Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

John Harper, ChIiStiana, March B.
Barney Reybold, Red Lion, March 4.
Amos Sharplcss Mill Creek, March 4.
j. X Il. NJ. Nichols, Christiana, March 4.
Joseph Eastburn, Mill Creek, March D.
| ID. W. Gemmill, New Castle, March 8.
| Robert Il. Enos, New Castle, March O..
Jas. II. Ray, W. G. Creek, March 9.
| William b. McCrone, New Castle, March ..
William NJ. Day, Brandywine, March D.
Niyen Q. Miller, Newport, March 10.
HenryF. Reynolds, Cecil County, March 10.
Andrew Beaston, st. Georges, March 10.
Isaac 5. Elliott, Brandywine, March 10.
l.. L. Pennington, Mill Greek Hd., March IL.
Howard L. Guy, Mill Greek, March IL.
a. F.. Smith Pencader Hundred, March II.
Geo. w. Mousley, Christana, March II.
p. Kemp, New Castle, March IL.
| William Hope, White Clay Creek. March IL.
| Joseph Crossgrove Christianu, March 16
Joseph II. Turner, Christiana, March IL.
| Titus Mousley, Christana, March 10.
George q. Simpson will offer his farm near
Newport, at public sale on Tuesday, the 10th
of March.
John Chandler will Offer his farm in Brandy
wine Hundred, and containing 81 acres and 96
perches, ut public sale, on Friday, the 10th of
| March.
James R. Smith, who resides near Worrell's
| Wooden factory, in Mill Creek Hundred, in
tending to remove to Philadelphia, will sell his
| personal property at public sale, on Saturday,
| 2lSt day of March,
| John A. Duncan, No. 81 Market Street. adj
vertises timothy, clover, rye, and orchard grass
| seed for sale.
Henry P. Baker of Odessa, will sell his stock
| ofstorc goods, at public sale on Thursday, the
| the 10th of march.
The Washington hotel in Newark TX ,oGcret
for sale by James II. Ray, ESQ.,, real estate
| agent.
| Hon. Il. d. Cullen will please to accept our
| acknowledgements for public documents.
/ Christian MpSsiply and Alexander (umming
| have taken the store corner of Fourth and Wal
| nut Streets, formerly occupied by Gideon b.
| Guyer, and have on hand neat and well Sc
| lected stock of groceries.
John Kirkmau Of this city, advertises hand
| some black hearse for sale.
| Washington Mason has contracted to erect Il
| fine mansion for William B. McCrOne, near Chip
pcwa. 1t is to be 40 feet front by 81 deep, with
| back buildings, large vcrandah in front, and an
\ observatory on the top.
Washington Mason has purchased farm near
4 Newark, of Joseph Taylor, containing 60 acres
4 for $4,000. Mr.. Mason intends to continue his
4 cnrpentcring business in the country as hereto
fore.
| Alexander 6. Cummins, ESQ.,, Of Phadel-
4 phia, at II request of a number of citizens of
4 Newark, Del, will deliver lecture on Naples
\ and Pompei, at that place this Thursday eve
H ming
\ Samuel McCaulley advertises n number of
| building lots at private sale.
Six hundred and twenty five building lots
I fronting on the Delaware, imnedi ately below
the town Of New Castle, arc offered for sale by
| Mr.. Shaw. They are to be laid ont in blocks
| 800 feet square, and have Streets Sixty feet
| wide
The March Session of the Levy Court will
commence at New Castle, on Tuesday next
Those having bills against the county, will as
matter Of course, remember this.
| W. h. Janvier of New Castle, advertSes
fpNr 10 t.a.fae Il
Any one wishing TO engage in the drug bns-
| mess, may learn where u store can be had with
stock on hand, at fair terms, by applying at
this Office
The Steamboat Zephyr will resume her trips
between this city and Philadelphia tomorrow
(Tuesday) morning. Sho will leave King
Street wharf at 80 A. NJ. and Chestnut Street
wharf at .. p. NJ. Single ticket IS eentsi for the
j round trip GO cents.
| The name of Frederick station has been
1 changed by an act ofthe Legislature. II will
4 hereafter be known as FELTON, station.
| Dr.. l.. j. Draper has purchased the drug
| store Of DIR. j. StradlGy, Mt the corner Of Front
and West streets, where he will be happy to
sec those who may wish anything i'll his line.
