Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
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4 Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journt
LEwEs, July l7.--Ehe owners OF the tn
lvanhoe have liDeled the disabled steame
Andes, aud claim salvage for towing her q
the Break altar on Saturday last Tn
pilots OF the Howard represent the case
followa: After they had anchored tn
steamsr at the overfalls, some i've mile
outside the Btaakwater and said to be
SAFE ANCHORAGE, Captain John r. Prloe, tn,
pilot In charse. called the tug aud ate
some parleying bargain was made Will
the captain OF the tug to tow the steamer Il
| the Breakwater for th sum Of $50. Ate
she was towed to the Break water bill wa
made out for that amount aud approved b,
Captain Price, who reatad the tug G aptaiI
to present 1t to +. O. MAull, the Lewes agen
OF the pilots. The UGited Ssatos marsha
placed Waterman on the steamer yester
day. Some indlgn ltlon Is felt among the
| pilots and their friends here at the action
OF the tug owners In the matter.
William II. Virden, contractor, has nearly
| completed the foundation OF the new Ma
rine Hospital building at Point OF Cape, The
| building will be OF brick and the work will
be done principally By Wilmington me
The schooner ]. NJ. Harlow, with a cargo
| OF lumber from southern port, struck on
an old wreck on Fenwick's Island shoal
| yesterday morning and filled with water.
| She was taken In tow In waterlogged con.
dition by the Philadelphia tug Albert N.
Hughes.
LEwKs, DEL, July 1.-THE Rev. J. t.
Prouse OF Nassau circuit lost valuable
horse yesterday morning. Mr.. Prouss
had arranged to spend Wednesday with
his family on the beach near the iron pier
and accordingly hitched the animal to a
heavy dearborn wagon al his residence
about five miles from the place OF his
picnic. The heat and the work killed
the beast.
Several hogs are sick in this vicinity.
The disease is said to be hog cholera.
Several of the family of John w. Met.
calf were taken suddenly and seriously
i'll on Wednesday evening, supposed to
have been caused by ca ing fl gh, bananas
and drinking milk for supper. The
family physlcisn, DR.. Ii. Il. Benton,
being out Of town, Drs. d. Hall and
William p. Orr were called, and finally
DIR. Benton. Through the exertlons Of
the physicians they were relieved. The
members of the family that suffered were
Mr. Z. X. RUSSELL Mr.. Metcslf's father
in-law, and HIS two daughters, Misses
Mary and Bessie. They are convalescent
now.
LEwEs, July 2l.-Ths Milton pleasure re-
sort at the mouth OF Brosdkiln river, three
miles north OF here, named by tho MIL
tonlans Mt. Pleasant ami nicknamed
Waterloo" by the Lewes people is prosper
Gus this summer. Several new cottages
have been erected and the boarding houses
are filling up.
Tho crops In this Vicinity are suffering
from the dry, hot weather, aud II rain
delays much longer corn, the hardest
cereal, will be- short. Pastures ara drying
up. The wheat crop Is about all threshed,
and tho Yield In quantity ia about two
thirds OF the average; quality only fair.
Early crop OF clover and grasses very good.
Ear y potatoes tile less than the average;
the late crop will be short II the drought
continues. Many have not planted yet, and
are waiting for the showers tc put the
ground In order. Sweet potatoes promise
q gooi crop. There will scarcely be a
basket Of peaches near hero, and very few
apples. There are a great many paach
trees that would have come In bearing this
year. The crop of hay on the salt marshes
IS good. This is the main dependence for
hay with the small farmers.
An excu rslon from d 'idReton, N. j., came
over on the tug Laura b., on Friday, bring
Ing 50 persons. They loft for home In the
evening.
The U. s. Steamer Mermaid is here in
charge OF Lieutenant I. Sylvester, VINO Ia
making soundingE OF the Gap" between
the ice.breaker aud break water; tho object
being 70 obtain Information OF dep h OF
water where the government mas been
placing stone for several years past.
LEWEs, July 29.-The funeral of John K.
Dick was held here Monday afternoon N
the Episcopal church. The crews OF the
several llfs-saving stations In this vicinity
attended In uniform. They acted as pail.
bearers and escort to the remains OF THAR
late comrade. A number of the cottaRars
from Rshoboth came over on the 2.4O o. m,
train to attend the funeral.
A COW belonging to Joseph Thomson of
hehoboth Beach was killed by the rs I'm.
train on Saturday neat the farm OF syden.
As Mr.. j. Andrew Dodd, Raaoboth, was
threshing wheat clnder from the engine
ignited a load OF wheat In sheaves, burning
1t, fatally injurlng pair of gond mules
and damaging the wagon. Loss about
s2OO. No insurance,
Inc mp'lneetlng fever is raging In Sus-
sex county. From actual count there will
be held during tho summer 10 white and
cnlored camps, besides several woods or
basket meetings. The first one ia now
under way, and others will follow In reRu.
lar order until the first of September, Two
golored camps will be held near ewes the
nrst one at Lodges woods and another at
Doverdale's woods near Nassau station.
The Methodists (Eplsaopa) have leased
Ooverdala's woods about a half mile dis-
thnt and will hold their meeting there.
party OF ladies' from Oamdsn, N, j., ara
spending weeks outing az the Lswes life
station by special invitation OF Capt. John
A. Clampelt. Their names are; Mrs. Kate
BREWER, Mrs. Carrie JalTries, Mrs, Carrie
Long, Misses Emma Oottingham. Ella a,
Long, Lottie Munyon and Lottle Lands,
They are enjoying the invigoraiiug effects
q boating, tshlnR. bathing, 80, during
the day and, as there are several god vo.
calists IN the party, they entertain the cap
tain and his friends In the evening with
some nae singing. No one at the station
enjoys their visit more thau ne, and 1t de-.
lights him to cater to their enjoyment.