Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
EASTERN SHORE NEWS.

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S400 per year be allowed, the building to
be erected by the town. Mr.. Hooton dis
cussed the situation with representative
business men, and last night met the board
of town commissioners. Just what action
the department at Washington will take In
the matter is, of course, as yet unknown,
but the inspector stated that the govern
ment only had legal power to contract for
postofiice buildings of first and, second,
grade offices, and that SO far as he could
see the only thing to he done is Tor the
town TO erect the building and place the
rental of the room at such moderate
price that the postmaster could afford to
use it for postoffice purposes.
CBTsFiELD, MD. July 2S.-John Il. Sud
Ter of Fairmount district Somerset county, |
is announced as candidate for the State
DEEToN, Nd, July 26.-The heaviest
wind storm of the season swept through |
this section of Caroline county this after
noon and was followed by a light rain,
which ended a severe drought. 1t is
feared that the wind storm played havoc
with peach orchards that are full of
peaches.
Joseph H. White, brick manufacturer,
made an assignment to Walter H. Thomp-
son, trustee. Mr.. White has for years been
engaged in large business enterprises IN
Easton.
EAsToN, MD., July 26.-All the fish
tens of thousands of them=-in the paper
mill pond, near Easton, have died, and the
dead fish line the shores of the pond or
are floating about on the surface. The
odor arising from these purifying fish is
intolerable and an almost unhearable nui-
sance to those who pass OH the road that
skirts the pond. a south wind brings the
effluvia into Easton. A dam prevents the
tidewater from entering the pond and the
Nff,ty
high enough to overflow the dam. II has
been dry so long and so little rainfall this
summer that the upland streams which
empty into the pond have ceased to flow.
II is supposed the water has become stag
nant and poisonous from this cause.
EAsToN. MD., July 27.-J. Henry Reip of
Baltimore, has bought from Mrs. Elizabeth
Mortimer and children 40 acres Of land in
Broad Creek Neck, on Old Neck Cove, at
So an acre or $500 for the tract. He will
lay it off in building lots Of an acre each,
and thus get 500 an aero for the tract.
Mr.. Reip bought some land in the same
neighborhood a few years ago and has sue
cessfully handled it that way. The pur-
| chasers are generally oystermen, and they
build dwellings on the lots they buy. An
| oysterman will raise as much on an acre
or two of land as some farmers will raise
| on five acres.
| EAsroN, Mp., July 2S.--Robert Cooper,
who lives on Poplar Hill farm, near Easton,
was badly and perhaps fatally injured by
being struck on the head by the sweep OF
pair of loaded timber wheels. The fas-
| tening of the sweep gave way and II re-
/ bounded with great force striking Mr..
! Cooper as it fell.
ELKToN, MD., July 27.--The county COM
| missioners of Cecil have awarded contracts
for the erection of two iron bridges over
Millcreek- at point near Akin and the
other near Bacon Hill, station on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington. q Baltimore
road. The contractor for the. ironwork is
/ Geprae. McQuilkin of the Epterprise
| Machine Works, Elkton, at Sld56, and
the contract for the stonework was awarded
to Henry Mason.
ELKroN, Mp, July 2s.--The orphans
court for Cecil county was in special session
this week hearing evidence in the disputed
claims case of DR.. R. II. Smith of Havre
de Grace, Mrs. Emma J. McCardle and
Annie Davis of Perryville, against the
estate of Eliza ]. Williams, deceased. The
case was compromised.
ELKToN, MD, July 31.-Phe office o.
Joseph H. Steele, grain dealer, at Chesa
peake City, Cecil county, was entered
by burglars last night, The safe wa
broken open and box containing seve
raj important papers taken, including
insurance policies, but the ro5ber
secured no money.
Eleven tramps, who were arrested IL
Elkton Saturday night, under the va
, grant act, were released this morning.
William Gilmore, a young son o
William o. Gilmore of Baltimore, VIII,
. is visiting relatives in Elkton, met witt
: a serious accident this morning. II
was riding on wagon loaded with tlou
r from the mill of Henry Vinsingei
l When the team was short distanc
away from the mill he fell from tn
Y wagon, a wheel of the vehicle passin
4 over his leg at the thigh, breaking it,
Q GREENsBoRouGH MD., July 2S.-Th
$ peach growers are realizing the highes
Y prices ever know before for early varietie
which are being shipped. This section ha
1 an estimate number of more than 10000
0 trees in bearing.
n GREENsBoRoUGH, MD, July 81
t Chilton's, in Caroline county, is noN
G the noted campmeeting resort of thi
= section. Until within a few years it wa
e dense forest. The site of the cam
It was first planned by the Methods
G Protestant Church. In the beginnin
Il the eucampment was very small, but
is now one of the largest on the PeniI
7, sula. The attendance Sunday was ur
., usually large, numbering up in d
o thousands. From the fact that the cam
is directly on the line with Green
I; borough and Harrington, many person
{. attend the meetings from Delaware.
le Among the cottagers are Rev Q. |
le Day, |. J. Moore, w. A. Roe, w. |
q. Draper,W H. Smith, Fred, Carey, Mi
ID Coursey, j. IL. Thawley, John
Raughiey, A. Smith, Mr.. Cooper, NJ
Shaw, William Atwell, J. L. Bradle
William p. Stafford, A. t, Porter, Wi
liam A. Smith, G. w. Hobbs, DIR.
Salisbury, Purnell johnson, M
- Anthony, James stephens, Robert Ru
~ ~ sell, q. ii. Shields, J. H. Barwick, N
iis Kinnamon, Mr.. Porter, M. +. Alliban
= r. II. Thomas, Lemuel Dill, j.
~ Anthony, Riley Melvin, j. Mitche
N N Mrs. sgd. Melvin, NJ. B. Smith, Geor
is Cooper, NJ. e. Masten, j. B. Paris,
40 Harrington, David Cooper, B. Hobt
~ John Eaton, j. w. Starkey, Will Smit
!, T. II. Butler, Luther M. Dill CAPITA
IN Brockway, Peter Clark, J.W. Clark,
- G. Smith, r. Ii. Stafford, G. Jump, L
IA Adams, j. r. Wyatt, A. E. w. Grifit
je John Case, NJ. Cooper, Miss Williams
ie Harrington, George Kelley,J II. Hugh
az William Smith, John Garter, Mrs. 5.
ls Whitby.
~ HILLsBoRoUeH, MD, July pa ba
~ on the farm of Justice Raymond, one m
'a' west of Andersontown, Caroline coun
&c, was burned yesterday morning at
si- O'Clock. Loss about $500, on which the
Is, is some insurance. d. W. Hignault
,c- tenant on the farm, and he succeeded
,rf building, making his loss small. The
~ oripinated from the burning of hen ne