Middletown transcript., 1870-10-22
NrwAaK, Oct. is, 1910.


AT qse}ng Of the Demee1ecy Of White Cla
Creek Handfed, held this Satu4iay eyeniuo. TX,
inst: at ffe botel Of A. A rhsxs, hr. VIM. Re,
nolds wAs falledzsa the Chair. and w. L. We
apRQ'n'e4 rec!1fasy a c4mmittoe on bushes
rcpefied Nh ehje6e Of w nieellnr % be Sbe 4,
r8pgeq.fNt Tor grand mass me<i Ting of the cit
zsnss sof th4 ana adjoining Hun dreds, In the tow
/ Of Newart oa Thursday, Dctober III 1871
9nsnl ,'l laogsly sdopied; Aud ths Cheit, q me nc
| gfopnds; I9zaies parade, finance kc. TResglSe
tcl!'slse st holne uiopies for txpenses, and d
to procure the kind services Of Messrs. 7. y. Bay
ard. eli Sanlsharx.u.R 4. vBiggs,, w. g. Whits
ley, Q. Is. Lore ond George Gray. Parade com
%isasso sss's sso Fb9tsss sssdss
to fnhlisla the feregaings Adissraei
| Wn. REYNOLDS, Chairman.
o. Attest, wx.ElwiEn See. .As2T ~ Fa't
The Democratic meeting at Odessa, on Wed
nesday evening, Was largely attended Q Tn
meeting was organized by appointing H. Wander
ford, President; C,pt James KaneIy and Loren
20 d. CHM, Vice Presidents and J. T., Wilson
Sec. The President introduced Hon. Thomas =
Bayard, TO the meeting, who was received will
enthusiastic applause, and entertained his audi
tors for two hours In, an able address upon th,
issues OF the present canvass. The democracy O
Appoquinimink and st. Georges Hundreds wer,
present in force, with wagons and torches. and
bells, and the Odessa Brass Band enliyened Al,
occasion with its spirit-stirring airs. The stand
was beautifully decorated and the Windows nj
the Hotel illuminated. THE residence OF Richard
w. Cochran, Esq. between this town and Odessa.
was also Illuminated from top to bottom, and
made y very handsome appearance. i A number
Of ladies in the paror, Of the Hotel, In the rear
OF the speakers stand, were attentive listeners.
The Fall term Of the U. s. Circuit Court com.
menced In the City Hail, Wilmington, on Tues
day morning, Judges Strong. aud Hall on the
bench, The case of the State Of Delaware against
the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore
Railroad Company was presented, and the Court
fixed Wednesday, the 26th instant, for hearing
the argumentsin the case. The trial of the in
dictment against John Peterson for murder and
piracy commenced in the afternoon. He was ac-
quilted Of murder, but convicted Of piracy, in
running away-with the sloop Achilles, fined one
dollar, and imprisoned five years. l'e 5af
DEsEcRArioE OF THE SABBATH. Eleven men
and timers, were arrested in viii
mington by the police on Sunday last, for work.
ing on the roof Of the Post Office saving. and
nammering TO the great apnoyance OF the wor-
shippers In the i've or six churches In the svicip-
ty. They refused 10 desist, at the request of the
Mayor, and when arrested showed despatch
from Washington ordering the work. They were
held in $lOO bail, each, for appearance at Court
In November. rat a4V IEhl rs0m SsaildHot
Itisallsgsd that the iiisiI agents on the Della
ware Railroad have not time 10 assert the mail
natter between Wilmington and Middictown.
hence much OF it is often taken down the road
md returned in the next train,, We dom know,
'ut 1t seemsto US that this excuse is not valid
'ne for the detention of the mail mai ter. Upon the
rains, 7 which frequently works ,ineonvenienee to
Democratic White Mems Meetings were held at
Iandyke's Store, in Appoquipimipk Hundred, on
Wednesday evening" and at Taylor Bridge, yes
erday evening; Simiiar meetings win be held,
ext week, at ieldsboroiIgh, Wednesday even.
ng, Oct. 26th; Townsend, Friday eEenine, Oct,
18th Blackbird, Wednesday evening, Nov. 2d !.
