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PnILApELrHHA LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA. Anril 3

FHILADELPfIiAs NpflI u 1904.
ihe Herald--Spring. TrGde--fayoralty----
ProkibitOry Liquor Lau---C Ciiy of Glasgow
.--Afarkets, &C., &C.
MFssRs, EoIToRs Your correspondent has
received the first number of the Delapare
Herald, under the new management; and IF
the position and principles, az announced in
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

Or There will be meeting, held ip School
Houp. District No s. in this place, on Monday
evening next. to take into consideration the
propriety oferecting . new School House, in
said district
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

BUReLARY.-on Saturday night oflast week,
the shop of Mr.. D. Campbell, of this place, was
broken into and robbed offifty dollars. No clue
has yet been had of the thief
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

IMPRovEMENTs.-J. M. Barr, Esq, has erect
ed double house in North street. Mr.. c. E.
Stevenson is building dwelling in Methodist
street, below Main.
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

GA comet made its appearance last week,
and is still visible, occupying about the same
position as did the one last Summer.
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05
Your loving friend,
J. g. BLIZ7.ARD.

N B.-I don't intend TO have that last verse
posted up, SO you must not say anything about
Il TO anybody. Itmight get out what ! mean
to do, and as the people here amt used TO IL
yet, it might hurt my business.
p. S.-The Curinef' just called to let me
know that Bill Williams died out along the road
last night, and he wanted me to be one of the
Jury. / had to get the Bible and read that
verse over twice. before / could feel righiagair,
J.G. B.
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

to tne communication pi J, U. Bi.z4aIas, u
another column. He seems to be a particular
friend to "Sephus."
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

LAsp sALE.-Mrs. Elizabeth Brown has sold
her mill property, near smyrna, to Mr.. John
r. Reese, for $4,000.
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

THAsEs.--IIon. J, NJ. Clayton and Hon S. A.
Douglass will please accept our thanks for ia.
yors received.
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

or Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and
you Will have corn to sell md keep
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

or Dr.. Franklin, in speaking Of educatl0n,
says:--sIf q man empties his purse into his
head. no ran can take Il from bin"
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

or The man who held out "an induce
mont" has had a sore arm ever since.
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

05- Mrs. Mary Skerritt was drowned at Bos-
tor Oh "Wednesday. Rum
The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05

E+Where an asterisk occurs in the list Of ap-
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