Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
THE PERINS ULA.

A large snake was seen near Portsville
lately, which scared the inhabitants for
miles around 1t was fully 10 feet in
length and measured 10 inches in di-
ameter. -LauyeI Gazette.
A camp-meeting will commence at
Jones' woods, near Gumboro, August
18th. Colored camps will be beld in the
county as follows Milford, August 18th
Lodges woods, near Lewes, August 18th;
Bethel, August 18th; woods meeting at
tho "old field, near Millsboro, July 3ist
-BHGkDater Light.
Robert Mustard, prosperous and
wealthy merchant of Shanghai, China,
arrived at Lewes Saturday, July 18th. II
has been more than five years since Mr.
Mustard was last in our town, and the
visit he is now making will be az highly
appreciated by his relativesan and numerous
friends as il will be pleasant and delight
full to him. -iredkpater Light.
Messrs. Bentley and Walsh of Philadel-
phia. were down this week looking for Il
site TO erect n chemical laboratory and de
cided to purchase tract of land on the
south side of Broadkiln creek, owned by
John Clendaniel, containing 81 acres and
known here as Simpsons landing, 1t is
also supposed that they will erect brick
yardand spoke factory. -SuSsep Journals
Milton letter.
II is reported that DIR. Thomas Cahall
of Frederick, is negotiating for the pur-
chase of lot lying mp State street, oppo-
site the academy grounds, from the heirs
of James Robbins, deceased. The lot ia
large one, being 1870 feet front, and the
doctor is DESTROYS of purchasing one-half
of this lot. The price asked for one half
of this lot is s 100. If DIR. Cahall should
complete this purchase he will erect q
handsome dwelling house and make
Dover his permanent home. Milford
NeMS' DODer Letter.
Camping ont on the bayshore during
the heated term is becoming more popu-
lar every summer with many of our citi-
zens. There are at this time some Is or 90
| families now residing in tents ON the
shore tt Kits Hammock, and most OF
| these are from Dover. When one family
heoomts tired and moves back TO town
another is ready TO take its place in the
tent, md thus most of tie tents are oe-
cupied until cool weather. This rustic
lie has been found 10 h as healthy and
as pleasant and much more economical
than going to some fashionable water re-
sort and being confined for days in the
close quarters of boarding house or
hotel. = Mt2fmd Ne,ss' DOUer Letter.
The First ward had prize fight on
| Monday between csrriage painter and
tailor. The latter hae been on n tare for
some DAYS and he finally made up his
mind TO annihilate portion of the pop,
ulation. He got his pistol and flourished
i around, when the services of his
ncighbor, the carriage painter, were
needed. When he arrived on the scene
the fun opened Tho first round was
draw. In the second one both opened
carefully, but the painter forced the
dghtiup 40 hard that one of the neigbbor.
inc women, who was spectator, tainted
and was carried off of the field. The
third and final round ended with the
nainter in full possession of the field, and
Tie tailor subdued. The carriage painter
now wears the champions belt OF tine
First ward. D0oer Sentinel
IN saturday weefin company. with q
frisna wa mad the pleasure of visiting tn.
crnanery Of Mr.. Arthur Colbourne OF Phiia
JaInhIa whose farms are near Delaware
T,tp On entering the building we were
mef by Mr.. Benjamin Cohee, the superln
tendent. He had Just finished churnint
and stated that he had about od lSo p OunSnS y
. butter, and that they get zO0 pouhus -, =
s"me ehurnings. During this season OF thu
1 ysar they only churn the surplus cream
thinning the most OF It to Philadelphia
middleton Transcript. -, .,,,,,,,a,
The ilshermen have long been .t sro usd,'
with what they called "a sson, p S%t I Pan,
, wharf WI, and the northern extremity Of Reed!
Ts,and' The diver on the steamer Cheste
y wrecked schooner loaded with coal am an
bricks. The coal is however In such !, iat X
Jumps that II cannot Dc Pu.i ileat, ara Tint
i ~ no use. No one here now living ca
r - ~ when the wreck occurred, and
u si,pposed that she must have struck Q .
Q ~ tx nj night and gone down with all
a bnard. B[idileto,Cn Transcript