Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-28

Georgetown has park.
Cherries are plentiful In Sussex.
The corn about Lewes looks we'll.
Peaches are looking well lp Sussex,
BILIOUS dysentery prevails lip Milton.
Milford employs about n ship-carpsn-
,Era.
Harvesting in Sussex county has com
mencpd.
Dover has not celebrated the Fourth OF
July since 1860.
A Russian Professor is to teach Middle
town how to dance.
The hotel at Fraland will be opened on
the first with much fuss.
The Sussex Journal defends tourpa-
ments aud Southern chiyalry,
California quail have been set at liberty
In tue lower part Of this comfy,
They are rehsarsing far the 4tL Of
duly culrbraliuu To come Otfat Smyrna.
Rev. john Squler has been c.llrd 10
take charge OF tue smyrna Presbyterian
Church.
A retired New York commission mer-
chant is said TO be backing boots in
Seaford.
The Sussex Journal says West Is called
Professor and Doctor because lie Is y
skinnist."
Drawing for tents on the Blackbird
Camp Meeting ground will take place
ON the auth.
Several young persons from Smyrna
graduated at the recent college COIN
mencements.
The grading, ETC., Of the avenues of the
RehObOth Camp Meeting Grounds goes
bravely an.
A turtle 3 feet Inches in length and 9
feet 10 width, has Just been caught in
l.eipsic Greek,
A South Milford carpenter fell from
the roof of house last week and was
severely injured.
A Baptist congregation has been formed
in Milford, and Elnathan Smith has been
chosen Ms It's deacon.
Tho strawberry crop In Sussex fell
short more that half what was expected,
owing To the drought.
A msn believed to he an imposter, has
been in Lewes endeavorlng to raise
money Tor some church.
Rev. E. Miller, Of Elkton, recently OF
Smyrna, is about publishing a work on
Christian Assurance.
A dwelling house at Kenton belonging
10 WIN. slubbs, Of Smyrna, Was burned
on Friday Of last week.
The LanokiM will make an excursion
from l,eipsic aud Spruance's on july 18th,
to Fort Delaware aud Salem, N. j.
oh. Atkins, of Milton, few days
since Is said TO have launched the finest
wooden vessel ever built in the State.
The Middletown 7ranscriDt yearns for
white mans party. The Missouri COM
promise hill will doubtless claim lis at
tentiOn next week.
A submarine diver will astonish Lewis.
towners on the "glOriOus Fourth by
diving into the briny deep from the gov
eminent pier there.
Right Rev. Bishop Lee made his annual
visitation and preached TO the Episcopal
congregation of Smyrna on Sunday
evening.
GumborO Circuit, Sussex Co., Rev. X
q. Jones, pastor, will hold a camp meet
, ing at Jones' NJ. u. Church, commencing
Aug. 9th.
Smyrna Seminary has closed for the
season, and will probably be enlarged
and greatly improved before Il re'openi
1 In the Fall.
{ The Smyrna Times says II Is understood
: that sewell Green, Esq. OF Middletowu
} has assumed the proprietorship OF th'
Transcript newspaper, of that town.
The Phoenix Base Ball Club Of Laure
!, PLAYED the Amateur Club OF Brldg' Wilt
l on the 1eth a match game, which iesultet
; as follows, Phenix, 49i Amateur, IL
And still the j. u b. r. X. fall 10 keel
: up connection between Lewes and New
! York by meaus OF steamers, and still thl
y people Of Sussex suffer in consequence.
e Three commission merchants wer
!. found clinging 10 crate OF strawbrrrle
a at the seaford depot last week, each desir
!, lug that II should be consigned " tn
/. house be represented,
II John &. Lank, tho father OF the cir
y whom Burton was hanged for committinl
II d rare on, pelltloned Gov. Ponder :
e respite the prisoners execution, that b
e might prove bis innocence, II possible
i New apparatus has been put IN tn
u Dover gas works at a cost OF SB,OOOA an
the gas now Is Manufactured from btu
u mlnous coal, which Is pronounced supt
u rior 10 the former and more cost
y articles
y A seaford strawberry shipper says
~ New York commission house h
u shlpped ~ was doing business In q celia
'e the entrance 10 which Is 40 small that
:, SO qua rt-erate Of berries had TO be DR.
y, ~ sawed In two before it could be gotten IL
a This Is the way in which a local r
~ porter chronicles an accident; a chi