Middletown transcript., 1869-03-06
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AN 0Ip DoooNESr We have in our
possession (. A List Of the Taxablcs Of Ap-
poquinimink Hundred. made by William
Williams, Assessor, this 20th Of Decem-
Der, 175l." This document Is therefore
ll8 years old The list comprises 249
names, whose aggregate assessment
amounts to $2.9l5. The largest tax pay
er In the Hundred, at that day, was Peter
Bayard. whose assessment amounted to
$50. Very many Of the taxables were
assessed at $500 and none below that
amount. Very many names now familiar
in this part of the State, appear upon the
list. the fathers, grand fathers and great
grand fathers of the men Of the present
day. Among the names we find those Of
Anderson, Corbit, Bayard, Vandyke,
Rothwell, Murphy, Williams, Crawford,
Deakyne, Stats, Truax, Moore, Richard
son. Jones, Carsner, Chance, Ward, Nau-
dain, Donahoe, England, Packard, Thorn
as. and many others, with which we are
now familiar. The old document is quite
a curiosity, and has been inspected by ma
ny gentlemen within tho past week. 1t
was handed to us by Mr.. G. W. Ingram,
Of this town.
Town ELECTION The following is the
result of the election for Town Officers,
held on Monday last:
DEM. TICKET. REP. TICKET.
ron COMMISSIONERS FOR COMMISSIONERS
Martin e. Walker, 50 Charles Tatman, Jr. 80
james H.. Scowdrick, 65 Thomas Massey, 81
Andrew Hushebeck, 62 Isaac Jones, 65
r.. II. Foster, Ga VIM. II. Cam, SO
John Morrison, 81 Jesse Lake. 81
ron ASSESSOR. roR ASSESSOR.
Dewitt G. Walker, TaC. E. Anderson, n
FoR TREASURER FOR TREASURER
VIM. H. Moore, Ssh. D. Howell, SO
ron ALDERMAN ron ALDERMAN.
L. R. Davis, s9i David McKee, as
Scattering, 30.
Middletown has taken q fresh start in
her march Of improvement. Mr.. Morri-
son is building two houses on Lake street,
for Mr.. Samuel w. Roberts. Mr.. Lingo
is building three houses on Lake street,
for j. M. Cox 4 Bro. and is about to
commence new building 20 by 40 feet,
on Main street, for MIR. Thos. II Roth
we'll, to be occupied as new Stove and
Tinware establishment. Mr.. Samuel M.
Enos, of Odessa. also contesnplates build
ing twohouses on the corner Of Lake and
Cass streets.
FISE CArrLE.-B. NJ Crawford Esqr.
Of Middle Neck. Cecil county. Md. weigh
ed pair of Oxen, here, a short time since,
which weighed 5000 lbs. VIM. A. Coch-
ran, Esq. of this neighborhood, weighed a
pair of Oxen, here. yesterday, which
weighed $3.50. Chas. p. Cochchran, ESQ.
weighed calf, seven weeks old, which
weighed 1919 lbs.
The store of Mr.. Joseph w. Gary, in
front of the post Office, in this town, was
broken into on Thursday night, by break
ing off the bolt and forcing open the front
window. Nothing was missed except thir-
ty cents in change which was taken from
the drawer.
The Odessa Building and Loan Associ-
alton organized on Wednesday evening
last. The officers of the Association are
given in another place. About 500 shares
of stock were taken. The Association will
meet again on Thursday evening next.
The Buckeye Stump Pulling and Grub
bing Machine, will be tried in Mr.. Ii. N.
Willitts' orchard, near Middletown, at 2
o'clock, this afternoon. The public are
invited to witness the operation of the ma
chine.
A meeting of the citizens of Middle
town, without distinction of party, took
place at Walkers Hotel, last evening. for
the purpose of taking measures to amend
the town charter.
In the estimation of some of the best
judges, the Peach buds are yet uninjured
in this section.
At Mr.. Robert A. Cochran's sale. on
the 25th inst. shoats sold from IA to "a
cents per pound.
Mr.. Charles A. Ballard, clock and
watch maker, left Middletown this week,
for the city of New York.
The post Office at Bohemia Mills, Cecil
county, Md. has been discon inued.
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