Milford chronicle., 1885-07-10

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sickness in and around GumborO,
Mrs. DR.. Short has been quite sick al
the residence OF her father, ex-Sherifl
Wootten, and Mrs. John r. NAPLES
and babe are quite i'll. Mrs. S. ]. Gray
has also been sick for week or more.
Samuel A. Armstrong, living on the
farm of DIR. Ashcraft. near Magnolia,
has the promise of a better crop OF
peaches than last year, the lowest esti-
mate being $1,000 baskets, although a
neighbor says the crop will run 5000
baskets better than that. His corn is
also very good.
Sakimas, Wissahickon and Nanti-
coke Tribes of Red Men, propose an
excursion to RehobOth about the 18th
inst. Fare from Milford, 10 cts. !;
Selbyville, go cts. Georgetown, so cts.
They will take their families and in
vite all friendly pale faces to accom-
pany them
A regular meeting of the Trustees of
the Poor, of Sussex county, was held
at the Almshouse on Wednesday last,
the LIST inst, all the members being
present. TheaccOunts passed amounted
to S5G5.07. The sum of $500 was Dor
rowed from DIR. c. H. Richards. for
building the new house for paupers.
Messrs. David and Charles Il. Pepper
have on their farms near Georgetown,
some as fine cattle as can be found in
the State. The former has one pair of
oxen, four years old, that will weigh
5000 pounds, and three others that will
average 400 each. The latter has two
pairs that will tip the scales at 22O0 per
pair. They are all fat enough for beef.
james Kane was hanged in the
Moyamensing prison yard, Philadel-
phia, on Tuesday, for the murder of
his brother. James had previously
murdered two men, but through pO-
litical influence, had escaped punish
ment. This, of course. led him to
suppose that he could kill with inn
punity. 1.-THE pitcher that goes often
to the fountain" etc.
4 new and handsome Roman Catho-
lie Church has been conseerated in
Newark, Del. The edifice was packed
with visitors. st. Peters choir of
Wilmington, led by Mayor Rhoades
opened the services by singing. High
POntificial Mass was celebrated by Rt.
Rev. Bishop Becker, assisted by at
tending clergymen. The address upon
thepurposes and services of the church,
was delivered by the Bishop.
Captain George w. Joseph of Lewes,
who has been trying for many years to
obtain a pension, received word last
week that his claim had been granted.
He receives as back pay, 81, 400, and
life pension of &24 a month. Captain
Joseph was mail agent on the route
from Lewes TO Harrington for sixteen
years, but on account of i'll health he
was compelled to resign this spring.
He is now in very bad health, and this
fact with other circumstances, makes
this timely assistances of the govern
ment, indeed a Godsend to him.
PEAGHEs.-The peach crop for Ken
ton shipment, will probably aggregate
45, 900 to $4,000 baskets.
The first crate of peaches for the sea-
son, was shipped from Laurel on
Thursday of last week, about two weeks
earlier than last year. 1t was sent
to Jersey City by n. Horsey of Laurel.
The peach crop of Jacob g. Brown,
on his home farm, is placed at from
10000 to 10000 baskets, and on all
three of his farms, at 1000 baskets.
Colonel Edward L. Martin shipped
the first crate of peaches from SeafOrd,
on last Thursday, and two crates on
Friday. They are of a variety which
natures ten days or so earlier than the
- Early Alexanders," and had not the
present season been two weeks or so
behind, Colonel Martin would have
been shipping peaches CD the Goth of
June. This peach was propagated six
years ago, near Barren Greek Springs,
Nd, by John S. Barnhart, from the
. Hale's Early variety and sucker
from . sporadic peach tree which he
found growing in pine thiCket near
Barren Creek.
Ex-COngressman Martin has large
crop of peaches, his orchards having
been treated in a very liberal manner.
Mr.. Simeon Pennewill of Greenwood,
has 1000 peach trees growing, about
half of them in bearing. His crop of
peaches this year is estimated at $1,000
baskets. Orchards are being bought
around BriJgeville at s. cents per
basket, the crop through, the impress
sion now being that there will not be
more than half the number of baskets
Of peaches sent off the Peninsula that
there was last year, and what few
peaches are now on the trees will bring
the growers n big price.