Democratic messenger., 1889-10-26

lie Is 81 years Of age. six feet tall, weighs
i40 pounds. has dark complexion and
hair and small mustachc.
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
COMBINATIONS From Our PENN.
s,,la Exchanges.
The Sussex county Grand Jury has
found seventeen true bills.
The Lcwcs and Cape acnlopcn fish fac
tories are about 10 close for the season.
Twenty thousand peach trees were ship.
ped To Missouri from Mid,llctOwn last
week
Congressman J. Is. Loiland is con.
iinc,l To his home in Milford by severe
illness.
Richardson n Robins, the canning firm
of Dover, pay ont $5.0oo per season for
seeding rnisins
Because Of had weather the manage.
mcni Of the Oxford fair has decided 10
pay no premiums this fall
The dwelling on the farm of Edward
Gooden. ten miles from Dover. was burn
ed on Friday. Loss, $500
Wilmington capitalists have helped
form an electric light company at Sails
bury. Md. with capital stock of $:.O, 00O.
Tie parish Of Emanuel y. T.. Church, nj
New Castle. is 200 years old, while a part
OF the church property has been standing
isj years.
The telephone line between Frc,lcrica
and FELTON, has been bought by cx.Gover.
nor Hall and Alvin u. Cohnor. who will
pat il In working order.
The Good Templars Of Delaware now
number "a members enrolled in eight
lodges This is n decrease Of eight mrm-
hers and one lodge during the year.
The c.ca Wig says that the attention
Of cnch.growcrs is now directed Ia the
lower counties al the Western Shore Of
Maryland as their hope for the future.
The net earnings of the Baltimore and
Delaware Bay Railroad since Il was re.
opened, four months ago, and which en-
tends from Clayton TO Chesicrtown. Nd.
aggregate $iOO,0OO.
Probably the highest price ever paid an
the Peninsula for u two.ycar.old horse
was recently obtained by +. B. Emory Of
Centreville, Md Tie was paid $3000 for
the tilly, Happy Bee.
Under the skillful management of Engi.
nccr Beckett the improvement Of Laurel
river is progressing rapidly and II the ap'
preparation proves sufficient the work
will be completed this year.
\ fire ut Salisbury, Md. burned the
store house of l.. W. Coulborn and con.
tents aud the adjoining residence of W.
4. Warrenion. William =. Bell was Sc.
vercly injured hy the explosion of kcg
of powder.
Mr.. ID. q. Mccoy, proprietor of Rising
sun. tMd.,l canncry has failed, with liabil-
ilics aggregaiing 5000, assets nominal.
The real estate, consisting of lot, canning
house and dwelling. Is covered by mort
gage of $500
All the Maryland and lower Delaware
papers are hostile 10 the oyster trust.
They all agree that the high price set by
this association will make The piiaiical
drcdgcrs active aud inspire them with n
disposition Ia dcpreiaie.
The iron bridge an the Philadelphia
/ Wilmington aud Baltimore Railroad aver
the Little Eli river. near Red Mill, about
one mile ives, oi Elkion. which has becn
In course nf construction for several
months. has been complc,c'l
The sweet potato crop abnut Milford
does not average more than i01 bushels
per acre this season. which Is much
lighter Yield than was anticipated. The
ruling price nt the Milford depot and
stores is 10 cents per bushel, ar ~ ccris
per 100 pounds.
II Is said that Charles II. Treat. ol
Georgetown. the promincn, Sussex conn-
~ Republican politician, who, as the head
Of the Sussex Manufacturing compan,
and other concerns. recently failed fol
abou, $:Is 900. has organized a syndicate
which will start up the formerly active
Industries at an early date.
The people Of Laurel are justly proud
of their public school building which Is
completed aud will be ready for occupan
cy when the furniture Is put in. II Is The
largest ani hest arranged structure souil
of Wilmington devoted To- educationa
purposes and supported by public money
Il is heated throughout by an improved
system of superheated steam