Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25
LOCAL ArFArRs.

lptiec uicetiliS was netu AT w alkcr s Hotel, on
Saturday evening, Sept. 18th, to organize Com
pany for the recovery of stolen horses and the de-
lection of the thieves. Nathaniel Williams was
called to the Chair and Charles Derrickson APP
pointed Secretary. The object of the meeting
having been stated by, the Chairman on motion
the Chair, appointed II. Vanderford, Robert A.
Cochran, Jr and Jacob f. Shallcross, a commit
tee to prepare Bylaws for the government of the
Company. The committee reported accordingly
and the Bylaws were read and adopted, as fol-
lows:-
l. This Association shall be called and known
by the name of the MIDDLETowN Horse COMPANY.
2. The object of this Company shall be to assist
Its members to recover their horses when stolen,
and also to detect and apprehend the thieves.
For this purpose it shall be the duty of its mem
bers, when any of them shall lose horse to turn
out and assist in the recovery of the same on be-
ing notified of said loss.
3. The officers of this Company shall consist of
a President, Vice President, ecretary, and Trea-
surer. The President shall preside at all meet
lngs OF the Company, and in his absence the Vice
PRESIDENT; If both are absent some member of the
Company may be called TO the Chair. The Sec
retarJ shall keep minute of the proceedings,
and record the same in book. The Treasurer
shall keep all funds and pay them out only after
a vote OF the Company appropriatng the same
on the order of the President. Said officers to
be elected by ballot at the January meeting in
| each and every year, and to serve one year, or
until their successors are duly chosen.
4. This Company shall meet once in three
months, or ottener at the call of the President or
Secretary, on the first Tuesday night in January,
April, July and October, at 8 o clock
| D. In order to meet the necessary expenses of
said Company, each member shall pay an adms-
sion fee of One Dollar, and when this is not suf-
hclent, the President and Secretary shall have
| power to assess sufficient sum upon the menu
oers, equally, subject TO the order of the Compa-
ny.
6. All funds shall be paid into the hands of the
treasure, and a minute of the same accurately
| kept by the Secretary And no funds shall be
paid out except upon the order of the President af
ter vote Of the Society appropriating the same
All persons present were then requested to hand
IN their names to the Secretary, when the follow
| ing names were recorded
Nathaniel Williams, r. A, Cochran. Jr.
Is; f. kanely, Jacob j. Shalcross,
Charles Derrickson, James Kancly
II. Vanderford, Benjamin Crawford,
j. Henry Hanson, William Kanely
John Morrison, Benz. Armstrong,
James I. Shallcross, b. p Hanson.
On motion the meeting adjourned to meet on
Saturday evening, the 25th of Sept at Walker S
Hotel, at o'clock, to elect officers.
N. WILLIAMS Pres't.
Charles Derrickson, Sec.
Den OF THIEVES BROKEN UP.-On Wednesday
night last policeman Joseph Urian and detective
Andrew NJ. Donohue, of Philadelphia, made their
| appearance in this town, on their way to Head
OF Sassatras, in search of certain horse thieves il
is alleged, who have had their head quarters
| there, and who have been operating extensively
| through all this REGION for some time past
clue to these transactions was obtained in Pha-
delphla through the arrest OF negro man named
| Henry Gibson an accomplice of the band who
| is now in prison. Information was thus obtain
| ed which led to the arrest of young man named
xttI,o -, nIy
pursuit of another named John Harrington, who
lives at Head of Sassatras. Harrington left home
| on W Wednesday night, about | o'clock taking a
horse and two carriages with him; when the of
icers reached his residence he could not be found
Six buggies, three horses and seven sets of har-
| ness, all believed TO have been stolen have been
recovered. We understand that DR.. Sudler horse
and buggy, and 1lurlock's are among them,
| Ono new buggy was found covered up in hay
NOW 1t appears that the thieves have been
shifting the tops from one carriage to another,
and repanting them, so that they could not read
lily be identified Another of their tricks was the
cutting of a small white star from the forehead
OF a lne black mare, which has been recovered
and identified. a gray horse, slightly spawned
in one hind leg believed to have been stolen
from Denton, Md. has also been recovered, and
is now at the stables of Walkers Hotel in this
town. David Jones horse, stolen from Kenton
Camp has also been recovered and is now in
Philadelphia. Harrington and Morris are both
respectfully connected. The negro Gibson it is
said lived with Harrington.
WILMINGTON PREsBYrERY Wilmington Pres
| bytery met at st. Georges on Tuesday evening
! Rev. E. Webb acted as Moderator The usual
routine of business was transacted, the reports
showing the churches to be in II hourshing con-
dition.
The Presbytery unanimously voted in the af-
hrmatiye on the question of reunion.
| G. pf Ty1a V
received as member of Presbytery, he being
the stated supply of the church at Chesapeake
City.
Rev. r. G. Allison accepted the church at Port
Penn, and will be installed on Thursday October
2Sth.
Rev. G. H. Smyth accepted the call of West
Church, in Wilmington, and he will be installed
next Thursday evening, 30th inst.
During the session it was suggested that after
the meeting of the two General Assemblies in
Plttsburg, lin November, and tho consummaton
of the Union, that large mass meeting of The
Castle Presbyteries be held iu Wilmington The
| suggestion was very favorably received
The Presbytery adjourned to meet at Milford
in April.
For a long time we have noticed gradual in.
crease in the number of good-looking men in our
neighborhood especially among our subscribers
| The change has been marked as to be subject
| ioI Belerdl CONVERSATION. IeOple ask " Why is
this thus? ?" We find the general answer to be
that almost all our fellowcitizens are wearing the
celebrated Roclhill & Wilson" clothes. It i
well known that the people who wear the clothes
OF this make command the esteem of their fellow
creatures. All our readers know where Rockhil]
y Wilson'S is. The mammoth Brown Stone
Clothing Hall, 603 and COS Chestnut st. PhiIa.
SOMETHING NEw.-Mr. Thomas H. Rothwell ha,
on sale at his New Stove and Tin Store, in TIN,
Town, new Napor Heater and Cooking Stove
| The same was on exhibition at the late Apricul
tural Fair, Wilmington, and was awarded, di
ploma for the Stove, diploma for the Boiler, and {
special diploma for the Stove and Boiler, as mos
practical and useful invention; and also a spe
eial premium of So for the enterprise of the exhi
bltor. The above stove roasted u lbs. of bee
IN 40 minutes. We also learn that TO the fami
ieS using the stove in this town. it has given thu
i fullest satisfaction.
1t is pleasure to tell the same story over ant
over again, if it is good story. Our story now
is of the satisfaction we enjoy in wearing tn,