Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-27
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The wheat acreage about Milford is very large
this fall.
meeting of the Kent County Bible Society
will be held at Smyrna on the 3Oth.
The prospect fora Government Hospital at
Lewes is said to be very encouraging.
The Masons of Middetown have sent fifty
dollars to their suffering brethren in Memphis.
Ruth A. Fisher has taken out letters Of Ad-
ministration on the estate of John Fisher, late
of Fort Penn.
The pupils in the Milford Academic and Col
legiate Institute have formed themselves into a
foot ball club.
The now liquor law is having good effect in
Lewes But one drunk has occurred there
since the Law went into effect.
The Directors of the ], Il B. r. r. Co. have
promised to "investigate" the claims of the fruit
shippers by that road for damages.
The John Wesley A. M. Il. Church, situated
about two and half miles from Lewes, will be
dedicated on Sunday, November I'd.
Sylvester Hobbs, Jesse Deputy and George
Rogers were severely hurt at Milford during the
launch on the 18th, but they have recovered.
A protracted meeting has just closed at Ken
ton (Rev. Mr., Gregg pastor) with five CONVEX
sions, and meetings are now being held at Cen
tral.
Joseph Wyatt. of Frederick, was bitten in the
hand, last week, by his own dog, which had the
rabies, but he has shown no signs of hydropho-
bia yet
Robt II. Cummins, OF Smyrna, put on exhibi-
ton before the Pennsylvania Horticultural So
ciety, last week, the largest pears yet exhibited
before 1t,
THE cemetery grounds at Barrett's Chapel
have recently been enlarged and very much i'm
proved in appearance by grading, laying off
walks, &c.
II. II. Downs, prominent psach grower at
Harrington, denies the recently published rumor
that the growers in that Vicinity lost $40 900 by
the spectators.
Hazlettville and vicinity of two miles round.
within the last fifteen years has produced six
doctors, three lawyers, and one preacher, all ma
tives to the manor born.
Col. G. W. Cummins, of Smyrna, hastdug two
hundred and fifty (25O) bushels OF peachhlow
potatoes from fifteen-sixteenths of an acre at
his residence, "Woodlawn."
Rev. J. A, b. Wilson, of Leipsic, undertook,
after being deputized by the county constable,
to put an end to the disturbances of drunken
men but was set upon and brutally beaten,
Mr.. W. l.. Hubbard has been manufacturing a
lar;.e Quantity OF commercial fe rtlzer at Farm
ington, aud has sold over 100 tons this season
under the name of Diamond State Phosphate.
Edward Jones, of Nanticoke Hundred SUSSEX
county, has just returned from an extended
Western trip, which has satisfied him that Della
ware is more attractive State than any other.
The NJ, r.. church of Milford has debt of
4,100, but to Offset this it has 50 244 49 in
available subscriptions, and last week the old
church was sold to the Baptists for 50 900. On
collections there have been received 81 5l2 16.
Mr.. James Cook, landlord of the Eagle Hotel.
at FELTON,, died on Thurs lay last Mr.. Cook was
a native of Frederiea, where he was for several
years engaged in the mercantile business. He
was subsequently Assistant Assessor of Internal
Revenue.
rhe emancipation at MfoId, last week. was
a very creditable affair The procession was
quite imposing. and the addresses of Andrew
Il ,nry, Of Wilmington Rev Mr.. Chambers, of
Georgetown Rev. John Holland and Matthias
Horsey of Milford, very appropriate and forci-
Bile. The attendance was very large.