Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-28
THE PENIHs una.

From one acre aud half of land A. II.
Bradley Of Riverton, Wicomico county
this season realized 1914. It was first
put in peas, which returned him S262,
aud then set in tomato plants which Melted
SS2.
Mr.. William NJ. Coney, the EaAton
paper shaver who bought one Of tho notes
alleged to be raised, has arranged the
matter with Mowbray by taking u mort
gaee on farm in Somerset county, be-
longing to Mrs. Mowbray and her mother
= GreehsjO20agh Free Pres.
Fire destroyed eight outbuilding and
about 200 bushels of oats belonging to
John Dolby, living about seven miles
from this town, on Monday week. How
the fire originated is unknown. Only by
great effort and personal risk did Mr..
Dolby save his seven head of horses and
mules, and his other stock. = SuSse,r
JpI,Nal.
We are informed that of the many
farmers who contracted with II. L. Arthur
to grow tomatoes for canning purposes,
Alex Maxwcll OF the National Hotel sue
decided iii getting the largest yield, he
having gathered from 81 cores 81 tons
!, 305 pounds 4HititletOton Mem Era.
We hear Of large yields OF corn from
many Of our tarmers, but the largest we
have hoard Of is from tho farm of our
fellow townsnan, Jnmes Culbertson, near
| Mutpheys mill, who reports from
| half au acre Il yield Of 1856 bushels Of
| ear7, which il, we believe, equal to l55
| bnehcl4 per acre. Who can beat it2-
llfjiit, tltfh Nea Era.
| The cannon Mt the Maryland Military
| and Naval Academy at Oxford, which was
tisel ayGry evening at $50 O'Clock, eI-
| piod 4 Saturday evening. Most of the
fragm nts went into the river, but piece
Of the iron, weighing ~ pounds, fell on
tho root Of Dr.. A. Matthews back build
ing, 200 yards distance, broke through il
4ad f II 20 the AooT below. - GsatreVille
ittcOT3
Sherman Mari II Higgins Of Chicago,
an energetic dIm which has been dealing
luraely in evaporated fruit, purchasing
through Philadelphia houses has been
buying the present season, directly from
the farmers in this neighborhood Last
| week a shipment of 90 tons OF the dried
fruit was made per steamer Tygert. This
firm, it is understood, will enter our mar.
ket even more largely during the coming
season than it has heretofore. - Smlrnd
Record.
Eyaporatod peaches are selling at about
hast years prices, though the quality il
greatly inferior, Yellow pared has sole
) AT 2jc. 70 26c. per pound; rod pared a
zoe. 70 23c; yellow impaired at I2c. IL
l3c aud red impaired at | L. TO 1910.
Chicago tirni has bought $4,000 pound
q on the Peninsula at 10Ic. aud 23c. III,
: evNporatorR have made no money tbi
4 Hrar md some have lost on account o
. poor ytgtd per basket. There has been
9 tendency to mould never before known
4 and almost every packer has had some o
+ his stock injured in this way Mlfor
l. .Ns5ns.
The fall races at the Poplar Grove trot
p ting course, near Centreville, Md. too
u place Thursday. The track was in fin
Y, condition and the exhibition of spee
r hood. The entries in the 2.35 race,wer
as follows Samuel Gale, Easton, entere
II b m, Lady Byron; Washington Bishop {
lg Church Hill, entered $, Lightning Jr
rs e, u. Emery entered b 8, Ayonmore; v
m r. Coursey. Centreyille, b NJ, Maid Of Ii
Isle; j. III. Hart, Chestertown, q, SNOW
~ den Nj William Il. Turner, Easton. b
he Wedgewood. The race was won by Lad
he Byron in three straight heats. Tim
i 2.4l, 2.43, 2.42. Snowden M. secon,
AYonmore third.
he A fatal accident occurred on Ke
's- Island Monday morning week, resultii
from an an attempt to hasten a fire alol
by the use of coal oil. Mrs. John Ham
ton, residing near j. o. Phillips stor
on had made a fire early in the morning, b
lat it had gone down just as she was ready
at use It. Being in hurry, Mrs Hampt,
~ attempted 10 hasten the flames by pot
~ ~ ing coal oil on the fire from Jug. 4
Tx oil caught fire like flesh, burst the i
TO- and the burning fluid was cast all oy
Of the unfortunate woman, burning b
~ clothing off and inficting terrible /
- juries. Mrs. Hampton fingered for sevel
o. hours in intense agony 6atreot
he Record.