Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Middletown has had u Calico Ball.

Mldulctown Is wltnont munlclpni govern
nlcnt.
The Strawberries around Norfolk arc said Il
have been killed by frost.
The Tableaux and Festival at Camden, las
Thursday night were very successful
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is doin.
an unusually large business this season.
burglar made an unsuccessful attempt To en-
Ter the store OF Jonathan Pratt Of Dover on TIT
night Of the 10th inst.
The Friends Social Lyceum of PHILADELPHIA,
will hold their usual Reunion" on the Swarth
more College grounds, on June 18th.
Mr.. John II. r. Boone who resides near Black
bird. Delaware, had black marc, four years old
stolen from his premises ON Monday night last
The Smyrna Times hears it reported that Geo
u. Dickson Is an applicant Tor five or six oliiee
under the State tax law.
Mr. James NJ. Williams, of Kent county, pro
poses 10 visit Europe this summer, and will b
absent for some time.
The anniversary of the Home for Friendlesi
Childicn, will be celebrated In Central Prcsbyic
rlan Church. tomorrow.
Joseph liighhpld and William s, Moore have
entered Into partnership in the dry goods aut
grocery business, in the town of Newark.
Dell Nobt, Jr. has sold his farm of 100 acres
near the Practical Farmer, in Brandywne Hum
bred, to James McCay, of this city, for $4,000.
Thomas Wcbbcr & Son have commenced the
Grain, Lime, Coal Phosphate and Mari business
on the wharf formerly occupied by Abraham
Shannon, ESD, in Chistlana, Del.
No attempt to organize "Thc Peach Growers
Bank at Middlutnwn, chartered ut The last SEES.
sion OF the Legislature, will be made until aftei
harvest.
The Clayton Herdh states that there Is n
"elcrs " IN that town who has II mania for kill
rg cats and the editress threatens to set her dog
on him il he disturbs her cat
Key. A. d. Dick is now the Methodist Protcs-
lmi n'inl+tcr toi Smyrna and vicinity, appointed
iN the Baltimore Conference Rev. Mr.. Ever
8 le, the former PASTOR Is stationed in Cecil
etuny, Md.
Some lad boy put stone on the track Of the
su.rra Branch Railroad, recently, by which n
rir WAS thrown or the track and run across the
rpid. Knocking down an iron tUucc and u beau
ii'ul shade tree In front OF Colonel Raymond
ft-idehcc.
10 Diamond State Building and Loan Assoc
citation Of Snyrnr reports: Total assets, iii :
$3.50; nninLer Of shares, 93S present value Of
cnC, share, s.1S.62; profit upon each share, sG.12
uinhcr oil shareholders, 81; lowest premium
during tEr last year, % per cent; highest pre-
MUM duiing last year, AZ and 9-1Gth per cent.
The Milford .hutam Friend having expressed
IL opinion Of The merchants Of this town last
W'th, now turns It's attention to society, and
volunteers the information that " the aristocracy
Of Milford is composed Of the most sublime
Iiinls and bruness quinn lbs that creation can
boast on Realty Milford must be II nice place.
TuE NEwsnK CutItun Rr-IJStoN-S Samuel
NJ Harrington. Ed. dpclinps 10 serve on lhe EN-
,culiyr CemniItrr and sul. Committee Ia ar
rnp,, Iuf 40 nrf,,,nsnd rc-union nj Delaware Cal
ir,r AID EdwnrJ Trvnnds has becn nnmrd in
hi. Ilnre.
Uilrrl ropors. tuiblishin,, ilin nroccedincs me
desired 10 moi, III.
-------
FiGE Ar KElTu's Cross ROADS KENT CO.
On sunday night Tie barn and stables Of Hiram
flLaw, On the state road from Smyrna to Dover
and Lcipsc and MORTON we've burned To Ike
ground, with all their contents, including two
der. Ne. be.ides badly burning several other cat
lie. Mi. Finlnw believes IL to bc the work oi an
incendiary. Ills loss will be over $1,000, which
Il insured in the Kent County Mutual for only
1900.
RAILROAD suhNEY.-A corps OF engineers
nave Dceh engaged recently III making surveys
ni various routes Tor a railroad TO connect Tue
Nnulnnla Iort ilrpnslt kallroad Win Dela-
ware wy. 1heir ohJect Is 10 accomplish the
HIllruit ient Of constructing road that VIII be
"oWh grade all the way from inc mines To the
wafer, lhey have made several surveys already,
'ii' passing through Or near Elktui, oac taxing
as"lihwestefly course from CnlunDia and Fort
Heposlt road, and crossing The L. W. " D.. Il. Il.
near The Residence Of Hon. Hiram Mccullough,
Niiic sun another proposes to strike the Phlla'
Nclrhla road near North East.
hhLRoAD AtclDhNf.-uh SUNDAY hlght one
~ wy special tralht carrying PASSENGERS 10 Tue
sras9 seih-centennial celebration OIL the order oil
wa feiiuws III fhiiadelphia, struck a man who
was walking over stanton bridge, inictng SER,
he lives near Stanton, lie wac brought TO the