Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Epit0me Of Business and Personal Matters
Mrs. NJ. A. Peterson, $40 Market Street
advertises House Furnishing Goods, Kitchen
Utensils, Fancy Articles, &c, suitable for
presents.
George Hirzel has for sale II four horse
power steam engine, in good running order
which can be seen at No. 206 Second Street
between French and Walnut.
The annual meeting OF the Stockholders
of the Wilmington Navigation Company
will be held at g21 Market Street on Thurs
day, February list, 1866, between . and 4
O'Clock, 7. NJ, at which time three directors
will be elected to serve three years. and
other business transacted
A Universalist sermon will he preached on
sunday evening, ut Z! O'Clock, at the odd
Fellows Hall, by the Rev. James Schrigley
The public are invited to attend.
The Delaware Railroad Company has de
clared dividend of three per cent. less roy
ernment tax, payable on and after January
1, 1866.
An Unusual Opportunity.-W direct at
tention TO one or two advertisements in an
other part of this days paper in which an
unusual opportunity is presented to agents to
make money with little or no previous outlay
of means Energy industry and integrity
being the capital most necessary to be en-
ployed. The business that will require their
time and attention is no catch-penny one,
but real, substantial and respectable paw
ing affair. The business of selling Sewing
Machines has become entirely too extensive
and popular in these days to be considered
deception or fraud. All families want a
Sewing Machine, and the only difficulty in
the way is TO know which is the best one.
we may have more to say on this head in a
future number.
Christmas at 81. John's-Ch Christmas Day
was celebrated with much spirit at his
Church. On Sunday, at quarter of twelve
midnight, solemn service was held there
being large congregation present. Imme.
diately afterwards, all hands set TO work
putting up the ssccnr which had been pre.
viously prepared and for several hours there
was busy scene presented. BY O'Clock
Christmas Day everything was in readiness.
and at u O'Clock the choral service took place
in the presence of still larger congregation.
| The church, we are told, never looked so
handsome, great taste and skill being shown
in the decorations. Services were also held
on Christmas Day at 10t A. NJ, and u P. NJ.
Temperanee.-It is certainly very oppor.
tune of the Alliance to bring out such n lee.
turer as Mr.. 7, Carkson Taylor immediate.
" after Christmas and before New Year
The disorderly disspations of last MONDAY
call for the renewed efforts of every TEN.
perance organization in Wilmington. and
the Alliance with their usual promptitude
have engaged Mr.. Taylor to address pub.
lie meeting in the Odd Fellows Hall. on
Sunday afternoon next, at O'Clock. The
right man at the right time. Would thai
all our young men could be induced to &c
and hear Mr.. Taylor.
Christmas Day was celebrated in the sew
eral Catholic and Episcopal Churches in hi.
city, in holy, reverential, Christian man
ner. None of the other denominations held
service, we believe. In the streets. roNdv
ism, disorder and drunkenness prevailed /,
an unusually fearful extent. We are told
that at an early hour of the day the city cell.
were so filled with inebrates of both scxe.
that the officers were unable to obtain room
for those who were yet to be arrested. Thi,
is sorry,picture for Christian festival and
moral community to present. Is it no
time that some effective measures were beinf
taken to remedy the growing evil?
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