The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-21
PENINSULA DOINGs.


The yield ofwheat around Milford is
above the average.
Car loads of peaches are coming up
the Delaware railroad.
Delaware Railroad men expect trouble
us soon as peach shipments begins.
Base ball clubs on the Peninsula are
almost as plentiful as the peach crop.
An attempt was made to burglarize
Brandywine Springs hotel on Monday
morning.
The work of clearing the basin in VII
mington continues. There is II large
quantity of mud
The dog catcher in Wilmington made
s2G on Tuesday lie captured % cows
and three unregistered dogs.
Camden cumpmeeting open on We'd
ncstay with 20 occupied tents. Dover
families were well represented
The Bankrupt sale" of clothing was
given five hours to leave Wilmington on
Tuesday, and they skipped.
Pusey 4 Jones of Wilmington shipped
on Tuesday three Conical boilers to ia
pan, for the government paper mill.
A boy and an Italian had Il fight in
Wilmington ON Tuesday, and the Italian
had his head severely cut with stone.
John NJ. Solomon of Wilmington, re-
covered his horse and buggy on Tuesday
which were stolen from him in May last.
The grocery stores ofWilmington were
closed on Thursday and the grocerymen
went in body to Brandywine Springs
for a few hours recreation.
Charles X. Gano of Wilmington died
on Tuesday of abscess of the liver. The
disease was the result of a kick from a
horse some 90 years ago.
Thomas s. Meter of Wilmington is
held in 800 bail for his appearance at
court for trial on a charge of robbing
James g. johnson & Son.
Fire broke out in a row of stables in
Dover on Monday night. The fire de-
partment responded promptly and soon
had the flames under control.
A team belonging to the Charles War
ner Co., was caught by shifting engine
between the end of the train and a coal
bin, and one Of the horses was squeezed.
On Tuesday l5-year.old boy was kill
ed at Houston while stealing ride on a
freight train. He fell between the cars
while the train was being shifted to a
siding.
The farmers of Thoroughfare Neck,
near Dover, state that the yield of wheat
will be insufficient to pay expenses; the
hail storm did great damage. One far
mer raised 80 bushels on eleven acres.
Robert Taylor of Cambridge Md, aged
% years committed suicide on Friday Of
last week. His clothing was found on
the hurricane deck of the steamer, Fred
Aron. The man was noticed in the boat
in an intoxicated condition and it is sup
posed that he undressed and jumped
overheard, He had $500 with him.
A meeting of the Representatives of
Wilmington, Baltimare, Dover, Elkton
and-Easton fair associations will be held
at the Clayton House on Saturday NOR
ming, for the purpose of arranging SCH
edule of races for the Delaware and Ma
ryland Trotting Circuit, comprising the
above named associations.
The outlook for good fairs this fall is
flattering. The combination is an excel
ent thing in this respect.
Thos. J. Murphy and S. ]. worrall Of
the "IIerbA of Life Company" were ar
rested in Wilmington for violating the
State Pharmacy law. They were fined
$40 each.
This is the law-Section l, Chapter 80
Laws of Delaware, Vol XVIII Be 1t en-
acted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of Delaware in General
Assembly met That from and after the
passage of this act it shall be unlawful for
any person to open, conduct or manage
within the corporate limits of any town
in this State, any pharmacy, drug store,
or other place for the retailing, compou-
nding or dispensing of drugs, medicines
or poisons, unless such person shall be
registered as pharmacist under the
provision of this act nor shall the sale
of patent, "quack" or proprietary article
be lawful except in regular licensed
stores under penalty of ten dollars for
each and every offence"