Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-09-13
ON THE PENINSULA.

She sturgeon catch has been very large
for this season of the year. Some of the
boats catching as many as four in one day.
VIM. H Marvel, on the "Redman Farm
near Leipsic. has 90 acre field that will
yield 90 bushels of corn per acre it i:
thought.
The farm of Samuel Weller, in Kentou
hundred, has been sold to the Farmers Bank
of Dover, by Sheriff Fenninlore for So, 600.
It contains 2s9 acres.
Justis & Davidson of Wilmington, have
been given the contract for furnishing milf
tary uniforms for the ten young men awarded
free scholarships at Delaware College by
Senator Douahoe and Representative Gray.
The Brandywiue Granite Co. has been
awarded the contract to furnish the stone
work for the new bridge to span the Schuyl-
kill at Philadelphia. The contract will
amount 20 about $1,000 on labor and mater
ial
J Harvey Whiteman, representative from
] b
will soon start for Washington and Lee Col
lege, Va, where he will take full law
caurse, having adopted that profession as
his life work.
Senator John P. Donahoe has received
from George V Massey, Esq, attorney for
the Delaware Railroad Company, notification
that the company will put at the Senator's
disposal on October sd, a private car in
which to take the faculty and students of
Delaware College to the State Fair at Dover.
The hog cholera continues undated about
Middletown, and a large number of the
swine have died Of the disease. Mr.. Harry
Ellison.a we'll known farmer residing a short
distance from town, has lost 43 head within
the past few weeks, and only has seven left
These will probably live. Several town res
idents have been losers by the disease.
c. F. sweeney, master OF Lodge No. 1913,
Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen, visited
Dover on Tuesday and paid to William
McCollom 81 600, the amount due him as
insurance frota that order for total disabil
ity. McCollom lost one of his legs in
railroad accident at Delmar on June 90 last
This is the fourth premium of 81 900 paid by |
this lodge in two years of its existence. A |
second amputation was made of the leg on
Sunday last.
The seaside hotels at Rehoboth and Ocean
City have closed for the season of 1880.
The Ocean City trains from Georgetown to
Ocean City known as Nos. $50 aud 4SI, and
the trains between Lewes and Rehoboth
known as Nos. SO and 81, We're withdrawn
IN Monday morning, September 9th. The
hotels at Rehoboth have had very different
fortunes The Bright House has had good
season, entertaining its full complement of
visitors during the whole season. The Hen
open Hotel has had Indifferent success.
John a. Groves, one of the largest peach
growers in Queen Anne comfy, and who for
many years managed the peach orchards of
he late Colonel Edward wilkins, rented
lbout three years ago from Joseph Rasiu his
Wye Island farm for fifteen years and planted
y, 900 peach trees. It is a remarkable
orchard for its bearing qualities After the
irst year it produced peaches ofperfect form
md excellent flavor. At two yea-s old
Groves got over 500 baskets from this
orchard and this season is shipping several
hundred baskets per day He will get &c, goo
baskets from this 3-year-old orchard. His
prices so far in Baltimore have averaged
,ver 81 per basket. There is not the slight
est appearance as vet of injury from early
bearing.