Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-13
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Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
Dover, March 7.--''Are the peaches
killed" 10 the question that 10 now being
discussed in this locality sinoe the GOLD
snap. Your correspondent interviewed
o number Of growers on this question
yesterday, with the following result;
3. B. Wharton.-I have examined q
number OF buds Of those in bloom and
find that many are killed. but think there
ID still prospect for portion OF crop.
ID. p. BRrnRrd-I don't want to think
Of the possibility Of che total failure of
the crop. A large majority Of trees in
bloom are undoubtedly killed, but the
ones not yet in bloom are all right, 1
think.
A. l.. Hudson, Olayton-Theo open buds
are generally killed, but those not yet in
bloom are all right.
L. p. Campbell, Bombay Hook-0ur
peaches were not as far advanced as
those further inland; but few were in
bloom, but we think they are all o. X.
Joshua JermAn, Smyrna-Those in
bloom are believed to be killed.
d. NJ. Cloud, ChsHwold-Meny are
killed, but think we still have prospect
for half crop.
John b. Wharton, Jones' Neck-I
have enough peaches still alive for fair
crop.
d. NJ. Ridgely, Dover--Many peaches
are killed, at less. thrse-fourths of those
in bloom, consisting of the old MixonB
end Stumps. 4 fourth OF crop. how
ever, il yet all right. EARLY varieti are
all right, but many of them don't amount
to much.
L. j. eynolds-Proapeots at present
are good for half crop which will pay
better than a full crop. Yellow varieties
are mostly affected.
Thomas A. Reess, Clayton-The ma
! iority of those not in bloom are all right.
think we are still good for half crop.
Thomas a. Watson, Milford-I think
we should have third OF crop.
A. II. Cshsll, 3atrington-I think
there is still prosper for small crop.
One grover said he had gone through
his orchard aud examined many buds
and found that the buds in bloom were
in better con iition than those not SO far
advanced.
The levy court was yesterday engaged
in revising the assessment list. The fol
lowing officers were appointed Jall
Commissioners, Thomas III. GOoden; W.
D. Walls and Ii. O. Collision; Attorney, j.
X. Nicholson; Jail Physician, Dr. L. o,
Clements; Ccnstables, B. V. Weldon,
Duck Greek hundred; Charles Hoffman,
Little Greek; Alexander Frazier, Ksntop;
Enoch CLARK, East Dover; George Jones,
West Dover; CHARLES w. Smith and Cove
y. Gooden, North Murderklll; j. y. Nor
tis aud Ebert Dill South Mdrderkill
John Layton, Mispill on. The one fol
Milford hundred was not named.
Among other old persons in this tow
are: James jackson, SO years; Mrs
Mary 0rouch, so; Mrs. Mary Caldwell
"a; Mrs. Eliza ueNn, n; Samuel Murphy
~, and William Windall, 10.
DoyER, March 1.-THE newly-Rp
pointed recorder OF deeds, John Ii. Bsw
ley, gave bond yesterday and enteret
upon the duties OF the Office.
The seventh annual meeting of tn
Capital BUILDING and Loan Association
. was held at the hall OF the Robbins
! Hose Company last night. William L
Kellum, Asa y. Johnson and Alonzo Clii
J ton were reelected directors to serve TO
three years each. The value Of eacl
! share is $49.3l.
! A move ia on foot to secure a perma
nent pastor for the III. u. Chapel at tn
J coming conference in Milford.
A successful lemon squeeze" wa
given at the home OF Miss Bertha Lewi
] by the Spencer Band on Saturday night
Over $500 was raised at the NJ. L
/ Church on sunday for domestic mission
, ary purposes.
What might have been serious flr
\ was prevented by the timely discovery O
3 an overturned stove in Governor
9 avenue residence on Sunday afternoon
? Fire was also discovered in King stree
r residence on Saturday, but it was extiI
j. guisbed before much dRnagl was dom
I although the stairway was partly COZ
r sumed by the flames.