Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22
bocAL AFFAIRS.

the lower part of Cecil county, or portion oil G
,eni, 1t least, have borne themselves in a very !
otous and disorderly manner, for some time
ast. There are some very orderly and well dis I
osed colored people there, who take no part in I
hese riotous demonstrations, but there are others
gho are preparing trouble for themselves by
awlessness and violence. One Of their acts was
o knock white man down with stick of wood
,ecause he happened to be standing near where
IN excursion party were landing at night from
teamer at Fredericktown. One of their number
was suspected of telling who it was that commit
ed this wanton act Of cruelty, and finding him
in store at Fredericktown, during Christmas
they set upon him for the purpose OF
beating him. The store was closed, but two
shots were fred through the door which came
very near proving fatal to q man within, the
balls passing through his clothing. Another act
Of viliainy was the taking Of horse belonging |
to John Ward Davis, ESQ. leading him into the |
woods and cutting his throat. Recently they |
burnt the fodder and sheds of VIM. 8. Potter,
the young man who unfortunately shot q colored
man who was hired to him, last harvest, and VINO
was recently tried for the same and acquitted
Since then, it is alleged they have threatened to
take Potters life. These circumstances coming
to the knowledge of the white citizens Of the
neighborhood, they determined to interpose to
prevent further incendiarism and violence, and
IL possible TO ferret out the guilty parties. Ac-
cordingly, public meeting of many of the most
respectable citizens of Sassafras Neck, was held
at Cecilton, on Saturday last, and means devised
which it is believed will effect the object. Mr..
Potter himself has offered reward Of five hun
hundred dollars for any information which will
lead TO the detection Of the incendiares and 1t is
believed that clue has been found that will lead
to the perpetrators of all these acts of vllainy.
DR.. j. C. MCabe, Rector of st. AIMS Parish,
proposes to deliver two lectures, next month, in
the Town Hall, on "Woman's Worth and Wo-
mans Work, :" and "Woman's Rights and Wo-
mans Wrongs" The proceeds of these lectures
| are to be devoted to benevolent purposes and
the Doctor asks the assistance of his congrega-
ton, and Of the ladies particularly, in the sale Of
| tickets. We hope to see a full house, for two
reasons-it will pay him better, and it will pay
| the public better, TO hear this subject discussed
by one whose acknowledged ability is competen t
| to an exhaustive treatment of the subject. He
| promises TO apply to it the touchstone of truth,
| and to treat il somewhat differently from the man
ner in which it is being treated by the modern il
luminators, who would turn society upside down,
rather than not ride into notoriety on their favo-
rite hobby. Due notice will be given Of the time
of DR.. MCabe's lectures, and we are sure that
the Hall will be filed to its utmost capacity.
MORE IMPRovExESTs.-Mr. Lingo has contract
ed to build newNdwelling house for Mrs. Beas-
ten, on the east side of Cass street, on the lot
which belonged to the late Major John Jones.
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20 by "a feet back building l6 by "a, TO be I'm
ished by the 25th of March. Mr.. Lingo has also
to build two small tenements for colored men,
near the new Church. Mr.. John Morrison is a.
bout to contract with Mr.. George Derrickson, fol
the erection of a frame dwelling on Cass street
SO by 81 feet front, and back building l3 by l6
| on the lot lately purchased from Mr.. Thos. Mas
sey. MIR. John r. Hall also contemplates build
ing dwelling house on his lot on the opposite
side Of Cass street. Other persons also contem-
plate building during the season. These houses
together with the extensive improvements con
templated by Mr.. Robert A. Cochran, will Civ
to our master buildersa brisk season, next Sprini
and Summer.
: A village is likely to spring up around the ne,
African N. L. Church. Two tenements are a
ready contracted for. This new building 81,
e will be likely to check the further developemer
of "Frog Town." where rents and building 10
= are likely to remain stationary, for a time
" least, until the new village grows into prop,
proportions. There are no accommodations f
l, colored people in Mddletown, but this new Vi
l., lage will be sufficiently near to make it more co
:, venient for those families who put out their was
" ing, or who employ day laborers. Now, the CT
ored laborers live so far off in the country, that
> is inconvenient, both for the employers and I
TO employed, on account of the distance they ha
to go, morning and evening. As the new toy
will be occupied by the descendants of Ham excl
w ton. 1t would be preferable, we should think,
such names as "Frogtown."
- LONGEVITY IN CAMDEN, DEL.-The names
u. ages of twenty-three persons, residents of Ca
lis den, 70 years of age and upwards, have bt
handed to us for publication. Nearly all of tn
'ss were born in Camden, and a majority of tn
A belong to the Society of Friends Their uni
ages amount to 1853, an average of more Il
er so years. Eight of them are 80 years of age q
i 4 f,lla
Bowers Loper, So; Ruth Jenkins, 81; Mich
Loper, Sc; VIM. X. Lockwood, So; Ann LoI
81; Thomas Howell, 80; Jabez Jenkins,
Margaret Lind, so; John Loud, 7s; PAMELA
m ANS, n; Elizabeth Cats, IS; Avery Draper,
nm Ann Sarde, IA; Thomas Minlin, 10; Elijah +
lys pie, II Maria Clark, II; Susan Paine, Il; !
CT Smith, II; Isaac Rary, 20; Thomas Hudson,
:, Mrs. Hudson, 70.
Another counterfeit twenty dollar bill on
re- Market National Bank of New York, turned
ne. here on Wednesday last, passed by the same
ties mentioned in our last. 1t was received
Mr. G. W. W. Naudain merchant of this to
paid over to his brother, Mr.. 7. N. Naudair
u Washington City, who happened to be here al
,s ~. time, and returned by him through the mail
aie- Wednesday morning. Mr.. Naudain proceedt
10 Wilmington, on Wednesday afternoon, to se
parties, who were examined before U. s. {
nm. missioner, Rumford on that day, but did
get to see them, the case having been dispose
uch before bis arrival in that city. This makes s
was twenties, in all, or $l40 passed in this place
nor. TAKEN TO JAIL.-The Journal and States
of Tuesday says The negro Jack Pennine
whose arrest we mentioned in our last issue,
why conveyed to Jail at New Castle on last Thur
orkP night, by ex-Sheriff Herbert. They had
trouble in getting him manacled, his limbs
fif- ing SO large that they could not find bra'
mere large enough, and were therefore compelle
tie him with ropes, so as to make it imPos
rdly for him to escape again. A short time befOl
;o-s arrival of the ex-Sherif he was engaged in
'o'o ging hole through the wall in the rear o.
hall, and had succeeded in getting hole n
large enough foe to make his exit.
lied ARREsrED.-Wm. G. Jumpand Patrick M,
.,o of Kentou, Del. the parties implicated in pa
"So seven twenty dollar counterfeit notes on the
man iness men Of Middletown, were arrested by
Y Of shal Dunn and taken before United States
l.. missioner, Rumford, in Wilmington, on We