Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-03-04
state Items,

Fresh fish are being taken in the Nanticokc.
1t costs s5i0.70 annually to light Milford with
| OIL
The Kettle drum at Milford Melted about
$3.50.
debating society has been organized Mt Lin
cola.
Work has been resumed at the seaford ship.
yards.
Tho Episcopal church at Lewes is without a
pastor.
Two new stores have recently been opened at
Harrington.
The wheat prospect about Milford il said 10 DO
most Encouraging.
Anchor sweeping is the most profitable bust
ness at Lewes now.
There is much sickness at Milford especially
among the old people.
Pneumonia IL prevailing to all alarming extent
in Baltimore hundred.
Danl. Muse has resigned tho conaucLo!sl.i D
OF the Dorchester d Del Il. II.
Mrs. Ruhamu ('' ianty " Buck, OF Smyrna,
completed her 18th year on tue goth inst.
The early farmers In Sussex are already be-
ginning TO prepare their ground for planting.
The ice embargo has been lifted from the
Nanticole and the oyeter business has revived.
A dancing school cannot be probably started
in Lewes at least this ia the result OF late can
vass.
J. Y. FOuik has been 70 elected superinten-
dent OF the Presbyterian Sunday School at Mil
ford.
Milton, which has been In mourning by reas on
Of the scarlet fever epidemic, il finally rid OF the
disease.
A new and extensive sale stable IL being built
on tho rear OF the Middletown Hotel for Polk &
Cochran.
The steam saw mill Of Jacob Wigus L Sons
at Roxana, Bsltlmore hundred, was burned few
days ago.
Thomas Wright. of Seaiord carried CT the
prize OF double bareled gun in recent shoot
ing contest.
Several antiquarisns will shortly visit Lewes
for the purpose of discovering relies belonging
to the early Swedish colony.
An English gentleman who is said to possess
means aud influence has been prospecting at
SeafoId with view to settling there.
Down the State in the absence of cellars, pota-
toes are buried in tie ground and have frozen |
in considerable quantities this winter
The walls OF the new NJ. Z. Church at Milton
froze during the extreme cold weather, and |
part of them have fallen down, which will cost
about $500 to rebuild.
At Milford the cold weather drove the loafers
from the street corners, and there is disposi-
ton there to regard the severity of the winter as
A blessing in disguise.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of st. @ ,orges and Appoquinimink Hundreds,
have appointed Joseph Roberts, Vim. A. Hukill,
and Henry G. Walters, Surveyors.
A seaford landlord nailed up bis delinquent
tenants in their houses, the other day, to COM
pei payment Of rent, since which time they use
The windows as means Of ingress aud egress.
In the Sussex county almshouse there are IS
inmates. During the year there were dis
,harges IA deaths, births, and % admissions.
he total expen es Of the year amounted to
s9,024S6
One day last week Mr.. John Anthony shipped
from Clayton one hundred and one bushels Of
clover seed. This is the largest quantity Of this
iced ever shipped by one farmer, at ono time,
rom Kent county, il not in the Stale.
Another correspondent Of the Delapareon
wants all the fish which arc propagated in this
State branded "exportable" in red letters On
he forehead. This is severe on that other cor.
espondent who wanted to prohibit expectation.