Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
UNION MEETINGS.

SmitherS, EstlS., ana Ut. NW ii' hhi"i Il
Brigade Surgeon, u. $. Army |!
OCTOBER 9th. 4
Al Centrevile at o'clock, u. Nj. u
OcroBER 2Sth. I
At Glasgow, at seven O'Clock, 7. M. y
OcroBER 29th..
At New Castle, ut seven o'clock, p. NJ. !
At Practical Farmer, "
OcroBEu Both. ,
At Newark, at seven o'clock, p. NJ.
OCTOBER 3lst.
At Delaware City, at I o'clock, j, M.
NOVEMBER LIST.
At Townsend, at one o'clock, Z. M. at
Mermaid at seven o'clock, T. NJ.
NOVEMBER Sd.
At Wilmington, in the City Hall, in the
evening.
The voters of Delaware without distine-
tion Of party are earnestly invited to at
tend these meetings. Good speakers will
be present to address them.
THE commencement Of II new volume
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ing Every number also contains portions
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y ARrnuR's MAGANNE.-'rhis superl
l.. ladies magazine bright, beautiful ant
m y. home.like as usual-has been received -
a. ~ The embellishments are elegant, and arr
u entitled, The Light of Home an,
~; Mothers Out" both truly liic-lle. TIN
'' Fashion plates exhibit all the yariou
? styles Of dress to be worn by the ladies -
Vi 1t also contains diagrams showing diifercn
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'"y siructiuns how to make them. The read
% VI, ing matter is Of the most chaste, refine
'au and moral character. Now is the time t
w. !" send ON your names for the volume {
Ns i 1868 We hope Arthur will have a lare
"" accession of new patrons to his list in DE
-. aware, for the next volume
the FAREWELL DlscouRsEs 1t was al
of nounced from the Pulpit of the First Pre-
real byteran Church, last Sabbath mornin,
that the Pastor, Rev. VIM. e. Robert
, at will preach his farewell sermon to his pc
ON pie, on next Sunday morning at hali-pa
Y of 10 o'clock, and to the Sabbath Scho
children in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. NJ
1 in Roberts leaves for his new field Of labor
Columbus, Ohio, in few days.
s. ARREsrE "A boy was arrested la
ues- evening by Police officer, charged wi
all having broken open the door lock of Il
ey; Monroe Chapel building, at sth al
lar Monroe streets.
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Letter from First Delaware Regime N
,eph LETTER No. 49,
i p BOLIVAR HEIGHTs HARpERs FRRRY, VA,
non Friday Oct. II, 1852.
,, FRIEND ECREL:
- We do not propose to op
= y, this letter with growl, us we closed IL rect
T. one, when referring to the operations of |
larp, Ladies' Aid Association but our object
" l.. to chrOnical some pleasant surprises-the
lnce, suit OF the labors oil that society eylden'
omes of kind remembrance on the part OF the
sociation and of friends ut home have be
% sufficient of late, and substantial enough
L. W occasion the prevalence Of II general &c
ooks, humor.
muel Twice within the past fortnight, has
food Ladies' Aid Society of Wilmington E
Elia- warded to the sick Of our Regiment
John abundant supply of articles of various k
rong, ,ur s'ie,t @ '"','E, I', So'e'
=" N' ing Joy not only to the sick, bnt to the "
Jr', for aside from the cheer his genial SIN
imuel brought, with greetings from the homes
sden, many, he. as the representative of that
e, A. ganizaton, has been the means OF enabl
many of the men 10 change their diet
,,,;n., government ratiOns for the time being
,.,a,, least substituting for the pork and he
n something little more appeti1ing.
, tpe 10 would have abundantly repaid the
I, and nors, if they could have witnessed the IN
letters fest pleasure OF the recipients when b,
s. He and parcels came to hand The Regin
lrt for had just returned from picket duty,
II sen- found upon its arrival in Camp, hinge
'ant 81 of goods in the company fronts and @
"' - one was eager to ascertain if lie We're
fortunate possessOr Of a box; those who
tempt receive them, would seize them and h
lrlson into their tent, and no long time elapse,
,eeded fore the lid was removed and contents
re into posed.
with n The contributions were Of all imagin
l,,, tba kinds tobacco was IL staple article
- '''e cakes, bread and edibles generally, ass
II very the men that there was no apprehensio
immediate starvation, whilst the mai
een or reioiced in the proprictorshp of some n
found stores.
ore the In addition to these individual cont
course tions, the Ladies' Aid Society made o.
sive donations having sent for distrihl
in the Regiment, chewing and smoking
bacco, pens, pen holders, paper, ink, c
lopes, pipes, newspapers and periOdici
. And by the way, these articles could
have come in n more oppOrtune seusol
they are essential TO a soldiers comfort
III your they have not always the means of proc
on with them. We have remarked in pre-
nch in letter that soldiers are not uuprutelul (.