Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-15
LOUAL AFFAIRS.

EpITOME or BUSINESS AND PERSONAL INTEL
Ordinance making appropriations ne
Tor the expenses of the city for the year 1861, rec
will be found in another column ha
Esly- The Annual meeting of the Stockholders of
Of the Odd Fellows Hall Company, will be held lo'
at their Hall, on the afternoon OF the Nth inst VIC
at o'clock. ne
H5Ss- The Living Home and Home for the In dc
sans, DR.. j. A. Brown, Proprietor near this city %
snow in successful operation, aud is gradually it
Glliug up with boardcrs. &C
Hsg~ VIM Davidson, ST., hns purchased the II
Marble, Granite and Brownslone Works of Brown a
q Dayisou corner OF Fifth aud King Streets, o.
and will hereafter conduct the business.
NETTING OF rHR STOCKHOLDERS OF THIS DEL
AWARE RAILROAD C0MpASI.-The ninth annual
meeting of Stockholders of the Delaware Rail y
road Company was held at the Coupauys office
in Dover pursuant to the acts Of incorporation,
on Thursday the 10th of january, 1861.
On motion OF @. |. Dupont, Manove Hayes,
Esq, was called to the chair, and Samuel Cul-
breth was appointed Secretary.
The report of the Directors aud Treasurer
we're Submitted and read aud approved.
On motion of Mr.. Gray, il was
Resolped That the stockholders present pro-
coed to the election Of thirteen directors and a
treasurer for the ensuing year.
1t was announced TINT Nessrs. Ayres STOCK
ley and John A. Duncan were BY the board
chosen judges,
Whereupon, S. NJ. Harrington, s. NJ. FELTON,,
A. @. Gray, Charles |. DUPONT, Joseph Bring
hurst, Jesse Sharpe, Dir. Ridgely H. Is. Fiddle
p man, Daniel Curry, Alexander johnson, VIM,
IS Cannon, VIM. Ii. Ross and Charles Wright were
IS unanimously elected Directors, aud james y.
"a Alice, Treasurer, each having received 1888
=. votes
" Gu motion of }. A. Duncan,
~ RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this meet
in wi published
Sc pamphlet form as usual.
au On motion il was
gal Resolved That Eli Salisbury, Caleb $. Penne-
te will and Elias s. Reed be committee to audit
es the accounts of the Treasurer preparatory to
lis submission to the stockholders at the next
M annual meeting any vacancy in said committee
-, to he filed by the Board of Directors,
NV On motion of Mr.. dupont, the proceedings of
us the meeting were read and adopted
be On motion the meeting adjourned.
ra The newly elected Board met and unanimous
=. " elected S. NJ Harrington, President, and Jas
-" +. Alice. Secretary.
nd The President, Chancellor Harrington, sub
the mitted the Annual Report of the Directors. lily
10 it, we learn that. during the year the numbei
'-' of passengers carried is lS,2C4, against "a Coz
= last year eleven months;) of bushels Of grain
tea sos 604, against 3I4, 1Sl; lime FOG, 800 bushels
4 Ia and ~, 994 tons of merchandise, Nc, agains
nnv 81 2O5 The total receipts are $l3S, 97U.H7, he
Iher lhe - ,,,sia,ti,,sai,' iar,,o, in
lsti penses nave oeeh pFopotNonhily mIRer' OWN
lon chiefly to the large amount Of service belor
, he stated. The receipts exceed expenses notwiil
standing, by the sum of SAL, 446.0n.
non ~ ~ ,tsse,,ai rs'a;a,; ad ~
vote nueoseu ~ ~ a,,,et % ~ ~ & n n
ring suipaos.N san A. sasa,, a,,,la.;t na eas
be Company, Tor the saiety' regularity anu eas
,r 10 with which this large business is done. VII
the 60 me means at command it would be impc
tate sible for our own, any other newly organize
mink company, u Wv III ss
All sum eAho'nees, sIss ~ ~ ~ ai ,
oulu NC - - IS ,i -, ,.,,,,,, i
lsion TINS yenl H.
hem, AutsI y mi,s ~ - ai !;
.nel,, W. a5 Sinre January 1919 tb;r,nen stn
tes proved Snee oo"I KITTY "J ,ban i, 30 =,
on' o,hsrs nreyiously nut in. hove been flied over
sub one bridge has also been filled up which exp
ether rience proved 70 require no enNert-inaA'ng
..n. siy,epn
.rled To increase the irelghtlng anu passenger {
event Communications grauariGs have, within that tin
", - 49, huilt at Senfnrd and Hriilneyille cash
DINER pcsn pu'i 9" - -, -. 3s So 80 -
80 by - feet at Laurel and Camden, each
,.a n nv 81 feet. NJ smyrna, ia second building
two ny 81 feet, aud at Townsend one % by 81.
ct the addition to these ana 10 me grana6y AZ Midl
l, ana .Swn ssa.,o" rnar,ss XIII hy 3,als
A. leased by the z. W. & b. Company, for the
of this road, at Greenwood and harrington
mos, tons also private gtanat'es " rarm'mg,oh
nre u,T hoSt o" hundred thousand bushes If o,
= - toi uoV ,. ~ ~ -, h.Is 49,. e. 2.
Of the on the line OIL the fohu' "A Ianusohe TWO 81
maya liz ~ nona ore is much needed o1 s,y
with oat al poVer ome ne uS Sas Seao ~
a. tbis and mr. in opeTation over the road as ia
plate Middietowh any iseen,y' measures nave