Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-14
THE PENrys uLA.

A.
Delaware He was a man of vigorous mind
and strong convictions. In his early life he
was a school teacher and also teacher OF
music. His later years were devoted 10
agricultural pursuits. He was in religion
Universalist.
Gently disposed OF their holdings of the
despised trade dollars 10 Philadelphia
brokers for IS cents. Unless man Is young
and has assurance OF a ripe Old aga he had
better not wait on Congress to provide for
the exchange Of trade dollars for other
coin. That would be sensible, and Congress
never does anything sensible u 1t can pos
sibly be avoided. -Middletoton Transcript.
A year ago the canning factory OF Stetson
4 Ellison Of Camden, was totally destroyed
by fire. In consequence OF that fire they
did no business In 1884, and the firm was
dissolved. Mr.. Ellison, after settling up
the affairs Of the old firm concluded to re-
sumo the business, and he is about COM
pleting a very handsome and expensive
building In Camden, where he proposes to
enter more largely than ever into the busi-
ness of canning fruits, &c.-Deldtodredn
Crisfeld has bought new fire engine
for 81, 800.
James A. Lane has been appointed
postmaster at Templeville, vice Z. Cooper,
resigned.
The annual sheep penning on Assn
league Island is announced to take place
on Wednesday, the 27th inst.
Buildings are going up rapidly at Cape
Charles City and the place promises soon
to become one of the most thriving towns
on the Peninsula. - Wic0micO Record.
It's the Jim jams that make the snakes
| look rs big as whisky barrels Worcester
County Shield. Must be wretched whisky
you're drinking better swear off at once.
A. j. Cassatt, president of the N. ",
p. Il N. railroad has purchased 90 lots ut
Cape City, on which he will erect cottages
during the summer.-Easte7n Virgiaiidn.
The season now closing has been almost
q total failure to those of our people
engaged in the oyster trade. A few more
such seasons will drive them to some
thing else. Onanc0ck Piryinidn.
Wednesday week huge bald eagle
swooped down In the ynrd or Jnmes
Fisher, colored, ON the seaside, and car
ricd off newborn calf. After flying
nearly half a mile the eagle dropped the
calf near Thomas Groton's house. The
calfs throat was cut by the eagles talons.
l-Oadnc0ck VirRihiaR.
| If we remember correctly the railroad
company promised to extend the railroad
from the station at Rehoboth to the
Douglass House this season. So far there
are no indications of the promise being
fulfilled. We hope, however, the roat
will be extended, and that visitors to Re
hoboth will not be subjected TO the incon
venience and slow methods of the past. =
DeldUdre Democrat.
Capt. John w. Beckwith and Mr.
Elisha Evans of Easton Point, are goinI
into the business of raising foxes. The
, hive quite number already on hand
They propose TO enclose n lot at the Poil
and fix it up with burrows, &C., for tn
foxes. They expect to sell the youn
, foxes to the foX-hunters of Talbot county
, and will undertake to tame some for tn
: Elkridge Club.-Deat0n Journal
a On Monday afternoon q 4-years-old 80
= of William L. Lewis, farmer net
Powellsyille, Wicomico county, succeede
in burning down his fathers barn III
stables, with all their contents, iDcludin
!, II Young horse, 100 bushels Of corn, n i
of strawberry crates, &c. The boy hi
i seen his father burning brush and, III il
itntion, set fire 10 some fodder in Il
stable.
a Mrs. Mary Breneman of Lafi.yett
y, Ind, claims to be the oldest human bell
!, y in the land. According to her accou
:, and that of her relatives, she was bo
? in Lewes, Dell, on the l4th of Mare
~ 1T7S. In 1901 she said her first husbal
: William Golfer, movedto Circleville, Obi
=, making the Journey in n wagon. ii
10 youngest son resides at Rensselaer,, Jasp
y, county, Ind, and is 81 years of age.
" Break0dter Light.
la Telegraphic information was receiy
" here ON Saturday to the effect that Richa
- Arringdale, formerly of Talbot count
90 had been accidentally shot and killed
nv chihuahua, Mexico. No particulars w
y received. The deceased was brother
nv Eugene r. Arringdale, Mrs. John
of Wooters of this place, and w. L. Arril
a dale of Ruthsburg. He went to Mex
Ia. some months ago, and was highly pr
'. porous. - Gentreoilke 0bSerUer.
ar A gentleman of Seaford informs us II
Id some of the oyster packing firms of II
N, town are contemplating moving their b
H. mess to Norfolk, Va. In consequence
hs railroad discrimination, the EXPRESS
~ on oysters shipped to Jersey City is mt
y, lower at Norfolk than il is at Seaford
fact which is calculated to break mp
81 business in the latter place, and VIII
IN accounts for the contemplated removal
~. some of the firms to Norfolk.
~ JOurndt.
H., William Ward, died Monday week IL
vat Bobtown, in this county, aged SIS yea
a., one month and 10 days. He was a u
,nt full, honorable and highly respected c
'"' zen, and was the father of Mrs. Walter
In Lewis and Mrs. George W. Kelly of
,a1 town. He was in many respects II rema
| n1la hn1tinn a lnrffnr Al
descendants than any other one OH
al Eastern Shore. According to statisI
w. 'r furnished us by our friend General NJ.
~ West, who knew the deceased well he
ID II children, So grand children, and
80 great-grand- children, making tota
"a 121, nearly all of whom ARE still living
w. OnancOct Viryiatan.
~, Fifty-two years ago last Sunday
- Rev. Charles Brown, second pastor of
~ Presbyterian Church that once tlourisl
~ here, commenced his ministry MS
nv pastor. Accompanied by his estimu
~, ~ wife the venerable minister spent
"a, anniversary day here and spoke ut
~ conclusion of the sermon in the M.
r. Church. Mr.. Brown, who is 80 year
~. nge, was in active service rs treasurer
~ the Presbyterian Board of Relief,
Nv; ~ Philadelphia, until New Years and c
l i tinued to preach until II few months Il
,sa His mind and eye are clear yet, but
a. weight of years forbids continued mp
rds cation of physical powers. - Gre
a,,, JOr0Ugh Free Press.
w Alfred Butler of Pocomoke City,
ue Miss Letitia Howard of Somerset cou
IN drove up here from the former place
my Wednesday week and were unitedan II
,on riage Mt the NJ. f. parsonage by the 1
-: Il. w. Todd After the ceremony
! 90 remained in town II short while, and
III, turned to Pocomoke in the evening. L
Wv" is us natural 10 woman as fragranC
to n rose. You may lock up girl
convent, you may confine her in n {
you may compel her to change her
lie. ligion or forswear parents-these thi
are possible but never hope to IN
nal the sex forego their hearts worship
,no,, give up their reverence for cashmere,
! of such hope will prove as bootless as
M Greek Slave, and as hollow rs bamboo
ess Worcester County Shield.
No Magistrate johnson of Millington, j
tho county, Md, on Monday, issued n
tho rant for the arrest of John Colt on
us;c charge of stealing horse from Tho
;abt Bennett, living near Bridgeville,
a1sn The writ was placed in the hands of {
IJo stable A. q. Schwatka, who arrested
ms Mt Reynolds wharf and brought hin
nost Millington, taking room with his |
tbe oner at the hotel. About o'clock 4
.ess day morning Colt got up from his
md took pistol from the pocket of ont
Mr. the guards, and shot himself under
moot left breast. Constable Schwatka h
an the report, and, jumping from his
Iiful found Colt lying on the floor. DIR, I
hers was called in and took charge of the
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