Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09
THE EASTERN SHORE.

SALISBURY, Nd, NOV. 1.-Wednes-
day last Mr.. Levin Twilley found on
the road near the Double Mills pocket
book, in which was concealed piece of
paper about by inches, on which
was written an oath, taken by five men
whose names were written on the paper
The oath was in the shape of an article
of agreement, and was to the effect
that the men had banded themselves
together for robbery. An inventory Of
the articles gotten together showed a
large number of pistols, razors, billies,
dirk. knives and 150 keys. On the top Of
the book was written in bold hand,
"Leonard Hopkins book; bought lip
Baltimore, $780," On the reverse side OF
the paper was mans face drawn, with
clear space across the forehead in which
were the letters "a. o. H." which was
probably drawn to represent badge
and password. There was also cal
culation of $57, which was supposed to
have been stolen at sundry times, o
dividend of which had been calculated
for distribution. The names signed to
the paper were Leonard Hopkins, Levin
Wilson, Albert Bradley, Constantine
Westly and Allen Smiley. Hopkins
and Smiley are colored, the rest arc
white men. Though the thing was
evidently hoax, the pocketbook was
brought to Salisbury and shown to
States Attorney Rider. He authorized
Justice English Of Barren Creek to issue
warrants for the arrest of the parties.
Hopkins, Westly and Wilson were ar
rested. Bradley is now in Philadelphia
and Smiley is off on the water. The
men arrested denied any knowledge of
the paper and pocketbook, and they
were released. Hopkins said he was
not in the State of Maryland in 1890
and knew nothing of the pocketbook,
CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Nov. lon the
suggestion of DIR. James A. Steuart, sec
retary of the State Board of Health, q
conference will be held this month in
Chestertown in regard to sanitary mat
ters. DR.. Steuart will meet the county
commissioners, local physicians, judges
and justices of the peace. The meeting
will be held in order to reach some def
mite understanding with reference to the
work which has been assigned by the
Legislature to the State Board of Health
and the local boards of health.
CHEsTERrowN, Nd, Nov. 2.-No interest
in Kent county has enjoyed more rapid
or uninterrupted growth than that of rails
ing live stock, and to-day Kent stands as
one of the most extensive producers along
this line in Eastern Maryland. An idea of
the extent Of this interest may be drawn
| from the record of shipments so far made
during the year by rail from Chestertown
alone. These shipments were as follows :
Twenty-three carloads Of lambs, 10 car
loads Of lambs and calves, 8 carloads of
L.. he, 1.r.. rta - l..
| and carload of cattle. making total of
| AZ carloads of 100 head of stock each. In
addition to this there were shipped in less
than carload lots 425 calves, IS sheep and
lambs and AZ hogs.
Reducing this to dollars and cents the
| following handsome result is given $500
lambs at 81, 50, 200; 1000 lambs and calves,
allowing 500 Of each and putting the lambs
as above at 81 and the calves at S6 we
have $1,000; 700 calves, hogs and lambs
| divided into thirds, we have 233 lambs at
81. 1892; 23S calves at Ss, s1,s64; and 23S
| hogs at 81, 1851; 1 carload of hogs at 81
each, we have $780, 100 head of cattle at
S25, $500, and with S2,l43 from the
smaller shipments referred to gives grand
total of S24, $40 at this station alone. Mas
sey's Kennedyville, Millington and War
ton are equally extensive transportation
| points for live stock, while large quan,i-
ties axe forwarded from other stations and
| by water. A conservative estimate puts the
amount of sales of stock from the entire
county at over S125,0O annually.
The creamery business, which is only
| another branch of this same industry,
| adds thousands of dollars to the annual
| receipts of the farmers from this source.
| Thus it will be seen that the Kent county
farmer is rapidly solving the question Of
| what to do while wheat and corn are sell
| ing at Improbable prices, and is rapidly
| becoming stock-raiser, introducing that
| greatest secret of success variety of in
terests on the farm.
| CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Nov. 2.-The general
| dry goods store of Samuel Shuster, Oh
Main street, was broken into last night
between IL and o'clock and the money
drawer and change, amounting to seven or
eight dollars, were taken off. The thieves
entered by breaking out the large glass in
the front window. No goods were touched.
nor were any clues left as 10 the identity of
the parties.
| ELKToN, Nd, Nov. 3.-Miss Anna M.
| Rudolph died this morning at her rssidehce
| on Main street, Elkton, after an illness cf
several weeks from abscess of tho lenst,
| in the 10th year OF her age. she Eas d
daughter of Tobias Radolph, the ttiEd of
that name, who was distinguished law
| yer and poet of some ability. he was
| tho author of drama entitled ''Enf1cred.'
He died in 1928, leaving four ohilSrcn, of
whom Miss Anna was the last survivor.
CEETREvtLLE, MD, Nov. 3.TW. B.
| Tiighman of Baltimore, has sold his flne
farm of 26O acres, IN Coye Neck, Queen
Anne's county, to W. w. Hurlcck for