Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
THE PENINSULA.

Robert, the l2-yenr- old son of Thomas
Reed, farmer, residing near Bacon Hill,
accidentally shot himself on MondJg
while cunning. He was lpssing q single
barreled, muzzle ,laaahng gun, when it
:. was disalarged and the load shattered his
right arm below the elbow. DR.. II. II.
| Mitchell dressed the wound.
The Chestertown transcript says that
Lemuel Pearce, colored, of Fairlee, Kent
county, Md, at the late election voted a
Democratic ticket openly, squarely and
without hope of reward that that same
| night his stable was maliciously fired and
burned down and that il believes the fire
was spite on the part of his late political
and colored associates. The Democrats
of the Fifth district are rebuilding the
stable and have sent Penrce grain and
fodder, more even than he lost by the fire.
Sunday morning week, William Sisk,
highly respected farmer and citizen near
Preston, went out to attend to the feeding
of his stock; on approaching n valuable
bull which he had been fattening il turned
against him, attacking him in the abdo-
men with its horns, maShing him against
the fence and ground in n horrible man
ner. 1t tossed him in the air, and mapgled
his body in almost hopeless manner.
Hosts of friends tender their sympathy
and eager anxiety for his recovery
Denton Union.
Paul Merrill, son of Mr.. Al Merrill,
formerly editor of the Pocomol;e Record.
has created decided sensation in Phila-
delphia. He has eloped with n beautiful
young girl named Miss Lulie Laner,
whom he chanced to meet at Christian
street skating rink. The lovely young
blondes father has sworn vengeance. and
it is by no means improbable, Tint should
he catch the young gallant from the
Eastern Shore, he will make him wish he
had never seen either skating rink or
the lovely Miss Lulie.--Dent0R Union.
A special train of seven cars
left Salisbury Thursday morning at
7.26 O'Clock with large number
of passengers for Pungoteague, Va, TO
witness n trotting race between Lady
Bennett, owned by l. II. White of Sails
bury, and Beryl, owned by Captain Jo-
siah Avery of Somerset county. The race
was for $500 side, three in FIVE. to har.
ness. More than l, 900 people assembled
to see the rnce. The horses were started
at Las, Beryl having the pole. This heat
was hotly contested, Lady Bennett win
ming by half neck. The next two heats
were won by the same mare. Best time,
2.28. Pools sold two TO one on the Sails.
bury mare. Private bets were heavy also,
and large amounts changed hands.
The Eastville, Va, Journal estimates the
sweet potato crop of Northampton and
Accomack counties at between 700 900 and
800, 900 barrels.
The Crisileld Leader expects its readers to
believe that an oysterman belonging TO "A
pungy lying at anchor in the larbor iumpod
ard
drowned.
Governor Stoekley's residence, on his
farm near Georgetown, narrowly eseaped
destruction by fire early on Friday morning
About daybreak servant discovered flames
issuing from the roof Of the kitchen and
gave the alarm. The governor fortunately
had q patent fire eXtinguisher which did
good service, and the flames were soon
under control. The loss Is trihing-
Ge0rget0lrn Democrat.
DR.. O. II. Richards last week put up at
the almshouse quite II collection OF pictures
In the rooms oecupiedby our county's poor.
These pictures are many of them vary at
tractive, suitable for home decoration aside
from the business card, that is upon them,
which however is not the least Objectionable
to those whose eyes they will attract, whose
thoughts they will engage. There is
pleasure In remembering the poor which
their physician in this county fully under
stands.-Susser journal.
]. Guest King, publisher of the Maryland
Gazette, Rep, at Annapolis, is the lowest
bidder for the legislative printing of 1886.
His bid is 81, 800. 1t occurs to us that MIR.
King made his bid simply for the purpose
of ascertaining whether the contract could
be awarded to Republican, We predict
that his curiosity will bemore than gratifled
should he enter into bonds 10 do the work
for the amount specified. Mr.. Young OF
Baltimore, who was the successful bidder
at the last session at $l2, 400, made bid of
| Si8, 700 and said It allowed him very little
margin to do tho work. Kent Netcs