Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-22
THE PSNINS UL1.
James M.Stslls, prominent Do,sht stei
county farmer, died on ThursoSy night,
aged SO

James M.btelle, prominent Dotsht ste
county farmer, died on ThursoSy night
aged SO
Secretary W. r. Causey hss soeeptet
an invitation to deliver the commenos.
nent addrssa Of the Shenandoah Valley
Academy, Winchester, Va, ip Juut next.
The explosion Of a coal soil lamp in
Sussex county, Monday night week 1 ur I'd
Phillips & HsstIngs' store, Coaoord,
tue Fsurs aud most OF the stock 1oaa,
$4,000.
This Middlstown 7ranIcript will bs run
oh hS ste'm power next week. Hitherto
IL aas bssa dependent upon the mu sd.s 8
Of an alleged American citizen Of
Ethiopian lineage.
There are only two persons in the
county jail at this time, and their term
OF imprisonment having expired. they
will be liberated 10 day, For the fret
time in IL yesrs every cell in the III will
be Enocouri 4 by 8 criminal Milford
Ne0s, jan M
Go sin7, ChaFlye Emory, 90 slow, Della
ware ie s.nsii stste, bat when you sua.
Rest picking II up by one end you simply
snyeest back breaker. We have no use
ior ''msllsts" down here 10 bsat "ssnse''
into people We send Bay&rds and Sauls.
burys to the Senate, not Camsrons and
Mit1bells.-Sarna Record.
Richard Z. Smith, the popular res.
taurateur at Middlssowp, Del, owns one
OF the best aud most productive farms in
talbot county, located about two miles
from Hillsborough lss: week Mr. Smith
turned ont on his farm dozen prairie
ohiokens he procured in the west.-
EddOn Ledger.
The new NJ. K. church near Hickman
town, Md, is TO ba dedioAted on Sunday,
January 2bth. The Rsv. T. o. Ayers oi
East New Market has been engaged ts
preach the dsdicAtory sermon, This is
Ihe third time fixed for the dedication Of
this church, but because OF stormy
weather, had to be postponed.
RUFUS Peroyville, one Of the crew Of
the schooner Eva, lodged In jail on the
lst instant, charged with hsins scosssory
to the murder Of Otto MsyLer, has been
quite sick since his confinement, and posi-
lively refuses to talk about the homicide,
but says when he gets on the witness
stand he will lat the truth coms -S,mer.
set Herald.
We were glad to notice the very
favorable impression Governor Stookley's |
message oreAted beyond the limits OF our
State. The press spoke Of It In the |
highest terms, aud said, though cur State |
was small, we have governor, who, for |
ability AID stAtesmauship will fsvorsbly |
compare, II not more, with the governors
OF the larger states Of our Union.
BredkVater Light.
A factory for the mandatory Of all |
kind OF children's swings has been estab.
lished In Oxford, Md, by Mr.. ]. q. |
Nicholson, late Of PhilAdelphia. The
building ia situated on the corner of Har-
rison and Willis streets, and is 30x60
feet, with an engine room 1924 feet.
The machinery is run by q 20-horse power
engine and number Of hands are EN-.
Michasl's Comet.
A few days ago Superintendent. /. N.
Mills sent Messrs. Albert and William
Sudler, Of Fairmount, seven prairie
chickens for the purpose OF in reducing
them as game in this county. Unfor.
tunately, after being turned ont, one Of
these strange birds strayed several miles
to the residence OF Captain Riley Lsudop,
on the Mhnokin, and was shot and killed.
The captain had not heard abou, Mr..
Mile sending the birds to the county,
aud was very sorry at what he had done
when he learned i..-Somsrset Herald,
q. K Shannahan, proprietor OF the
Ice factory at Rsston, has purchased a
horsepower machine for digging ATtesian
wells, his idea being that Ice made from
this water will be much better and purer
Than Zoe made from spring water. Mr.
5hannab an will sink enough wells at his
factory to get 4 flow Of 5000 gallons per
hour, which is the amount he consumes.
great many people at RAston think
1t sinking artesiAn wells As means Of
purer water.
The night express train over the Della.
ware railroad is being very we'll patron
zed by Peninsula people and We doubt
not but 1t will soon be doing large wsy
business. The more trains the more
travelling. When the day exprts SO was
put on the road many persons predicted ,
that II would not pay, but it was we'll
pstrontzed at the start and is now Rener-
llly run full, while the traffic OF other
passenger trains seems to have increased
Middieto on Transcript
The all from Norfolk bound north ard |
'1r the Peninsula was brous ht aoroes the |
bay to Cape Cksres City Friday nigh, by
.ne N. Y, P & N. railroad steamer.
Heretofore the mall has been brought (
lcross the bay by another party who Lad
inderhid the railroad company for thts
part Of the servios aud who was Obliged
% take the mail to Chc7rystone and fcf {
; ard It tbeuos by land to Cape Charlie.
iity, ,brcause the railroad oomI any wputd |
iot allow his tug to land at its wharf
The mail was transferred to the stesmer !
~ order OF the department cu F.idty. /
Thomas sslby, well too farmer a
wing near PunRc,eagus, Accomacs
county, Va, Was dangerously wouudsd @
tuesday night week by bullet fired b.
ME unknown prowler through the key 3
lole Of his door. Mr.. Selby had received
500 on Monday, In part payment for a /
arm he had sold. On Monday night Mr..
'elby answered knock at his door, aud
vas At once attacked by an unknown
nan. Mr. sslby grsppled with him, and t
he encounter ended with the unknown Z
'erson being severely punished and o
rivsn of He left, declaring his intsn Q
ion to kill Sslby. 1t is supposed he did ?
he shooting. :