Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-02-03
LOCAL NEWS.s


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The farmers about Smyrna arc plowlng y
A glee club has been organized at Mlddlctown.
For hunting Ia the popular sport around
A cooperative carriage shop has been started
in this city. - ..5.....,, ,,sr..asu.n.
The 7raasoris sishs for q state Editorial
Association Id Delaware. = - Ea@4 ~
Rev. Cornelius Mustard died at Lewes, on
Wednesday, Of heart disease. -
The peach trees asound Dover give alarming
indications of blossoming soon. rlfs
The funeral of Chas. Pltman Wetherby, at Do
YER on thc23d, was largely atended. NJ I avs
The religions revival 10 the Methodist and
Baptist churches, at Dover, continues, a,
Rev John l.. M'Kim has been called to the
rectorship of st. Paui's Parish, Georgetown.
r. GARRISON Taylor lectures ut Attleborough,
Bucks county, on two evenings Of next week.
GEORGETOWN square (Which, by the why is
circle) has been liked up, but still wants fence.
number of our merchants earnestly urge the
removal OF the curb market to q street without a
railroad.
One OF the aspirants for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Coroner publishes his card In the
Republican.
John Ferris has taken out letters testamentary
on the estate of Mary Moore (deceased,) late Of
this city.
William T. Westbrook has taken out letters of
administration on the estate Of Margaret X. Ay-
deD late OF this city.
Rev. James W. IIoskins has accepted the Rec.
t)rship Of Chret Church, Dover, aud 1t will be re-
opened on Sunday, February 18th.
The Coatesve Union pays n deserved COM
plllnent to the beautiful cars jackson ~ Sharp
are sending west through that town. 2
Madame Quicker (shoever she Icy delivered her
npti-womans rights lecture in Middletown, to a
handful of people, on Monday evening of last
week.
writer In the Republican declares that one of
the two ineu to be hung next Friday ia almost an
idiot. Ii this be true he ought not to have been
convicted.
The next subject for discussion before the
Smyrna Lyceum Is n decidedly opporlune and
practical one: "Should Chinese Emigration be
Encouraged"
The oystermen 10 Mlsplion creek have been
sinking each others boats and running them OIL,
owing to u dispute among them caused by some
underselling Others.
Around Middetown every thing Is spring like.
The maple trees are In blossom, and bees are
humming round there aud the buds of the peach
are beginning 10 swell.
he Bucks county papers state That T. Clark
son Taylor has been engaged to deliver his Pacific
K. X. and California lectures. ut Attleboro', on
February 11th and 18th.
The Farmers Club of Kent county will hold its
next monthly meeting ON Saturday, the 9th of
February, at O'Clock, p. No.. in the Old Levy
Court Room, at Dover.
The Transcript alleges that one OF our VIII
mington candidates for the Republican nomi.
alton for Sheriff has been cauyassing amongst
colored men Of Mid,'letown.
We said, yesterday, that Col. Stewart, the gov
rrnment engineer, proposed TO come to Whining
ton, on Tuesday. This was an error of the types,
Tor we had written, Mondoy, as is the case.
The Homestead Farm of the late Matthias Rush
Miller, OF Cumberland county, N. j., was sold at
public sale in the city Of Brdgeton, on the goth
inst, 10 DR.. e. Miller, of this city, for 800 per
acrc.
Rodney NJ Pomeroy, the New York swiud-
Ter, also extended his operations to this city hav-
ing purchased leather here from Hayes IL Walter
~ oanting to S9lG 20, aud from s. Postes & Sons
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