Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-22
THE PENINs nLA.

Frank Mackabee, youth IS years old,
living with John Anthony, near Wye
Mills, Talbot county, Nd, was drowned
Tuesday He went to deep ditch to
get drink of water. While there he was
taken with fit, fell in and was drowned.
A Baltimore Sun special says that after
the performance of Frank Robbins cir
Gus at Berlin Saturday night, riot oc-
Cured between the attaches of the circus
and crowd of the spectators. Clubs,
guns, and pistols were used with consid.
cradle effect, and excitement ran high. II
is impossible to get any particulars of the
affair except that several persons were
more or less injured.
The dwelling house and personal
effects of Frank P. Lewis, on the old Jere
Bramble farm, near East New Market,
Dorchester county, Md. were burned Sat
urday afternoon, only small quantity of
furniture and safe being saved. The
building was valued at 81 900, and the
contents at 50, 400. Besides valuable fur
niture there were statuary, silverware,
paintings, velvet carpetings and costly
bric-a-brac, upon which there was an in
surance of So, 800.
A Philadelphia Inquirer special says
"While Mr.. Vansant, accompanied by
woman and child, was driving across
the breast Of Spicer's dam at Galena, Md,
Friday, his horse suddenly bolted into
the dam. He then reared when in five
feet of water, and fell backward. Fortu.
nately for the occupants of the carriage,
he broke his neck. A short distance
farther on the water was very deep, and
the party was in danger of drowning. As
ii was, the water came over the seat of
the wagon, in which they remained until
rescued by boat" .... ..
Littleton Duer, respected citizen of
Pocomoke City, died suddenly on Monday
evening, the 9th instant. When he ate
his supper be appeared TO be in bis usual
good health. He walked down after par
, taking of the meal and sauntered into
, Benson's meat store, where he was seized
with q violent pain in one of his arms and
was stricken down with paralysis. H,
was taken to his home where he died foul
hours afterwards. The deceased was
carpenter by trade, and first-class one
it is said. He was in the 58th year of hi
4 age.-SomaerSec Herald.
An old colored man named Jesse Pot
3 ter, living on Isaac Whittington's farm, il
Brinkley's district, died on Sunday night
= March 2Sth. The old man is known b
il have been at least 100 years old, from re
t. liable data in connection with him, an,
ls some years over that, but exactly what hi
e years numbered can not be definitel
IS ascertained. He had 62 children, grand
y children and great grand children. But
- though the old gentleman has weathere
le the storms of over 100 months of March
to he could not stem the torrents of tn
e. March of 1886, and SO, Just before tn
IL last three days had gone, he passed owe
u TO the silent majority. He preserved hi
W eyesight until within six months of hi
80 decease when he went blind.-Prince,
nv Anne MayyIaader.
ie The Farmers and Fruit Growers Assc
Mt citation of Somerset county met at th
d courthouse in Princess Anne Tuesda
a. in pursuance of o resolution passed {
VI their adjourned meeting Tuesday week.
"a communication was read from q simila
association of Wicomico county indorsin
the action of the Somerset convention
and promising their cooperation. Res
lutions and bylaws TO govern the ass,
q citation were read and adopted. Levin /
a. Waters, Southey F. Miles, Jr., and Able
n Sudler were appointed committee |
OF complete such arrangements as are fro
so time to time necessary with railroa
I'D authorities, and TO see to the proper d
or livery of freights. Farmers general
go are taking great interest in the assooi
ton, and good outcome is expected to r
suit from it.-BdltimOre Sun.