Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-01-26
TO TRY THE LIGHT RUNNING D6MksT SEWING MAoHME

street.
Chinese Tea Pats, at the only Tea House, IL
Z. 18th street.
Japanese Fishing Rods, at Houston's, IL K.
4th street.
L. II. Quay pays the highest prices for influx
muskrat, opossum and skunk skins, at his hat
and cap store, No. 402 King street. Trappers
should make a note of this, and give him
eau when they bring their peltries TO our city.
Ifyou want pure old Port, Sherry or Madeira
wine, 6ne Rye, whistles, French brandies,-l
good TO finest-imported alse and stouts; send
your orders to Bowman, grocer, End and King,
and get them at a tar price.
:iuki iS Walraven advertise has and caps
at greatly reduced rates, at Nc. 422 Market
street.
Don't forget that Adair s. Woodward has
large stock Of Furniture at the s. E. corner |
4th & King In connection with their large |
ware rooms, at ll6 King street, below End, and |
persons in want Of furniture and bedding, would |
do well to to give them call.
american Agr,cutttrist and Hearth and |
Home for 1874! a beautiful chrome Nth each |
Hearth and Home (weekly) s2.75, American |
Asriculturist Sl.25. Send subscriptions to W. |
Nj. kennard 4 Cos, 500 Market street, or to G. |
Jackson, near Wilmington, Del dec22-1m.
Chinese Tea Pots, at Wilmington Tea House,
| II 4. 4th street.
Just received large invoice Of army over
coats and blouses, at the Boston One Price
Clothing House, 207 Market street, Whining
ton. V. Il. Holmes.
| Guaranteed In cramps, pains, headache, &c.,
| DR.. Smms pain searcher, use inwardly and
outwardly. The greatest pam remedy, SO cents
a bottle. Depot, Fourth and King Streets
Wilmington, Del.
vegetine has never failed TO effect a cure of
all mercurial diseases.
Mr.. Andrew j. Williams station house at
Greenbauk will be finished In March.
b. F. Lippincott has disposed of his interest
In the Odessa hotel to Edward Silcox, Jr., of
st. Georges.
James Bradford has been elected President
Of the Wilmington and Western X. r. Co, and
Mr.. Council secretary and treasurer.
1t Is reported that Prof. Isaac c. West, pro-
poses to improve his prison hours and recuper-
ate his finances by writing up the Cocch Tur-
ner tragedy to publish in pamphlet form.
Gen. Dan. Woodall of Wilmington, and his
father-in-law, DR.. w. N. Hamilton of Odessa,
will engage In the manufac ture of the Delaware
, Phosphate Drill in Mddletown.
Bombay Hook X. Robin F. Bling ham, J.
IL. Hoffecker, II. G. Douglas, N. F. Wilds, b.
S. Gootee, Peter Ward and J. q. Stockley were
. elected Directors of the Bombay Hook r. r.
Co. January 18th.
Iron Ship Yards,-At the Harlan, Holdings.
worth Co.'S, iron ship yard, the keel of a YES
II
t hss recently been laid. The boat is to run ON
. the Chesapeake bay. An iron ferry boat is
neatly completed. About ten vessels arelat the
It wharves under repairs or for winter quarter
|, The following were elected directors of the
$ Middletown National Bank last week Benja
! min Gibbs Henry Clayton, Benjamin I. Bggs
= John A. Reynolds, James Culbertson Jacob b
! Cazier, Edw. c. Fennimore, Martin L. Walker
! Joseph BEgs. The last two are new Director.
, who take the place Of DIR. j. V. Crawford ant
i. G. b. Ellison. AT meeting of the Directors
a subsequently, Henry Clayton was elected Presi
dent.
IS Several Delawsreans, including Collecto
" Nolen and George V. Massey, Esq, havs beer
4 in Washington advocating the proposition to es
ID tabsh marine hospital at Lewes. Such
re hospital at Lewes is very much needed, an,
Major Loiland, our Representative in Congress
re is If the opinion that an appropriation will b
s made for its erection, etc, during 1.-THE presen
session.
