Daily Republican., 1886-10-18
PENINSULA POIN re.

PENINSULA POINre.
Sweet potatoes are being shipped from
Caroline County, Nd, TO Chicago by the
carload.
Hiram 8. Short of MIllsboro has been
appointed overseer Of tho Sussex County
almshouse.
Hogs are dying in great numbers In
st. Mary's and Calvert Counties, Mary.
land; Of what Is supposed to be cholera.
The hotel proprietors OF Georgetown
have advanced the price of beer 70 loo.
per glass.
Lots of black. fish and large quanti-
ties OF snipo make the heart of the
Lewes sportsman glad.
Squirrels are said to be very plentiful
In Sussex County, this fall, and sporte-
men are having 3 good time shooting
them.
6malrs cannsry ct Lincoln, Sussex
County, has put up about 500, 0GO cans
this season, mostly tomatoes, with q
few berries.
Twoexperiencedf fishermen went down
70 Cedar Greek on Tuesday, and landed
LOG pike with hook and line. This Ia
The chestnut crop on the peninsula
10 very short this year. On some trees
there are very few and on others there
are none ut all.
Johns Manning caught . fine lot of
rock at his fishing ground in Rehoboth
bay on Monday. John says that good
rain and esstlerly wind just now would
I'LL the bay with them.
The Sussex Democrats have arranged
Tor thirteen meetings between now and
election day. All the takers in the
party are book cd for speeches, incl uding
Mr.. Lore.
Zschariah Long of near SelbyvilJe,
who was thrown from dearborn about
nine months ago, died last wednesd az
from the effects OF that accident. Mr..
Long was an independent farmer.
Blackbirts are very numerous and
exceedingly destructive in the lower
part OF the State Large numbers were
slaughtered by the sporting fraternity
during the past week, and blackbird
pie Is the dish Of the day.
John Bolden, colored, aged 50 years,
near Ford's Corner. Kenton Hundred,
while ct work grubbing in the field on
wednesday, was ieen by other work.
men to fall down, and wheA they went
to him he WAS dead.
Highway robbers are said to be in.
Testing the new road between Seaford
and Laurel in this State, and 1t lie re-
ported thst several travellers have lately
Deem stopped at night and relieved Of
their vAluables.
Consi derable progress has already
been made toward rebuilding tbat poI-
ton Of Laurel recently destroyed BY
fire. A new hotel il going up GA the
site OF the old one, the building being
W by % feet, three stories high, and
containing 40 rooms.
About 20 years ago George Piper of
Georgetown loaned q knife TO friend,
who going away shortly afterward. for.
got to return 1t. A few days ago Piper
was surprised by the young mans com
Ing up to him, recalling the circum-
stance, and Offering 70 pay for the
knife.
William Price OF Warwick, Md, has
bought the home of W. SCOTT Way, on
South Broad street, Middletowp, and
Will take possession of the same about
the middle Of November mex: Mr.
Way will set out for California to find q
new home there, about the time Mr..
Price moves in.
7. d. Burton, Of Frederick, went out
to hunt squirrels on horseback. While
riding full tilt his horse SHE'D and Bur.
ton went OF. striking on his head and
KNOCKING him senseless. He was found
and removed to his home BY friends.
He will recover, but will not 10 hant.
ing on horseback again.
1t IL reported that q company of eight
pilots ON the Delaware river and bay
holding Pennsylvania licenses have
joined together and are about to COZ
tract with Meesrs. Poillion g. Co., of
Brooklyn, for new pilo. boat Of about |
forty seven tons register. She is TO cost |
about $14 600 and be ready for service |
In the forepart of January.
The yield per acre of tomatoes this
ear was smaller than usual, and not |
much over one half q full crop, but |
these vegetables were of fine quality, |
Canned tomatoes are selling we'll and |
packers will realize what they have not
had lately-a fair profit. A few toma-
toes are still being hauled to the oan-
neries.
Rev. l. ID. johnson, who took q super-
nnmerary relation at the last session of
The Wilmington Conference, has so
much Improved as to be able 10 resume
his duties again In the pastor.te. He
mas been supplying the places of Rev.
j. Muohmore since August 1, who
resigned because OF failing health, and
asst week Mr. johnson moved his family
20 Br.dgeville.
The barn of Thomas A. Watson, II
jedar Neck. was destroyed by Hie
bout midniR ht on Tuesday last. Mr..
W atsop was in Georgetown &C the time
u the fire, which is supposed to have
,een the work Of an incendiary. 800
bushels of wheat, about 100 bushels O!
orn, and fai ming implements were de-
troyed. The total insurance was 81, 900,
which will about cover the loss.
Hay Fever Sufferers.