Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LtPtt0mt ~ DuSthedS ana i'ef8ORdt matters.
The ST. Joseph's Beneficial Society will
hold Their thirteenth annual picnic in 'Du.
points woods on the 4th of July. A full
string band will he in attendance.
game of base ball was played last Satur-
day, the 22d inst, at Delaware City, between
the second nine OF the Atlas Club OF that
place, and the Tammany Club, of New Gas.
tie, when the game resulted I'm victory To
the Atlas Club.
Grand Mass Temperance Meeting, under
the auspices Of the Good Templars, is 10 he
held on the Camden camp ground. Kenl
County, on the 4th of July Addresses will
lie delivered by Rev. Thomas l.. Poulson.
Rev. S. I. Gardiner, Rev. A. d. Davis and
others. The Good Templars Glee Club will
furnish vocal music for the occasion. The
exercises will commence at . o'clock, p. NJ.
The Delaware Railroad will issue excursion
tickets from Milford, HARRINGTON and FELTON,.
for the price OF fare one way.
The High Constable gives notice that the
ordinance in reference to unmuzzlcd dogs
will be strictly enforced from July list 10
September 18th.
Grace Church Sunday School will hold a
picnic to-day.
A celebration will take place at Green.
wood, on the Delaware Railroad, on the AN
OF July. Orations will be delivered, inter
spersed with vocal and instrumental music
Prot. Reynolds Seminary. Our city has
long been noted for its excellent schools.
both male and female, and there is abundant
reason to believe that its reputation in this
respect will be maintained in the future,
The long established ones, whose Characters
are so well known, continue to prosper. and
the demands of our rapidly increasing popu.
ation are met by the opening OF new ones.
Two years ago, Prof. Reynolds left very
prosperous seminary which ne had conducted
for several years at Dover, and came 10 this
city with the intention OF founding onr
which should IN all respects merit the conf.
dence and support of the community. and
we are pleased TO learn that his success has
Tar surpassed his anticipations. He is en-
Enthusiastically devoted to his profession, and
has proved himself thorough and skilllul
teacher.
The Kappa Gamma Society" OF his
school have issued the first number OF a nenl
little paper, to be published iOrtnghtly, filed
principally by the contributions OF the puplls.
The youthful editor thus notices tile PAST
history and future prospects Of the seminary.
we are just closing another pleasant
school year, during which we have seen the
number OF pupils making a steady and heal.
thy increase. How differently are we situa.
ted now with our nice furniture, cocoa mai.
ting, slate blackboards, and fine corps OF
teachers, from what we were two years ago,
when your editor and one other punt mel
MIR. Reynolds in the upper story of Ferris
" CARROTS building, and for several weeks
sat behind old forms, which had been ten.
porarily borrowed. The material advance.
ment is not the only one which We can con.
graduate ourselves on. During these two
years, many OF us have been making rapid
nm Il 20 L.. ~
MIR. Reynolds continuance of his fine sue.
cess in an enterprise so lraught with nood Ia
the future of Wilmington.
WE are also glad to learn that we are ia
have three new teachers next year. One OF
them, MIR Mercer, is well and lavorably
known 10 all OF us as popular and sue.
cessiul elocutionist in our city Of the otbel
two, one graduates this year with high honor,
at Amherst College, and will be an especial
Assistant in the Classical Department OF the
School; the other, who has been for several
years at MillcrsVille, under the instruction
OF Prot, Brooks, and who has also had seyera
years Of successful experience as IL teacher,
VIII Introduce GuyOt's methods of teaching
geography, and be an especial assistant il
the English and mathematical department
OF the school, We believe, that with these
new arrangements, our school will he un.
equaled IN any of It's departments OF in
struction,"
A 7estimOnidI-Mr. T. e. Sexton, No
3l5 Market Street, has taken handsomt
photograph OF the Washington Steam En-.
glne, and twelve OF the members, which i
framed in an elegant manner 1t is the in
tention oil the company to present copies Of
it to several Of the fire companies who en-
tertained them during their recent visit Ia
Norfolk and Richmond. 1t is executed in
the most elegant and artistic style and reflects
the highest credit upon the artist. Mr.
Sexton is among our most excellent pho
tographers, and this adds but another to his
many successes In this beautiful art. Our
citizens should visit his gallery and EXAMINE
his fine collection of pictures