Dover. "chnll
tile very slim foranything like il inircrop m,
nj have fallen OIL, others badly stung AMI