Evening journal., 1898-02-09
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

- ne tduueIS on luc HeulnSuld are
making contracts with the growers for
tomatoes to pack during the coming
season. The prices offered range from
So to 81 a ton. The majority of the
contracts have been made at Sc a ton,
which is considered a fair price by the
growers. The tomato pack this year
is expected to be very large.
James NJ. Moore, a well-known citi-
zen of Bethel, was buried there yester-
day afternoon. He was 72 years old.
The Houston Tract of 21S acres Of
finest farming land in Sussex county,
property of William Q. Carter, de
ceased, was sold at public sale by order
OF the Orphans Court, to William H.
Virden, for $1,000.
There are several cases Of diph-
iberia in Dover and the greatest pre-
cautions are being taken by the town
officials to prevent the spread Of the
disease.
People Of Harbeson, in Sussex
county, and the surrounding country
are visiting a band of gypsies encamp-
ed in their vicinity.
Eugene H. Hammond. of George
town, ate peanuts and popcorn before
going to bed and nearly died in a con-
vulsion a short time afterward.
The report Of E. H. Bancroft, the in
spectOr of nurseries, etc, on the San
Jose scale, has been printed and cop
les were distributed Monday.
Newark young men will meet on
Thursday evening and try to organize
Y. NJ. G. A.
The young son of Coris Baker. of
Laurel, upset a lighted lamp and was
nearly burned to death.
Mrs. Sarah J. Reynolds, well-knOwn
woman Of Newark, is dead Of can
Ger at the age of rs years.
Mrs. Josephine Peterson was found
unconscious by her son on a Dover
street, and on the way home was seized
with a hemorrhage.
The family Of Alexander Montgom-
cry. colored of Middletown, was found
to be in destitute circumstances, being
without food for a week.
Charles H. Mason, of Lewes, is ar
ranging the music to be sung during
the Wilmington Conference there next
month.
Herbert Mote, of McClellandsville,
| had his foot so badly mutilated in a
clover huller that it had to be ampu-
tated.
The recent cold spell will prevent
the erection Of an ice plant at Laurel,
as the ice-hOuses are now all filed.
Fairville Cdd.) authorities are in
| yestigating the death of James Red
| fefr NH
was found in the road with empty
pockets. He usually carried a large
sum of money.
Peach growers are of the opinion.
that there will be a fair crop Of fruit
this season.
Bridgeville's new town officers are
G. w Wiley, alderman; r. r. Layton,
assessor: r. w. Cannon, treasurer; n.
Sudler, T. ]. Gray, p. H. Wiley, II. G.
Layton and P. II. Stuart, commission
ers.
A rumor that numerous arrests were
to be made as a result OF fight in
Townsend, has caused nine colored
men to disappear.
Twenty-three persons have recently
Joined the First Presbyterian Church
at Newark.
Dover's Town Council has organized
as follows: Ezekiel Cooper. clerk; Bruin
Hope. treasurer; T. +. Coop. chief en-
gineer at the water works, and George
Foreaker, assistant Peter l.. Cooper
was elected town alderman; William
NJ. Hazel, superintendent of waite;
works, and Messrs. Carrow, MillingtOr
and Wise, water committee.
There is talk that Charles E. WOOt-
ten, of Alban, will erect a pickle fac.
tory at Laurel
! Judge Holland. of Dorchester coun.
ty, has signed the certificate of incor.
poration for the United Charities Hos
pital Association. of Cambridge. The
capital stock of the corporation is fixeC
at $4,000 divided int 1000 shares, o.
s. each.