Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08

Beef cattle are extremely scarce in Sussex
county.
A juvenile string band has been organized at
Odessa.
Mr.. Townsend, Of Odessa, is about to remove
to Texas.
Ex.postmastcr Barr has opened drug store
in Middlctown
Tracklaying was begun on the Frankford
Breakwater extension on Monday.
The farmers in school district No. 40, Sussex
county, are organizing a library.
Lowery's late fur ssle amounted to $780,
His season sales will reach $780, 900.
Rev. Thos. L. Terry has been appointed the
junior preacher on Camden circuit
John Knowles caught 491 herring ut q single
haul, on the Nanticoke, fow days ago.
William Anderson, an old citzen OF Harripg-
ton, died Of congestive chill on the 3Oth ult.
Harmon White has the finest hearse ever secn
in Milford And yet the people don't want to
die.
Tho Delaware Railroad have been taking
photographs Of tho several stations along the
line.
The annual meeting OF the frankfort &
Breakwater Il. Il. Co. Will BIO held on tho 1871
inst
J. McGonigal has established a weekly packet
line between Little Greek Landing and Philade-
pha.
Edward Sicox has retired from the Odessa
Hotel aud Mr. Paun, Of New Jersey, succeeds
him.
The grave Of the late GUSTS W. Wright WAS
beautifully decorated with fresh flowers on
Easter Day.
An Agricultural Fair. for Kent and Sussex
counties, to be held at Milford next fall, il under
discussion.
Mr. John Crouch has boon awarded the con-
truo f,rl i,yht lo lar pf Milfnr1 tia
year. Price, :l0S
Gov. Cochran IS commended by his p Irty press
for his non-interference in any way with the
legislation OF the late session.
Tho Seaford band, which claims to DO the beet
on the Peninsula has adopted gray uniform
with black and gold trimmings.
The Lewes Light announces that. it does not
lrint scurilous communications unless they are
in accordance with its own views.
Tie funeral of tho late James Prettyman, at
Lowes on the 23th ult, was the most largely as-
tended of any in that town for years.
Clement l.. Sharp, whose mills at Milford were
destroyed by fire about one year ago mas rebuilt
the same and they are now in full running order.
The Seaford Citizfn is assured that that "miss.
ing link" between Seafold and Georgetown
will be built, and that right soon, without State
aid.
John Woodall, Of Camden, sold recently, at
public sale, a young hefer Of the Ayrshire and
Durham stock, not yet three years old, for the
| sum of sl05.
Trade and travel over the Dorchester Il Della
ware II. Il. have increased 30 greatly OF late that
the friends of the enterprise feel more encour-
aged concerning it,
The Sussex Journal speaks in very commenda-
tory tones of the peach and apple brandy belong
ing to deceased gentlemans espte. Strange
that the Journal should know thit isn't it ?
A few days ago the child Of negro woman
named Anderson who resides South of tho
Nanticoke was attacked by large number OF
! house rats while asleep IN its cradle, and was
| badly bitten.
The annual entertainment bS tho public
| schools OF the upper districts OF Dover came oil
few evenings ago, and the programme of
declarations, essays, dialogues, music, &c, was
well rendered.
The Middletowu Building and Loan Associa-
ton has closed it's eighth year with gain OF
| sG4 II per share and valuation OF sl6O II.
| The assets net sGi, 7O7.99. This association will
run out in about eighteen months.
There are 10 prisoners in Dover Jail, II OF
whom are colored and ono Of the number is a
woman by tho name of Eliza White who was
lodged there one day last week for stealing some
clothes in Smyrna to wear to church.
The store property at tho corner Of LOCKER.
man and State Streets has been sold by David
Il. Burton to Robert ii. Lewis for s3,600. Stew.
art 4 Conwell have succeeded lIoirecker y
Stewart III the mercantile business in the same
store building,
Tho Lena Cotinghdm, a 3-masted schooner OF
1l5 feet keel 81 feet beam foot hold llt
feet over ALL and 30l tons burden, was launched
at Seaford on Thursday. She was built fol
Capt. NJ. Colbourn, Thomas CottingLam, U. A.
Outten and others Of Seaford
John ID. Coverdae has been appointed Justice
Of the Peace and Notary Public in and for Ken
ton hundred, to reside at Clayton. Randall u
Garman, to be Constable in and for Kenton hun
dred, to reside at Clayton Both the above
were appointed undor special act of the Gen
eral Assembly passed at the late session.
The Sussex Fire Insurance Company incor
porated at the late session of the Legislature, il
differed as follows President, G. W. s. Mich
olson Vice President, john W. Phillips; Treas
urer, Michael Colbourn Secretary. Joseph u
Nicholson Directors, G.. W. S. Nicholson, vii
, liam Ross J. W. Phillips, G.. A. Randall, N1ichat
Cobourn. The company il located at Seaford
John r. Laird, hotel keeper at Camden, wa
brought before Justice Goodwin, Friday aftel
noon, on a charge of selling liquor to minors
t two boys named Will. Hinsley and Grier Cooper
and was held in $500 bail in each case. job
| Eaton. negro, was also before the same Jul
tice Friday morning on charge Of selling liqut
to Grier Cooper Committed in default of S1t
l bail
, The Bridgeville Agricultural society has O
. ganzed with the following officers: Presiden
]. H. Ricardo Vice President NJ. l.. Blanchard
Secretary, II. O. Nicholson Treasurer, W.
Coats Directors Curry, II. p. Cannol
s. r. Raughly, W. II. GARRISON and David Lor
r Finance Committee-P. l.. Carnon,J. N. Willie
n r. r. Swayne, John Hays, James Ward. Twel
ty acres have purchased from j. L. Sudler
:i5 per acre for fair purposes.