Democratic messenger., 1892-07-02
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered From
our Exchanges.

ItcitiS Oi iuteTcSt 1atnereu tFOIft
our Exchanges.
James Ruth has been appointed post
master at Oyerton, Kent county.
Samuel Eaves, colored has been elect
ed town commissioner of Cambridge.
Clarence 5. IIarlock has entered upon
duty Us treasurer Of Kent county in place
of VIM. b. Usilton. VIM. +. Russell has
been appointed deputy treasurer.
During the season just past there were
$4,000 eels taken at the different receiv.
ing stations on the Wicomico river.
Dover's hosiery factory has been shu,
down and will remain inactive for m in,
definite time.
The sheep fly has appeared in great
numbers around Middletown. They sting
horses until they become sinmanagcable
The Commissioners Of Talbot county
have made county tax levy of seventy.
SiEHt NNhto VIZ Noth OhC uOiiais
of assessed property, for 1892. The basis
is $9,2s3, 100. The State tax levy of III
cents on the 800 had been previously
made; making the whole tax, State and
county taxes 95i cents on the 500
against SlOOa last year
Peaches will be scarce article again
this summer, pot only in Wicomico coun-
| ", but on the entire Peninsula. The
June drop" has played havoc with the
fruit A few weeks ago some of the early
varieties gave promise of fair yield but
during the past ten days or two weeks
the fruit has fallen off There will also
be short apple crop in this county,
WicomicO Ners
An unsuccessful attempt t0 break Jail
was discovered IN the cell occupied by
Daniel Ennis and others on Saturday
last. The would. Jail breakers. by
pouring water on the wall at the side ol
the window, had softened the mortar SO
that they had been enabled TO start quite
a large hole. The discovery of the hole
frustrated the attempt. Shortly after
this discovery Sheriff Robinson found a
chisel in one of the cells-Susser Journal
The Masons of Lewes are going tC
build three story brick building on the
lot recently purchased by them on Mar
ket street, in that town. The lodge room
will be on the third floor, the second
floor will he public hall, and the first
will be made into two stores.
The Firms Point jetty in the Delaware
river, which is one of the largest in the
United States, has been completed. II Il
400 feet long and was constructed fo
the purpose Of changing the current il
the river. II cost the government in III,
neig ghborhood Of 100000.
George Welch. farmer near Churcl
| Hill, was sunstruck on Saturday, Will,
harvesting his grain, and lay in convul
| sions for more than 81 hours.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has closed $4,000 contract will
the Atlas Dredging Company, of Viii
mington, for the dredging Of its termina
docks ip Philadelphia.
| II has been d ecided To rebuild The straw
board mill at Chestertown, which VIA
burned down last February. The worl
of removing the debris on the site of th,
old mill was commenced Friday and th'
work of rebuilding will be pushed a
rapidly as possible.
At n meeting of the congregation o
New Castle Presbyterian Church on las
Wednesday night a pastoral call was ex
teuded To the Rev. F. Beattie Wyle o.
New York city Mr.. Wyle has accepted
the call and will assume his duties in
short while.
Through the disagreement between thu
L. :. Army officers and the trustees o
Delaware College. it is probable the U $
officer stationed there will be removed
and the military feature of the colleg
abandoned.
John J. Rose has had 13 men Z day
working in scarlet clover, and has fou
stacks which are curiosities in this par
of Delaware. Each stack is 60 feet il
circumference and 100 feet high and il
expected that each will thresh out fror
100 to 12O bushels of scarlet clover seet
which. at $500 bushel, will make
handsome revenue from this crop.
was grown in peach orchards which hav
not borne since lsS9.-Mlford Chronici,
The seasons first shipment of Mary
land peaches arrived in Baltimore o
Monday on the steamer Trumpeter, q
the Sassafras River Line. There wer
eight packages, which were shipped b
II. A. Corey from Gales wharf, Ken
county. and were consigned to Steven
Bros. The fruit WAS IN fair condition
and attracted general attention.