Evening journal., 1894-08-24
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


DR. J. NJ Il. Batemep, e. A. Bate
man, j. +. Bateman and Wilfred Bate
man, sons Of he late Colonel Henry 4.
Bateman, have presented TO Trinity Ca
thedral, Esston, handsome silver and
gold receiving bsson as memento to
their deceased father.
The farmers of Wicomico are iublant
over their prospects for the best corn
crop for ten years. The acreage of corn
is heavier here than for many years. Tire
yield will bs something wonderful The
watermelon crop has brought great deal
Of money in the county The strawberry
crop was a fair one, and the prospect for
the potato crop is said to bs better than
for years.
Henry Johnson Is In jail, charged with
assault with intent. to kill George
anna Thomas, his wife. both colored, of
Easton He struck the woman, it Is
charged, a powerful blow acrosss the
back of the head and neck with a club
and rendered her unconscious. johnson
served term of two years in the peni-
tentiary for an assault on another colored
woman.
Captain l. FL White, Of the poiice-boat
Nellie jackson, has served notice on the
oystermen of Wicomco county that he
will not tolerate oystering this year until
they have secured licenses.
Miss Letitia Rider, aged sixty two
years died yesterday at the home Of her
sister, Mrs l. H. Houston, at Vienna,
Dorchester county, Nd She was half
sister Of tho wife Of OK Governor jackson
aud Of Granville r Rider, of Wa h.
ington, d. @. Salisbury was her birth
place, her father being DR.. w. Fl. Rider,
who died In 1877.
A lamp explode 10 the store of Mrs.
Annie WaIrena, at Coleman'a, Kent
county, Wednesday night The family
had retired for the night and the lamp
had been left burning in the store. 1t
exploded setting fire to the building.
The storehouse and dwelling were to
gether and we're destroyed and nearly all
Of the store goods were burned The fire
spread to blacksmith shop near by and
destroyed it also.
The Woman's Temperance Union OF
Queen Anne'a county held it's annual con :
vention at Perry's Corner this week. The
exercises consisted OF music, the pres
entatiou OF district reports and ad
dresses. The sessions were attended by
a large number in addition to the regular
delegates.
Charles Ashby, colorCd, Of CrisHeld,
was seriously wounded by an ak in the
hands of his father last Tuesday.
Young Ashby who Is seventeen years Of
age, went grabbing that day as usual.
and while working in the river one Of
his companions lost scrape. Ashby
went TO his sssistance He consumed 4
great deal of time in This manner, and
returned with few crabs. On reaching
home his father was greatly enraged,
and struck him three times over the head
The boys condition is considered
critical
The Middletown shirt factory has re-
sumed operations after q shut down
lasting for ten days The women employ.
cd there have returned from THEN
vacations
1t is reported that Comedion Crowley
with the Kickapoo Indian Company
which has been doing the state towns
died this week at a town in Maryland
He was one OF the leading men of this
company.
There was 3 sllghu fire in Dover yes
terday afternoon, caused by the exposior
of can of gasoline t-the home Of viii
liam n. Boggs. The Robbins Hose Com.
pany responded to the alarm and extin
guished tho flames.
Alexander Harrington, OF Frederick
has been granted pension certificate.
e George w. Clifford, Of Zion. has thrsshst
his 81 acres OF oats The yisld was 8
bushels per acre. Mr.. Clifford feel
elated over tho sale Of this crop IS b
received 3S cents per bushel and SIS 80
ton for the straw. He thinks It was tn
best paying piece of ground under cul
tivation