Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-02-22

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Epitoane of Business and Personal Matters.
The next session of the Mayors Court, |
will be held at the City Hall, on the 4th OF
March next.
sold for Mr.. b. Scout, three story house,
No. S02 East Sixth Street, to John y ooou-
ing, for $1450.
A meeting was held at Grmshaw " Me
Cabe's office, on Saturday evening last,
when new Building and Loan Association
was formed. 1t was called the Hope Build,
ing and Loan Association oil Wilmington.
Five hundred shares were subscribed Tor,
and an application has been made ior
charter. .,
Lee & Walker, will send their Musical
Almanac for 1867, free, to any person, on
application. See advertisement in another
column.
VIM. H. Naff, Auetioneer, will sell At
public sale, on Friday, March LIST, at III
O'Clock, A. NJ, at No. 1922 King Street,
large lot of excellent household goods,
horse and carriage, and number OF other
articles. He will also sell at the same time
on the premises, the fine three story brick
house, No. 1929 King Street. The house Is
nearly new, in a good location, and Is worthy
of the attention of any person wishing 10
Edwin Hirst, No. Is East Fourth Street,
being about to embark in another business,
is selling off his entire stock of clocks
watches, iewelry, NC, at reduced prices
He also requests persons having work at hl'
establishment to call and take 1t away before
the 25th of March.
/ Tie Spread of Business During the pas
] few years the business Of our city has IN
creased so rapidly that il has been foun,
necessary for the mercantile interests to seel
new channels for trade. Twenty years ag'
the chief mart of commerce was IN Markc
, street. with an occasional store on the olhe
. streets in the vicinity, and small reta
shops scattered promiscuously throughou
, the town But few years ago this stree
!, was found to be inadequate to the bushes
e wants of our rapidly increasing population
s Every building in the lower portion OF IN
street was occupied by stores, and yet thes
II were not sufficient to supply the trade. l
IF meet the demand the houses in the cro
r; streets bordering on Market were conyerte
into stores For a while this was tour
commensurate with commercial enterprls
g At length, however, new channels were 7
a CURED, and King Street. between SecoT
X and Third, was selected as presenting u
i. necessary advantages for trade and eoi
" meree. This last move has proved a decide
en- success, and we learn that during the prese
Id year n number of private dwellings, iro
nd Fifth Street down, have heen rented, al
will be converted into stores Still Mark
he Street maintains its ancient reputation
CT business enterprise, and the stores are occ
'or pied by thrifty, thorough going merchah
,c- whose business facilities, we think, Won
be greatly enhanced by changing the mark
nu from Market Street to King. At the sal
So. time we believe our country friends wol
,ur be equally benefited by the removal. Sill
trv the building OF the Passenger Railway
~ the way n very necessary and essential l
'ne provement, in view OF the rapid march
u our city towards the westerly boundary lin
our market people have found themsel
much inconvenienced for want OF room, d
cat complaints have been frequent on this
do. count.
We King Street is a fine, wide Street, and /
Inc sesses every advantage for the markets
nth trafiicers in produce could ask or DIES
hly It is but one square from the present i
I'D ton, and in it the market people would
VI" be subject to the great annoyances. Il
geo many causes which atilict them in Mai
lose Street Let the necessary steps he takel
i'm remove the markets from Market to Is
,icb Street. The progress Of our city dema
- the change, and few years experience
ana demonstrate the wisdom of the measure
be We trust our City Fathers will act In
tian matter promptly anu Iluso suNN an
IT, nance as will result in carrying out
,inE much desired object. We are aware
leh- there is an ordinance that leaves 1t volu
rgu- ry on the part of the country people to 81
We in King Street, but this does not meet
,,os case The market people appear to
noee no objection to making the change, if
the general Under the present Ordina
however, it is left OPTIONAL and as a CO
uuenee some stand in one street and S
ION in another, To this they very justly dci
Let Council pass law requiring all &
onse their produce on King Street, anu the W
o difficulty will be obViated, and entire :
'"nie faction be given.
the odd Fello,Ds Thanksgiving Dug.
one, last session OF the Grand Lodge of the VI
made States, /. o. o. F., the NV. Grand Sire
sure. directed to issue proclamation, apron
W. the twenty-sixth day of April next,
We day of Thanksgiving for the countless
umn, ings vouchsafed to the Order during
the period of the late civil war. In compl
than with this proclamation, the NJ. W. c
:, Master Of Delaware, Enos II. Jeile
eh 1t has issued the following to the Order il
hirds State
l. o. o. f.,
r. w. GRAND LODGE OF DELAWARE,