Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-07-01

The Milford schools arc all closed.
Fine showers fell down the State last week.
Apples are large enough to dry about Milford.
A fair ground 10 being laid out At Georgetown
Bethesda cemetery at Middlstown, has been
enlarged.
The fruit shipments have revived Peninsula d.
nances wonderfully.
W. F. Ransona 10 said to have the finest field
Of corn about Smyrna.
Collections in behalf Of the Osceola sufferers
were taken up In Dover. va UH3
Another phyaioian has been added TO the
brotherhood OF Doctors 1t Loves.
Harbeson Hickman, OF Lewes, has lost two
mules and horse from the effects Of the fire.
About Nassau several txacts Of forsst land
have been recently cleared up and put In corn.
II has been determined not TO hold camp
meetings ct Camden and Blackbird, this sum
mss. s4Tt 90
The Grangers Of Milford aud Csdarield will
Join in picnic at the Big Stone on Saturday, the
srd Of July. Dr. a TIHlI 'TTIl''T
Mrs. Harrison, an estimabls lady of Levss.
broke one Of her logs in jumping from carriage
few days since. 7.,,..., :,
Mr.. Campbell, 1t the waksmsn House Bonn
bay Hook. has engaged '.old Bright" (as he
u familiarly oallsd) TO do hls muaic. 'iN MI
There is = lad In Milford sixteen years old who
stands six feet one inch high In his stockings,
and has only fairly commenced growing. 4 !,
Tho Red Mems celebration It Delmar on
Thursday, was . nns affair. Tho seafofd Oornet
Band furnished the music for the occasiou.
VIM. W. Dulaney. Esq, has lust completed
fine grist mill ON the site Of tho Flowers Bsw-
mill, about two miles southwest Of SeAford.
Frank Lingo, negro, was lodged In the Sussex
Jail oil Tuesday, on charge Of assault with infant
to outrage Mrs. Timmons In Baltimore hundred.
William Jones, who occupies the Peterson
farm near Smyrna, hada valuable horse killed
by falling on the sharp teeth Of harrow while
engaged 10 working corn ground, . fcw days
ago. F. T. -l-,, '' S'Ii
A negro man named Montgomery, on Mr.. q.
Z. Rothwells farm, near Smyrna, picked ten
bushels Of gooseberries . few days ago. Five
bushels per day is usually considered very
big day's work.
Both wheat and hay, about Milford, will be be.
filed unusually vel. but the severe winter killed
out portion OF 1t. Hay will be lsss than full
crop for the want Of rain.
Mr.. Jehu Reed. near Frederica, IL probably
the largest strawberry grower In Kent county, il
not the State. He has some twenty i've acres
in bearing, and 1t Ia reported that no will net
5000 from biz crop this seas on.
The chamrion whiakey drinkist Of the State,
lives At Milton. He Ia . well-buit oolored man
about half . century old. He "smiles" three
times day only, but ct each ono he takes an
even half pint Of unadulterated red hot whirkey,
but never gets drunk.
Mr. Richard Westcoatt has leased the "Davis
House" At the foot Of Market street, Philsdel-
phia and will take charge Of 1t the first Of July
prox. The eagle Hotel" At Georgetown will
also be run under its present management until
the beginning Of the year. ...U
A now Grange has been organised ct Smyrna
with the following officers A. L. Hudson,
Master John N. Collins, Overseer Frank
Smith, Lecturer John Severton, Chaplain
F. F. Tmax, Treasurer James T. tusx,
Secretary George T. Jones, Steward John
TruaX, Assistant Steward T. Mannon, Gate
keeper Mrs. E. severson, Lady Assistant
steward Mrs. John Truax, Ceres Mrs.
Rachael Truax, Pomona Mrs. s. J. Johns,
Flora al u a oil. .H :