Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-12-29
Now is winter come, indeed.

Now is winter come, indeed.
Chesapeake City is to have a land lottery.
Sleighs are likely to be of some use once more
Smyrnas II. II. depot has been greltly improy.
cd.
:. Things look ship-shaper up at Ellersie sta
ton.
There was snow storm down the State Thurs
day night.
The ice harvest has been i'll progress for seve-
raj DAYS.
To-day, winter SLOWS lis one of its prominent
features--it SHOWS.
Busb's steam freight line will continue to RIM
until stopped by ice.
A fine Odd Fellows Hall is being built at Har.
rington.
Thawing cnt water pipes is one of the house
hold duties now.
A Gdzette correspondent wants Judge Wootten
elected u. s. Senator.
The Kent County Bible Society has established
depository at Smyrna
Building operations have come to n full ston
on account of the weather.
A concert will soon be given in SMYRNA for fine
benefit of Clayton Sunday School.
The Good Templars of this county hold
convention in this city Oh the 9th inst.
hog recently killed in Smyrna weighed COY
pounds, and yielded 800 pounds of lard
There has been good skating at Barley Mill
dam, OF which pleasant fact many took advan-
tage on Monday.
A correspondent of the Village Record thinks
there great need of station house at Smiths
Bride, on the W. ~ II. Il.
It is reported that there came very near being
duel on Monday. The principles were ready
out no seconds could be found.
A thirteen year old son of Rev. Mr.. Light.
92ufne made "a. s.aa shSrgt sfggssssfGtyst
The annual meeting P. W. d B. Railroad will
be held ON the 9th of next month, at the Com
pany's office, in this city.
The health of our esteemed friend Thomas D.
| Coursey Esq, of Kent county, is substantially
restored, and he is looking quite well.
Van Trump wants insurers to examine the
claims of the North America and the Franklin
Companies before taking out policies
lie annual meeting of the Farmers and Me-
chanics Club Of Harrington, will be held on
Saturday January 7th.
James Gilchrist, formerly of Saratoga county
New York who recently bought farm near
dwelling upon it.
There was slight sprinkle of snow last even
ing but there was no sign of it left this morning
the wind having carried il to the regions yclept
"nowhere
The Smyrna Times thinks if ship canal across
the Peninsula is made it will run from Elk or
oassairas rivers to Dona Landing or Mahon's
river. That would be queer cut.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
wilmington and Philadelphia Turnpike Company
WI, be held on January second in the Institute
building.
Joseph Tatnall has sold his farm of 90 acres,
situated on the Philadelphia pike, Brandywine
hundred, to Alfred d. Yields, of Central New
York, for $1,000 cash.
People attending Lower Brandywine presby-
terrain church are much annoyed with the depre-
dations Of thieves who steal whips. robes, and
blankets from their carriages during service.
Earnest Newman. of Odessa having been held
to bail on charge Of threatening the life of his
steli-danghter, attacked Constable Jones who
had him i'll charge, whereupon Jones knocked
HIM down with his cane hurting him 10 severely
that he could not be sent to jail for several days
At the sale of Francis Cam of New Castle Hun
dred' on Tuesday COWS brought from so to $50;
pigs, and cents per pound, live weight hay,
sl6 to :ls per ton reaping machine for sos,
young horses were bid to s2l6 and were with
drawn. Three others sold from $50 to $50
OSle Miller, auctioneers.