Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-05
state Items.

A juvenile string band has been organized a
Odessa.
MIR. Townsend, Of Odessa, is about to remov
to Texas.
Ex-postmaster Barr has opened drug stor,
in Middletown
Trackaying was begun on the FraDkford 4
Breakwater extension to-day.
The farmers in school district No. 40, Susse,
county, are organizing library.
Iowery's late fur sale amounted to $50, 900
His season sales will reach 960, 900.
Rev. Thos. f. Terry has been appointed til,
junior preacher on Camden circuit
John Knowles caught 49l herring at single
haul, ON the Nanticoke, few days ago.
William Anderson, an old citizen of Harring
ton, died of congestive chill on the 30tli ut.
Harrison White has the finest hearse ever seer
in Milford And yot the people don't want to
die.
Tho Delaware Railroad have been taking
photographs Of the several stations along the
hpe.
The annual meeting of the Frankford q
Breakwater Il. II. Co. Will be held on the 19sh
| inst
j. McGonigal has established weekly packet
| line between Little Creek Landing and Philadel-
| phia.
Edward Silcox has retired from the Odessa
Hotel and Mr.. Paullin, 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 is under
| discussion.
| Mr. John Crouch has been awarded the con-
| tract for lighting the town lamps Of Milford this
| year. Price, S10S
Gov. Cochran ls commended by his rty press
| for his non-interference in any way with the
legislation of the late session.
The Seaford band which claims to be the bert
on the Peninsula, has adopted gray uniform
with black and gold trimmings.
The Lewes Light announces that it does not
print scnrilous communications unless they are
i'll accordance with it's own views.
The funeral of the late James Prettyman, at
Lewes on the 23th ult was tho most largely AZ
tended of any in that town for years.
Clement l.. Sharp, whose mills at Milford were
destroyed by fire about one year ago has rebuilt
the same and they are now in full running order.
The Seaford Cttizsn is assured that that ''miss-
ing link ;" between Seaford and Georgetown
will be built and that right soon, without State
aid.
John Woodall, Of Camden, sold recently, at
public SALE young heifer of the Ayrshire and
Durham stock, not yet three years old, for the
snm of s105.
Trade and travel over the Dorchester 4 Della
ware r. r. have increased SO 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 gentleman's estate. Strange
that the Journal should know this, isn't it 2
A few days ago the child Of a negro woman
named Anderson who resides South of the
Nanticoke WAS attacked by large number OF
house rats while asleep in its cradle, and WAS
badly bitten.
The annual entertainment by the public
schools of the upper districts of Dover came off
q few evenings ago, and the programme of
decamations, essays, dialogues, music, &c, was
well rendered.
The Mddletown Building and Loan Aseoca-
ton has closed its eighth year with n gain of
s6i.17 per share and valuation OF $160 II.
The assets net S61, SO. This association will
run out i'll about eighteen months.
There are 10 prisoners in Dover jail, II of
whom are colored and Que of the number is a
woman by the 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 the corner of LOCKER
man and State streets, has been sold by David
f. Burton to Robert II, Lewis for $4,000. Stew
art Il Conwell have succeeded Hoffecker &
Stewart in the mercantile business in the came
store building.
The Lsad CoHingIun,, a 3-masted schooner of
lis feet keel 81 feet beam foot hold 140
feet over all, and 31l tons burden, was launched
at Seaford on Thursday. She was built for
Capt M. Colbourn, Thomas Cottingham, U. A.
Outten and others of Seaford.
John d. Coverdale has been appointed Justice
of the Peace and Notary Public in and for Ken
ton hundred, to reside at Clayton. Randall B.
Garman, to be Constable in and for Kenton hun
dred, to reside at Clayton. Both the above
were appointed undcr special act Of the Cen
eral Assembly passed at the late session.
porated at the late session of the Legislature, is
offcered as follows: President g. W. S. Mich
olson Vice President, John W. Phillips Treas.
urer Michael Colbourn Secretary, Joseph H.
Nicholson Directors, G.. w. s. Nicholson, Will
liam Ross, j. W. Phillips, @. A. Randall, Michael
Colbourn. The company is located at Seaford.
John r. Laird hotel keeper at Camden, was
brought before Justice Goodwin, Friday after
noon on a charge of selling liquor to minors
two boys named Will. Hinsley and Grier Cooper,
Eaton. negro, was also before the same JUS
to Grier Cooper. Committed in default of $3.50
bail
The Bridgeville Agricultural society has Or
ganized with the following officers President, |
J. II. Ricards Vice President, NJ. L. Blanchard
Secr etary H. Q Nicholson Treasurer, w. j. |
Coats. Drectors-A Albert Curry, H. P. Cannon,
s. P. Raughly, w. H. Clarkson and David Lord |
Finance Committee-P. L. Carnon,J. N. Wiley |
r. p Swayne, John Hays, james Ward. Twen- |
ty acres have purchased from ]. L. Sudler at
3I5 per acre for fair purposes.