Middletown transcript., 1869-03-06
Delaware Affairs.

TORNADO AT LAUREL.-Fr0m O letter
received by gentleman connected with
tho Legislature, from his daughter, We
have description Of u tornado which pass
ed about one mile north of Laurel, in this
State, Tuesday afternoon week. The
track OF the tornado was about one hun
dred yards wide, its course, from west t..
east; its duration about half a minute.
The house of Josiah Moore was literally
blown to pieces, some of the shingles were
carried two miles. the bricks were blown
seventy-five yards; nothing was saved but
two beds and his looking glasses. Some
of the clothing of the family was found
over on the Concord Road, about mile
from the house; the greater part has no,
yet been found. Mrs. Moore's sister was
injured, none of the others were hurt, but
very much stunped; the COW was blown
one hundred and fifty yards, had two legs
broken, and had to be killed; the horse
was not harmed. The windows were blown
out of Mrs. Sally Elliott's house. Mrs.
Elliott was spinning wheel was blown
IN one direction and she in another. but
neither was seriously injured. William
5. Moore lind his outbuildings and fodder
blown away. The fences in the track of
the tornado were blown away, and great
zeal of timber blown down.
In Dover and vicinity, about the same
time, storm ragged furiously, destroying
trees, fences, and SO forth. Dclaca,ean.
WYOMING CoLLEoE.--Wyoming Col
iege, formerly Wyoming Seminary; is now
fairly inaugurated as a college, having re-
Gently received from the Legislature a
charter granting collegiate and university
powers. The institution is pleasantly To-
Gated in the new and beautiful town of
wyoming. in central Delaware, three
miles south of Dover, on the Delaware
Railrond Equal advantages are offered
to students of both sexes. Over seyent.
students are now in attendance.
The Milford Mutual Friend, Of the 9th
ultlmo, Grave fears are enter
tanned among our farmers In regard to the
prospects of fruit this season. The mild
weather Of late has brought out the buds
IN some localities, and if cold snap comes
the injury to this most important branch
of Delaware's wealth will be serious.
.s 40 " Af6hlnd FLACE.--Ihere
is project on foot to make Lewes great
watering place. The Sussex journal 81 ":
Several capitalists came down on Sat1r-
day evening from Philadelphia to select 4
site for Summer Hotel ut Rehoboth. q
1t is reported that james Manlove. for
inerly Of Doyerswho was in some way CON
nected with the American Mission in paru-
quay, has suffered violence at the hands of
the Paruguayan authorities.
Hon, Willard Saulsbury and Custos w
Wright, Esq have been employed to de-
tend Robert Goldsborough charged with
the murder of Marsh. The case will come
up at the Sussex April session.
The new section Of Junction & Break
water Railroad, from Georgetown to Lew
Sc, has been graded to the latter place
and we presume thatsthe track win be laid
in short time.
The first annual meeting Of the new
Wilmington Conference Of the NJ. +.
Church, viii be held in Asbury Church.
on the 18th inst. Bishop Simpson will
preside
The farmers about Milford are going ID
raising potatoes this year pretty extensive
y, believing they win pay better than
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