Milford chronicle., 1885-08-14
OUR STATE ITEMS.

1ucfe Will De SIuiu mp given a.
the Virden House on about September
the first.
Henry L. Wilson is the new post
master at Leipsic, it is said he will
keep the office in Senator Howe's store
The Wesleyan College, of Whining
ton, has secured the services Of Isaiah
Trufant, A. NJ, of Oxford, o, for pres
ident.
The Lewes base ball club will play
the Greenwood club a match game OF
ball at Georgetown next Saturday af-
ternOon.
VIM. Tam, o? near Georgetown, has
sold his peach crop, about 1900 bass
ke;s. at $50 cents basket to an evap-
Grating factory.
The Sunday closing movement has
struck Newark, Del, and stores that
have had convenient back door are
absolutely closed.
Mrs. Susie P0luska,a Polish woman,
who lived in the lower end OF Kent
county, Md, lost her life July 18th
through pouring coal oil on the kitchen
fire.
It is more than probable that the
Lewes Dramatic Association will pre-
sent Better than Gold" at the Bright
House at Rehoboth, Wednesday even
ing, August 18th.
The first number Of the Laurel
Gazette" will make its appearance
next Saturday, edited by Samuel d.
Gordon, former editor of the SeafOrd
enterprise. 1t is the first newspa-
per that Laurel has ever had.
Capt. Wallace, with his schooner
Baltimore, still continues to run be-
tween Lewes and Cape May in connec-
ton with steamer Republic for Phila-
delphia. This is certainly a pleasant
as well as an exceedingly cheap trip.
Rev. Mr.. Kerr, of St. PauPs P. E.
Church, Georgetown, has, perhaps, the
smallest pony on the Peninsula. The
little nag only stands about four feet
high, is of Shetland stock, and when
attached to a dog cart travels along at
the rate of six miles an hour with ease.
David Lord, overseer of the Sussex
Almshouse, raised this year 345 bushels
of wheat from fifteen acres, upon which
he used three tons of phosphate. He
sowed bushel and a peck to the acre.
This is very good showing for Sus'
sex county. He raised 480 bushels OF
oats.
The Methodists, of Milton, are erect
ing a handsome parsonage for theiI
pastor, DR.. Underwood. The heirs OF
Mrs. Fisher. recently deceased, have
placed in the hands ofthe church trus
tees certain properties which will yield
them fund, nearly sufficient to build
this house.
The dredging machine Atlantic, is
now engaged in digging out the creek
from the mouth of the Broadkiln tC
Milton. The appropriation made by
the government for this work is $50,
900, which is certainly a sufficient
amount to make 1t navigable stream
for deep vessels.
Ex-President Purnell and family
left Newark last week for their new
home at Frederick City, Md, wher,
Mr.. Purnell will assume the Presi
dency Of the Frederick City Femal
Seminary, an established and flourish
ing institution devoted to the highe
education of women,
Mr.. John A. Groves, of Kent county
Md, is SAID to be the largest peacl
grower in the United States. He pro
poses to set out 10000 peach trees thi
fall making his total number of peacl
trees about So 300. His crop is shippe
to Baltimore or evapOrated at home
He is a brother of Prof J. II. Groves
The high license law of Wisconsin
increasing the minimum rate of 81
loon license from SIS to $40 las no'
been in force three months, and r.
turns from some 100 towns in the Stat
show that the aggregate number of 81
looms has been diminished by 20
that the aggregate amount of annu'
revenue is S224,OOO greater than la
year, aud that the saloons generallya al
under better regulations.
James A. Wilson's bay trOttin
T horse, Delaware Boy,dropped dead G
Wednesday morning, being exercise
upon the course of the HomewOC
Driving Park. The animal was Il
fastest in the State and had record
2:365, but had tFotted the mile in pl
waite in 2:3O. He was in training f
the fall tour of the county fairs al
would have started out in short tim
+ His last race over the course up'
=, which he fell dead, was trOtted Augu
! 9Th. He was a very valuable animi
$ and the owner has quite recently
$ fused 81 ,6OO for him.
Is OYSTER LosT-An oyster Sc yes
i old, estimating its age by the ridg
is or water lines of the shell, was sol
Y time ago in the possession of M
a York fish dealer, who says of it;
n was caught in Delaware bay tn
as years ago. That oyster had int
as gence. put it in tank of salt wa
ls and it opened and shut itself up as
10 enjoying bath. One day put
as oyster on plank in order to study
C. she'll with microscope. 1t lay tn
III dumb and dead-like. stepped as
is to wait upon a customer. The tom
We walked up to the oyster and began
,e- turn it over with its paws. Suddei
IL. ti,e l,ivalve onpned its shell and eau