Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-11-26
LOCAL INSTRUMENTATION.

| of Sixth and Market streets, nave for safe very
superior Harness Polish.
"A special meeting Of the stockholders of the
Library Company OF Wilmington, will be held
on Monday evening"; Both mat, at half-past
seven O'Clock, atyhich time plan of union
with the Young Mems Association, will be
laid before them for their adoption or rejection.
RishaTdson q Robinson Of Dover, have a large
assoftmshtof stosss and other articles in that line
Of buaincss, which are we'll worthy the attention Of
PURCHASERS. They are enterprising and energetic |
men, and deserve encouragement. @
Boshel Ward carry on cabinet making In Dover, |
and have on hand COED supply Of furniture. They
doing good business and those calling on them
may be assured they viii get the worth of their
Isaac Dolby, cabinet maker at Camden, has on n
hand good assortment Of articles which arc IN ade
Of good material, and In tho best style. He Is an
old and estimabe citizen and deserving Of encourage
ment -,
Messrs. Daniel, Curry and Davis 4 Bennett Of
Clarke's Corner, Kent county, are now giving the
highest price for grain AID are doing quite an ex,
responsibility, and their promplnsss and attention
will render them highly successiu1
new ii. Z. church |. in course Of erection
| Marsh Hope Bridge, in Misspion Hundred, Kent
county Iti 50 BY A feet, and will be quite neat
sfiir 1t will be completed in shol t time, and it
| IL expect to be dedicated about Christmas. The
| ministers are Rev w W. Warner and JOSEPH
| George. There has been quite revival going Oh
in that neighborhood, and tue membership has been
rnpidly increasing The building will cost about
$1,000, and we undersanj that the people have cons
tribn,ed very readily John Williamson Ia the
/ architect
D T. Richards, real estate agent, at Dover, has
sold farm OF 45 acres FELTON, Station on the
Delaware Railroad belonging to the estate u Mary
| Harrington, to JAS. s. Harrington, for S2025. He
also sold farm Of $3.50 acres, near the place,
to Mr.. Buter.a conductor on the Delaware Rail
| road, for S697J.
James IL. Ray, Real estate agent will offer
the handsome property, called Pine Grove, in
Brandywine Hundred, at public sale at the
house of @. III. Almond, in this city, on We'd
nesday, the 9th ofDecember. Those wishing to
purchase handsome country residence should
take this opportunity to do so.
| DR.. Quinby, of Mil Creek Hundred, left ct
our Office, few days ago, specimen of syrup
! manufactured from the Chinese Sugar cane,
Which Is fnily equal, il not superior to any we
have seen. IL Is of a beautiful bright color,
and equal IN taste to ounce or peach jelly
We award DR.. Q. premium. A sample OF 1t |
may be seen at Morrow and McFarlin's store.
ANY one having capital OF $4,000, and
wishing to rent a fine farm, can learn where he
may do so by calling at this office.
Niyen O. Miller who removed from New
port last slring, to Clifton, Ohio, has return
ed to this comfy, perfectly satisfied that Ohio
is not what 1t is cracked up to be.
U. ) s. 5. Grub advertise several val
liable properties at private sale. Also valu-
liable farm in Chester county, at public sale.
John Murphy of this city had paralytic at
tack aDout IL O'CLOCK on Friday night, from the
effects of which he expired about six O'Clock
on Saturday morning. He was about 80 years
| of age.
| George @. Simpson will sell his real estate,
/ OF "A acres, near Newport, and also his per-
sonal property, at public sale, on Wednesday,
the 9th OF December.
DR.. J. A. Brown advertises a cheap article
Of food, for the hard times.
Rev. Richard F. Cadle, rector of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church at Seaford, DEL,
died on the 9th instant.
