Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-28

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Commit, d.-John Il. Reed was committe
TO jail by Mayor Smms Gu Tuesday mornln
in default of $500 bail, for malici0usy breakln
the office wiplow of Charles Warner d Co.
Cify Warranfs-The City Treasurer is no.
prepared to redeem all outstanding warrants il
sued by Council, aud as the interest on thei
has ceased the holders will be profited by attene
ing 10 the matter at an early date.
Good Time-The steamship Columbus, bui
by the Messrs. Cramp of Philadelphia, for Tho
Clyde, Esq, reached New York on Tuesda
week, having made the trip from Havana, 10
hours.
Elected. At the ineetin. Of the Directors c
he W. Y W. X. r., on Tuesday morning, .Jot
II. Jackson resigned as member of the Boar
and George Ii. Bates, Esq, was elected in hi
stead
Stor,n.-The telegraph office at Dover wa
struck by lightning last Monday evening, who
the instrument was demolished and other DAN
age done, but luckily no person was injured.
Pic Nic.-The pic mic grounds at Mt. Cub
are being put in good order, and parties goin
there Will find as pleasant place of resort for
hot day as can be found In this region of coun
try.
Lightninq.-The hydrant in the yard of DR.
]. l.. Devou, corner of Twelfth and West SITS.
was sruch ny liSntnlhB idSt MonuAy aiUtrilOOn
but no damage was done beyond knocking tb,
foundation from the box exposing the pipe anC
making hole in the earth.
Festirais.-The Asbury Sabbath School /,
holding festival at the City Hall. The straw
berries and ice cream are inviting.
A strawberry festival will be held IN the
Brandywine M. E. Church on the I'd, Sd and
4th of June.
Mt. Cubd.-Tbe Sunday school Of Madeley
Chapel, over Third Street bridge, will go on an
excursion to Mt. Cuba Oh Thursday, June 4tb.
This we believe will be the first Sunday
school excursion of the season and will no
doubt be very pleasant one.
Stoien-The flesh from two calves were re-
Gently stolen from the slaughter house of Dan.
lei Thompson of Clayton. A quarter of beef
was also taken some weeks previous. The
thieves should he arrested and punished.
N,g Barn.-Cleaver Brothers are erecting
a large barn sixty by seventy-eight feet, on the
Lodge farm situated on the Hamburg road,
about three miles below NV Castle, which
they purchased last season at Sheriff sale. John
johnson of Newark, is the contractor, and the
work is being pushed firwa,d rap d'y.
Tonsoriai. --Humphrey Morrow has started
barber shop at the corner Of Third and Walnut
streets, and employed Samuel Wickersham as
oS' poi' tiC dioo purposes CUuuoClUlg Wltu
business the sale of tobacco, cigars, collars cuffs,
Nc. We wish him success.
improvement Edward l.. Rice Is having a
nansard roof put on hi. dwelling at the cor
ler Of 9TH and Shipley streets which W i'll give 1t
quite commanding appearance. His son is
he architect and this improvement is an evil
ience Of Ills skill and taste. TIE carpenter
work is being done by John I'LL, aud the brick
work by Pefki ms Il Welde.
Escdped.-Henry Statistical and John Sykes
escaped from the jail at New Castle, last Sun
lay morning, by using an iron spoon TO scrape
he cement from the wall so as to displace a
arge stone. They crawled through the hole
hus made aud managed to get on the roof,
When they let themselves down to the ground
with ropes.
Suburban Lots. George g. Hanson has divi.
led sixty acres Of his farm situated Old the New
)astle road, into ten lots, aud has placed the
anne iD the hands of NJ. NJ. Child i Co., who
her them at private sale. They will make
pleasant sites for residences, and persons who
gish TO reside In the Country, and attend to
business in our city. will not lind more con-
enent location. They command beautiful
iver and the situation is high and healthful.
A Fine Building Conference Academy
eing erected at Dover, Is fine fur story brick
uilding, 50 by 80 feet, and will be completed
y September. II contains sixty rooms, will be
eated by steam boiler, aid furnished W th
II the modern Improvements. The cupola will
e some iorty-ieet above the building, and NAV
e seen great distance. II was built by Fish
& Brockerman, and the pl lstering was done
y Cannon x Alloway.
Presentation-Capt. E. j. Dougherty pre-
ented to the Shields Library Association last
saturday evening, In neat little speech,
eautifm piece of zephyr work nclosed In a
Massive walnut frame, being gift from Miss
larry Freeney. 1t was received by the Presl-
eht Michael Mclaughlin, in fitting terms, at
ar which IL was resolved that vote Of thanks
9 rendered the fair donor, and a committee
'as appointed to present the same suitably EN-
r0ssed.
Damages Recovered. -Holston Harvey, of
ais city, In driving to Avondale, on a dark
Ugh, last November, drove over, the approach to
culvert near Avondae, and smashed his car
age badly. He sued Londongrovo Township
Or damages, and the jury, at West Chester, on
liday, awarded him S99.l The supervisors
the township, defendants In the suit, )alleg.
that lhe bridge was put up by the county and
'as not kept IN repair by the township, but the
'ourt held that though this might be true Of
ne bridge, yet the approach to it where the
ccident happened, was certainly part of the
pad and should he kept In order by the town
lip.
Excursion 10 Jpest Pomt-Mr. p. L. L.
NTH has arranged for another of those delight
nj excursions 10 West Point, n. Y, on Thurs
ay, August 10th. The train will leave this
NY early on the morning of that day. and will
iake only the necessary stops between here
nd jersey City. There tho excursionists will
AXE the fine steamer VIM. Cook for West
oint, where they eau disembark and remain
Or two hours. Iftney wish 10 spend the day
New York City, they can do so, aud will
ave nine hours In which TO see the sights of
10 metropolis. Illustrated books descriptive
the trip up the Hudson have been carefully
ompiled and printed for Mr.. Smith and they
MI he distributed among the excurtionists for
neir edihcation. Tickets for the round trip
MI be sold for SJ.75 each and we presume a
'rge party will avail themselves of so good an
pportunity to mako such delightful trip.
Real Estate.-There were three important
ales OF lots In this city on Saturday Joseph
J. Miller, sold for James Patton the two story
rick house, sO3 Poplar; Philemma Chandler
nd W. IL. Pierce sold fifty-two lots aud one
ouse in the western section of the city.
The following is a correct summary of the
ales.
% Thos. Ford, 80 feet So 80, 1921. go
" ~ 5.l0, 1900
- 1925, 232.00
10 625, 10000
% L. Gilbert, Of #. prices ranging from
s9,eo to S425, SS6s. As
20 Thos. Walter, AZ feet at prices rang
ing from $50 TO 1910, 2s3 90
20 X. Logan, So feet a $500 1880
32 AS 1900
H. Z. Lannan 10 g" AS 1900
" ~. i. Weelman ~ " "7.SO 1900
:, l.. manning 10" 6.45 10320
y W. Megaw 32 " $40 1880
iotai, $2,ll0.T6
Court Honse.-'rhe contractors, Messrs. Fish
T q Brockman commenced digging the foun.
ation for the new Court House in Dover, last
thursday morning. On the assembling of the
olored men engaged for that purpose, the first
question asked was the amount of wages that