Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-01-04

PoULrRY.-slxty thousand pounds Of
,oultry were shipped last week over the
Maryland and Delaware Railroad from
Easton depot alone.
No CHANGE.-At the meeting Of the |
Wilmington Loan Association. 10 amend |
he Bylaws, no change was made, as the |
meeting adjourned without transacling |
my business.
DEATH OF SQUIRE DouGHERrT.-Es.
lulre Dougherty, of Brandywine Banks,
lied Monday morning. The Squire was
lutte an old man and, we believe, was
appointed a Justice Of the Peace by Gov
srnor Ponder.
An UPsET.-On Friday week milk
man named Harris while driving into the
city met with an accident. His horse
slipped and fell down, throwing himself
and son out and splitting the milk. Neither
of them were hurt.
REAL EsTATE.-L. W. stidham & Son,
auctionecrs, sold for James Curlott, at
their auction rooms, on Saturday evening,
Dec. 2sth, 1872, the house No. 1912 West
Third street, to Mrs. Cotton for 81 900.
The other house was withdrawn.
COMPUTATION TICKETS. The p. W. &
B. Il. r. Co. have issued cards, which may
be found at the depot, specifying the prices
aud regulating the sale of yearly and
monthly tickets for adults and minors.
between Philadelphia, Wilmington and
the different stations.
UPsEr.-As an elderly gentleman and
his lady were driving up Market street in
a sleigh Saturday they turned aside
towards the sidewalk but the high bank
Of snow which had been piled from the
railway track, was toe steep for their little
nest, and they were tumbled out into the
snow, causing much merriment 10 the by
ISLANDERS.
WORK REFusED.-We learn that Messrs.
John Roach n Co. were this week offered
contract to build a large iron steamer,
designed to run on Long Island Sound,
but, that having now so much work under
contract, they did not deem II prudent to
accept, and therefore declined the Offer. -
Chester Mems.
WATER WITCH FAIR. - The Water
Witch Fire Company will hold a fair at
Institute Hall, commencing February 20,
1873, for the purpose Of raising funds 10
aid in delraying The expenses of their new
$4,000 steam engine. The fair is held to
prevent the necessity Of soliciting sub
scriptlons on the street.
Saturday about nine, O'Clock
fire broke out in the picker room of the
Franklin cotton mills, at Ninth and Wal
nut streets. An alarm wss sounded, and
the Fire Department, considering the mis-
cradle condition Of the streets. answered
promptly, but before any apparatus arrived
on the ground the FIRE had been suhdued
by the employees of the mills.
BARN BURNED NEAR NEWPORT. A barn
owned by Lewis Weldm, iust beyond
Newport, caught fire Monday evening, al
ive O'Clock, and was totally destroyed
A large amount Of hay, fodder, grain
farming implements, etc, were In IN,
barn and were also destroyed. The build
ing was a very large one, and the rrfrc
tiGn Of the flames could be seen quit
distinctly from this city. The loss amount
to about 81, 800, which is partially insured
Its NAME.-A correspondent sends us
long communication in relation To thu
name Of the minstrel troupe here,of which
we recently made some inquiry. The cor
respondent saws the name of the troupe !.
The By joe" and that its members ar,
employed at a free and easy saloon, OF
Market street. He says many hard thing
about the troupe and the person who i
now employing them, which are prohabl,
true, but which we at present decline t.
publish. Another person " 40 seems to b.
acquainted with the troupe says tits know
as the dead Rabbits
sUNDAY scnooL ANNIvERsARY.--Th
Brandywine NJ. E. Church, Monday CAV
THEIR Sunday School and friends an enter
a'nmcnt, the former being gifted wit
awcetmeats and the latter with music an
addresses. After the singing of a corona
bon hymn by the school. prayer was mad
ythe pastor, Rev, j. Is. Hunter; then, th
superintendent, Mr.. Eli Mcndcnhal, dc
livcrcd an address. A blackboard cXcrcis
IN writing. Illustrating the life of Daniel
and recitation Of portions of Scripture
; with inierludcs of singing after each verse
were quite instructive. The pastor the
delivered an eulogy on the death Of Charlie
} Clark, Sunday School teacher. \ uuni
% tctie by two ladie- and tNo gentlemen
. and duet by two Futile girls We're admired
j \ dialogue entitled "a Boys Panoram
. of the Nav Year" in which fourteen hoy
! and girls acted we. well rendered. afi,
e which a small basket sleigh. brought {
{ toward the close OF the dialogue, was M
loaded OF its Christmas candies, Whic
= were distributed among the children. III
y exercises closed with bencdic,ion by I'll
2 pastor.
4 SALMON IN THE DELAWARE. a corrsl
+ pondeut OF the Germantown 1slfgrau
gives the following account of slockin
!, the Delaware river with salmon "Of III
. ova Of salmon OF the Rhine, Dr. j. 1
4 Slack will probably hatch from nrv TO
:, hundred thousand His establishment, 9
most ci cur readers are aware, il at Trou
=, dale, Warren co... New Jcisty, and on n
n banks OF the MuscOuctconr, about tigl
~ or ten miles above It's confluence with II
a. Delaware. Of the eggs Of the Penobsc
tMalnc) salmon am promised Thirty
n forty thousand which propose hairhir
~ somewhere in tho roiEhborh01d Of Easto
= Including the nrst insallmcnt, which
A placed In the Bushklll last sprne. We wi
therefore, without unforeseen accident
have over hundiod thousand vuung "a
mon in the Delaware or IFS irhutafi
n next June. The fact Cf there being Nv
= varieties will of course increase the like
r hood Of success and if ri lneis, Viii
- in the fishing season arc 50 numrtOus
tween Trenton and Bombay Hook. w
!. allow them 10 pass, We may look fnt {
No return Of mature salm,n within three
!, four years"
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-'n Sunday mig
f.. week Mr.. F. &, Pennington, on rctumi
~. 10 his home in the country, saw hoi
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