Daily Republican., 1879-02-24
PROM ALLOVER THE STATE.
A Colonel Wanted Newark COIlea g
Charter--A burglary nj Odessa
An Accident from n Coal OIL
Lamp 10 Death.

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Charier--A burglary nj Odessa
An Accident from Coal OIL
I.aInp-B0rned 10 Death.
Duck Creek hundred wants a Colonel
on the Governors stan.
The female evangelist, Mrs. Roach, j,
conducting successful revival in
Smyrna.
Several persons from the vicinity o
Milford have soli out their property
and gene West.
Delaware X. r. Stock sold at the sal.
of the late John +. Tharp's estate, in
Harrington, last week, ,at $26 per share
On Wednesday night of last week
several persons made an unsuccessful
attempt to escape from the Georgetown
Jail.
Fruit Growers throughout the State
are hopeful. They consider the weather
of the past two months favorable to the
peach crop.
The Methodis:s at Frankford are en-
gagged in an interesting protracted
meeting. Many converts are being
made, and the interest seems wide
spread.
THE Conference Academy, under the
leadership of that never-tiring worker,
Pref. r. II. Skinner, is securing grand
results. The number of students is
about 90, and the outlook for this
institution il a promising one for
the future.
The faru near Port Penn, belonging
to the Farmers Bank of New Castle,
was sold at Maxwell's Hotel i'll Middle
town on Tuesday last. Isaac G. Van
hekle, of Philadelphia, purchaser. Price
S3,725.
The store of Messrs. Hall Il Carey, of
Milton, was broken into Friday OF last
week and robbed of $50 in silver. The
thieves forced an entrance through the
front window. No clue to the guilty
parties has yet been gained.
Geo. &. Evans, Esq, has in his pos
session the original charter of the New
ark Aca iemy (now known as Delawa are
Colege.) 1t was granted by Thomas
Penn and Richard Penn. Governors OF
the State of Pennsylvania, in the year
of 1863, and signed by Luietenant-
Governor John Penn. The document
is in good state of preservation and
the style of penmanship, ETC., will COM
pare favorably with that OF the present
day.
A burglary was perpetrated upon the
premises of J. q. Armstrong of Odessa,
on the 18th, and the party carried off a
number of articles, the amount of which
is net known. Mr.. VIM. Polk was also
the loser of fine horse. Mr.. Vandyke
also lost a carriage and harness. The
lock on Mr.. C. Watkins stable was al
so pried of, bat the door being hooked
on the inside it was thus made secure
against their depredations.
Thirty car loads of freigh we're ship
ped over the b. 4. +. r. R. to New
York ria Lewes on Wednesday last.
The "Odd Fellows of Milford are
about purchasing lots in the suburbs
of the town for the purpose of ceme-
terry.
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Reese, the Pres.
byterian minister of Lewes, died at her
residence on Wednesday afternoon, at
4 o'clock, of pulmonary disease.
The hroniele says: Oracle Belts, an
old colored woman who lives in that
portion OF Milford known as Jimtown,
we are informed, on good authority, is
los years old.
The peninsular papers concur in the
opinion that the peach buds have sus-
tanned no injury thus far, and the pros
pect is bright for fine crop.
A little two year old colored boy son
of Moses Kollock, of Georgetown, caught
fire while alone on Tuesday evening
last and was burned SO badly before
assistance arrived, that death followed
in few hours.