Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-18

b. ID. Johnson's store ut Leemont, 40 |
couaok county, Va, was burned on Fri |
day loss, $4,000 insured.
Luther p Martin, sheriff OF Dorchester
county, Md, died at Cambridge Tuesday
week. He was about 80 yenrs old and
leaves a widow aud three small children.
Aiiddletown will elect five town com
inissionefs, Nh asssssor, treasurer and
an alderman, on M,rch LIST. The present
board Of town commissioners declines
recollection.
Last week Mr.. Brown of Wyoming,
representing the fruit exchange, was in
4 }Asurel getting subscriptions 10 the fund.
He succeeded in getting 20 members
there, and it is probable that next season
Laurel will have branch of the ex-
change. Small fruit as well as peaches
will be 'put on change. n-SHsse1 ,Iournol
The flood gates Of William M. Deans
inill-dam, at Fowling creek, Caroline
county, Nd, washed out on Thursday
night, carrying away q considerable por-
fion Of the dsm- The loss will be quite
heavy. The neighboring roads are very
badly washed out. A heavy freshet at
fredericksburg, on the northwest fork of
the Nnnticoke, is reported.
Lorenzy Dow Martin, who has for
many Yeas been known as "King of
mehopotn, uied at ms nome Of hehoboth
Wednesday week. II wns from him that
the hehoboth Camp Meeting Association
purchased their ground. Mr.. Martin
Was in his 10th year, and had been in
declining health for some time. He
leaves a widow, one son and two daugh-
ters. Breaksoatey Light.
Inc pig snow OF 1881 Is referred TO ire
quentiy by the oldest inhabitant. That
was snow-storm to be remembered. Then
the people had no fuel but wood, and the
siiade trees were cut down in the towns
and villages to enable the inhabitants to
Keep warm. The trees on the public
square IN this town were cut down for
ruei, and 1t was so IN most OF the towns
ana villages IN the State'-Lloper Sentinel.
ohestertown, Md. has gang ofalleged
Fesurrecuonists IN jail. Inc gang is sus-
pected OF having operated there, espe-
ciaily IN tine cemetery at Chestertown Tor
over year: One OF the men arrested is
Doctor taylor, an herp and root
quack, VINO ~ ls thought used TO keep the
snatchers informed concerning proba'
Bile subjects. Sam Robinson n thorough
regarded as the principals, while Dan
Cooper, q harmless, idle fellow, Mary
smith, Cooper's mother, and George Bay
nsrd have also been arrested as Access
series.
Some persons on Monday week started a
rumor that the town authorities were
going to prosecute some of those who
broke the Sunday by driving through the
M a han, rs.r mil
an hour, much to the discomfor.ror some
of the boys. But the s'umusing thing
about it, was that those who were the
most alarmed, one of whom was young
lawyer, soon found that the town ordi.
nance did not apply to them, as they
could find any numbered respectable wit
nesses that could make oath that their
horses could not trot mile in six
minutes on any Observation-Disclosures
On Thursdav morning. while Messrs
gpencer Oovev and Thomas Dean from
Faston. were crossino tbe Potts Mil
causewav. the dam Suddenly overfowed
and the tremendous rusb of water aueni
their horse and carriage down the branch
drowning the horse. The occunanta ii
The earriaye were comneIled rs ci;ml
trees for safety. where thew remained
CRYING for helm. Two tbonobtfnl SONG q
Mr.. Henry Zeieler bastened 70 tba rescne
Tbav succeeded in cntt;nc, : Moot o,,t n
the ice which was in the mill pond anC
putting it on their shoulders carried il
near the place of the freed men. thet
launching It rescued the unfortunate par
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"A pni Is 10 De introduced INTO IL
harylane general assembly for the II
corporation OF railroad company
puuu railroad from salisbury, WlcomlC
county TO point on the Bayshore
BAY hundred, Talbot county, passin
snroagn snarptown, Preston, Easton an
ot. h'lcnaels: Inc proposed line woul
strike tne Onoptank very near Dow
oriaBe. At the pay hundred termlnl
connection would be made with Il
Annapolis Short Line at Bay Ridge by
powerful steamer that would take Il
Trans across, as Is now done betwe'
cape Oharles Clty and Old Point. Amoi
the eastern shore people interested
the road are senator Tunls and Speak
seth OF talbot, Senator jackson of Sail
bury, and Mr.; W. .. ). Clarke of Poe
moko Oity: the Annapolis Short Lii
people Will also take interest in it, as
VIII give them INK In through rout
Az SALISBURY direct connection to Ocei
City can be had giving Baltimore she
through route to that resort; and it
more q ocean Clty railroad.-EdSt
Ledger.
We now have full authority for Gtatil