Rev. MIR. Paxson, of New Castle, delivered
an address on the subject uf temperance in
in the Union NJ. E. Church, last Friday eve
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John R. Rex, Noel Market street, adyer-
tises Rex's compound Syrup Of Gum Arabic,
wMch IS represented N All excellent remedy
for whooldng cough, COILS, hoarseness, &c.
thousands Of persons who have used DR.. j.
simms Cough Syrup, thoNgreat Pulmonary
remedy, attest to lis superiority as a remedy
Of intrinsic value for curing coaQhs. colds.
whooping congh, croop, splitting Il blood
hoarseness, pains in the breast and, s;des
asthma, bronchitis, pulmonary consumptio0'
and all other ailments affecting the pulmonary
organs. Prepared only by DR.. ]. Simms 1
Son, as@ sold wholesale and retail 4th and
! KING Streets, Wil., Del.
Smyrga.-This thriving an d interesting town,
says the Peninsular News 10 situated in DneR Cresb
hundred, on Duck Creek, mile from the Delaware
Railroad, eight asd a halt from tho Delaware BAY,
ana abeut midway between Wilmington and Mil
lord IL contains population of about ,OOO-
There is a large amount Of business, both mercantile
and mechanical, done in this town, probably more
than any in etherin the State below Wilmington.
me etizens Of smyrna arc courteous, industrious
and ensesprisng, and in point of general
! are not SURPASSED hr thAAAai aHy stSsr-tosn in
| Delaware; This may be accounted for from the
iaot mat tnere are moro newspapers taken in this
town than any ether In the State To give those
) whe are not already vol acquainted with smyrna
. an idea OF the large amount Of business done Ia
this place, we make statement of the humber Of
soies work shops, 60, which it contains which are
as t9liows-l2 dry goods and grocery etores, four
II Sloihing do china do jswelry do, 3foundries,
e coach shops, machine DO, 0 blacksmith do 3
harness makers do, whit olWright do boot and
shoe do, basket makers or more cabinet makers
afgs tannery, with capital of $50, OOO and which
ID mas been doing large business tor several wears
L hotel, owned and oecupie by Mr. TIlebInnn Fnx
!" we'll There are a NUN ber of carpenters, ooopers
e and brick masons in the place, who, 40 general
lie ra,ng, nna plenty to do. In the ship yards Duck
building IS carried on to q considerable extent
ID Smyrna contains number of handsome public and
" ;s Paloipgs, ne NEST prominent among which
" years since, and the new hote mot vet occunied
owned by Dr.. Fiser which is said TO DO ORC Of the
is largest and finest in the State The Baiscopalians
are At THIS time erecting new church which pro-
l. misses TO be very handsome one. There 10 also A
10 very neat Presbyterian church in the place The
e farms surrounding Smyrna are mostly in a good
u u.
large quantities of grain annually brought 10
and shipped from this place. The town Is well Ind
r out ana me side walks nearly all paved Smyrna
y deeldeaiy an interesting town, aud its citizsns
boast that there is more business dose in It than ia
any other on the Peninsula. In addition 10 the
above there are two stove and tnwnre manufacturers
one marble yard, l gun and locksmith, one select
and one or district Schools three Ie and nvstsr
saloons SIX practising physicians and one barber
Ihe Cape Heniopen Pisr.-Extraordinar eff |
forts, says the Peninsular News, will be made |
| by the citizens Of LeWes, in connection with
our Senators and Representative, to Obtain
from Congress, during the coming session. an
appropriation to build pier at Cape Henlo.
pen, from the beach into the water, sufficient
~ deep to float the larger sized vessels.
The advantages which the construction of
sueh work will be TO Lewes and the State
generally are Insignificant compared with those
winch 1t will be TO the commerce of the Whole
country. In front of the contemplated Dier
the Federal Government has already con.
| stfucted great national work-the Delaware
hreakwater-the be1efits of which are scarcely
nan enjoyed for the want OF convenient access
| 10 the shore. Every easterly storm vessels
| from all the sea-board States of the Union
seek shelter uhder tho Breakwater, and are
forced to obtain provisions and other needed
articles at an enormous expense rn account of |
the difficulty of transportation from the shore
|" the haroor' Facility of accessto the Break |
water and its central position on the coast
make il so great a convenience to commerce.
that we have no doubt but that when the mat |
ter is properly and forcibly urged upon the |
attention of Congress, that there will NOT be
much difficulty in obtaining the requisite ap
preparation.
Messrs. Bayard and Whiteley, we arc in
formed, design doing it at the earliest practi- |
cable period during the coming Winter and in |
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