Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
NEW CASTLE HUNDRED.

Alta meeting of the Friends Of the Administration
of the General Government in New Castle Huns
dred, convened at the Green Tree Inn, on Monday
Sept. "a, A. ID. 1927. On action JOHN MOoDfs
Est1. was called to the chair and EUan a. 1honiass
appointed Secretary
The object Of the meeting having been stated py
the Chairman, it was action
Iesoiped, That Committee Of five persons be
appointed by the Chairman 10 retire ana report tU
th,s meeting, the name of suitable person to supe
ply the vacancy in the County ticket nceasioned
by james Booth, jr. Esq having declined. lhe
committee. viz Evan Thomas, CUrheus u. Biahets
Robert Rhodes, Thomas Stockton, and Ihonas
Speakman, having retired, returned and Y foteo
to the meeting the name OF James M'CMfoUg@s
Farmer. Whereupon it Was on motion una,lIihyus.
ly Resolved. that tine vacancy in the County lNkete
be filed with the name OF James Di'Cuitough Far
mer, and he is hereby recommended to the h.n.
jealous. and undivided support %! the Friends OF
the Administration Of the General Government in
New Castle County at the ensuing General Eleca
ton. .
lie following persons were appointed a Commits
tee of Vigilance ior New Castle Hundred, who Will
use all fair and honorable means to promote the
success of the Administration Ticket at the ensuing
Election, viz. Peter s. Airichs, Joseph Halntons
Thomas Speakman, William Booth, Thomas arks
Giles Lamson, John MsCrune, Jr. Abraham Evsss
William M'Crone, George M'Crone, John Platts
Major Peter Jaquett, Thomas Booth, John Aliens
Joseph Spencer, Andrew Barnaby. Robert Rhodes
Abraham G. Short, Eli Foster Joseph Lintle, Cle'
ment Layton, BirdseIl Fowler, Washington Es
Moore. Gesrge Reynolds, James Wilson, William
Silyers. esq., Abel Sevl, Hugh Gemnill, Williams
q. Caulk. Thomas Jaquett, Daniel Read James
Rezae, Charles IL. Van Dyke, Cornelius ID Blaneys
esq. William B. Janvier, William Il. Magens, Joltt
Wiley, esq. Joseph Sawyer, VIM. Guthrie, samuel
NJ Couper, John Moody, esq. Lewis Curlett. so@
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Turner. -,
Resolyed, That the proceedings Of this meeting,
be published in the papers of this state friendly to
the Administration of the General Governments
'''N = JOHN MOODY, Chairman.
| Attest, EVAN H. THoMAs, Sec'y.
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,4,pfid CALAMITY. u.-Three mef, father and two
sons, named Saul. were killed On the 9TH instant,
near Columbus. in Ohio, in attempting to descend
into we'll, filled with fire damp. The particulars
as they have been reIatet, to us. were as folowsi
They had been engaged in digging the well, anu
had decended twenty feet II was o5served' the
night before, that, on coming out. the workifiert
appeared unusually pale On returning to the sVuik
Yesterday morning, brother lnaw of the young
Sauls, first attempted to descend, but experienced
so much distress before he reached the buttor1 that
1 he requested to BIZ drawn up. One OF tile yadng
men then got into the bucket, and was let down
about half when he fell to the bottom Of the syell
His brother Immediately attempted to descend to
his relief, but likewise fell belore reaching the bots
torn. The father then, contrary to the reifohz
trance of those about him, insisted On being ct
down he had descended about half way, when ne
called out to be drawn up again. butt before ne feaehS
ed the top, he also pitched out and fell dead upon
his dead sons Means were Immediately taKeii to
recover the dead bodies and attempts were made 10
resus scitate them, but vitality was wholly extinct.
IWest Statesman,