Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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BUSINESS, PERSONAL 1NTELLIaENoE, &C.
Phlemma Chandler, carpenter, and architect, Ii
about completing the wood work Of large and ad'
mifably designed dwelling house at the corner OF 9th
anu West Streets, the property Of Stephen Postles
Esq, Jones Bigzs, are doing the brick work
Joseph Pyle, and VIM. Davis, are creating two very
handsome brick houses near the old Ferry between
Spruce and Church streets.
John X. Rex, No. 81 Market Street has new ar
tice for whooping Cough which he recommends III
most effcacious remedy in that disease.
Mr.. George A. Casho has retired from the firm oil
William johnson & Co., Newark, Del, manufactur.
ers of Manny's Combined Mower and Reaper ana
other Agricultural implements. The business will
be continued under the firm OF VIM. johnson 70
The Steamboats, Zephyr and Pioneer run US fol>
lows, between this city and Philadelphia, Leaves
Philadelphia, at $3.50 A, NJ, and 80 p. M. Leave
Wilmington att A. NJ, and p. M.
The firm of SpeRkman Gordon, Grocery mer'
chants, Seventh and Market streets, has been dis
solved. The business will be continued by Speak
| man Brother We recommend them to the patron
| age of the public
| Henry du Pont has taken out Letters Of Admins
tration upon the estate of Alexis l. dn Pont decd
Rev. l. Il. Cooper will preach in Union ". h
| Church, next Sabbath morning. on Divine Provi
| dence.
Rev Henry Sutton will preach In Asbury NJ e
church, next Sabbath morning. and also In the even
Ing.
Church, on Seventh street, last Sunday morning and
| evening.
| Spencer Chandler has taken out letters Of Admin
stratlon on the estate of Hannah Chandler, OF MIL
Greek Hundred deceased
ID. GLACIER adverLises to purchase Bank notes o.
every description, and drafts and bills Of exchange
| on any point in Europe.
Messrs Harlan Holngsworth, on Saturday
morning last laid the keel of propeller 100 feet II
length. Tho keel is IL inches ia the centre and ta'
pers of at each end to inches.
Ephraim Sterling ia doing good business at Ked
Lion, BY making wagons, wheels, plowa, harrows,
ia pf md nt,aadaf
deserves the support of the surrounding country.
Robert White, OF this city, has bought the Wheel
wright and blacksmith shops Of Daniel Wolfe, at ~
Georges, and intends to carry on the business quite
extensively.
Among the horses on exhibition at the Agricu llural
show last week, was fue bay, called "Henry May
Day, jr !" owned by William M. Sucker, OF HE'D
Lion Hundred. He is four years old, and performs
admirably on the track He is of the EclisPe stock,
and will BIZ valuable acquisition TO the stock oil
this State
The stock of furniture, bedding, mattresses, &c,
at the ESTABLISHING mt OF James Maonioho, corner OF
Fourth and Shpey streets, will be sold at Public
Sale on Saturday morning. the l7th inst, and those
remaining unsold will BIO offered the following We'd
nesday.
Bryan Jackson exhibited at the exhibition of the
New Castle County Agricultural Society, several
White Lisbon Onions. of large size, which he had
raised from the seed sown May 10, 1857. If this
practice should generally prevail and prove success
full, much time and labor will BIO saved, rs two seas
sons are usually required to produce large onions.
Rev. Anthony Atwood, OF Philadelphia, passed
through this CITY, on Tuesday, on his way home
from New Jersey where he had been Oh a short
visit. He is suffering slightly from a cold, but his
general health is toleraby good.
Rev. Mr.. Pepper, Of the Scott M. b. Church, In
this city, Is slowly erng from sever attack Of
typhoid fever lie is still very feeble and emacia.
ted, and sometime must elapse before be will be
able to resume the duties of the pulpit.
