Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-27
New Castle.

AoPecldllY reported Tor EVERY kvFaiNd,l
some Of Mr. Dobbins' houses are already
Mr.. Herbert has rented all the houses he
lately erected on Cherry street
Zen. sam. Jones, an ex-Confederata gen.
eral, was In town last week on visit to
some friends
The steamer Tigress Of Poiaris notorsty
Philsdelphia.
We are blessed ~ with large number OF
Poke-yournose-into.ot her-people 's-business
iolks 10 our town.
If we had a police court in our town,
report this morning.
Query-why haven't the two street
lamps between Union street aud the new
depot been light for some weeks paste
George Janvier, ESQ one four oldest and
most respected -oitizent. died Sunday
morning at the advanced age of seventy
years.
Quite a revival Is In progress at the NJ. E.
church. and the anxious seat Ia nightly
crowded with earnest seekers for religious
consolation.
Our merchants are doing their level best
10 vie with each other In show windows.
ana our town will soon equal an oriental
bazaar IN aplendor.
Mr.. Viuiug, Jr.. has received the contract
Dohhina. The stone "a TO be sent here
direct from the quarries In Pennsy lvauia.
The grain business seems 10 be fairly
commenced ~ there are n number Of yes
sells In port waiting 10 be loaded by ". II.
Jefferson Co, Mt. Truss and Mr.
| Storkley.
The Reglster Monday granted letters Of
administration upon the estate OF Jesse
Alexander, late Of Wilmington, deceased.
unto George 4. Alexander, oil the same city.
son OF the deceased.
Mr.. Thos Downward has commenced the
/ erection Of 4 building for rope walk on
the lot between Delaware and Harmony
streets. This is a decidedly new business
| IN our town. but we can see no reason why
II shouldn't succeed as well as any.
An attempt was made on Sunday night
LAST to rob the jewelrv store Of 5. Z.
| Massey, of our town. The r0bstr or rob-
befs we're loiled in their attempt, however,
and only succeeded IN boring ono hole
! partly through one of the PANELS Of the
door. II Is thought they were frightened Oft
street
Tho COMFORT given by the Buell. Family Ia
the NJ. ~ Church some time since, was 50
/ well received and appreciated by our people
that they have hecn prevailed upon 70
repeat it. Accordingly they viii aeain
[ appear IN TIVE NJ r. Church, on the night OF
[ the LIST Of January, and we can assure those
/ ct our citizens who did not hear on their
/ FIRST visit that they will moi regret the IN
Neetment II they are present on thAt uigat'
A little son of Mr.. A. j. Brown, Of onr
| town. aged about or years. on saturday,
about noon, took small hatchet and
started out TO cut Christmas tree, aud
not retunlng at niehtiall bis parents be-
| came alarmed and instituted a search which
proved Ruthless Jul about mi1,nignt' when
| he was found A. the farm o. Jesse 'fpol ing
| about mile from Hare's Corner. which he
han reached several houtA hlteI chth. anH
/ was kindly cared Tor by MI q. anu MS
/ family.
Tho atti,to,, 60 4ho ,r,;to, rttts ,,hirb
- ~, ,a ",''i IT, ,,rsa ~ o.t-,,tio,' g sor,
tta 80. u ,onti,, ,,r,niotoJ The ronti,,
! ,,.5ii bs e,isbod tbis ,g6et ~ H. ,.,neeted
/ sf.er ,v btcb n vii soon he reai,, lar Inc
| n,aohin thara ata 20 no careiior-
pbie rban5gc, az Of maebinery in other Dor.
I tions OF the mill. besides the placing In
! nosition Of new engines. sc. il Is thought
/ thev viii mot he ready 10 Commence one rs.
| tions In fun before spring. BY this large
| addition Mr.. shaw expects 70 have 70 en-.
| plov a considerably Increased force Of oper-
| atives.
rba,o Ia n ,ro.ro,. ~ h,s,nass heing
,,,,nyr ,,,si, p,sI, ars 4, the snring sr5
S,,ii1,,a NH 80 narr,ad On ,,ttb incrcesed
astiits VI" ~. .ttansa ,,iii IT, settsf,c
49,. ~ ~, ho esctsd srct
/ toiy arrangements can &c eneeteu' ti.ct y
TOW o. nee thtee stoIy o.dIS ~ LUX,
| the hacis '' rn,r Tbere vii oiso lie ereeted
| sevsrsI hniiSi,ga In The ,,ieinitv az Tho NJ
] n Hbwrcb rbe fatcricr nj fhe nov, mills
| of tbe 1aslser Comnsnv ia heinz rapirlv
! nrenarsd TO- tbe macbfncrv AID n Il
! ibongbt tbev will no eomnieted and in
! onerstio, On 5i,, ia, tbe apring
/ -
! CniiatWA5 ptsaeI "u "a put toWu ~ y,
/ ~ tne USUAL ulAhneI' anu ~ stutthl "l II
! iesuye occasions new Nastle sot sloliuuS,N
uruhk uut. SO mi ~ W. nv { ,.su ~. "a, ~
] hsetrtaiu' no ieeohtlts VI se,luua SH"i
7
| thouBn ~ rs SNu W. w t4'ee stls". sNll
hllSHes lVoN piase' ~ niNNt.3 liila tei,uit
we 40 h0t Wlsh 20 cast Any ieneytluh5 upou
our good oid town, LOT 10 mas long neeh p
wen settled pFinolpie mere tnat a H M 3
! euucatlou mas ueeh sANlf nesitSttu II az
can not get happ4 anu ileh ~ Ae'7' "INV
u year
A young man BY the name Of u. ). Jones
was found dead on Friday in the back
yard Ct his residence, ia the front row. -
| He had apparently been dead several hours.
| Coroner Winslow WAS at once sent for and
| we presume An inquest will be held during
| the day Jones was au employee OF the
umbrella factory and leaves wilt
hut no children. His wife went "a
| PHILADELPHIA several days since Ia Ordei
TO spend the holidays, and he has consc-
quentlv been alone siuce. The cause OF hts
death 10, OF COURSE uneeeouutaule as ye.l a.
he was perfectly Wen Ihufsday, but drank
to some extent during The Jay.
The last exhibition OF TahleauX aut Cha
rades given by some OF our benevolent citil
zeus for the benefit Of the poor of our town,
was held TUESDAY ia tile Court House
and rs our time and space both preclude
the poss 'bility of entering into minute
description OF the sctIng that It merits w
/ will content ourselves by saying that, fuI
an amateur entertainment, it exceeded any
thing ever held IN our town. when VIZ
/ consider that the whole affair WAS uzly
, about two week. ia PREPARATION. 10 10 Ger
tainlv wonderful how, with that shott space
B ff,t Nf D. f.s1f a m i.fla frpti4rl