Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
THE PENINSULA.


O. H. Treat & Co., have authorized Mr..
G. O. Calhoun to contract for rs acres of
tomatoes and expect to put up 75, 900 cans
Of that vegetable next season. elatoaTe
Democrat.
There are n inmates in the Sussex
county almahouse. During 1885 there
wore il received, IL deaths and four dis
charged. The total expenditures, in
Guiding cost of new buildings, amounted
to So, 70S.27.
Circulars are in circulation asking for
subscriptions to sustain the Rev. J. e.
Smith as missionary of the new church
for one year. Subscriptions are TO be
forwarded to F. L. Gilpin, treasurer of
the Wilmington society of the Church of
the NewJerusalem, Wilmington. Denton
Union.
There are whisperings to be heard to
the effect that Sussex county and por-
ton of Kent will elect delegates to the
next State convention who will vote their
man whether he be New Castles choice
or not. 1t will be we'll to 20 slow in this
direction, for such knife would soon be
cutting both ways. -Smyrna Record.
1t is reported that William Hundley,
the we'll known fisherman and sea-faring
man of Slutkill Neck, is in good luck.
This tune he did not go in quest of the
finny tribe, but of the fair sex, and has
succeeded in capturing fair damsel
worth 300, 900, who lives somewhere on
the classic banks of the Potomac
OnancOck Pirginian.
Isaac Cottman, a prominent colored
| politician of this town, died at his resi-
denee on Friday night last of consump-
ton. He held the position of janitor of
the court house of this county under the
Republicans for several years, and was in
office when the Democrats came in power
last fall, when lie was superseded by
another colored man, namely, George
Tilghman.-S0merset Herald
The feeling among peach growers that
there will be part of o crop of fruit ON
the Peninsula is increasing. None expect
q large crop, If indeed there is half one,
but those who are SO fortunate as to raise
even few hope the scarcity will SO in
crease the price that lack of quantity
may be in great measure made up
Dela,oare Democrat.
The Colchester Steamboat Company
has decided to erect building over the
entire end of the wharf with seats,
and to have covered passage-way from
the wharf to the hotel, so that excur.
sionists will be sheltered from sudden
showers. 1t WINS also decided to build Q
, novel natatorium open on all sides and
connected with the lighthouses.
: The school-house in district No. 81
near Robbins, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday afternoon week at 8 o'clock
The fire was first discovered at recess
and in 40 minutes the old house was re
: duced to ashes. The district has lonl
needed new house and the taxables will
undoubtedly build one that will be
r credit to them. The house was built g.
years ago.-Susser Journal
A novel temperance organization ha
! been formed in Salisbury, Md. Fac
:. member puts 81 in common purse, an,
! promises not to drink anything for year
!, If he breaks his pledge he forfeits hi
dollar to those who remain faithful. Non
but drinkers are eligible to membership
Quite number of habitual drinkers hay
joined, and others are expected.
!, aodre Democrat.
For some time past Secretary of Stat
Bayard has taken considerable interest il
. the prosperity of the town of CLAYTON
!, where he owns considerable property
- The land was divided up into building lot
+. and offered to purchasers at moderat
= figure, which induced many persons
', invest their money in this growing town
Having few of the lots still on hand Mi
- Bayard has further shown his interest i
y the place by presenting the M. E. and N
p. churches each with suitable site O
:, which to erect a parsonage and also Ii
q for the erection of q public school.-Mit
- dletoDn Neso Era.
Il The shad ard sturgeon fishermen froI
:. up the bay and river (Delawareans c
II course) are arriving here nearly ever
a day now so rs to be ready fishing whe
ia the weather moderates so as to admit {
"a it. This business promises to be yer
!. profitable to our citizens now since MOI
AZ residents haven't a right to fish in Dell
il ware waters. Before the law of 1886 VIZ
a. passed, relative to fishing in our water
10 the non-residents monopolized the stu
IL geon fishing business here entirely, an
consequently the fishermen of this plac
IN never engaged in the sturgeon fishin
w business. This year there will be at lea
ii 20 nets and boats engaged in it from tn
r. immediate place.-BotoerS' Bedch letter
r. DetawGrean.
an On Tuesday week, Governor Lloy
Is signed the pardon Of William Taylor, VIII,
ps on the 31st of December, 1873, killed A
3. Hitch with an axe at Eden Station, in til
81 county. He was tried in 1874, at Il
Id April term Of court and found guilty
is murder in the second degree, and sci
o, fenced to the penitentiory until the fir
is of August, 1891, and he most assured
is ought to have been allowed to serve OF
As his sentence. This same man illial
ly Taylor--in 1856, killed Thomas Landon
MS worthy citizen of Fairmount district, tn
ne county. He WIS indicted at the Octobt
ne term of the same year but the case WI
rk removed to Worcester county, whers
ny was tried, and the prisoner found guilt,
ii. and sentenced to the penitentiary for
sll years-only IL of which he had seryet
he when pardoned by the then governor
lis the State. Somerset Herald.
ie Island City is new Talbot town lai
n out on Iilghman's island by MIR. Charl,
y, E. Shanahan on land owned by him.
~ is situated on Black Walnut Harbor,
u. the mouth of Choptank river. One hui
AT bred and fifteen lots have been laid dow
Ii. and number of them are sold and son
rev built on. Porter and Kinnamon ha'
". established store there which is doing
'ht good business. steamboat wharf N
feet long besides the wharf head, has be,
NJ, built, of which 600 feet is in deep waite
Vi ahording room on both sides for canni1
Ars and packing houses. The head
an equilateral triangle, each side
raj which is 100 feet. The town
IN located in the heart Of the best oyst
ell region of the Chesapeake and will dout
IN. Jess become an important oyster packii
' and shipping point. Packing houses W
mn be built there this year.-Raston Ledgt
re- Wilbur Eliason, wealthy peach grow,
of has leased for 10 years the ChestertoW
ere Md, straw-board mill. The mill ct
,as S15O,O00 to build and was only run fol
,;ei short time, the enterprise proving uni
'lal munerative.
es- The dwelling house on William H. Lee
fe. ards farm, In Trappe district, Tall
county, Md, was burned early Tuesd
ait morning. The inmates had barely time
ny, escape: Loss, 81 200; uninsured.
The A Princess Anne, Md, telegram repo
fell that George Nebecker OF Philadelphia,
ar presenting a company being formed /
~ bedding and propagating oysters, i
. VI bought from Isaac 4. Atkinson 100 acres
tn valuable oyster ground on the Manol
in river. The purchaser is probably the Geor
md Nebecker who was formerly one OF the ID
of prietors OF the Nebecker Building,
nv. Fourth and King streets, this city.
While John Jefferson, farmer livi
.a near Crotcher's Ferry, on Marshy He
10y creek, Dorchester county, Nd, was sitti
nB; on his doorsteps putting on his shoes, s
bod urday week, his wifes him from behi
/ q stunning blow on the head with an az, 1
4 lnNUfnue mr. xuith 4