Middletown transcript., 1869-12-04
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ROBBERY OF THE CITIZENS NATIONAL
BANK The Citizens National Bank, Of
this town, was entered by burglars, on
Thursday night last, between eleven and
btwelve o'clock ,g Entranee was effected by
forcing one Of the back window shutters
TIE door of the book safe was cut through
with wedgos, cold chisels, &c. driven by a
sledge, hammer, taken from neighboring
blacksmith shop, which was broken into
for the purpose. The money safe, being
the smallest, was not touched, and the
] Bank die. not lose q cent. The thieves
got some State and Pacific Rail Road bonds,
which had been deposited in the Bank by 4
! lindiyiduals. The amount is not certainly
known. but supposed to be about $40, 900.
Ono depositor lost GA, geo; two others.
smaller amounts The rogues left their
tools behind them, most Of the smaller
ones being wrapped up in New York Her.
aids, one Of the date Of Nov 80. The
burglars were. probably. alarmed, before
they finished their work, and left hurried
ly, without attempting to open the money
safe. The noise of tile sledge-hammer
was heard by a family in the neighbor-
hood. who supposed it to proceed from the
kicking or stamping Of horses in stable
near by, Hn3sf'i'9" ~: 'i'' ,'e'il s,aos +
q Thanksgiving day was generally obser-
yod at Port Penn. The Methodsts and
.Presbyterians united in their. services;
this year the services were held in the
Presbyterian Church, 4 Rev.. Mr. Allison
of the Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Mr..
Tull of the NJ E. Church, both participa-
ted in the services. In the afternoon
about 8 o'clock, Con Thanksgiving day
the town was thrown into great conster-
nation, when it was announced that Mr.
james Towns, Jr., was drowned he was
young man % years Of age ;i he went to
his musk-rat traps in the afternoon after
attending church, Messrs. Toy and Year
sley were at the wharf and heard. a noise in
the reeds and groan as though some one
: was strangling. They both went in search
and in a few minutes they found the de-
ceased lying in Q; ditch. Mr., T. had
been for several years subject, to spasms,
= aud it is supposed that he was taken with
. one on this occasion, as there was not water
, enough in the ditch to have hurt him had
not something of the kind, ,happened =
. He ,was,a very, estimable young man and
! his nntimely decease is generally regretted
: -z-RepaJlicdn. go H. ,,;,5.,,- 80.
: EaaMr. Robert A. Cochran, ,sof this town ,
' had large number Of bricks burnt, last
: summer, on his farm below Middletown,
. kand is now hauling them into, town. prep
: aratory'to building fine brick store house
a OH tho corner of Broad and Main streets
IS And it is possible that he may extend his
Improvements so far as to erect an entire
II brick front from the corner to Walkers
: Hotel This square is Justly regarded as
It the most eligible business locationin town
: and is worthy Of the improvements which
;. we understand Mr. Cochran has it in con
e temptation to make GayI 5ri 'r@r sasy
We understand that arrangements ar,
in progress by which We are to have at tn,
rs Middletown Hall, in the course of the pres
r ent winter, lectures from Henry Ware
al Bcecher, Brick Poneroy, Horace Greeley
:, aud other notables who are llfuhinatin,
~ the world by the torch of their genius
y Surely these are the days foretold by th
ut seers and sages Of old, when many shoul,
70 run to and fro and knowledge be increased
But Miss Logan is to have the precedence
70 and comes to shed the light Of her counte
l. nance upon us, on tic evening of the 16t
IN instant. -'r'~ ''' ~ .';N"
vc "A WHERE THE Peach, BASKETS, NEE
IN gentleman of this ,neighborhood was, pass
Mt ing along one Of, the streets, in Pbiladel
: phia a few days since, and seeing pile {
!, Peach Baskets stopped and counted them
ly fifty in number, and recognized the mar
1t, upon them. We thought it was agree
.r-l among them to hold their agents to stric
|, : account for the delivery of these basket.
!: Why don't they do II? sn 10 gf,7o@
!, ofie eiPcBLic ScHoo1 No. 60, jsITnpLsrowvl-
= Examination and exhibition in the aboy
re school, will take place next week. III
sc. Board of Officers connected with the scho
it will be present. The examination wi
to commence Wednesday the 9th, at1 o'cloc
PPM. The parents and others intereste
in the school are cordially invitedto atten,
or Mr., John Morrison is building for Ma
al tin +. Walker, on, his. farm near Arm
A strong's Corner; a, barn ninety feet
= length. Mr., Walker intends, to build
IN handsome brick dwelling house next sun
The, mer, and will burn the brick upon Il
his premises. in addition 70 several hpndr'
the thousand laS more Is ID ID. 30 .ev 81
Of F'bTo the great grati6cationfof ourcitizen
IN o dirt train swas set to work on Mond
~ last, to GIL up'the;unsightly mud holes
''n bout the depot n How much more agree
ose bic itiEill be to attend to business aroul
ons that busy place, when this job is eompl
!atnl to14aIdsa h sgsh ;s7it sbi al sosiq
lie ta1 Fhei congregation Of Forest Prssbytc
on an Church, of this town, have erected
:. ~ neat and substantial Lamp In front Of d
mi, Church: They are not among those "
ur- love darkness rather than light, their dee
tes not being evil o1T seoio "o9oi e1oiesed'
Of I'Ths rem rsfHaaiinns in II Jas, II,'Mec0lley, |.
Ad- Consul to Callao, Peru, were inferred