Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-05-20

LOCAL NEWS.
John's Protestant Episcopal church Of Con.
4. Delaware county, on sunday e1tenooo
i snimons csll to Rev. Joshua Copeland OF
k1nia. |
IL berry crop In the neighborhood OF Leip-
Hromises fairly, and the steamer Lamo@sn
she on hand, 81 usual, TO get 1t to Market, q
advertisement In snsther Column
111's WOODS CAxs.-Ths Tsllsy's woods
:. meeting will commence, this year, on fsl-
sS% July SOt6, and continue 10 days. Rcy. =.
II Nelson. OF Bethel II. +. Church, will be
I eacher In charge.
&Esx REnoBoTH ExouhsIoN.-The Rshoboth
I M meeting association excuralon Will come
I bu Tuesday next the 25th inst, leaving TINS
At A. NJ. and leaving Lswss, on the return
I P, N. Tickets Is. to Lewes and return.
he scarlet fever Ia said to be prevailing Sc
I ely at points up the Brandywine. AZ htdoies
I }ks 1t ie reported that ono family mas fou.
J, I0T3D down WlL0 IL; &hOtuOE un0 SAAA0os ~
I. eral two. The cases, thus fA1'heve nov 0'e'
rxoysp TO sussrx.-Mr. Hanna, for many
= lie proprietor Of the U. 3. Hotel, in this |
/ has purchased the William Ellegood farm
\ h Georgetown, and has been spending the
I Ing there experimenting the Improvement OF
4 property. - |
lev MUD MAoH,Nx.-J. +. L j.. II: Helene
D. L NJ. Carslake, Of Cambridge, Md,
( nched, = few days ago, patent steam rotary
u )dginR machine for Andrew y. dlgBns OF
York II 10 $50 feet long, W iees oes%:
I ID ever built.
Koops FlRED.-Last week the large rocky
N bds between Wooddale and Ashland, on the
n, 4 w. II. II caught FIRE from sparks from the
Z pmotive and about three fourths OF the woods
v re burnt over. Yesterday the remaining pof-
\ d caught fire and finished the whole woods.
n damage to the large timber has been done
&AYAap TArLoRs SUMNER REs1DENoH.-Bay-
Al TAYLOR and his family were vt Kenneth on
4 3urdxy week. They returned to New lork
I. " or twn after. but will soon remove 70 70
a fcroft, there to spend the summer. Mr.. Iay-
Ia in excellent health, and there il little about
b 3 to indicate that he has passed the half cen-
Il line. RI
bxArH OF A CxN1rsAR1AN.-Mr. Robert Smith.
saative Of Smyrna, Del, but for some years .
Hudent Of Easton. died on Friday the It'll inst
I'D he lived one day longer he would nave oeen
10 years old, the 9Th being bin one hundfedth
bts4hday. He was engaged In active business
ffdston Ledger.
Gra DRoKEN,-On Monday afternoon Edward
AndenhAll from Brandywine hundred and AZ
u At Third and Market streets and became en-
q led in friendly scufae OF strength, during
ch Mendenhall fell and somehow broke one
d his legs below tho knee. DR.. Draper was
led in and reduced tho fracture.
hna.DAx DAxAasp.-The flood gates OF Pc
Il +. Causeys dam ct Milford ION the road that
dds from the depot to the lanyard and bark
rbs,) were blown out on Friday and large
p|tion Of the dam breast washed away. The
" 10 estimated at one thousand dollars.
NJ bridge and flood gates will be required The
* of repairs has already been begun.
kArLRoAp Appo1NrxENr.-Mr. J. A. Sloan, for
s&Ieral years past assistant ticket agent At the
INV. & D. depot in this city, has resigned that
Inted TO the vacancy. Mr.. Smith has been for
skht years past in the employ OF the company
II their Philadelphia Office. Mr.. Sloan, 1t is
s&ted, will engage in business in Baltimore.
RoAsE AND CARRIAGE SroLEN.-John Wood
H., President of the Bensalem Horse Com
ley, Torresdae P. O., Philadelphia, sends us
bter, Offering $500 reward for the recovery OF
l4horse and carriage (925O for the horse, SOY
II the carriage,) stolen from tho premises OF
Ugh NJ. Thomas, 1t Andaiusia, on the ~ i 1nnr
~ animal was brown mare, IA years old, loA
labds high, and the carriage OF the German
own style.
