Middletown transcript., 1870-05-07
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

List of letters remaining in the Post Office, at
Middletown, Del. May LIST, 1870 john Ander-
SON Ann Anderson, Samuel Banduer Worrell
r. Brown, Martha Brown, Carrie Cornie, Samuel
Cook, Ethalinda Comogyes, Julius Dickson, SAM
uel Dale, jeremiah Eaton, Thomas Evans Isaac
Evans, Mary +. Freeman, Peter Gooseberry, Ar
amlnta lieg, A. Il. llarbach Emma johnson,
Rhoda Jefferson, Mary Jonson, Mn. II. Lewis, J.
Wesley Lloyd, c. s. Middleton, George Middle
ton, Miss Minty, George Mcchcl, Jacob Segars,
Elizabeth Sles, Lefty Taylor, Mary Ellen Thorn
as, Fannie Wilson, Jas. H. Wood, G. I. Walms-
ley, Henry Wober.
DIR. Barr had another narrow escape Tuesday
evening last. As he was driving into town and
nearing the Railroad he discovered the freight
train at the crossing. 1t is usual to attach the
passenger car to the end of the train but on that
evening there was platform car following the
passenger car, which, owing TO the darkness, he
did not see. On approaching the crossing, his
horse lcaped over the coupling between the cars,
leaving the Doctor and his carriage on the other
side with no other injury than the breaking of
the harness.
DISTRICT CoURT.-The case of John j. Toner,
U. 5. store-keeper, indicted for connvinp ut the
frauds perpetrated in the distillery of Mckinley,
was brought to close Friday evening by the
jury rendering a verdict OF guilty. On Saturday
morning Judge Hall sentenced him to pay fine
of one thousand dollars, and TO be imprisoned
for a term of six months, the lowest penalty the
law allowed
1t is our painful duty TO record the death of
Miss Eliza W. Hayes daughter of Richard c.
Hayes Esq. of Odessa. This sad event occurred
suddenly, on Monday afternoon last Mis- Hayes
mad Just returned home from the bridal of Il friend
at Milford, and was participating with some
young friends in game of croquet, when she fell
and expired in an hour. She was about twenty
years OF age, and the only surviving daughter Of
her parents. This affecting event has caused
the protoundest sympathy for the bereaved family
Business was suspended on Thursday in Odessa,
and the citizens generally attended the funeral
The PEACH ORCHARD PLow.-Mcssrs. VIM. l..
Buckle & Son have invented and are now making
at their shops in this town, a very effective plow
tor plowing close up to peach trees, hedges, &c.
1t is very simple in its structure, but does its
work in the best manner, the implement having
been submitted to practical test in an orchard
in this vicinity. 1t will also do the work of any
ordinary plow. 1t is desideratum for the cui-
tvaton of fruit-trees, hedge-rows truck-patches
&c, Peach Growers and others are invited to cali
and examine it.
CONVICTED. The negro Nathan Anderson, who
attempted to commit Il rape on Miss Emma j
flick, near Dover, was tried and convicted at
Dover, last week, and sentenced to pay a fine of
5000 and the cost of prosecution stand in the pill
llory one hour, he whipped with thirty lashcs and
imprisoned ten years. Edward Darnell, negro,
was tried and found equity of murder in the
first degree, for the killing of Thos Hogan, ped
Ter. VIM: Loper, another negro indicted for the
same murder, was acquitted.
Our attentive correspondent at New Castle.
sends us the result of the town election on Tues
day, for commissioners and clerk of the market,
as follows =