Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-02-20
sussex County.

From o,r Special Correspondents
LiLcoLN.-Our town has the split Of improve
meat fully alive. Work upon the new Methodist
church has been suspended for some time be-
catse of Indictment weather. The stills and the
first floor Of joists are on and the building nearly
ready for raising. The corner stone will be laid
with Masonic ceremonies, on Monday, March 9th,
at ~ O'Clock. Addresses by the Presiding Elder
Rev. Vaughan Smith, Rev. J. s. Willis of Har-
rington, Rev. Jos. Cook of Salisbury, the Pastor,
Rev. g. W. Remsen, and others. We owe n debt
of gratitude to the Pastor of this charge whose
first year with us expires with this last jubilee
occasion. He hus won reputation for energy
and industry in this community, not this alone
but the country surrounding also. With those
willing to help him he commenced the erection of
this church by volunteer force, digging the trench
for the ioundation and laying bricks for the same,
side by side with the men, frequently working
late at night covering the walls to prevent their
freezing He has had quite good success spirit
ually this year, 80 persons having been converted,
some of whom are persons OF ability and men of
intelligence, valuable acquisitions to the church.
The people appreciate him, and his short, spirited
sermons.
The proprietor of this place, A. w. Small, Esq,
OF Philadelphia, expects 10 build q fine residence
here in the spring. Others have purchased pro-
perry here and we expect quite number of build
| ings to be commenced in the spring.
| Death has paid visit to even this pleasant 10y
| cality, and removed from our midst Mr.. Rider
respected citizen. Our new Depot is now nearly
completed, and presents neat, beautiful appear
ance, quite credtable to the town.
EILESpALE.-We visited this locality, looking
up items Of interest for the readers of the TRi-
| RUNE. This is quite business place sprung mp
| in the wilderness. Here the passengers for Mill
ton and Lewes, leave the cars and are handed
over TO the kindly care Of the gentemanly and
| polite stage driver, Mr.. y. j. Martin, who lands
them bag and baggage Fright side up with care"
at Milton IN less than one hour, and Lewcs in
about ~ hours time BY visiting Ellendnle at
train tiine'' you will be able to Judge how much
convenience this route Is it being also the mail
route to Milton and Lewes indeed SO much ira
vel passes this way that it is thought best to lay
the track from Glendale TO Lewcs via. Milton.
This town owes what 1t now enjoys of business
and prosperity to the direct personal effort Of AL
fred Short, Esq, (who surveyed and laid out tho
town and bought the first lot, the only one he
owns in tho place,) aud james Ponder. Esq, OF
Milton, who gave the ties to lay the siding and
the timbcrfor the depot frame The inhabitants
don't like your last communication concerning
their town. 1t reminds them OF story frequently
told by well known minister Of the gospel. You
remember Bear came into the cabin the old
mau scrambled up into the loft, and left his wife
to fight il out with Bruin. The instant she dis
patched him, the old gent came down, face all
Betsy didn't WEI" lforut-Never sell land at an
exorbitant price and drive settlers away, and Their
not pay one cent TO railroad or town-and YET
say" ice done it, didn't we ?"
Perhaps it would BIO better TO say that all Of
Glendale is not situated on one mans property
but about onc-third the lots are upon the land o
, James Ponder of Milton and VIM. Short, Esq.,
GEoRGETowN.-Is quite lively and presents
quite a business aspect The town is improving
In appearance, and they have daily line OF wag
ons TO carry freight to and from Lewes on the ar
rival and departure of each train--there is som,
talk of continuing the railroad direct south t,
! Berlin and Fortress Monroe-which would give
perfect air line route TO Norfolk and Portsmouth
We congratulate you on your success in jour
nalism, and especially your circulation In SUISSE,
county. Go on in your good work, we can't d,
} without The Tribune In these parts, and we will
: aid you to double your crculation-and keep yo
posted Of affairs here. Yours,
, WIcoNIsKo.
Post office Station. and town, on the j. & b. r. r.
7 equidstant from Harrington and Milford. A dc
q pot and several dwellings have recently been bull
and fine farm lying adjacent, has been, fey
days since, purchased by an cntcrprising ma
a The growing of the small fruits is to be lcat
& ing interest in this place.
Is PAINFUL CAsuALTY.-On Saturday, the lot
inst Mr. Abner Webb, an esteemed citizen (
Lincoln, while at work on he depot in that vi
10 lage by reason OF some defect in the scatfoldin
+ was precipitaled from the roof to the groun
70 Severe Commissions about the head were receives
re- which will cause his recovery to be slow al
is painful.
TEMrERANoEI IN LOWER DELAwARE.-Itisg era
r flying to have to announce IN advance movelne
Il in the interest of Temperance In this section
IL country. A lodge of Good Templars has be-
nc formed under favorable auspices in Cedar Nee
he and another is in contemplation in Lincoln.
at Milford that organization has enrolled n memb,
ship of two hundred aud three, making 1t {
on banner lodge, 1t is believed Of tho Diamond Sta
lis The Good Templars are good soldiers, and thu
ey campaign at Milford has not been without its
1T umphs. The proprietor of one of the princil
he hotels in the place, complains that by their
ed iuence the receipts at his bar, have sadly fall
III off.
The fresh impulse given to this cause abs
here, is due mainly TO the able addresses of X,
ad Thomas L. Poulson, of Delaware City. Del.
SUSSEX