Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-15

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Ssaford 70 trying to raise "bnzz."
Court mests 1t Georgetown ON Monday.
Good horses are scarce and high about NIL
fosd.
Gary 4 Fox. butchers at Niddletowp. have
dissolved.
There Is some prospect Of Baptist church at
Frederick.
Miss Willie Walker will open high school III
Odessa COOL.
". E. Waters has retired from g. ". d g.
Taylor at Smyrna.
Considerable quantities Of grain are being
Smyrna has had three cases Of small pox, one
Of which proved fatal.
Tramps are migrating from the Peninsula to
avoid the berry pickings.
1t is probable that the public schools Of Cam
den will be re-established.
It 10 expected that work will soon be begun
on the new post-ofiice 1t Dover.
public meeting was held at Middletown on
Saturday evening to get up "beo."
The late James Andersons peach and apple
brandy brought % and ~ per gallon.
The tax rate of Kent county has been fixed At
IS cents on the e10O-same Is last year.
camp-meeting will begin at Spring Branch
near FELTON,, on July and last to the 18th.
~ Spl06E A6KH, . VOL KNOWN LfOttoI uOWu tu8
State was sold at public sale = few daps ago, for
e45O.
The contract for the new iron bridge over the
Mispillion has been let it il said to Ohioans At
$685..
In order to start = F." bee in Milford the
Ne,os has gwen challenge to the whole COM
munity.
Jno. 8. Collins 4 Go. are rebuilding their fruit
packing house At Lebanon, which WAS burned
last year.
Tho missionary box was recently stolen from
the N, p. church At seaford. 1t had not been
opened since 1873.
The Junction and BrsakwAter Railroad Com
pany have recently contracted for some twenty
three new box and plstform cars.
The engineer on tho frankfort and Break
water Railroad is held responsible for all cattle.
hogs, ETC., run over by his engine.
A meeting OF the stockholders in the Milford
and Bay Shore R. r. will be held 1t Dover on
May 4th for the election Of officers.
Ship building has been resumed III the yards
generally down the State. Maloney Co., OF
Lebanon, are building another schooner.
The Dover Sentinel has found the reason Of
the scarcity OF money in Kent county to consist
in the importation OF seeds, potatoes, DC.
Miss Kate Clements young lady 1s years Of
age, daughter Of Mr.. Charles Seth Clements,
near Leipsc, died suddenly few days ago.
Harry. = little son Of Jas. H. Ward, Of George
town, had his hand almost cut on by N axe in
the hands OF playmate while At school the 9TH
or day.
The store-house Of O. Watkins At Odessa, pro-
badly more than century and half old, has
been pulled down. Papers written in l767 were
found In IL.
The Sussex county Trustees Of the Poor have
organized with tho following officers: President,
Capt. Watson Treasurer, Miles Messick /; Sec
Rotary, N. H. Stayton.
When the young leaves of the hickory are IS
large ~ squirrels ears, the farmers say it is
time to plant corn. This will probably be about
the LIST Of May this year.
The wheat fields are reviving wonderfully un-
der the warm sunshine and vernal showers.
weeks ago now present = promising appear-
Ance.
Emma Edna, daughter Of Capt Edward Hem
drixop, Of South Milford WAS severely but not
fatally burned few days ago by her clothing
taking fire while assisting her companions with
dinner.
The shad fishermen, sixteen boats, have COM
menced operations at Bombay Hook. This sea-
son they are carrying some Of their fish to Bay
aide aud shipping to New York, via New Jersey
Southern II. r.
Elijah Conway, young colored man Of Sea-
ford who bought 3 house, found silver, it is
SAID, to the amount Of $40, while removing the
building to new location. He only paid $40.
for the house..
Isaac Pennewill, for sixteen years teacher
and principal Of No. 8 Public School, Of Smyrna,
has resigned Mr. Herman Roe, Of Dover (re-
Gently OF Poughkeepsie, N. W has been ap-
pointed to the vacancy.
The canning establishments are now contract
ing with the farmers for the raising Of tomatoes.
Mr.. Samuel Hall, Of Frederick, has contracted
for $50 acres at half cent per pound. This is
equal to about twenty cent? per basket.
ia lady in Smyrna last srs1zRer put some green
gooseberries in bottles, ~ y corked, and bur-
them up, and some tarts made from them were
fully equal to any made from the fresh berries.
The school voters of the United School Dis
tricts, Q, 100. 1903 aud 104 South Milford voted
down tax 1t their meeting on Saturday, and will
therefore raise only the amount required by
law. The consequence will be that the school
can only be run little more than three months
during the year.