See advertisement.
Allan and Needles, No. 90 South Wharves,
Philadrnha advertise large variety OF for
1 tlizers. They have been in tho business many
years, and hive established character for mp
rightness and fair dealing Lmong the farm ers,
which must greatly enure to their benefit.
! James DOnncll warns all persons against tres
| passing on Plum Grove iaEm in Mill Greek
d bundled, at their peril.
y. NJ. X. " Co., at MiddletSwn, al vertise
$50 Young men wanted.
Thomas T.. Clayton adyertises for rent tav-
house at the Head OF Sassairs,s, Kent county.
Md.
The grain dealers of this Sta tie should attend
the meeting, advertised to be held atDover, on
Tuesday next.
New AND USEFUL MAGHINE.-George NJ &.
Walton and Henry Egardton, two young and
enterprising mechanics of our city, have invent
ed and patented IL new machine to turn elipti-
cal forms, such as fork, shovel and hoe handles,
bed posts, table legs and all other articles which
can be made on II turning Lathe 1t is compact
| ~ built, occupying u space Of three feet and q
lialfby fifteen inches, not likely TO get out al
order, and will turn out work at the rate 81
twenty feet per minute-while a small boy may
manage it. II is a hollow mandril with expand
ing cutters, worked by sliding collar, with u
strap with rOcksha1t arms to connect with al
arm same by strap, follower to work il
pattern, which revolves by the application
gear wheels, &c. The machine was construct
| by MGSsrs. Walton and Shaw who deserve
) much credit for their ingenuity and skill il
bringing it to so high state of perfection. L
has been forwarded to Washington and will be
| exhibited at the Mechanics Institute which
opens on the second of March. We learn thai
they have already sold the right to manufac.
, ture this machine in Chester County, to David
Harrison, who proposes to locate at Lawrence.
vile, with a view of supplying the markets ID
this and that vicinity with turned articles.
TnE STEAMBOAT ST.. NIoHoLAs.-ft is report.
' ed that tho piers or landings on the Delaware
ut which the st. Nicholas has touched on the
route between Philadelphia and Lewes, have
been seriously iniur ed by the ice, and as a con
, sequence she will not resume her trips in the
spring between these points but will commence
running between this city and Philadelphia
= 1t this DO the fact, our friends in Lewcs will bl
1 in great measure isolated from the out
| side world, and must suffer considerable
loss Of trade, il not depreciation in tire valu
of their property. We hope, however, that tn
r. necessary repairs will be made at the ifleren
G landings, aud that communication by steam
boat will be continued with all the towns alonl
V the Delaware. Ii this should not be the cas-
the necessity for continuation of the raj lroat
from Milford to Lewes will be felt more seri
- ously and many sacrifices will DO made to in
y sure its construction. Many of the people al
: ready fully appreciate the measure, and henc
great Efforts are being made to induce the Leg
: islature to adopt scheme by which none.
% may be raised and the road constructed at a
- carly II day AS possible.
II EARLY SPRING.-The indications now ar
" that we shall have an early spring. The wea
h Their for the past week or two has been unusu
>, ally warm for the month Of february, tn
TX frost is entirely out of the ground, the buds o.
III the fruit trees arc swelling, and the farmers, il
:, some instances, have commenced ploughing.-
t. We may, however, have cold freezing weathe
e. in the month Of March, but should such prov
I To no the case the effect on fruit trees will b.
most disastrous. We hone for an abundan