Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06
LOCAL NEWS.

Milton has q string baud,

Milton has string baud.
The roads around Milford are bad.
Smyrna Seminary has about hundred stu
dents.
A better year for operations in real estate Is
looked for, 10 1870.
Weather prophets predict snow,-a most un-
profitable prediction.
Newark wishes to put In a claim to be made
the National Capital.
There arc twenty Catholic churches In the Die
cese of Wilmington.
The colored people of this city have Young
Mems Christian Association.
New Years day Is moving dnyfIp. Kent and
Sussex, and was "duly observed. v
Christmas passed off quietly In Sd IA without
the customary noise and disorder.
Our new neighbors-C hadd's Ford, Trim0le-
vile, Embreeville, Mortonville and Coatesvie.
On Christmas day hostler at Dover while toy
Ing with loaded pistol shot himself through the
leg.
George q. Ward and Daniel B. Woodward
want TO be the Democratic candidates for Coroner
next fall.
A Connecticut editor thinks Delaware q sort
oil terrestrial Paradise. He don't own my land
here, either.
The Episcopal Church ct Dover being without
Rector will be closed until alter the fourth Sun
day In January.
The shortest road to the West from Whining
ton is over the new Railroad to the Pennsylvania
X. X. at Coatesville.
DR.. John e Martin, Of Dagsboroueh Hundred,
died last week. He was man of cons siderable
popularity and wealth.
grand fox hunt in which seventy horsemcn
and about fifty hounds took part came of near
Milford on Monday week.
Mary 8. Woodward and Sarah s. England have
taken out letters testamentaiy on the estate OF
Elizabeth Stroud, late of this city.
The Kent County Farmers Club will hold an
adjourned meeting at Dover on the 10th inst, to
complete It's organization and elect officers.
The choir of the M. E. Church, at Dover, se,e-
naded number of people with some beautiful
Christmas carols before daylight on Christmas
morning.
The Deiaparean says 1t has ''listeued in silence
to silly slurs upon it," by quasi Democrats who
prefer to pntronze radical organ to one of their
own party"
Christmas was observed witffa decnrum ard
sobrieiy at Dover in striking contrast with the
bacchaualian hilarity which characterized the day
u few years ago.
Miss Lizzie Morris. of Odessa, fell and broke
the small bone of one of her ankle joints on
Wednesday night, 22d inst, at Mr.. VIM Green's
10 Middetown.
Decent people are Indignant at the Gdseue's
abuse of Stanton. The dead Statesman was used
To being barked at while living aud certainly
wont mind II now.
The Insurance officers are very busy adjusting
accounts, renewing old policies. aud making out
new ones. And here Is piece of advice, gratis:
Never allow your insurance policy TO run out"
II but for day.
The $1,000 bond belonging TO DIR. J. v. Craw-
ford, supposed to have been among the bonds
lately stolen form the Middlelown Bank by the
robbers has been found 1t was discovered by the
Cashier, Mr.. Hall, among parcel of loose papers
which were strewn over the floor by the robbers.
The Smyrna Metnodsts are dissatisfied with
the action of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company in this city In ordering reussessment
If the damages to their church. The first ASSESS
mont was Sl300, the last is 5000. A carpenter
makes The last assessment and offers to repair the
damages for that amount.