Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-19
LooAL AFrA1ns.

fspe"Wt ~ I1hhtHtha ana I'fTSOllui matters.
"A meeting of the Stockholders of the
Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware will
be held at the Banking House in Dover, on
Tuesday, the 26th inst
Ladock Townsend, Esq, has sold the farm
on which he resides in New Castle Hid. con.
tanning so acres, to his son, b. F. Townsend,
for about 5000
John Leonard has bought of John Wright
a frame house and lot, in second street be-
tween Market and King, for 81, 200.
Joseph Reynolds has sold the Benson
Farm, near Smyrna, containing sS acres.
TO William Trainer, of Delaware County,
Pa, for SSS00
VIM. Kennedy has sold his blacksmith and
whcelwright shop, at McCellandsyille. in
White Clay Creek Ild., to james MacRey.
for 81 ,9OO Mr. NJ intends erecting large
carriage shop, and enter extensively into the
carriage making, in connection with The
Mheelwrlghting and smithing and business.
MIR. Kennedy has erected "a store house. and
will engage in merchandising.
There We're iorty-twO deaths in this CITY
in the month of November
We direct the attention OF our readers 10
NE advertisement of Benjamin S. Clark. No.
dO7 Market ST. II will be found in another
column. Mr.. Clark has on band n Iarro
stock of Jcwelry, Silvorware Watches Se
which he invites the public TO call and Ok,
anime. Persons desirous of purchasing holi.
day gifts should give him a call
lhe annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the Delaware and Pennsylvania State Line
Railroad Company will be held at No, sO0
Market Street, in this city, on the Sth of
january next, at . O'Clock, P NJ, for the
purpose OF clecting nine Directors, to serve
the ensuing year.
Sealed proposals will be received bv the
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commissioner, until l2 O'Clock, M on the
3Oth OF December, for City Hauling for one
year, from the list of January. See adver.
tisement
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Street Commissioner, ut his Office over iLo
Fourth Street Market House, for the purchase
OF the manure gathered from the public
streets OF the city, for one year, until the both
day of December, at 12 O'Clock, NJ.
A meeting OF the friends and patrons of
CoX's Skating Pond, will be held in the Civ
Hal, tomorrow evening, at half-past seven
O'Clock, for the purpose of taking into con
slderation, ways and means of assisting Mr.
Cox to keep the pond in good skating condi.
tion for the season.
Arthur's Home Mdgazine.-T January
number OF Arthur's Home Magazine Inns
been received. The embellishments, which
are truly elegant, consist of fine engraving
entitled "Thc Music Teacher ~ and another
" Skating" Miss Townsend commences
her new story, called Petroleum . II
opens with promise of heing ycrv interest
ing The author of "Watchinr and W,it
ing, also higgins one of her life-skctches--
"Bertha' S Marriage" II also contains COW.
cral choice productions from the mems or
gilied authors, and is altogether a fine num.
per- speaking wei Tor the volume of which
ii IS the initial. There is no better magazine
punished IN VIC country, and we would
urge all who admire highioned moral lit"%
ture, 10 send on their names at once
Ndtto"@ temperance ,S0ciety and T'aJlica.
hon House.-The committee apnoinied N,
the recent National Temperance Convention
al Saratoga, to consider the subject of n ncr
ihailehl National temperance Organization
and Publication House in the interest.
Thereof, nave perfected such nm institution,
and its operations have commenced The
officers have been elected. Among the Vice
Presidents is John f. Williamson. ESQ. or
Delaware. -i'' y
RoJJory.-Some rascals broke into th.
clothing store of Louis Richenberger. nj
the corner of Front and Market Streets on
tuesday night, and carried off about S25 in
money, and $175 worth of clothing. They
lett three-quarter inch augur and n small
crowbar, and their old suits of clothing -
They bored the door, which was yerv 90.
curely fastened, and then pryed the Iasns
off and broke the extra lock on the outside
No clue is yet discovered to the robbers,
Skeleton Of Man F5uad.-The Cecil
Wing of Saturday says:-On Saturday last
Squire Logan, of Charlestown, held n cor
oner's inquest over the remains of man
found in the woods, in Coles Hollow. near
Principle Furnace. The body was that of n
white man, and from the state of decay if
was evident that it had been several months
since death ensued One of the iury tcsti-
fed that he had passed near the place where
the body was found, in August last. and nj
the time "smellcd something very offensive. y
Other parties testified to the same effect
leaving no doubt that the remains recentlv
found were then in state of decay. but tLc
spot where they lay being dense thieket
they were hidden from view by the leaves.
The flesh was entirely gone, nothing blt
the bones remaining. The coroner described
him as about five feet eight inches in height
had on black felt hat, black corded pants
plaid flannel shirt, black satin vest, rray
cashmere coat, and coarse boots, nearly
new. No clue is had to the cause of his
death or who he was. 1jll