Daily Republican., 1879-11-24
STATE SUBSTANCE.

Specially selected ms u sh6rl
Summary. .......
The Dover ladies affected by charit'
able visitation, in their enthusiasm
have been working in Richardson 4
Robbins cansing factory packing raj
sins. BY this means they have made
500 which they have donated to the
Episcopal churches. A supper is to be
gwen by these charitable individuals
to the members of the congregation in
commendatiOn Of their own ardunus
effort. The tact OF their having worked
several weeks diligently needs some
thing to commemorate Il.
On Friday Of last week Messrs. Joseph
Dean Il Son., sent a cable dispatch
from the w. U. Office in Newark, TO
Messrs. Bowes Brothers, Liverpool,
EnglaRd. The message, including the
address contained only fifteen words
aud the charges amounted to Sll.7O.
| |. was sent ia the Afternoon at five
minutes past five o'clock, and an an
swer was received folty-hye minutes
past one the following afternoon.
! There are now three vessels on the
stocks in Milford. Msssrs. Abbott 4
Co. are building a three.masted schooner
ior Philadelphia parties which will
probably have tonnage Of SOC. Another
schooner of about | 900 tons is in pro-
gress at w. A. Scribner's yard. Messrs.
NJ. X. Carlisle Il Bro. have laid the
keel for a vessel of 600 or 700 tons bur
then.
In 1863 a working man living near
Milford had laid up $2l00 toward buy
ing farm that was offered him for
$500. As soon as he could save the
other $400 he intended to buy. His
money was safely Invested in U. s.
bonds. The other day he bought the
farm for $25oO and his $2l00 in bonds
had become S2sl1. So he had his
farm and 1851 over paying for it.
The rumor that Rev. Kensey Johns
Stewart the Greenback candidate for
Governor, Ia discussing on what he
knows about elections" is untrus. He
is lecturing on "Miracles and Their
Relation to Modern Investigations"
The similarity Of the subjects We sup
pose is what caused the mistake.
The people of Dover are not troubled
over the "Problem Of Life" They are
troubled over nothing, and take life as
it comes. Theodore Tilton found it SO.
The fact of his having poor audience
is reflection on the intellectual condi-
ton Of our capital.
Thieves are migrating around the
capital. BY means of a drill jack and
crow bar they quarreyed pane Of glass
from the store window Of Mr.. J. R. Nc
Gonigal, then visited Gowing's shoe
store and several other places in the
vicinity.
Ths case Of Jesse l.. Woodoook, .ac-
cused of setting his store on fire in
Easton, has been removed to Caroline
county for trial. The feeling against
him in Easton would render the sscul-
ing fair trial doubtful.
Two gentlemen residing near Newark
the other day fred at flock of ducks
flying near their residence. Judge Of
their surprise when they picked up
three or four Of the fattest fowls from
their own barnyards.
Rev. G. A. Ph9bus, late pastor Of
the Newark M. 4. Church, but now
stationed at Laurel, has been preparing
for the press his manuscript Of the life
Of Asbury, the first NJ. K. Bishop in
America.
The Delaware Railroad Company
have raised .he rate of freight on grain
from 81 cents to II cents per hundred
pounds between Dover and Philadsl-
pLia.
Building lots OF two acres and up
wards will BE- given away at Houston,
Dell, togood respectable men who will
build dwellings and locate there.
The Salisbury .'Timss" is pricking
the oonscisnoes Of its people over the
bad condition Of the graveyards. Ap-
ply Mark Twain's ghastly vision.
Elias s. Reed, ESQ.,, Of Dover, who
has been practicipg law about twenty
years in that town will remove to Phil
adelphia about December lst.
Miss NJ. Anna Ofllsy. instructor in
Elocution, has been engaged by Prof.
Groves TO attend each Of the Teachers
Institutes for three counties.
The Sussex Institute will be held At
Laurel, beginning on the ID prox., and
he one for Kent at Milford, beginning
IN the 10th proximo.
A colored man Of Newark wears =
rest ornsmented with half dimes,
which he has sewed on with green silk
md uses Is buttons.
A steam propeller nsvigated the
up as far as the town of
something never done be-
ore.
Delaware State Medical Society met
I the residence OF DR.. Marshall in Mil
,rd, on Thursday last.
Gypsies have encompasssd Sails
ury.