Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-07
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

present, as well as bttBTH Interested.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
DR.. H. H. Burton, of Lewes, in tins State is
about to settle III Oxford Pa.
Tuesday, April Goth, and Monday. April 26th,
will be Hebrew holiday ys-Passover days.
The first Quarterly Conference for the pres
ent year, for the Union NJ. Il. Church, will be
held this evening.
The oats crop will doubtless be short, noxt
Summer, as many farmers Will not SOW at all
owing to the lateness OF the season.
Flowing is actively in progress, in New
Castle county, aud yet there is ice three or four
inches thick in some of the shaded ponds
The Custom House officers of this city are
making arrangements for "a sale of surplus ma
teral which has for long time been accumula-
ting.
The first shipment OF kaolin clay for the
Spring season was made yesterday over the w.
W. II. II. from the clay quarries Of Hamilton
Graham.
The Fame Hose company has completed ts
contract for pumping out the clay pits of G. W.
Lacey at .Hockessin, and qnarrying has COM
menced
Sunday School officers are looking around for
good excursion and picnic grounds. 1t locks
now as il Chester Heights would be largely
patronized.
Whann & Armstrong have established bone
mill in the old woollen mills of Mrs. Fisher at
ground bone.
W. p. Perkins has become partner with
samuel Hanna, in the hardware business in the
COMMERCIAL Building. The firm is Samuel
Hanna IL Co.
The quantity of flowers is increasing in the
market They look very pretty and are freely
purchased. They appeared somewhat out Of
season, this morning.
The interest and attendance at the afternoon
four o'oclock, prayer meetings i'll the old Fame
Hose House is increasing. The services last
from four to five O'Clock.
The general meeting of members of the Will
mington Institute will take place on Monday
evening next. The annual reports will be pre-
rented for the information of the members
At recent sale of stocks in West Chester, 25
shares in the National Bank of Chester county
brought s53 45@S54 50,-the par value being
s25. % shares of the First National Bank OF
West Chester, sold at sl33. 50@Sl36,- par value
5100.
PRIZE PREsENTATIoN.-Tl presentation Of
prizes by the Ladies' Temperance Society to
pupils of No. Public School will take place at
3.15, p. m, i, ON Thursday. Tho public are cor
daily invited tOattend,
SrRAwBERRIEs.-The strawberry vines in the
lower part Of the Peninsula are beginning to
blossom. The plants seem hardy and vigorous
Notwithstanding the severe cold of the winter,
and at this time give promise of good yield.
At this end of the Peninsula the plants are be-
bihihh6 only TO DflBhten mp.
The PEACH Bottom RoAD.-It is stated that
the Peach Bottom Railway is to be pushed
through the coming Summer. At the meeting
at Dorsey's mill. Lancaster county, on Tuesday
OF last week, pledges were given by those in
tcrested along the unfinished portion of the line
to purchase sufficient bonds of the Company to
finish the work.
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NoTEs.-Beatty's axle fac
tory at Chester resumed on full time on Monday.
l1eAe'S rolling mill nj parkasburp ia IN
tnll operation, with prospects for steady work
ahead, and with this business fiourshing, every
thlhg else seems to prosper. The iron bust
ness is said to be- ibriskins up at Coatesville.
H. ". Steeles mills are reported full of orders.
DIED OF DISAPPOINTED LovE.-The Princess
Anne True Mdrytdnder relates that Henry Col
Inns daughter loved and became engaged to
the man of her choice, but the stern parent re-
fused to sanction the match and tied the girl, to
prevent its contamination. In consequence
thereof she lost her reason and died last week.
The parties are all colored and live near Upper
lrappe, Somerset county.
FATAL BURNING.-A child of the cook of Lev
in l.. Waters, Princess Anne, was burned to
DEATH last Thursday. The mother, who resides
IN tenant house near Mr. Waters residence,
TOOK piece of fire from her own house and it
ls supposed, that, as she went out of her door,
the wind, which was blowing quite hard at the
time, blew some of the sparks from the chunk
OF lire back in the cradle and set the bed cloth
ing on ire. The child in its pain and terror
arose from the cradle and went out into the yard,
hut was burned so badly that it expired III atout
live minutes.
CoURTs IN EASTERN MARYLANp.-The Circuit
Court for Caroline county is in session at Dem
ION, but there is little business before 1t and a
snort term ID anticipated. The Somerset county
court opens on Monday next. -Four prisoners
are awaiting trial. Two are charged with COM
uniting rapes on two little white girls. First,
,iartn Dashiell, aged 16 years, on the person of
Margaret Walter, aged six years. daughter of
Mr. John Walter, of Crisfeld, in October last.
Second, Samuel Dewa, aged 10 years, ON a
daughter OF Mr. Charles Ketchum of Farmount
u'strict. aged about ten years, in January last.
EXTRACT From A PRIVATE LErrER.-I have
ms ,lils moment thrown aside my bonnet from Ann
fliza ioung's Lecture. 1t was too truthful and
solemn to describe with fippant pen. She is
100 earnest and quiet and saddened and deter
mined to be written of lightly by any
"thef women. Her impressive experience and
Gnaste language must drop quietly and wisely
INTO our hearts, and produce uniform principle
ana energy, like herself, and leave an influence
which will be eternal. 1t seems, now, that 1
never wish any one to ask me how like her.
ilef struggles have been too extreme her light
100 sure, her leading to direct, to even speak of
her molly mission. Women ought to give her
one continual, constant prayer that her efforts
may help sweep Utahs sins from the face of the
earth.
IHE ESTATE OF MARTIN LANDENBERGER < Co.
a bill in equity has been filed in the U. s. Cir
cunt Court, in which Judge McKennan is asked
10 order sale of mill property of Martin Land
ehDerger& Co., who were extensive manufac-
.,,ifers, having two mills in Philadepha and
three at Landenberg, Chester county. The firm
suspended in 1873, and. under an agreement
Win creditors, resumed operations. Again
Al ~ January of the present year, there
was suspension and an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors. The
saie OF the mill property is asked because it is
uHprOQuctlye and fnr a hat
constant Watching and attention. and an expen-
value = $500 of -
An answer has been made tie the bill in which
ah order for the sale ia not opposed, though the
ophuon is expressed that it can be effected by
Ine pt ~, trustee without the order prayed for
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