Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-09-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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Epitome IF Business and Personal Matters.
"A man named Taskor was drowned in
Chester Creek, near the bridge over that
stream ON the p. W q b. Railroad, few
days ago
meeting will be held lat the Mount Salem
NJ, Il. Church. ON the Brandywinc, on Sa-
turday evening, forthe purpose of organi1ing
Lodge Of Good Templars
Sergeant Daniel Green, Of the lth Del
Vols, who lost a leg in the war, has received
the situation of clerk of the Newport Nation
a Bank and has entered upon the duties OF
his Office
The NJ. f. Sunday School at Delaware
Ciiy, ON last Sabbath elected Jesse AlcNan-
der and VIM j. Robinson, Esqs. Of said
school, as delegates To the Conference sun
day school Convention to be held in rhila
delphia on the 25lh inst
\ Temperance Harvest Home was held m
Bnckingham's Woods, in Mill Greek lld.,
On Tuesday last, and was largely attended
John +. Wilkinson, ESD, of Newark pre-
sided and addresses were delivered by Rev
T. J.. Poulson, b. Cunningham, of Avondalc
Pa Rev. George Qugley, Rev. Mr.
O'Nicll and Rev Mr.. Day.
Read card Of VIM & Ilargi- ~ CO., in
this ISSUE
An hperdm Etypr Cotyecfd a verbal
error which has appeared in somc Of the
newspapers has been deemed Of sufficient
importance for official correction. The Sec
rotary Of State says the section in which 10
occurs is as iolows;-
"AHd be Il furthtr eH0citd, That all per
sons now by law entitled to less pension
than heretofore specified, who shall have lost
one foot and one hand in the military service
ottho United States, and in the line OF his
thcir) duty, shall be entitled to twenty dol
lars per month.
This section, the Secretary says. is printed
in the pamphlet edition of the laws Of the
last session of Congress precisely according
to the original roll, with The exception that
the word lbs is underscorcd-t is, put in
iiaics-and the word their" put in bracket
the reason for which is Obvious. The error
is that the newspapers have printed the word
'or' instead of the word "dHd, hptWeru
the words foot and "hand. " The Acting
Commissioner of Pensions says that withom
this correction the business of the Bureau
would he nselessly increased without benefit
to any one
Notice The undersigned, investigating
committee of the Smyth Testimonial Fund,
specially request that Collectors will forward
their hooks, with the amount subscribed al
the earliest date, to Joseph W Day, Trn.
surer, at the Union National Bank Ii Is
very desirable that this request be complied
with, that the family of the late brave General
Smyth may receive the benefit of all the
| funds subscribed
JosnUA MAms,
JoHN \. DUNCAN, Committee
IosEPH w. DAY,
Ratlcg To0gl .Stor6s-A Mr., Danks, OF
Chicago-says the Repubican-was ia the
| express ear of train when the whistle sound
ed. Mr. D. put oul his head TO discover the
cause of this alarm and was caught by rope
that hung from the water tank pipe which
wound round his neck, hauling him from the
car and he hung suspended until the train
had passed, when the rope slowly unwound
and Mr. Danks lell insensiblc to Tho ground
That Is a big story, hut the Rochester De
mueral beats it, That paper SAYS "a yuuna
man named Rowe, OF Marquette, ut ihc time
the Prwahic sunk. went To the bottom with
that steamer distance of 9i0 feet. the Pc
wabic striking the bottom of the lake with 10
great force as to break her in two Rowe
then seized post which had became luo-cu
ed and clingng TO il, rose To the surface and
was picked up He like Mr. Dank Wa III
most dead Npper
The Democrat, however, must knuc, under
to the following, which is related hy q iritnd
now At our elbow. lie saw "a boy who had
nhn into The Chrstiana river at This place,
and after having been drowned for hnlr au
hour was taken from the bottom of the creek
brought upon the wharf and rolled "a few mo-
nents upon water melon, when tothc utter
| asiOnishment of the by ISLANDERS he suddenly
arose put the wnter melon under hisum ana
walked away us il nothing had happened
2Ae IIrljcation efAe UVaru .N.n0D,.l
We are informed that the members OF llonr
Lodge, No q, !. o. o. f., ot his citv. Al,
making arrangements to visit 10 Baltimore,
ON the 2Oth inst, To participate in lhr rcr,.
monies oi the Nildey monument train
of cars will leave this city at 5n'clurk and
thirteen minutes on the morning OF the 9uth
and return HE same evening. Fare ior-tho
excursion, three dollars and forty cents EN-
cursion tickets viii also he sold at the several
stations named below, al the prices stated ia
be good from The, 18Th to The 21st From
New Castle, 81 Smyrna, 81, 81 Dover.
SjlO Camden. 81, ,2O; ; FELTON,, ST.. 40: Mil.
ford, Sc, 20 Sealord, S69O Ii is pXprclrl
that large number the fraternity from the
lower section OF the State will avail them.
selves of this opportunity to visit Baltimore
and take part in the beautiful pageant Ii
will undoubtedly he the grandes display
ever made by the Order in the United States.
A FtstigdL Washington Lodge, No. t..
American Protestant Association, Of this city
held a festival in Good Templni'- Hall. ON
Monday evening last A large number of
ladies and gentlemen were present on the
occasion, and everything passed oil in the
mosi pleasant manner. AT halipas eight
O'clock, Mr. Thomas McCracken tuuk The
| Chair, and called the assemblage 10 order
In u few remarks, lie announced The object
of the meeting was to spend the evening in
social enjoyment and do something To nd.
/ vance the cause of the Association. Attbr
conclusion of Mr.. McCmcken's speech the
opening ode of the Association was sung in
good style, after which the Rev Mr. Scott.
of Green Hill Church, addressed the Throne
of Grace, invoking Gods blessing upon the
assomblage
The Chair then announced the first senli.
ment--The American Protestant Associa-
iion. Responded to by Mr.. John Gilbert.
who gave an interesting history of the rise.
progress and prosperity of the Association
The company were then served with ice
cream, cakes and other refreshments, and u
short time was spent in pleasant and agree.
able manner, in partaking of the deleacies
The second sentiment was then given
Civil and Religious Liberty throughout the
World The Rev. Mr. Aikman responded
aud gave brief history of the Protestant
denomination from the Reformation down to
the present time.
Third sentiment The Bible-Wcwill use
our best endcayors to retain it in the Public
Schools Responded to hy Mr. Thomas
Roberts, urging his hearers TO retain the
word of God in our public institutions Of
learning
Fourth sentiment The Great Fathers Of
the Reformation, who laced death in all its
terrOrs, TO preserve inyioatc the glorious
privileges we now enjoy.
Fifth sentiment Professionalism Respond
ed to by the Rev. Mr. Durborrow, of Penn
| sylvania,
In response 10 repeated calls DR.. Cameron
favored the company with song