Evening journal., 1896-05-25
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

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PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
The large canning factcry Of Green
oaum Brothers. at Seaford which wac
ourned last week, Is being rebuilt, /
sill be completed In about three weeks
Milford is not to have baseball team
this season-at least there Is not sny
prospect of such thing just now.
The Hotel Henlopeu, at Rshobotb, viii
be opened on June | Trains will I'm
mence running to RshC both on that
date.
The new M. e. Church at Georgetown.
ls now an assured fact DIR. Grlse, the
pastor, has about decided upon his plans
aud wiu. as soon as possible, let the con
tract.
At a meeting of the Queen Annes
Public School Teachers Association.
Miss Mclean, of the State Normal school
delivered an address on Physical
Culture " Every one OF the sixty seven
teachers Of the county were present A
oumber Of interesting addresses were
delivered.
The sturgeon fshing season In the
lower bay has closed and the catch this
season WAS the poorest for many years
storms caused heavy losses In boats and
selnes and at least one life WAS sacrificed
while the fish caught have been 90 few
in number as to make the season, all
things considered. a very disastl Gus one
The fleets have all left the Misplllion's
mouth and gone up the bay.
Georgetowntrs complain that In case of
fire they would be al helpless as the
citizs ms Of Franklin City were to fght IL.
There is no FIRE department there. no
wRterworks, and not even a hook aud
ladder company, aud All the houses are Of
frame
Those farmers who are now growing
lees wheat and corn than formerly and
tuning their attention more 20 the grow
ing of truck and small fruits are the ones
who are the most prosperous In the lever
part OF Delaware. There are q numbsr OF
farmers around Milford who have few
acres in truck that brings them la more
clear money than all the grain produced
on many acres, says the Chronicle OF that
town.
John Ward, chief OF police OF Milford.
has Ia his possession these old Phlladel-
phia papers: The Orb dated April 20,
1884; the Daily Banner and Spy of July
81 1887; Paul Pr Little TAstler was
dated Oetober 16 1871; Native American
was dated May 8. 1874, and the Sunday
Dispatch OF November & 1868.
The acrsags set to sweet potatoes this
year IN Ksnt and Sngex is larger than
ever before.
A young man In Lewes With a surplus
of adipose tissue recently purchased >
bicycle and succeeded IN reducing his
weight ten pounds In one day. Parts of
his fash and pretty much all OF bis
breeches. are scattered throughout the
town, says the Delaware Pilot.
On ard after June /. the stores la
Lawes Will close At o'elsck p. N.
The June drop" of peaches has be
gun. Orchards that bore heavily last
year are shedding their fruit more frssly
than other trees. Ole fall crop dosa q OF
Immediately follow q full crop ksncs
those who enjoyed heavy yields last year
cannot expect as much this season.
A swamp fire near Dagsboro the Hrst of
the week burned over more than two
hundred acres Of ground, doing much
damage and at one time threatening the
destruction Of that place The dense
smoke was plainly visible 10 the citizens
OF Georgetown.
Strawberries are selling In Lswes mar
kets for 10 cents per quart. They are
small Ia sizs, large In acidity.
L w. Clifton, Of Dover, has been
awarded the contract to build q culvert
bridge across 81. Jones river east OF
Dover, known as Cowgil!is bridge; also
to repair the pivot bridge at BArker's
Landing.
An unususl phenomenon has been OBJ
served recently In the canal near the
pivot bridge, Mtddletown. The herring,
and they are countless Ia number, spring
from the water in solid body Of mil
lions, jumping about two feet and max
ing a noise that is only TO be- compared
to a rushing roar. II Is thought they DO
this in order to get more fresh air, as
they are dying by the thousands,
Arrangements are being made to &C
the ministers who attend the
Dover District Preachers sociRtion,
which meets at Pennington 10 the NJ. e.
Church next Monday ard Tuesday.
About City ministers will probably at
tend.
A tramp in the guIse OF an American
Mechanic is doing the unsophisticated
Of that order In Sussex The
man gives the grip, password, ETC., and
is generally taken In and cared for He
claims to be from Bridgeport, Conn,
but dispatch from that pace declares
him humbug.
The army worm has put In an appear
ance in st. Jones Neck Sussex county,
much earlier this year than heretofore
The Sussex County Bible Society will
meet at Georgetown on Thursday June
% in the Odd Fellows Hall at 10 o'clock
The Lewis and Rehoboth hundred
Bible nesting will be he Id In the
Church ON Sunday evening
Rev. d. 81. Corkran win deliver the
annual address The collection for the
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