Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-27
Pentnsula Points,


PeDtDsula Points.
The sweet potato crop about Farm
ington was never better and the white
potato crop 10 above average.
The mail train from frankfort to
Blackwater and Ocean View has been
increased from three to six trips per
week, giving the citizens of Baltimore
Hundred daily mail. Baltimore is q
large Hundred and has long needed
daily mail.
The report comes from X emit county
that the acreage of wheat there is net
so great as in former years, bat that u
greater quantity of fertilizers has been
used, which will probably bring the
crop up to its usual average in regard to
quantity.
The report of the Cecil county grand
jury at the recent session of the Cir
cult Court declares that latter the
examination Of a large number of
witnesses at heavy expense TO the
country without satisfactory results, /"
the jury finds It impossible to enforce
the local option law as 1t now stands. /"
The NJ. E. parsonage at Gumboro was
destroyed by fire last week. The build.
ing was nearly new and the loss will
amount to between 81 800 and s. co. 1t
il said the fire caught from some
AZ hes in an old water bucket that had
been placed In the back kitchen. The
division and pound fences of 81. Gray,
adjoir ing, were also destroyed.
A powerful protracted meeting Is 60
ing on at this time at the NJ. K. Church
IN Frankfort, Rev. A. ID. Davis, pastor.
A bout 40 or so persons have been con.
verted and there are more to follow.
Mr.. Davis is also holding meetings at
Salem, and st. Georges with good
results.
Here's romance for you "On Satur-
day October 18th, 1885, by moonlight on
the tow-path OF the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal, by Rev. e. @.
Atkins, of Bethel M. E Church, Elsie
Warwick and Sadie johnson. "-T Cecil
News.
Wheat reached one dollar in the
Middletown market last week. One
gentleman is said to have disposed of
| Z, 900 bushels at that figure.
A railroad restaurant has been opened
in the depot at Harrington. All trains
will stop at that station few mimi
LONG enough to get at least a promise
of something to eat.
A brother and sister met in the depot
at Harrington, recently. who had been
separated for So years. The sister lives
in the West, and came 200 miles. The
brother lives in New Jersey. They
were born near Harrington.
| S1iddletown has raised her proper.
ton Of the SIS 900 of the capital stock OF
the Delaware Telephone Company, and
is ready tor business. There will be a
l go - III ri 10
1t IL 10 be hoped that the other towns IL
the State will come forward with cor
responding promptness in the matter o
lsubscriptions, that work may not be de
llsyed day longer than 10 absolutely
necessary.
Fishers have found a new fishini
ground at Woodland Beach and ar,
making good use OF 1t. One day las
week two gentlemen caught twenty O.
more fine sized rock fish and the mex
lday fifteen or twenty more were caugh
by different parties.
| Mr.. William Boyle, Of Queenstown
Md, drilled 80 acres OF wheat in tw,
days, from sunrise to sunset being takel
az Jay. The field was surveyed by Mr.
James w. Thompson, the Oldest sur
veyor In Queen Anne's, who plated il
as IS acres.
: Land in Sussex County is selling
! rapidly. Strangers are to be seen al
mos. every day IN the week in that Ne c
ton looking at land, and home peopl
are also purchasing, Ex-Governor Pom
der this week having purchasing 20
acres of land adjoining his presen
property.
VIM. Hunt, of Greenwich, England
8 courted Nellie Shrub wick of Working
In the same country, for seven years
Three years ago he came TO this couptr
ito better himself and found employ
tment with e. Il. Cochran of Middle
ltown. Two weeks ago his sweethear
Nellie, :" came over" and soon ioine
! lher old lover at Middletown. On Tues
i day afternoon, after a courtship mOsCl
! by letter for ten years, they were mad
q q one in st. Anne's P. Z. Church of tina
O town.
s The gamers in the second story Of tn
s freight house at Middletown static
Q contain some 80, 900 bushels of whea
and some corn. The great weight @
-, Iso large q quantity ofgrain has crushe
% the stills of the building, which ar
y decayed very much in places, and th
IS building has settled many inches i
Isome spots. The wheat also has q d,
No cided "bulge" upon the north end of til
a building, so much 30, that bystandHl
10 speculate rs to how long the buildin
% is likely to stand. Meanwhile, acting
~ no doubt, upon the principle that "s
long as she cracks she'll hold" IL
= grain men still pile in the wheat.
Property in the town OF Harrington
Idepreciating evidently, as sewers
Ipieces of property that were purchase
al the sale of the property of E Flen
ing were thrown up, the purchase
losing the percentage. At a resale |
, / the Sheriff they sold for almost on
:, third less than they did at the first eal
:. Those booming times that were to CON
in with Cleveland must have been d
layed until many think they will new
come at all.
The fish factory at Lewes, which hi
=, frequently been declared nuisance
m some of the residents OF the town, wi
fhave prosecuted 10 in the Courts
Sussex County, has been vindicated /
resent session of the Court, and u
factory will remain in the town. Jacc
Moore, Esq, counsel for tho fisherie
convinced the jury that the factory W;
blessing to the people OF the tow
aud hence the verdict in their favo
From all accounts there were only
y, lew who were annoyed by the fo
smells
Judge Whiteley has given an opiniC
hat q charter cannot be granted for
Telephone company under the preset