Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-11

"Taffy snatchings are now the rage in Sea
ford.
Large numbers Of mocking birds have appear
} cd in Sesford lately
jos Orphans Court and Court Of CHANGER,
opeL5d at New Castle yesterday.
The Peach Growers Association will hold theil
annual meeting on the 23d Of the present month
Charles 4. Eccleston, native Of Dover, died
ct lis late home in Danvllle, Pa, Oh the 2lst
ult.
"For ways that are dark, let stranger un.
dertake to podcstrinate about our streets on
rainy night
The whistling Of the blue birds, on Monday.
made the Middlstown folks think that the spring
time was coming.
II has been definitely settled 1t is said, that J.
3. C. ,,$$tS l. Co. will rebuild their canning fac
tory u Lebanon.
| The G. ". Il S. Taylo, Co., of Smyrna, are ell
ing an order for machinery for phosphate fac
tory in Carol county, Md.
Rev. Jos. T.. Smith, Of this city, is announced
to lecture at Centreville, Nd, on the 23rd of
February, on Manhood and how Reached"
Quot pitching has formed the means OF ''pass-
ing the lonely hours away" for the winter hea-
son, for a number Of the sporting men OF Odes-
ga
The Light, at Lewes, ssys . man on Frog Hill
lost on Monday night last cut.gut Il violin
string. He has already spent days in search
OF 1t.
Mr.. JOS E. Worder, of the Worden Steam Mills
Smyrna, has already orders for many peach
baskets ~ he can manufacture, peaches or no
peaches.
John NJ. Lober, a well-known citizen OF Dover
died on the I'd inst, aud was buried i'll the
Episcopal church.yard on Thursday. His sge
was rs years.
Mr.. VIM. II. Dashiel, recently Principal Of
Smyrna Seminary, has boon admitted to the
Bar ut Princess Anne, Md, where he has been
reading law with his uncle, Judge Irwin.
The Ne,os Of Milford says that tho old Clark
dwelling. sold at auction the other day. to DO
moved OIL, was bought by Esq. Dorsey, for $50.
This house has been r. nting right along Tor $3.50
year.
Ezekiel FlemmiDg, one Of Harringtons best
business men, slipped on the ice about = week
ago and sprained Ii ankle so badly he has not
been able to walk without the Of q crutch |
and cane since.
The mouth Of Smyrna Creek has been frozen
over Abont three weeks with sufficient ice to en-
able persons to cross an event which has not |
occurred before OF soIoug duration within ten |
or fifteen years.
A "Kst'le Drum will be held in Music Hall, |
Milford week after next for the benefit Of the |
Chapel. One OF the features or the occasion
will be the ladies' dressed in the antiquAted
Martha Washington style OF costume.
Mr.. Lyman Fox. of South Milford, lost his
pocket book yesterday morning containing 40
in cash, apd valuable papers. 1t WAS found ly-
ing ON the floor IN Mr. Bolts store, by Edward
Marine, an honest clerk, and restored to the
owner.
The committee to secure "homes" for the
ministers during the coming session OF Confer
ence at Smyrna have the names Of over seventy
families, while there are about thirty ministers
yet unprovided for. The list will be published
about the last week OF the present. month.
The Times says that in Kent County, at Cor
oners Inquests, instead Of giving the fees to
some charitable institution, they are always
given to the Coroner, who takes particular pains
to summon twenty-three Of SAID Jurors, (ali the
law allows) whom twelve are really only needed
Rev. Mr.. Swain, Of Millsboro, traded horses
last week with the Gipsies, and getting badly
skinned, tried to find law in Georgetown, that
would enable him to get his horse back 1t
seemed to be bad job, and the parson gave 1t
up as such. He however, liz anxious to trade
again.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, (tl,e nineteenth wife Of
Brigham Young) who deserted the Mormon faith
and Utah last year, and who has been exciting
such furore in the Eastern States by her lee.
lures on Mormonism, is to be secured for lee
ture for the Smyrna Library, If possible early in
April.
A young lady WAS somewhat surprised last
Tuesday evening At the receipt Of large bum
die marked on the outside: "For my Darling"
1t took her just one minute to open the bundle
and twenty-five seconds to make up her mind
that she could whip the man who sent her that
cat .-Middleto,cn Transcript
The foundry establishment Of George s. Grier,
Of Milford, gives promise OF doing good busi-
ness the coming spring, notwithstanding the
stringency of the times. few days ago he sold
l27 plows to one dealer at Georgetown, and he
says that within four years he has sold &1700
worth Of this one implement to the same party.
A lady in this town, last Sunday morning,
went to the NJ. + Church bare headed. She
went in and seated herself, entirely oblivious Of
The fact, until informed by lady next to her.
when she retired In the face of grinning audi
pnce She returned shortly, however, with .
head dress appropriate to the occasion. Smyrna
Times.