Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-01-25

1t is reported that there are several cases
of small p0x near FELTON,.
1000 bushels of corn have been shipped
from MORTON this winter.
The name of Morton is distasteful to
the citiztns Of that vicinity.
97,752 POUNDS of hog meat have been
killed for Smyrna THIS winter.
An effort to have the name Of Morton
Station changed will soon be made.
The NJ. Z. Church of Smyrna celebrate
next week us Week OF Prayer"
John O'ByIne, Esq, will lecture in
Dover Jan. goth, on 1.-THE Crusades."
John O'Byrne's lecture is nov announced
to come Off at Dover on January goth.
97,sG2 pounds is the aggregate'weight
of the hogs killed in Smyrna last year.
Mrs. F. f. W. Harper, the colored lee
turess, lectured in Smyrna and Dover this
week.
The liquor recently sold at Lewes by the
government don't turn ont in quantity us
ii should.
Iewes is without fish, but has plenty Of
rnzor-blades, which are pronounced much
superior.
Two pumpkins grown in 1871 are exhi-
bited AT Lincoln in good state Of pre-
seryation.
Sugar has been selling In Lewes at two
cents per pound and molasses AT IL cents
per gallon.
Rev. S. l.. Baldwin and wife. the mis-
sionaries, arrived ut Foo Chow, China,
Nov. 18th.
DR.. Patton. of Middletown, preached an
! nnUfVnFaaFv "a hfa church thrf a.
last Sunday.
The expenditures of the Delaware Rail
road Company last year exceeded The
receipts by S7,6O7.9l.
The bell for the Milford NJ. f. Church
presented by Capt. Henry W. Laws, has
been placed in position.
Congressman elect Loaand, has been
chosen Il director of the Philadelphia
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
John Foote, of Smyrna, an ex-soldier,
Is to take up 100 acres of land in Nebraska ,
under the Soldiers Homestead Act.
John Ciendaniel, Of Philadelphia, for
merry Of Sussex county, died recently ia
that city. He was man Of large fortune
One day last week Thomas Watson, Of
Cedar Creek, had one OF his hands caught
in u com-sheler and flightfully lacerated
Moorton recently shipped several crates
of persimmons TO Philadelphia. Ten cent
per quart was the price obtained for tn,
same.
The steamer ArGzdn, which had he
damages (receivcd by going on Lewe
beach) repaired in this city has returne
TO Lewes.
The name and site of the Black Dir,
postoiilce has been changed to Forest
VIM. Z, Reynolds has been commissions,
postmaster.
A public meeting was called in smyrni
on the evening Of the 10th inst, for th
; purpose Of taking some action for building
. up that town.
> Some of the Lewes people want
. special government officer at Lewes T.
. prevent articles from wrecked vessels bein
. spirited away.
The Sussex Journal learns that an ice
berg, 80 yards square, recently cam
D ashore ut the mouth Of Indian River
Sussex county.
4 A large and appreciative aualeuc
4 listened to the lecture delivered by Prot
p WEIGH in Milford last week on eth
: House We Live In"
y Rev. DR.. Morsell, of smyrna, accordin
q to the BsltimOre Sun, has been called I
j take charge Of Christ Church, at IN
e Washington Navy Yard.
}, The Morning Light was hauled of Lewe
4 beach last week. Her cargo, which wa
n damaged to the extent of 60 per cent,
= being shipped to New York.
= On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
!, of last week, the ladies of the NJ. /
Church at Lewes gave supper at III
:, Ocean House, and are Sl60 in pocket.
!. Engineers In the employ of the Mar,
q land and Delaware Sup Canal Compan
/. are still ut work surveying. The propose
s canal will cost, it is estimated, about $40
n 100000.
r. Joseph Morris, the Democratic oand
y date for Sheriff of Sussex county, at Ii
IS late election, and who was defeated, Is a
l. applicant for the position of Treasurer @
r that county.
II Miss Virginia Stewart, formerly of su
J, sex county, but now engaged as a copyl
ie In The automatic telegraph office, in Was
10 lngton, was the first person 10 annout
ie Louis Napoleon's death in that city.
~ Henry Gerker, Of MORTON, will reailiz
y about $4,000 from peach and apple brand
:, distilled by himself, last year. The sam
/, gentlemen recently dug up 1000 Hale
~ early peach trees, regarding them as ''cuu
y, ~ berers of the ground"
II Thd Smyrna I,tsihgeneer has the folio,
r Ing under the head of "Relgious Notices.
If and six similar items Craddock has d
n. most complete stock Of Ladies', Miss
10 and Children's Hose ever offered in Smyrr
to Cotton and Woolen-White and eolore
ne Wil.ian LoAand, Esq, who was, v
~ believe, the last Of the Wing sherii
y elected in sussex county, died at his rel
y, dence near Milford on Friday, 10th inf
III Mr., l.. was Familiarity known as " Duck
y Lohaud, and was man universally {
Ia teemed in Sussex.
II II Is thought there is yet plenty Of ire
- ore In Sussex county. Gentlemen int
~ ested are TO investigate, early in tue Sprlpl
" as to thu probable supply, aud II their ii
-, ve-tigation should prove the existence {
IL ore there 10 large quantities, one or mo
an furnaces will be Immediately constructe
mr. On Thursday night, 10th inst, Will
to Foulk, a lad of Milford, discharged
~ pistol in the direction Of a crowd of bov
Is the ball from which struck Mark Dayl
o. a boy about ~ years old, and entered mes
u the middle Of the left collar bone, pr
he ducing painful though not fatal woun,
ng At the annual meeting of the smyrl
or Library Aas0 iation, held on the 9th inst
he the Presidents re ort was read and the f
ga lowing officers elected President, J.
,st Stockley Vice President, DR.. j. E. Cla-
or son Recording Secretary, r. l.. Cummin
be Corresponding Secretary, Joseph H. He
fecker; Treasurer, George W. Cummir
Jr. Managers, John H. Hoffecker, Hen
g. Budd, y. F, Wilds,