A LIVELY CoNTEsr.-For some weeks past the
viIage OF Landenberg has been exercised over
~ location of site for new school-house,
y citizens dividing Of Into ''down town" and
&p town. parties. Meetings have been held,
1resses made, resolutions adopted, peuuons
bed, circumstances passed, and noses counted.
u the "up town. party has triumphed, and the
NV school-house will be built upon the high
i to the northeast Of the town.
AspEsros MINE DlsoovERKp.-J. W. Brown,of
West Nottingham, Chester county, proprietor o.
IL Chromedale mills, has discovered vein OF
&bestos on his farm which bids fair 70 become
shine OF wealth to him, BE began digging on
Npnday Of last week, and soon succeeded in lax
aE out over one ton Of the valuable aepos,l
S6ich he ships to firm In New York city VINO
Ave engaged to pay him $50 per ton delivered
% the cars at Nottingham Station.
trcnso 10 wnx1soros.-In personal inter
dew with Ex-Governor Ponder, We have beei
Aformed that he intends, ~ soon a. he Cal
bake arrangements, to remove to wilmington
He says the opening of 10 many RAILROADS
Sussex county has diverted grain shipping iron
De town Of Milton, his present home, and nk
Qthello, he is left without an occupanon. n; n
3ants to enter into business in this city, 70 CIV
employment to his sons who are now arriving q
he age Of maturity.
HANDS DIscuARaED.-The American Kaoiil
Company near Bouthwood on the W. w. II. y
IN Saturday last discharged about thirty worn
hen, retaining only four or five to finish q
come work yet on hand. The discharge was nc
&aAde for want of orders, but because the vel
II clay suitable for the manufacture OF tire pr1c
tor new quArries Of brick clay which are believe
10 exist near by, and when they are deveiope
operations will probably be resumed.
DECORATION DAY.-The Delaware survivors
bur late war will strew the graves OF their falie
comrades on Decoration Day (May 3Otl) wit
howerr, in accordance with the usual ouatot
Donations Of flowers for this purpose will
thankfully received, and some one Will be PiAc
at the City Hall on Friday afternoon and satu
charge Of all HorAl offerings that may DO Sol
All who wish to contribute are requested to n
Itify Marshal John II. Dunn.
DRUNKEN MAN IN CHuRcH.-OnSun day mr.
ly dressed young man, accompanied by an equ'
lv elegantly attired young lady, attended one
the popular churches in this city. The close
mosphere Of the church did not agree with 7
frequent potAtiOns with Whlch the young III
had stimulated himself, which soon led to
sis and = general 'casting up OF account
The pew WAS soon emptied, as well ~ the you
mans stomach. and . couple OF Trustees INT
iered and re-asserted the dignity Of the place
walking him out Of the church.
DRAGGED TO DEArH.-At Concordville, De
ware County, oil Friday afternoon, little {
ored girl named Hannah Garrett, who ~
with Mrs. Hannah Painter, was pAsturine
horse along the roadside, and thoughtlessly
the strap around her wrist when the horse, .
denly starting from fright, dragged her &c
the road for the distance Of = quarter OF . N
tramping upon hor several times, 30 that VI
the horse WAS stopped she girl was found to u
her skull mashed in and her body so Da
bruised that she died about i've minutes d
being rescued. .-
RAILROAD ELEor1oN.-The annual meeting
Il 9 stockholders OF the Kent County hatlr
Co. WAS held ut Chestertown, Md, on the !!
and the following Directors were elected; l
ert Nicholson, John L. STAN, Samuel Cacy.J
s. Bingham, William Painter, A. P. Sharp, 2
orick Gerker, T. Dec Ruth. The new Tx
Immediately elected the following officer
President, John l.. STAN; Vice President,
liam Painter; Secretary, John B: Bingham; IT
urer, Richard Hynson; General Managing ID
tor, Frederick Gerker.
GRADING TIE MONUMENT GRouEDs. - MIR
Crozier, whose labors have been given for
months past in behalf of the Soldiers and
ora Monument Oh the Avenue, IL now eng
in = work which ia more perceptible.. Thur
he began the grading Of the lot with four L
sra, preparatory to sodding IT. hear- AZ,