Daily Republican., 1886-06-29
PENINSULA POINTS.

English sparrows have been known
to be a nuisance for some years, but
now they promise to be destructive.
Mr. w. L. Cannon, of Sussex County,
had two -acre lot in rice wheat, which
he harvested on Wednesday. 1t was
a very handsome piece of wheat, and
every indic alton pointed to a large
yield. When he began cutting 1t he
found that at least one-fourth Of the
grain had been taken from the heads
by sparrows. The ground was covered |
with wheat boards and chatf.
The survey for the Baltimore 81 East |
ern Shore Railroad was made through |
Caroline County last week, The line
laid down crosses the Choptank a little |
south OF Dover Bridge, and runs near
Bethlehem and Preston. Ii crossee
Hunting Creek few hundred yards
south of the old mill, now called Lin
chester. The line runs near Hurlock's
and Vienna in Dorchester, and thence
to Salisbury.
Some of the farmers in the vicinity
of Georgetown are putting up telephone
lines between their dwellings and their
lneighbors, and some are preparing to-
run lines into town, so they can trans
act business here without the trouble OF
leaving home, The expense is little, as
1 five or ten dollar phones may be pro-
cured which work very well on short
line, and poles, wire and putting up do
not cost much.
Wesley Richards, an industrious
colored man of Bridgeville, cut his leg
land severed the femoral artery recently
while trimming a hedge for j, r. Rick
ards near that place. When found he
was almost dead from loss of blood,
and died on the following morning.
About four months ago two of his little
children were burned to death while
} loft alone in the cabin.
II Manaen Gum, of Frankford, Sussex
County, died on the 21st inst, aged 7S
r years. Mr. Gum was for many years
engaged in business as q merchant, anC
before the completion Of the Delaware
) Maryland 81 Virginia Railroad owned
{ several schooners, which ran between
: Indian River aud Philadelphia.
During last summer and so far thi
, summer, Wm. NJ. Singerly's EXPENSE
4 lin keeping the road between his mill
in Elkton aud at Providence in repair
has amounted to $50 a week, exclusive
] Iof tie cost of the stone and the weaI
land tear of the machinery used IL
= Icrushing it.
= There is thirty acre lot Of clover ol
:, the farm of George Houston, nea
Mount Pleasant, that is believed to b
20 he finest in the Hundred. In bunc
:, lcut by Mr.. Houston few days ag
- several stalks we're 56 inches in length
= Can anybody do better?
n. Last year the peach belt was froI
,eI Dover down; this year it is from W!
"a oming up. The railroad will have
In short haul and their receipts will
of lighter. From 100, GOO to 100000 baI
to kets will be shipped from Dover.
ne The managers of the Delaware Sta
b Fair have determined to build an a,
10. dition to the grand stand, so as to a.
10. immediate gentlemen who desire
en- smoke while witnessing the races.
Charles Marvel, son of ex-Sher
u Josiah p. Marvel of Sussex County, h
= received tho appointment OF supari
gh tendent OF the Indians at Fort Pee
MO Montana Territory.
There is talk of cunning skitf !
,ar gatta at New Castle in July, which vi
l be open to boys from IA to 18 years, I
"a course to be rowed will be to Pennsvi
aat and return, a distance of six miles.
The heavy rains have knocked dov
nd ard tangled the wheat and hay SON
Ity what, but while the outlook is not
,on the most cheerful for the farmers, the
wn might be many worse features.
red Thirty-two car loads of berries we
eet shipped from Moorton this season
me eight days. They are q live, progrt
,n- sive people around Moorton.
led The canneries are busy packing PEI
the The crop is a good one, but In some \
lth lands the 81 cessive rainfall is causi
Ial; the vines and pods to rot.
a oau The trustees of the M. e. Church
u 11 North East have loaned the town SIC
"a to pay off old debts and make neec
q -" "improvements.
NAL Sleeps head and black bass fish
ind has been very fine az the Breakwa
LEI, this season. Fish have been plenti
Hand of large size.
pot. The Pennsylvania Railroad Comps
for has added oolored light signals to
ries their switches in Georgetown.