Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-07
L1iNEWS.
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Z, ,ao,,u wall In Sussex.

r,,o Milford colored people want Fred Doug
,,u IN he present at their celebration on the i4tn
ma ,b,t,,al Friend declares the condition OF
no Methodist grave yard III that town 10 DC ois-
graceful
irhe wilmington Parlor Match Company have
NOT been operating their WORKS on On'icii s'toe'
for some time.
,,asrs Finn 4 Simpson, of this city, compile
~ M ,he b,iclt work Of the new depot at Middle
ion. last Friday.
mo Milford Mutual Friend believes the re
,.'a,,iar Peach Growers Association over esti-
mates crops and thereby decreases prices
daughter of James Loyegrove. of Smyrna,
,,,s hceome deranged, probably on account OF
Incoming overheated while picking stfawperries.
The Delaware Mutual Life Insurance Gompa-
~ II rapidly extending its business III western
PENNSYLVANIA. 1t is strong anu hSe orBaiiNa-
tinll
ma .,sboo Fly Assembly" Of Newport, an
.,e,,,ces its .iGrst grand Hop OF the season, to
,.lc place at McFarland's woods, on Saturday,
10Th inst.
0coaiesyille people are agitating for the
,.o,ion of A cotton factory" we are told. Ohe
e,,,ernrisng capitalist can do more, in tins ine'
lhal Il great many agitators.
yhe Adams Express Co., have established an
ocr at the National Camp t MestlNs STa" r H. T.
lakntnn, on tilB iiilc VI WV ~ - = -
10 continue during the camp.
village in Sussex rejoices in the name oil
Tlaa.town another used to be known as DOG
ro,msr Init II was as much as a mans LIE was
worth 10 20 there and call it by that name.
uq,c salem IN. ~ Standard speaks highly OF
,hc arpearance Of the Fenwick fire company, OF
NV castle which visited Salem, on the 23d ult,
There was a handsome parade on the OCCASION
Tile corner stone of the new building, 70 DC
erected ly Il. Zion NJ. Il. Church Will pe iaiu oh
thn l7th inst, with appropriate ceremonies.
rishou Scott. and other distinguished ministers
will he present.
ii IL currently stated in Heading that the Phila-
1elpLia 4 Reading Railroad Company will build
about three hundred coal barges for carrying
roal On the Scliuykill canal and it is hoped that
the work will be done in that city.
Patience NIichner, of Chester County, has been
appointed Principal Of the Friends School, at
recently resigned, to take charge Of the Girls
Dcnrtmcnt, to be added in the FALL to Taylor
Il lackson's Academy.
We announce the deaf of DIR. James Bring
hurst. Mt his residence III Illinois. He was
native Of this city, studied medicine and prac--
ticel here, for several yaars when he removed
Ia Illinois. where he has since resided. The
news of his death was sudden and unexpected.
Joseph NIilbnrn, of Smyrna, says the Times,
left thu, town for NIddetown on Thursday week
MIN Young lady to get married. driving fay
c,ite livery stable horse, named "1,uek Skim"
and valued at 1850, owned by Alexander Wilson,
Of SMYRNA In the exnberance OF ms spirits
nyer the hail,v event lie drove 80 hard coming
home that tie horse lay down and died.
The English Man Of War augusta, sunk by
shot from Fort Aliillin. In 1776, while on her
wav to reinforce the British Army. in Philadel-
la. under the command of General Howe, has
lately heen raised, and is now on exhibition at
Gloucester point, New Jersey. Mr.. Abner r.
Bailey. Of this city, whose grandfather, Henry
Bailey, of Pennsylvania, was one of the soldiers
III tile Fort, at the time, has obtained musket
lock, a cannon ball and several other relics OF
tile wreck, and has presented thom TO the Viii
miigtnn Institute.
ityuFnrsrrMATrD.--We have been informed by
nj officer Of the Dorchester and Delaware Rail
lInaila the estimate of SCHOLARSHIPS of peaches
from Scaford is not one tenth of what will be
shipped from that station. He says one man
a0ic on the Dorchester road will ship 10000
baskets and the whole shipments may reach
MW0 baskets.
