Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-05-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


EPIToME OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL
INTELLIaENcE-Th Delawarean denies
the statement made by the Smyrna Times
that Gov. Burton had written a letter to
Secretary Stanton, avowing himself in
favor of the Union.
The partnership heretofore existing
under the firm of Hayes Il Richardson
has been dissolved The Morocco man
ufacturing business will be continued by
Joseph Richardson, Jr., at the old stand,
No. 80 Third street near Tatnall.
Rev Patrick Reilly, has taken ont let
tiers Testamentary upon the estate Of Ann
L. Miller, deceased
We direct attention to the advertise
ments of the ears, for important changes
in the running time of the trains
SmAD FlsHINd.-0ne of our citizens,
Mr.. George Mclaughlin, caught last
Sunday in his gill sein ON the Delaware
River, near the Chrstiana 5O4 Shad and
l3 Rock Fish. The Shad are worth
about Sl2 per hundred, making in the
aggregate S6O.4S, big days work this
CFcIL COUNTY AFFAIRS. The Cecil
Uhig of Saturday says:
Election Of School Commissioners The
following gentlemen were elected School
Commissioners, at the election on We'd
ncsday last --Ceciton, Thomas p. Jones;
Chesapeake City, Benjamin W. Harris
Elkton, Il. A. Ellis Fair Hill, c. c.
Brokaw; North East, DIR. Charles r.
Shippers; Rising Sun, Samuel Haines
Port Deposit, Jefferson Ramsay. Secesl
made a masked battery fight in nearly al
the districts, but succeeded in one only
The vote polled was very small.
Torn Election election on Mon.
day last for Town Commissioners resulted
in the choice of the following gentlemen
George Earle, Esq, |. II Register, Benz
Wells, John Perkins, Jr., p. G. Strickland
Lambert G. Foard and j. 2. Bradbury
One hundred and Seyenty-iiye votes were
polled, the successful ticket receiving an
average vote of los. Mr. Strickland
having received the highest number o
votes cast, is constituted Mayor of tn,
town. There was another ticket in tn,
field, which its opponents styled "secesh;
he this as it may it shared the fortune o
that ll-starred political heresy
POCKET PIcKED-At the recent Anti
Slavery Convention in New York, Thoma
Garrett of this city, was one of the Vice
Presidents, The collection was takel
up in his hat, and it is said about $5l
more were collected on that account
Whilst in New York he had his pocke
picked Of about Sl2, Miss Heald, VIII,
was in company with him at the time, los
her port monnaie, with all the money sb,
had with her.
ELEoTED.--A the annual meeting O
the Stockholders of the Farmers AM
Mechanics Bank of Milford,r held a
their banking house, OH Tuesday last, tn
following officers were elected to serve 70
the ensuing year;
Directors-Wm. N. w. dorsey, Jane
r. Loaand, VIM. Hill, c. s. Watson
John A. Hazard, VIM. Tharp, VIM. A
Scribner President, VIM. n. w. Dor
seyi Cashier, John W. Adkins, in plac
of Johh A. Hazard, resigned.
TRoUT.-The first salt trout of the sea
$ son made their appearance in MilfoT
. market last week These are the mos
i abundant of any kind of fish we have i
this State, thousands of bushels of ther
4 being caught every season. Sometime
e as many as one thousand bushels bein
caught at one haul of a ein.- Peninsula
h NelUS.
3 ELEcTED,-At regular meeting of I'll
e Stockholders Of the Citizens Bank {
+ Middletown ON Monday 9th inst. Ii
l following gentlemen were chosen to sery
;, as Directors for the ensuing year. viz
u George Derrickson, Thomas Murphy, 1
: A. Cochran, j. A. Eliason, B. Gibbs,
Lockwood, A r. Pennington, r. s.
n mans, and w. C. Eliason.
!. Town COMMISSIONERS At the ele
(. ton in New Cnstle, last Tuesday, Il
e. following gentlemen were elected tow
IS commissioners; DR.. A. V Lesley, Charl,
y A. Lambson, lsreal Ii. Fols, Villa
If Herbert, Gardiner l.. ,Iamison; Clerk
p. the Market, jonathan Williams.
u DEATH or WILLIAM FRANcE.-M
, William France, who was formerly in IL
e firm of II. France & Son, in the conduc
y ing of the Delaware Lottery, in this cit,
y we are informed, was found dead in h
u bed on Wednesday morning last, in Cil
. cnnati.
LAUNCHED. X. Kirkman, launc
4 ed a small steamboat, last Saturday, fro
!. his ship-yard at the Rocks.
BoARDiSu in private family, one large thr
! story front room, conveniently furnished f
two. Also, two single rooms. LocatiC
y pleasant. For directions inquire at this office
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