Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-01
LOCAL NEWS.

new bank will shortly be established ut la'
re dc Grace.
The young men of Milford are emigratipg {
the West.
The yoang men about Milford have commence
playing base TALL
Herring are plenty In the Elktnn market, 0
from ~ to 40 cent? dozen.
An effort 10 being made To start lodge q
Knights Of Pythias In Smyrna.
Another Building and Loan Association is 1
he organized.
Prof. Cunning, whom many of our reader
know, Is lcc,uriug In New England.
Twelve shnd were caught at Dorscys fishery
~ miles below Milford, last week
Edwards g. lines. of Smyrna, arc photograph
Ing the members OF the Legislature.
brass band has been organized at Townsend
with Professor Bcggs, of this city, rs teacher.
A. p Berwick has been appointed Post Mastc
Ut Chesapeake City, vice j. Ii. Steele, resigned.
Several seizures have been made by the Sheriff:
OF Kent aud Sussex In North and South Milford
On Saturday week, at Harrington. Nimrot
Minner had his wrist broken by his horse running
away.
The Village Record says that the fruit trees ii
Chester county hayc been badly injured by slccl
aud cold.
8. Hooper Mitchell well known citizen oil
Elkton, died very suddenly, on Sunday morning
week.
Tho Georgetown Journal auys a large vessel,
toaded with Ice went ashore GU Indian River bar
on Monday night week.
Large quantities of piles are being shipped
from Georgetown to New York, for wharilbg
purposes.
Capt. Jonathan Suites, /, highly respected aud
venerable citizen OF Dover, died last Sunday even
ing In the 18th year Of his age.
The trade through the Chesapeake and Dela-
ware Cnnn Is reported very brisk for this time Of
the year.
The Cla, ton Herald warmly advocates the
proposed Exemption Law, and prefers the amount
TO be $500.
Rev. J. P. Duhaine!, of Delaware City, has
been called to the rectorship of St. Pauls Parish,
Calvert county, Md.
Thomas u. Hunter, admitted to the ministry
on trial at the late session of the Wilmington M
I. Conference. was lutely principal of school No
o, In Smyrna
1t Is stated that Joseph L. Mahan has been SC.
iected as Post Master ut Elkton. The Democrat
calls him "a radical Of The Crcswcll type 50
he'll do.
The schools In Coatesviilc, Pa have been tenn
porarlly closed, on account OF the prevalence Of n
bad fever among the children. Only one case,
However, has resulted fatally.
The Deluuarean fears the public schools will
lure badly this year, the nnt-tax feeling being
strengthened by the pecGniary shortness Of near
~ everybody.
Mrs. McConaugby, Of the Clayton Herald,
maintains lively tight with the dummy engine,
which runs between Clayton and Smyrna. We
serenely await tic result.
The house and lot In Middletown, belonging
to the heirs of Charles Foster, deceased, was
sold at public sale, ut Walkers Hotel, on Tnes-
day, for the sum OF Sl235, Mr.. John Wright,pur-
chaser.
Master Henry c, Nields, Of West Chester, has
been promoted to q Lieutenant In the u. s. Navy.
I'm hanr ctoft nj IL. thp
Tic Squadron, on the "Pnwnee," and Is now on
bis road home.
The Brick Hotel, at Georgetown, has just
reputation as one Of the best hotels In the State.
1t Is kept by s. 8. Ashworth, who will, we have
no doubt, have many guests during the approach
ing term of Court.
Joseph Smithers, ticket agent OF the Delaware
Railroad, at Clayton, has purchased II house of
George Taylor, at the corner of Pearl aud Com
merce streets, Smyrna, and is fitting IT up quite
handsomely.
The proprietors of the steamboat John Sylvester
have presented to oil the members of tho City
Council free passes on their boat A resolution
Of thanks for the courtesy was passed on Thurs
day evening.
company, engaged in CONTRASTING tho Penln-
eula for new well-bucket" were arrested ut
Georgetown, on the charge Of fraud, it being al
legged that they sold the right for the Eastern
Shore Counties Of Virginia, To one party ut Wen
ma aud resold 1t at Salisbury
1t Is stated that the term of Jacob Moore. Esq,
as Attorney General Of the State, is about draw
Ing TO close. The next term of Court will be
the last at which he will officate. The position
is an appointment in the gift Of the Governor,
and we see no reason why Mr. Moore, who Is an
excellent officer, should not be re-appointed.
In the Chester county prison last year about
seventy thousand yards Of check and carpeting,
and considerable quantity Of other articles,
were manufactured by the inmates. The goods
sold by the prison authorities amounted to So
2el, and tho sum drawn from the county treasury
was S4,7p0.