Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-26

lvenlng.
The Legislature e1cusionists to Lewis return
home to-day
The Brandywine Springs Boarding House was
opened to-day.
The summer vacation is the school ohildrens
iheme just now.
One dollar and costs is the hne for hitching q
horse to a shade tree.
The recent rain has had wonderful beneficial /
effect on the vegetable kingdom.
This years City Directory contains many |
changes and about twenty-five hundred more |
names than that OF last year.
The City Directory for 1874. will be resdy |
for delivery tomorrow. 1t is an important and |
useful work. almost Indispensable to the bust |
ness aud professionAble community.
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FIRE AT HAMETrEvIILB.-on last Thursday
night in the absence OF the family, the residence
of Mr. John stubbs, at Hazlettville took fire and
was badly burned The property is owned by
William Stubbs, Of Smyrna
FELL FROM HoKsE-A daughter OF Mr.. Ell
wood Walton, while visiting some friends in the
country last week, fell from horse when out
nding, and dislOcated her shoulder. The injury
was painful one, but has had proper attention
and will soon recover.
The reporter Of the Board OF Education in
sizts that he correctly reported the debate Ia that
body on Monday evening, and an examination
OF his INNS confirms his statement Mr. Usis-
ler- remarks were attributed TO Mr.. Macalnster
through wrong arrangement OF the matter az
ter II was IN I! pc
ELECTION or OFFICERS. Delaware Encamp-
ment No. /, l, o o. + have elected the folloS-
iug officers .. p, VIM H. Oonhrook, ,Jr., IL p.
L F. Morrow; 5. W, David Dorons; J, ". I.
Wigglesworth. The following are the new OIL
GERS Of Hope Lodge, No 81, l. o F. n q,
Joseph d Patton; v G., Frederick Taylor;R s.,
Elmer Barney.
CHOLERA SCARE Considerable alarm was
created in the vicinity Of Eighth and Madison
z,reets, last evening, b the reported appearance
VI case Of the cholera there. Inquiry lnto the
mater by D member OF the Board OF Health as
sured him that there was nothing in the disease
with which the patient suffering which in
the least psrtakes OF the cholera.
CONCERT AT New CAsrLE.-The Mendelssohn
Choral Union OF this city will give concert al
New Castle on Tuesday evening next, the lst OF
July. In our ramblings around town our ears
Aave been sslnted WITH sounds Of music from
tnis organization, and If that which have
beard Is intended to be given the New Castle
people they will receive rare treat indeed.
School FINANCES rs CHEsrER.-At a special
meeting Of tue Board OF School Directors for
Chester. the rate OF tax Was liked at ~ mills
per cent. for school purposes, and one mill pei
tent Tor building purp 1ses Ihl- tax wtu pro-
iuee a fund amounting to .2l G5S II, WHICH, 10
d ition to a state ot appropriation Of about
sl2uO, will be sufficient 20 carry On the schools
.e&t yeAI.
THE CLosINe ExtLCIsEs Al No. 1.-On Friday
evening next. a. 80 O'Clock a prize deciAma-
ion viii take place III the Boys department OF
~ l school ~ the closing exercises, IN part
oi the year. some eighteen or twenty boys vii
leclalm and tue occasion will certAin' be one
which will enlist the public interest. Admission
W..s. atN lot FlN.a-
sesstul competitions for the annual prizes will also
be announced
THE OXFORD Co-OpsRArIyEs.-rh last regu-
lar meeting OF the oxford Cooperative Car Co
inthis city viii be held on saturday evening
| ueNt Some six or eight members OF the Com
| pauy have already removed TO Oxford and dur
| ,us next week twelve or fifteen others, with
| their families, will follow. The foundations OF
the erec Ing shop mill aud paint shop are alrea-
dy laid and by the last Of next week 1t ls expect
ed that all the buildings will be under way.
HOUSES FoR WoRKISdMES.-A meeting wac
held IN Chester on Tuesday evening to devise
| plans for the erection Of cottage dwellings, fol
| the working classes Of that cty. large amount
| Of capital was represented. but without coming
| to any conclusion the meeting adjourned, having
| requested lte officers 10 confer with the proprie
| tors of large works anG manufactores IN che ci-
ty aud learn aud submit their views, with auy
other information that can be obtained, 70 fu
ture meeting to be called by the Mayor
WuMxdroN MECHANICS Co-OPERArIvE Asso
| CATION The Wilmington Mechanics Co-opers
i've Association effected a permanent orgaulza
ton night before last by the election OF the fol
. | lowing directors John p. Peckwurth Georgt
c. HAYES Thomas 5 Buckmaster, 5 II. Taylor
{ Fcank Woodward. e. W. Roberts. james Patton
L L. Grleyes j. q. Bennett, John A Todd, L
+. Wright, jesse Way, David Holton, Georg
Wight and l.. Campbell. A President an
| tb..FB vii he alf ted n a al
meeting Of the directors.
The BOMBAY Hook r. R.-Tne Bombay Hoo
| l.. H., 1t Is expected. will be in running ordC
between this town and the Bay by the 18th
| July, and project is on foot for grand eXcu
Sion as soon thereafter as possible We are M
ST liberty to make a more definite statement Il
the present except that President Bingham hi
! made a most liberal offer to parties proposir
the excursion. Mr. Mahoods little steame
Maggie, is daily expected III our creek TO to
pillng out for the piers at Bombay Hook al
Bay zide.-SDyrnd Times.
THE STATE HOUSE, COMMISSIONERS The se
erAl members of the Legislature appointed
q that body. last winter, as a.commission to reno
. ell and repair the State House, at Dover, W
hold another meeting. on Monday. June 30t
The meeting will be held at the Clayton Hous
this city, st which time architect Windrim.
Philadelphia, will have ready for consIderAti
two setz OF plans aud specifications, one Of viii
= | VIII uOeE pIODhDlE De h1Optel DN tne comm
zion Ar heretofore stated mausar1 roof h
been decided upon. and the old colonial bell to
eT will then no longer adorn this stately old 9,
ice.
NEw BUzISEss EsrABLIsHMEST.-The d
nestle Sewing machine Office has become a TX
institution OF this city Heretofore It has OF
~ been a branch OF tue New York office but now
Is permanent headquarters, taxing in as
territory, Delaware au1 all the Eastern Shore
Maryland. The machines are all fora Arded
l. Iecty from the factory and put together at I
ottice. The company, under the msuag sment
MIR. William VI Durell. have itted up aud Il
nl=hed large and handsome Otfice ia the Iu'
t- tute Building, and they keep running in to
alone eight wagons. 10 tue year that that t
company have had al Office here, about sey
hundred machines have been sold, aud they
port the orders continually increasing.
ESTERTAISMEST-Ihe firzt annual enterts
meut and closing exercises Of St PAuls sch
took place, last evening. The exercises opel
with "Cali-thenics by the young lad es v
- come Chorus by the Junior Vocal ClAss,
then the Welcome Address by Mary shaw. I
lowing this. he premiums were distributed
es the Boys Der artment. No, duette,
OIL Ave Maria, sacred chorus. came next -
War Of the Roser an Allegory, IN three sceL
was excsLlently rendered. A chorus. " W
Falry-like Music, The MeImaids Song" al
comic Dialogue entitled The Trials Of Sch
Mistress preceued the distribution Of pre-
ums in the Girls Department, aud closing v
Farewell chorus The evenings entertI
mani Waa a plaARant one 10 all interested,