Evening journal., 1897-11-09
NEWS OF new CASTLE
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

William G.. Abbott, of Milford, has re-
ceived a contract for building 500-ton
barge for a firm in New York. Work |
will be commenced at once. The pros |
poets are for a good season this year.
A Laurel woman has a hen with dou-
BILE joints in her knees and toes pointed
both ways, so that she can walk for
ward or backward with equal ease.
William Taylor, Of Middletown, has
given the lumber and the use of his saw
for cutting it for the new Methodist
Episcopal Church at st. Michael's, Nd
There is considerable discussion in
Dover over the escape of Edward Deets,
who was held in $500 bail for his APP
pearance at court to answer the charge
of stealing wheat from the almshouseI
farm and left. thus forfeiting his bail.
Joseph Wright. until few years ago
a resident of Cecil county. killed VIII
liam Newton, at Lynches, Kent county,
on Friday afternoon. Both parties are
colored Wright is in Chestertown
Jail.
Considerable dissatisfaction is eX-
pressed in Georgetown over the man
ner in which the town is lighted. The
lamps are lighted and put out at diff
ferent hours of the night in the differ
ent seasons. 1t is held that there should
be plenty of light on dark nights, no
matter what the previous custom may
have been.
George Fennimore. a juror in attend
ance at the Centreville Court, was taken
i'll on Friday and died in the Court
House. His death was due to paralysis
of the heart.
Albert Boyce, of Seaford, was shot
Sunday night and severely wounded
during a fight over a girl. 1t is alleged
that George Dickinson shot him.
A large band of gypsies camped in
| the Tub Mill woods, a short distance
from Milford, ON Sunday. In the after
noon they We're visited by a large crowd
of young people, who were anxious to
have their fortunes told.
The installation of Rev. E. ]. Baird
as pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at Harmony, Hartford county, took place
on Saturday. The new pastor is a grad
uate of Princeton Seminary, class OF
| 1897, whence he comes to Harmony his
first charge.
The report that the cargo of the
wrecked Italian bark Francisco r.
which was wrecked off Cedar Beach
had been stolen by the beach thieves Il
untrue The cargo has been piled OF
the beach and is under the direction o
a watchman, placed there by th'
wrecking company, which has charge o
the wreck.
Patrons of the Elkton Opera Hous
are incensed because the managers sci
tickets to negroes to any part of tn
house.
. Members of Christ Church guild, Do
yer, gave a supper at Hotel Richardson
: Saturday night.
= Harry w. Haley, 16 years old, Q
Dagsboro. was drowned in the cree
near that place Saturday.
Governor Tunnel makes use of tn
law office of Secretary of State Hughe
during the alterations at the Stat
House. Architect Carswell inspecte
: the building Saturday.
z White potatoes are greatly damage
E by the wet weather
g A. s. Griffin, principal of Camde
public schools, is making an effort {
q provide the schools with a library.
]. L. Cahall has been elected attoi
ney for the Sussex county Levy Cour
| to fill the vacancy caused by the Hines
y of ]. Frank Bacon.
The Hessian fly is appearing in tn
wheat fields Of Kent county and grow
. ers are apprehensive of damage unles
frosty weather sets in soon.
Y Quite a large part of the conten
plated acreage of wheat had not bee
seeded when the big storm set in an
farmers who were thus delayed are ge
n ing anxious for dryer weather.
: The young people Of Houston will r.
l. peat their "Demorest Contest" at Sta.
n louisville tomorrow evening.
The revival at the Harrington M.
Church is still in progress and spiritu
interest is on the increase. The atten'
ance is large and the altar is crowde
with. spenitents.n. 81, "a -r aF
The wrecked schooner Sarah jar
e Vaughn has been sold to e. r. Veass
for $3.50, and her cargo of 27S tons
coal to John Dorman for 1852.
L The contest for the Lewes postma
s tership is ended and the applicants a
awaiting the annnuncemen of the su
1t cessor to Postmaster Beebe, whose ter
expired on October 26.
l. A negro farce and also an operet
are being prepared by the people of
% Paul's Church, Georgetown, to be give
e for the benefit of the rectory fund.
r. George T. Dodd, a prominent citiz,
e Of MillsborO, and a former justice of u
peace, has been stricken with paralysi
and his condition is quite serious.
Robert c. Hazard, Of Lewes, has col
tracted to make the alterations and ,
d, the carpenter work in the MethOdi
~ Episcopal Church necessitated by Ii
e new organ.
The wet weather has badly damag,
the corn in lower Kent and Sussex coui
ties.
THE JUNIATA Is ALL RIGHT.