Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
DOWN DRLAWARE.
Little Items from the Numerous state
Papers.

Papers.
Milford Nesos This winter has been a
severe one upon those dependent upou
their immediate labors royidiuR for 'heii
present wants. Many oeses of desitutior
have been reported and we know of none
that have not been relieved. TO collect
rents has been impossible ia many cases
and with one or two exceptions, owners
have not pressed their bits Yet tEera are
some per,ons the subjects OF "Cbil
| PERJURY, who prefer to suffer rather than
make h. own their condition. Such should
be uoobrtusively reliev- by those mp.
| precisti. u 'hs ooudi,iors The brl ,ncs
of the creiif II thu Milford Theatrical
Compn has b'eu xnausu d 10 r, iIt viuR
the neeny AID ,ha Il ioa on OF givr (
9th entertainments for h beut 1T .: tn.
poor IL being agitated Pos,ibly tn r. are
some lsckaGsisi.s who deplore this m -thod
of raising the money, but It's apple stion
must silei O. them.
s atord Iad,r.' Dir Joseph Noble, #
Bridge V ir HaNs that most % oplo WHO
exatpln" prnch trets fer the purpose of
seeins Nh-'h,r f,uit Is killed or not. cut
the bud up.n AID il they find u black
spot in the uruife pronouncs the peach AZ
dead. rhiH Mr. N. thinks, is not the
correct way, He SAYS il you will cnt into
the t0iR just below the bud there You will
find the peuch proper, and that in examin-
ing them In this way since ths cJld snap
he has found them to be alive He also
says that the sap IN ;he trees fire., yes every
winter, il u, Is not uousualy moderate.
aud thinks that the fact that it is froz n
this winter does not argue that the peaches
are killed at all
There are several applicants, snys the
Milford Ne'os. for the position OF col.
lector and constable for Milford hundred.
John X. Cahali, the present incum bent,
asks to be continued. Hezekiah Masten,
who has asked before and been requested
to wait, puts in second plea and John
Sapp petitiobs for the office. Efficiency
always has claim to reappointment, and
repeated Efforts demand attention. The
combat, therefore is between X. Cahall
and II, zekish Masten'
Sesford int a. The Seatord oyster
packers ar at FL terpr sing Bet and will do
almost anything to supply the demands of
their trade. Ibis we k they have had
hands at work at the beds, 80 or 60 miles
below here, cutting oysters out of the ice,
shucking them and sending them up by
rail, TO be reshipped here to parties up
north who lad ordered them OF our
packers"
Milford is to have an opera house. The
old M. E. Church building, known at
present Ms Music Hall, has been leased by
parties who propose to make it an at
tractive place of entertainment, with the
above title. II is to have new scenery and
1t is to be reprinted and frescoed
Perhaps the Milford Nens intends the
following item for ilke: "The colored
school started up last Tuesday. The
niggardly policy of the State authorities
towards the colcred schools will probably
cause it to he closed again after brief
session"
Superintendent Groves, at the court
house, in Georgetown, on Tuesday
examined 80 candidates for second ard
third grade teachers certificates. He held
similar examination in Sesford on
Thursday.
MIR. Guy kendall one of the fruit growers
near Milford, has sold all the live buds on
his peach trees that may come to perfect
| peaches, 10 MIR. AK Pull-u for "a tex OF
cigars Mr. y has no faith in the peach
crop
"ln" bard win,sr,' says tn Milford
| Ch'ohtf.e has made sur, IA # thinve.
arou Il Milford. Aag locality ~ ncsd OF
something in this line car he suppiiei nj
short notice.
The colored people of Milford ha7.
secured coiored lady from Philadclphia
to teach their school, which has been
closed for long time.
j. f. Price, of Greenwood, Sussex, has
lost bis senses of tasting and smelling
lie is being operated upon by DIR. Dormsn
OF Wilmington.