Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-02-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


MISSIONARY AENIvERsARY.--Th members Of
st. paul's NJ E. Church, held their anniversary |
meetingjon Sunday. The collections on the oe- !
casion-in the gregations-morning and eve |
ming, accounted to about four hundred dollars |
In tho afternoon, Mt 8 O'clock the Sabbath
Schools held their exercises in the Church. The
children sang several beautiful hymns. The
Revs. Messrs. McClay, Barns and Brisbane, de-
ivered interesting addresses, after which the
annual collection was taken, which amounted 10
about one hundred and twenty-five dollars, max
ing the aggregate collections, both in the con-
gregations and Sabbath Schools Eve hundred
and twenty-five dollars, being an increase over
last year Of from forty TO fifty dOllara. The
Rev. Mr.. McClay, who was Missionary to
China, also preached to large congregations
morning and evening Having resided in that
country thirteen yeais,'hi remarks were highly
interesting in relation to the field Of his labors,
aud were listened to attentivey by large au-
ditory.
BArrisM.-Two ladies were baptized in the
pool at the Second Baptist Church, on Sunday
evening last.
FiRE.-The grist mill belonging to Mary Da-
Wis and occupied by Edward Jones, about eight
miles from Georgetown, Sussex County, took FIRE
and was burned down, on Tuesday last.
MILITARY The Kirkwood Rifle Company has
been formed at Odessa Captain, Dr. William
Ashcraft; First Lieutenant, G. Watkins; Second
Lieutenant, L. a. Lavender; Orderly Sergeant,
; c. G. Foster Corporal, F. a. Hyatt
} PEAoE.-The peace Congress assembled il
Washington, yesterday. The people of thii
vicinity assemble daily and nightly Mt the stori
s of Cheap John, No. 4l2 King Street, for thu
c purpose of purchasing all kinds Of household
0 goods. You can be suited with everything you
y want both in quality and prices.
" WE would call the attention of our friend
:, particularly To the fresh Tomatoes put up 10 ri
. tight cans, for sale by |. S. FLINT, Market st.
below Sth They are of first.rate quality, Mt
n lower price than ever sold before; in fact. the
II are cheap enough to be eaten as vegetable al
q winter.
- PGoR-POCKsr, young man of very gentee
- appearance, was taken from one of the cars ut III
y depot, IN this city, yesterday morning, by Con
. stable Moody, on the charge Of attempting /
70 pick lady's pocket. lie took him TO the Cit
"a Hail. where he had n hearing before the Alder
- man. who inquired into the charges and findin
that the material witnesses in the case were out
the city, committed him for n further hearing
Is The name given by the young man was IIcnr
Williams.
q. pREOAurIoNARY.-We see il stated that Pres
d dent FELTON, of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
=. and Baltimore Railroad. has stationed guards
g all the bridges on that highway, to prevent an
or injury to those structures from the hands Of Il
e. miscreants who have threatened their destruction
ga to prevent President Lincoln from passing ov,
N them.
81 The WEATmER.-Shturdhy was extreme
IN foggy. 1t was with difficulty that persons cou
~ be recognised n few feet apart On Sunday Il
VI weather was variable sometimes cloudy NJ
W sometimes sunshiHy. This continued until yc
re terday afternoon when n delightful spring-lil
u sun shone from cloudlcss sky,
re- SALE.--The New Steam Mill, near GeOrg
he town, with over two hundred acres of land n
ire tached, changed hands last week; $4,000 we
he paid. The purchaser was from Pennsylvania
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