The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-26
ABOUT THE
PEACH CROP,
Phila. Commission Men Say
the Peach Crop is
A Failure.

From PhIladelp hia comes the news tina
the peach crop in Delaware and Mnrylan'
this year is practically II failure. OF cours
the public. about this time each year, hn
been given the same gloomy reports, bu
subsequent developments have found then
to be merely guesses. But is no gues
this year, and those thrifty housewives
who have been building upon the stock:
of preserves in the hope of big yield with
cheap prices may as well reconcile them
selves to disappointment. Peaches from
the Delaware and Maryland Jis ricts will
be mighty scarce. and Will com mnnl big
figures. The drop his caused complete
revision of all previous estimates, and ship
pers do not expect the crop to aggregate
more than $4,000 baskets.
A new dynamo has been ordered by
President Harter of Delaware College to be
placed in the machine shop, which is being
found to be all right.
Thomas Price, of fredericksburg, Md. q
passenger on the Norfolk express. due here
at 1858 p. M, was instantly killed at
Woodside, Dal, yesterday. It's supposed
that he was leaning out ON the steps Of
the platform of the coach and was struck
by a high platform.
Elkton, July 3D. George Hardgraves Of
North East, who was arrested in that
town on Saturday last for the murder of
Joshua Miller, In his shanty in the Fifth
election district, and brought to Elkion
jail by Sheriff Conoly, talks very freely.
He told States Attorney William s. Evans
several conflicting stories He said tho
way he came to have so much money to
spend was that just before he was sent to
the Maryland Penitentiarv two years ago
ho gavo friend 81 o t. keep for him. and
had jus. got it back. The story is not be-
lievcd.
Within q few hours the cutting affray:at
Bohemia Manor between the three color
cd men in which William Fields OF Balti-
more was badly cut and stabbed, will re-
suit in another murder, The assault oc.-
Cured on tho farm of William Harriot of
Chesapeake City. The jail physician, DR..
J. H. lamar of Elkton, has give Fields up,
and his death Is momcntarily expected,
Fields stated 10 the States attorney few
days ago that the assault upon him was
unprovokcd by him, and that the two col.
orel men sot upon him while he was asleep
IN the barn.
Lewcs, Del, July 25 Joseph NJ. Will
son. aged l6, son OF Jesse Wilson, was
committed to Georgetown Jail tonight by |
Squire f. c. Wiltbank to await the re-
suit of Injuries to Otis Robinson, aged Is.
Robi nson, who is employed on the dairy
farm OF Jame; w. Ma sh II, near town,
and Wilson fought over some tri!ling mat.
ter and the latter struck Robinson on the
head with heavy piccc OF oak Sill, frac-
turing his skull.
The wound was not thought serious and
It was not until about 3 O'Clock this after
noon, four hours after tho fight, and ho
was growing delir!ous, that he was brought
into town 10 u physician. An examination
developed a fracture and the physicians,
j NJ. Martin, II. X, Burton, William p.
Orr and H. Dodd. performed an operation.
HI, condition is critical wi b the chances
for his life very much against him.
Wilson's parents are greatly affected.
Robinson Is the son Of George Rs inson of
Ocean View. Baltimore hundred who Is ex-
Dected hore In The morning, Young Will
son claims that he was simply defending
himself.