Evening journal., 1894-03-19
PENINsuLA Ngws PARAaRAPHs.

PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
Georgetowners are imblbing sassafras
tea
Wild fowl is abundant in Chineotesgue
waters
Herring sell in Millsboro for three cents
apiece.
The fine weather Of this month has
about closed the muakrat season.
The Philadelphia A. NJ. T.. Conference
will meet in Mt Zion Church. Dover.
May ..
There are a dozsn persons i'm Lowes
who can't speak a word Of English The
Pilot is responsible FOR this.
Charles L. Moore. Esq, recently re-
elected mayor OF Georgetown has declined
70 accept the position.
The next annual session Of the Mary
land State Council. Jr O. u. A. NJ will
convene In Elkton in April
Charles Gere, Of Lincoln, caught
thirty-two dne pike with q hook and
line In one hour, one day last week
Shad have been In the Dover market
the past week, caught in ST.. Jones
river, and sold for 80 20 10 cents per pair.
The wheat fields in Lawes and Beho
both are we'll advanced and look beau
! tiful, says the Pilot, who Is a good Judge
OF such matters.
In membership and financial standing
| the Red Men OF Milford, are the strong.
est secret organization In town. says
Milford paper
Miss Carrie r. Donovan. Of Milford
| Neck. has recently completed bed
Quilt In which there are three Thousand
five hundred and nineiy-six pieces.
The Milford Light and Water Commis
sion organized by reelectng Dr. Nathan
Pratt president, Dr. Geo. w Marshall,
secretary, ana Charles Barker, treasurer.
Drs. spruance aud Bmrett, Of Will
mington, nave bought the drug store Of
W. 4. Hessinger, al Elktoh DR.. Arthur
Barrett has taken charge of the store.
William Leonard, oolored boy. struck
John Evans, oolored, on the hsad with a
base bali bat. at Salisbury. aud Evans
Is now lying in an unconscious condition.
r. D.Ellegoo I, who hss been appointed
! postmaster Of Salisbury, has decided 10
appoint Seweh II. Egaus bis deputy
Mr.. Ellegood will probably not assume
control of the Office until April /.
The whooping cough seems to be the
next on the carpet r @. Whites en-
tire family is suffering with Il, he alone
escaping, and many others In town have
it, says the Georgetown Democrat
A new Democratic paper is said to b,
booked for Milford, which viii be backed
by Samuel q. Fisher, George Reynolds
! Charles Russell, James Henry Harrington
William +. Cauzey and W. r. Watson.
A disastrous forest fire is raging OF
Hog Hill. six miles south Of Elkton
North East 20 Eik Neck Many acres o
young timber have been DESTROYED Tn,
origin Of the FIRE is not known.
Edward Reynolds. Of near Georgetown
and teaching school near Blsckwater
was ariaigned before a justice Of tn
peace, recently, charged with whipping
one Of his pupils. Mr. Reynolds CAV
IS bail and the matter will be settled at tll
n April term Of court at Georgetown.
: The Pilot says the court room7 a
* Georgetown is very much in need O
y some alterations, so that the acoustii
principles may be improved. AS Il is q
present. the eloQuence Of the attorney
q echoes and reverberates. along the wall
70 and are lost in confusion.
r Sportsmen say the time was neve
lr before known when foxes were as pier
IN tiful IN the southern psrt Of Dslawar
70 as now. In almost every direction
ssq within two OF three miles OF the tow
of n fox IS sure TO be jumped at any timl
Chsses are Of daily occurrence.
Y A novel idea in the nursery bushes
has been promulg gated by r. s. Johnston
Io nurseryman at Stockley. Delaware, VII
5sS has a lot Of spple trees to give ava
They are of the best variety and wi
- make nice trees IL properly trained. M
'n' Johnston will deliver these trees aboI
a. April l.