Middletown transcript., 1871-04-29

ATTEMPTED RArx.-A disgraccfnl outrage oc-
CURED ON Bancroft's BANKS Oh Sunday morn.
ing last the victim being girl ofthirtecn named
Sarah Jane Welsh, the pcrpctrator man some
thirty or thirty-6vc, named James Noble q, stone
cutter, having an interesting family.
The girl was sleeping In n room on the third
floor Of the house occupied BY her family, when
about three o'clock on Sunday morning she
was awakened by Noble, who had crcpt into her
he'd and was In the act Of accomplishing his hell
ish purpose. On her screaming. he jumped out
Of the bed and picked up the light which he had
carried up with him from the, first fioor. Her
screams awakened a younger brother who was
sleeping In the room beneath and he saw Noble
coming down. The boy then awakened his
brother who was sleeping with him, and asked
Noble whnt he was doing in their room. lie re-
piled he had seen their father out on the road.
After looking Mt picture hanging ON the wall he
went down inio the basement, where the girls
father was sleeping on seiicc. Aftera few words
with the old man, who II appears had been drink
ing, Noble left the house.
The girl the next day, told one Of her compnn-
ions Of the occurrence, through whom II reached
the cars OF Mr.. Welsh, who Immediately made
the facts known TO the proper author tiles, and No.
blc WAS arrested on Friday afternoon. fa the
evening he had hearing before the Mayor, who
committed him TO New Castle To answer the
charge Noble aud n companion had been out
drinking NIL night, and he was ON his way home
uudcr the influence OF liquor.--Df. Gasene.
Prof. Pratt, the gr.a, horse educator, who has
been operating in Wilmington for four weeks
past, where he obtained class Of sos, intends
making a tour Of the peninsula, and has en- nj
New Castle and Delaware City this week. The
Prof. will be in Odessa on Wednesday and Thurs
day aud on Friday, Saturday aud Monday, the
9TH 9Th, and 9Th OF May he will he in Middle
town
MinpLErowS lIorrL.-Mr. II. A. Cochran is
building mn addition 10 this Hotel, seventeen or
eighteen feet front, running back about fifty feet.
The addition 10 the main building will be oi
brick; ,hat to The back building will be frame.
A restaurant will be in the basement; Mr.. Gould
is 10 do the work.
CHANGE or NaNss.--Mr. II. 7. kenncy, Sa-
pcrintcudcni OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington 4
baltimore Railroad, has issued notice tina, ON
Monday, May isi, the names Of New Castle
junction will be changed to Delay,rc junction,
Delaware Juacton changed 10 Rodney, ST,
George Station changed TO kirkwood, Willow
Grove changed 10 Woodside.
There were 100 inmates in the New Castle CO.
aims house during the year ending Jan. % last,
of which Wilmington furnished 800. unly 2io
were in the institution ut the close OF the year
however
\ shlpncu; Of strawberries was sen, north
ward. l,si "Wednesday from Wcsiovcr station,
ON the Delaware Railroad, in Somerset county,
jus, south OF Princess Anne.
The new Bank will lie finished aud occupic.
| in about Two weeks. II is u most substantial
| building. and an ornament, TO the town.
! II Is said that the severe frost Of Mouda,
morning, destroyed more than one hal: OF all lh,
Strawberries which were in bloom.