Evening journal., 1898-01-04
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Complaint is being made of the gen.
eral condition of Harrington's side
walks, and as a result it is probable |
that the town commissioners may be-
gin a crusade against them.
The funeral of a. Benjamin Hearn |
a highly-respected citizen, who drop
ped dead on the street at Searord on
Friday morning of heart disease was |
held in St. Luke's Church Sunday.
There was an attempt at murder and
suicide in Milford yesterday Thomas
Hook, a painter, shot and wounded a
cOlOred woman named Minnie Allen, in
a fit Of jealousy, and then attempted to
shoot himself, but the pistol failed. No
arrest has been made.
Prothonotary ]. T. Adams, Of George
town, received a slight stroke of pa
ralysis yesterday. Though his entire
right side is affected, his physician has
hopes of his speedy recovery.
Chestertown has begun negotiations
for the erection of an electric light
| plant, and efforts are also being made
to locate a robe plant, employing $50
people. 1t is expected that both move
ments will be successful.
The can makers at the Dover fac
/ tory are working very long hours,
scarcity of cans.
Governor Tunnels injured foot is
rapidly improving, hut he is still un-
able to wear a shoe on the right foot.
DR.. d. L. Mustard, Of Lewes, has re-
ceived word that his brother, Robert
| w. Mustard, Of Shanghai China, has
been made consul for the Hawaiian
government at that port.
The Dover shirt factory is now run
ming at its full capacity About 20
| hands are employed and the last pay
roll amounted to $3.50, which was for
| two weeks work. There is a great
demand at present for the goods and
the factory has been running three
nights each week.
The cruel treatment to the teams on
the new railroad still goes on, says the
Lewes Pilot. Evidence is in hand that
this week one of the drivers was seen
beating the mules in regular rotation.
William H. Milman, of near Ellen
dale this year, raised a couple Of
freaks in the hog line. He has just
butchered one weighing 152 pounds,
which has on one Of his forelegs two
separate and distinct feet He has
another and smaller hog which has
two distinct tails.
John Williams, of Tilghman's Is
land, is charged with causing the
death of his son. When drunk Christ
mas evening he lost the boy going
home Later the boy was found frozen
to death in a field.
Telephone communication between
Lewes and Rehoboth is blocked by the
wires being down.
There was no truth in the story pub
lished last week that j. W. McKim, OF
Georgetown, has been stricken with
paralysis and was critically i'll. He
was sick in the night from indiges-
tion, perhaps, but perfectly recovered
by morning, and at 10 o'clock was at
tending to his affairs as usual.
David P. Richards, of Wyoming. died
on Christmas morning, aged SS years.
He had spent all his life in that neigh
borhood.
The house on the farm Of Mrs. Rosa
N Krone, near Milford, was destroyed
by fire early this morning. Mrs. Krone
was awakened by the barking of a dog.
and with the other inmates managed
to escape. But little was saved. The
sum Of $3.50 in cash was burned in the
fire. The loss is about $4,000, with
$1,000 in insurance.
The new NJ. E. church at seaford
was dedicated yesterday. Several for
mer pastors Of the old church We're
present.
The congregation Of a certain Sus-
sex church are kicking because one of
the trustees snOres so loud during the
sermon that the rest can't sleep.
Two of the oldest residents of Bethel
We're buried last week. They were
Joseph Moore, aged SO years. and Mar
gerry Wright, aged n years
Robert p. Small, of Lincoln, is the
pOssessor of an interesting relic in the
form of an old deed. dated 1888. Il was
: for the old Bethuel Watson land, at
one time owned by Mr. Smalls father
The land is located south Of Lincoln
= and east Of the state road The deed
3 is written on parchment and the pen
work is artistic
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