Evening journal., 1888-06-13
FIVE O'CLOCK EDITION
hose BUGs AND OTHER PCS rs.
ssSenaEor'' Causey aud what He
Dfd-Good Game OF Ball.

D1d-GO0d Game OF baii-
Ry Latter to EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD Del, June 13-An exciting
game OF ball was played here yesterday
between thu home club end the Camden
nine. About 500 person. we're present and
the excite ment ran high. The Milford boys
led until the ninth inning, when Arnold,
their thi a baeeman, becams wild and
made four frightful misplays after two OF
the Camden nine were already cut, al
lowing two runs to be made. This score
closed with to In favor OF Camden. The
game was the best ever played in this
town. the batteries being unusually strong.
A return game will be played at Camden
on Saturday next
Berry shipments are on ths wans and
will almost cease with the presemt week
The crop has been large and 1ns. The
cool dry weather has been faworable to
their carriage, aud the common complaint
of gone TO pieces" is not heard rom ths
commission merchants. Prices are good
this week--to 10 cents In New York and IL
to is in Bono on and Hartford.
There has been no complaint Of ihs
train scrvice this spring, and all traims are
their indictment OF the PenDsylvapia
railroad before the Interstate Com-
mission has had good effect
In this respect. and they are
encouraged 80 nKht for futhsr reform.
They say they think George v. Massey
went TO Europa on ths invitation of the
Pennsy lvania Railroad Company whose
counssl he Ia 10 this state, in order that
their hearing before the commission might
be deferred. They think that on his return
someone else interested In the hearing will
conveniently be sick or absent, or SONS
other reason given fordeierring the hear
ing until after the shipment OF the peach
crop. 1t is not the first time that the Penn.
sylvania has adopted Fabian tactics.
w. F. Csusey, Eq, is home from St
Louis He thinks that he should have the
credit OF electing Henry Watterson al
chairman OF the Committee on Resolutions
He thinks the platform ia no atreddle ir
relation 10 the tariff, but what the Repub-
licans call squarely in favor OF free trade
While ct st Louis Mr.. Causey became
acquaiated with several OF his future esso
ciates In the U. s. Senate.
H. w. NcColley, an alternate, aud
James RDsssll and Mark Fl. Davis viii
start on Saturday for the Chicago conven
tion. They will leave Wilmington as mem
bers OF Paul Brosn's excursion.
The Avenue M E Sunday school, 40t
strong, picbiced at Slaughter Beach to day
The rose-hug has visited this area In myr
lads. and destroyed many grape and cherry
crops aud attacked the peaches. Rose bug
are as hungry for green fruit as Democratic
politicians in New Castle are for county
offices The bugs sEerm onto peacl
until they ars SO thick that thI
peach cannot be seen, and stay
until ills clisunsi: bat thers are 60
mauy peaches. and they are now so large
that only a few Of the MANY, ,Rre destroyed
These bugs stay only two weeks and thei
annual visit ia now up. Farmers dreeC
mors the later descent Of the bigger bugs
the city cousins, who come to the coHntrl
TO spend a week and remain unit
the last green thing except them
selves l. eaten The city cousin surpasse
the rose bug. for ne has better ssayinI
qualities. However, pest will be me
with pest for ths vanguard of the mos
quito myriad his arrived.
Every carpenter, mason, painter AM
paper hanger la Milford is busy. From
this may be inferred that the town is beinl
built up and beautifed.