Democratic messenger., 1889-11-23
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBoRs
C0ndensati0ns From Our Penin-
sula Exchanges.


A brass band has been organized al
Lewes.
Smyrna farmers are alarmed at the
spread Of hog cholera.
The foundation for the new II. II. depot
at Princess Anne Is being laid.
The late heavy rains have greatly swol.
len streams throughout the State.
The estate of the late Richard Hyn.
son, Of Kent county, Is valued at $3.50, 600.
The Baltimore and Eastern Shore Rail.
road has purchased the steamer Thames
for transfer purposes.
The annual cncampment Of the Grand
Lodge Of I. o. o. f., of Delaware, was
held in Wilmington this week.
Last year the Mcssrs. Richardson alone
packed $50. 900 pounds Of poultry. They
commenced buying for this season this
week.
Ex-Governor StOckley Is authority for
the statement that Sussex county makes
more money annually from eggs than
from any other product.
The jurors in attendance upon the last
term Of the Kent County Court have serv.
ed longer than for any term for years II
ever bcfOre-threc weeks.
A civil service examination for Della.
ware applicants for positions in the rail-
way mail service was held ut the Whining.
ton Post Office on Friday.
The dwelling house of J. T. Cough,
Henderson. Nd, was badly damaged by
fire Saturday night Il is insured In the
Kent County Mutual for $500.
Governor Biggs believes in co.eluca.
ton and advocates opening the doors of
Delaware College to receive girls and
turn out "sweet girl graduates"
There Is an impression ih Newark that
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
eventually locate It's car shops for the
Philadelphia division at that place.
The Wilmington Conference Academy
football team was beaten Saturday on
their own grounds by the Friends School
team, Of Wilmington. Score sa too.
Willie Brady. the 14.ycar.old son Of
George +. Brady, of Middletown, has of
late acquired quite a reputation as a run
ner. The lad can cover 100 yards easily in
III seconds.
The boiler Of TIE steamboat David
Rccves,plying between l.eipsic and Phila.
delphia, was condemned by an inspector
In Philadelphia last Friday, and the boat
is laid up for repairs
Four carloads, or G.OOO baskets of sweet
potatoes have been shipped from Milford
in the last seven days Twenty. five cents
per basket Is the average price paid for
them delivered at the car.
Rev. W. :. Robinson. pastor OF the VI
+. Caurch at Smyrna, has accepted u call
to the first VI. +. Church. Of Watertown
5. d., at u Salary Of $1,000. lie will short
'y leave for his new charge.
A thief entered the residence Of Gcorg,
W. Wells, at 1907 Delaware avenue. vii
mingion, on Monday night, and tried tC
smother 4.ysar.old girl who made NJ
outcry. The child's struggles aroused
the family, and the burglar escaped aitel
securing several pieces of jewelry,
In the United States Circuit Court nj
Wilmington Wednesday argument IN III,
case of Hannah VI. IIamblin, Of Pcnnsyl
vania, VS.. James X. Bishop. Of SUISSE,
county, was heard by Judge Wales. Tn,
plaintiff seeks TO have sale Of SUISSE,
county property TO the defendant set aside
ON the ground that IL was sold through
an error. About I 200 acres are involved
While fishing near Slaughter Beach ,
few days ago several young men Of Mil
ford caught u veritablc sea devil. II wa,
nearly five feet in length, two feet 81,
inches IN width. and had an immense head
Large fins grew from each side, while on
its head grew long, slender fin. Th'
latter appcndage was used as bait 10 en-
ticc smaller fish when It buried itself il
the mud.
A dwelling On the farm ofex.S Rep
resentative George ". Gray, near Beal
station, New Castle county, which is ten.
antcd by Thomas Grassland, was burned
on Monday. Mr.. Grassland. his wife and
eight children and hired man xcrc ASLEEP
in the house when the fire started, ant
they barely escaped after being awakened
by the vigorous barking of the family dog
The loss willapproxlmate $500; inshrci
Professor Thomas y. Williams. Ph. ID.
the late president Of Washington College
ChesiertOwn. has recently been presented
with beautiful past grand masters jew
el by the Grand Lodge OF Masons, of Del
aware. THIS souvenir Is presented in to.
ken Of the high esteem in which Prof
Williams Is held by the Mas0ns of Della
ware. Pas, Grand Master Williams is 4
Marylander by birth, and was first brought
"to masonic light" in Cambridge, Md.
The P"insuLT Ne,es and .idrert,ser
says: An epidemic has broken out among
the cows on the farm of Jos. Frazier and
Benz Hudson. near Milford The animals
show loss of appetite. symptoms Of fever
and finally an eruption breaks out on the
lag and sometimes extends To the Who'll,
body. accompanied by burning aud itch
ing. DIR. Pratt thinks the symptoms indi
cate COW pox, and has written To Govern
or Biggs to send veterinarian 10 make
an examination and report If there is any
danger Of the epidemic doing serious dam
age to our dairy herd.
Weather Prophet Blake's Pre-