Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana Journal
MILFORD, Aug. 20.-rhe work of sur
veying the Mispillion river has at last
begun. 1t will be remembered that
the 51st Congress made an appro-
priaton for this work and il is in accord
ance with this act that the work is now
being done. The engineering corps,
under the supervision of E. II.
Brommell, of the Wilmington office,
arrived in Milford on Tuesday night.
They were taken to the mouth Of the
river yesterday by Congressman-elec
| John w. Causey. The report of the
corps will decide whether new mouth
is to be cut or if the present one shall
be improved The river at present,
though u navigable one, is in a poor
condition, particularly at the mouth,
where there is n large bar and 1t is only
at the highest tide that an ordinary yes-
| sci can cross IL. " is earnestly hoped
| by the merchants and citizens generally
that this stream may be improved as ii
should be, so that steamboats, might ply
between this port and Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
About $50 persons assembled at the
race course in Frederick yesterday after
noon to witness the much talked Of race
between Frank Reedy's trotting horse
Vic and u. Clark's pacing stallion
| Osceoa. The former won in the first
and third heats in 2.46 and $50 The
second heat was won by Osceola in 2.48
and il was pretty heat, both horses
coming under the wire neck and neck,
though the stallion was about step
ahead The second race Of the day was
between pacing colt owned by Will
liam Mills and the trotting horse owned
by John Hammond, in which the
former won easily in two straight heats;
time, 30lt and 3.02 These races are Of
almost weekly occurrence and usually
attract large crowds Of people, especially
the lovers of racing.
MILFORD, Aug. 2l.-The evaporators
of r. II. Davis at the depot have been
openened and put in operation. They
are at present working on apples.
Both canning factories are now run
ming on full time. Mr.. Reed is depend
ing almost entirely on tomatoes while
Mr. Refs Is putting up few peaches.
The GAZETTE correspondent visited
the latter factory yesterday and was told
that they were putting up about 1000
baskets of peaches and 20 tons of toma-
toes daily. They have capacity of so
tons of tomatoes daily and expect
within few weeks to not only to have
TO run all day but half of the night.
There is good prospect for large crop
Of tomatoes and thus far the fruit have
been Of very fine quality and are turn
ing out well. Refs factory is about the
largest in southern Delaware.
Yesterday was "Big Thursday" at
Slaughter Beach, and big day it was,
too, for goodly number who spent the
day on the shore The persons from a
distance who attend these annual gather
ings, commenced passing through Mil
ford as early as Wednesday noon, and
kept it up throughout the night. There
is always more or less "scrapping,, at
these annual gatherings, and Wednesday
night and yesterday were no exceptions
70 this rule, The lighting began We'd
nesday night, as soon as the "old red
eye which flowed freely, began to take
effect, and, although there were numer.
GUS fights, there We're no serious results.
Yesterday liquor flowed freely, but
there were no disturbances of note.
The Y. G. I. u. and the Law and
Order League held joint meeting last
evening for the consideration of impor.
tant business This means trouble for
somebody. When the Law and Order
Society was organized they went in tc
work and although they have not been
divulging their plans of action to the
public they have nevertheless been
quietly at work. The fall term of court
will probably divulge some of theii
work.
MILFORD, Aug. 24.-Yesterday was
one Of the hottest days of the season, the
Thermometer registering as high as 94o
II was sweltering with no breeze of any
consequence. Every one that could
sought the bay shore for q cool spot but
as the breeze was off shore the heat wa.
worse there than inland.
Washburn d Arlingtons show ap.
peared here on Saturday and was
largely patronized, fully 1000 nersons
witnessing the performance. 4 show
was accompanied by the usual number
Of fakirs, patent medicine men and
gamblers, The latter piled their trade
and Notwithstanding the many times
some Of the people have been caught
z before by this same class Of sharpers
they again fell into their clutches anc
dropped some money. One disgracefu
action on the part of one of the actresse.
/ is to be condemned. AS the parade wa.
( passing North Frontand Walnut one O
. the women riders deliberately drew reir
alongside Of the curb and gave young
man a savage blow across the face witt
+, a whip. II is said by lockers on tina
j the man did nothing.
r Tho remains of Mrs. Elizabeth H
e Weeks, rclict Of the late Daniel Weeks
:, Who died at the home Of her daughter
Mrs. William i. Hopkins, near town
. on Thursday last, were inferred in Cd,
u Fellows cemetery on Saturday after
c noon, the Rev. II. l.. Bunstein official
i ing, She was So years of age.
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(, MILFORD, Aug, 25,-Captain Thoma
y Humphreys, An aged and highly-re
q spected member of this community, die,
d No his home in South Milford about
= oclaek yesterday afternoon from gen
Y eral debility at the aye Of rs years, tire
y months and eight days. Captain Hum
IL phreys was an Englishman by birth, bu
:, came % this country when he was onl
y seven years Of age and settled in Phils
lelphla. From there he came TO Mi
p, ford Il few years later and has sine
made this vicinity his home. He wa
e ier number OF years a seaman ain
Z later 4 farmer until few years agC
!. when he retired and came to Milford [
= reside. lntcrment Will be made in Cd
Follows cemetery Tomorrow Afternoon
During the electrical storm early vel
u terlay morning John Bennett, living /
u Milford Neck, lost % stacks of stral
y and faur stacks of hlV hV Ern II