Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-23
LOCAL AFFAIRs.

ErITpMH of DuasEss AND CoMMERcIkf
IkfEht5GEscR.- -AlattiewA Kettlewood oil
Company y, Eighth Delaware volunteers,
died at City Point Va, on the l5lh inst.
Ills remains were brought home, and will
be 'iuterred'to- day from the residence his
Iather in Pencader Hundred. 49,.
a yerylhandsouie Bible was presente Ito
Columbia Lodge. No. l2. /. D. G. r., cn
the 18th inst, by Salie NJ. Staats and Ida
A. w. Poulson. The presentation speech
was made by Dr.. Cameron and John Hare
responded on behalf of the Lodge.
The thirteenth annual meeting of the
stockholders otihe Delaware Railroad Com
pany, will be held on the 18th Of January.
Henry Coulter, son OF Joseph Coulter,
who resides near Newark, was taken pris-
oner at the time our forces advanced on tho
Weldon Railroad, n few weeks ago aud is
now in some place in Georgia He Was Al
member Of the First Delaware Regiment.
Thomas Roberts, Esq, of this city, lee
tured before the Good Templars ia the NJ. H..
Church, 10 Christiana Village, last Monday
evening.
The Republican says:-Wo learn from
'fhos. j. Thompson Of the lst Delaware
Vet. Vols., who was captured at Freder-
icksburg, Va, after being wounded nj the
battle Of the Wilderness, MAY 9th, S64,
and who has been paroled, that Jas, Mckee,
Go. \ ----- Carr, A.; William Akin,
3D.; John Little, b.; 5ergt, Nixon, X; Cor
poral Jerry Ayers X; John Martin, G
John r. Cole; g.; John McKinsey, +. VIM.
Ware, K; Isaac Galaway, H., lst Del Vet.
Vols; Jos. Killgore and Charles Barlow,
90. A, 4th Del. Vos., were sent from
Millen, Ca. to Florence, S. c., on the l7th
Of November. last. Alexander Giles, Co. |,
LIST Del. V. v, is at Parole Camp, Anuapo-
lis, Md.
Charles w. Simmons, sos Of Wm. Sim
mons, arrived home a few days ago from
Andersonville, Ga, from which he was re-
leased as a prisoner oil war. He fully con-
! firms the statements in relation 10 tho bad
treatment Of our prisoners.
The following Delawareans wero at An
Jacksonville when MIR. Simmons was there,
viz: First Delaware, John Martin, Wm.
Akin and John Little, of Wilmington,
these three were sick and helpless,) two OF
the Barnard boys, one Of whom had died
Of Wilmington, McCraeken, Of Brandywine
Hundred, (who died,) Jerry AyIes and Isaac
Nixon, WIN. Ward OF %. X, McKinsey Of
Company H, Kinsley OF Company +, james
McGes Of Company A. Fourth Delaware,
John Killgore Of Newport. First Delaware
Cavalry. John Payne, Of Braudywiue Hd.
Henry Canning, (son of the late MIR. Can
ming, the former Express Agent ofthis city,
of the 1881 Pennsylvania, was also in An
dersonville. Martin, Akin, Little and
Killgore he thinks are paroled and on their
way home.
The following named officers of the 4th
Del. Vols. upop the recommendation Of
their superior officers, have recently been
promoted, having received Breyet Commis
sions from the President Of the United
States for gallant and meritorious conduct
npon the battlefield:
1t. Col. G Il. LaMotte TO be Breget Col
Major NJ: b. Gist, to bO Brevet 1t. Col
Capts. Kent and Cause 10 be Breyei
Majors.
Its y. f. Buckingham H. Gawthrop and
Il. n. Yardey to be- Breyet Captains.
SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS DINNER THE
ladies interested in providing dinner fol
the soldiers now on Provost duty and in
the Hospital, in this city desire us tC
state that the dinner will take place al
two places on to-morrow--Saturdny---iht
24th inst. One will be given at TIE
Hospital at twelve o clock, and another
at the Union League Rooms ut O'Clock
All persons who have determined to con
tribute provisions on these occasions, arc
requested to have them ut the Hospitu
before II O'Clock in the mo ming, or at
the League Room, before o'clock in the
afternoon Any further information con
cerning the dinner may be obtained o
either of the following named ladies', who
will also receive such contributions o
money for the object, as the patriotic and
loyal friends of the soldiers are disposed
to give.
Mrs William Candy,
Mra Hnnr, L untnnM