Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-06-15

announced that the track was finished on
the Pennsylvania and Delaware Railroad,
between l.andenberg aud AvOndale.
Freight trains are now run on II To ship
wool for Mr. Landenberger.
Pic Mes The Delaware Active Asso-
citation and their friends will spend Thurs
dav, Angu.t LIST, p c-nicing The pic mic
is for the benefit of disabled member.
At Sylvan Springs, on the Sd of July,
the damon State Assembly will give a
pie nlc.
Pic MIC A picnic will be glven on
June nth, 1872, at Pennsgrove, N. j.,
by st. Peters Roman Catholic Church, Of
New Castle. The party will go by the
morning boat, Major Reybold. and will he
accompanied by the New Castle Band.
Tickets, 30 cents. Children's tickets 25
cents.
New RoAD.-A jury of review was on
the proposed road from PIECES Corner to
lntersett the Wilmington road at james
BroSn's, above Rlcha' dson's mill, In
Christinua Hundred, last Monday, and
notwithstanding the opposition Of the
turnpike company made return ia favor
OF the roai
A SUCCESS. The immense pump erect
Ell in the marsh near Delaware City will
pump 10000 gallons of water per minute
aud will thoroughly drain 1000 actcs Of
the finest lands In the State. II cost $ll,-
900 TO pat II In complete running order.
II sucks up mud and rubbish too. Hun
dreds of people have been to see 1t work.
MAS KILLED. "A man who Is supposed
to have jumped from the passenger train
south which leaves here at 1880, was in
slhntly killed III Aberdeen by the freight
tain which left tails city at O'Clock, AM.
yesterday. The supposltion Is that the
man was 20 stunned by jumping from the
train that he was stnseless and laid down
upon the track. He was 30 mutilated that
II was Impossible to recognize him.
MIR. Eckel desires us to say that he can
be found daily, during business hours, at
bis office, In the basement Of the EVERY
EvENISG and JOURhAL building $40 Market
street, where all accounts connected with
his late business will be settled. Pc sons
to whom hills Of indebtedness are sent will
Please call, or send the amounts due, as
above, as be Is de slrJus OF closing his books
without delay.
ANOTHER GTFT- Colonel Grimshaw,
President of the Board Of Education, has
II ceive from friend NJ general educa.
tiun so, which will be distributed in the
buys department of No /, and the girls
department of No. I, for regular attend
ance. We are requested to suggest that
all who have hooks suitable for literary
food for our public school scholars, and
are DESTROYS of donating them to the
Board of Education, ARE respectfully solicit
ted to do so.
ROCKLAHD-The paper mill at ROckland Il
one of he lirg, 81 Ia the I'm ted States. II
Is nader The charge of Mr. VIM Luke,
lurnc Out Is Of superior 4 miity. Every
TING IS X pt in perfect order, and the
hands are generally Int alligent and live In
style. Everything 10 the vi
cit ity indie ites industry, comfort and con-
y'nince. The store aud post office are
keI by Mr.. Green, who il doing quite
thriving m.iness, he being accommold-
ing and obliriug and highly popn ar with
his many customers.
Tur SocIerY OF FRIENDS The Salem
.ays: Rob At Crusidale, Of Bucks
county, Pa, PR ached al Fri'nds' meet
ng Ia Woo lstOwn, n. j., Sabbath morn
Ing last. In the NEE ing notice was given
hat IN Sunday afternoon next, 18th inst,
. meeting would he held In their house OF
worship, Al half past three O'Clock, on
which occasion the extracts Of the Phil4
l"lphia Yearly meeting would h, read
These extracts comprise two interesting
OF late distinguished members
li the sOcitty. one being that Of Clafkson
Taylor, who has been lately called away
from his extended field of useful labor,
and who is kindly remembered by many
Of our citizens here rs well as in other To-
raj Ties, where lie was more widely known.
A g neral invitation is given to all.
A REMARKABLE wOMAN.-Mrs. $ rah
| .aIdall, eighty years old, died at DelInar
- sunday last. Tnis lady was very
person. She married ut Il very
adry period, but has been u widow for Il
Of years. Daring the last four
wears OF her life her health has been very
poor, her eNesight entirely gone, and at
lines her mind was partially deranged.
She was tie mother Ut but one child, hut
he adopted and raised twenty-three other
pIild,cI. or thes. tive ~ three four are
minis r. of the gospel, and the remainder
are CHRIST ans Of the strictest sort. The
DID lady die at the house of Rev, Joseph
Oar, Nhp married one of the girls raised
nv Mia Cindlll She was buried ut
Lluicl On Tuesday, aud the concourse that
att rdrd her funeral was very large.
COMMENCEMENT AT swARrHMoRE The
commencement exercises ut Swarthr ore
ullcse will take place on the 2Gth int.
For a week previous to that time an ex
animation will he held to determine next
years classification. This Is Il week gen
orally dreaded by the students, and it is to
he regretted that these examinations mn
take place in the hot weather. There is
every reason TO expect that the college will
he entirely full next term, and atf,irs there
look very bright and prosperous The
rntps Of instructors Is completely filled,
With 4 single except II ia tbs department
of tiNtl engineering. and for this position
hrtr are NJ present several ah!eapplieants.
= II teen teachers have already been en-
ri wed for next year, among them a
.nprlior teach Of French, a graduate NJ
the University Of France, and successful
teacher in this country for the past fifteen
yeurs. To take charge Of the laboratory a
man has been engaged who is graduate
of the Sheffield Scientific School, at New
llav,n Il fine chemist and an enthusiastic
teacher. Great care Is taken 10 allow no
students 10 enter the college who are not
able to furnish the best recommendations
of good moral character, and several APP
plicanls have already been rejected on this
score. An interesting feature of the pro-
ceedings of the Goth will he the inaugura-
ton OF Professor Magill as Presid,n Mt Of
the college, n position to which he was
elected ut the last meeting Of the board Of
managers.-Bucks County Intslligeacsr.
PEAL Eat.ta
Col GRIMsHAw's sALK.-Col. A. IT..
Grin-haw, agent TO effect the sale, sod
un Saturday, furty-nine building lots in
the Western portion of the city, at public
auction. The sale was largely attended
and the lots brought ve.y satisfactory
prices. The following Ia the list of Iur-
rhascrs
Lots on South side of Fifth street be-
tween Van Buren, and Harrison
r. Monaghan, Ga feet S612 90
A. II. Grimsh Nv, 10 q" 5000
p. Dillon, 39 " 272 90
+. Roche, 10 r." 144. 90
s. Murray, As " 424 90
w s. Mill r, 32 $50 90
5 r. Downing, 1G a" 40. 90
j. Sawdon Jr, 10 pa 90
Lots on Moth Side Fifth street, between
Van Buren, aud Harrison
P. Dillon, 4s feet, 1886. 90
Thos Ford, Ga " $500
One lot On Harrison street between
Fourth and Ffth to Robert Smith for