Evening journal., 1890-01-20
PENINSULA news pARAeRApHs.

The Republicans DOWN tne state I@
organizing.
The Smyrna Dramatic Society viii be
organized on Tuesday evening.
A new auditorium Is being built at
Ocean Grove, as the old one is too small.
The Maryland House passed the Senate
resolution to lease the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal.
The subject Of increasing the revenue
by taxing mortgages is again under agi'
tation In Maryland.
It Is a curious fact that the corporation
! law Of Maryland is silent on the subject
OF printing and publication offices.
The North East rolling mill has been
shut down for few days for boiler in
spection and repairs, but win start up
again to-day.
Poultry raisers have had fine harvest
this year. their poultry being sold so close
that their is none to be had about Dover
Of any amount.
wanamaker and Singesly are &C
credited with purpose TO build a large
wooden factory on the Singerly lot At
Elkton station.
The herring fishermen Of Delaware
City are getting their nets ready for
business IN case the warm weather
should continue
The Australian ballot law, prepared by
the Democratic Business Mems Associa-
tion Of Baltimore. has been introduced
in the State Senate.
The Volunteer Hose Company Of Mid
dletown have removed the handsome flag
pole from the public square 80 the town
lot, at the water works.
Mr.. Wells, the new postmaster for
Elkton, has filed his bond and received
his commission. he will retain Calvin d.
Strickland as assistant.
Shad are coming up the Chesapeake
bay two months ahead Of time, and early
vegetables are being marketed from
Maryland and Virginia.
Petitions to be sent to the Legislature
are being numerously signed at North
East, asking that no interference with
the present laws be made.
! A colored man brought an otter skin tC
Smyrna last Saturday and sold 1t to ]
} w. Jones. He caught the otter on tbs
edge Of Bombay HOOK marsh.
, The boiler and engine have been tAler
a ont Of the tug Schuyler which wal
burned of Delaware City y few months
ago. and shipped to Philadelphia.
The rendition Of BLOW for Blow" b,
}: the Ellton Amateur Dramatic Associs
\ ton announced for Wednesday ant
z Thursday evenings Of next week ha
been postponed.
! George d. wetherill, Clearview Farm
4 Bellevue, Del, has sold to Robert Stee
/. for 81, 750, the bay mare Ruby Wilkes,
years old, by Red Wilkes, dam Nook
Clay, by American Clay.
Maryland is fast becoming noted 70
), it's well-bred horses, number OF stoc
q farms having been started In differen
r sections Of the state. The soil is we
. adapted for grazing purposes.
\ A petition has been presented in IL
\ Maryland House Of Delegates to make
q lawful to fish with seine Of mesh not lei
than one and one-quarter inches in II
Sassafras, Elk, North East and Bohem
rivers
Granville T. Shauck. agent for Ii
he Susquehanna Water Power and Pap
- Company, has purchased all the popll
hiAAbci w tnH NiNACA A1AAAt ACoA NNA
an wingo, Cecil county, and viii common
,th cutting the same and preparing it I
he the use Of the company.
Pear growing in the vicinity of Milfo
was profitable twenty years ago, but
lase peach culture has superseded q
I'd pear orchard. p. Emerson Of Wyomin
18th Del, has great faith in the advisable
zap Of setting pear trees and early appl
ice largely to succeed and accompany pea
culture.
Letting the beard grow seems to be I
mas fashion among some Of the Delawa
on College boys, says the Newark Ledg,
. in There are four young men we knew WI
10 have wagered to grow their boards un
commencement day. This will expla
why four young men are wearing II
boards, or until they shave and pay I
DIV wager