'andyke's Store, Friday Nov! 4ti, Il 2 7. II.
he 81. EeHasls cs & W sHits SpsspS9 aSs
geighing q ihs. .s.hli. WiA90 Skinner of FerFy
leck, who cuitisatea IA Xam, "a dong and AL
htck ps mans foresrh nsed 10 saw, ioouiorlvi |
hat by putting his ear 10 Etis potato hills he
ould hear Che potatoes crowding and saving fo |
aeh other uly fufther.s'lsyns ais' VIZ s;sI
"A Talbot contemporary, the 81. Srichaels Com
t. comes to ne. with the announcement that In
'aroline county = corn has turned out badly.
nd potatoes are not of much account and inn.
iediateiy below inserts the following :-"Try /
ngllsn Female Bitters.sE What effect these Bit
RS wlll have upon corn and potatoes, it does
OF state. ,EtTf;y
The vacancies on the isbolter,s ticker, ',in Kent
ave been filled as follows :---Eor Representative
eo; =. aymond, In the place of J. q. StockIey.
n. Thomas @. Rodgers, in place of Samuel R Il
ooperi Peter Campbell and John II. Dunninc
'r Levy Court, in place of'Wm. n. Ilobson, and
ooerl >. beswick-aiasl ijod 10 t,fsdl fnaia
BREAcn on TRuzr -.4An agent engaged In ,sel,.
e z seNtngi iimaehines for fMr. PatrOni, No.5il I
ing sTeet, ran saway a fey day ago, with abont
900 in money, and also the horse and WAGON
hieh were yahedat $500. when hst heard +
ON he' was at Galveston, Texas 80 fHg7G
SroRisa CoAL. .-aThe average weight Of antbra,- 4
to coal per cubic foot is b3} lbs. It win be
en- py dividing 1870 by 5s2 that Al. so feet will
ow ton OF coal, or in round ,numbers az feet |
ID box fleet Tong, 81 feet wide and :. feet I.
'ep, will hold ono ton. ~ ,iosslo97T ,1oi ~
LAND sALE4George ". Ingram 4 &G Co abb abrdkers ,k,rs
I'd real estate agents, have sold for Ia ward Ro
n, Esq. farm in Kent county, Nd. near Saaso. I
as, containing $40 acres, for $4,000 Colonel
shua Clayton, purchaser. Nh. .T'-''r,i -
Messrs. Richardson q, Robbins. of Dover. put
during the past season, over zoo, 900 cans Of
nit of different kinds. This amount of fru;t
u weigh about 300 tons and will reqnire 40
rye freight cars to move 1t. a'o i'os = stfj
The Swiss Beil Ringers are TO exhibit here in
Town Hall, ON Wednesday evening next
lis ~ an exhibition of high order OF merit and |
nus,cal Y noyelty to many Of our ciiizens, which
bound to draw. .
According to the report, of Superintendent | !
aiker, ofths Census Bureap, Washington. thel
mber Of Deaths in this State, for the year end
June LIST, 1870, is l,b5s. ~ " Gf.fF
An Usage orange grown upon i"Tbe Ies;iels n ),
A.Ppoquinimink Hundred, measures i6s inches l.
clrcnmferenee. The owner. wants TO Snow ifl q
Georges Hundred can beat it.lrF -g-I !. In
rhe parties who employed the Mississippi ma !.
senator, Revels, 10 lecture in WiImineton. liz
Friday night, lost one hundred dollars by the :
eration.s Rather a bad speculation.
Benjamin Johnson, eolosed, was on Thursdav q
ek, In the Sussex County Court Convicted ~ y
'e on the person Of Charlottee Fletcher. IIeis q
'tenced 70 be hung on Dec. l6th. NaF
Aiss Mary Reybold, of Delaware City. a grad t
e o. yassar College, has been elected a memI b
e q the Scientific Association, Of Troy, New h
-,.r.. aiaal as "a --s,ih. ID, s,5s(t 4 r