Evening journal., 1896-06-08
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Eight cakes were stolen from the |
Methodist church at Milton during |
fair. The thief is characterized there as |
"a villain Of the worst type.
Rose bugs have played sad havoc with |
the flower yards In Georgetown. They |
have also destroyed many grape vines.
More than 100 refrigerator cars have
been put on the lower Peninsula for this
years shipment OF fruit.
For the next three months the First
Baptist Church, Of Dover. will hold
twilight services Sunday evenings.
commencing at 80 o'clock
The Georgetown public schools will
close next Friday FOR the Summer vacA-
tion.
The barn and other oatbuildings on the
farm Of David Greenly, near Harrington,
we're totally destroyed by FIRE. The ori
gin OF tire fire "a not known.
An cd man from MGrydell, John Brad
shaw, who can read nothing else but can
read the Bible fuently, Is In Dover Brad
shaw Is about 80 years OF age He says
he was a slave until be was ? years Of
age and that he never had any educa-
tional advantages. He did not know the
alphabet until sbout four years ago. He
does not read papers or books and appa-
rsntly knows nothing about their con
tents Four years ago ho says. be had
q revelation from the Lord, and WAS told
to 60 about residing the Bible Since
then he has learned to read the Bible and
does It easily and rapidly, pronouncing
the hard namea correctly.
&c. Wiswsll. Theodore Townsend, w.
K. Lank, J. II. Humss. j. ]. F5ulk and
John Tfuist have been elected trustees
OF the Torbort Guards, Milford.
w. f Allen, Jr, OF Wicomico, sold
Etra barry plants this year 10 France,
and ls apprsed by letter that they ar
rived In excsllent condition.
LeNes people are complaint Dgl that
there is a tendency on the part OF son g
people in that town to ignore the order 8
OF the Board Of Health IN reference to
Abating nulsanoss.
Rev. s J. Morgan rector OF All Hal
lows parish, SAoW Hill, was rector OF a
parish at JshnstoNn, Penn, al the time
OF ths great JohnstoWn food, aad mar
rswly essaPsd with his life.
The school Commissioners OF D)rchss
ter refuse to allsw the use Of school
houses for debating soclsties, bIoause II
intsrfsrss with the Insurance.
Ths camp meeting At Rshoboth WAS SC
suocsssfEl last seszon that ia has beer
decided 10 repeat it this year. The camI
will open on August II and eontlnu'
until August % A number OF new cot
tsseu viii be pat up and everything doa'
TO make the season an enjoyable one
lThs Summer school for teacheTs will alss
Be hsld AZ RsAoboth this year.
T W Middleton, sn bis farm one mil'
from Milford. will this year pick some
thing over 90 600 quarts OF strawberrleI
from littls less tnan four scrss OF land
These four ssrss. 10 is expected, viii mel
bin Gbout g. 900 With a fow sxeep
tlonal iRstsnsss. this ranks a. the besi
proat from berries on the Dslawsr'
| Peninsula
Richard Laverton, formerly q citizin o
Dslawars, died suddenly on wednesday
May 20, OF heart disease, aged So years
AZ OranaeVllls. Illinois. He was born In
Queen Anns's county. November IA
1911, married Miss Tamsy Audrew, o
Csrollns county, March 1s. 1S4i, wh'
survives him.
The Barren Creek strawberry and pei
crop was worth this year SIC. COO; and tn
prospect for melons. cantelopes, peachel
and bltckberrlss was never better thai
now
! Lightning struck a tree at Edga
Bsileys barn, Dorchester, last Thursday
and killed dog.