Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-18

LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Corn. Observation-Disclosures. Jjc
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Board of Health tonight.
Get youc State Licenses now.
The Clayton Loan meets this evening.
The horticultural does mob close tonight.
A Republican meeting will be held in the 9th
ward, this evening
The Friendship Fire Co. are negotiating for a
new pair of horses.
The Delaware Institute of Mechanic Arts will
talk exhibition again this evening.
A Democratic Mass Meeting will be held in
tins city OH next Thursday evening
The Water Witch Fire 90. have begun the
preparations for their November fair.
Nancy Brown will administer on the estate OF
her deceased husband DIR. J. A. Brown.
Rev. j. Garland Hammer, Of the New Castle
Presbytery has received a call to Wateryllle,
N Y.
The National Assemblr picnic at Sylvan
Spring was postponed from yesterday to the
Oath.
Wm. H.. Bllany is the agent Of the Methodist
in this city, and gives away very pretty chrome
to each subscriber
Grand Master Il. II. JaInoH is engaged in his
official visits to the different Lodges OF Odd Eel
lows in the city this seek.
Cranberries arc said to be better than usual.
The dry weather has made the berry smaller,
but the crop is larger than for year OF two
The Democratic meeting at New Castle has
been postponed to the 15th of October Bayard,
Salisbury and Heister Olymer are the Hpeakers.
The Colored NJ. p. Conference was in session
at Baltimore, this week, aud appointed %. W.
Scott to Elkton, and William Adams to Kent
county.
The Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows of
Delaware will meet on Tuesday egenlng, October
18th, and the Grand Lodge ON the evening fol-
lowing.
| The regular otlarterly communion services
will be held at the West Presbyterian Church on
Sunday next. The preparatory services will be
| held this evening
| Professor Becker gives musical exhibition
at No. School, this afternoon, in the presence
of the school, members of the Board OF Educa-
ton and committee of citizens, selected to be
present The exhibition is open to ALL
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Nor To-NIdHT.-The Horticultural Fair does
not close tonight as was stated yesterday The
fair will remain opon on Saturday evening, clos
| ing with an auction. Brighter skies should give
Il larger attendance this evening.
FAIR IN THE New KING STREET MARKET
| HousE.-Ihe directors of the Delaware Institute
of Mechanic Arts will meet, this evening, and
| consider a proposition to hold their coming fail
| in JAS Bradford's new market house, on King
street. This viii, if carried ont. be the opening
OF the new building
FINE DAHIIA.-Wm. Candy has placed oil ex
hibition at the horticultural Fair dahlia, the
stalk of which is fully twelve feet in height
This dahlia was grown in Mr.. Canby's yard, ant
excels in height the one which was thought IL
be 80 remarkable in Chester county, He has
placed upon it q label" Beat it who can."
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4 Big PEAcH-Yesterday colored man, VIM
d. Blake by name, residing at S04 Buttonwooi
ST., showed us peach of the Morris White varie
ty of immense size, weighing eleven ounces
which grew on r tree in his back yard. We do no
remember ever having seen so large peach
Who can beat it
INQuEsr.-Coroner Winsow held an inques
at New CASTLE yesterday, over a body which wa
picked up in the Delaware the afternoon pre-
| yious. The remains were not identified, IN
facts in tho case could be obtained, and yerdic
Of death from causes unknown was rendered II
another body was consigned to the myriad whicl
have been buried ''uncoifined and unsung.'
ACCIDENT TO FORMER Wr1MNeToNIAN.-
Harry Craig, Esq, formerly of this city, but now
Williamsport. engaged in the lumber busines
there, met with very severe accident, las
week, by falling from all elevated truck ans
striking upon his head. His wounds, thougl
serious, are not considered dangerous and it i
hoped that he will be out soon.
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HIsToRIcAL SOCIETY LEcTUREs.-D Hora
tio Stone, the celebrated sculptor, of Washing
ton, d. c., will deliver lecture on the "ldeal O
National Life" before the Historical Society O
Delaware, on Monday evening" the 2lst inst, a
~ O'Clock. The lecture will be given at til
rooms of the Society. Nos II and 12 Masoni
, Temple, and the public are invited to attend.
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A LECTURE AND CoNcERT.-Prof. W. b. Nesb
will deliver his inimitable lecture on "New Yor
City life" at Landenberg Hall on Saturday, (tt
morrow evening. The lecture will be accom-
panied by an instrumental concert under the d
Messrs. Lobdell and Kennedy. The concert wi
consist of solos, DUCTS, quartetts, nc. 1t is Z
seldom that Landenberg has treat of this kin,
that we have no doubt there will be gent
, raj attendance.
New DIFFERENTIATION tomorrow, Saturda
A.; Mr.. 4. L. Frank will open at his well-know
: store, No. oil Market street, a full and comple
0 line of millinery goods of the latest fashion al
A style. Mr.. Frank has added this millinery stoC
Q to his French and domestic corset, hoop-skr
ladies' suits, underwear &c, and he will no doul
: receive share of the patronage the ladies'
3 Wilmington have to distribute. Mr.. F.'s mot
= will be quick sales and small profits which bu
Y ers will do well to regard.
4 The M. L. PRESIDING ELDERsHIP.-There
= some talk of a change in the Presiding Elder
r this district of the M. Il. church, owing to Il
.
Q change will be made, or who will succeed M
z Thompson is not known. Rev. ]. b. Quigg ID
i Matlack and others are spoken of, but it s pr
bable that some one will be appointed to ho
o the position until the Lext session of conferen
d and successor then be appointed, if Mr.. Thorn
son finds that he will he unable to attend to Il
o duties of the position.
SUSSEX COUNTY Coop TEMPLARs.-The SUISSE
County Association of Good Templars held the
quarterly meeting at Milton ON the 9th int
Among the resolutions adopted was the folio,
:, ing ''rhat while we repudiate all political bi
u in the Order, we will not support for Office al
1T person of known intemperate habits, or who
committed to the repeal of the present law
d Also: "That we will do all in our power to 3
cure and sustain the most effective laws for pr
venting the traffic IN strong drink" The ne
meeting of the Association WAS fixed for the IL
of November, at Delmar.
e SALE OF THE EAsToN JouRNAL.-The Journ
u printed at Easton, Md. was sold under mortga
" executed by its founder, L. A. Leonard, on Tue
| dnv Ia Tu1iua A lata of III