Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-03-06
A aim mnrLet. this morning.

A slim market, this morning.
G. S. Morgan keeps a full and varied stock Of
gents furnishing goods.
Police officer Davis offers 81 reward for his
star, lost last night while making an arrest
This is beautiful spring But how about the
weather?
The Hope Loan Association meets this eve
ming.
Bridgeyille has determined to build an Acade-
my, and has opened subscription books for this
purpose.
E. p Miller of bonneville, Chester county,
has moved to Delaware near Dover, where he
intends taking charge of peach orchard.
Pay or no pay, the citzers of Louisville have
determined to keep their marine railway. If
Seaford wants railway she must look elso-
where
Mr.. r. Il. Griffith is having the excavations
made for his bakery overs, at the N. W. Cor
1lth and Tatnsll streets, and is also having the
house altered and rehtted.
GRADUATED Among the graduates at the re-
cent Commencement of the School of Medicine,
in the University of Maryland, was DIR. G. T. IL.
Harman, of Delaware.
FoR WnMGNdroN.- John Maris of West
pkelard township, having sold the farm upon
which lie has lived all his lifetime will remove
to Wilmington, where he has purchased a store
and dwelling, and will engage inthe grocery and
provision business.
WHO WILL He Bn?-A congregational meet
ing will be hell in the Central Presbyterian
Church. this evening, to elect new pastor.
Present indications, it is alleged. point to the
election of Rev. Mr. Coukey, OF the Spruce
street church, Philadelphia.
RAILROAD DETENTIoNs.-T cold weather
interfered with the running of the trains yes
| terday, and the New York and Washington
| through express was delayed for some time on
| the New Jersey Central. An extra train was
| run between Philadelphia and tlis city. pausng
here until the train arrived from New York.
SPECIAL. MEEr1Na.-A special meeting of the
| Wilmington Loan Association was heldlast even
| ing, to consider new amendments to the bylaws
| The amendments to adopt the perpetual plan
| were submitted but as it requires a second meet
ing no definite action was taken. The final
meeting, to accept OF reject the proposed amend
ments, will be held on Monday evening neat.
WELLS SCARCITY OF WATER. The oxford
Press, of the 9Th inst says We noticed few
days since the shipment of water barrels from
this place to Ekyiew for domestic purposes.
The long continued dry spell has caused many
wells in this section to 90 dry, rendering it nee
, essary in some cases to import this Indispensable
article from distance.
BROKE THE CoCrLNG.-As the train on the
Kent county road was approaching Townsend,
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three miles from that place and the locomotive
and freight cars passed on leaving the passenger
and baggage cars standing on the track. The
miabap was not noticed until the train had
reached its destination, when the enginereturned
and brought the remainder of the train in time
for connection with the train On the Del Il. X.
FIRST DAY SoHooL,-The Friends of Easton
Monthly meeting Of Southern Qnarter are inter
esel in the establishment of a First-day School,
at that meeting, and have made some preliminary
arrangements towards opening one at an early
date. Clerk Robert b. DiXon has sent for some
books, etc, to Wilmington Friends, which were
sent down on Monday. Friend Dixon was present
at the meeting recently held at Camden, ap-
pointed to consider the subject of introducing
the First-day school into the Southern Quarter
MoRE WAsHINGToN CONTRACTS. Several week;
ago, b. Wooman, of this city, shipped to Emmert
Dunbar x Co., and to D. L. Davenport at Wash
! ington city one each, Of a complicated derrick
of his own manufacture, for use in laying thu
4 water main which is now in progress. Thest
5 derricks have given such great satisfaction. b,
5 their economy Of time and labor that seyera
: others have been ordered, and Mr.. Woomal
r will begin at once the construction Of them. Ii
addition to this, Mr.. W has received orders TO
7 other kinds Of workmanship of his manufacture
i and he expects, next week to ship heavy cargo