Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-01-11


died ut the residence of Isaac s. Elliott, |
Esq.,i In Brandywine Hundred on Thursday |
Of last week. in the I'D wear of his age, |
after having been In the Elliott family for |
a period Of 80 years, as farm hand.
DEBATE.-The following question will |
he argued before the Abraham Literary |
Association ON the 18th inst. "Should |
there be a separate school system In the |
State nj Delaware" A. b. Mcpher'on, |
VIM. Draper, II. II. Anderson, and Peter
S.,Blake are the debaters.
FAME HOsE BALL.-The Fame Hose
Company Of this city will give grand
ball in the Odd Fellows Hall on Friday
evening, Feb. 9TH, 1873. The tickets of
admission will be Sl.50, and each person
buying one will be entitled TO a chance in
A beautiful silver watch.
A LARGE TuMoR.-A tumor was sue
cessfully removed by DR.. Charles D.
Green. from the side, groin and back Of
Mr. James Bucl,inham. which weighed %
little over eleven pounds. He Is still e.
Philadelphia, hut will be well enough
shortly 10 return to his home In Gee
county, Nd.
BANK ELEcTIoN.-At an election fu
Directors In the New Castle County Bani
Of Odessa, held on the lst inst the fol
lowing persons were elected Charles
Tatman, Charles Beasten, John Appleton,
William Polk. S. F. Shallcross, II.
Willis. Henry Davis, Sam1. Pennington,
d j. Cummins. Charles Tatman was re-
elected president.
suIcIDE.-Joseph Merritt, who formerly
resided In Middle Nick, near Middletown.
hut more recently near Chcstertown, Nd,
suicide on Sunday morning
week, hv shooting himself with shot
gun while suffering under 10 Of mental
alteration. The load entered his body at
the lower pert of the stomach, passing
upward and killing him almost instantly.
WnM1vGroN & WESTERN r. R.-Thc
", ~ W. K. r. Go. have their telegraph
line working heweln Landcnhurg and
Wilmington, Instruments are being put
in the office at Hockessin. Falkland is
ais 10 ba ~ telegraph station.
The stockholders meet at the Company's
Office, Exchange Binding, on MONDAY
noon next, to elect Directors for the cur
rent year.
FLrcrioN.-At a meeting. January 6fh,
1873, Of Enterprise Circle, No. 8, B. L.
OI F.) c. A., OF Wilmington. the follow
irg officers were Installed C w, D. s.
rrultt T. j., r. F. Morrow r., VIM.
Planetary; II. s. X. A r. Wiiiams II.
T. A. ~. Chew; IT. R, II. ". Splrks :;
H. H.. F. 3 Chew; L. Of D., William
Pourlck L. Of L Georg, Fisher.
PHILADELPHIA & W1NrNeroN TunS-
p IKE rolipANY.-Monday the Philadel-
phla q Wilmington Turnpike Company
elected the following officers President,
John r Tatum Managers, William Can
by, Samuel Tlilles, Cyrus Pyle, Samuel
Candy, John r. Tatlm, William Tnlnall,
c. ". Rowland, James r. Bird, A. W.
Smith, Ephraim Magargal Secretary and
Treasurer, Samuel D. Smith.
REDUCTION IL FREIGHT TARIFF.-There
is to ba a speedy reduction in freight
charges between all points on the +. S.
/ Railroad to New York, the President, Su.
| pcrintCndent and Treasurer OF the road
being about to effect such arrangements as
/ will probably enable them to ship through
I TO New York no aboni the same rate nos
charged to Philadelphia. This will prov,
decidedly encouraging to our farmers {,
labor and plant more extensively.
CARS AND ENeISE.-On Tuesday a.,
Harlan ~ llolliugsworth Company shippr,
via the Wilmington q Reading Railr1u,
per Simmons Locomotive Express, fou
first class passenger coaches for the Gr,n
Western Railway Of Canada. The Jack
son N Sharp Company also made a SINH
lar shipment OF two baggage cars.
The engine, Thomas ClaUtOn. was take