Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


TUo Good Compositors, wanted al this
flee Immediately
Lent-rhc season of Lent this year be-
gins tomorrow, St, Valentines Day.
For Rent-Wm Bright has for rent, The
our story uiick store, No. 2O2 Market street
R,Hgious.--To-morrow being Ash We'd
uesday, service will be held at Trinity
Chapel at lO4 O'Clock, a. M, aud 4, p. m.
For tie Ju5Gee.-A Weber Grand Piano,
worth 81 $50, aud cabinet organ, worth
800, have been engaged by Mr.. ClemmeT,
from parties in Philadelphia, for the Chill
dren's Jubilee, 10 be held at Masonic Temple
on Thursday next
lSmQllpor in Philddsiphid.- number
OF denths from Smallpox in Phlladel hia,
during the past week numbered 1873, being
an increase OF rs over the number Of the
previous week. The whole number Of
dealt 8 since September OH were 3003, and
the numbtr Of cases during the same period
we're 1900.
RueJy Acadtmg.-Pro Henry Schoen.
heir, teacher OF German in Delaware
College, has been engaged by DR.. s. W,
Murphy TO take charge Of the German de-
rartment in Rugby Academy. Professor
Schoenherr is highly recommended by all
who know lin as an excellent teacher Of tho
German language.
Rec9rered His Spssch.-A young man,
named Wisely, Of Smyrna, who had been un
able 10 speak, save In a whisper, since June
last was seized with spell of coughing on
Tuesday night of last week, by which his
throat was relieved, aud he has been able Tn
srlicuate since. He had been heating paint
pots to clean them, and the fumes brought
on the coughing. smyrna Times.
Eieeton.-Thc following named geutlc
men have been elected officers oithe Symrna
& Delaware Bay RAILROAD Company: Pre-
sident, John IL. hUlfrcke.; Secretary, John
| G. SlOckley; Treasurer, n. G. Douglass
Directors, John II. Hohccker, John G.
S'ockley, Il c. Douglass, George W. Cum
minis, Samuel Roberts, II. n Wickersbam
Jacob Il. Alice.
Presenta'ijn.-Mr George x Yates, Tyler
OF The Masonic Lodges, Of this city, was pre-
scented with very handsome Maltese Cross
nv number OF lis Masonic brethren, OF
Tuesday evening last The Prosecution
lcok place in the Lodge Room Of La ayell'
Lodge. Col. II. b. McInlite presented Thu
qilt in neat and appropriate speech. Me-
Yates YVES so taken by surprise that h
could only return his thanks lor the gift.
THO Pete Oh Buds on he PeHmsull.-lt is
fact beg ond dispute that most of the peacl
buds ARE killed; this is true, we think, ton
all We can leain, from our exchanges ant
pliyaie correspondence, throughout TIL
Peninsula. And yet it is believed that Their
are. on an average, enough left unimpalre'
to give Iom ope-louIth 10 one-thlrd OF
cIon. II this is true, the case is not so des
rcrste alter ALL for the general experience
is that small crop Of very hne lruit Ian,
where tic trees are lightly laden, the trui
ls, all other things being equal, hkely TO b
Of extra quality is worth as much TO tn
State as a iull crop OF the average quality =
Peninsula NtWs.
GIFTS Agdrded. AT q recent meeting o
the Bond OF Education, the names o: pupil
Who had been regular in their atlendanc
wrre submitted Tor the favorable considers
ton of the Board and CUFFS were ordered I
be presented TO them. On Friday aiernoc
last. valuable aud useul books were pre-
+ srnlt d 10 them at No. 4 School. Miss Maggi
= McDonell received the first prize, Selection
from the Best Authors" Miss Matte Graf
received the second prize, "Danas House
hold Book OF POctry;' Miss Marion Blae
received the ihrd lrIze, "WebsleI's Quartoi
Mis- Jenuie Black received the louith prlz'
, "scott's Lady of the Lake" Remarks wei
; made by Messrs Ferris and FrOck, Vsitin
Committee of the school, and the exercise
were closed with singing by the scholars.