Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04

Special Correspondence OF 9aEette and JOURNAL
MILFORD, Sept. 26.---Mrs. Ruth T. Gar
lisIe, few days since, while coming
down the back stairH OF her dwelling
stepped in dust pan and fell, breaking
her ankle.
Colonel Mark II. Davis, who has q
large evaporating establishment in Prime
Hook Neck, shipped one Of the largest
consignments OF dried fruit yesterday
that has ever left the Bilfort depot. The
oar was consigned to Mr., Davis, broker,
In Philadelphia, and contained 1903 so.
pounds boxes of evaporated peaches, or
over IA tons, representing 10000 baskets
of green fruit.
MIEpoRp, Sept. 29.---The strange and
terrible disease among the swine in this
vicinity still continues undated. Nearly
one half the hogs have died or been
knocked In the head and great many
more will die. The disease fastens first
upon the largest and latest hogs, and Is
contagious. 1t Ia not known what the
dlseaae Ia, for II IA not the cholera or hog
measles, and II 10 totally different from
anything that hos appeared before. The
town authorities have ordered that all
animals dying shall DO buried, and asks
the people or the town 10 knock their
animals In the head when taken sick.
There has been at least $4,000 weight OF
pork to die.
oonstablea Scott and Watson won't 10
Cedar Beach yesterday morning with n
writ for the arrest OF Mrs. Sarah A.
Roberts, who keeps q summer resort
there, on the charge Of selling intoxicants
without license, on the instances OF the
W. O. I. U. of this town. Mrs. Roberts
ut first resisted the officers, but after
dinner came TO Milford, where she had o
hearing before Squire Stevens. There
wss seven witnesses who testified, six of
whom swore that they had bought intoxi-
cants Of Mrs. Roberts and the other that
he had been In party who had pur-
chased liquor there. A deooy had been
secured last January by the prosecutors,
q young man of about 81 years, who also
testified that he had bought onehalf pint
of rum OF Mrs. Roberts In bottle
The defendant was found guilty and held
at 81 900 bail for appearance at George.
town court. The bail was furnished by
parties Of Milford.
MILFORD. Oct. 2.--0ne half of Milford
was IL darkness last night, owing TO the
ENHANCEMENT OF the electric light wire,
by the rather severe wind storm which
visited this section.
The Houston nine defeated the Pow
dera' nine Of this town yesterday after
noon on the old ball ground in South
Milford, in game of errors. The score
was to 2. Many spectators Witnessed
the contest.
The advance In wheat in Chicago has
been felt in the local markets. Farmers
are holding on to their cereal for higher
prices, and buyers nrs doing very little.
Miss Nettie Winters Of Baltimore, who
has been Waiting Mrs.. ID. Refs, returned
home to-day.
Miss Laura Twigg has returned from
an extended visit TO relatives in Dover.
Mr.. George Il. Hynson went to Phila-
delphia yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. CHARLES Oroadael OF Phil.
adelphia are the guests OF MIR. Charles
Hoizmueller this week.
Hiss Sue Latchum, who has been visit
ing In Dover, has returned.
Miss Cora Matthews left this morning
for an extended trip to Baltimore.
Mr.. Frank F. Pierson left yesterday for
Philadelphia where he will attend the
Hahnemsn Medical College.
At regular meeting Of %. B last
evening handsome Roster frame was
presented the company by Comrade James
MillnAs, for which the company exsendt
! = gotg ~ .heuks. On motion the invita-
ton to attend the Wilmington fair with
the rest Of the regiment was accepted and
orders issued to that effect.