Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-03-23
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Of February there were only eleven mar
rage licenses issued by the Probate Judge
Of Morrow County.
The Mt. GiIead SeatiaeE makes an urgent
appeal to the people of Morrow to take ae-
ton in reference to the erection OF a mOnu-
ment to the memory Of the soldiers Of that
county who lost their lives in the cause Of
their country.
/ The same paper complains Of the great
scarcity Of houses to rent in Mt. Gilead
and predicts that many persons wiz be
/ compelled from inability to find residences
/ to go elsewhere to locate this spring.
During the recent freshet an extensive
/ ice-gorge occurred on the OIentangy, at
Cardington, causing an extensive over
low, and damage to the roads, &c, esti-
mated as $500.
MARION CoUNTT.-The Soldiers BIonu-
ment Association was organized on the ID
inst. by eIecting W. z. schohld President,
". S. Stroud Vice President, B. Thomas
Secretary, J. z. Davis Treasurer.
The Independent say: It is said that
mad dog made its appearance in our
it was seen to bite one dog. 1t is to be
hoped that all CANNES exhibiting signs of
madness will be killed at once without
mercy. OF all diseases hydrOphobia is
the most horrible
The Democrat says: Rev. S. D. BATES
closed a meeting in Green-Calnp township,
few days since. The result of the meet
ing was an accession of twenty-five MEM
oers to the Free VIII Baptist Church of
that place twO-thirds of the number being
heads of families. The same gentleman is
now holding a meeting in this place.
the following list Of indictments found by
the Grand J ury at the last term of the Court
of Common Pleas. The number of in
dictments in connection with gambling
eighteen-indicates an alarming prevalence
Of that vice:
Horse stealing, 2; grand larceny, 2; SELL
ing liquor to be drank where sold, /; petit
larceny, A shooting with intent to kill, /;
burglary, 2; keeping apparatus for gam
bling, s; gam bling for a liyel lyhoOd, Z; rent
ing room for gambling, g selling intOxica-
ting liquors, 2.
A Board of Health has been organized in
Newark, and efficient measures are being
adopted to cleanse the town in view of the
anticipated visitation of the cholera.
Efforts to secure the location of the Ag-
ricuIturaI College in Newark or vicinity
still continue. A large number Of the
members Of the Legislature visited the
county last Saturday, to examine proposed
sites, and received marked attention from
the citizens Of both Newark and Granville.
The person referred to in the following
paragraph from the american, is the man
who last fall stole span of horses and
carriage from E. r. Thompson & Son, of
this place:
Elijah Metz, indicted at the present term
ceny, plead guilty and was sentenced to 10
years in the Penitentiary. He is over so
years of age and has been in the State Pris-
on several times.
FRANKLIN CoUNTY.-The Gazette says
the revivals in the various churches of
Columbus continue, and a large number
Of persons have united with the Baptist,
Presbyterian and Methodist churches.
From the same paper we copy the follow
ing paragraphs.
The fine property on the corner of State
and Sixth Streets, erected by DR.. z. Carter,
and belonging subsequently to Gov. Chase !
ard A. p. Stone, has been sold to Abraham
Carlisle for $4,000. Mr.. Carlisle designs
making it his family residence.
A number of first class journeymen tail
ors of this city, have formed company
with a capital of SIS, 900, under the name !
and style of the Ohio Merchant Tailoring
Clothing Company, and have been incor- /
pOrated as such. This company open in !
the Opera House Building on or about the |
18th instant.
A number of gentlemen are now max !
ing arrangements to have a weekly and |
monthly sale of stock in this city. The
grounds near the Street Railroad stables /
have been secured for the yard. These
sales will be conducted after the manner
Of the Madison county cattle sales. We
hope it may prove a success.
Three hundred and nine emigrants pass |
ed through Columbus during the week
ending March Sd, 81 of whom proposed to !
settle in this State, the remainder in the /
Southern and Western States.
The proposition of our Westerville |
brethren proposing to donate $50. 900 and /
200 acres of land, upon condition that the
Agricultural College should be located in
that township, has been Withdrawn for the /
time being, in order that our people might
unite amicably upon a location and there
by secure harmony.
The Journal thus notices the eighth an
niversary of the daily morning prayer
meeting in that city, which occurred on
the IIth inst: The morning prayer meet
ing for business men and others, was COM
menced on the llth Of March, 1855, and
has continued without interruption to the
present time, every week day morning in
the basement of the First Presbyterian
Church. To commemorate this anniversa-
ry meeting was held yesterday morning, /
a
notice, was we'll attended. G. n. OIds, Esq, |
led the meeting, and read the original no
tice prepared by the late Rev. DR.. HOge
and others, dated March 10th, 1858, to be
continued till further notice, and, as was
observed by Mr.. Olds, it was supposed /
then it would be continued but a short
time, but it had reached its eighth year,
and it was supposed from twelve to fifteen
thousand prayers had been offered in that
tune, and many answers to prayer and
blessings from above had been the result.
The meeting commences every morning at
eight o'clock and continues half an hour.
MADISON CoUNTY.-The London Union
saws: DR.. J. Converse informs us that he
and his neighbOrs, JAS. Perkins, John Al
kinsOn and @. d. Converse, have lost over
Jffty head of choice fine sheep killed and
seUentyJ3Ue wounded, by dogs, during the
present winter,
The revival interest has spread through
out the county, and meetings are still in
progress in both Presbyterian and NIetho-
dist churches in this place. At Newport
a series of meetings are being held in
both Methodist and Protestant Methodist
churches, with much of a revival interest
/ prevailing. At Lafayette about 20 persons
I have been added to the church. At Viii
nams Chapel, on the Charleston Pike, there
have been more than 40 conversions and
! aecessiOns to the church, while at various
other points like religious interest is
/ manifested.
4 OF the regular monthly cattle sale sale