Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05
1.ooAL AMID srATN ArrA1Rs.

town, Cecil county, Md. The names of these
three men are VIM. Brown, Henry Spencer, and
Henry Russell. Russell was shot and severely
wounded in attempting to escape arrest, but is
recovering from his wounds. He has made some
important revelations, since his arrest in rela-
ton to the operations of this gang. 1t appears
that they have been practicing their roguery for
considerable time, stealing wheat, corn, or any
other article they could lay their hands on. Five
bushels of corn in the ear was found slowed away
in a hogshead in the house of one of them, at
| the time of the arrest. When questioned as to
how he obtained it, he said he bought ii from Mr..
| Thomas Cruikshank, but that gentleman said he
| had never sold him any corn, in the ear or 9TH
erwise. Mr.. James Hall delivered $50 bushels Of
grain at the granary of Capt. Woodall but when
it came to be measured out it fell short twenty
| bushels. These men effected an entrance into the
| granary, and had been carrying grain in boat
| to mill in Kent county, some distance mp the
| Sassafras River. About so bushels, it is suppos-
ed, have been ground for them, during the season,
at said mill. A box of shoes, belonging to
merchant named Davis, was stolen from the
| wharf and sold to James Scott negro man who
keeps little shop at Cecilton. Scott gave the
person who sold him the shoes, $3.50 and a lit
| tie -four for the box, and selling the shoes
| cheap as 10 excite astonishment The shoes were
identified by the Philadelphia merchant who sold
| them and on Wednesday of last week Scott was
arrested and held to bail for his appearance at
Court. This negro has had the confidence and
| respect of all the white men in his neighborhood;
he holds high position in his church, and was
chief marshal on the occasion of the celebration
of the adoption of the 18th amendment, last sum
mer. He is now probably bound for one of the
wards in the Maryland penitentary.
Our HoTELs-Middletow has two of the best
kept Hotels in the State. Indeed, they are une-
qualed by the Hotels of any country town within
our knowledge, and we take pride in commend
ing them to the public. In too many public hou-
ses, rowdy, roistering assembages are witnessed.
Such thing would not be tolerated here on the
contrary, quiet order, cleanliness, are the lead
ing characteristics of our Hotels, while their ta-
bles are spread with the choicest and best that
the market can afford. And, then, the proprie-
tors are men who not only "know how TO keep
a hotel" but they are gentlemanly in department
and ever attentive to their guests Not only so,
but they have the good will of everybody, and
"George" and Curt are names as familiar
as household words. There is no hattery in all
this, but truth, as their boarders and our citi-
zens generally will attest. 1t is great advan-
tage to the community to have two such houses
of entertainment in their midst. 1t might be 9TH
erwise here, as we have seen it in other places,
where the Hotel was the place of rendezvous for
noisy and drunken men, engaged in brawling
and fighting, and disturbing the peace. Such
scenes are not witnessed in Middletown, at our
Hotels, and we record it to the honor of the
town.
Ignatus G. Grubb, Esq. addressed large and
enthusiastic Democratic meeting at Townsend,
on Friday evening, 28th ult. He denounced in
strong language the Enforcement Act, and the
enfranchisement of negroes in Delaware by the
Radical Congress, and adduced convincing ar
gumeuts against the policy Of placing in the hands
of an inferior race the balance of power in the af-
fairs of government. Were that race educated
and intelligent, it would still be wrong in the
white race to part with so great a power but
when the ignorance and depravity of the negro
is considered, his enfranchsement becomes mat
ter which every intelligent man, who is not in
huonced by selfish and partisan aims, should de-
test and scorn. Mr.. Grubb was greeted with
three cheers when he concluded He was follow
ed by ]. Frank HaZel Esq. in neat and bril-
liant speech, and he by Mr.. Samuel Townsend,
, in forcible speech of about twenty minutes.
The meeting great success, and cast wet
r blanket over the hopes of the Radicals whose
, meeting the same evening at the same town, was
miserable failure,
The Banking house is going up with rapidity.
Mr.. Gould, the contractor and carpenter, and
[ Mr.. Floyd, bricklayer, are pushing their work
with great energy. They will have the walls
up to the second story to-day, and expect to have
the entire brick work finished next week. A
most substantial fire and burglar proof vault
will be constructed in the building, SO as to rem
der it impossible for the most expert burglars to
effect entrance. This fine building, when il
u is completed, will be quite an aquistion and an
| ornament to the town.
Mcssrs. John A. Reynolds Sons have taken
= : the handsome new three-story brick store houst
II and dwelling at the corner of Main and Broat
streets, now being finished by Robert A. Cochran
Esq. and will move into it about the latter par
d of this month, The Transcript expects to occupy
the sky parlor, about the LIST Jan. and will b
: getting up in the world. We shall have a litt
Il more elbow room then, and will no longer fee
"cribbed, cabined and confined" we hav
u been and will be happy to see all our friends il
our new quarters, when we get into them.
Hallow Eve was celebrated as usual by tn
, boys, who unhinged and bore away gates, upse
5 out buildings, and made bon-fres of boxes, &c
o Some of the property of our citizens destroy
ed in this way, and an expense of from five
III ten dollars was incurred, in some instances, t
IN repair damages. Boys, have your sport, if yo
will, but don't damage property. There is n
al fun in that, especially to the owners.
he The cornerstone of the Catholic Church {
w Dover, Del. will be laid by the Right Rev. Tho
y A. Becker, ID. d. Bishop of Wilmington, O
l. Wednesday, the 9th inst. at clock, P. NJ. A
IN friends of religion are cordially invited to
~ present. The blessing of the New Cemetery wi
a. take place on the same evening.
:. EDWARD IGNATlUS TAYLOR,
70 PAsTo
y CURE FOR TETTHK.-A lady of Cecil county, NJ,
US who has had some experience in the cure of TIE
N, ter informs us that decocton of Rue, apple
scaldng hot, is certain cure for the disease.
s. it affects the feet hands, immerse them in Il
70 decoction; other parts it may be applied wi
10 flannel
ne FAIR AND FEsTIvAt-A fair and festival vi
ed be held in the Masonic Hall, Chesapeake Cit
=, Nd. under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge, /
a' ginning on the 18th of December next, and co
tinuing eleven days. The proceeds to be appli
in furnishing the Lodge Room.
Mr.. VIM. G. Etherington, of Cecilton, NJ
OF raised the present season, two pumpkins on o
o. vine which weighed respectively 95 and "a Il
. The circumference of the largest was 5ft
IN inches of the smallest, feet inches. Who C
"A | beat them?
IN The new station house was occupied on
lst instant. The restaurant is fitted up in Fl
W style, and the ladies' room, ticket Office and
m its appointments, render the new depot equal
any in the State.