Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-09-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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Epitome of Business and Personal Mottets
The Union NJ. E. Church is offered at pri
yate sale. L would make an excellent piac,
for manuiaCtOry.
carpe'ings, oil Cloths, SC, in great va
riety, at j. Stewart Depuy's, 253 South Sc
eond Street, Philadelphia Purchasers will
do well to give him call. See advertise
ment.
Sentence Remuted.-Wm. E. Horton, late
First Lieutenant sud Regimental Quarter.
master sth United States Veteran Volun-
leers, sentenced by general court-marlial,
February I'd last, TO be cashiered, with loss
OF all pay and allowance due or that
may become due him, to pay fine of 81 900
to the United States Government, and be
cotiined for period of one year at Fort
Delaware, has succeeded in having the un.
expired portion of Ills sentence remittod
Kent County Maners-We copy the fol.
lowing items from the Dover DeldrdredR of
Saturday,
The Bible Society of Kent County hold
It's annual meeting on the 9th inst, and elect
ed the following offcers:-
President--Rey Thomas B. Bradford.
Vice Presidents--Rev +. j. Thompson
VIM. Cummins NJ D.
Corresponding Secretary--J. Alexander
Fulton, ESQ.
Recording Secretary-Rev C. Huntington
Treasurer--A ]. Wright.
Directors Duck Creek Hundred-Rev.
$. L. Gracey, Rev. j. Morsell, d. D.
Lillle Greek llundred-Rev. Jas. w. Ham.
mersly w. du llamel
Dover Hundred-Rcv. II. Colclazer, Rev.
WM. r. Cahoon
Murderkill Hundred-Rev. II. s. Thomp.
son, Thomas b. Coursey.
Mispillion Hundred-Rey WIN. NJ. Warner
Rev, r. II. Merrikon
Milford Hundred-Rev j. II. Lightburn.
Thomas Hammersley.
pursuant TO notice given as required by the
act OF Incorporation, the stockholders in tLe
Doverand Nlahon's River Railroad Company
met at the office of George b. Dickson. in
Dover and organized by electing Henry
lodd, Esq, Chairman. and George b. Dick
son, Secretary. On motion of DR.. Ridgely,
james L. Heverin and Peter Wilson, two of
the commissioners named in said act were
appointed judges to conduct the election for
Directors, and the following named gentle.
men were elected Directors of the Dover
and Mahon's River Railroad Company
Ihos. B. Bradford, Dr. Henry Ridgely, VIM.
NJ Shakespeare, Henry Todd James G. Wa.
pies, Geo. B. Dickson, James D. KINNEY.
The Judges having certified to the same as
the act requires, the Directors organized by
electing Thomas b. Bradford, President of
the Road, and George B. Dickson, Secretary
and Treasurer, and appointed a committee
consisting OF Dr. H. Ridgely, VIM. NJ. Shaks.
peare and II. Todd, to act with the Presi-
dent, to employ an engineer to run and locate
said road, and make estimate of the cost.
David Marvel, Sr., one of the Oldest, if not
the oldest inhabtant of this County, died at
his residence in Willow Grove, on the 18th
inst, aged 92 years The deceased was
widely known as an estimsble citizen, and
as the patriarch of very large and respec-
table family.
. We learn that four members of family
living on farm near Canterbury, died Of
cholera during this week. We could NOT
ascertain their names. II is said that the
family had partaken very freely of cantelopes
and melons, and that the disease had been
promoted by the decaying of quantity of
such fruit, collected for hog and cattle food.
10 Farmers.-We are requested to state
that VIM. Candy, President of the Horticul.
tul society, has received from Washington
several samples of wheat, which will be dis.
tributed to farmers, by calling iat the Insur-
ance office, Institute Building.
The Boys in Blue. THE "Boys in Blue''
celebrated the anniversary of the battle of
Antietam by picnic in Riddles Woods,
yesterday A large number of ladies and
gentlemen were present on the occasion, and
the day was passed in pleasant and agreea-
BILE manner