Evening journal., 1897-12-07
uEVIS OF NEW CASTLE
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

pounds. Total, 2,483 pounds
Georgtown has a night watchman.
who is employed to look after the
stores after closing hours.
Workmen are laying a stone wall
along the bank at COLCHESTER to pre-
vent the same from caving in.
The ducking season in Kent county,
Md, SO far has not bcenvery successful,
the ducks being scarce and prices low,
canvas backs selling at S3 red heads,
$l.75; black heads, 60 cents; greasers,
IS cents; partridges 25 cents, and rab-
bits 20 cents per pair. The latter are
plentiful and in good condition.
The surfmen have gene on duty at
the life-saving stations. The position
of eighth man" at the Lewes station
has been discontinued. John S. Win
gate, of Lewes, has been transferred to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
his brother, William A. Wingate.
There is a scarcity Of houses in
Laurel.
Laurel has fourteen secret societies,
| twelve among the whites and two
among the colored folk.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has passed an order requiring the pre-
payment by shippers Of the freight on
holly.
There is said to be a growing senti-
ment in Seaford for a Board of Trade
J. Dallas Marvil and Washington
| Marvil have entered the poultry busi-
ness. They have several acres of land
\ I a.
| ted for the purpose by placing several
| houses and runs thereon for the pOul-
| try. They will soon put in incubatOrs
and brooders.
The Delaware railroad has objected
to the Diamond State Telephone Com
| pany constructing wires across the
/ tracks. and the construction of the line
from Cheswold to Bishops Corner has
been temporarily suspended.
When the wardens Of the Kent coun-
ty Jail at Dover made their rounds of
the prison Sunday they found that Her
man J. Think and James Murphy two
prisoners, had-escaped from the Jail by
saving the bars of their cell. When
| the delivery was discovered the prison
ers had been gone several hours, and
there is no clue to their whereabouts
The men sawed the bars of their cell
| window, which overlooked the yard. BY
flying together the sheets and blankets
I of their beds they made a rope anC
| reached the ground. Each prisoner has
but one eye, and it is believed that they
| have gone toward Philadelphia.
The young man who died in Elktor
/ Jail from alcoholism and exposure ha,
been identified as Martin II. Beahem
| Jr., of Bradford, Pa. His brother wen.
| to ElktOn and stated that his brother
l left home in June. The remains wer,
1 disinterred and taken to Elkton. an,
having been encased- in a hands0m,
casket were sent to Bradford
Ex-Judge Henry McMurphey. a for
mer resident of ElktOn, died suddenll
Of heart failure in Butte, Montana. ne
| Gently. He was a brolher Of Mrs. Z. b
| Ewing, cf Rising sun.
z. B. Fockner principal Of the Nortl
East public school, has Ecen grantee d
LIES certificate by the State Beard @
Education.
Zadok Powell has been elected a di
rector of the First National Bank. o
| Snow Hill, in place of p. ID. Getting
ham, deceased, and DR.. George w
/ Bishop in place of William Sidney viii
son, deceased.
The Lewes Beard of Trade is maxim,
b active efforts to have the inland water
, way from ChincOteague to Lewes open
ed. Some years ago work was com
] | menced on the waterway and pushe
2 until a point about half a mile from th
end CT the canal was reached WOrl
was then stopped by an injunction Sc
cured by the Pennsylvania railroad. a
the canal passed under the railroa
tracks. The government will not de
fend such suits, therefore work stop
ped on the canal. The Lewes Board q
Trade has now taken up the matter
and will endeavor to have the railroa
companys objections Withdrawn.
Eben Hearne, who has for some tim
been principal Of the public schools p
Frederica, has resigned to become as
? sistant cashier of a bank at Snow Hill
{ Md. Ernest w. Sipple, who has beel
selected to succeed Mr.. Hearne, as
j sumed his duties yesterday.
Rev. George W. King, who was sen
from San Francisco to become paste
{ OF the Avenue M. y. Church, Milford
| EANelNAAIu MS mot -flIADn DNnudN.
s large congregation was present an
d Mr.. King made a very favorable i'm
i preston.
S Rev. and Mrs. John Warnock, of ST
Paurs p. e. Church. Georgetown, wer
Saturday night the recipients of
) bountiful donation, at the new rec
tory by the members and friends @
the church.
y Robert Robinson, fireman on tn
d mud-digger working in the Mispillio
river, was severely scalded Saturda
y afternoon by the bursting of a stear
o guage and is in a precarious condi
# ton.
Two Mormon preachers have rente
2 room at Armstrong; Corner. nea
Middletown, and are preaching thei
doctrines So far they have had bu
q little success, although a number c
= people have gone to hear them.
The Roman Catholics Of Milford al
!, elated over the fact that q temporar
" chapel. known as St James. has bee
established there. Father Waldron, {
& Dover, is conducting the services.