Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-12-14

Quarterly meelIngs are in order.

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Wyoming Institute Is in a aourisblng
condition.
Turnips are worth % cents per bushel
in Lewes.
A new saw mill has been erected near
Bridgeyille.
Smyrna wants a "Joint stock Factory
Company"
Several vessels were at Odessa, last |
week, ice bound.
Next Tuesday Odessa will have a fash
ionab'e wedding.
"Pap Rust" of Odessa, has patented a
hand cultiyator."
The SweGes of Odessa hold Divine SER
vice every Sunday.
The Farmers Club of Kent county met
on Saturday, at Dover.
Milford also has been afflicted with the
Chicago fire panorama.
A panorama of be Chicago fire recently
showed at Georgetown.
The Reformed Church at Wyoming has
been rooted and enclosed.
A 700 pound hog was killed in Dover Oh
Tues lay,'by James Evans
The defnnct immigration society Of
Smyrna Is TO be reurganized.
The new depot at Wyoming was flushed
last week and is now occupied.
The new Presbyterian Church at George
town will be dedicated on Sunday.
On the I'd inst. the Delaware and Chesa-
npeake canal was covered with ice.
Thanksgiv ng day was better observed
n Milford this year than ever before.
Custus W. Wright, Esq, is about to
build new law office IN Georgetown.
Numerous business changes are an
uounced to take place in Smyrna soon.
The Nsgs aud Advertiser wants moving
day changed from Jan. LIST. to April LIST.
The house of al old co'ored woman
near Bridgeville, was burned last week
The Central Delaware Fruit Growers
Association held its meeting last week.
All the shares in the Methodist seaside
resort, at Rehoboth City, have been taken.
A Presbyterian church was organized al
Harrington on Monday evening End. inst.
At Delaware City. on Monday, "a inst,
one of Eastman " McMahon's barges
sunk
Abont $500 was collected at the dedica-
ton of the colored NJ. E. Church at
Smyrna.
The Milford Presbyterian Church has
chosen Rev. James Bolt N, Of New Jersey,
as pasto".
An infant of Jacob Gremenger, Of
Odessa, was found dead in bed one day
last week.
lbNo quoruAwas present at the Kent
County farmers Club meeting, in Dover
asst Saturday.
ikBishop Foster, who dedicated the new
VI. E. Church at Smyrna, is going on a
European tour.
Mrs. Germans Mission Sunday School,
of Smyrna, will give its annual entertain
nenL on Wednesday evening.
Some thieves entered the rookey of Joseph
Beckett, near smyrna, on the night of the
9th and stole about 30 pigeons.
Caleb II. Reed has been appointed by
Gov. Ponder constable for Duck Greek
Hundred, vice Peter P. Collins.
West, the murderer of Turner, was
about to atflict the public by the putlica-
ton of book written by himself.
The Colored NJ. f. Church at Smyrna
was dedicated Sunday, Rev. VIM, II.
Hunter, Of Philadelphia, taking part.
The Central Delaware Fruit Growers
Association, at its last meeting, passed
resolutions on the death OF Horace Greeley.
J. B. Hall, of Mlddletowu, has been APP
pointed agent to receive subscriptions to
the stock of Centennial Board Of Finances.
Charles Wilson is tho name of the man
whose hand was recently mashed OIL at
wyoming, by being run over by the cars.
The editor of the BrCakwater LiqM has
been shown two pOtatoes-oue the shape
Of snake, and the other res embles Il
Il lex.
The name of the workingmen's associa-
ton, which met in l.awes, on the 30th ult
IS the Mechanics aud Workiugmen's Trade
Union,
Rev. Dr.. Patton, of Middletown, will
otllgiate at the dedication CT the new
Presbyterian church ut Georgetown, on
Sunday.
Cooch Turner was buried in the coffin 1t
was intended TO inter West in when ii was
thought the latter had been the victim Of
an explosion.
George A. Millngon, Of the Union
Hotel, Milford has routed the Delaware
House, of Smyrna, and will take charge
on March LIST.
little son of DR.. VIM. A. McKown,
VI Elu1 AlAs NAllt MEFhlliUE OUt uhN lilsl
week, was thrown and his shoulder dislo-
Gated by the fall.
The Smyrna Mtellgencer is authorized
to offer challenge TO any party in the
State to a pigeon shooting match for from
$50 to 500 a side
BENZ Harrington, living near the town
beating his name. is now ninety-seveu
years old, and bids fair to be numbered
among the centenarians.
The daily stages between Midlletown
and Delaware City, which were compelltd
10 suspend during the prevalence Of the
epi7ooly, have resumed their trips.
On Thursday of last week lad named
J Edward Cullen, of Dover, was accidentally
shnt, while cunning, by his brother. It +
thought the injured boy will lose an eye
! John Lowber formerly of Dover, is tc
$ take care Of the hotel in Middlttown re
$ Gently occupied 10y Mr.. Ortlip, WHO'S nov
proprietor Of the Delaware House in thii
city.
A correspondent of the hicliigencey say,
Smyrna is inhabited by very nice people
but adds, eve have no push, no energy
no enterprise in anything except the hum
Der Of stores.
Isaac l.; Adkins and j. W. Hudson bea
b alta game OF croquet IN MI tord, ON THANKS
1 giving day, william Il. Lord and Hiram
5 r ciy. The game was played for tn
championship OF the town.
3, Last week the steamer Frdtcis Urigl
o stopped at Delaware City on her way from
Galveston, Texas, TO Philadelphia, with
cargo of fish and beef, all spoiled by tn
!, explosion of the Hue Of The boiler wheel
r drives the refrigerator.
Jo'. B. Deakyne, of Thoroughfare Neck
Keut county, has a puilet Of the Whit
G Bramah species that was Matched in tn
Il latter part of February last, commence
y laying on the 81 of july, and was th
. mother of brood in the middle of August
e Ocular Fundamentally lashes.
> The reason an urchin gave for bein
late at school Monday, was that the boy i
the next house WAS going to have a dres;
VI ! Nit d ha. a H.. Il.