Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-01

why are those bricks still left to sunee5
up the pavement on the South side OF U MON
Street below Delaware street,
At the regular meeting Of the Tasker
Loan Association on Saturday night last
money sold rs follows: s2OO al 20, - NJ -
ii, 200 at 80, aud a. 900 at II per cent.
Mr. John q. Carr, of Salem, N. j., gives
notice TO our citizens that he has pouBnt on
the plumbing and gas fitting snop Q.
I Leckicr. He will continue the DusinshA
the old stand.
| Sheriff Armstrong, on Monday, sold 81 the
hotel OF Hugh Horner, in Delaware CITY,
the farm OF Charles u. Blsndy, known ~
the George Cleaver property, in ot;s,n IN
Hundred, 10 William ID. CLARK, Tor siAo~'
2The Register.on Tuesday last, admitted 70
PROBATE tie will of Mary Bird, late OF brhn-
| DIVINE Hundred, deceased, and granted ist
| ters testamentary on the same unto hAentri
| Cartmell, the executrix named In tne WILL
A man by the name of Hennessy has been
appointed freight agent Of the Delawsss n
X. at this place in the place Of Jas;M wise,
ST., removed. There are rumors that owner
changes are about to be made, but we eau
not vOuch for their correctness.
A few nights since, the steam yso l, t Sggii
Company, while passing down the river'rsn
Thigh and dry on the new pier, where sue
remained till Wednesday afternoon VINCE
she was COTTON off. No damage
| Miss Rehecca Delany, q sister-tn-law OF
the late DR.. Merritt. who has been residing
with tile family OF the Dr. on Sunday night
last in starting to go down stairs BY some
means. fell TO the bottom; sustaining inj"-
ries from which she died last evening
The trial Of the will Of the late WIN.
Simmons came off before the Register on
Tuesday last, and after the examination VI
| sOue halEdozen witnesses, the counsel loI
the caveator abandoned the case, withoIeW
the caveat and permitted the Will 70 20 W
probate.
Sheriff Armstrong, on Saturday last, aold
at the Lafayette hotel, In Wilmington tns
bravery property of George hebeker anu
. wife ct. al. 10 Chas. b. Lore, Esq, for one
hundred dollars. This sale was merely ~
give title. He also sold at the same tlne
. and place, the farm Of Ellis NJ. Nleholh'
, situated in Christiana hunarea, any SG gor
8 tanning 76I acres, to David Chanuisr lot
! a, 800 dollars. subject to various mortgages
One Of our Orange street citizens pos
4 sesses what may be termed an astonishing
cat. Too lazy to catch his nice, hs Iels-
: urey visits the neighbors, prizes into cup
j boards aud carries home all the mousetrAPs
he can gather up, when he deposits thea ~
the mouse frequented portions oil the mouse
q and then leisure y waits ioI them 70 pIo,.Ji
) him with meal. visiting them alternately
!. aud relieving them OF the game, ka soy
would his rabbit traps. How he gets thea
baited and set again deponent satin ne''
. Some decided improvements are about TO
d he commenced to the NJ. Il. Church in our
. town. II is to be painted and freseoea IN
side The aisles are to be covered with new
"a mating, and the seats upholstered. Inc
I, globes IN the ceiling over the gas lets arsBV
" Re reground, and several other changes and
r. improvements are to be made, which VIII
3. add to the beauty and durability OF ths
. building. The Trustees having purchased
~ lot nearly opposite the church, VIII, IN
re the Spripg, commence the erection OF a neat
Of parsonage, something long aud badly
needed.
"A Alta point between the Tasker branch
- railroad and the river has been deposited
~ about small vessel load OF kind OF pure
ID white gravel when obtained, or for whal
purpose, we know notl which has become
nc the resort of men, women and ehiluIen OF
~ Sundays, searching among II TOT what ansN
~ term diamonds. a species OF small, pure
or white stone, which when cut and poishet
are said to strongly resemble the genuin'
y gem. and sell rapidly aud for good prices
'. For fear that too many may be lured Ofo
tc here hy this item, in the expectation o
ga making fortune in seeking for these gem
he along our shore, we will state That TN
whole pile has been divided OF. and takeI
up so that there no chance Whatever lot
al location until fresh load arrives OF Whioi
to due notice will he given. ,,,,,, ,,,.
nv A ball was given by the toou Mill IT
IVY Company, in the Town Hall, last IhursdA
in which about twenty couple participated
ne il was quite a recherche affair, and seems :
~ have been gotten up with view 70 exeit
- siveness not little uncommon with sue
DsI affairs In our town. The hall was TASTEFUL
OF decorated with the "red, white and blue,
cal aud other hangngs The floor was ohslke
with various ngurea, among Nhicn eonspl
unusly appeared large balloon In the az
zen OF raising. in the basket OF which wei
lk- several people. one Of whom was just Bit
in ding good bye, TO Harry The Who'll
led drawing was dedicated to Chief Engine'
~ Dohb, and WAS, we believe, the handiwor
III OF Hermann, the marble cutter. Owing
the Unusual caution used against u
ast cdndiHe, we understand II passed OH OUT
az pleasantly Not being one OF the chose
Ais oues we cannot voueh for the dancing
nla Aud now we have another band, Meth
ttee brass nor string. II 10 called the LaHbe
.ars swine band. Their instruments are BoAg
tin horns, sleigh bells, COW bells, pans, d
goods boxes and the hose carriage. TIT
the gave their hrst public serenaae on Welnt
ails day night last, visiting the abodes oil q
nail tain newly married couples, and disooursi
,,,1 their softest straina toll in the hopes
ihu Inducing the happy groOme to reward the
'hsl lahots with the invitation to enter, e.
,ar. drink aud he merry. But bands pfoPo
tod and newly made Benedicts dispose, aud
-, | II proved with the parties concerned on VI
lssl occasion. Tor after several hours spent
lhc the vain effort to convince the Aforeha
rutt Benediets that there was music In tho al
crea they were compelled, through aheer exhAl
30 tion. to desist, and return whence they eau
mentally, no doubt, voting serensdes,
'ne such unappreciatiye subjects, a decided Do
fix
ltire G. Is. Rhoades, who is, by the way, an
cepdiuglV fine vocalist. will opeu singi
class next week. Those wishing TO j.
o.nt should apply at Robelen Il Bros mu
80. | store.