Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-23
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Smyrna, recently made, exceeds 81 ,0c0, 900
gain Of over $4,000 In the past 10
years.
The citizens of wicomico county ara
interested in the improvement of the
Manokin river. II ia proposed to widen
II at Princess Anne. 30 that steamer may
approach the wharf and turn sround.
Subscriptions are being solicited for this
purpose.
J. II. Marvii 4 Sons have shipped in
the past 15 days 10, 642 berry crates, over
1000, 900 berry baskets, 10000 half
bushel packages with covers; also large
amount Of peach baskets, besides various
other kinds of packages pertaining 20 the
transportation Of fruit, truck, 30. --Lditrcl
Gasette.
Mr.. John Agnew pulled In the nyss
German carp ever caught In our river, on
Thursday last. It was brought TO town,
and being put on exhibition attracted
quito great deal OF attention, many of
our people never having seen one before.
---iSaoB HiR Messenger.
Sixty Italians, who have been at work
on the canal In the lower part OF this
county, took the north-bound train bore
on Saturday. One OF the number was
too sick 10 20 further and vas takon 10
the almshouse for treatment. Deldloars
Democrat
Mr.. ]. O. johnson OF this town, has In.
vented patent pipe car coupler by the
use of which an engineer or fireman can
couple or unoouple any oar Of the train
without leaving the engine. Every car
can be unooupled by single pull II de-
Biraple, or one Car can be unooupled ut o.
time Just a. the circumstances reqnirs. A
patent attorney has informed Mr.. Jehn-
son that his invention Ia patsntable, and
patent will be applied for. One of tho
conductors on the ID. M. q v. railroad
says Mr.. JohnHons invention beats any
thing he ever saw.-Swsser Journal.
The heaviest crop Of king crabs has
been on last week that was ever known,
tue whole shore being lined with them
every tide. Boys, at IS cents per 100,
the price paid for picking them up, made
s. per tide Farmers In the Necks have
hauled thousands OF them. They use
them to compost. besides they are said
to make the best Of chicken and hog feed.
Huge pens are put along the shore and
they are kept in them for the factories
which use them in making phosphate. -
D0psr Sentinel
Three.fonrths or more OF the iredQers
have escaped punishment. Eleven cas,s
sent up from Kent Island were dismissed
because OF informalities In the proceed.
tngs before the magistrate. The indict-
ments were quashed for informally in
four o. the most Important cAsss, aud
large majority Of the fellows who were
captured and assisted In stealing about
,OOO, 900 bushels of oysters ont OF Ohes-
ter river are free to commit the same
offence next winter. The cases In which
the indictments we're quRshad were prin-
cipally those who fired upon the Gov.
McLane with the intention to capture the
boat and officers. Had not Capt Howard
sunk two Of them the steamer and crew
would have been captured. The dredgera
did not for moment think the steamer
would attempt to sink their vessels. Ii
WAS such aaurprise that II stampeded q
feet Of rs armed vessels - Centrspilld
Rtc0id
Several hulless ostA suits were tried
before the Queen Anne's court last week, /
IN each Of which judgment for principal
and interest WAS given 10 favor OF the
third psttias bnld'"q The Ratear The
3ptltH with EaleD ,no yerdicts were
Ithn caused the defendants IL ~, n
Sasee u remove tAsh to TALBOT oouA.y
upon the ground that they did not believe
Q fair and impartial trial could be had In
Qneop Anne. The CASES removed are L.
". Convey vs. Charles Ii. Dean; Frank j.
"ill0ughby VS.. Nicholas 3. Callahan,
same ys. William o. Legg and William A.
htskiine ys, Thomas q. Slaughter. The
notes IN all the cases we're assigned to the
plaintiffs for consideration and they are
the inptSent holders. The jurors who
tried Z cad n seem to think the makers
OF tho notes engaged in o speculation
seh0me, which did not pan out" for
them as probably as ii did for the other
fullow8.
Or, Neale aud Prof. Beokwith Of the
Delaware experiment station have been
travelling through the State for the past
~ days planting experimental plants Ia
new forage crops. Each experiment CON-
slsts OF HiK kinds OF seeds sown separately
on one acre. Three are annuAls and
Three perenials. Tho station furnishes
tho seed aud fertilizer and pays $l5 for
the use OF eRoh acre. A record Is kept
by The farmer on whose land the seed Ia
sown. Each hundred in New CASTLE
county has an experimental acre, but In
Kent and Sussex the number OF farmers
who cared to nave theexperlment on their
farms Was fewer than wished 10 being
desired in each county. The experiments
are Intended to decide which are the best
forage plants for the sandy soil that pre-
dominates in our State. On Saturday an
experimental acre was planted on tho
farm of ]. IL. Chapman and on Monday
on the farm of Charles 3. Barker at
Cedar Creek mills. Other plats In Sus.
sex were planted for Mira. Hickman OF
Dagsboro hundred, Hickman d Burton
OF Baltimore and DR.. Martin OF North
west Fork, An acre was planted for
Mr. Tharp at Vernon and Mr.. Wilson
IN West Dover hundred Milford Netos.
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