Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-29

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G. Bradford, Esq, and Dr. Taylor.
At Balls, formerly the Bucl) in Christian
Hundred, on Tuesday evening, Oct. 4th. To b
addressed by Mr.. Head and DIR. Taylor.
Cliestnuts are getting ripe.
Chicken grapes have como.
The lovely weather continues.
The trees show their autumn tints.
Wild grapes are abundant down the State.
Squirrels are unusually numerous this year.
Five new houses are being built in Seaford.
New Castle water works are grand success.
The "Iittle Election" takes place ON Octobe
4th.
wilmington's fire-plugs are made in philadel
| phia.
The Sussex Democrats hold mass meeting
| on the 9th.
Wilmington is to have "Young Democracy
organization.
The Mutual Friend says South Milford is rap
idly improving.
| Tho Milford Mutual Friend is the only neutra
paper in this State.
| There is less fever and ague than usual around
Milford this season.
| Rapid progress is making OIL the new Catholic
church at New Castle.
| The finger boards designating the streets arc
| missing in many places.
West Chester people growl about tho difficulty
of getting to Wilmington
1t is against the law to shoot birds in Sussex
until the 18th of next month.
Smyrna Town Commissioners have bought
| $1,000 of the town bonds for s9O5.
Peaches have about disappeared from our
markets.
Delaware sweet potatoes are in market, and
are Of a very superior quality.
This is the fourth year in succession that the
crops have failed in Sussex county.
G. i. Jamison is the contractor for building
the new Catholic church ut New CASTLE
The .Jersey Blue now makes one trip week
between Bombay Hook and Philadelphia.
Grapes are very plentiful this season. The
markets are at present stocked with them.
Two noble Youths of Milford recently drove a
willing horse to death, and call that glory.
Milford is excited over a suspicion that the
butchers who supply it are killing diseased cattle.
Is Admiral Porter coming to Wilmington to
see the advantagesof our city, for siip-bullding
A renewed effort is to be made to secure the
building of an Episcopal Church in Aliddletown.
The Washington reporters went quito wild
over the Pullman cars recently sent from tins
city.
Less wheat than usual will be sown around
Smyrna this Fall. 1t does not pay, tho farmers
think.
David Lank Of South Milford. Sussex county,
recently lost u valuable horse from causes I'M
known.
Rev. Thomas H. Poulson, of North East Nd,
has been delivering temperance lectures in
Milford.
Bill Collins, one Of tho scTen prisoners who
recently escaped from Dover jail, has been re-
captured.
The Gazette is poking it's people up to be sure
and come out at the "little election, on the 1th
of October.
The consumption of gas in Smyrna has increas-
ed 20 per cent since tho works have been prop
" managed.
The estate of Charles Flanagan, just settled
M in Bankruptcy, yielded his creditors Sl.10 on
tile S10O
Some men are so ignorant as to suppose that
business will come to them and need not be
sought after.
A Democratic meeting will be hold at Seaford,
ncxt Saturday. 1t will be II "family gathering,
with big +.
Seaford is the only town which tho census
shows to have doubled its population during tile
last ten years.
f. I. Evans shipped from Middlctown, last
weeks. the first carload of peaches ever sent to
Baltimore by rail.
The German Baptist Church, at Fifth and
Walnut Streets is receiving interior repairs and
improvements.
Until January 10th 1906, the village now
called smyrna in this State, was known as Duck
Creek Gross Roads.
George II. Smith has taken out letters of adj
ministration on the estate OIL Johh l'ail, late Vi
st. Georges Hundred.
The Kent County Democrats have determined
In nnrniunta Snarim and GOrpupr by DODtllar vote
as is done in this county.
The population of New Castle County appears
by the returns of the Census to be now more
than one-half of the State.
Mrs. Jane McNIahon has taken ont letters of
administration on the estate of Tlios. McMalion,
late of Pencader Hundred.
The Republican State Committee Rooms, now
at the s. H. cor. of 5tll and Market streets, are
much frequented of evenings.
jacob Snex of this city has made an assign
ment to Joseph II. Livingston of ihadcihia,
for the benefit Of his creditors.
New Jersey sweet potatoes are now arriving
here by the Hiram NJ. Cool, and being shipped
vim the Electric lime to New York About 600
barrels week are shipped thus.
Michael lIorning, who has contracted to build
the branch from Thurlow station, on the F.. W.
~ b. II. H., to the Delaware river, engaged to
have it completed in four months.
Tn Friday. Illl INST, lo,VDU cfocus Hsii WeIv
caught at Lewes. They arc a iine Favored, smali
fish, not much known up this way
Dr. Williamson, formerly Hector OF Calvary
Church in this city, has accepted call as assist
ant from Emmanuel Church in Baltimore.
Dr. Ntgelulank has sold his farm of III acres
near DUPONT station. Giirisiiana Hundred, to II.
l. DUPONT ~ Co., for about Sl25 per acre.
The White Stockings Of Milford and the Ac-
tivcs of Camden are to play base ball for the
championship Of Kent county neXt month.
Tic steamer ". IT, Cot, of the Lewcs and
New York line was recently damaged somewhat
by running against her pier AT tho Breakwater.
VIM. Pierce. ST.. one of tho oldest citizens OF
| Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex county. died on
Saturday, the 18th inst, i'll the Slst year OF lis
| age.
NIessrs. James T.. Price Il Go. have Just cleared
the schooner Laciaia BEL with large cargo OF
corn meal aud flour, st. Croix and st. Thomas
| West Indies.
| At Dupont's Station on the Wilmington ano
Reading Railroad. a new siding has been con
structed, giving about $50 feet front for trestinG
for coal bins
Tile Smytl Zouaves will give II series O.
Tableaux in Institute Hall on November 10TH Il
and 18th, and will hold fair IN tho City Hal
commencing December 1st
The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge o.
| AIasons in the u :. has accepted the invitation
| to lay the corner stone Of the Soldiers Monr
ment in this city, next month";
horse belonging to b. b. Allen, of Smyrna
got one of his fore feet fastened in fence on,
night recently and killed himself trying to pull
it out. lie pulled his foot nearly off.
William Painter Il Co., 36 South Third street
Philadelphia advertise that they will pay TIN
coupons of the Wilmington Il Reading H. IL.
first mortgage bonds, due October LIST.
J. Jackson Pierce, residing OH tho Foulk road
near tho old Blue Ball. gathered from one pea
tree, this season, twenty-cight bushels OF excel
lont pears, which he sold Mt two dollars bushel
The county road on the South side of tn
Christiana, from Market street to Christian
Avenue, wants filling NJ to level with it
bridges.
II is the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge O
Masons for this STATE who has accepted the invi
tation to lay the cornerstone of the soldiers an
Sailors Monument.
There is purple half TO tho grape, mello'
half to the peach, II sunny half to tho globe, an
u better half to the man who is fortunate enoug
to have good wife.
The ceiling of the u. $. Court room is to b
. made lower and quite smooth the architects bs
Lowing that tho great beams now in it cause Tia
echo which 80 disturbs tho Court.
The Philadelphia Telegraph says, " tho bet
ware river is fast assuming tho well-oarned ~
of tho Clyde OF America" Yes il the Chrislal