Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-30

| Is enlargng tho building by the addition of
| twenty rooms at the north end.
| THE CHANGERS AT DELMAR.--It il expected
| that the Changers will occupy the ground floor OF
the Red Mons Hall building, at Delmar, for mer-
| camille purposee They propose a store that will
| compete with the best in Laurel or Delmar.
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GIVEN Up THE MrNisrRY-Rev. Abraham
Chandler, young man who WAS appointed by
| Presiding Elder Quigg to Mt. Lebanon NJ. T..
church, has been compelled by reason of a
| throat disease to give mp preaching. A portion
| OF last year was spent by HIM in preaching in
Kansas, but his homo is near Newport
PUBLIC SALE OF WALNUT FuRNITURR.-At 2
O'Clock. this afternoon L. W. Stidham & Son
VIII sell at the store in Institute Building form
ery occupied by the Domestic Sewing Machine
Co.. a lot OF hrst class walnut furniture, the
| same being new and made by the best of work.
men. There are parlor dining room and cham
Der suites, and many other articles besides
DELAwARE's QUoTA FOR AIMING THE MILITIA
The proposed formation OF troop 10 this city
for the Centennial has prompted Adjutant Gem
oral William Reynolds to mako inquiries relative
to the amount duo the State OF Delaware on ac-
count OF quotas under the law for arming the
militia s. O.. Bcrnet, Brigadier- General and
Chief OF Ordnance writes from Washin.on that
tho amount due is 80, 902 "a.
SUNDAY SuNsrgoKr.-On Sunday last, George
Lldall, n boy some 6 or years of age, residing
at Newport, went out to swim on q board in COM
pany with two other boys Just thcy were
pushing ont into the water, Lindall sun
struck, but some one near by saw his condition
and pulled him and the other boys out. Lindall
was removed to his home where he still lies
quite ill. The backs and necks Of all the boys
wero also badly blistered.
The PRESIDING ELpERsHIP OF THE DOVER DIs-
rBIoT.-As yet the vacant Presiding Eldership
OF the Dover District has not been filed. Addi-
tiOunl t,, tho 81 m "a thpt ~
Rev. A. w. Milby, who would be acceptable to
large number of ministers of the District. No
application has yet been made to the Bishop in
his behalf, we understand, md we are not able
to say that such will be done. Mr.. Milby is now
stationed ut Brandywine, in this city.
A NEW FIRE BRICK MANUFAcroRY. Hamilton
Graham, one of the pioneers in developing the
clay quarrlea of Hockessin Valley, and who is
now engaged in shipping large quantities OF the
raw clay to Trenton, we are informed has come
to the conclusion to commence tho manufacture
OF fro brick. He has an excellent quality of
clay for such purpose, and will no doubt find
ready market. We are also informed that
no contemplates opening the vein Of iron ore
that runs through his farm and extends across
tho Wilmington Western Railroad.
BURIAL OF DR. KENSEY,-Tha body of Rev.
DIR. kenney was deposited in vant of the
Wharton street u. j. Church, Philadelphia, on
Monday, for removal to Mt Moriall Cemetery at
some future day. The funeral services were
first held in the church, WHOM addresses were
mado by Rev. DR.. Cooper, Presiding Elder
Quigg, Rsvs. Jos. Dare L. Stubbs. Mr.. Ballard
OF the New Jersey Conference, and DIR. Elliott,
OF Philadelphia. Services had also been held by
Rev. Mr.. Stubbs at the late residence OF the de-
coceased, before leaving Smyrna.
Tnr HIdH scuooI. CLOSING EzhRcIszs.-T
closing exercises Of both departments, boys and
grls of the most advanced public school, (No.
! now generally known az the High School,
will take place, this year, at the Opera House.
Tho girls will have their exhibition this (Wed-
nesday,) evening" and tho boys tomorrow eve-
ming. Tho programmes arranged promise very
Interesting performances. including essays mu-
sic, recitatious, &c. Admission will be by cards,
which have been distributed by teachera, schol-
ars, and Others directly concerned.
srrNNED m I.IdurNIsa.--Jenne McGee,
young lady residing with William Curry between
Landenbcrg aud Chesteryille, was attending
meeting at Auburn School House, on Monday
evening, and on her way hcme she was 30 se-
verclv stunned by lightning AZ to render her in
sensible for ten hours afterwards. There were
other. with her at the time but none were in
jured. 1t was not known where the lightning
struck,
On Sunday last, the parsonage OF the M. L.
church, st Harrington, WAS struck by lightning
and child OF tho minister in charge, Rev. W.
+. Talbot, severely stunned.
MARROW GAUGE EouIpMENT.-The Oxford
Press reports the arrival at that borough from
Pittsburg, of locomotive No. g. (narrow gauge,)
for the oxfordsand Peach-Bottoni RAJ ilroad. Il
was shipped on Hat and came over the Honn-
sylvania railroad the Pa and Del, and re
baltimore Central. Mounted thus ita smoke
stack stood a little too high for tho
bridges over the Penna. road, against
one Of which it struck and was broken. The
new locomotive s trim, stout looking engine
Of is tons weight, Is tons heavier than the
one in use, } and looks as though it will do good
service amongst the octoraro and Susquehanna
hills. 1t has been named Fulton" in honor of
Robert Fulton the inventor Of steam navigation,
past whose birth place it will run. 1t was built
hy Portor. Bell g. Co., of Pttsburg, and cost
about $4,000. Owing to the damage to the smoke
stack it will not be put on the road for several
days.