Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20
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Besides capturing the Dover post office
John o. Pennewill picked the first ripe
in that town, on Monday last.
This is the third consecutive season John
has come TO the front with ripe straw
berry.
President Cleveland and a party of |
friends spent the day with Hon. W. L.
Scott (at Cape Charles City, ON Sunday
week. The trip had been in anticipation
for several weeks, but was taken so quietly
that the general public knew nothing of
it until the trip was made Wicomico
Record.
The Is hands employed in the mills of
/. s. Cannon 4 Bro. of Concord, struck
for 80 cents per day for 10 hours work,
last week. They have been getting from
rs to 80 cents and have been working
from IL to IA hours per day. The firm
manufacturer slaves, barrels, &c.-iSusse1
Journal.
Abbott n Co., will soon lay the keel of
steamer that they have contracted to
build for Captain EFT. Williams of Frank
ford, and others. She will be $50 feet
keel, 90 feet beam and eight feet depth of
hold. She will be white oak throughout
and finished in the best manner. The
yacht Consort would have been launched
to-day had the weather been favorable for
painting. She has been entirely rebuilt
and is much improved in Appearance
Milford Nesos.
The English steamer Horton, Captain
Mott, from Hamburg to Philadelphia with
q cargo Of sugar, went ashore on the
point of the capes Wednesday week.
The Lewes Wrecking Company went to
her assistance, and after lighting part of
her cargo, succeeded in pulling her of on
| Thursday evening. When the steamer
went ashore dense fog prevailed, and
the captain was not aware of the light be-
ing removed from the point of the capes.
-BredksoGter Light.
A man calling himself Davis has been
the past two weeks playing sharp game
on the ministers of this peninsula. He
has a pleasant address and plausible
tongue. He represents that he is selling
q very valuable recipe for making soap,
and that he first wishes to get the testi-
monials of the ministers and in few
months it will be sold to the people gen.
orally. He sells the recipe to the preachers
at very great discount, only asking
$3.50. Strange to say many of them
have bought the recipe iSusSeg journal.
DR.. E. o. Shakespeare, special commits
sioner appointed by President Cleveland
10 investigate the cholera in Spain, will
probably sail for home about JuEe list.
He has finished his labors, and has pre-
pared report which will be presented to
the President. DIR. Shakespeare expected
to receive orders to 60 to India and CON
tinue the investigation but the visit will
now be deferred. In letter to j. +,
Hayes, proprietor of the st. George Hotel
DIR. Shakespeare says that he found the
subject quite interesting from q profes
sional point of view.-DetaUdreGR.
One day last week John Farlow, ESQ
while fishing in G. II. Toadvine's mil
pond discovered strange looking ANNA
on its surface. Approaching nearer HI
discovered that it was about six or sever
feet long with head about IL inche
long and ugly as sin. Having his gui
along he took deliberate aim, fired ant
was very much surprised to hear the sho
rattle against it, and see them glance off
as if it had been iron plated. After tn
! shot the varmint quietly sank and fur
Their search discovered him not. MIR
Farlow thinks it is an alligator which go
away from A. F. Parsons some years since
: If it is, it will have picnic with the SINAI
boys with whom this pond is favorit
: bathing place in the summer WtcOmic
!. Herald.
great incongruity between solem
9 matter and its surroundings was displaye
j in Elkton some time since. The colore
+ people were having gypsy encampmer
2 in one of their churches. Along the side
- of the interior of the edifice were mimi
ture tents, and the building was gail
bedecked with flags and streamers. Nee
ings were being held nightly, and niue
Is money was being made. While til
gaiety was in progress one of the men
If bers of the church had the ill-manners
e die. AS matter of course his funer
If must take place in the church. III
l. preachers and head members put the
~ heads together to consider the cost
al having the gypsy encampment put on Il
10 outside of the building for the day b.
.. the services were to be held. 1t W
le found that il would cost not only gre
o. deal of trouble, but considerable none,
~ 80 il was concluded to let the church ST
~ ~ as it was. The hour of the funeral can
"a and the mourners, with the usual il
mepse gathering that colored people La
I'd on such occasions, were present. i
at preacher was evidently somewhat troubl
tx in his mind by the flags, streamers al
III tents that were all around him, and VIII
eT he arose his opening remark wa
to Brethren, this am mighty uncomfo
in able. Cecil Wig.
he The report of the trustees of the pc
mt of Kent county for the year ending Mar
he LIST, 1856, has been printed. From it
an learn the following facts: The emit
h: number of inmates in the almshou
10 during the year was 1I5. OF this numt
10 ~ were white and 81 were black. At [
cd close of the year there were 107 inma
ne in the institution. OF this number
~ were white and Al colored. The receil
His of the institution from all sources W,
mt Sl1, 072.13. OF this amount $3.50
Inc was raised by taxation, and $2,069
The was received from the sale of products
wn the farm, and the balance from oil
sources. There was expended during
year for all purposes of maintaining
institution Sl1 ,5U4.73 of which amol
.,, $2,S42.97 was expended for perman
improvement. From this statement
=, will be seen that Excluding the amol
na- expended for permanent improvement
the the entire support of the poor C
r at S., 6G1.76. Then deducting the amol
the raised and sold on the farm, VIII
ads amounted to $2,069.07, it shows that
; ne entire cost to the Taxpayers for the 8
liz port of the poor for the year, to
1an $6,592.6 Of which amount 81, 09C
ef." was expended for the poor of the cou
i'm outside the almshouse.- Neso,
the About two months ago Captain j.
her Watson of Paramount, was arrested
ry, the oyster police force for violating
oo local oyster law of Anne Arundel coui
20, He was lodged in jail in default of bal
int await his trial. Shortly after he was
rom rested his wife was taken sick, and on
rity 9Th of April some of his friends in
ator mount took steps to bail him out, SO
SIDE he might come home to see her. II
'Sh however, did not succeed, and he ava
1ted his trial in Jail. When ii took plac,
and was found guilty, and was remanded
Jail until sentence could be pronour
avis against him. Tho penalty is continen
was in the penitentiary for at least a year.
iar- first of last week his wife died, an
I,,a sentence had not been passed upon
Salv' he was granted leave of absence fo
days, under 81 600 bail, to attend
Y wifes funeral As MIR. Watson has
or five young children dependent on
'el's and no one to attend to them, an effort
be made to secure his pardon. IL
I the Dashiell of this own, has seen the COVE
rotod | ond statnd tho fanta IN him opd Ia.