Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-26
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Some Of our young bloods would like to have
the great amount Of taxes, to be raised by the
restriction OF the Legislature appropriated to the
building of Nicholson pavement on Front St
to test their horses on.
Fishing ct the Big Store and Benefits Pier is
to be carried on extensively this season. Six or
seven seines at each place, averaging three hum
dred yards in length.
The fruit prospect up to this writing is excel
lent. We shall, no doubt, have peaches, apples,
pears, and small fruits in abundanceI
Shad are now caught in considerable numbers
in our creek, and the market is well supplied with
this delicious fish, at 30935c. per pair.
correspondent from this place to the Break
t1dter Light, who signs himself "0" says 1t costs
a young man So cts.a week to keep yeung lady
in reading matter. Wonder how much II costs
the operator week to hayehis hair combed and
boots polished.
]. Lowery is said to have the finest colt in the
State.
Commission merchants from Philadelphia and
New York are hocking to Milford. The cry is
Hows your peach crop 2"
The colored people of this place intend hold
ing camp meeting on large scale this SUM
mer.
Several young men left Milford in boats this
week for visit to the bay shore, where they in-
tend to encamp for few days for the purpose
of cunning and fishing.
Fox and coon hunting is all the rage amongst
our sportsmen.
Several OF our mechanics have gone to Phila-
delphia to obtain employment.
WONDERS il that young man who
clerks in store on Front street, who dresses
like prince, smokes imported cigars, drinks
good brandy, and attends dances and the like
wonder IL he does all on his salary as q clerk
| Wonder IL that young lady, who sits at one of
| the parlor windows on Front street during
| the day, with her lily white hands covered with
rings, hasn't mother washing the dishes and
/ doing the work in the kitchen?
WHEAT CRoP.-This crop is looking remarka-
bic well in this section, being at this present
/ writing from eight to ten inches high. We have
| heard some complaints from farmers that their
/ wheat stood too thin on the ground, but these
| are exceptional cases. Most of the fields promise
| an abundant yield
| The FIsHERIEs. bay fisheries will soon be
| furnishing their accustomed supply OF fine sea
trout, a fish which is caught along on shores in
great numbers, and often selling at the shore fol
/ ten cents a bushel. They are an excellent fish
/ but owing to our market generally being over
| stocked with them during the height of the
season, our citizens do not appreciate them ~
| would some OF our inland friends. Great guam
titles OF them are sent to the city markets OF
i salted down for use.
| DELEGArE TO LoNDoN.-Quite an honor hai
been conferred on one of cur highly esteemed
| citizens, Rev. ID. @. Ridgway, minister in charge
| of the Nj. h. church. at this place, in his selec
| ton as represent ttive to the Good Templars
| Convention in the city of London. Mr. Ridgwa,
is in every sense. worthy of this distinction. HI
| is devout aud able preacher polished gentle
man, and during the paat winter and spring ha
been instrumental in one OF the greatest relgiou
| revivalB ever known in Milford. L. b. w.