Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-11-28


4 Grand Carnipal on skates will take
place on Thanksgiving Day, at st Mary'.s
College Rolling.Skaiing Hall. All are inyl'
ted.
Thanksgiving Dty IN TRINITY PTish.-
Festival Service in the Old Church at nine
o'clock, A. NJ. Thanksgiving Service at 100
o'clock in the Old Church and in Trinity
Chapel
The Washington Fire Company, upon ila
return from Charleston, was very hand
somely welcomed home, on last Thursday
night. A torChlight procession by several
companies aud liberal display of pyrotech-
uics all over The route, were marked features
d the occasion.
Cty Markets.-On Saturday, farmers sold
honey 3jc pound butter from 3S 10 Acc.
do. lard 12c. do last years bacon 1Oc do (;
eggs 40c dozen chickens, Soc to 81
pair ducks, $3.50 do turkeys 91.3j do. /;
rabbits, 2jc, each celery, to 12c. bunch
palsnips, DC. do. corn meal, 1ec. half peck
apples, II to 40c. do. sweet potatoes 25c do.
Cars On Wednesday, the Jackson and
Sharp Company sent to Illinois, two pass
cnger and one passenger and baggage cars,
the Paris g. Decatur X. II. On Saturday,
two passenger and one baggage car Central
Valley (uarrow guage) r. r. state OF New
York On Nov. II they sent TO Ohio one
passenger and one mail and baggage cars
for the Paiuesyille " youngstown r. R.
narrow guage.
The Sixth Aanual Thanksgiving Supper
of the Union NJ. L. Church, will be given in
| the Church building, corner Fifth and Wash
| ngton streets, on next Thursday evening,
| November Both, 1871, from six O'Clock until
ten All who wish TO spend pleasant even
| ing, and at the same time partake of first
class repast should not fail to attend. The
supper will be given under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society, for the benefit of the
| Church, and the entertainment will be varied
| by music, and addresses by distinguished
speakers. Tickets 10 cents children under
tNelye, rs cents
Eailroad Bridge Case-DdmIgss Agard-
| ed.-In the Unlted States Circuit Court on
| Friday, at Baltimore, before Judge Giles, in
the case of John Dubois against the Phia.
delphia Wilmington aud Baltimore Railroad
Company, being an action to recover DANA
yes Tor the use by defendant OF phntii S
patent CaissOn, NC, for erecting bridge piers
Ia deep water, &c, IN the construction Of
their bridge over the Susquehanna rver
the jury gave verdc' for plaintiff Tor
twenty two thou,ald dollars, The defense
give notice Of bill of exceptions to Ia e
the case 10 the SUI rene Court Ol the Unhed
States. The plaintiff ia a former action re
C ,yulel SO coo Tor the u.s. OF Lis patent ID
ihu construction Of five piers of said bridge,
in which the rulings ot the court were
affirmed by the Supreme Court.
lsEanag.- We are gong 10 learn to SKATE on
the rollers, as everybody else appears to be
Ladies' school. girls, young misses not in Their
teens, young gentlemen, old gentlemen, ana
boys Of all ages and sizes, may daily ana
nightly he seen on the rollers. These enter
tanments are daily increasing in popularity,
and beside the participants in the sport, large
numbers of lady visitors lend their presence al
each assembly, The appearance on the floor
on Saturday night of Miss George Briggs
who is called by the Southern press "th'
queen of Southern skaters was source o.
much qualification, TO the large and very Sc
lect assemblage, who evnced their admiration
of her graceful movements by frequent anI
] well merted applause. We are pleased t.
Z announce that She will be present at eacl
night assembly this week, when an opporlu
5 nifty will be afforded our lady aspiiants to SCI
what it is possible for them to accomplish Ny
i Il little patience and practice.
# Tie Anniversary Services Of the lounl
Mems Church Missionary Association at y
9 Andrews Church, Friday evening last, Wer
" OF ul interesting Cllul tCtcl' 'l'liuP ~ r.
) sided aud presented the object OF the meetn
. and the work Of the Association in an addres
that was listened to with marked attention
n The annual Report was presented and READ y
/. the Rev. Dr. Frost, in the absence OF tn
Treasurer. The report showed gratilyin
At return for the labors Of the past year with
balance in the Treasury.
10 1.-THE Bishops Missionary Fund is mahii
steady progress, securing the confidence al
50 support OF the Church The closing addre
Ir was made by the Rev. 4. Gardiner Lite
OF dwelling upon the necessity Of faith in u
III success of Missions, appealing for the mai
iestaton of greater zeal and nobler gifts.
.r The oilertory followed and amounted to sly
IL cents. Concluding prayers were offer
~ and the bcnedicton pronounced by the bis
on