Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-07-10
Local AFFAIRS.


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Pusey Brothers offer a hand hay press
with chain, for sale.
man named John Brown had his right
arm ar badly crushed in the saw mill of Geo
W. Churchman, at ClaymOnt, last Friday
week, by catching it in a cog wheel while
adjusting portion of the machinery. He
belonged in Delaware County, Pa. Dr.
forwood, OF Chester, amputated the limb
and Air. D. is doing as well as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances.
On the evening of the 25th ult., while a
clerk was in the act OF drawing coal oil in
the store of e. d. Cleaver, of Delaware City,
nre was communicated to the oil can from
lighted lamp in the hands of said clerk, when
instantly the flames shot up to the ceiling
firlng the combustible woodwork of the
room, and spreading flriously, when the
alarm was sounded, promptly calling together
the citizens OF the place, and before much
damage was done the flames were extin-
g9ished by water carried from the canal,
which runs just beside the store. Mr. Clea
yer, in his efforts TO get some powder from
the second story of the house, hurt his right
hand very seriously by falling on some broken
glass jars.
St. Peters Beneficial Society held theii
annual election on the 29th ult., and elected
the following offlcers:-President f. X-B.
Fox; Vice President, S. Adams; Secretary,
James Monaghan; Treasurer, Geo. O'Niel.
The Committee of the Board of Education
aaVertise ior proposals for one hundred and
iifty tons of coal for public schools
Proposals will be received until Saturday
next, at O'Clock, P. NJ, by committee Of
the Board of Education, for the erection of
a school house at Eighth and Washington
streets, and also for placing an additional
story on School House No. A. See adyer.
tisement
quarterly meeting of the Trustees of the
foor will be held at the Aims House, at ten
O'Clock, A. NJ, on the 25th inst.
10. 0. E.-The following gentlemen have
been elected and installed as officers of the
Lodges named:-
Jefferson Lodge, No. IN. G., John A.
Huey; v G., Levi E. Knight; r. S., Thos.
McCracken; P. s., r. H. Eubanks; r.. John
G. Yates.
FairJa1 Lodge, No. s.-N. G., Alexander
Barney; V. G., VIM Ii. Colt; r. S., James
\ Chairs; P. s., Allen Smith; T., Philemma
Chandler.
Brandynine Lodge, No. 1s.--N. G., James
q. Brown; y. g., Hiram II. Cloud; R. S,
Joseph De Godt; p, s., David w. Thomp
son; T., Edward Thompson.
Cecil County Mahers-We copy the fol.
lowing items from the Cecil WA5g of Satur-
day
A report has been in circulation for several
days that one of the mnrderers of Matte
Polk on what he feared was his death bed
has confessed his completely in the crime
ne report goes, that after she was murder.
ed, her murderers concealed the body for
several days under brush. heap near her
residence, till favorable opportunity arriy.
ing she was conveyed to point on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, near the residence of Hon. III. Me
| Cullough, about mile from Elkton. where
II was buried and aiterward the dirt from
the railroad was deposited on the spot TO tbe
| depth OF titteen or sixteen feet, thus preclud-
ing the possibility of the discovery of the
body II has been thirty years since this
crime was perpetrated and at the time it
| created a great sensation in the county
one OF the parties accused was tried and
acquitted, and the occurrence had almost
been forgotten among the things of the past,
| I'LL TINS report again revived it, Some of
our elder citizens will remember that the
subject OF this sketch was an old woman.
possessing a considerable amount of bro.
perty, and resided in the Fourth District.
near what was formerly known as Katy
Dysart's and was notorious in her day for
her contention and strife at law
Constable Denny arrested Albert Reed
and wife (colored) on Saturday night last.
on the charge of cruelty beating their child
a little boy about two years old. The back
OF the little fellow was so completely lacerat
ed that he could not bear to have it touched
and other parts of his body were so badly
bruised or cut, that he will never fully, If
ever, recover. The treatment of these flends
in human form to their children has been of
the most barbarous nature-so much so as to
cause the authorities, some time since. to
/ take from tlpm of oil, L. 4
find for it home, Both parents, we under
stand, seemed TO take delight in Furnishing
their children, imposing tasks upon them
utterly out OF their power to perform, and
then numerically and inhumanly beating
them Tor their non-accOmplishnent; and fre.
quently, it is said, would they kick and
Nnock them around, for no cause whatever,
other than tiend-like spirit ID torture. But
such proceedings, upon the part of the father
at least, are not 10 be wondered at, when we
recolleet that about eight years ago he killed
Mr Nansant, at Head of Sassafras; was
tried, and only escaped the Justice of the
law through some defects of the Indictment.
The parties had a hearing before Justice
Torbert, who committed them to iail, 10
await their trial at the next term of court.
The conclusion of the first nine weeks of
the colo.ed school established at Elkton was
had on Friday of last week and attended nv
Mr. F. A. Ellis President of the Public
School Board OF Cecil County, and seyeral
other gentlemen hnd ladies of the town. The
school is taught by colored teacher. who
was educated in Massachusetts, The pupils
have made rapid progress in the short space
of nine weeks, and Mr. Ellis does not hesi.
tate TO pronounce the system and order main.
tanned in tins school amOngthe very best in
the county, and the teacher one of the most
competent that has come under his notice
The Town fOmrni
sundry suits = involving damages to the
amount of $40O as near as we could ascer.
tain-against the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company, for yiolat.
ing town ordinances
The barber shops in Elkton, will hereafter
be closed on the Sabbath
MonumenL SMYRNA Times savs.-A
neat monument has been erected 10 the
memory of the late Governor Cannon and
his son Captain Cannon, in the NJ E. Gene
terry at Bridgevlle. 1t rests upon a brown
stone base, with a moulded second base. on
which the die is placed, which contains tho
following insoriptions-on one side: "Wil
liam Cannon, Governor of Delaware A
friend of Liberty--a Child of God-an Hell
of Glory. March 10TH 1909; dice
March 1st, 1865" On the reverse side.
civilian Laws Cannon, Captain Co. B, Isl
Delaware Cavalry, son of William and Mar
B garet A. Canon. A man of intensehul life
F son of most affeetionate disposition: {
, triendwhose constancv never wavered; a sou
of noblest impulses. He gave his heart tC
God and his life for his country" Upon the
| die rests shaft about eight feet long, making
l the monument about twelve feet in height
Recovery Of Stolen Property Capt. Gas
| sell, OF the Baltimore police, on Wednesday
received information that a colored mar
named James Hicks had stolen from Isaac