Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

four-stOry bick store, No. 2O9 Market street
50. Johns Church.-The evening service
on Sunday, hereafter, will be at O'Clock.
Robbery On Wednesday afternoon, tie
residence OF John Hubert, cigar nauuiac-
turer, on Front street, above West, was
entered through The trap door by thieves
who made their way 10 a room on the second
hOor, where they forced the drawer OF a
bureau. and stole $50 and number of
articles, aud made their escape by the way
they entered. No doubt this robbery was
committed by the same gang who robbed
Mrs. Wagner the day before.
a Mean Taief.-On Tuesday afternoon
some contemplate thief entered the residence
Of poor ami delicate woman, named Mis-.
Wagner, on West street, above FROM, while
she was absent at tue store, aud stole from
bureau drawer a pocket book containing
about IS. 80, all the money she had, and tue
savings OF COLI winters washing. The
Thief entered a second story window from a
shed roof, upon which she found the pocket
book minus the money. No doubt the
robbery was committed by gang Of young
outlaws who lnltst that neigbborhood.
Mdrktt.-There was q poor market on
Wednesday. The following were the ruling
hgures:-Beef, 8 10 23c per pound; veal, IL
TO &c, do mutton, 10 to 2Oc, do; pork, cut,
10 10 l2c, do; ham, whole, Is to zoe, do;
sliced, % 10 24c, do, shoulders, O 10 l2c, do;
lard, 12c, do sorarplc, &c, do; sausage, l2c,
do; chickens, zoe per pound; butter, 40 10
6Oc, do; eggs, 3Oc per dozen; cabbage, to
lOc per head; bets, zoe per half peck:
carrots, lsc, do; parsnirs, zoe, do; celery,
10 loo per bunch; lurnips, SC Ter halt peek;
onions, 2Oc, do; apples, 25 TO 25c, do; sweet
potato,s, 20 10 SOC, do; white potatoes, 10 to
l2c. do; honey, SOC per pound; hOminy, lOc
per quart; hominy btans, loo, do.
Our DeldWdre Flrmers will observe that
popular Prince OF all the fertilizers of The
soil, announces his readiness TO iurni.h
them wi'h his superior articles for manuring
and eniiching the coil. Ills fertilizers have
the reputation, wherever known, OF being
the very best in the market, and bis house
enjoys the rare and enviable credit OF al.
ways telling tie plain truth, in regard to the
qualities and peculiar virtues of the ielli-
llzers lie furnishes 10 his customers. We
doutt II there are many farmers who, while
they are gathering in the cash product Of
large crops, think OF how much OF that suci
cess is due 10 NEEDLES for the excellent
Guano he sold them. Yet 1t is true, never
thelts', that but for his articles many
ARMS would not be more than half as pro.
ductive as they now arg.
H,thodist Conference. The Wilmington
NJ. e. Conference closed Its session on Mon.
day, alter having made tue following up
pOintmenis:-
Wilmington District-J. d. Curtis, r. e.
Asbury, Enoch Slubbs; st. Paul's, Robt.
w. Todd; Union, Charles Hill; Scott, T. l..
Tompkinson; Grace, Jacob Todd EpwGrth,
to be supplied; Brandywine, T. b Hunter;
Mt. Salem, George d. Watson; Newport,
John Allen; Chester Circuit, II. II. Bodine;
Claymont, L. W. Layfeld; Lebanon, Isaac
Jewel; New Castle, Henry CulclaZeT; Chris
tana, Valentine Gray; st. Georges and POlt
Penn, Henry SandcrsoD; Delaware CITY,
d. r. Thomas; Middletown, Vaughn Smith
Odessa, Wesley Keuuey; Newark, James
A. Brndlo; Cherry Hill and Wesley, J. W.
Weston; Eikton, II. S. Thompson; North
East, b. j. Price Elk Neck, W. r. Tull;
Port DEPOSIT, T. E. Marlindalei Charles
town, j. d. Kemp; Red Lion and elias
cow, A. j. Crozier; Rising Sun, Joseph
Cook
Transferred to the Baltimore Conference.
Z. II. Lighlbourn.
Door DisTict-7. j. Thompson, Prea
ding Elder.
Smyrna, j.. F.. Clymer; Smyrna Circuit,
| Elijah Miller. J. E. Smith, Leipso aud Ray
mopd's, G. W. Preltyman; Dover, Jas. i.
Merritt; Camden, Jas Il Bryan, one 10 be
supplied; Wyoming Geo. S. Conway
Frederick and BarrClt's, Ed. Is. Newman
FELTON, Circuit to be supplied; Milford, D.
G. Ridgaway; Harrington, Jas L. Houston,
Jno. W. Poole; Bridgeville, w. b. Mann,
E. Ii. Miller, sealoId VIM. Ufiei Fedeials'
burg, j. r. Van BurkalOw; Laurel, W. u.
| England; Georgetown, A. D. Davis; Lin
coin, ]. a. B. Wilson, Milton, W. p. Davis
| I Millshornf ~ {
Ayers; Marydel, Z. G. Irwin; Demlr, Jos.
Dare; LeWisville, A. A. Fisher.
EdsGn Dlsiriet-JOhn Hougb, T. h.
Bethel and Summit, T. s. Williams
Chesapeake City, ]. E. Kidney Cecilton
and ST. Paul's, j, W. Hammcrsely; Milling
ton, John France; Still Pond, j II. Cald-
well; Oh, seTtown, A. W. Milby; Kent Cir
cut, F. NJ. Chatham, E. II. Nelson: Gaena,
E. L. Aldred; Church. Hill, W. w. Redman
Suddlersyille, VIM. O'Niel, D. w. g. Mcln-
tire; Gretnsborougb, C. F. Sheppard, Gem
trevills, J. 9. Sypherd; Queenstown, j. G.
Fosnecht; Kent Island, I. b. Killami Tai
bot Circuit, W, b. Walton Brister, Easton,
g. e. Ph@bus; Trappe, w. T. Davis; Hills
Denton, s. T.. Gardner, X. II. Adams; Pres
ton, Z H. Hynson; Dorchester, T. II. Haines
$. s. Baker; Cambridge, |, NJ. Williams,
| Cambridge Circuit, Geo. VI. Rurke; Lakes
vile, W: DuhadAwayi Agent Of Conference
Academy, ]. B, QuIgg,
! Elder.
Snow Hill, Jno. W. Pierson,
BuIlin, j. Carol; Frankfort, j. Brandreth;
Roxana, j. A. Arters; Gumboro', A. Glengls
Princes, Annie J. Shilling, -Campbell;
Paramount, G. W Pegg; Annamessic, p. II;
kawlins, E. j. Ayers; Wcomico, r. b.
Jones; Accomac, Atlantic and Northampton
". t. Talbot; Crisield, N. w. Hutchns;
Newton, VIM. Potter, q. W. Wilcox; Sal
! isburY, N Nj. Brown Quanlico, i E
White.