Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-05
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ANNUAL MEETING AT LEBANON AND ELECTION
OF OFFICERS.

ANNUAL MEETING AT LEBANON AND ELECTION
OF OFFICERS.
The Grand Lodge OF Delaware, Independ-
ent Order of Good Templars, commenced
its annual Session at, Lebanon, Kent County,
yesterday at 3lP. NJ, good representation
of delegates being present. Though there
was slight decreaeein membership, the re-
ports showed that the Order was in heal
thy condition. During the afternoon the
following officers were elected:
G. W. G. T.-Rev. A. u. Davis.
G. W. C,-Mary A. Crouch, Dover.
G. W. V. C.-Mrs. S. B. Pleasantop Little
Greek Landing.
G. W. Sect-W. n. Brown, Lebanon.
G. ". A. Sect.-Mrs. W. n. Brown, Leba-
non.
G. W. Chap.-Rev. I. 7. Cooper, Cam
den.
G. W. Marshal-Isaac G. Lofand, Dover.
&. ". A. M.-alrs. Isaac G. Lofand, Do
g. W. G.-wnlard H. Lyon, Camden.
P. G. W. c. T.-Mrs. E. G. Hedgeman
Milford.
Rep. to the Il. W. G. Lodge-R. b. Nc
Donald, Wilmington.
Alternate-C. W. Cary, Wyoming.
| The session continued until midnight last
night, and a session commenced this morn
| ing The sentiment of the Grand Lodge
was unanimously for Local Option.
OPENING THE NINTH WARD PoLLs.-We
are requested by Mr.. James L. Hawkins to
state the reasons that induced him with
other Republicans Of the Ninth Ward tc
choose another Inspector on Tuesday last.
He says the person appointed to hold it was
| so grossly intoxicated as to be entirely un-
MT to hold the position to which he was ap-
pointed That he and others plead of the
Democrats to place some sober man OF
their party in the position, and that it was
only when they refused to do so that the
Republicans made "stand OUT to choose
an Inspector, and Mr.. II. says if the Repub
licans had stood by him little better, there
would have been a change made.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB DIVIDED INTO THREE
CoMPANIEs-The Williams Democratic Clut
meeting at Fifth and Market Streets, has
divided into three marching companies
Daniel O'Neill has been elected Major and
the following are officers of the three de
tachment.
Co. A.-Captain, Elwood Hill; 1st. Lieut.
Charles Thomas; I'd Lieut.. John Dowley.
Co. B.-Captain, William McCauon; LIST
Lieut.. Theophilus Jones; I'd Lieut.. jane
Hassan.
Co. C.-Captain, John Taylor, 1st Lieut.
James Corrigan, I'd Lieut. Emory Jones.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN CLUB.-At meet
ing held last evening, over 11th stree
bridge, at John Davis store, for the pur
pose of organizing Campaign Club, F. O
Bennett was selected as Chairman, an,
Thomas Scott, Secretary. 1t was car
ried that the club should be called the "Co
Davis Boys in Blue. The following Off
GERS we're elected Captain, James Lynn
1st Lieut., Robert Spence 2nd Lieut.. Hen
[, ry Pierce Treasurer, f. o. Bennett.
Rev. DIR. Otis, will deliver his third Cer
tennial sermon next Sunday evening .
"Man and machinery, or machinery Jeh(
vah's chariot, in which he will ride forth
the accomplishment of his great purposC
for the good of humanity"
A meeting of the members OF the Fourt
Delaware Regiment Association Will be he
this evening in their rooms in the Mason
= building.
The Bayard Club was addressed last nigl
e, by Henry S. Truitt, and will be-addrsssC
5, this evening by W. R. Hodgson Esq.
Patrick McClosky was at the urgent r
- quest of his family sent this morning
New Castle for 80 days.
E. K. Crawford is having large sho
window put in his shoe store No. 6 west
street.