Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-12-20


Epitonc Of Business and Personal Matters.
lion. Holster Clymer, for Berks County;
Washington Townsend, ESQ, for Chester
County, and Victor dupont, Eco, for New
Castle County, have been selected by the
Directors Of the Wilmington and Reading
Nailroad Company, as their legal councillors.
On Tuesday last, one of the new doors at
the Freight depot in Fourth street, was run
INTO hy u locomotive and smash ed 10 pieces.
The lailr0ad Company are building
large frame addition to their new freight
/ depot on Fourth street. II rs 70 be used Tor
storing heavy freight
The Directors OF the Junction and Break
water Railroad Company. have resolved 10
commence running tralns regularly from
Milford 10 Georgetown by Christmas.
On Monday week, an engine was twice
thrown off the track, on the Junction and
Brealswaier Railroad, near Milford. The
first time by running over COW, and the
second by some Encouragement OF the
switch. The engine sustained no damage,
and no person WAS injured.
ID. w. Carter, for many years employed
in the leather manufactures has commenced
hog huichering. lie can be found at his
2 stalls on Wednesdays and Saturdays in
Fourth and Second Street Markets.
The Depot at Dover was broken into on
Saturday night, and robbed of about dol
! lar. An effort to open the safe failed.
George Magens, son of VIM Magens, has
c died from injuries received at the Breakwa
l ter, at Lewes. His back and both legs were
y broken. The accident by which he met lis
4 death occurred upwards Of a week ago.
Tomorrow will be the shortest day in th'
II year.
Educational Conrention.-T State Edu
II cation Convention win be held at Dove
"a ON Monday After the transaction of tn
i business pertaining 10 the Convention,
IN Teachers Institute will probably be formed
IL. which will remain IN session all day o.
" Tuesday, and possibly longer. Hon. Her
Nc ny Barnard, oil Washington, d, C., Hon. !
ct p. WiCkcrsham, Superintendent OF Educt
tion in Pennsylvania, and Mrs Smith, I'll
Of interesting lecturer on Geography, will
Ii. present
he Fine Etrm for Sale--Our readers wi
IL bear IN mind that Ogle & Townsend, lie
he Estate Agents, will sell the Chandler far
,nt ut public sale, at the hotel of o. IL. Parr
no on the Concord Turnpike, about five mil
fh' from this city, on Monday next, at twel
TO o'clock. This is one of the very best tari
Rs in Brandywine Hundred, and will be so
oh, bargain. Capitalists, who wish 10 ma
OF good investment, or any person desire
90 of going to farming should attend the sale
nal Valuable Real Estate for Sale.-The va
on able storehouses and dwellings, of VIM.
nd. Pierce VIII ue s0lu at pune SAFE, iO-mOIIi
it, nj Q O'Clock, a. M, al the hotel OF Nor
,m' Dickinson, in this city. A rare chance
hns here offered 10 any one DESTROYS of buyi
and city property which will pay them libe
Vi,h per cenlnge on their investment.
nnts 10. o. Eat meeting of Delaw
and Encampment No. /, l. 0. o. f., held
yer, Tuesday evening last, the following nan
inch gentlemen were elected officers to serve
~ ensuing six months:-C.P., John L. Piers
lend II. p, Levi e. Knight; $. W., Andrew
the Muir; j. w, George W. Gregg; s., Edw
i is, Mclutrc; r., John l.. Thompson
opsi Launch The new steamer Josephine,
,tiea launched from the boat yard OF the "ial
mon & Elollingswouh Company" on Tues
very lasl. An effort was made to launch
have ho,vryrr et,' vsni oiF in ,ina s,vlo
Neeu- is beautiful model OF workmanship {
INC plete in all her departments, and ref
20 IA credit on this enterprising firm.