Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-15
THE STATE.

Smyrna has a dancing school.
The Camden lyceum is successful.
Delaware City has a dancing academy.
Frederick is discussing the exemption
law.
The seaford Record is advertised for
sale.
Milford is blessed with successful re-
vival.
Burglarles are too numerous in Kent
county.
Chicken cholera has commenced down
the State.
Middletown is to have a "grand gift
concert"
Laurel has been attacked by the epizooty
a second time.
The Dover Reading Circle is extending
its mem bership.
The Thorn Point Hotel at Cedar Beech
has burned down.
Sussex county roads, last week, were in
a "horrble condition"
The Kent county Farmers Club now
holds interesting meetings.
A movement to confne the sale of
liquors to hotels is on foot.
Two steers recently killed in Sussex
county aggregated 1886 pounds.
A masquerade ball made light the hearts
Of the young folk Of Milford recently.
The Odessa fair and festival has been
postponed antil the 10th aud Goth inst.
Now Georgetown claims the most beauti-
full young ladies of any town In the State.
During the winter 200 copies of selected
books have been added to the st. Georges
library.
On the 10Th inst, the Good 1empars OF
Kent county will hold their quarterly
, meeting.
2 A 5000 gallon water tank has been
created at Delaware City by the D. s. P.
r. r. Co.
C 1000 bushels of corn were shipped on
e the schooner Tennessee, from Delaware
S City, last week.
Baltimore hundred is rich, but has nc
: means to get her corn and pine and cedal
= lumber to market.
"The ladies of Milford don't max,
n matrimony business" So the local paper
q Of that town asserts.
fl The Hon. James Earle, Of Maryland
II faYOrs the building of the Maryland anS
n Delaware Ship Canal.
e j. s. Valandigham, NJ. D., Of ST
1NhA6NAa AAh AA4AAhhNN HIS lloAthtlOll
IS duties or account Of i'll health.
e A Frederica lyceum is to discuss; SIS al
> exemption law beneficial in its practiea
.. workings to that class of men fer who's
"a help or benefit it is askedl"
IN There were about so stean and ssllinl
i vessels at Delaware City on the I'd inst
e. The Ice prevented them going down tn
20 bay.
b., Ter caw. naar naIo v..rs Ht.- l.
o, $50 pounds of butter per week. One O
ar these ten has produced II pounds pc
III week.
s. Last week ]. B. Nelson was electe
1y Treasurer OF the st.. Georges Marsh Co.
~ and Messrs. A. Colburn, VIM. Beck an
20 T. b. Eengle.
!. ! Col. Barry, one OF the contraotors O
,a the P. 81 d. R. r., was presented recent
a, with handsome watch by Daniel Ryan
~ formerly a conductor on tho same road.
he It is thought Milford will be successful
in her efforts for the establishment of
Ia. National bank. Books have been opeue
ch and subscriptions to the capital stock ar
ne being made.
y, The Sussex Journal demands a bette
ce class of constablss. 1t says that some
II them have not only oyersteI ped the
or lawful authority, but have robbed patit
ed OF their just dues"
IN The tiremen Of Milford become excite
PIC when IRE threatens the destruction I
us property. They throw mirrors out
10 second story windows and remove with Il
utmost care TO the ground feather beds.
eli Although Charles Draper, late of Mi
o.. ford, brqueatbed $500 to the Milfor
rc- Episcopal Church, and $1,000 to erect
hls monument over his own grave, no mott,
ree seems to have been taken of either slip,
lation.
~, The Thorn Point hotel at Cedar Bear
in was entirely consumed on the evening ,
his the 1st inst. The fire is supposed TO Ia,
nd been the work OF an incendiarv. IN
lis building was insured to the amount
ZEN 81 900.
lis The Milford Nsws is informed that u
Tie Rehobolh City Company have made a
au- rangements for the construction of ii
900 railroad from Lewes 10 Rshoboth Civ.
200 soon as spring opens, and to have il cor
unit pleted by The first Of July.