Thomas nj. HaIvsy advertises variety of fruit
and ornamental trees at his nursery, ear Jenner-
Chester County. Mt law
Garrison Taylor, Of this city, will deliver the
second lecture OF the course, before the Willow
Grove, Academy, in the Christiana M. &. Church,
on Friday evening, the 9th inst, ut clock, P M
on Industrious Mechanics " The friends of educa-
tion are respectfully invited to attend. collection
will be taken up to defray expenses
We invite attention 10 the advertisement of tue
farm Of Fredus Pennington, deceased, situate in
Mill Creek HundIed II is IA good farm and worthy
of attention.
The students of Delaware College have challenged
the members Of the Senior Glass for debate, quite
spirited contes. will take place Saturday night
the 24th inst, the time fixed for the meeting
DR.. George G. Jones, son Of George JONES of this
city has located in Marion county, Missouri and is
we'll pleased with that section of the West. He
divides his time between farming and the practice
Of the profession ofmedcine
An old chap, resident of Hell's Point, familiar
ly known as Joe Oge, was arrested last Tuesday, on
the charge OF stealing chickens from Jacob Walton,
the tenant on the farm of John IL Price, ESQ.,, in
Branaywine Hundred After hearing he was sent
to New Castle, to await his trial at the next term of
the Court.
The exhibition Of the agricultural society of
Kent County, commenced at Dover, yesterday,
when there was quite good display ofhorses,
cattle, &C., and there was large number of
farmers and others in attendance. 1t will be
continued to-day.
The fall term of the Court for Sussex Co.,
commenced at Georgetown, on Monday
! here is considerable criminal business on tho
docket, there being one or two cases Of Cap
ital character
The first premium was awarded to the grain
drill manufactured by llaines X Woods of this
city, at the Burlington County, N. j., exhi-
bition, last week. Also by the Montgomery
County fair held at Noristown, Pa, the same
week.
A vast deal of stuff and nonsense has been
written about Banks, Paper Money, Credit,
Expansion and so on. Banks are not " crea-
lures of the public" as political orator sta
ted in Philadelphia; they are private institu-
lions; they are not charitable establishments
for loaning money to panpers they have a
right to lend to any one they please, and have
no right to inquire Of me for what purpose |
wish to use the money, though, If they please,
and disaprrove of the purpose to which in-
tend to apply the money, they have the right
| to refuse the loan. Men do not build steam
ers or houses for the benefit of the public, but
for the purpose of making money. For this
very purpose DR.. Grimshaw offers for sale al
his store, No. 16l Market Street, great yari.
ETY. of articles and will take bank notes in pay.
| ment.
Wilmington Presbyiery The Semi-annua
Session of the Presbytery of Wilmington
took place in the church Of Port Penn, Del.
commencing on Tuesday evening, September
22d, opening sermon by Rev. John W. Mears
haaa ali
scented by Hon. Mr.. Mccullough.
The attendance both of members of thu
body and of the people upon the religious ex-
ercses was kept up with signs Of increasing
interest to the close. Addresses were deliver
ed and sermons were preached during eacl
day Of the observation-disclosures on Personal Of
fort for The conversion of Men, by Rev. Jane
Morton and Geo Hoods on Church Erteas,O
as a DenomlnationaL Measure, by Rev. Johi
W. Mears; on Education for The Ministry, by
Rev. D. Fl. Emerson, on Catechefical lnstruc
tiOn, by Rev. Geo. Foot and Geo. F. Wiswell
The sacrament OF the Lords Supper was ad
ministered on Thursday afternoon, the sermo
was preached by Rev. D. H. Emerson.
young man was admitted to the Church, re-
ceiying the rite Of baptism at the same time.
The usual resolutions were passed, endorsin
the prominent and benevolent schemes of tn
General Assembly, and recommending them t
the support of the Church es.
All the decisions OF the Presbytery wer
unanimous and no subject calculated to Dim
out great diversity of views was introduced
AT no time in Its entire history has the Presby
terry been so prosperous, or its meetings so in
teresting and so profitable.
The next meeting of the Presbytery will b
held in the Central Church, Wilmington, G
the first Tuesday of April Cecil Dsm.
F List of Grand Jurors for Kent Q ounty, o
tober Term, 1857
Duck Creek Hundred-Wilam Farrell, Cha
G. Temple, John r. Griffin and James
Ruth.
Lille nreek-Thnnnas Manre Matthew Hntcl