Evening journal., 1896-03-16


Queen Anne's railroad to Lewes and that
place.
A wild goose was shot on the Milford
Neck msrsh recently. II had strayed
from the Il ,ck
w j. Thoroughbred. OF Georgetown,
says he Is the owner OF the best driving
horse In the state.
The public schools Of Georgetown have
been opened, fears OF the diphtheria
among the ,hlldren having ceased.
The young men Of Smyrna will give a
large Easter hop In the Opera House Of
that iogn on Thursday evening, April 9.
Shad and sturgeon fisherman are per
fecting arrangements for the coming
seeson's catch The sturgeon business
will employ more men aud require more
boats this year than ever before. In
another month the large colony will be
settled at the mouth Of the Mlspillion.
False alarms Of FIRE have been started
twice In the Dover Opera House.
Il Is expected that the new telephone
line from Dover TO Georgetown will be In
operation By April l. The telephones for
the Georgetown system have now been
put up.
The post ofice at Matthews, Talbot
county. will be restored and probably
with sswell Parker as postmaster.
George Clifton. white, aged 1s, is in
Easton jail, charged with setting tre to
the Jump public achoolhouse In Chapel
district, which WAS burned ten days ago.
Two more county Hres occurred In Tai
bot this week. Oae was large store and
stock Of goods at F2irbank, Tughmans
island, belonging TO Jacob Il. Gibson
The fire WAS discovered In the roof near
the chimney about o'clock p. m There
was only q small Insurance on the prop
erty. Mr.. Gibson will rebuild The
other Ere VAS a tenant house on ex Com
missioner Thomas A Dudey's Kingston
farm, occupied by Anthony Lane.
John W. Onrroll,a prominent Tuckahoe
Neck farmer. living near Hillsborough,
died, aged 66 years.
The March term Of Circuit Court con.
vensd here to day. The term will be al
interesting one owing TO the trial OF
Truss for the murder Of Captain Camp
and the deciding OF the election casea
now pending before the court.
Lewes Is trying to secure funds to
mark the grave OF Major Henry Fisher, q
pilot who lived during the Revolutionary
War and is buried there. Daring the
great struggle he rendered valuable ser.
vice by ploting American vessels up the
bay out Of the reach Of the British
John NJ Terrell, auctioneer. sold AZ
trustees sale at the court house door In
Elkton the farm OF the late Samuel H.
Miller, near Elkton, containing one
hundred acres OF land. TO Wesley Rey-
nolds, OF Elkton, for 81. 475
Mrs. George w. Ferguson, the daughter
Of Luther Beachsmp, died at her resi-.
denee In Broad Greek Neck. Cecil, eed
30 She was q noted Sunday school
teacher and worker. A husbsnd ard two
children survive her.
Lswes people want the Council Of that
place to stop coarse people from using
obscene language on the streets.
Among recent real estate sales IN Tai
bot not hitherto reported are 100 acre
farm near Brandy brld ge, Chapel district,
sold by Adeline NJ Foster aud husband
to William II Kelly, Of Washington, D
O., for 81 600; farm OF 1870 acres Ia
Chapel, sold bv John NJ Seward and
wife 70 James n. Todd, Of Denton, for
So 200; Oswald Tilghman, attorn ey.
sold at mortgsgee's sale In Elston he
Medtord Andrews farm. rear Ludnum's
Corner, Chapel district. II WAS bought
by DR. Jonn X Johns, the mortgage.
The dwelling OF Captain George Lee,
In Cambridge and that OF Ben amin
Mills, In the Neck district, were
destroyed by FIRE early yesterday mora
ing 10 both Instances all the household
effects were destroyed and the families
narrowly escaped with their lives. Mr.
Mills's children had to be taken ont a
window TO save them Both properties
we're covered BY insurance.
The leading bu,iness men OF Pocomolxe
are considering the question Of starting
an i,e factory here
Pennsylvania parties have bought a
part OF John e. Upwards farm, near
Pocomoke, for IS, 140
William Lewis, Of Milford. WIS ar
rested By Officer Booth In Chester for
being drunk and disorderly, and paid
fne Of 81
Asow In Qleen Anne's county gave
birth 10 an animal with the body OF a pig
and the head OF dog.
W. T. Warburton, an Elkton lawyer.
kept a record OF the persons who called st
hls Cikcs for ono reason or another during
the past year They numbered 6,200.
DR.. s. c. DeKrsfIt. Of Cambridge, de-
clines to serve as a member Of the State
Board Of Eealth.
Washington Colleges baseball club has
decided TO admit women TO games free
this year.
Contractors in Cambridge caunot
secure enough bTloklsyers TO do the work
on hand.
But one person has died Ia Lsipsic In o
year, and be Was SIS years old.
1t Is said gubernatorial candidates In
Delaware viii adopt the swallow tail
coat.
Fifty Eve Bibles were sold on the In
stallment plan In Snow Hill In one week.
Two Cecil county bellies had foot
rsca OF a mile for the hand Of young
wiaowsr.
Four OF Pocomoye City's oldest citizens
u