Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-24
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Elmo Cloyer-An Accident-Iarge
Sales of Harvesting MA chincry.

| MDDlaETOWN.Jun b u ---GeOrBe EoubIO
has ON his farm near Mt. Pleasant 81
acre lot of clover which is acknowledge
to be the finest in the hundred. MI
Houston and friend several days ag
cut bunch several stalks of which wer
Sc inches in length. st. Georges hun
bred cannot be beaten for hay or wheat
A negro boy and a girl, aged 8 md
years respectively, living with Jane
Smith, near this town, were playing witt
q moving machine last Thursday, whei
the boy took hold of the driving whee
and told the girl to put her fingers dow
between the knife guards and see what i
would do. The little girl obeyed, willis
the boy at the wheel gave it turn an'
cut off the girls forefinger.
Farmers have their hands full for thi
week; the recent wet weather has delayed
the hay harvest and now it is feared tina
the wheat harvest will be on them befor,
they are ready. Wheat is ripening yer,
rapidly and the indications are that thu
harvest will generally begin on Frida,
next.
The literary exercises OF the M. E
church each Friday evening have beer
well attended. Next Friday evening al
unusually fine programme will be pre-
scented and then the society will adjourn
to meet carly in the fall.
Most people supposed that our farmers
were all supplied with harvesting ma.
chinery last year, but our agents have
sold over $50 self-binders of the various
patterns this season. Three car loads OF
Champion machines were unloaded Mt the
depot here ON Saturday.
II is regretted that our town commits
sioners are unable to purchase enough
rocks to cover Main street from the depot
to the Middletown Hotel; 450 tons have
been put down, and it only reaches as far
as the opera house.
McDowell's large sale and exchange
stables on Green street are nearly COM
pleted,
Work on the electric light building will
be commenced tomorrow.
Several persons will take advantage of
the low rates to Canada and return, Of
fered by the Pennsylvania railroad to the
Knights of Pythias.
This week finishes the scholastic term
at the academy. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright,
the efficient teachers, will visit friends in
Maine during the vacation.
1t is frequently asked "Will the Sunday
train to Rehoboth stop at Middletown 2"
Of course it will, the railroad company
would not think of sighting Middletown.
1t is queer that the railroad company is
unable to find one of its employees who
knows anything of the killing of Lewis
Carter, at Armstrong;, two weeks ago.
One thing is known by people who were
in the vicinity and remember the train
going up the road that morning-that no
whistle was blown OF bell rung for Arm
strong's crossing.
The annual service was held in old st.
Anne's p. q. Church yesterday morning.
The church was well filled, and all were
repaid for their walk as the Rev. Mr..
Beers delivered good sermon. The old
building, which has been standing for
about $50 years, seems good for century
and half yet. Mr.. Beers says people in
the early days erected buildings to last
and not for show, and there is vast diff
ference in these present nine.inch-wall-
days. Honey bees have taken possession
of the cornice around the outside of the
building.
1t is reported that some few farmers
have sold their peach crop this season at
the rate of SO cents per basket. Peaches
will probably be bought for less than that
figure before the season is over. If this
be true why are our capitalists SO long in
renting the drying houses here and
operating the same?
MDDLETowN, June 23.-The heavy
rain-storm which began here yesterday
morning will cause thousands of dollars
damage to the hay and wheat crops in
this section. Several farmers took adyan-
tage of Mondays sunshine and started
the mowers in their hay fields, and
greater portion of the new mown hay is
now covered with water.
The wheat, which was already down to
a considerable extent, is more 80 now,
and will not rise again before harvest,
consequently much will be lost by the
reaper clipping the heads off, besides
large portion that will rot.
David w. Eliason of this town, who
has been putting up Deering harvesters
near Millington, furnishes your CORE
spondent with the following particulars
of snd accident: 'tAbout Q O'Clock
yesterday afternoon Charles Caey, q we'll
TODD young farmer, near Millington, Nd,
noticed that his new Osborne binder was
not working properly; hoping to discover
the defect, Mr. Cacy began walking and
watching near the knotter, which is on
the rear of the machine. He would occa-
sionally thrust his hand i'll to clear out
the loose wheat, and whilst in the act of
so doing. he stumbled over sheaf of
wheat and fell towards the machine. The
knotter caught and broke his right arm
below the elbow, and to add to his agony
Tha naaH Ia n q m nd fNnuual
his hand, carrying the thread with it,
thereby fastening the unfortunate young
man the machine, which was thrown out
of gear, and the horses topped as soon as
possible. 1t required nearly Is minutes of
careful and hard work to release Mr..
Cacy he in the meantime enduring the
most horrible torture. Physicians were
at once summoned. II is feared that the
arm will have to be amputated. Mr.. Cacy
is we'll in Middletown.
Lemuel Leager, also living near Mill
ington, was adjusting some gearing about
a self-binder preparatory to beginning
his harvest last Monday afternoon, when
the horses suddenly started, catching Mr..
Leager's right hand between two cog
wheels. All of the fingers were crushed
and necessitated amputation.
st. Georges hundred against the world
for peaches, wheat, corn, hay and guber-
material timber. We have excellent peach
prospects, heavy wheat, fine hay, promis-
ing corn and three candidates for COVER
nor. What section can beat us? A Kent
county man in speaking of the candidates
from this section, said yesterday "Why,
darn it, you fellows will want to furnish
a candidate for President after while"
The temperance folks at Dover yesterday,
nominated j. r. Hoffecker of this town
for governor. Mr.. Hoffecker declined the
honor, but the delegates know n good
thing when they see it, and
showed their good Judgment by forcing
the nomi ton on our townsman. Mr..
Hoffecker was waited on at his home by
committee some time ago and asked to
accept the nomination. He then declined,
and it is said that it was he, who sug-
gested Mr.. Pyle as the most available
man, but the temperance people know the
st. Georges stock. Now that Mr..
Hoffecker is in the field we have three
candidates for the office, Hon. B. L.
Biggs and Clerk of Peace e. r. Cochran,
who are being urged by their friends for
the nomination on the Democratic ticket.
The friends of these gentlemen are GER
tain of success.
Two years ago binder Irvine was from
10 to 90 cents per pound, to-day the best
quality of Irvine can be bought for IL
cents per pound.