Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-09-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Eptome Of Business and Personal Mttters.
DR.. b. F. Chatham, of Odessa, has pur-
chased The farm which belonged to the late
VIM. Thomas, situate in Kent County, Md,
for $40 per acre
The s0th anniversary of the battle of
Brandywine will he celebrated in the Woods
of James Riddle, on Monday next. by 1--WE
the People
Key, Mr. Marsh preached his initial ser.
mon in the Second Baptist Church. al the
corner of Fourth and French Streets, last
sabbath morning, from part of the 18th and
10Th verses Of PHILIPPIANS: Among whom
he shines as lights in the world, holding
forth the word of life y
y little boy about six years of age, son of
Daniel Nary, was drowned in the dam above
Jessup y Moore's paper mill, at Rockland,
on sunday morning last. His body was re-
covered IN about fifteen minutes, but all
efforts to resuscitate him proved in vain.
There will be grand Temperance Mass
Meeting or Harvest Home, in Alban Buck
lngham's Woods, near Pleasant Hill, one mile
west of Ehenezer Church, in Mill Creek Hid.
on saturday, the 9th inst, commencing ai
10 o'clock, A. NJ. Addresses will be deliver
ca by Rev Pennell CoOmb, Rev. Geo Ouig-
icy, II. c. Cunningham, Esq. and b. Steb-
bins, NJ d., and other prominent speakers.
lhe ST Georges Band has been engaged for
the occasion. The public are cordially invit.
ed to attend. II the weather should prove
tmtaNorable on that day, the meeting will he
held ON the following Tuesday.
A number of horse thieves are now prowl.
ing in the vicinity of Newark, Del On
Tuesday morning last, Mr. Alexander Laws,
who lives about mile this side OF that place
discovered a man in his barn, and called TO
INN 10 come out, or he would shoot: the
fellow refusing To comply with the request
NJ Laws Tired the load taking effect in the
i him of tha fliaf M, 1 .
| dressed the wounds The man who was
shot said that he was paper maker, and
lived near Chester Pa.
Cdrter zouage Troupe The celebrated
/ Carter Zouave Troupe and Young Female
Brass Band, will give two entertainments al
the Institute Hall, on this and tomorrow
evenings, on which occasions they will appear
| in all their original Songs, Dances, PantO-
mlues, &c. They have been performing in
Philadelphia for some time past to large an
diences.
Saturday Night Fesiicals-Thc entertain.
ments al Good Templars Hall, on Saturday
night last, were excellent. The peaches. 10
cream and cakes were approved, while tht
songs and recitations and speaking were well
received 1t is purposed to have another
gathering OF something of the same charac-
ter on saturday night next, and we hone on,
people will be found there in goodlv MN,
hers These social gatherings are for the
benefit OF the Order, which is devoted to the
suppression of intemperance. So good an
OBJECT deserves the jealous support of the
people at large. The devastations Of drunk
enness are spreading widely-no family, nc
individual is safe from its ravages. MANY
Whom we supposed were secure from its de
gradation, have fallen before its insidious OF
oYerpowering influence. The Young men.
particularly, are fast falling into the terrible
habit of excessive drinking, and their rela
| llVes and friends should be found unitine
against that business and that practice which
Is bringing bitter woe to many affectionat,
hearts Every organization which aims al
The prevention and cure of intemperance
should hnd encouragement at the hands o
each patriot and christian Mr. Coleman
from Philadelphia, it is expected, will max,
q brief address, which doubtless will he edify.
ing Admission free.
Men Boot and SAoe Store.-It will he saer
by advertisement in another conmn tha,
Evan +. Grubb, late Captain of Co. b Ia
delaware veteran Volunteers, has opened ,
hrst-class Boot and Shoe Store at No Fas
Second Street, and keeps constantly on hand
or will make TO order, all kinds Of Gentle
mems, Ladies', Misses and Children's Root
and shoes Mr. Grubb was among the frs
IN our state TO respond to the call of hi,
e"N.Ati - at tilt DREAMING Oul OF the rebellion
ana joined the armies of the Republic as ,
private. BY his courage and talents he woI
his way up to the position of a Captain. ant
has returned after four years of service, ant
commenced business in our city. He is (
/ practical workman, and those who favor hin
with their patronage may rely on hayint
their work done in the best manner. W,
take great pleasure in commencing him I,
our citizens as worthy of generous support
Sale Of a 'Church.-The members of III,
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, have purchase,
the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church !,
Walnut street, between Sixth and Seventh
for ~, 900 The purchasers have appointed
collectors who will call upon our citizens il
? a few days for subscriptions to aid them il
liquidating the debt contracted by the pur
chase
4rest Of a Counterfeiter-On Saturda,
f night last about O'Clock, officer Wingati
OF the Fourth Ward, arrested a man name,
Joseph Hayes, at the residence of his father
near Brandywine Springs, on the charge q
2 passing counterfeit 'greenbacks - On Thurs
DAY night he passed a $50 note on the firm a
5. A. Nebeker & Co Some time since h
passed several counterfeit notes of the frac
!, tional currency on Joseph Waite Hayo
was brought TO this city and had a bear}n,
before the United States Commissioner 'Ii. Har
son Harman, Esq, on Monday affernoon M a
two O'Clock He was held 10 bail in tbe ann
of $1,000 for his appearance at the Unite
States District Court, on Tuesday next. Il
default of bail he was committed TO the CIT
Hail cells. Hayes was convicted at the Ma