Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-02
THE EASTERN SHORE.

NhEoIEhiONN, ND, OCt, ZJ,-ln -henJ
county the yield and pack Of tomatoes has
been considerably above what was ex-
pected, and the season has been profitable
TO both growers and packers alike. Pack
ing houses were operated in nearly every
section OF the county and thousands Of
cases OF tomatoes were packed, many of
which were sold and shipped before the
close of the season. The crop brought
thousands of dollars into the pockets of
the growers. Independent of tho enormous
quantity packed by local canneries vast
quantities were carried by regular lines of
vessels to Baltimore and Port Deposit can.
neries. Numsen & Co., OF Baltimore, have
alone shipped $40 tons of tomatoes from
Shallcross, on Sassafras river, and over
1OO tens from Gales wharf, on Worton
creek. One grower estimates that he has
realized $50 per acre over his patch. The
grower received So, or so cents per ton
more for their crop than OH previous years,
and, when the quantity is considered, ii
will be seen that the benefits TO this crop
alone are something handsome, aud by
general consent the tomato is conceded to
be the safest and most profitable crop
raised by the Kent county farmers,
CAMBRIDGE, MD, Oct. 29.--The store on
the corner of Race and Poplar streets, in
Cambridge, occupied by J. @. Wagner,
grocer and butcher, was discovered on fire
on the inside by Night Watchman Bro.
hawn at b O'Clock this morning. This was
the hrst occasion to test the efficiency of
the new fire system of water works lately
established in Cambridge, and the result
was most gratifying. In a few moments
after the alarm several sections of hose had
been attached to tire-plug on the corner
and the fire was extinguished. The goods
were badly damaged by smoke and water.
ELKToN, Mp, Oct. 29.-The political
campaign In Cecil county this year has
been one of the quietest in the history of
politics for the past 10 years, Very little
active work has been done by either party
The Democrats are fairly well organized,
but the Republicans have not effected an
organization of the county for campaign
work this fall. What has been done has
been done entirely by the local candidates
in soliciting votes. While there was some
dissatisfaction at the opening Of the CAM
paign in the Democratic party, it appears
to have died away. With the exception
OF discussions going, on in the local papers
person would hardly know that politi-
cal campaign was in progress In the
county.
A Democratic mass-meeting was held
last night under the auspices of the Third
District Democratic Club. The meeting
was held in the open air and was well
attended, Frank Scott presiding. The
speakers were Charles q. Crothers, William
II; Kilgore and George w. Cruikshank.
PRINcEss ANNE, MD, Oct. 3l.--Norton
]. r. Tull, sheriff OF Somerset county. re-.
ceived to-day from Annapolis the death
warrant of Arthur Courtney and Henry
Taylor, the murderers of Captain Frank
Cooper. At 4 O'Clock this afternoon the
sheriff, accompanied by few friends.
went to the Jail to read the death warrant
to the prisoners. After the sheriff had
finished reading the warrant Courtney
asked. referring to the great seal of Mary
land, What is that red thing on the
paper2" He was told by the sheriff that
it was the great seal OF the State of Mary.
land. Courtney then wrote on a slate
which he had in his cell the time, Decem-
Der 10th, appointed for their execution.
Since their conviction Courtney, who has
a talent for drawing, has amused himself
drawing ships and vessels, and has drawn
an excellent representation of the James
Y. Dagger, the vessel upon which Captain
Cooper was murdered.
CAMBRlDGE. Nd. Oct. 3l.-Mr. Vincent
Burkart of Bremen, Ind, brother of
Rev. Nicholas Burkart, the founder of the
German colony in Dorchester county has
bought the old Manning tract Of 400 acres
from George Albert Thompson ard will
divide it into small parcels and sell TO emf
grants. The land lies near the drawbridge
anu Is fertile. MT, burkart is prOSperOuS
farmer and has lived in Indiana nearly ali
his life. He, with another brother, the
Rev. Jacob Burkart of Toledo, o., accom-
panied the Rev. Nicholas Burkart and the
party Of so colonists who arrived in Dor
chester from Brainerd, Kan, on Wednes-
day last, and spent some time looking al
the property in the vicinity OF the Nanti
coke. 1t was then that the negotiations
1or the purchase OF the Manning property
CHEsTERTowS. Mo-. Oct. 3t.-Jt Is now
positively decided that no Republican
nominations will be made in Kent county
this year. The official ballots are now in
the hanos Of the printers and the only
name in the Republican column Is that ~
James L. Perkins, for State COMPTROLLER.
Miss Bertha NJ. Stiles, of Bedford, Mass.
has been appointed to the vacancy IN
Washington College occasioned by the
resignation Of Miss Josephine Bean, Miss
STILES, after graduating at schools in Mas.
sachusetts,, completed postgraduate
course at the Boston University.
II is estimated that the Worlds Fair took
1000 from Kent county. The number
Of visitors from the county is put at two
hundred, with an average expenditure Of
The Washington College foot. ball foam
mas disoanded and all dates for games have
been cancelled. The team had been dc.
feated by both the Baltimore CITY COLLEGE
team aud the Elkton team In the only two
games which they played this season,