Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-10
WEBS OF THE PENINSULA.

WEBS OF THE PENINSULA.
Easton, Nd, Sept. 2.-All the out.
buildings on Knightly farm, Miles
River Neck, owned by Mrs. Annie Tay.
lor of Easton and tenanted by Perry
Taylor, were destroyed by FIRE this
afternoon, together with much OF their
contents, embracing grain, hay, farm
implements and machinery and one
valuable horse. r
Milford Bryan, aged 5 years, son Of
james Bryan of ST. Michael's, was pois-
oned and died from drinking concern
trated lye. The day before his father
gave him glass Of wine from lug
in an clubhouse. 1t is supposed the
Boy wanted more the next day and
went alone to the Clubhouse and got
hold of the lye Jug instead of the wine
jug.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the Woman's Christian Temperance
convention yesterday was one censur-
ing Sydney Mudd, Speaker OF the
House of Delegates, for using his in
fuence to defeat the bill for the pro-
lection of girls and another thanking
the November grand Jury for closing
the saloons in Chapel district.
Rising Sun, Nd, Sept. 2. -Norman
s. Will of Rowlandvilie hauled his
outline in the river yesterday with an
astonishing result. He found that a
large eel had gulped down bait and
hook In the night and that the eel had
wrapped itself around 16 pound rock
fish. Nj. Will says the eel held the
rockfish very firmly and strength was
necessary to unlock them.
Easton, Nd, Sept. THE store and
stock of goods of William T. Callahan,
at Cordova. we're burned about
o'clock this morning. Mr.. Callahan,
who was asleep over the store, was
awakened by smoke. His escape by
the stairway was cut of, but he got
out of the burning building through a
second story window and made peril
GUS descent to the ground. A dwelling
| adjoining was saved with great diff
Guilty. The theory is that a coal-oil
lamp which was Kept burning all
| night in the store exploded. Mr.. Cal
lahan carried 50, 500 insurance on his
stock. The house belonged to John
Reed of Baltimore. Miss Suo B, Rose,
the postmistress at Cordova, kept the
postoffice in Callahsn's store. The let
ters, papers and stamps were all de-
stroyed. There were $50 dollars oil
postoffice money in a leather pocket
book in drawer. After the fire the
| pocketbook was found. The leather
cover was charrsd almost to coal, but
the money was intact.
During a thunderstorm yesterda,
lightning struck the cupola Of the barr
on William l.. Elliott's farm, at Peach
Blossom, near Easton. II tore out ont
end of the barn from roof to stills.
Denton. Nd, Sept. lathe towr
commissioners of Denton, Carolin,
county, have extended Second street II
the river front. and the opening afford
beautiful view of the Choptank
where the new railroad bridge built TO
the Queen Anne railroad crosses th,
river. When the grading is finished
on this street it is proposed to build |
summer house for an evening resort il
warm weather. Other improvement
will soon follow, and from the man.
new dwellings now in course of cree
tion 1t would really seem that tn
county seat is entering upon au era o
activity which promises to bring tn
town into much greater Importance
Contractor Burns says that Dentol
ought to develop faster than any tow
on the line of the road.
Denton. Nd, Sept. 7.-Dr. Ashur
NJ. DAY, who died at his home j
Pennington, Del, Friday. aged 6
years, had been an invalid for severe
years. No physician 10 thia vicinit
had a wider practice, than he: Hi
practice extended in Kent and SUISSE
counties, Del, and also in Carolin
county, Md.
certreville, Nd, Sept. 7.-Th
amount of the free book fund appoi
toned to Queen Anne's county is suffi
| Gent to provide free books for only tn
first. second, third and fourth grades
The purchase of necessary account an
order books, and other expenses Incl
dental to the introduction OF free book
require considerable amount c
,, money. There is difference OF opir
ion as to the sdvisability of the law
Some are pleased with it, but man
others think it was not needed, as pre-
vision was made by previous laws fo
supplying books free Of cost to person
who were unable to pay for them. an
that when each individual purchase
his own books the tax was more event
distributed among those who receiy
the benefits OF the use of books in th
public schools. The new law create
: an additional responsibility for th
teacher, but the local school boar
have passed resolutions for his protec
ticn.
, Poromoke City, Nd, Sept 7.-Th
,, residence of Oliver j. Lucas was struc
, by lightning Yesterday. Some Of th
, boards were torn from the outside {
the house and the walls were damaged
A stack Of fodder on the farm of Al
i thur Landlord was also struck by lighI
ming and burned to the ground.
A telegram was received here yestel
day from Marion, Nd, announcing th
+ death of DR.. Robinson, son of Justic
: Robinson Of Pocomoke City. Althoug
a he had been lingering for long tim
, his death was unexpected.
Luther Ward, aged 80 years, re
: spected and prosperous farmer who re
! sided about two miles from Pocomok
) City, died yesterday Of general dc
: biiity.
: Centreville, Nd, Sept. 10th
!, Bryan died this morning from typhoi
: fever complicated with peritopitis ;
a his home. near Centreville, aged 4
. years. lie was a son of w. "
Bryan, a farmer of Queen Anne
county. About 20 years ago he ma
ried daughter of Rev. Vaughan Smit
OF the Methodist Episcopal Churct
2 She survives, with three children
Mr.. Bryan had been engaged in agr
, | In 20 - - h