Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Local BreyitIes.


Milford wants town hall.
Corn is witcd about Milford
Georgetown streets are being improved
Washington Correspondence Pliila Press
Wilmington has wharf line II miles long.
Peaches are growing plentiful in our market.
Insects arc destroying the grapes around Smyr-
IN.
Collins Beach grows more popular as n SUM
incr resort,
Repairs are being rapidly pushed forward on
Newark College.
Seaiord is us rapidly improving ms any town
On the peninsula.
llarbtson Hickman is putting up a large fruit
canning establishment at Lewes.
The new hotel at Seaford is finished, and is
pronounced handsome building.
Washington street, above 18Th, does look rs
though grading would not hurt ii.
Lawton Blackberrics are plenty and sold this
morning as low as ten cents quart.
Pussy, Jones & Co.'S new pattern shop is mis-
taken for a Government warehouse.
-"Sgns of the times, the peach car sign
bonds piled up in hundreds al the depot
Lewes is excited over the prospect OF the com
pletion Of theJ. u B. r. X. by The last OF August.
John Akin is candidate for the Democratic
nomination for City Treasurer.
Bernard Herself, of Milford, who has been
Farmers say the late rains have done great
things for the corn crop
The Delaware Railroad officers ar, i AS bees
getting ready for the peach bushes,
jackson & Sharp are about to pui.d another
addition to their extensive cur works.
Our Peninsula exchanges arc SO full Of their
county lovys that they aren't worth flip.
The fact that the corn has been laid low III this
county has not made il any lower in our market.
Lamokin begins to wear the appearance Of an
important junction. The new station there is
about completed.
Ii is expected that the camp meeting which
commences at Lincoln on The 9Th of August will
be quite large affair.
The Democrats have decided TO make their
nominations for Mayor, President OF Council,
and Treasurer, on August Tth.
The city is us usual healthy and the epidemic
diseases ailllcing other places have not been felt
here.
Some elegant new cars to be nninhcd with Per-
tys patent chairs are now building in the Il. X.
CumIaiiy's shops.
A potcal sketch of the trip down the hay, on
the SytrYStci, is filed for publication ut All carly
day.
The real estate of Nathaniel W. Hickman in
and near Lcwes, recently sold at Sherll's sale Tor
s22,i13.
Track laying on the junction and Brcakwatcr
resumed.
Guinea eggs do not sell rs rapidly as they de-
serve. They are richer than hen eggs and have
rs large yolk.
Benjamin +. llcrdman has removed from New
NIX To Harrington, Kent county, and has taken
thafsc of THE old Clark Hotel.
j. Henry Jefferson has purchased of William G.
Elasui Il house ON Main street, Smyrna, for S5UOO,
which is good price for Smyrna.
The contractor expects to finish the Queen
Annt's and Kent Railroad to Mil ington during
next week, and Sudlcrsvc by Aug. 10th.
horse belonging to DIR. Hitch ran off from
Georgetown depot recently, smashed the carriage
and severely injured the Doctors little son.
Raspberrles were in market yesterday, and sold
Al only 20 cents per quart. About us low as they
have sold at ALL This is unusually late for them.
We see it stated that John IL. Stuart, OF Sussex
county, has patented an improvement on the
steam engine ,or which he has been offered sos,
UUU.
There is great deal of speculation in peaches
about Milford. The Mutual Friend thinks some
body will make II fortune or file a petition in
bankruptcy oil account OF it.
Large quantities of Lawion blackberrics have
been shipped from about Milford. great deal
morc attention is now being paid 10 the cultiya-
ton Of this finit than formerly.
correspondent Of the Chester Republican,
travelling in Ireland thinks County Kildare looks
somewhat like this (New Castlc) county, except
that II has not otir houses, barns, and out-build-
hugs
Unless Market street bridge be in more dilap-
dated condition than appearances now indicate
lr Levy Court had better use the money il pro-
rotcs 10 cSpend ON il in completing the approach
rs at the south end Of Third street bridge
Tho proposed repairs on Market street bridge
will materially interfere with the business of the
steamboat Sylvester, and prevent access TO her
wharf. A postponcment Of the work until the
,loso Of navigation is therefore urged by the
friends of the boat.