Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29
A grand tobacco fair Is to be held In St Louis
on June 3rd. The premiums will amount to over

A grand tobacco fair Is to be held in St Lou
on June 3rd. The premiums will amount to owe
$40 900. = . .-s,..-
Barn Boards.-There has been Just receiv
ed fine lot of - inch stock barn boards, lat the
lumber yard Of Wise & Lane, south side o.
Market street bridge.
A public reception was given on Sunday week
at the German Reformed church, Wyoming, TO
the emigrants, who. lately came to work in the
canneIies Of Lebanon and Five Points. Last
week they lost eight children with scarlet
fever, four Of them oeing buried at one time
| In the Odd Fellows Cemetery near Camden =
This was the first burying in the grounds.
Balloon Asceasion.-Prof. John A Light
made balloon ascension from the yard of the
Lafayette hotel, corner of Ninth and Shipley
streets, last Saturday evening, and landed on
the farm OF Henry Guest, in Brandywine Hun
dre,l, about four miles from this city, In eigh-
| teen minutes, when he procured a conveyance
and returned 10 this city. He will make anoth-
er ascension next Saturday, from Schuitzen
park
Deceased.-Henry C. Burton, Esq, d'ed at
his residence in New Castle, on Monday last
ne had been suffering from cancer or some
thing OF that nature for long time, and al
though It was generally conceded that 1t must
prove fatal, his sudden decease took his friends
Dy surprise, and cast gloom over the tire
village: He leaves family, and many friends,
who will long mourn his early decease. He was
about forty-fve years of age ant was highly es-
teemed by all who knew him.
Usuy.---The danger Of taking usurious
interest has been illustrated in the Court at
New Castle the present werk by suit brought
by James Ceaden against James Webb, the
endorser of a note for S5G0.3:, made by Lewis
q Son. Also by suit brought by Archibald
Of
the face Of note made by Dillon, and endors-
ed by Lewis & Son, b. q. Pierce and A. Given.
Inc defence In each case was ilsurious interest
had been charged, and the indorser consequent
" not bound To pay. \
Weu Recefred.-Rev. VIM. T. Tull aud his
good lady met with very cordial reception on
their arrival at the Parsonage at Galestown,
Md, by the members ofthe NJ. E. Church and
those favorable TO the good cause. An atund-
ance OF good things were provided, and the &C.
sion was one calculated to encourage the Pastor
to hope for profitable year in bis new field of
labor. The charge Is animated by the proper.
spirit and arrangements are now being made to
furnish the parsonage In very good style. We
hope that the harvest will fully equal the expec-
tations now formed in regard to il.
Ertens,re Business.-Charles Kyle has recoy-
cred his health and will give his personal at
tentfon othe sale of ice cream confectons. nuts
anu iruit, AT the n. w. corner Of the Second
street market house, and will be US polite and
accommodating as ever. He will also keep ice
cream at the corner of Sixth and Orange Sts.,
a. his residence. He also intends TO fit up
the Sylvan Springs, near the city railway
depot, where there will be conveniencies for |
pcnics and every arrangement for the ac-
commodation Of all who may wish to pass a
pleasant afternoon. Charley is enterprising and
deserving of encouragement. No intoxicating
liquors sold on the ground. may5-Sm.
Another Hrention.-Dr. William Fields has
invented an apparatus for cooking without
wood or coal, at a cost Of about three fourths |
OF cent for the fire of each meal. II has |
frame of sheet iron, a cylinder filed with as
bestos to absorb coal oil like cotton, but will |
never burn out. It is impossible to explode |
or burst, as the cylinder is full of holes, and |
as the gas generates it passes out Of the holes
and burns. There are no sparks and no da n |
ger whatever. Coal oil can be poured in at |
any time from spoon, but not from bottles
or cans Price $I.O0.. 1t can be had Of DR.. |
F., at his residence, No. 2l3 West Seventh
street. may5.lm