Evening journal., 1895-01-28
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


There ought to be degree established
IN the colleges of the United States Of
B B B Bachelor Of Base Ball, suggests
the Delaware Pilot.
w. w. Welch, Of Bridgeville, will
apply for patent on an improved clothes
horse
The necessity for safety gates at the
Market street crossing, at Georgetown,
is becoming more apparent each day.
The constant shifting and moving OF
trains at that thoroughfare make It ex-
T. emely dangerous to pedestrians and
teams
Twenty Of the Sussex county teachers
have their post Office address at George.
town.
The chickenpox has made its appear
ance in Georgetown.
A steam laundry will be established
at Milford soon, the parties being now
engaged In purchasing the necessary
machinery 1t will be operated by
power from Matthews & Sons foundry,
near the station.
Smyrna people are hustllng about
preparing for the accom- modatlon Of 2Sa
ministers and laymen who are expecting
to be at the meeting of conference this
Spring, Thus far 239 homes have been
provided.
Robert P. Small, Of Lincoln, is an ap-
pllcant for a position as state detective.
II Is said that George w. johnson, oi
MIllsbOro is also an applicant for th'
position.
A Lewes woman suggests onion souI
as an excellent remedy from which she
has found great relief from the grip.
A genuine South American alligator
is on exhibition in Dover.
Seaford wants electric lights.
Ginger snaps are sold In Lswes stores
at 10 cents peck.
One great advantage q the senatoria
excitement Is that Il beclouds and sub
merges the accustomed reports tAat the
peach crop is killed, in Delaware. Della
ware Pilot
In the last three weeks 1000 barrell
of oysters have been shipped from Chin.
coteague Island by rail, and about al
many more In the same period by boat
On last Monday and Tuesday 200 bar
rels we're sent to market.
There Is "a feet Of water at the iror
pier at Lewes The tide which has beer
diverted and turned by the filling up the
gspway is cutting the channel between
the Breakwater and the shore to an In
creased depth.
"The Georgetown High School Ga
zette Is the name Of paper edited b.
the pupils Of the grammar department o
the public schools. II is read on Frida
afternoon Of. each week and creates n
little amusement for pupils Of tha
department.
Between Bald Friar aud Haines station
on the @ & ?. d r. r Is the fines
scenery In Cecil county. One rock Is 83l
feet long aud nearly 800 feet high. Th
railroad makes some very short curve
pt this point Many people 20 there Il
get cuts from plant that grows BY
spring. In this wild region is the oil
foundation Of very large house. A roc
known as wildcat rock, has tunnel
through it large enough for people &
walk around In.
Coulahsn & Hogan, OF Baltimore, hAv
just completed the building Of q ne,
fioat, which will be operated In tn
Susquehanna river between the tw
railroad bridges the coming Spring
This will make total Of six fisheries Il
be operated in the Susquehanna rive
north of the Philadelphia, Wilmingto
and Baltimore railroad next season.
Citizens Of Georgetown and vicinit
will hold a public meeting to night, fc
, the purpose Of devising means TO furths
the project OF the charter for railroa
to run from Maryland to Rehoboth.
The 90 acre farm of the late John I
Cough, near Lincoln. has been sold /
Hiram Barber for $417, subject to II
widows dover.
Andrew ]. Horsey, Of Laurel, has sol
! the steamer Carrie to New Englan
parties. and new steamer has bee
ordered for the Laurel Nanticoke route.
Jack Lee, 8 Baltimore Chinaman, hi
opened laundry In laurel, the frl
Chinese laundry in Sussex country.
Two wreokinE Crews Worked Twent
Hours.