Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-06

MIR. VEhNoN What q capital improvement |
and appropriate place and location, it would |
have been for Market House, say from Front |
to Second street, and east side of King street
10 west side of Miner street, and take and re-
move the Second street market sheds. The
dwellings between King and Miner street, are
wanting for back and side yards, but half an
eye to popular Improvements, and identifying
the city in that line, and portion, could but be
manifest, giving plenty of room, both IN and
outside for the best general market in Whining
ton. 1t Is not too late to improve. g.
Philip d. Burnett has been appointed freight
and ticket agent at the Dover depot, In place of
William Walker, resigned.
Pedches.-It Is stated that peach tree on
Raughley's farm In Dutch Neck, Kent County,
has raised second crop of caches the present
season.
The trial of Undertook for the murder Of
Goss, at West Chester, ia fixed for Monday,
the 9th inst.
Daniel Jones, who murdered Nelson, few
weeks since, In Chester county, has been cap
tured and lodged in the West Chester Jail
Jones Is a colored man, as was also his vic
tim.
The U. S. District Attorney Marshal, at
Louisville, have received orders from Washing
ton to take measure for the arrest and punish
ment ofthe Kentucky KuKlux.
Hoiiness.-A meeting for the promotion of
Holiness is held every Thursday evening in the
lecture room of Asbury NJ. E. Church. Rev E.
Stubs conducts the meetings. They are open
| TO Christians of all denominations, and all are
invited. They are increasing in interest very
rapidly.
Lewis Melvin, All aged citizen of Frederick,
| died suddenly on Friday, the 26th ult., while
walking up Ernest Wharton's lane, near Mao
nolia. The coroner held All inquest on Satur-
day and rendered q verdict of "death from cause
unknown" The deceased was In his seven.
tleth year.
Sotd.-Sherif Armstrong sold the store good.
and household furniture Of George II. Drake
last Thursday, to Urlah Drake, for 5000, ant
we suppose that the son will now act as agent
and continue the business under new and NOR,
favorable auspices.
Preaching.-William IL. Hcndrickson ha
been preaching at the aims house for severa
successive Sundays. He has been attentivel,
listened to by the inmates generally and 1t is Il
be hoped that much good will result therefrom
Bustness.-James Vanarsdalen has YER
snug grocery store In New Castle, and as h
sells goods at a low rate and is polite and at
tentive, he has secured q very fair share OF bus
iness. We commend him 10 the patronage .
: the citizens Of the town and adjoining country
a | DeCcuScu.-Ih iip MCDOWeu, Esq.s uleu
his residence on Pennsylvania Avenue in tn
Seventh Ward, on Saturday morning, after
n long and painful illness. lie was largely en-
I. gagged In the cooper business and was the four
r der OF McDowellville. He was an active an
entsrprising man and acquired quite larg
!, property. His decease will be widely regrette
as lie was kind hearted man and strictly hoI
II orable in all his dealings.
Deceased.-owen c. Crow who formerly r,
sided in our city, went to Topeka, KansaI
last spring, IN company with George and Il.
= Rothwell, Esqs., Of Middletown, where he Ell
gagged In grocery store, died a few days az,
from dysentery and typhoid fever. His paren
!. who resids at Smyrna were at once notified an
- by their directions the body was embalmed an
> forwarded to them for intsrment. Mr.. C. WI
\, about thirty years Of age, and was very plea
y ant and afable citizen.
- MEMENTo.-The Deld,carean says in tai
IS ing down a part of the front wall of the Sta
0. House, q few days since, the workmen can
q, across a brick on Which was marked on bo
sides, the letters and figures 81. Bell, the
10 1885," The inscription looks as II 1t had be,
cut in the clay and burnt In the brick. tt
10 date refers to the time when this was don
q March 1888. By reference to the record In u
IN office OF the Register Of Wills, there find d
Is will Of John Bell, Of the town Of Dover, viii
lot was proved in 1To3. As and J used to
ag represented by the same character, the bri
was doubtless placed there by Mr.. Bell