Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-11-11
TIE PENrNsULA.

car load Of raisins direct from southern
California.
The Byeaksoater Light says that, not
withdrawing the appearance OF his name
on the opposition tickets, William Paynter
Jones voted q straight Democratic ticket
ON Tuesday and ''has always been and
still is q dyed in-the-wool Democrat
The vote in Easton district on Tuesday
week was $50 short of last years vote,
yet the Democrats carried the district by
131 majority. There we're few prohibit
ton votes cast. So far as we have learned,
every negro in the district voted, hence it
follows that the absentees were nearly all
Democrats, Quite number of the
colored voters voted for Mr.. Gibson
Eosto7s Star.
Captain John Price of Lewes, who adj
vocated temperance and reform on the
stump, voted tho straight Democratic
ticket on Tuesday. He could not stand
the deal the temperance men made at
| Georgetown the week before the election,
when they sacrificed their principles in
their desire for success. Captain Price is
| an honest, conscientious man.-DeIGDdTe
| Democrat.
The Rev. A. d. Davis, now Of Accomack
county, Va, has been spending few
days with his family. He returned to
Accomack on Friday to complete the ar
rangements for the dedication in few
days of two new churches, one at Pitts
vile and one at Hallwood, and the laying
of the corner stone of another. Mr. Davis
has before this reftted this year one
church and built another--a total of five
churches for the conference year. having
/ he IN Mar.,h
| Bishop W. f. Mnllaiieu, ID. D., of New
| Orleans will assist at the dedication Of
the churches, Nov. 10th and 18th.
A besotted representative of fret
country went TO the polls Ia Chanel with
his old boots in his hand and pair Of
new ones ON his feet. just as he wei
about to deposit his ticket he exclaimed
five got my boots, but | must have (
new lat to go with them before put tbii
- ticket in tie box" He was soor
furnished with new hat, and marched
boldly up to vote Upon consideration
he concluded he was entitled to new
pair of socks to go with his boots, AMI
swore he would not vote until he go
them. He voted, but whether he got hi
socks or not is question the reporter
cannot answer KdstOn Gdztte.
| William NJ. Singerly is having an i'm
nense ST, ne BASIN constructed by ih'
river side not far from his paper pull
mills, Cecil county. Water from the creel
will be pumped into the basin, where i
will undergo filtering process, and thel
be pumped into the mill. The basin vii
be 1913 by A feet. A German chemist
who is said to be the inventor of til
Offering process, is experimenting tn
work. Provided the improvement secure
good pure water, it is reported that Mr.
Singerly will construct in the spring
large building for the purpose of manu-
featuring paper from pulp by painted pro
cess which makes the paper very strong
Probably the oldest horse in Delawar
died on Thursday morning last in tn
stables of DIR. William Marshall. He wa
once black, but in later years his ono
shining coat was plentifully speckle
with grey. BE was bred and owned 8
years ago by the late Trusten p. McCo
ley, whose name is we'll known in Metht
dist circles from Philadelphia to Cap
Charles, and who used Billy for cal
riage horse up to the time of his death
which occurred 15 or more years age
Since then Billy has been the recipient {
every comfort that horses receive froI
i the hands of Mrs. William Marshall, VIII
purchased him OF her fathers sale.-Mi
, | ford Chronicle.
The good old custom OF meeting
Georgetown on the Thursday after eac
) election to rejoice over the return
| should be preserved. 1t originated whe
1 our county was much more sparsely se
2 tied than now and when the people c
the whole county came to this place
q vote. There were then 10 hundreds i
the county and 10 voting places in towr
This occupied two days and on the ne1
day the inspectors met and announce
the returns, as now. The voters Away
remained over until the third day, TO hes
!, the returns read out, and the occasio
was one of great rejoicing tothe victorior
, Deidtoare Democrat.
! But the result in Sussex is no less
i triumph for reform than triumph ft
the Democratic party. The Democrat
, party in Sussex represented reform. l
platform pledged its Legislative oand
: dates to take the first necessary ste
!, toward reform and the people, havir
: more faith in that pledge than in the pr
: fession of party that dickered with Il
= opposition on the eve of election ga
\
Democratic principles having triumpht
with the people it remains to be set
!. whether they will triumph with the Der
: cratic party. The test of that triumE
:. will be the passage of the act suSmittiI
|, the question of constitutional conve
y tion to the people of the State.-Suss
> Journal.
: j. E. johnson, keeper of Hog Islar
y | H., L.
. vile, Va, Herald: 1.-THE freight steam
\ John Gibson of Georgetown, Del, bour
from Georgetown to New York with fiol
% and pig stranded on the outer b
= Of Hog Island at z q. m. the Both, III
y The weather was thick and blowinga ga
: of wind from N w with heavy sea. Ht
=, Island Life Saving crew, with great diff
e Guilty succeeded in reaching her about
:, a. m. and found her laboring heavily al
" leaking badly, and would have been
m, total wreck in less than two hours wit
!, out assistance. The life saving ere
l. Immediately threw overheard her carr
- of pig iron and set her head sails so as
head her eastward, when she floated
/. high-water, which occurred at II n. |
=. when she was gotten off AID headed aga
for Chesapeake bay TO repair damages y
4 Thomas Ellis, night Waterman for II
Il town shot and MORALLY wounded u you
% man by the name of William Moore 1t
4 Wednesday about 10 O'Clock, M. at |
Il fathers shop in Thomas Humphrey q mi
4 On Saturday night the 18th of Octob'
N MIR. Ellis was shot, near Main sire
"a bridge by party whom he was trying
d arrest for firing pistol in the street.
!. vestigation warranted MIR. Ellis in belle
q ing that young Moore was the culprit.
i. swore out states writ and placed it
"A the hands of Bsiliff Kennerly. The +
,a went to make the arrest. Young MOI
! resisted the officers and was aided il
m said by his father and brother who W,
n present. Young Moore first seized lhI
chisel but was caught by Officer Kennel
before he could get chance to use il.
then took from the pocket of coat bar
ing near pistol and attempted to use
NJ on the officers. In the scuffle that ensu
he WINS shot by Mr.. Ellis, the ball cut
ing the right side of the abdomen betwe
m the eighth and ninth ribs. Mr.. 81
n claims that the act was in sell. defen
40 The wounded man was taken to tue
r. and treated by Drs. H. L. and Geoi
Il W. Todd. He died at 8 o'clock Thursl
NJ morning from the effect of the wound
ia Salisbury Adoertiser.
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