Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-04-22

A windy day, this.
The Franklin Loan Association meets this
evening.
The passenger travel over the W. 4 r. R, R.
is increasing.
Delaware avenue was crowded with promena-
ders yesterday.
The Kent county Jail will be ready for the
painters in few days.
The foundation of thenew Presbyterian church
at Georgetown were laid last week.
The Commission to assess damages from open
ing Water street, met this morning.
The canvass for Jenkins & Atkinsons Della
ware State Directory goes on rapidly.
1t is proposed to add another story to the new
Hotel beyond what was first intended.
"Young America displayed its " muscle at
the skating rink on Saturday evening.
The Board OF Trustees of the Poor, Of New
Castle County, will meet on "Wednesday.
Fast and careless driving caused another break
down at 10th and Market Streets last night
One OF the lew plate glasses put into Culbert's
front is broken, and will have to be replaced
The first meeting Of the newly elected Board
OF Public Education will be held this evening.
The Gazette might show the COMMERCIAL that
courtesy which is due when it borrows our locals.
Jos. l.. Killgore will assume the duties of Sec
rotary Of the Board Of Public Education, this
evening.
Balky horses attached to street car. caused
quite scare and excitement on the avenue,
Saturday afternoon.
The first pile in the new pier at Lewis was
driven last Monday, and the work will now be
pushed on tocompletion
The cleaning and repairing OF the lower one
OF the Market street basins. is being considered
by theWater Department.
s. h. Ball 4 Co, are among the most enter
prisiug advertisers in Wilmington. IL they did
not do good work, they would not advertise it
80 freely.
The Middletown Knights who participated il
| the late tournament there have been invited Il
participate in one which is to take place in Phila
| delphia in June.
John L. Brady, herb doctor formerly OF vii
mlngton, is now in Philadelphia, where he prom
ises to cure corns, dyspepsia, cancer, small pox
| and many other ills.
The number of vessels entering Del Break
water during the month ending April lG was b
West end Of Ice-Breaker 10, by Gapway 300 b
East end 270, total ego.
The old Fog Bell Tower on the Del Breakwa
ter has been taken down, having been condemeI
as unsafe, and new and substantial frame il il
course Of construction.
will be candidate for the Office OF Sheriff o
| Kent county, subject to the decision Of the Dem
ocratic County Convention.
The proposition to introduce the study of vo
cal music into the public schools will be befor
the Board of Education at its meeting this even
ing for approval or rejection.
The Directors of the Pennsylvania & Delawar
Hallroad promise an excursion over said road
July 4th, They are now putting up the bridg,
over Doe Run at Doe Run Station.
Work is temporarily delayed on Joseph C.
| Grubbs new store on Market street above 81
owing to some difference in regard to the own
ership of the division wall on the North side
meeting OF the General Committee of tn
| Union Sunday School jubilee will be held in tn
Ladies Sewing Room of st Pauls NJ. T. church
this evening, at O'Clock. A punctual atten
dance is requested.
Rev. o. F. Flippo, Baptist Missionary for Del
| aware. has rented the room in the Town Hal
Nliddetown, that was formerly occupied by tn
Debating Society. for six months, and will preac
there occasionally during that time.