Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-04-13
LOCAL AFFAIRs.


Rpitome of Business and Personal Matters
The new church edifce on North Exeter
Street, near the bend, between Fayette and
Low Streets, Baltimore, erected for the use OF
the First Society of the New Jerusalem
Church, was opened ior religious worship,
on Sunday last. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Abicl Silver, of this city.
Edward Tatnall, Jr., Brandywine Nur-
series, advertises in another column that he
has few thousand first t-class peach trees for
sale, at reasonable rates, if applied for soon.
a new bridge has been put in the place of
the old one across the Delaware and Chesa-
peake Canal at Delaware City
The Grand Lodge of Delaware, l. o. q.
T., will meet in Middletown, in this county,
on Thursday, the 24th of May.
On Friday evening, the 9th inst, the barn
OF Samuel Stewart, ESD, of Pencader Hd.,
was struck by lightning, and burned down,
together with contents of hay, straw, &c,
involving loss of about three or four thou
sand dollars. The barn was insured at $500,
and the contents at 5000.
A Modest but Merited 7ri5ute.-Twenty-
two persons were last Sabbath received into
the membership of the Hanover Presbyterian
Church. The advent of newborn son
INTO the household of the pastor, Rev VIM.
Aikman, was lately handsomely commem-
GRATED by his people. Six of the younger
members of the congregation addressed him
warm and pleasant note, referring to the
event. with the hint that such occurrences
We're usually presumed to make added ex-
penses, and enclosing five hundred and fifty
dollars. The ladies of the church, on the
PASTORS removal soon after to another house,
elegantly carpeted his parlors and halls, and
otherwise made the new home attractive
School Election. THE election for School
Commissioners was held throughout the
county on Saturday. The following is the
result in the districts heard from
No. 81, Mill Creek Hundred, James Stin-
son and Alban Buckingham were elected
commissioners and John II. Woodward,
clerk. Tax $125.
School DISTRICTS No. 76 and 46 both in
Delaware City, held their annual elections
in their respective school houses, on Satur-
day, the 7th inst, for clerks and commis-
sioners The latter elected B. N, Ogle,
clerk, John Patterson and John +. Fraley,
commissioners; and the former district elected
A. E. Davidson, clerk, Jesse Alexander and
John w. Patterson, commissioners
Educational.- Board of Education
met last Monday evening, Judge Hall in the
Chair. After calling the roll, on motion,
Messrs. Quinby and Talley were appointed
Il committee TO examine the returns of the
election on Saturday. The Committee re-
ported the following named gentlemen duly
elected:-First Ward, Allen Gawthrop, for
three years; Second Ward, Dr. w Quinby,
for three years; Third Ward, Henry F. Pick
els, for three years, and George W. Vernon,
for two years; Fourth Ward, Rev. George
f. Wiswell, for three years; Fifth Ward,
Rev. 1. Coleman, for three years, H. H. j.
Natf, for two years, and John Palmer, for
one year. The Board was organized by the
election Of the following oiflcers;--P President,
Hon Willard Hall; Secretary and Treasurer,
John I. Robinson Messrs. Talley and
Quinby were appointed to examine the ac.
counts of the Treasurer The President
has made the following appointments
On Teachers-Messrs Coleman, Wiswell,
Vernon, Kendall and Gawthrop.
On Books-Messrs.W Wiswell, Naf, Pickels,
Quinby and Taley.
On Finances and Accountable Will
son, Talley and Naff