Evening journal., 1896-03-21
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS. Z
George Bozart, aged 10 years. OF North
East, has been committed TO Jail charged
with breaking iuto and roobng the store
Of William Harvey, at North East, on
Sunday night.
Patrick Carroll. of Kirkwood. fell into
the canal near there late on Wednesday
night. but was rescued by the railroad
watchman without harm.
The Young Mems Christian Association
at Mlddletown will soon secure rooms
and will open them to the members Of
the association.
The store of George d. Berry, OF
Denton, WAS entered by burglars Wednes
day night and several articles OF merchan
disc were stolen.
The three mssted schooner Venus,
Captain BRrkley, arrived at Cambridge
yesterday from Virginia waters, with
500 bushels OF plant oysters for ex-
Mayor MundY, who will bed them In
Jenkins's creek, near ths town. Quite a
quanity Of oysters will be planted on
Ohoptank river beds this Spring, which
is the first time the experiment has been
tried on & large scale.
Peninsula farmers are getting ready
for their Spring plowing.
William s. Tyre, deaf mute OF
Georgetown. walked from that town to
Laurel, a distance of sixteen miles, in
four aud one half hours recently.
SeRtord expects TO take action toward
fire protection within few weeks.
Oysters are again scarce. but very
plump.
The flight Of Wild ducks has ceased,
much to the chagrin Of down state sports
men.
Judge Stump, one Of th oldest citizens
Of Cecil county. and father of Associate
Judge Frederick Stump. OF tbs Circuit
Court, Is critically III, at his home near
Perryville, with no hopes Of hls recovery.
He is % years Of ago.
Arbutus, with It's pretty and fragrant
bud. is about due.
Not shad has get been caught in the
Misplllion river. The season Is late as q
result Of the cold weather.
Il Is reported that Walter Graham,
Egq will be appointed keeper of Mispil
lion light.
It is said that the sturgeon feet on the
Miepillion this season will number over
800 skiifs The fishing will begin the
latter part of next wesk. and IL is highly
probable that as many as 40 men from
Milford will bs engaged In the industry.
The students OF Delaware College will
give the play Julius C@Iar" some time
during commencement week
The new electric line which It is pro
posed to build between Elkton and
chesapeake City Is expected to be pay
there at present.
Work has now bseu actively resumed
on Fort Delaware For a long time It
was very much impeded by the ice In the
river making 1t difficult to get materials
there.
Milton is preparing to put new boat
on the line to Philadelphia. Toe line
WAS tried last year aud proved successful /
Rev DR.. James D Shsuks has resigned
the prinoipalship OF Newark Acsdemy
Dr.. Shanks Is pastor OF the Presbyterian
Church, at the head Of OhrIstIana.
II the supply of glass sand found near
Christians holds cut as is expected, it is
possible thRt glass manufacturing plant
may be located there.
Dslaware's first school teacher was
Evert Peterson who came over TO New
Amstel IN 1856, with the 6rst ebody Of
emigrants from Amsterdam. He had
passed a good examination bsfors the
classis, aud accompanied the emigrants
as school ma ster. TO read Gods word and
lead ln singing until a clergyman was
supplied Ia the account OF the colony
for the period from 1859 to 1852, Evert
Peterson is set down as having received
somewhat more than ,00J h'rins, or
over $400.