Evening journal., 1898-09-20
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

The people Of Milton want TO put in
a water plant.
Lewes is now connected by telephone
with Georgetown, Milford, Dover and
Smyrna.
The Sussex County Prohibition Con-
vention Will be held in Georgetown
next Thursday afternoon, September
%, beginning at o'clock.
Thieves entered the parsonage of
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, in
Dover, and stole an overcoat and hat
belonging to Rev. Alfred Smith. The
residence Of b. f. Simmons was bro
ken into. but the thieves were fright
ened off before they secured any booty.
The very dry weather of the past
four weeks has cut the potato crop
quite short.
The charge Of murder against Will
liam Sturgis, now in Dover jail, has
been withdrawn, and he will stand
trial for hurting a stone through a Win
dow of the Clayton passenger station.
1t is reported that all wheat which
was threshed early is offering from
the attacks of the weevil This insect
eats the heart Of the grain. Farmers
have, however, found a remedy for the
pest in the shape of bisulphate Of car
bon, which they spread around the
building where the grain is stored.
Many Of the young shad that were
placed in the Mispillion river last
Spring are dying. 1t is believed that
the refuse that is run into the river
from the canning factories. is the cause
of the death of so many of the young
fish, not only shad. but pike, mulletf
and other fish may be seen drifting out
dead with every tide. Creek commits
sioners should act in this matter and
abate the nuisance of running tomato
offal into the creek thus will they pre-
serve the food fish to the public and
foster a constantly growing industry
in which hundreds OF fishermen and
the consumers Of their catch are deeply
interested.
Moses Chfldress. a horseman from
Nashville, Tenn, died of heart disease
when he alighted from a train at Elk
ton.
A. B. Nudge a prominent Clayton
farmer, was struck by a train on the
way to his home last evening and badly
injured.
Miss Blanche Biles, a student at the
Elkton High School. fell from her BIZ
cycle yesterday and injured herself
severely.
Harry Biddie, a member Of Company
e, First Maryland Volunteers, is i'll OF
typhoid fever at his fathers home, in
E,ktcn.
While Miss Ida Joseph. daughter OF
Erasmus Joseph. of Rehoboth llfe-sav-
ing station, was burning a pile OF
papers yesterday afternoon her cloth
ing took fire and she was severely
burned about the face and body.
Rev B. F. Price. of the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference, is con.
fined to his home in Eikton. He is 81
years Of age.
The State Agricultural Society lasi
night decided TO continue the fair, ae
the proceeds were much more satisfac.
tory than anticipated, Notwithstanding
the rainy Thursday. Dollar for dollar
viii be paid Kent county business
men are urged not TO consider discon-
tinuanCe.
/ AT a meeting Of business men, led bl
Andrew J. Bryant. in Milton, yester
day, it was decided to operate a steam
/ boat line to Philadelphia and all the
stock was subscribed for.
Milford tomato Gamers are employ
ing many extra operatives.
Charles F. shaffer, Jr., was yester
day appointed postmaster at Laurel
) Nd
]. B. Allen and J. o. Bruitt, Of Nil
ford. shipped eight carloads Of pear.
TO Philadelphia last week.
Sussex ccuntys Democratic conven
ton will meet in Georgetown mex
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