Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-08
THINGS GENERALLY.
Yesterday the weather moderated.

Yesterday the weather moderated.
Pay days at the Pension Office have
A case Of smallpox has occurred. In
Delmar.
Very little grain is being shipped from
Mlddletown.
Gard playing is sometimes practiced in
railroad trains.
A weekly temperance paper isproposel TO
be Issued in this city.
The Methodist Church at Bridgeville Is TO
be dedicated on Sunday
The United States Court meets IN Filday
as Court Of Admiralty.
Two weddings came of at 81, Paul's Meth
odist Church yesterday.
81. Johns chapter oil Masons No. 4 meet
at their hail, this evening.
New Castle has rousing Shanghai
rooster which strides the streets.
The railroad water tank at tie Depot has
been enclosed with framework.
Prof. Wolf has onle.cu on his duties az
| Professor cCChrlstianily In Delaware Col
lege.
The irish Nationalist hold their third
annual ball, Dec. 9Th ut Odd Fellows Hall.
The monthly meeting Of the Teacher
Institute was held at School House No. IN
Tuesday.
sportsmen on the Delaware Railroad
trains let dogs occupy seats when they leav'
temporarily.
Sumac aud bark for our tanners is largely
received in this city by Bush & Warner
packet line.
Mr.. jacob NJ. Mitchell, Of Saicn, Nj.
lately shipped 1880 bushels OF corn to Thu
Brandywine Mills.
Messrs J. r. & X. Lyman Of ChristianI
Hundred have returned from Ouumwa
Iowa, via Chicago.
PrIf Robert Chalaut A. NJ has been ap
pointed teacher in Jackson's Frende
Academy On eight street.
The 9TH inslalmenl Of 10 per cent, on TIN
Capital stock ol:the Wilmington & Wtstrl
Il, II, Co., has been called Tor.
Mac Eyoy's Hbsrnlcon, o pictorial AMI
Musical entertainment is given at lnsl'tu,
Hall TO morrow and on Monday.
The weather since Sunday night has beef
intensely cold; the Christiana In some place
being frozen over on Tuesday night
The boatsIo the New York Electric Llu
have stopped running Tor the seacon On &C
count OF ice closing Canal navigation.
Messrs. Springer, Morley & Ganse hay,
bought So, 100 worth Of additional properl.
to their mill at Thrill and Orange streets
The Philadelphia Wilmington q Bati
more X. X. Co., lie leucing in the lot at H.
north west corner OF 4th street ana the rail
load.
John Taylor is building green hous
aboug 10 by 80 feet 10 New Castle hundre'
near the junction OF Third and Market street
roads.
The ladies' of tie West Presbyterian
Church Intend holding a supper In tn
Ihuioh basement to raise funds TO iurnsl
the building.
Hon. Willard Hall has forwarded TO th,
President oil the U. g., his resignation OF III
position oil Judge OF the U. s. District Cour
iUr Delaware.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington & BALI
more Railroad Company have been assesse
in Philadelphia, on the depot and wharf loi
at s6s0,00O.
The temperance people intend holding
meeting 10 consider the proprlety OF nomint
liug temperance candidates ~ DO voted 10
al the next city election.
One hundred members OF Tie Nawpol
Methodist have presented their pa.lor, Rev
, John Allen, pulss containing $lOOi alst
large lot Of the necessaIies OF life.
l = Farmers near the city have lost pecuna
ilY lately Ia consequence OF the several ne'
: railroads in course oil construction tAkln
away hands by giving higher wages.
. Capt. j. L. Killgore has been visiting b
brother In Frederick, Md; II. +. Flokel
chairman OF Finance Committee, aItende
to his duties as City Treasurer III tie mesl
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