Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
about 70 years old.-Jowaal and States

about 70 years old.-Jourmal and States
man.
Ship Building In Wilmington. There
are more iron vessels built in this city,
than in, all the rest of the United States
pnt together. .r....r
There is nowhere else in the country,
an establishment where there is constantly
an iron steamer ON the stocks; here there
are on an average three or four building at
once, the year round. There are at least
twice as many steam vessels, of wood and
iron, built in this city every year, as there
are in Philadelphia, and throwing out
small tug boats, there is no comparison
between the two places, in the number of
boats built by each. These are patent
facts to all, at all acquainted with the busi-
ness here, but we doubt if they are known
by many of our own citizens CONNER
cial.
A Big Thing on Lce.-On Thursday af-
ternoon last, some of the citizens of New
Castle amused themselves by skating from
that town to Delaware City and back. The
party consisted of men, boys, young ladies'
and girls, and the whole distance, there
and back, was accomplished in from one
and half to two hours. One of the par
ty, gentleman of superior skating quail
ties, made the distance in thirty-fo min
utes. Another, a boy of only some twelve
or thirteen years of age, was forty minutes
in coming from Delaware City to New Cas-
tie. Others were fifty and sixty minutes
in the passage up. Considering the distance
some nine miles by water, from New Cas-
tie to Delaware City, this is about the big
gest thing in the skating line, we have
heard of for sometime. TUESDAYS Gazette
Sad accident at Laurel.-A young
man blythe name of Wiley, residing at Lau-
rel, Del. being taken with chill, week
or two since, his sister suggested he should
take some spirits, a little bottle of what she
supposed to be liquor of some kind, she
observed in closet. He took some, re-
marking it had queer taste. She then
tasted it herself, and inquired of a servant
if it was liquor. Upon being told it was
some thing to destroy bed-bugs, she imme-
diately set out after her brother, who had
left the house for his home, telling him of
her unfortunate mistake. A physician was
called in, but the young man, after linger-
ing day or two, died. The sister, as
may be imagined, is deeply distressed.
William, son of Andrew Alexander, who
resides near the Rising Sun, in Christiana
Hundred, committed suicide by accidental
ly strangling himself with strap, on Tues
day evening. He was fifteen years old.
A new Office is established at Mt. Nor
iah, Kent county, Del, and Warren J.
Reed appointed Post Master. Will re-
ceive regular special supplies from Willow
Grove. .~. ...h .y't>
A .Sensdtion.-Five brides made their
debut in one of our churches last Sunday,
which was a splendid sensation for the
quid auacs and fashionablcs. Smyrna
Times. y, ..5.-. -..-.- .l.- ., al.
The new See of Wilmington, Del. has
been filed by the late Plenary Council of
Baltimore, by the appointment of the
Right Rev. Thomas A. Becker, d. d. of
Richmond.
The fishermen of Delaware City are ma
king extensive preparations for large bu-
siness upon the opening of Spring.-Del.
Republican. H. =. .'..s
The Smyrna Benevolent Society will
hold festival for the benefit of the poor of
that town, in Hofecker's factory, ON the
9th instant. tsu=r.
Messrs. James and Abel Taylor, Of
Smyrna, are soon to start an iron foundry
in Dover, under the firm of Taylor & SON.
The Republicans of New Castle are about
organizing Grant Club. .H1a.h