Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
TIE PENINsULA.

nee, up goes our flag. Count us H.
Breah,0ater Light, Rep.
A Crisfield letter says the loss to vessel
property there, caused by the storm, will
| amount to thousands of dollars. Three
schooners were sunk at the wharves and
others badly damaged.
For the safe transportation of sweet
potatoes during the freezing weather Of
winter, the Pennsylvania railroad offers
to furnish shippers of car load lots on the
Delaware railroad branch, cars that are
heated. This will prevent damage from
sudden changes in the temperature
| Susser Journal
Caroline county is being agitated overa
| prospective railroad which is to run from
Greensborough directly through the
| county via Denton TO fredericksburg, A
| call has been made for meeting of citi-
zens TO be held at Denton on January the
18th for the purpose of considering the
matter.-EdSt0n Gazette.
On New-Year's eve Sheppard Fisher of
Georgetown persuaded his wife to go to
her mothers in the country, and spend
the evening and night, and on New Years
morning, when she returned, all of the
furniture had been removed from the
house. Neither Fisher nor the furniture
has been seen or heard from since. Peter
Joseph owns the house which Fisher
vacated, and loses $50 rent blythe game.
-LaareI Gazette.
| On Wednesday week the factory of
Martin az Co., at Milton burned down,
also dwelling adjoining the factory.
The general opinion is that the fire was
caused by peddler, who is supposed to
have spent the night in the dwelling,
which has been unoccupied for some
time. The fire was discovered too late to
extinguish it. The loss is about 81 900
, and no insurance. --.SasSer Journal
, The contract between the quarrymen
| and the government for furnishing stone
for filling in the entrance to the Delaware
Breakwater expired last week, and work
. has been suspended for the present, and
: | Colonel SwuZey, who has superintendent
Q the work, has returned to his home il
Salem. He says over 10000 tons Of
a stone have been dumped there, and that
7 the water is still from five to sever
= fathoms deep. He thinks it will tax,
q three more years to finish the work.
g BfeakDater Light.
t, Notwithstanding tue care that has beer
}; taken and the money expended to put tn
y old court house in decent condition, i
4 seems almost impossible TO guard i
a against vandalism. Two doors leadin
% into the lofts have been broken open, an
il is supposed some of the property store
in the lofts has beentakcn. The trustee
T. who have this building in charge woul
,r do we'll to offer reward for the arrest c
!. these burglars, and if they catch ther
they should prosecute them to the flu
lie extent of the law.-Nen Castle Star.
lie Work ON the new lighthouse in Chinco
e. league bay is progressing finely, an
IN when completed will be very handsom
:, and ornament structure. The light wi
~ be Of the fourth order and about SO fet
a above the sea level. A fog-bell will b
H. attached, to be sounded in thick and fogg
nj weather and when the light cannot l
n seen. The keepers compartments wi
~ consist of three commodious rooms, on
We of which will be 1Sx30 feet, with hal
ne garnet, pantry, cellar, &C., all of whic
nd will be finished in n very elegant name
- Eastern Ei,yinian.
!, The largest grain shipping port on IL
OK Eastern Shore of Maryland is Centrevil
N. Landing, situated at the head OF Corsit
of creek, II tributary of Chester river, M
I
treville, the thriving shiretown of Quet
Gu Anne's county. Near the centre of a fe
ca tile belt of country, its numerous gra
ter aries contain during the season thousant
.o, of bushels of corn and wheat. The trat
from this and other landings up the cree
H. carried ON steam and sail vessels, vi
ert average annually 500 900 bushels of graf
100, 900 boxes of peaches, 200 tons
coal, 10000 feet of lumber, 10, 600 to-
i q of phosphate and other merchandis
aggregating in value at least $300,0OO.
baltimore american.
ow The report of the fish commissions
to for 1885 shows considerable increase
in the number of fish Matched and distrib
80 ted. Three new Matching houses ha
been built ON the Eastern Shore duri
ND the year. One of them is situated
ed. Coward's Point, on Tuckahoe creek,
cen Caroline county, and is known as [
- Choptank hatchery. Another known
the Nanhcoke hatchery is located at Tv
nat ford Mills, near Sharptown, on the Nj
late ticoke river and the Wicomico hatcht
has is situated at Salisbury, head-waters
~ the Wicomico river. The first of til
supplies young fish or fry TO the wat
ON of the upper Eastern shore; the seco
ara supplies the Nanticoke river and
limo waters of Dorchester county, and
IN, third all the waters of the lower East,
"no Shore.
pom M ,o;l.,.,d ,,,,o.,;,,, =, -,
ser tnted here. Various rontps have h,
rful suggested and n great difference
ure opinion exists us to the road. The no
80; starting ut Oak Grove, or some OF
WV point on the Dorchester road, seems tc
us lessening in Importance, aud Laurel, B
Tvs, starting point, to have precedence. !
opposition to II railroad in this vicinit,
so much i'll the minority that ii is seld
heard from, Business men along the !
itWc posed route are earnestly working to
out ward the enterprise and have prospaC
nhlv as far ms necessary until further hear
a. from the Pennsylvania Company, v
10 whom they are negotiating. A gen,
eyed description of the country through wi
Use il is proposed to run the road has b
,yos sent to the company also the humble
inhabitants of the towns and villages
anu the route and what they are capabl
sue doing toward the support of railrC
ex- But little real estate in the direction
,hod the suggested line will be offered for
until the matter is settled -SdLisJ
fSral 1dUertiSer.
'Iu- w. 5. Richardson, an oyster packer
ldon the Pocompke Sound, had very pail
for experience during the storm on Satur
.ops morning. The water arose in his DIV
80. ing house to the depth of 90 inches,
that he and family sought refuge in his oy
J not house, which was only few feet off
tele- which he thought was better able
.tor,, stand the flood. He was entirely
'' rounded by scathing and boiling oc
Dies He lost 10 head of cattle-drowned-
with his wharf is perfect wreck, and o
legal damage was done to the premises, amo
ing in all to about $500. Some of
furniture was swept out of his no
The damage at Fishing Island is
the mated at from $1,000 to $4,000.
egie,o waters from the Annamessex and ManC
,ont rivers met below Fairmount academy
dozens of boats were left in fe
On TO thickets and marshes, when it recel
c" of Some boats were also capsized and s
a;nst in the Manokin river. report t
.,at Deals Island and Rock creek says
maj there are 81 boats, large and small
like the shore at these points.
from Herald.
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,,o,,, Edward n Vallandipham, form