Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-02-17
I.ntter from Lnurci.

ACTIVE ECMBER TRADE-LiQuoR TRAFFlC-CoI.-
oRED EDUCATION.
LAUREL, Feb 14.--Our lumber merchants have
contracted an Irresistible desire to speculate in
lumber. which appears to be the only active bus
incss now in vogue here, although they say
there is no money to be made at this traffic.
The wharYes arc being filled with lumber as
last year.
The mill ponds which were nearly dry few
weeks ago are now filled 10 repleton
The echo Of the woodman's axe is heard In
every direction, and the stately expresses, pines
and oaks are heard falling on every hand. The
logs are hauled with great difficulty from swamps
to the numerous mills which this part of the
county affords. Mcssrs Moor and Giles appears
10 have the champion mill on the stream, which
divides Broad from Little Creek Hundred. This
stream flows through the town Of Laurel. This
mill manufactured nearly one million feet of um
Der during last year, aud from the improvements
recently attached it is expected they will exceed
thi, amount during the present year. They have
| erected weigh by which they can raise the
heaviest logs, from the RATS, in the creek to the
saws.
| David Moor and George Collins have Just con-
| tracted with ship carpenter from Milton, Del,
| Hail Mc1lvan, 10 build q schooner of one hun
dred and sixty tou which they intend running
| from this place to Baltisorc and Philadelphia.
This is eScellen. enterprise, hits over the
| Railroad are SO high that our merchants are con-
sant'y complaining, and farmers are especially
deferred from raisiug peaches, perishabe fruits,
Sc
The Laurel colored school is good one, and
the children are learning rapidly.
A colporteur who had canyassed Broad and
Little Greek Hundreds thoroughly, says full one
fourth of the Inhabitants there can not read. The
assertion has since, in several instances, been
corroborlted by our respectable citiz4ns. This Is
amentabe rs well as disgraceful state of nffIirs.
When in the suburbs Of this town, where our
coored population resides, have churches, Sumo ay
and every DAY schools, and there il not scholar
who has arrived to the age Of eight, but can in
many cases read.
What must he the result ii something Is not
done 10 eDghten aud educate the whites here?
desire to leave this matter for the conjecture OF
our legislator, and in particular to the various
eogitatlon of II number thereof, who resides in
this town, whose duty it ought to be, ms politi
cal light and leader of the above elias to take
deep earnest aud decisive measures TO revise The
school system, so ms to make it more efficient t.
= educate tine ignorant whites, and give them al
. least equal advantage with the c0lored popula
: | tiun.
. protracied meeting commenced in the NJ
: E. church, Inst last Sunday evening. There has nj
- as yet been any @ne forward to the altar. But
feeling OF religious solrmnity appears TO peryad'
l. the entire congregation.
!, The pastor, Rev. E. Miller, and his assistan
" clergymen say there are perceivng symptom
i. auguring revival in our midst-GDd grant it, al
"a the material is superintendent here.
I, Respectable citizens very Indignant at th
= wholesale manner in which whisky il disposed o
:. here, auo have been thinking Of soliciting tn
y | Legislature to grant MS local pr0hibtory law
IL but some one suggested the IMPROPERLY of III
- attcmpt,as u prominent member Of the hoporabl
body veDds the destructive flnid himself. Const
~ quently, the law-abidlng citizens here will hay
i, to endure it awhile longer.
"a Mrs Annie Hooper, the daughter of our pasto
hha a Rev H.. Miller who has been residing with d
~ during the last two years, MS teacher of VOC
~ and instrumental music, received letter throug
ba The post otiice containing fifty dollars, as dt
nation from the congregation Of the NJ Il. Churcl
"e and as mark of respect and love.
ha boy of our town. George Smith, has invento
o new berry basket, which is considered superb
y, to any now used in lightness durability au
"s cheapness.
OF The following facts trunspired before one
VI our Justices of the Peace. A lady of high reput
tion who is a mantua maker IL Laurel, had rente
At q house of one OF our merchants where she pro
ed ecuted her vocation. The parties conctrne
of could not settle the relt amlcably,
nv was placed IN the h ,nds of Squire.
on On the day of trill the int rssted parties ba
in some words, and quarrel ensued, and The me
mt chant was allowed To call the lady .'d-n yellow
IN faced -" Such infamous language in an ofIls
where the sacred cath Is administered is &c
dy o mn q In Sussex. auch oflcera should be sui
III PLANTED by bstter onsz, 2.