Sltiors kccIpENT.--A little son of James
StloFl. living on West Second street, while fish
hg, Wednesday. on Causes wharf, received Sc
rots injury The boy was sitting behind pile
Of lumber. when a workman came along and
not seeing him, pushed the pile over on the boy,
breaking both his legs and collar bone. The
lad was carried TO his home, where his wants
were attended to, II is Thought the injuries
VII not prove fatal.
tuiSu 10 ColLEaE, Fiveyoung men Harvey
Pierce, William Bcits. George Tatnall, Theodore
Srwal and Daniel Wes-graduated from Taylor
\ .lackson's Academy, this year, and received
diplomas. Tie three first named have passed
highly successful examinations to enter Cornell
University, and Theodore Sewall passed, with
remarkable success. the rigid examination for
It4HIt Il xTtIl
coalitions. We are not Informed an to the
n'oi'tl1ns of the other member of the class.
OFFICERS ELEcrEp.--I'he following named
leitoiir were elected officers of Delaware Coun-
III, No. 9. q. u. A. NJ, on Wednesday evening,
NJ 2Yill, to serve for the ensuing term :--Conn-
Cllor John II. 0utten; Vice g., James ID.
lNisg; H. S., Thomas A. Comegys; A. r. s., J.
Marry Goodwin; I. s., William b. Gem; Treas,
llarles Wood Inductor VIM. +. Lincoln EX.,
lo-eId i. Brown. Trustees John Il,
Illomasbgood, Albert A. Foreman, Isaac A.
lirtJc
|. %, o. F.--ELEcrIoN OF OFFICERS. AT a
regular stated meeting of Asylum Lodge, No. 20
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows, held on
tuesday evening, the 2sth instant, the following
gentlemen We're elected officers, to serve for the
ensuing term n. c., Robert G. Turner; ". g.,
William A. Brown; II. S.. William j. Maxwell.
~ Il lHttililb W lutH lIblSt Nv III, lsoso.t y
Wednesday evening, the following officers were
elected for the coming six months:N. e., John
&. Hardness; V. g., Thomas l.. Young; RS,
Charles ti Steaii.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT A WOMAN AND CuILD
NuLEp BY LIGHTNING. During thunder gust
On Wednesday evening a lady named Mrs. Haven,
residing in Brandywne township, Chester county,
shout three miles from Coatesyille, was sitting
alhNindnw with her son. n boy of ten years,
hle sewing machine sitting near the
shrnw is supposed to have attracted the electric
ul, aud it was literally torn to pieces.
MS. Haven was lady with a large circle oil
"ilhll1nS friends and acquaintances, and leaves
dtnslAul and several children, all older than
lhrlmy billcd, to mourn the terrible event.
ptlfu N A RAILROAD Cara young mar
lalnri Robert McCurdy died on the north-bount
ram lie Delaware Railroad Wednesday. He
Va formerly Il resident of Dover, but has fol
l' past two years lived in Norfolk, Va. In the
A,t"l place he contracted consumption, and al
heeamc evident that the disease would prove
ala Us mother went to Norfolk to bring hin
Rlae to die. The journey and intense hea
were loo much for his exhausted frame however
"l ~ harrington he was seized with vlolen
fl'Ii OF coughing which ended in his death. TIL
'eNln was one of intense sadness, and mucl
wHlhllathy was felt for the grief stricken mother
me deceased was about % years of age
Sb ACCIDENT AT DovER.-After the ceebra
non at Dover was over Tuesday evening, two co
o''i men went back and got the man who ha
.hoiEe nt the cannon used for firing the salut
10 el them fire another They fired once, br
piile entirely inexperienced in the matter the
a,'FMpiedt to load thegun again without swabbin
~ Wien it was prematurely discharged, all
" TWO amateur gunners were badly hurt, the
iMi's being severely burned and the arms of bot
Aaltered The arm of one of them was amp
IVY mat night and that of the other will pro-
aaNN nave to be taken OH. One, Jacob Whit
.as aWlle and one child, and the other is a your
unmarried man, son of Ephraim Wilson. Boz
a'e 'llle poor and an effort will be made to pr
W. subscriptions for their relief. Subscription
h'aS be left at this office.
hEMARKATLE PApER.-We have been siov
ann2py OF paper called The True Repubticd
I,nel and published by colored boy, nam'
"a .' Smith, at Princess Anne. 1t is print
tn pen, on ordinary foolscap paper, and
~ Sl1 10 subscribers for 81 year, in advane
ile printing is very we'll done, the lette
m ll''s more OF the Italic than the Roman sty
,tn paper il made up of original and select
aiA,'er, the original matter being entirely II
'iIile'l by smith, and giving evidence that
eanHallhnal opportunities have not equalled
.iNlll9n II also contains number Of adv
r .11ellen's. The boy, we believe, gets out se'
uVNncs OF this q week, working at nights, a
| must require an immense amount OF patio
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