Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

PdtenL-On Dec. 10Th, patent was
issued to G. s. Grier of Milford, for a har-
vest reel.
Uars.-On Friday, the Jackson and Sharp
Car Company sent one passenger, two horse
and lonr stock cars to the Pittsbnrgh and
Marietta Railroad.
Personal Hon. Eli Salisbury, and Hon.
Benjamin T. Biggs, passed through this
city on Friday evening from Washington
city for their homes.
Lumber On Monday night, the brig
Lizzie H. RimJdH Capt. Lunt, arrived at
this port from Jacksonville Florida, with
200, 600 feet of lumber for jackson & Sharp
Company.
Markets.-On Friday, farmers sold butter
from 40 10 45c, pound turkeys, zoe, do
eggs, $50, dozen; ducks, $l.25 TO $3.50 a
pair; chickens, $l'l5 to SLIGO do; apples,
zoe, half peck.
Accident Mccullough, OF this city,
was lady cut, and bruised his head, by &C.
cidentaly slipping on tie stairway OF his
residence, a day or two ago, AMI falling to
the bottom of the starts.
Wharf.-The Register nolOfles water rent.
| ers that their bills are now ready, and IN.
less they pay up within a specified time
named In the advertisement sewhere-they
will be subject to the penalties which the
law imposes.
Cars. During the past week, the jackson
Il Sharp Car Company, has sent 10 Iowa,
three passengers and two smoking and bag
gage cars, for the Davenport q 81. Paul's
Railway also, Two snow sweepers for the
Union Passenger Railway OF Philadelphia.
Neao Flag.-On Friday morning be-
tween nine and ten O'Clock, fine flag t. n
by fifteen feet was raised on the flag staff,
surrounding the front OF the Masonic Tenn
pie. A salute Of thirteen guns was fired
during the raising The flag pole has hand
some gilt eagle surmounling il.
Shin Yards.-At Enoch Moore's ship yard
an order has been received for the conslruc-
ton of a soop of seventy five tons capacity,
for parties in this city.
The schooner John A. Griffin, Of this
port, was taken in the Jackson 81 Sharp
company's marine railway for repairs on
: Monday.
( Building ImprOpements.-W William Pierce
grocer, is building on Front street neal
, Lincoln, four three story dwellings, each u
I by "A leet on lots, 100 feet deep. Michae
Meaney, stone mason; Ruth Il Brother
brcklaYer, William 4. Elingsworth, car
c penter; McGoveIn & RoIbfell, painters
Keene & Mahan, plasters.
g The Force Of Steam The steam tul
9 Bullock, OF Philadelphia alter receiving re
L pairs al Messrs Pusey, Jones Company
|, iron ship yards, left port on Thursday even
Il ing al six O'Clock, but al six O'Clock on Fri
day morning had only reached the moutl
of Brandywine, about mile distant Tn
ice in the creek was very heavy and forme'
K fast in the boats wake.
G The resignation Of Mr.. ShdU.-As Pasto
~ oil the Central Church, and his removal iror
81 the city, will leave a vacancy in the Boar
ie of Dire cors of the National Life Insurdnc
ia Company, which ought not TO be filled agai
by a clergyman. 1t has been the custom
the pulpit heretofore TO induce people to 10
iu IN their treasures in Heaven" The yer
,sye best policy that can be taken.
ne ne Tho H,endship Ball The ball given /
est the Friendship Active Association in Il
The hall of the Friendship Engine House, q
'hh's. Monday night was a sociable affair. Albert
70. String Band discoursed music while fourteC
eel coupe danced. At intervals relreshme
WI were served consisting OF lemonade al
acy cake, sandwiches aud coffee, ice cream al
Get candies Between four and five o'clock
~ Tuesday morning, The young folks We
,ro home.
ng. The Catholic Fdir.---At the Catholic Fl
al Institute Hall, on Saturday evening, I
tables were we'll filled with fancy art
~, les and fine confectons. at the entrance
. the light, was Miss Magee'e Fancy Tab
The next table was Miss Lizzie Doughert
uN Confectionery Table Misses Kelly a
1900 Plunkeit's Fancy Table adjoined IT. \
tE Crumbhsh, and Mrs. McManus presided o.
the next aud Misses Bickta, and Kerns, o.
AZ the Fancy Table 10 the LEFT OF the entran