Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-04
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the county represent the prospect Tor
wheat as very unfavorable. 1t IS gener-
aIlv thought there viii not be more tnan
one-third or one-fourth of crop Many
wheat fields have been plOwed up
A gentleman near this city, found a te-
male infant at his door step few morn
ings ago. Being the happy father Of seV,
er9l b0vs. but no daughter, he adopted
the little stranger into his family.
NJ. d. Brooke was telegraphed from
SfeubeuvilIe on Wednesday, TO arrest
four persons for stealing goods OH the
cars. He accordingly made the arrests on
Wednesday evening. Two OF them, w IA,
Smith and Job Williams are residents OF
this city, the other two are brakesmen on
the p. c. & c. r. r. The. brakesmen
operated on the cars and the other par
ties concealed the goods A bout S9UU
worth of goods were found which they
had traded to some of the clothing stores
The parties are all boys not over Is years
old.
MARION CoUNTY.-The Democrat
says We learn that the severe weather
of last Monday killed very nearly all the
young lambs in the county Il farmer
told US that seven out OF eight on MS
place Berishe3 A neighbor Of the same
gentleman lost forty and many others
whom we hear of sustained similar
losses.
The Mirror says: We regret to state
that much of the wheat IN this county Is
killed, while the fruit, such as cherries,
peaches. currants, &c, will not be half a
yield this year. Whole beds of straw
berries have been killed by the frost.
Our friend Mr.. james Gregory last
Saturday, took in Mt his grocery, the enor-
nous amount OF fourteen barrels Of eggs
IA big operation for one firm IN single
day.
MoRRow CoUNTY.-The time for the
Morrow County Sheep Shearing, to come
off at Cardington, has been changed from
Friday, May Is, to Wednesday, May g.
The Cardiugton ReceiUe says: Dan.
I. Ward, Of this village, has q duck which
has put in full time IN the laying business
She laid her first egg on the 10Th day of
February, and the second on the 10th of
the same month, aud from that time to
the present has produced an egg each
day, making In all fire dozen and f01tT
eggs. Quite a profitable fowl.
On Sunday evening last quite a fire took
place at the hax-mill In this place, con
suming three large stacks of fax. But
for the exertions of the citizens much
more damage would have been done, per-
haps the destruction of the Mill itself.
The fire Is supposed to have originated
through the carelessness of some lads
who were seen lettering around the prem
ises with lighted cigars in their mouths.
Had the wind been from the West instead
of from the East nothing could have saw
ed the mill from destruction
The Mt. Gilead Sentinel says: Last
Saturday we counted one hundred wagons
and carriages In town, which were crowd
ed with people from the country, who do
their trading here. It was busy day
for our merchants.
FRANKLIN CoUNTY.-We find the fol-
lowing paragraphs in the Columbus Ga
zeHe
On the 10Th ult., Joseph Schoouover,
and Asa and Wash. Davis, of the nOtOri-
Gus Davis family of the swamps in Truro
township, were taken before VIM. L.
Heyl, Esq, for examination on tile charge
Of stealing in December last. from the
pen Of James II. Neil, in this city, ten
fat hogs. They were held in the sum Of
800 each, to answer before the Common
Pleas. The bODdsman of Asa Davis af-
sent to Jail.
Burglaries aud thefts continue to be of
1aily and nightly occurrence in our city. !
# we are to credit the local columns Of
9ur dailies. We fail to publish them as it
becomes too common, and cannot interest
)ur readers. Besides, 1t does no good in +
warning our citizens. or putting them on
heir guard against the depredatiOns Of +
he williams vino iufeSt all parts Of the T
.ity.
MEDARY MONUMENT FUND.-The con
ributions to this fund, up to the 2lst ult,
cached the sum OF SI,053.50 Among
he recent contributors is Ben Wood,
ditor of the New York News, who gives
he sum offfty GOD dollars
The Morning Journal says During
he month of April, sixty marriage IL
enses were issued from the Office of the
Probate Court of Franklin county. Last
loDth the number was fifty nine, and IN
April, 1865, only forty-twO.
Next weeks it is proposed to commence
series Of repairs or improvements on
be Town Street NJ T. Church The
-alls are to be frescoed and rePainted,
nd the gallery changed The estimate
0st of said repairs, that are to contribute ;
,uch to the good appearance of the
hurch, is three Orfour thousand dollars.
Mr.. Andrew Ore, of Union county.
lmewhat noted for his bigness. and IA
iharly known as the Union County
iant caused yesterday no little excite
ent in his perambulations about the
reefs. His father we are told. Is as
g a specimen of humanity as himself
ID he has four brothers equaliDg him
# in size and strength
The April collections of Col Royal
lylor, Commissioner of the Bureau of
Dldiers Claims, amount to $54,392 70.
KNOX CoUNTY.-A Soldiers and Sal
rs League" has been organized in Knox =
,unty-the object being mutual protec- a
N among those who served in the Army Il
Navy during the late rebellion
In reference to the wheat crops the is
spubIican says: There are some good L
Ids between Mt. Vernon and Newark. :,
d In some parts of this County there u
: very good prospects. AS the whole
eat crop cannot be near an average in p7
no this year. la
From the same paper We copy the fol- Il
ring paragraphs: We are glad to see
departments of business doing well in -
Vernon this spring. Business Is live m
and all classes are fully employed. en-
T. R. Wilson, of Clay Township. in pc
ms us that he had a valuable fat sheep nu
len out Of a lot he was feeding for June
ket
MADISON CoUNTY,-The London In nc
says: Mr. B. Gwynne, having resign co
the position of Cashier of the Madison It's
.ional Bank, the Board of Directors We
NOTED Mr. Hartford Toland, to Cash aIC
and elected Capt. Otway Watson Tel
of that Institution. Tr