Middletown transcript., 1894-05-26
PENINSULA NEWS.

The Prohibition State Conyention to
nominate candidates for Governor and
Congressman will be held in Dover Thurs-
day, June 14th..
Dover is making extensive preparations
for a Grand Fourth of July Celebration,
which promises to eclipse anything of the
sort in the state.
The High School of Wilmington has
engaged the Opera House for the pur-
pose of the annual commencement which
takes place June 9th.
The Centreyille NJ. E. Sunday School will
run their excursion to Colchester Beach
on June 2sth. The M. P. Sunday School of
Centreville will run an excursion to Anna
polls on June 7th.
Governor Reynolds Saturday pardoned
Bernard Dorsey, sentenced to Is days in
New Castle Jail for larceny. The pardon
preserves his citizenship, which would
otherwise have been forfeited.
| Examination of Wilmington horse that
had refused to eat for nearly two weeks
resulted in finding large needle imbedded
in the root of its tongue. 1t was removed
and the horse at once began eating.
Governor Reynolds has been invited by
Pen and Pencil Club, of Philadelphia, to
| be present at the entertainment of the Wis
iting members of the Baltimore Journa-
lists Club in Philadelphia this Saturday
and Sunday
The contract for the addition to st. Josephs
Catholic Orphanage in Wilmington. was
| awarded to AS. Reed & Bro. for ,613. Work
will be commenced next week. 1t will be
four-story building, 22xs5 feet, to cost be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000.
| An immense sea turtle, weighing over
25O pounds and measuring about 8 feet
| across the back from side to side was caught
in the Delaware Bay, off Cedar Beach, by
the sturgeon fishermen, this week. 1t was
shipped to Philadelphia soup house.
Fruit stations, with agents in charge have
been established on the Delaware Railroad
at Ross, Broad Creek and Bacon's Mill
Pond. A freight yard two miles long has
been established at Delmar, and night
operators have been stationed at Woodside.
| Bridgeville and Laurel.
| Ex-Governor Jackson, of Maryland, has
purchased lot in Salisbury, opposite the
Methodist Episcopal Church, for S2,525
The lot will be occupied by Trinity Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South. The congre
CATION has decided to build more commo-
dious and ornamental structure.
The commencement exercises of the
| Newark public schools. Joseph B. Handy
principal, will be held Friday evening,
June 18th, in the college auditorium when
a class of eight students will graduate.
Lewis c. Vandegrift of Wilmington, will
deliver an address to the retiring class.
Contractor Archibald S. Reed expects
that the stone work of the new post office
at Wilmington, will be finished next week.
/ In three months time he will hand over
his contract to the government completed.
Mr. Reeds work covered period of two
years and the contract price was $4,000.
| Deputy Fish Commissioner Thomas
Hughlett, Jr., who has charge of the Tuck
ahoe Hatching Station. says he has distri-
buted this spring 100000 of young shad
| fry in the Eastern Shore waters. This is the
largest distribution ever made in any one
season since the State fishery commission
has been established.
The sturgeon fishers, making their head
quarters at mouth of the Mispillion river
| still continue to reap rich harvest. The
nets used vary in length from 250 to 400
fathoms and are made of heavy cord. At
the Mispillion river three firms are engaged
in the business employing 40 boats manned
| by nearly 100 fishermen.
A heavy wind, hail and rain storm swept
over the lower section of Queen Anne's
| last week The wheat in the lower section
of the county was damaged very considera
bly, by the hail. The wheat was in blossom
and the injury is likely to be great A
number of farmers had their corn seriously
hacked, and the crop retarded.
William H. Guthrie, well-known hotel
keeper, died at his home in Glasgow, Del,
on Friday of last week in the 10Th year of
| his age. Several weeks ago he fell OIL the
porch and broke his right hip and on ac-
count of his age it was impossible for him
to recover. He leaves one daughter, Mrs
Harry Dayett. of Pencader Hundred.
The champion field of cookie in the
| county, is said to be near Lynch's station.
| The outlook for a crop, however, is not as
promising as it might be, as the cookie
seeded was not altogether clean, and some
| wheat is seen scattered over the field.
| There are several other first. rate fields of
cookie in the county. ChestertoWn Tran
script
Ex Governor +. L. jackson, of Salisbury
has arranged to go to Europe in very
short while. He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Jackson, Misses Margaret and Nellie
Jackson and the Younger children, Masters
Hugh. Everett and Richard They will go
direct 10 Carlsbad. The Misses Jackson
| will remain in Dresden for about year to
lake special courses in music and painting.
The ravages of cut-worm are greater this
year than for long time. Several farmers
near Milford have been forced to plant
their corn a second time In some fields
| there is a worm for every hill. This worm
is between one and one-half and two inches
in length. Itcannot stand hot sun. and
SO works at night, cutting young plants
such as melons corn, cabbage, tomato and
sweet potato, off even with the ground.
Most of the plants so cut, die. Mr.. S. S.
Pennewill, of Greenwood, reports ten acres
Of cantaloupes nearly destroyed and H. l..
Hynson has lost the first planting of five
acres of melons in the same way.
Coxey in Jail.
Coxey Browne and Jones, the Common
veal leaders. were sentenced by Judge
Miller i'm the Police Court Monday to
twenty days in Jail for displaying banner
| in the Capitol oro,Inds Cnyev and Browne