The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-02

The Delaware Democrat says canned
are commanding higher
prices this season than for several
years.
Messrs. John Joseph and O. u. and
u. J. Simpler. oil Springfield. killed
ltwenty-nine squirrels Tuesday after.
noon.
Eggs are scarce down the State.
Round potatoes are scarce.
The Whitney factory at Georgetown
Is shut down for repairs.
A bushel OF corn makes four gallons
OF whiskey, which retalls for $l6. Out
of this the government gets So, the
railroads 81, the manufacturer a.. the
vender 81. the farmer 40 cents and the
drinker the dellrium tremens.
Wheat 10 advancing In price.
/ Bridgeville has new post office.
Twenty Seafordians are at the
/ Worlds Fair.
1t is thought that the late rains will
greatly benefit the oysters in the Della
ware oyster beds. The bay oysters
Snow Hill, Nd, is being put In
beautiful array since the fire. Fine
stores and dwellings, are being
Ierected.
The canning factories have about
lelosed for the season. This has been
one OF the busies seasons ever known
here. more fruit being put up than In
any previous year.
Smyrna has contracted for new
electric light plant to cost 50, 1901 so.
Large 1locks of yellow legs brown
backs, willets and plover are being
killed around, the ponds on the Sus-
sex marshes. The gunners are having
fine sport often bagglng several
dozen In short time.
Congressman John W. Cansey pro-
poses to invite several Congressman
Ito spend few days at Rehoboth to
Isxamine the line OF the Canal and to
give Thorn an idea OF the necessity OF
the work. II the members of the
COMMITTEE on Rivers and Harbors can
be convinced OF the needs OF a ma.
tional work an appropriation may be
secured.
Richardson b Robbins. of Dover,
commenced operations last week with
their regular force of about rs lands.
The girls have been seeding raisins
land most of them are nurelng sore
: fingers. car load OF hams were re.
lceiyed at the factory last week and
the work at present is di vlded between
plum puddings and meats.
The shirt factory OF Milford will re-
sumo business noxt week.
? The evaporated peaches packed In
and near Milford this year will OK
coed no 900 pounds. More than dou-
Dle this quantity was cured here in
1888.
A few car loads OF sweet potatoes
have been shipped during the past
week. The price paid growers at tho
elstations has been one cent per pound.
: Wheat brings IS cents per bushel In
the local market, and the indications
! laro that 1t will be worth 70 cents before
!, the first OF Januaryfnext.
The Irish potato crop of the United
: States is below an average. In Della
ware the acreage is small this year and
1.-The yield will not be good one. The
e cents per bushel and promises to go
=, higher.
The Lewes Plot says:-Mrs. George
elChurchman, lady manager of the
y Delaware Building at the Worlds Fair.
9 is making an effort To have the build
d ing moved to Lewes after rhe close OF
u the Fair to be maintained as a home foi
] the aged aud iniirm women OF the
State.
The new nine-inch drive well at the
! Dover water works mas reached depth
q of 1870 feet. 1t Is thought that this
:. depth will be sufficient to supply the
!, extra demand OF water 1t will be at
d ltached this week and tested
The basket factories of tho peninsu.
. la have been hard pressed for work
,e this season. having turned out over
IelS, 900, 600 baskets which means the dis.
% bursement of nearly SOS 1000 for labor
. alone.
The Middletown shirt factory, oper
Is ated by Young, Smyth, Field & Co,
u will be enlarged to about twice it,
ulpresent siZe. ... ...
~ Henry Pratt, q farmer near Dover
II cleared $3.50 on a small peach oIchart
= this sens on, says an exchange.