The Morning herald., 1876-07-19

NSss0r Locale.

A refreshing rain fell last evening about
9 O'Clock.
A Jersey man owns skiff which rej0ices
in the cognomen Of" Moody and sankey."
Tomatoes have become qaite plenty in our
markets. t d..
The scholars of Madely Chapel will pic
mic at Mt. Cuba tomorrow.
A Republican meeting will be held to-
morrow evening at 404 Market street.
A Centennial excursion goes to Penn's
Grove ON the 26.
The Aid Loan meets to- night.
Private pic.nics on the Brandywine are
now very popular.
New apples have appeared in market, and
meet with large sale.
Hot hotter, hottest, hottenest, is the way
Wilmington girl expressed it last week.
1t is suggested that cream color is no
longer fashionable-not even in milk.
1t climbed up to ninety-four in the shade,
yesterday, and then stopped.
CLANS are twenty five cents quart, and
make excellent soup.
Beware of crabs and milk this weather,
unless you have stomach of iron.
The heated term apparently having
closed, everybody feels relieved.
After this month no discount will be al.
lowed on city taxes.
1t is not very pleasant contemplation
this hot weather to look upon stoves.
Eleventh street runs through to Madison
now.
People wonder why some use Is not made
of Rice's old foundry, on Tenth street.
People have commenced putting in their
winter coal.
The new reservoir looks quite lonesome
since wolk has been stopped upon it.
A street car horse in Wilmington, travels
twehty five miles day.
Yellow sunshades are not so popular in
Wilmington, as they were.
Marshal Dunn, is erecting a handsome
three story brick residence at the corner of
Eleventh and Madison streets.
Watermelons at 60 cents ,>and cantaleups
at 10 cents, have made their appearance in
our markets.
Making sturgeon oil is among the princi-
pal objects of industry on the Jersey shore
at present.
One hymn book is good enough for lovers,
but 1t takes two to supply them after mar
riage.
Fifteen grains of bicarbonate of soda ad-
Ied 10 each quart Of milk, will prevent it
from souring.
Bunches of flowers, either real or arti-
fetal, are now worn by fashionable ladies in
the belt at the side.
A dispatch received in this city, says
Bishop Simpson will preach his Centennial
Sermon, at Chester Heights, to-day 10 am.
North Carolina peaches have made their
appearance in the Philadelphia markets,
and offer opposition to those of Delaware.
The committee on the revision of the Dem
ocratic porty rules, will meet to-day in this
city.
The Union M. E. Church will not attend
Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting, as was
at first decided.
The camp meeting at Chester Heights be-
gan yesterday, and several are attending
from this city.
Bad boys throw stones on the railway |
tracks, and receive uncomplimentary re-
marks from the passengers therefor.
Corn is twenty cents dozen, and when |
made into whisky, it is four dollars a |
gallon.
The large fag-pole at the corner of Tenth |
and Orange streets, will soon float Tilden |
and Hendricks banner.
The old college lot has been improved by |
the presence of several residences and the |
marble ward of Mr., John Malone.
Another excursion train to Landenberg
by the w. & W. R. R., on next Sunday af-
ternoon. Round rip tickets fifty cents.
4 large elm tree, near the base ball |
grounds, has been killed by the crowds |
swinging upon it to steal a glimpse of the
game.
An important meeting of the Directors of
the Camp Meeting Beach Association, will
be held this evening, at Rehobeth, on the
arrival of the train.
The Weccacoe Fire Company has just
received new section of rubber hose, which
stood trial on Monday Afternoon, and gave
general satisfaction.
Ifthere is any thing that will make a
fellow feel partic ularly fiat, Ills to have an
ice cream vender come around and ring that |
bell for three or four minutes at night IN |
frout of your doorstep, when you are talking
to girl ,and have no money In your pockets.
The Surrounding Country.
Prof. John A. Light, the well-known nro-
naut of Lebanon, Pa, is reported to have
been killed at Paris, ILL.,, one day last week
axMr. D. A. Lethurbury, of Chester, sent to