Evening journal., 1894-07-16
PENINsuLA MEWs pARAaRAPHs.

Huckleberries and blackberrles are
now plentiful In Sussex county.
Goosebery piumbs are plentiful and
selling for 4 cents o quart in Georgetown
msrket
Some Of the very largest terrspln Of
the red leg variety have from time to
time been taken by Bivea Cain and
placed in pen built along the edge of
/ The pond in front OF the Davis mills,
says the Milford Chronicle IL is not
uncommon Co 6ud them Weighing from
six o. seven pounds each
The seventeen year locusts have made
their appearance ia the vicinity Of Mil
ford
Democratic primaries will be held i'm
| Worcester county on Saturday July 81,
and the county convention on the fol-
! lowing Tuesday. Worcester will have
no candidate for Congress.
J. 7. Cbipman has sold $40 worth OF
hay cut from his town lot adjoining his
residence and Is likely to have as much
more at a second cutting, says the
/ Georgetown Republican. This is
sample Of what can be done with Sussex
land where IL Is properly improved.
The annual pony penniug of Chinco-
league and Assateague takes place on
Thursday and Friday, August Q and 3,
when ponies Of all sizes and colors will
be offered at public aad private SALE A
big boat race Is to DO among the at
FACTIONS.
George Webb, aged %. one Of Crisfsld's
most popular young men, died at his
home on Main street yesterday He haG
been ill with typhoid fever for about
twelve days He was a member of the
Order Of Red Men
Two white boys are in Worcester
county ial, charged with robbing the
money drawer Of the keeper Of Ocean
/ City bridge who also keeps a small store
40 the foot Of the bridge he left the
boys in the store while he went to op
the bridge draw; when he returned the
boys were gone and so was bis cash. They
returned TO Ocean City and were arrrsted
r. Beachamp was arrested and released
ON bail, charged with stabbing William
rilghman, his neighhor, near Green Hill,
I Somerset county There was a disturb
auco 40 the house of Beachamp ana
| rlghman WIS oaledton for protection,
and was trying TO make peace when he
was hurt lie was cut on the arm aud
10 the breast, but tho wounds are not
considered dangerous
The steamer Sas afras took an ex.
cursion party from Havra de Grace 10
| Rochester Beach to-day About 400
persons were aboard. The excursion
was given under the auspices of the
Young Folks Circle of Havre de Grace
The following fourth ella SIS postmasters
have been appointed for Delaware .
samuel Graham, Brownsville, vice T. w
Brown, resigned D. Z Vandever. Forest,
| vice w z. Reynolds, resigned; Wander
/ son, Little Creek, vice w s Hendrick
SON, removed; Alfred Taylor, McCiel
landsgille, vice w. b. Mackey, removed
The public library Of Laurel will be
sold at auction TO morrow.
much-in-love Georgetown young
lady recently went shopping with her
dress on inside out.
Parsonsburr, Sussex county, camp will
begin August 10
Georgetown has thus far been free
from the invasons OF the "pesky" NOS
quito this season
The annual election Of teachers for
the Georgetown public schools will be
held on Monday, July 90
George w Beunum is quite as good as
g terrier for catching rats, says the
Gsorge Democrat A few days
siuce while passing the poultry yard Of
Dr w Messck, he spied large rat
trying TO enter where the young chick
ems are kept and Ina o moment was over
the fence aud captured the rodent with
his bare hands
Harry Patchett aud Il Avery Tut
bin have returned from their bicycle
trip TO Albany. N Y. They were gone
nine days They rode from Easton 60
New York then up the Hudson TO ell
bany, returning by the same route The
entire distance covered was ZOO miles,
800 of which was covered on bicy oles
They made the trip from New York to
Germantown In eleven hours.
William Warren, overseer on the farm
OF Fletcher Wilson, In Elk Neck, had
his right leg broken He was driving a
team Of oxen along the shore when the
wagon struck a large drift Jog The log
rolled down the bank on 81 r Warren and
held him fast A neighbor, hearing his
cutlery, went 60 his rescue
Inc permanent street improvement of
North East has begun in earnest under
the supervision OF Philip s. Cameron.
civil engineer The town having been
bonded the improvement will be carried
through TO completion Crushed stone
will be put on the streets and made into
a hard, compsct mass, and when finished
will be one of the finest avenues in tbe
state The humber of men employed on
the streets Is twenty five, with ten carts
James Buckwith, a respected citizen Of
Chesapeake City, died suddenly while
sitting In a chair at his residence Frsd ay
evening .oi heart disease. Mr. Beck
with had been enjoying the best OF
health, and his death was a great shock
90 bis family.
Springer the Halter Fourth and
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