Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17
LOCAL. AFFArRs.

and the President of the Board of Trustees
OF Delaware College, according to adycr-
tisement, sold, on the 1st instant. the
whole of the script issued to this State un
der the provisions of an act of Congress
donating public lands to the several States
and Territories which may provide colleges
for the benefit Of agriculture and the me-
chanic arts. The script called for 90 900
acres OF the public land of the United
States, and was purchased by G.. r. Lew
is, of Cleveland, Ohio, for $50, 900. The
act OF Assembly authorizing this sale re-
quires that the proceeds shall be invested
in interest bearing bonds of this State or
OF the United States, the principal of which
bonds shall be forever held sacred for the
purposes contemplated by the act of Con-
gress. The interest thereof is to be paid
to the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees
OF Delaware College for the purpose of
maintaining such a course of instruction in
said college as will carry out the intention
OF the aforesaid act of Congress and for the
gratuitous instruction of one pupil from
each hundred in the State, who shall be
annually nominated. The Legislature, at
its present session, we understand, directed
that the gratuitous pupils should be nomi-
mated by the members of the General AS
sembly for the time being resident in or
representing the several original hundreds
10 check any unseemly anxiety to secure
these gratuitous scholarships, it may be
well to mention that they cannot be used
until some interest has accrued on the in
vestments for the benefit of said college.
A ASpELL.-Our old and esteemed friend,
the proprietor of the WILMINGTON TEA
HOUSE, corner of Fifth and Market streets,
(who by the way keeps a superb stock of
the very choicest Teas and Coffees, has
put spep' upon his patrons, by offer
ing reward Of some of his best Coffee,
to whoever sends him the greatest number
of changes in spelling the word. A young
lady, it is said, will distance all competi-
tors. A lady of this town will wager
pound Of the best Oolong, Pouchong, Sou
chong, Young Hyson, Old Hyson, I'm
perial or Bohea, that not one of them can
spell cc9fee-pot withoutpronouncing teapot.
DELAWARE CoLLEaE.-In view of the
reorganization of Delaware College at an
early day, and for the purpose of renewing
and cementing the friendships and associ-
ations of College life, it is proposed to hold
meeting of the former students of the
College and Academy, at some convenient
time this summer The resident gradu-
ates cordially and earnestly invite all in
terested to attend q preliminary meeting
in the College Oratory, at 2 o'clock, =.
NJ. on Saturday, April II, 1869, for the
purpose of perfecting the arrangements for
such general meeting.
Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer, Correspond
ing Secretary of the Ladies' and Pastors
Christian Union Home Missions and Wo-
mems Work in the Church, visited Odessa
on Sunday last. and spoke in the NJ. L.
Church in the morning, and in the Sab
bath School in the afternoon, and organ
lied branch society there. In the even
ing she addressed large congregation in
the NJ. 4. Church of this town. An aux
iliary society was organized here some-
time ago.
We saw some peach-buds from the low
er part of this State, on Wednesday, many
of them presenting indubitable signs of
blight. 1t is the opinion of competent
judges, that fully one-half of the buds in
lower Delaware and Maryland have been
destroyed by the snow storm and severe
freeze on Sunday last. Ice formed in the
cups of many Of the open blossoms. The
germ of the fruit was thus destroyed.
Snow fellon Sunday last, the 11th inst.
in the lower part of this State. There
was heavy frost and some ice on Non
day morning. Snow also fell thick and
fast here, on Tuesday, and it looked more
like midwinter than spring. The snow
soon disappeared, however.
A magnificent aurora borealis illumina-
ted the heavens on Thursday night. The
coruscations of rose-tinted light assembled
to the zenith, where they became fixed,
presenting a nebulous appearance. The
beautiful phenomena continued until late
hour. .H
KENT COUNTY RAILRoAD.-The contract
that we alluded to last week with Mr. j.
Mahoney to grade, lay the track and bal
last, was signed on Wednesday last. The
work is to be commenced by the 18th in
CAMP MEETING.-At late meeting of
the board of trustees of the Camden
Union Camp Ground, it was resolved to
hold camp meeting in this delightful
grove, commencing on Wednesday, July
2lst. and to continue ten days.
Signor Blitz, we understand, will ex-
hibit in the Town Hail. in this town, on
Monday and Tuesday. the 26th and 9th
instant. Blitz is without rival in his
peculiar art. Tickets for sale at the stores.
Don't forget the sale of two houses and
lots in Middletown, by VIM. H. Reynolds,
on Thursday next.
Go to Evans, if you want Harrison,
Goodrich, Rose or Peach Blow Potatoes.
See his advertisement.
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