Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-11
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Ross's Domestic Bliss.
Special correspondence 70 EVENING JOURNAL,
| HARRINGTON, Sept. TO- heavy
easterly storm has prevailed here since 4
o'clock this morning causing much de
struction to shade trees, etc, and many
Of our t0wnsmen who made arrangements
to visit the exposition at Baltimore to
morrow, are greatly dismayed for fear
this kind of weather may continue sew
eral days. 1t has that appearance at this
writing At 10 o'clock p m. the storm
Is still raging and the destruction TO
vessels and other property all along the
bay and ocean is reported to be terrible.
especially at the Delaware Breakwater,
vessel after vessel parting their cables
and driving ashore.
James Ross, quiet and inoffensive
citizen OF our town was arrested on Sat
urday night and placed ia one of the cells
at the lock up for breaking into his own
house. The circumstances leading to his
arrest were about as follows Mr.. Ross
has known for quitea long time Of an in
timaey between his wife and young
man named Michael, who has been STAY
ing about his house, but to avoid trouble
has endured 1t until silence in the matter
ceased to be virtue. On going home
Saturday night about half past 8 o'clock
he found the door locked with Michael
and his (Ross's) wife inside. At this
treatment he became so enraged he went
to the hotels and INDUCED in drinking
until quite intoxicated. Returning home
in this mood he burst the door
in, and finding them together a
| general row was the result. The
bailif was called TO the scene and Mr.
Ross was arrested and placed in the
little Jail while Mitchael and the woman
held possession OF his home. On Sunday
morning he was tried before SQUIRE
Clark and the case dismissed. Never was
there such sentiment Of sympathy ex-
expressed for any one as was for Mr.
Ross. When he returned to his home
after the trial he threw Mitchaels ward
robe out into the street
Henry Denning had stolen from his or
chard few nights ago about fifteen has
Rets Of choice peaches and the same
night two other parties had about the
same amount taken from their orchards.
The guilty individual has not been foundE
Franklin Brothers are getting in quite
big lot Of gum logs for next season.
while the swalnps are dry as they gen
orally have trouble during their season
for work on account of the swamps being
too wet to get the timber out Such was
the case this season, lettering them from
work for several days at a time.
Mr. John Harrington son OF Nimrod
Harrington was buried on Sunday morn
ing last in their old family burying
ground. He was 40 years old and died
from catarrh in the throat. One thing
the reporter particularly noticed while
attending the funeral was the age Of one
Benjamin Harrington on an old tombstone
it being 8 years months and q DAYS.
W. B. Fleming has been confined to his
bed for some time with bilious fever.
High tariff and high rain have played
havoc with the farmers. Aud the gen
eral cry is: Away with high tariff"
little colored boy Of about 10 years
named Polk was arrested this morning
for stealing watch from another col.
ored fellow. After trial before Squire
Clark, he was committed to Jail at Dover.
Edwin Numbers Of Wilmington was
in town on Monday.
Mrs. A. Newman and son, Alex, are
attending the great exposition in Balti
more.
Mrs. O. J. Franklin is visiting her
parents in northern New York.
I Miss Ella Warren Of Dover was in town
on Monday
L. w. Poole Of Andersontown was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. minnie Morris of Lewes is the
guest OF her parents at the Delaware
House.
Miss Emma Hubbard and Miss Reva
Hurd, who have been spending the
month of August with their parents have
returned TO Philadelphia.
II. r. Lewis, Esq, Of the Denton bar
was in town Sunday and Monday. the
! guest Of his brother, DR.. B. L. Lewis.