The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-06-10
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.
STRAY WAITS.

ChCAAhOo cAO RAOhtJs
Pleasant weather now. 4
Now potatoes are about.
Very windy on Thursday. i4
Heavy rain Wednesday night.
Read our new advertisements.
Heavy rain on Sunday evening last.
Dover is going to have a street sprink-
Ter.
Everybody speaks well of the Herr
AID. ~ go
Fourth of July orators are cudgelling
their wits.
A woman's handwriting displays
her temper.
All kinds of job work neatly executed
at this office.
July having two full moons, proposals
will be brisk.
Photographs taken by Blair give en-
tire satisfaction. -. ...,a
Some of .oul farmers have begun to
cut their wheat.
MOTHERS, treat your babies kindly,
but not cordially
Brinton, stove dealer, Commerce st.,
near Main, does brisk business.
All job work done at this office must
be paid for on delivery. Recollect this.
The excursion to Oxford on Thursday,
was pleasant affair, and well attend.
ed. t07. 9a l'f' 10 wv =
1t is reported that the telegraph line
will be extended into this town next
week. ..f =
The Delaware and Maryland Peach
Growers Association meets at Odessa.
to-day. . "a
DunDing's Diamond State Black Ink
is extensively used, and gives general
satisfaction.
A 5000 Knabe piano has been paced
in Public School, No. A, Wilmington, for
the use of the pupils.
Dunning's diamond State Black
Ink" continues to sell rapidly. For
sale at the principal stores. l.
A drawing of lots will take place soon
| at New Castle, the proceeds tn be applied
to bell for st. Peters Church.
Everybody goes to Clyde to have their
clothes made, because his prices are re-
asonable, and his work excellent. ~
Jas. p. Hoffecker, at his drug store.
Main St. below Commerce, sells Dun
ning's Diamond State Black Ink.
The strawberry crop in this vicinity
has been very large, and has realized
quite handsome profit for the growers.
Cummings Diamond State Black Ink,
is for sale at the Dry goods and grocery
store of r. Jacobs, Commerce st., below
Main.
Eight persons were baptised in the
Brandywine Creek, at Chadd's Ford.
Sunday last, and fourteen of Sunday
week.
Mrs. s. P. Mason will please accept
our thanks for the basket of fine. lus-
cious Strawberries, kindly presented us
by her.
Chas. G. Ash, and Jos. M. Vanhekle
of Delaware City, have been appointed
as aids on Governor Ponder's stat, with
the RANK Of Colonel.
Worden & Evans advertise "Wood's
Self Rake Reaper and Combined Now
err" for sale at their mill, Commerce ST.,
on the Hill. See adv.
DIR. Stiles Kennedy, of Newark, son of
Rev. DR.. Kennedy of this town, has been
appointed resident physician to health
seeking Summer resort in Michigan.
On sunday last sixteen sheep, belong
ing to Mr.. John G. Farrow, in Raw
mond's Neck, while standing under a
tree, were struck by Lightning and in
stantly killed.
MsssTs Mitchell * Mahpoe y haGs en-
Evanse, of this town, for alleged in
fringement of patent, in the manufac-
ture of peach baskets.
A superior article of porter, ale, cider
and lager beer can be obtained at the
bottling establishment of T. d. Cum
mings, Commerce st., below Main. See
adv. in another column.
A man named Heitschu, near Moor
| ton, planted thrse-quarters of an acre i'm
straw berries, and the the gross sales OF
| the berries amounted to over 81. 00O,-
There were over 1900 quarts.
The roof of the machine shops of PEN
nington Bros, in Middletown, took fire
on Monday week, but was speedily ex-
tinguished by few buckets of water
doing little or no damage to the Il of.
1t frequently happens that painter.
splash plate and other glass window,
when they are painting the stills. Sod,
melted in very hot water and applied
with soft flannel will entirely remove
the paint.
The newspaper and stationery bust
ness has again been disposed of. Thi
time to Mr.. Harry Collins, who will ac
commodate customers, at the hard war
store OF VIM. b. Collins, Commerce St.
near Main.
Something nice-A box of strawber
: ries, presented by Capt. Scott, Of Smyr
ma Landing, to Mr.. Watson ID. Null, a
this town. They were of the Napoleon
III. variety, and measured from four /
six inches in circumference.
On Tuesday evening last an ARRAY oc
CURED between two negroes, at a drink
ing house on Water street, near King
e Wilmington, during which one of Their
was severely cut across the stomach an
across the back with penknife.