Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-16
THE PENINSULA.

Contractors began OH Monday driving
piles for the Maryland Steamboat Com
pany's new wharf ut Oyster Shell Point,
five miles from Cambridge.
Miss Carolina Thompson died on Satur-
day morning, Mt her residence in Chester
town. Nd, in her Tooth year. She was
remarkably healthy until few years ago.
Frederick W. Roop, native of Sussex
county has bought the Seaford Enterprise
for $500. The first issue under new
management was made Monday under n
new name. This paper has changed
hands four times in ms many years.
The hotels at Rehoboth have been
poorly patronized until this week. Owing
to the heat, travel TO the seashore began
ON Tuesday, and most persons who have
the necessary time and money TO spare
are at the watering places. The hotels at
Rehoboth are filling up.-MiJord Neaos.
Walter Blackson, n -year-old son
of John Blackson, who lives about five
miles north of Elkton, WINS run into by
reaper last week on his fathers farm and
had both his legs cut so badly rs to ne
cessitate amputation.
There was race yesterday week
ol tilC Sttli NDhittg bObMtth
II. Il. @. Orouch's Sam Morgan and DIR.
George L. Morrow's Mrs. Markham. The
race was won in two straight heats by
Sam Morgan best time, 2.43.
A half-mile race-course is being con-
structed near Snow Hill, Md, and will
be in readiness by early fall. Quite a
number of fast horses are owned in this
section, and the course has been built by
their owners for training purposes.
The January term of the circuit court
for Somerset county began Monday morn
ing, Judge Irving sitting alone on the
bench. The docket at this term is very
small, there being only 80 appearances, 80
trials, four appeals and 20 criminal ap-
pearances.
The Republican primaries of Kent
county, Md, will be held on Saturday.
Candidates are to be nominated for the
house of delegates, clerk of circuit court,
register of wills, sheriff and five county
commissioners; also three delegates to the
state convention.
The fredericksburg Courier says: THE
colored voters of Dorchester county will
demand mixed ticket of the Republican
convention the coming fall, and threaten
to put I'M independent ticket of their own
in the neld. They poll 1900 out OF u
total of $500 Republican votes in that
county"
The lease on the long wharf property at
Cambridge, Nd, held by Messrs. Levin
!. Mcnamara and William 4. Barclay,
has bee purchased by the Maryland
Steaml oat Company for $4,000. About
one month ago the steamboat company
bought the wharf from William j.
Thomas, the owner, for $4,000. The
lease has eight years yet to run.
The telephone line is being built from
Church Hill to Chestertown. When it
crosses Chester river,it will be compelled
to cable under the draw. This Church
Hill connection will give us connection
with the full Queen Anne's county system.
Instruments are being put in at all the
villages on the line in Kent, and by the
time this is in print the whole line will
probably be in operation Chestert0,on
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w. w. Busted, senior member of the
the firm of w. w. Busted g. Bro, pub
fishers of the Centreville Observer, has
| sold his interest to Z. Sudler Roberts and
| G. Clinton Roberts. G. A. Busted, the
| junior member of the old firm, will re-
tain his interest in the paper. The paper
will continue to be Democratic in politics.
The editorial department will be con
Quoted by @. A. Busted and T. Sudler
Roberts.
The large four story flour mill, owned
by William H. Ruark, at Westover station
on the Crisield branch of the N. Y, p.
| & N. railroad was burned to the ground
on Inst Thursday night. A large amount
of grain was also burned in the mill and
some ties belonging to the railroad com.
pany. The fire is supposed to have
originated from hot box in the third oil
fourth story. The fire could be seen II
or IL miles distant. The mill was worth
about 50, 900 or $4,000. One report has
it insured for 50 500. Another places the
insurance at 5000. The mill did yer,
large business and will probably be sooi
rebuilt.
A Snow Hill special to the Baltimor,
american says: During the past week til,
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Railroad
Company, which extends from Harring
ton, Del, to Franklin City, Va, hay,
been collecting certificates of stock of The
Worcester railroad and transferring tn,
same into Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
stock. 1t was rumored at the time that
this movement was made in order that
matters should be in good shape for the
sale of the Delaware, Maryland & Virginit
to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
This rumor has been generally confirmed
by those intimate with railroad officials
and by railroad men themselves. This
change, should it occur, will be one that
for years has been desired by the entire
| community.