The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-14
PENINSULA DOINCS.

Knowles Wooden Mills at New Castle,
resumed operation on Monday.
IT. Mulin s. Son, purchased the Sa-
Vile building at Sixth and Market sts.,
on Saturday, at s55,lOO. 1t was sold at
sherifl's sale.
John Toner, who was struck by a pas
senger train some lime ago at New Cas-
Tie, is recovering.
DR.. a. Y. =. Garrett eff Washington, d
G., died at the Bright House, Rehoboth
Beach, on Wednesday morning of heat
trouble.
Two men had n quarrel at the Herbert
House, Wilmington. One shot at the
other but missed After some talk the
two made up"
Mr.. Alfred +. Edwards of Philadelphia
and Miss S. Elizabeth Evans, of Port
Penn, were married ON the 9th instant.
The past hot weather caused much i'll
ness among the children at New Castle.
The child of J. Albert Hance died on
Sunday of cholera infantum.
Thomas r. salisbury, of Dover, died
in Washington, d G., on Wednesday.
He was the younger brother of John f.
salisbury, editor of the Deia,Careh.
Dover was crowded TO standing room
only, by mosquitoes on Saturday eve
ming Trillions came from the marshes
close by and took possession of the
town. Fires were built along the cutters
and between the heat and the pests the
people suffered greatly.
On Thursday evening of last " eek the
steam thresher at work on the farm of
Charles Cleaver, near Magnolia, Del, OK
ploded, fatally injuring colored man.
Milton q. Eastwood and his wife of
Wilmington, were fined $40 each and
costs before Squire Bertolette on Wednes-
day evening for cruelty whipping their
daughter.
J. G.. Brown of Wyoming sent three
varieties of early apples to Wilmington
on Monday, where they will be kept in
cooling houses 10 await the opening of
the Horticultural Exhibition on Sept.
IS.
Martin f. Powell, a farmer near Dover,
cut his knee slightly while trimming
hedge, and two days later the leg began
to swell and his physicians now fear
lockjaw
The Swear old son of John p. lIaggerty
of Wilmington, fell into cellar recently
dug, containing over four feet of water
and instantly sank. 1t was fully five
minutes before he was rescued, and after
10 minutes of vigorous efforts he was re-
suscitated
A large number of teachers are at Re-
hoboth attending the teachers associa-
tion meeting there. A correspondent to
Every Eueiing of Tuesday says: Dancing
is the amusement of evenings and the
young people dance to their hearts CON
tent. Our worthy uperintendents can
be seen moving around looking to the
itlli hNiolilOudblOil anu tOlillOIl VI lnOht
teachers who have arrived and making
all necessary arrangements for the ac-
commodation of the teachers to come
10 er Tockei and Miss Clara Weiss
were married in Squire Smiths Office on
Tuesday, by Jewish ceremony. There
was no romance about the affair. The
groom had proven truant in the first
time set. According to the Jewish GUS
tom the couple were formally betrothed
some time ago and a contract designating
the date of the wedding and STIMULATING
that the bride should bring as a dover
5000 to her husband, the cash to be paid
down Just before the ceremony. Paser
however, some time ago induced Clara
to give $50 and with that money he left
Philadelphia and came to this state. The
date for the ceremony having passed the
expectant bride to hurry her betrothed
to a fulillment of his pledges, had him
arrested on the charge of obtaining mon
ey under fisle pretences. Paser was
captured and brought before Squire
Smith, his woed sweetheart, and her
muscular brother. Proof was had TO
show he had obtained the money and
the only alternative presented was to
marry the girl and keep out of Jail lie,
with seeming reluctance, accepted the
former and the two were welded in ac-