" A Cham Of Ccincidence,-Th papers hay
Milford 1--WE say one tthest S one Of the bellies
a a will marry minister shortly. There Is a ratl
er remarkable chain of coincidence connecte
nd with the looked-for event. The Milford lad
G. has an intimate lady-friend in Elkton Bot
he are 10 marry ministers of the NJ E. Church
+ each wanted the other for brides maid, aud
u without Knowing ii, both fixed on the sam
IN day Tor III IT nuptials and both wanted tn
Ne same minister TO marry them Rev. Mr. Pou
"a son, Of Baltimore. The Elkton lady was ahea
in writing, however, and secured the ministt
es' first. I he male candidates for nuptial homo
e. are the M. L. ministers Of FELTON, and Crisfelt
Sad Cdse.-A lad Of IA years was browne
in Green's mill pond, near Car den, on Saiul
dAv las' lie was the son of Mr., A, c. We
zell, recently of New York. His father "a,
le him pair Of new skates on Friday, and q
Saturday morning, with all the exuberance ,
boyish delight, he went alone to the pond to 81
if the ice would bear In about two hou
afterwards his brother went to join him al
found his hat floating in an aperture in the ic
'ge Drowning was at once apprehended, and
per search by the father and two colored men led
the recovery of the body in short time. II
little fellow had been in high anticipation of
-. days sport with number of Camden ass
W ciates, in accordance with previous arranc
ur- ment. 1t is supposed he fell into an air hole
'no Notice.-The Aid Society's Room, No.
her West Fifth street, will not be open to-morro
on for the distribution Of food to the poor. I'll
,ee course is necessary in consequence of the fun
rev being deficient; the distributions having excee
er ed the collections and the Society is in debt,
f Due public not ice will be given when d
Nc committee are ready to again open the room E.
the The Ward Committees will IN the mean ,iu
TX please not give any orders. By direction
nj the President.
Tie soup house will remain open. Tho,
ST who have not yet contributed to the Aid Soci
T. ,y and are willing 10 do so, will confer fay
Dne by sending their contributions, by check
otherw Use, be they large or small, 10 r.
int liellah, Treasurer, cor Sd and King streets.
ar Mrs. HENRY l.. TATNALL,
'ek jan. II, lSI4 Distribute
at The Needy.-Heip for Fdrmers.-Qui,e
number Of needy persons are trampng ihrou
d our city, many stopping at the Aims House
FAIL short time to enable them to rest and move {.
up, ward. They come from New jersey, Ne
York, Pennsylvania and Maryland, many
at them being colOred. The Trustees tell the
! they do not calculate this county is going to p
l' what their own State should, and that III
! must go elsewhere. Tho last crop of potato
D. OH the county farm was not very good, and
quantity has rece tly been found rotten, so o
q very common article of food is short at this tin
ut Potatoes for the institution have even TO
Bed bought, at the high price Of Sl.10 PER 5ushel
re- Considerable sums have also been given to /
ing Aid Society in the city. Frequent applicatio
ru made by good colored help, suit able for far
mers, fact which our country friends mig
us, bear in mind, as the Spring is approaching
'he Large Sdle.-L. W. Stdham & Son Of Il
all city, called q sale for James q. Armstrong ne
KiInbeviile, Chester county, Pa, on the 2
Nc inst, when prices exceeded any ever realIz
rcs in that neighborhood, even during the war, t
tore number Of persons in attendance being unpl
misunderstanding from five to six hundred.
you Horses sold for $40, S135, 1872 cows fro
Wv $40 to S97, the seventeen head averaging S
, at each, yoke Of Two year old oxen Sl7l; /,
two year old bulls S4J ; yearling hei!ers 81
~ shoats SO each potatoes 80 cents per bush,
rfu all kinds Of farming utensials sold at go
is A prices. The sale amounted to nearly S40t
nan and 50 satisfactory was the result that
Ito Armstrong voluntarily rendered the auc lone,
hnig It.llG thnF,