Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-12-20
BILLY.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


HELP wANFED.-We have been requested to
publish the following extract of letter, from a
private source in Palmyra, Missouri, to gen
tleman in this cty:-
What are oil your Wilmington girls and ladies
doing these hard times have you ''Union soci.
cites and soldiers aid societies, &c. sc. IT, you
have ! want to beg you to aid us If you have
not hope you will get up one Immediately, and
call it the Missouri needle pickets, and pick
your fogers we'll for us poor persecuted Union
people.
You know DR.. i has joined uover's
regiment as surgeon. lie gives me such sad ac-
counts of the suffering Of the poor sick soldiers
that am quite Jealous in their cause He says
his heart fairly aches for them. Measles in its
worst form, with diseases Of the lungs and throat
and feyers are rife in the camp. The poor
fellows lie with their heavy military clothes on,
on beds of loose straw, with bags Of straw under
their heads and in this discomfort they suffer on
from day to day. Last week we collected all the
Union ladies we could find numbering about So,
and formed ourselves into u society to aid tue
poor soldiers. As many of our society are poor
women whose husbands arc already in the q. s.
service, we concluded, what little means we have,
to appropriate to the aid of the hospital, the
sick seem to be suffering much and need our
warmest sympathy. These men belonged to
some of our most prosperous farmers and mer-
chants whose farms have been laid waste and
stores pilaged by the marauding bands of rebels,
who have troubled us for so many months They
have come to this hot bed of rebellion to protect
and aid us who have suffered 80 long and sorely,
and we cannot see them thus suffer without
striving to aid them. In this matter both DR..
j and my own sympathies are most warmly
enlisted, and anything that our friends will do
for this cause will crafty us more than any
thing else. We are about making long shirts
and drawers, sheets and pillow cases and mat
trasses Anything in this line or material to
make them will be most this nkfully received.
Will you not try and aid us for the Doctors re-
giment? feel sure you will.
| SHOPPING IN PHlLADgLPHIa---Nlan ladies' OF
| Wilmington visit Philadelphia TO do their shop
ping Some Of them know where to 20 for good
and cheap articles, aud others do not, but raun-
ter along the streets and get into places, the
owners of some of which nro not much more
honest in their dealings than the New York
Mock Auction fellows, who cheat everybody that
comes along. To prevent this kind OF imp0si-
tion upon the people of Wilmington, Casselbeny
No. 45 North Eighth Street, informs them by
advertisement in this days paper, where they
may come and rely upOn being dealt with hon
estly. He keeps one Of the largest mud best as
sorted Dry Goods Stores in Philadelphia, and is
80 busy with waiting upon the crowds of custom
that daily visit his STORE that his clerks have
not time to cheat reluctant buyers, even if lie
would permit them to do 30. We do not suppose
there ia a store in Philadelphia in which great
er degree of confidence EXISTS between buyer and
seller than in Casselberry's. Purchasers know
exactly what they are buying, and no deception
is practieed upon them. A large stock Of every
variety OF Dry Goods enables him to suit the
tastes of all customers without resorting to any
unfair means. The Indies of our city who 90 to
Philadelphia to buy goods are invited to exam
IL 4 NJ -l-aN
street, below Arch.
A PRETTY EsTABLIsnMEET.-Whi visiting
Philadelphia, during the holidays, our people
should not fail to visit Earle < Sons splendid
Gallery Of Paintings, Pictures, Photographs
1 Statues, &C., in Chestnut street. No. BIG, be-
| tween 9Th and 9th streets. II is worth all the
time it will cost, to examine the beautiful pro
luctions Of art aud science to be found there. Il
! is freauented by crowds of visitors-ades q.
we'll as gentlemen-every fine day, and the scent
presented by the moving mass of living beau-
iy which throngs the galleries on the one hand
and the rare display of artistic skill and tastt
that line the walls on the other, is rich and plea
SAINT beyond description. These galleries have
been reiitted with view to the holidays, anC
are stocked with articles suited for presents
alike useful beautiful and valuable. Perhaps
in no other store in Philadelphia can be fount
, so many really suitable holiday goods from which
to select as in Earle Sons, and in none can bt
found more afFable and agreeable salesmen an(
clerks. II is pleasure to walk through tn,
place, If it he only to ask questions and look a
= the fine display of goods.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. - The Sabbath
School connected with the Scott NJ Z. Church
Of this city will give On interesting Exhibition il
d the Wilmington Institute, on Christmas night
h consisting OF RecitatOns, Dialogues and singing
by the children, This School is in want of
new Library and other things necessary for thu
O proper efficiency of Sabbath School and th
Q Exhibition is intended to assist in raising fund
for their purchase. The School is located in tn,
eastern section of our city in the Fourth ward
J. where good Sabbath School is much needed
IS The friends of the cause are therefore asked t
give their patronage to an effort so worthy al
this one. The doors Of the Exhibition will opel
. at O'clock and in consequence of the length o
c the Programme, the exercises will begin pre-
s cisely at Z. The price Of admission is only II
= cents.