Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
STATE AND PENINSULA,

Eastern shore railroad Company are
making extensive improvements at Clai-
borne, which will take about month yet
to complete. A dredging machine has
cleared the harbor and made the low
water depth several feet greater than be-
fore. The piers have been rebuilt and
new oak boardwalks have been laid from
the railroad TO the oyster houses north of
the piers. The Claiborne Packing and I'm
provement Company have begun active
operations in the oyster houses and are
making shipments every day. General
Passenger Agent A. J.. Benjamin has sue
ceeded in getting better rate on oysters
to northern markets over the Pennsyl-
yania railroad, and it is thought the oyster
industry at Claiborne this season will be
of great importance to the company.
There is every advantage at Claiborne for
the oyster packing business, and Mr.. Ben
iamin thinks chat by Christmas there will
be several others in operation there. He
says there is plenty Of room and plenty of
oysters. Mr.. w. U. Polk has charge of
the work at Claiborne.
EAsToN, Mn, Oct. 19.-At Calvary Meth
odist Protestant Church in Euston, last
evening, Mr.. Harry II. Stewart of Phila-
delphia, and Miss Annie E. Brenneman of
Easton, were married by the pastor, Rev.
]. M. Sheridan. After congratulations
from their many friends Mr.. and Mrs.
Snow HILL, Nd, Oct. 22.-Rev. D. b.
Fitzgerald, pastor of Mackenzie Presby-
terrain Church, Snow Hill, has received
a call to a Presbyterian Church at Cliff
ton, Cincinnati, Ohio, which he is hold
ing under confederation. Ii he should
accept his congregation will give him up
with regret. Mr. Fitzgerald is very
popular preacher and has made many
friends in the lower counties Of Mary
land. He Is a member of the New Castle
Presbytery and came to Snow Hill from
Harmony Church, in Hartford county,
about three or four years ago.
While walking in front of building
In course of erection in Snow Hill, Miss
Ella Moore was struck ON the head by
falling brick aud badly hurt. DR.
| Aydelotte was summoned and found
her pretty badly hurt. Although nc
cuts were made In the scalp the force oil
the blow caused conclusion of the brain
Her condition is now improved and it is
expected she Will soon be able to resume
her duties as q teacher in the Snow Hill
High School.
PoRp DEPosIT, ND, Oct. 22.-Th,
first Democratic meeting of the cam
l Udlkh WAC llClu III L Olb bCDOolb
Friday night There was reorganiza
ton Of the Democratic club. The formel
officers were elected for another year
The following committees were ap
pointed; Executive, Samuel st. Clair
Il. A. Stephenson, James q. Reynolds
George Atkinson and DIR. A. O. Crothers
reception committee, A. L. Berry, d. r
Armstrong and DIR. S. g. Fisher; com
mittee on registration, Il. M. Alexander
w. r. Patten, jefferson Boyd, John II
Kimble and John NJ. Crcswell. TIL,
meeting was well attended. Music wa
furnished by the Principle Band
Speeches were made by Messrs. Cruik
shank and Crothers OF Elkton. Tn
campaign will doubtless be an interest
ing one from now GU. Whilst Their
seems to be some dissatisfaction, it
thought it will pass away before tn
day OF election.
SALISBURY, ND, Oct. 19.-Some month
ago Mr.. Thomas Bacon, who had bee
: living for many years at Ogden, Utah, an
/ was suffering from disease of the kidney
, and liver, went to Barren Creek, where til
water cured him.
After analysis the water was pronounce
to be u pure alkaline chalybeate water.
t which will purchase and improve IL
a property. Negotiations for the hote
!. springs and surrounding grounds wei
g closed Friday last, the former owner, NJ
d Thomas u. Taylor, selling out the entil
: interests for 5000. There is a hotel on II
L premises which will be enlarged. 4 chit
$ object of the company will be to carboni
y the water and bottle it like the Buifa
J, Lythia water.
!, CRIsFIELD, Nd, Oct. 1s-Mr.
!. Shanahan, who has been engaged f
some time in sinking second artesia
= well for the EGGPLANT in this plac
/ struck water, last night, at a depth
4 1860 feet. The flow is seventy gallo
per minute, The second well is abo
fifty feet from the, first one and is fifl
>, five feet deeper. II has now been CO
II clusively proved thai well can
# driven anywhere in this section Wi
1f satisfactory results.
e. CHEsTERTowS, Nd, Oct. 1S.-A tel
. gram received by President Reid
y Washington college, this afternoo
y. states that Miss Josephine Bean, b
H. young lady teacher who went fro
Y. Chestertownp to Baltimore October z
!. to consult an oculist, has been locatt
in Philadelphia, the sight OF one eye c
tirely destroyed and the other serious
n ,, impaired. Her eyes were injured by
~ fall.
re BRIDGEv1LLE, Oct. 2o.-The funeral of
le Wesley Thawley was held yesterday al
,st interment made in Burrsville NJ. LeChur
be graveyard. Mr.. Thawley died WeJnesd
IS, while seated at supper. The other me
he bers OF the family noticed deathly pal
suddenly come over his face and beft
. l.sN 10, !.
had fallen from his chair to the floor
IT. piring in q very short time. Heart fail,
rts was the cause,
III New Castle, Oct 2O.-The last of 1
series of three weddings was celebru
last night in the Presbyterian chur
(which was filled to the doors to catcl
be glimpse Of the contracting parties. "
es, liam y. Rethwell, OF the firm of ]. I. &
J 3. Eias0n. and Miss Nina +. pobb.