Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-01
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Spsc NJ CORES lnd,nre " State Journal,
NORTH East, June 23.-rhc farmers of this
section have pretty generally secured their
wheat crop. In our immediate vicinity the
Weld il good III the neighbOrhOod of Perry
Vile the crop il II light one. The hay crop ii
being gathered and will prove short although
timothy will give AN average yield.
Wingatc P0,t, q. A. r., will give an excur-
sion from here to Colchester beach on next
Saturday. They have secured both brass and
string bands, and to all appearances this will
be very pleasant affair
The health of our community is fair. con-
sidering the warm weather. Some sickness
am ongst children. Dr.. L.. \. Worrall has been
i'll, but il again able to attend to his profess
siuual duties.
We hear that the American Mechanics III
tend milking improvements i'll their hall by
putting vcntiators in the roof, &c. This will
make a delightful change, for AZ it is now It's
one of the hottest places imaginable.
DR.. Brewer, formerly of the Record. left
for Danville, Pa, yesterday, where he will re-
main until he finishes history of that city,
upon which he has been ut work for some
time. We part with genial friend and good
editor with regret and may success attend
him.
NORTH EAST. June 2j.- business is dull
here owing partially to the fact that country
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no time TO visit the village; hut mainly is this
dizziness due to the condition of the rolling
mill works being slack-the men making only
about half time. Some of the operatives are
moving to other places, where there is more
work with better wages. Mr.. John Moke,
formerly employed in the iron works here, has
gone to McNeesport and it in reported he
makes from $50 to $40 per week.
The census enumerator has finished up our
borough, and giyes us population OF S9G,
considerably below that claimed many think
ing it would go as high as l,2O0. Az the
cnumerator il careful and pains-taking
officer, his figures are no doubt correct
Captain Wilson, who had intended Civ
ing an excursion on the 3D. of July, has
postponed it until the 18th of July. This
action was taken out of respect for the Post
of the q. A. H., he thinking it might draw
from their excursion which leaves here to-
morrow.
DR.. Frazer. the editor of the new paper,
about to make its appearance in Elkton, was i'll
town yesterday working up the interest of the
new enterprise. We wish the doctor well, but
it is likely that our own newsy sheet, the
Hc1rd, Will continue to receive the support
of oar people support it richly merits
NoRrH EAST June 80. On Saturday George
Dawson, Of Wilmington. came to his uncles.
William Potts. short time after his arrival
he climbed cherry tree for fruit. When
about 10 feet high limb broke, precipitating
him to the ground. severely and painfully
lnjuring one OF his shoulders.
The chester. with the Grand Army eXclr
sion, left here at . O'Clock u. M. Saturday for
colchester, with about $50 people on board,
and arrived home at . O'Clock p. III. The day
was an enjoyable one marred only by an
accident to one Of the number, Bndd JEFF
ferries. who in diving struck u sunken log,
receiving n painful injury across the chest.
Although bruised considerably, the injury i'd
not dangerous one, and in few days
"}ndd' viii De around. The proceeds Of the
excursion will just about let the q. a. X. boys
ont and nothing over
In my last stated that the population of
our borough is $40 this was mistake, it is
9SS still this figure is considerably below what
some of our citizens expected.
SOme OF our young men talk of getting up
an excursion down the bay about July 2ith.
liey. e. +. sheppard preached here on sun
day morning and evening subjects, 'lmnor-
tality' and Temperance.
Mr.. James u. AleXandcr's little grandson,
who has for few weeks been under the care
of DR.. Worrall for fracture of arm was re-
leased from the splints ON saturday and is
now able to use both AIMS to his intense salts
faction.