The daily gazette., 1879-05-17
Arhun1uer steru..

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The heaviest thundx storm q ~ ~
son visited this city shortly alter noon e.
day. The thunder wa pqusqelly lolc
and the rain that Tell w0 very nesvy: u
will greatly tho growing efopS aeR
were beginning 10 suffer- HON no ssen-
ded dry spell.E In the city ne et,Sets
were throuehly cleaned, the ram telL g
rapidly that the Brandy Wine and Cnft1-
tiana creeks rose pefceptaDiy shortly aYser
the storm commenced. ~ ~" q
AssEssMEN- OF nDovER.q., ~, 2,
According TO the essess9snt
liam Fisher, Town Assessor, the aoees-
able value Of the property and .Pel.ons
amounts to 81 ,483, ,06S; tho a0oane cstes
white inhahitants amounting g p ~
293, and of the negrOes, 9A6T1 'The
amount Of tax to be leviedsis $1,000 40
the rate, after making due alic cwnncD fos
collectors commissions and deltUqoeutsy
will be about II cents on the 500. li s'.'
Justices Gases. 81.
This morning before Esquire Cox,
Fanny johnson, was arrsigneA and
charged be Eliza Parson, with using
abusive language and disturbing th6
peace, last night about II O'Clock ID
front Of the house of the plaintiff. The
evidence being conclusive % to The
charge, the justice imposed : penalty o.
81 and costs. a ,s e,ia sa ls1asS ~;
The Psninsulap CrspA aa ',e q
Tho State Sentinel publ,shss !, lsttess
from twenty-eight OF the leadipe farmees'
of the Peninsula in relation to the oeObos
From them it 10 learned that the peaU6So
are in ane condition and promlss y
plentiful yield. THE strawberry crop win
be good Wheat IL looking very well snd
If the weather is not too dry win Yield
very. well. The acreage sown this year b
greater than last year. d ~ .lisnls =
New Paper for Sussex. Sa ~
Mr.. Willer 8. Pride, whose presence
in town is meentionvd elsewhere, has In
chased the type and fixtures Of the Old
| Smyrna Herald, which has been ont Of
| existe noe for the past 3 yoafs. They
| will issue q new paper from GeoYgetOWn
Sussex CO., about the first of june that
will be called the Iaquirer..id vTsv h'G
Sunday school Annfvers6ry., :, \, {,
The anniversary OF the Bethany Ban
tist Sunday School will be held, TusedlH
day evening. May 10th, ct the church
corner of Elm and Jackson, streetA.
There will be collection taken % 4ld
| Al uuiNiuk Au 8uuluOo W k00 C0okCu AVt
an infant school. A c0rdialinvitation 70
all. No charge for admission. -, "a
Lecture Postponedl. ~ 80
Owing to inability to be present, iPreai :
dent Purwell Of Delaware College will
not deliver his lecture at the Wesleyan
Female College this evening An enter
tainment win be given BY the youug
ladies'. Io.l B. a,nt 7iSstlt7cW 1n
The Historical sosiety - -
A stated meeting Of the Delaware His.
| tOrical Society will be held ON Monday
evening, at 8 O'Clock, whom rssoludOns
and addresses of respect for. the late
President, Hon. Daniel M. Bates, will
be presented. III l..s 81. r,II Y,Yf
VIII Attend I'm = Body. ,ys,
Tomorrow morning, Rev. q. N. PeHg,
pastor Of Scott M. e. Church, will preach
to the Brotherhood Of the Union, who
will attend in q bpdy. The subject Il,
"The Claim Of the Divine Revelation on
the Lab0ring Glasses. er fsnni % >iiih
SPECIAL MEETING. r, ~,
A special meeting of Council win be
held this afternoon at Maryland avenue
aad Bush streets for the purpose Of view
ing some work being done to the street
in that neighborheod.