Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Local Breyitics.
,rops look finely about Lewes.

Crops look finely about Lewes.
Corn will prove failure In Sussex.
Pumpkins arc ripe on Rccdy Island.
The Kent County Teachers Association meets
at Smyrna on the 26lh inst.
The Cooper building, fine new building in
Smyrna is rapidly approaching completion.
The corner stone of Smyrna Town Hall will be
laid with Masonic ceremonies next Monday.
John II. and Jos. v. Hoifecker have commen-
ccd tile canning business ON large scale in Smyr-
ma
Samuel NJ. Harrington has taken out letters of
administration on tho estate OF Joseph ID. Plcr-
son.
ludy of this city was recently married to a
fonrth husband. All four were Methodist minis
tcrs
Thursday of this week is Big Thursday, when
ali of upper Sussex and lower Kent goes to the
beach.
The Preachers Association Gtinerant) of Dover
District NJ. f. Church, convenes at Salisbury on
Monday, Aug. 50th.
John e. Grub has taken out letters of admin
istrntion an the estate OF isabella Doton late oil
Brandywine Hundred.
Theodore +. Clark has taken out Letters tesla
auntary ON the estate Of John Z. Clark, late of
ktd Lion Hundred
Lewis c. Springer has taken out letters testa-
inputary ON the estate of Foster q. Messenger,
late Of thls city, deceased.
A colored man namtd WIN. Speukman was re-
Gently arrested in Dover for murderous assault
ON colorcd boy, with knife.
Thomas Cavcndcr of ST. Georges Hundred,
raised the present season POO bushels of wheat
which will average 62 pounds to the buslel.
An effort is being made to have the Chester
town mall, which how leaves Clayton, delivered
III Millington, via Queen Annes " Kent X. H.
The Brandywine is unusually low at present.
hut the supply Of water to the city basins docs
not appear to have been materially diminished
Brandywne Springs is for sale. We should
like Il, see The property fall into good hands. Eli
tcrpiise aud capital can make il fine watering
place.
The Drlawarcan Is SO encouraged by the late
elections In Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia.
that it speaks OF "colorcd boy belonging to VIM
a. Atkinson"
team belonging to Nj. Mills, driven by a boy
ran away ut Wyoming n few days ago, broke one
Of the horses legs, smashed the wagon and
slightly hurt tho boy.
j. Y, Foulk Of Milford, starts In u few days
over the Pacific Railroad To attend the session Of
The National Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows, which
meets in San Francisco.
The camp meeting train NOW running ON the
upliplshud Dorchester and Delaware Railroad is a
private enterprise, bling run by Mr.. Kay oil Sea-
ford, who hires the train.
John Green, Assessor of State tax, having re-
covered from his recent illness, is going about
assessing taxes to pay, amongst other things, the
Detd~areda's exorbitant printing bill.
Mr. Coleman, city editor Of the Philadelphia
Ledger, writes that paper from Middletwon. IL
this State under rate ot August 12lh, very full
description OF the peach shipments from this
Peninsula
The Gazette thinks the Republicans will fail to
recognize virtue and capacity II they nominate
either John II. Adams or William Canhy. for
President of Council in preference 10 Alderman
Vincent
A large shark was caught one day last week
opposite Henry Walton's house, below L u prnn.
Ii Is said to be the largest ever cnugh, III ~ Del
aware, measuring feet in length aid weighed
upwards of 800 pounds.
The Republican says little girl named Mobile
Richards, aged IA years, one day last week picked
ia the orchard of Mr.. b. +. Hanson, in Apo
uuinmink Hundred, 1Ol baskets OF peaches. SHE
commenced at II. m. and qnit al y. M.