Daily Republican., 1879-05-26
Down che state.

New arrivals at LeWes-Mosqu ultoos'
The Dover fair grounds are being put
in order.
There will be camp-meeting at Sea
ford late in July.
Superintendent Groves will examine
teachers at Seaford on June 4.
Examination at the Milford High
School takes place this week.
Il ia said that the Sussex journal"
will be sold at Sheriff's sale on next
Tuesday, tho 9th inst.
Two hundred acres CT land around
Bridgeville has been set in strawberry
plants this season.
Mr.. Mausel Tweed, near Newark, f,
has been shipping large quantities OF
ground quercitron bark to EUROPE
where it is used for dyeing purposes.
Some Of the Newark jurymen are OF
the opinion that New Castle is fear
fully dull place to put in day.
Several of the extensive evaporators
of fruit down the State are making ar,
rangements to import labor to pair ana
seed peaches. they propose to efec'
shanties to accommodate about tour OF
five each, and let them board them
selves.
The Methodists of Milford are maxine
arrangements to have a grand festiva
and "Jug Breaking" Oh or about tint
10th of June, for the purpose OF raising
funds te pay off the floating debt OF thu
church.
r. C. Reese, on the old Prmbertor
Clifton farm, between Milford and Har
riugton, has this year about sixty acres
in Melons! He raises them tor 'h'
New York and Philadelphia Markets.
Rev. VIM. v. Louderbough, of Dover
q licentiate of the New Castle Presty
terv. and a member of the last gradua-
tory class of Princeton Theological Sem
mary, has accepted an invitation to su P
ply the pulpit of Drawers Prssbyte
ri an church, Odessa, for four months
beginning May 25th.
> The "Transcript" says without doub
the peach crop will be a total failur
about Mt. Pleasant.
The Newark "Ledger," says nearl.
al, the members of the Petit Jury frou
Newark. even though formerly opposed
= to the Wilmington Court House Bill
! are now in for it heart and soul.
!, The Newark LEDGER" man, ha
( .prained his ankle, and apologies TO
! the make up of Saturdays paper.
The Rt. Reverend Bishop Becker
Wilmington, will deliver his highly en-
1 tertaining discourse upon satan J.
: S,ci.ty," on Friday evening June Il
: in st. Patlick's Church in Newark.
1 Rev. A. A. Willis lecture, "Ple
for Sunny Homes," will be delivered :!
d White Clay Creek Presbyterian Churc
{ on Monday evening June 22nd.
:. John Collision a boy of twelve year
Vt got two fingers cut off at Harrington
on Tuesday last while uncoupling cars
| He was volunteer car coupler.
IS The Milford "News" says: The tow
I of Milford las not had so many littl
y Jugs going around its streets since tn
t, temperance reformation set in, as
present.
Prof. Groves, State Superintendent
n Public schools, came very near beln
~ ~ swndled out of a horse, last week, by
lightning rod man.
!, AT no time for several years has Lev
O. IS 50 ouckened up in building, repal
m mse ing. painting &C., ,as it has this season
Every mechanic and workingman seen
to be very busy. So says the Light
a. a. Tuos. p. Green has recently been al
re pointed Postmaster at Whiteieysbul
III in Kent county.
to One hundred and twenty-eight do!
b. have been registered in Dover und'
" the new law in this town, bringing
-, a revenue to the town of $l4O.
The Dover "Sentnel" says; Mrs.
= Adams, of this town, brought to I'll
.e drug store of Il. l.. Clarke on Monda,
u u two perfectly formed chickens with t1
II head. 1t is n curiosity. 1t was kllle
d by the hen soon after being hatched b
being picked upon the head.-(Won
somebody correct the grammar OF Il
Ie +, above article.-l1d. Rep.)