Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-05
THE EASTERN SHORE.

ton OF the country between Barren
Greek and Riverton, Wicomic county
has been infested with gang of daring
thieves for the past two weeks. The
marauders operated on the farmhouses
and stole everything from 25.cent
piece to a suit of clothes. Last night
they visited the farm of Mr.. Phillips
Turning his cattle into the cornfeld
they went to the residence and reported
the cattle loose. Mr.. Phillips at once
| went to his barn to see about the cattle
taking his wife with him. 1t had beer
reported that there were several hun
dred dollars in the house, and while MIR
Phillips and his wife were looking aftel
the cattle, the robbers entered and ran
sacked the place in search of money
Mrs. Phillips, returning to the house &c
secure her bonnet, surprised the gang
and frightened them away. To-day Mr.
Phillips visited Salisbury and placed bis
money in bank. Several farmhouses
have been robbed in broad daylight.
SALISBURY, MD, Sept. 21-The fl We
| years-old son of Thomas @. Disharoon
of Salisbury, was drowned at the Mary.
land steamboat wharf Monday shortly
after the steamer left the dock. The
little fellow was playing in boat and
fell into the water, and before assistance
could reach him he was drowned. His
| body was recovered.
CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Sept. 27.-A
force of wTeckers under the persona
supervision of Superintendent Il. S.
Graves of the Baltimore and Philadel.
phia Steamboat Company, are at work
raising the steamer Josephine Thomp-
son, which ran aground and sank at
Travilla's wharf, on August nth. Piles
have been driven on both sides of the
vessel, stringers placed across, and by
means of heavy leverage the stern Of
the vessel will he raised until the fissurt
in the iron hull is closed. Steel plates
will be riyited on, making the hui
water-tight. The boat will be pumped
out and towed to Baltimore for repairs
CENTREvILLE, Nd, Sept. 27.-Miss
| Nancy Webster Heating, daughter o!
ex.Comptroller Thomas ]. Heating, dice
Monday night at her fathers residence
in Centreyille. Miss Keating was il
her 10Th year and had been sick fol
about five years. Her illness com
menced while on visit to her uncle
the late Colonel Edwin H. Webster o.
Hartford county. Shortly after return
ing home her eyes became affected ant
the result was total blindness. Sht
bore her sufferings with remarkable
fortitude, and was always patient ant
cheerful. -,..
ELKToN, ND, Sept. 2s.-The granary OF
the farm of j. Kennard Simpers, nea
Union, Cecil county, was destroyed by fire
| together with the contents. including 2
| hnshaia nf utaa OK htfahalo Of ont M
about half ton of phosphate. The loss i
estimated at $500. The origin of the fire il
a mystery.
SHARpTowH, MD., Sept 2s.-The largt
crate and basket factory belonging to tn,
late firm of J. Robinson q Bro. of Sharp
town, Wicomico county, was sold at pRbli
sale to A, w. Robinson and W. ii
Knowles. The amount paid, including th
wharf property, was $500. Work at tn
begin about the middle of November. /
employs a number of hands, both mer
and women.
PRINCESS ANNE, Nd, Sept. 26.-Levin L
Waters as trustee, has sold the Almoding
ton estate, located on the Manokin river
about nine miles from Princess Anne, Il
Roger Woolford for 81, ,460. This is one O
the finest estates in Somerset county, ant
beautifully located on the Manokin river
In less depressing times the estate woult
have brought double the amount for which
it was sold.
Mr.. Wilmington Polk has sold to DAME
Dubbs of Baltimore county, his farm in
| Dublin district the price paid being S. 600
The sale of the Drownstone farm
owned by Jacob R. Aller, two miles from
Princess Anne, was consummated las
week. The purchasers are Powell brother
of Shadeland, Pa, owners of the largest
| ufAnly fr,f laT II Ttft taA Tho r.rfa
paid was s14 200, seven thousand cash anC
seven thousand III registered stock.
DENTON, Md, Oct. BIN opening thl
regular fall term Of court for Carolin,
| county Judge Frederick Stump calleC
the attention of the grand jury to thu
unsafe condition of the public records
and administered scathing rebuke tc
those who have neglected SO vital mat
ter.
Two important cases will likely b
tried this session-one of the Stat,
against John W. Thawley, late collec
tor of taxes, on the charge of embez
| element, and the other against Jacol
Anstett, on the charge of bigamy. Somt
time ago Anstett married after having
been divorced mensa ct thoro from hi
| former wife.
G.Towers, AN employe at Downe's mill
near Denton, became entangled in the
machinery betting and had his forearm
broken in three places and the flesi
badly lacerated. DR.. George dressed the
wound.
The Denton National Bank has a
| this time the largest amount of depostI
since its organization. The good price
realized on strawberries and peaches
have brought into the county many
thousands of dollars.
The committee ON building a new
Methodist Protestant church IN Dentor
have decided not to build until spring
A lot for church site will be purchased
| at once.
CAMBRIDGE, Md, Oct. 3.-The Dor
chester Democratic county convention
met in Cambridge to-day and organized
by electing George w. Woolford presi
dent and Victor Carroll and w. Grasol
Smith secretaries. The following ticke
was nominated: NH
Senator-Joseph II. johnson.
House of Delegates William 4
Applegarth, DIR. f. p. Phelps, Levy u
| Travers.
Sheriff-William Q. Dean.
Nouuty SOnlnlsSfOuers-'JCn M. OOl
ston, II. Il. Loomis, j.. Wilson Dahl
William Hurlock.
For the Senate the names before th,
convention were Joseph H. johnson
DIR. b. l.. Smith and Levy d. Travers
The name OF Levy d. Travers wa
Withdrawn before the vote was com
menced, which afterward stood: John
son, 81; Smith, 10.
PRINcEss ANNE, Nd, Oct. 9Th,