The Morning herald., 1876-01-29
MINOR LOCALS.

Geo. W. Bush & Son have a large sized
nut coal which 10 very good.
The schooner Narrags~sstt, is now lying
to-day for Philadelphia.
The Women's Temperance Unitn will
hold meeting in the City Hall, on Sunday,
the 3Oth inst, at halfpast 8 O'Clock, p. m.
The public are cordially invited.
This evening DR.. A. H. Grinshaw will
deliver lecture at the Young Mems Free
Reading rooms, sixth and Penn streets. A
cordial invitation is extended to all inter-
ested. 81 gr
Yesterday the ship 7yro Of Yarmouth,
N. s., arrived at the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Co.'S. yards, for the purpose Of being
repaired. She will be drawn into the dry
dock this morning. "a. . &c.
Says the Chester Msus: On Thursday af-
ternoon fishing boat from Kensington
passed here for Bomay Hook for the Spring
fishing. It is reported that shad were caught
at Bombay week ago.
The lengthening Of the steamer, Major
Rsybold, which was begun a. Pusey, Jones &
Coz yards about month since, is now
nearly completed and she will be ready to
launch from the ways at the early part of
next week.
Supt. Groom, of the J. Il B. K. R., last
year offered premium Of $50 to tho section
master of the road whose section should be
in the best order at the end of the year.
The reward was given to Daniel Murphy, of
section 2, between Milford and Glendale.
At the annual meeting of the members of
the Mutual Protection Life Insurance Com
pany of Philadelphia, held at the hall of
the Mercantile Library Building, in that
city, on the 31st ult., W. c.. Davidson, Of
Milford, and John H. Pub, of Wilmington,
were reelected members of the Board of
Directors. N'..-s ,..H. t''H 50.
The lessee of Spencers Marine Railway,
at Havre de Grace, MIR. R. A. Mcgowan,
has just closed contract with New York
party to build 700 ton barge. The barge
is to be $50 feet keel, "a feet beam and 13
feet hold, built of white oak, which Mr..
Samuel Forsythe, who has the contract to
county. The entire cost of the vessel will
approximate 100000.
DR.. Ronell, native of this county, and
now of Philadelphia, where he has an ex,
tensive dental practice, received few days
ago from Franklin Institute the Cresson
Coli Medal" as an award of merit for his
invention of the Automatic Electrical
Tooth Plugger." The distinction implied
by the award is a very great one, when we
reflect that the testimonial has been con-
frrred but six times in twenty-eight years.
The present Board of Almshouse Trus-
tees seem to be managing that institution
on an economical basis. At the meeting,
on Wednesday, the Finance Committee di-
rected the Treasurer to pay off SO 900 of the
indebtedness of the Board. This amount
was saved from the last appropriation after
paying the usual expenses. The amount of
the bills ordered to be paid at the last quar-
terly meeting was $l3 300, and not S1l 200
as was stated. '-''
Yesterday morning man in rough garb
evidently from the rural districts entered
the newly fitted up shaving emporium Of
Mr.. VIM. Allen, on Second street near Ship
ley and asked for q shave. -ThesuperfuOus
beard was taken of ih a jiffy and the ton
serial professor proceeded to wash the
lather from his customers face. In doing
this he brought to bear, what is termed b,
some, squirter throwing q spray of bay
rum over the astonished customers brow
Jumping to his feet he declared by all tina
was holy, he had been shot, but after al
examination of his visage in the glass, wa
convinced that he had made mistake, bl
requested the barber not to use that tarna
thing on him any more. 'i' ..
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