Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-25
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| WANrtD.-A loan OF $40 u, ON inst lien on a first
Apply at this office. [dec.i5tf
Chinese Tea Pots, at Wilmington Tea House
il f. 4th street.
Just received u large invoice Of army over
coats and blouses, at the Boston One Price
Clothing House, POT Market street, Whining
ton. V. L. Holmes.
The farm of the late Charles Brothers, stu
ated near LlndenOerG, Pa, will I've sold al pub
lie sale Oh the 18th day Of January.
If Vegetine Is taken. regulafy according to
| directions certain and speedy cure of by
spepsia will follow its use.
| THE Diamond State Iron Works, we are
informed are driving their works briskly
They have orders on hand.
The new iron works in process OF erection by
CulloUgh q Co., at the Rocks, Will il is
said employ about four hundred men.
The Southern Union Assoc alton for the de
lection OF horse thieves will hold their annual
! meeting at Brackinville, on Saturday ,2Ith inst
at one o'clock, p. NJ.
DR.. Charles ID. Green of Phil .delphia, remov-
| ed large tumor weighing nearly nine pounds
| from the abdomen Of Charlotte Rupell, color
ed woman of this city, a few days ago.
Malformation Mr. Charles Matlack at the
Light House recently caught musk rat in a
trap that had no hind legs. 1t is rarely that a
wild animal Is found that Is maformed.
The Sunday School OF Calvary Church,
Brandywine Hundred, will hold their Christ
mas Festival next Sunday afternoon, (Dec.
2sth,) at half past two O'Clock. All are invited
Joshua Maris, Esq =, attorney advertises for
sale, on Tuesday, January 9th, 1874, the real
estate of the late Robert Winthrop, deceased
consisting OF house and lot on Orange street,
between Eighth and Ninth.
as trucker on a farm where he can rent house
Can give good recommendation If DESIRED
Address VIM. Ii. PIERCE, Fairlie, p. o., Kent
Co, Md. dec26 n.
Musk Rdts.-There have been several cart
loads Of muskrats caught on tue marshes IN
ills city the present winter. Probably three
times the number that have been caught for
years past
Apprenticeship. Bayne has been appointed
letter carrier in place ofJames l.. Hawkins, re-
moved. We have not heard any reason for
this change, but some irnputc ii TO the fact that
he was friendly to Capt Doagberty
Communion --On Monday evening, JANUARY
18th, 1874, united Evangelical Communion
VIII be held at Grace NJ. Z. Church. 1t will
be participated in by members of all the Protes-
tsnt churches Of the city.
Don't forget that Adair * Woodward has a
large stock of Furniture at the $. E. corner
+th * King, In connection with their large
ware rooms, at ll0 King street, below End. and
persons in want offurnturc ami bedding would
do well to to give them /. call.
american Agicuttipssf and Hearth and
Home for 1874 a beautiful chrome ,ciN each
Hearth and Home (weekly) 81 rs, American
Agr1culturist SIPS. Send subscriptions to W.
ri. kennard d Cos, 208 Market street, or to g.
jackson, near WILMINGTON, Del. dec22-1m.
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the large room in the building on the N, w.
corner Of Third and Shiplcy streets, where he
VIII hold auction sales of goods of various de-
Scorpions, at proper intervals. He also pro-
poses TO call country sales, as well as sales at
private residences in the city,
Improvements. There is a great deal of
Improvement in the North eastern part of
our city, especially in Bennett, Spruce and
Pine streets Several squares between
Eighth and Tenth and the above mentioned
streets are being built up at one time. There
are generally handsome two and three story
brick houses
Corrections, invite particular atten hon
to the advertisement Of ID Lemon II Co, who
have not only one of the finest establishments
but the largest aud hest assortment of confec-
tionery, fruits, &c, which can be found in this
or any other city. The enterprise exhibited by
this firm has called for The approval of every
one, ami from appearance very large business
Is being done. See adv.
Aftrdetire.'- The Delaware Museum, No.2Oy
West Fourth street, Is one of the most attrac-
tive places In our city. It contains innumer.
able curioslfies, and an hour can be profitaby
passed In their examination at any time. Per
sons visiting our city during the holidays, should
not 1ail TO call and see the museum. Chad
Wick is polite and attentive and stands unriyal-
ed in his line.
We have line of clothing,
The wool oil which was shorn
From the back Of Mary's lamb,
Some boys TO adorn.
lhere are no clothes more gay or handsome
In the eyes Of those you meet,
Than what you buy al Holmes,
One Price Boston Clothing House,
No, 2O7 Market street,
Wilmington, Del.
The Shortest Day.--sunday, the 2ls inst,
was the shortest day In the year. The Sun
rose at 7.20 a. IN. and set at 4 IS d. M, making
The day between sunrise and sunset but nine
hours and eighteen minutes in length in this
latitude. For nearly two weeks from Monday,
the 10th inst, to the 10th inst, the days are
about nine hours and eighteen minutes in
length. 1t will no. be until after new years
that the days will be perceptibly longer, and
then as the days lenethen the sun, not the cold,
should strengthen.
Fight at Deinar.-Last week We menlio ned
q fight at Delmai between some train hands
and some wood sawyers, in which one of the
former was severely injured. The fight we
nave since learned, was quite serious affair."
and the injured train hand, George Hyatt. has
not yet recovered. He was struck on the head
with q "pinchbar" during the melee. The
night lasted nearly an hour and was participated
In by number OF persons. A colored woman
had her head cut, and various other parties
were injured. The atlray finally ended In the
defeat OF The train men, who beat pfecptate
retreat.
Secmfffes.--The following named gentlemen
became securities for the appearance of Nm,
b. Higgins at the next term Of Court, at New
Castle, in the sum Of $780, the claim of the
First National Bank being $3.50. Philemme
Chandler, Henry F. Pickles, James p. HAYES.
David Woolman, Isaac Woodrow, Joshua s
Valentine, William H. Quinn. The money
due the Bank was expended for lottery tickets.
with the hope that the capital prize might even
tually be secured, when all claims sbonld
be paid of, and events pass smoothly along
Fortune however continued TO frown and the
| sequel is known to the great majority of our
| readers Mr.. Virgins went East to pass the
Christmas holidays with his family after which
he will 60 to Virginia to look after the tract Of
land belonging to his wife.
Probationers.-Fourteen or fifteen persons
were admitted as probationers in Asbury NJ. L.
Church, last Sunday morning, when Rev. Mr..
Stubbs exhorted all to pray that they may be
sustained In that liberty with which Christ had
made them free. What became of many ofthe
probaiioners, he remarked, was among the prob
lens OF of tho day that had not been satisfac-
torily solved. Dropped was written after too
many names. He, however, felt like singing
doxologies over the record of Asbury NJ. E.
church, which showed that out of the num-
Der admitted the past year only three or four
had been dropped. This indicated that the
leaders were active and faithful. Within the
past few weeks one hundred and eleven had
been admitted as probationers and he hoped
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