Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
THE EASTERN SHORE.


Feripatetfc speakensy-Land Sales In
Kent County.
EAsToN, Nd, Jan. 3.--The stock
holders of the Peninsula Mutual Reliei
Association met to-day In their office In
Easton. These officers were elected
President, b. +. Parlett; Vice President
DR.. Il. II. Gilpin; Treasurer, L. II. Roe
Medical Director for Maryland and
Virginia, DIR. julius A. johnson; fol
Delaware, DIR. b. l.. Lewis; Attorney
Major William e. Stewart; Directors
B. Il. Parlett, L. II. Roe, w. II. Burnite
DR.. t. II. Gilpin, A. A. Pascault, w. e
Sheppard, Judge Levi d. Travers, s. f.
Mason and r. w. Blackstone.
The meadow lands lying north OF
Easton have for years given much
trouble, and through insufficient drain.
age have threatened the health of the
town, in the opinion of the local health
authorities. Recently the county com.
missioners, through a power conferred
on them by a section of the code, sub
title draining Lands" recently ap.
pointed A. A. Pascault, DIR. Charles
Lowndes and Hedge Thompson a COM
mission, and they have reported in favor
of cutting ditch six feet in depth in a
straight line through the meadow lots
of Mrs. Anna X. Dawson, Gen. i. l.. Il.
Hardcastle and George II. Goldsbor-
ough. This, it is thought, will secure
proper drainage.
EAsToN, Nd, Jan. S.-Lloyd Sanders,
colored, was before Justice Sparks, st.
Michaels, charged with selling whisky
by the swallow. 1t is alleged that he
carried bottle around with him and
sold the ardent at five cents a gulp,
taken from the bottle, relying on we'll
known laws of physics TO prevent the
entire bar being bought out at one sale.
Sanders waived an examination and
was held in 81 900 bail for the action of
the grand jury.
The Rev. A. NJ. Courtenay, who re-
Gently removed from Baltimore to Allie
gany City, has sold his Double Mills"
farm OF "a acres, on the Tired Avon
river, in Talbot county, for $4,000. The
farm is q historical place. Years ago
two wind-mills for grinding wheat and
corn stood there, and manufactured
Hour and meal for the country miles
around. The mills disappeared long
ago with the advent of steam mills. The
present Double Mills farm is but small
part of the original tract. For genera
tons it was the seat of the Leonards.
maritime people, who had large ship
ping trade from the granaries and ware
houses at that point
Mr.. Owen Norris, president of the
Talbot County Sheep Breeders Asso.
citation, has appointed William Willis,
Robert X. Butler, Joseph Brown and
James Il. Mcdaniel members of the ex-
ecutiye committee. The president and
the secretary, Charles s. Darlington, are
also members of the committee. Two
Thousand five hundred dollars worth of
sheep were killed by dogs in Talbot
county in 1893.
Three small children of Romeo Dyer,
colored, at Oxford, were left alone ut
home while Romeo was ut work. An
infant, IA months old, was in a baby
carriage near the stove. The carriage
took fire and the child was burned TO
death. The neighbors discovered the
frc in time to save the house.
CENTREvILLE, Nd, Jan. 3.-Mr.
John II. Smith and Miss Ellen Sheu-
brooks were married tonight in Centre
vile Methodist Protestant Church by
Rev. S. B. rredway. The ushers were
Messrs. II, Heating, T. Heating, +.
Phillips and r. Eddins.
AT Rockville Methodist Protestant
Church Rev. William Warner, at 8
o'clock, married Mr.. james Davis and
Miss Mary Seney, daughter of Mr..
Joshua Seney. AT 7 o'clock the same
minister married Mr.. William Cook and
Miss Della Embert.
Samuel Marvel, constable of the
Fifth district, examined his pistol to
find why n cartridge had failed to ex-
plode. Just then the pistol was dis.
charged and his left hand was wounded.
The oystermen Of Plney Neck are
circulating petition asking the Legis-
lature not to lease the oyster bars of the
county, but to allow the law to remain
as it now is.
The Queen Anne's National Bank has
increased the surplus fund to $4,000.
Burglars robbed @. o. Ford's store at
Winchester of $50.
KENT COUNTY LAND SALES.
CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Jan. SIN the
last month some of the most valuable
property in the county has changed
ownership. The fine farm of 2424 acres
on the road leading from Chestertown
to Chesterville, was decided from William
Cochran to Annie NJ. Cochran for So 900.
The splendid property Of Thomas A.
Hume, near Colchester, and containing
800 acres, has been transferred to Mrs.
Hume for $500. James A. Pearce,
trustee, sold to Judge Joseph A. Wickes
the farm of 1861 acres, ON Chester river,
for $4,303,77; Richard B. Hynson, at
torney, to Mr.. Sutton 1888 acre farm,
in the scond district, for $15, 0S7; Thomas
ID. France and wife to james r. De
Corse, the farm, "Kent Land" contain
ing $50 acres; James T. De Corse and
wife to Emma p. France a property of
1893 acres, in Quaker Neck; also wood
land and tenement houses; Sarah A.
Armstrong has sold her one.half inter-
est in tho MAInni,ls EialAn 60. -.