The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29
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John PsttiderAsnss, who seriously 10
of his wagon, 10 able to 70 about.
William Casey u also Improving, being
able to sit up. Mr. Casey is ono OF the
best dairymeh in tbis section and has no
iess than 10 COWS in his dairy
The farmers are picking their cherries
and shipping them to various points The
two cents for picking, and only gets three
to four cents apound, he has not much for
his labor. They shouldn't pay more than
one cent for picking, and at that price
piekers could make 81 80 to So a day.
A few days ago Lot Casey and Charles
W. 0stey caught In one Of tho holes In the
creek, under the bridge, a large snapper.
II was caught with scoop net. Later on
the 'critter" viii be made into good pot
Of soup.
One OF our citizens has growing on his
property two mulberry trees. One ID tho
white variety and the other is black, The
trees arc full OF fruit
II you don't want your grape vines to
make too much wood cut of the ends Of
the young shoots and you will have better
grapes. look out for tho little black bugs
on the ends Of the shoots aud leaves, Pull
them of and burn them and you will have
finer fruit
Catch all the hop. toads you can and put
them in your garden. They will pay you
for your trouble, and 1t will be pleasant
pastime In the evenings to sit and watch
them catching bugs and other insects. We
have had as many us thirty Of them in our
garden Of one time 1t is d mistaken idea
that the cat-bird is a destructive bird. We
have several that visited our garden near
ly every day, and often We have watched
them, and many times have seen
them picking up worms and insects. We
give them plenty of liberty on our
grounds.
II the worms are eating your currstht
bushes, on hot day, bend the bushes and
give them hard shake, and the worms
viii be thrown from the bush and not one
in ten will ever get back, for Il few min
utes in the hot sun will soor mako dead
worms OF them
If you want to keep the moles from
tearing up the ground in your gardens,
plant the castor oil plant, and they will
not bother you, We have never soon n
worm on one, nor ever saw q bird alight
on one, why we know not
Mrs. Harry Cobb has in her posse isioa
flock of young wild geese, and also several
old ones. They have u wing fixed so that
they cannot fly. All of them have become
domestlcated. Mrs. Cobb also ha S dog
that can do everything but talk. He is "a
valuable dog.
The storm on Friday afternoon last was
for few minutes very severe hero, and
vast amount Of destruction was dono by
trees being blown down. The large willow
tree that stood in front Of G. W. Ottry's
residence was blown down.
On Friday after the downfall Of rain
Mrs. Sarah b. Ottey wcntout to look after
her young chickens ana in doing tbs samp
her feet went from under heand in falling,
she severely strained her left forearm AT
first il was thought thAJ she was burt in
ternally, but ut this writing, she is in Il
fair way Of gaining her usual health.
The wheat Is ripcing very last and tn
grass crops look very favorable. FronE
Marion has as good prospect of a good
wheat ana grass crop as any other OF our
tillors Of the soil
On Saturday afternoon la st school @ &C.
ton took place in the Claymont puDl4u
school house to elect u school CJmmiss ion,
or for ERIK. The lot fell on Joseph =
Casey, who formerly held the position.
The School Commissioners are George NJ
Casey, Richard Edwards. and Charles w.
Ottey.
We don't know who the Road Commits.
sioners are, but gooi thing would be
done if they would employ some one to cut