Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-21
TIE PENINSULA.

Thomas B. Lewis, keeper of the Kent
county almshouse, died suddenly Tues
day evening week. He was 81 years old
and leaves a widow and two grown chill
dren. He had been keeper for less than
year.
John 7. Jakes of Wyoming had very
valuable COW killed few days ago by the
Old Point express going north, perhaps
the only registered thoroughbred Aver
shire COW in the county. Her capacity,
when fresh, was AZ pints of milk per day,
of very high grade. -DetatoGrean
Jacob Cordrey, an old and highly re-
spected farmer, living near Pennington,
went to the station a few days since to
take the cars for Harrington, and while
sitting in the station sRas seized with
paralysis. He was removed to his home,
where he has since lain in comatose con-
dItion. Very little hopes are entertained
of his recovery.
Richard Paynter, an aged and highly
respected citizen of this town, died sud
denly at his home on jefferson avenue,
Thursday, aged IA years. Mr.. Paynter'f
| declining years had made him frail,
though he was able to be out when the
weather was not too Indictment. He ate Q
hearty dinner on Thursday and few
minutes afterwards complained of q pair
in his breast, which his wife bathed will
liniment. He told her he was easier
and died inntantly 81 reahaodter Light
The schooner Belle of Dover, CAM
near being lost on Friday and Saturda,
week. She was anchored off Reedy Island
and heavily loaded with iron. She wa
tossed about numerically by the wind
and on Saturday night lost her chair an
anchor. She was taken in charge by
tug boat and towed to New Castle o
Tuesday morning week, where she sti
remains. The captain thinks she woul
have been sunk by the floating ice ha
not the tug taken her in charge. The loo
. to the vessel is considerable. : Dett
soarean.
The following words were given to th
class (of 20 applicants for teachers Gel
tificates) examined by Superintendent
Williams at the courthouse on Saturda
, last: Tyranny, brilliant, sluicy, recon
. mendatior, roguish, pronounceabl'
9 bilious, billion, accessible, assessabl'
descent, necessary, separation, hemoi
rhaRe, limy, privilege, supersede, initii
= ton, Delawnrean. prejudicial. Thei
!; were 90 in the class, the highest receiyin
4 80 per cent and the lowest rs per cent
u there being but one of the latter. III
: average of the whole class was betwee
Z 81 and 50 per cent.-Susser Journal (
Northampton has been comparative
~ free from rows and homicides for sever
q years, only one or two having occurrt
q In our midst since the war. On Sundi
Il week homicide occurred at Cape Chari
Is City. 1t appears that three negroes we
n in q room dressing, Two Of them beg
h to tease each other, when one of &
!. negroes named William Jones took o
! his pistol, cooked IL and laid it upon 1
o. bed, saying if he was not let alone he
tended to shoot. The threat was &C
es. aidered a mere jest and did not del
N the negro who was provoking Jones.
Of an instant the pistol was seized and fire
re the ball entering the head of a you
n. negro boy named Levin Fitchett, W
I'd was sitting on bed between the two co
u; batants. Fitchett died in 10 minut
AL Jones made his escape. This killing Y
~ the direct result Of an almost univer
n. custom among the negroes of carry
res pistols. The coroner's jury returned
~. verdict that the killing was accidental
Easteills Herald.