Evening journal., 1894-01-22
Rooms and board. Mrs Myers, THIRD stroe
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Fairlee. near Chestertown, Md, is to
havea creamery.
White potatoes ere scarce aud high
priced in Sussex.
The markets Of CrisGeld have been well
stocked with muskrats
Crisdeld is building handsome and
commodious town hal.
Delaware land will produce az 1-t2
bushels Of barley per acre.
There are twenty-five prisoners IN
Ei5ton jail 40 the present time.
Seaford Is TO have a new town hall It
will cost $500 and is to be completed
June /.
Farmers about Georgetown are hard
pushed for help, although Offering good
wages.
Fine fresh cod fish were in the Lewes
market during the past week at 8 cents a
pound
The new post office at Lewes is said to
be the most conveniently arranged Of any
In the state.
Large catches Of rock aud white perch
are being made off Woodland Beach,
AANAN NVNhNl,
There is prevailing disposition to
organize Fire Insurance Company In
Sussex county
"'he mayor Of Lewes Is reported to
have walked on with another mans hat
on Thursday, says the Pilot
A. b. Riggin, a terrapin dealer. of
Crisheld, has en- band 40 present over
tf "a
The work Of recouuting the ballots
cast at the late election for sheriff Of
Cecil county as directed by the court
began 20 day.
Snow Hill, the county seat OF Worces-
ter county, will have new Court House.
The walls Of the old Court House have
been condemned.
Since the confirmation OF Major
Wootten as Indian agent Laurel has
been agogas 90 the appointment of his
successor in the express Office.
John Ford moved from Galena to the
Anthony johnson farm on a Thursday,
and removed back into town the following
Monday with his wagons decorated with
flags
The Sussex County Farmers Institute
will be held In the Court House at
Georgetown. on Tuesday afternoon.
The subject of drainage will be dis
cussed
A governmeatweather signal service is
10 be established at Laurel. II will dis.
play signals daily in accord with tue
government reports furnished by tele.
graph direct from the government
weather bureau.
Talbot county has i06 road Supervisors
and 800 miles of road for them 90 over
see. They have all been appointed for
another year. and will be themselves
strictly supervised by the county com
missioners and the county road league.
A Laurel exchange saws; Our depot is
now without night operator and ticket
agent, but those wishing TO use the
midnight trains can do so by purchasing
tickets during the day aud Notifying the
authorities what train is wanted aud il
will be stopped
Rev. William Il. Shepp, pastor OF the
Presbyterian Church, of Georgetown.
has sent in his resignation and expects
TO leave that town with his family next
month. Mr. Shepp will likely quit the
ministry for one year on account OF
physical disability
The oyster crop Of the Delaware beds
is complete failure this season. All OF
the oyster boats, about thirty Eve IN
number, are laid mp and the oystermer
out Of employment This is an caused
by little insect which bores hole IN
the shell Of the oyster, aud the oyster
soon dies
The prospects FOR peach crop are s,
far good. The trees are generally fun Of
live buds. While the weather has beer
mild and sometimes warm, only the budl
on young trees In warm situations ar,
appreciably swollen. Heavy frosts have
kept them dormant