Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-18

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FIRST I'dymen. The Legislative State, Hons
commission met in Dover .on, I uesdAy, ali
TO the Contractors.
Lost Bishop LGe had about iourteen thou
sahu dollars deposited with Jay Cook 4 Co.
we would be extremely sorry to see, such Al
| esteelneu Citizen meet with any loss.
Burton j. Kollock, who died recently nes
Lewes, as l. WAS supposed iuiestate, leaves
personal estate valued at about $37, 900
| life. TEL ~
~ MIR. Thomas 5. Harper recently teller in th,
Na,iohal Bank at Dover, is going TO open u til
ana stove store in that town, and will associat,
WIN him Mr.. w. Davis Wallis, formerly o
Smyrna.
MR.. Hilyaid, telegraph operator at Middle
Town, ha, also been appointed ticket agent vice
D. w. Jolis removed. IL Is announced thai
Mr. J"lls is going to Smyrna to buy grain ioI
EVANS X Co., of that town.
Pr0dUionefs.--Twen,y- persons were
admitted 10 the Union NJ. f. church, last Sun
nay morning on probation. AS the meetings
are being continued every night with good re-
suits, it is highly probable a still larger mum.
Der may be- admitted next Sabbath.
Notice Pnticuialy.-Dr. Simms will he Mt
ls Office all day every "Wednesday AMI Sa,ur.
u'iy,t"i tue special purpose of consultation with
Those afflicted with diseases of the throat and
lungs Ills past success is a guarantee of his
iuiuie promise. His White Pulmonic Balsaln
sells largely, Office 4lh and King sire cts, VIII
mihgton, Del.
NOT YET FouNp,-1he body ofyoung Phil.
hps' VINO was supposed 10 have been murdered
near Greensboro in Caroline county, Nd, last
week, has not yet been recovered. NJ. Blades
ana John L. Dill are confined In iail at Dem
Ton, on suspicion OF being the mllrderers. The
search Tor the body has been so thorough
though without avail, that 1t is feared il will
never lie recovered, unless the mlrderers con-
fess.
IHE SUNDAY SCHUoL.-On tie goth Of the
present month, Mr.: 5. Hersey of the CONNER
uihh i'cai stan WIN commence the semi mon
'hiy publication OF small Sunday school ma
per, with the above titlr, for gratuitous distri-
D,'ioh among the sabbath schools Of the city,
ne ms already met with much announcement
IN ms new enterprise, and its success seems al
most assured firm the beginning. The p,bIi-
eaton days VIII be the first and third Sntur.
days Of each month.
MoHHdry-Elisha Huxley. registrar of deaths
anu u''iials, reports ~ deaths in our city in the
under one year of age, 4 from one to two ; ono
from lWo 10 I'VE; one from I'VE to ten; one from
lo to 20 from 20 to 80 O from 80 10 40 a
from 40 to So from % t. 10; 4 from 10 TO So.
+. from 50 to 30 from 80 to 100. Born in
america 81, England l., Ireland O, unknown 2.
Males Is, females 20. White &c. colored 10.
not given |, Total 47.
PrJposais.-Isaac Murray, chairman of the
hampicommittee. advertises to receive Propo-
sails up to the 18th inst, for lighting, ex,in.
gushing cleaning the City Lamps, Including
matches and material for washing lanterns for
lie year 1874. The item of matches anil sonp
having become quite important items, Mr.. Mur-
ray determined to include them, and thus sion
a considerable leak In the treasury Fol- par,i'-
illars see advertisement
For Sdie.-W. S. and Samuel w. .Mc(anl-
ley, Esqs., will otiet at Administrators, sal.. IN
:, I'D inst, the house and lot of the late John
situated near the corner of Seventh
and Spruce streets.
William Foote adyertisos nj n,ivate col.
cerv desirable little property in New Garden
township, suitable for doctor, butcher. me.
nhanc or any one wishing comfortable home.
y being his intention 10 return to his farm in
Mill Creek Hundred.
Upset. As William Lowther was nassi,o
up the Kenneth pike, one evening in the early
part OF this month, his wagon was oyerlurned
ny ruhhlnS'over a pile of stone, when he was
thrown out and one of his ankles badly spraiu
nj. As lie had not fully recovered from The
ll'ly received last spring by his wagon passing
'ver he side of his foot, this accident was ex-
remedy annoying. The practice of leaving
'lics oi stono on the pike should be dscontin.
i'u as tiiey are ex tremely dangerous, and in
'ase oil accident the turnpike company would
% responsible in II suit for damages.
PiT.-W. III. REYNOLDS Is one of the most
raisers Of swine in this Stale. He
iiis sold the present season over sixty pair of
t'le parkers in our city, at prices rang ing from
" To no n pair, and many of our farmers in
ms section can testify to the superiority of his
stock. IsaacS. Elliot of Brandywiue Hundred.
procured pair from him sometime ago. which
'annot be beaten among the Chester White for
NE, according TO age in the county.
Mr. IL VIII make some 500 this season from
MS sales at ordinary prices and this, in CON
lection with the dairy, fruit and grain lmust
make the farm pay a pretty fair profit. For a
took
PUSHING AuRAD.-The Oxford and Peach
bottom railway is being pushed forward with
'ommendabln energy. The bridge across the
'ct"raTo at Pine Grove, has so fur progressed as
o ADMIT OF the track being laid and the cross
ng If trains. This will greatly facilitate The
work by atlord!ng ready transit for The mate
'ial. The tracklaying on the Lancaster county
'ide Is progressing in both directions from
CROSSE
ng The Octoraro, the gap will lie filed m and
ne trains will run up as far as White Rock
This point, seven miles distant, it is believed
viii be reached before Christmas, if bad wealth.
r does not interfere.
improvement The windows font Ing on
Third Street in the Farmers Bank have been
owcred, adding greatly To the appearance of
he building, al giving full view of the room
rom the street. The National Bank of Della
4 of iyt1,
'lso being improved by the removal of the Old
'hntters and the enlargement of the windows
As the bank suffered no loss beyond the reward
'hered for the capture and conviction of the
burglars we cannot see the aptness Of the re-
mark by the Gazette that this improvement
ooks very much like blocking the stable door
lfter the horse has been stolen" Perhars our
leishbor can explain wherein the comparison
lolls good.
Annitersdry.-The anniversary of the Sab
oath School of the First PRESBYTERIAN church
ook place last Sunday. In the morning Rev,
MIR, McRown preached sermon to the children
lnd the teachers from the text: "Create wi hin
ne clean heart" In the afternoon beside
speaking selections and singing, the exercises
OF the presentation of a memorial
wreath by the Infant class announcing that
little Frank Wilhelm had gone to rest in the
BOSOM of the Great Shepherd. An affecting
little hymn sung by the class, and some appro-
lrate remarks by the Pastor made this pant of
he ceremony very Impressive Short and feel
me- address Were made by Rev. G. f. Jones, Of
he Lower Brandywine PRESBYTERIAN church,
md by Rev. Enoch Stubbs, OF Asbury NJ. f.
Church.
SwINDLER ABoUr.-Anothef of those swim
Hing cansassers for agricultural implements,
Who occasionally invade the rural districts,
made his appearance in Lower Oxford few
lays ago, and called on Thomas Cooper. By
he usual hocus roclis practiced by these gentry,
With false and double papers, Mr.. Cooper found |