Middletown transcript., 1871-12-16

M,ppaspwn AcApsxv The fall term Of school
Il the Academy closed on Friday last ahes the
assal exsminaiion of three days. The school at
presenl 70 IL 4. yery honrishing condition, and
,eldom - ~ Joaendnnre been ~ great no dn-
ring the post tsrm. An increased interest In tho |
school 10 aaplssl ON the part of the comsnuulty,
Asa We tlA ~ no previous examination has
cNsssd out ~ Su1nR citizens 10 witness the ree- |
gsvss mad<H t6osrhslArs. The exesrisu pas- |
81 on vcsy tniit 1esory, and reflected credit on
The students of ~ school. Thesc cxam'nAttons
asc in,eadcd - thoroughly test the knowleaes
Of the scholar In the s,adics pursued during tn
term, aud have become 10 bs great incentive to
study in the school.
The clssius exerrisss Of Friday afternoon at
tractcd the greatest interest, aud brought TO-
gcsher large nusnier of ci,Isens aud several Of
the Trustees. These exercises hogan nj half past
onc and consisted n public spelling match OF
the Primary Department and the TIVE divisiors
OF the Acsdcnical Department. Two nmpircs
wrrr chosen and the spelling began with the
small primary scholars. Clinton Walker won the
prize In that class. Then came the second di-
vision Of the Acadcmieai Department Consid.
crahlc embarrassment was manifest on the part
OF all the scholars, yet they spelled well. One
after another went down until II stood between
Miss Anna Cochran aad Miss Salle CHM. Al
length Miss Anna missed aud Miss Salic was
ci,ccrcd Ms victor. A beautiful and valuable
book entitled Every Body's Life rrcscrvcr"
wns then awarded 10 her as having won the
prize In the second division. Then camc the nd
,anccd division which raised the interest 10 the
highest pitch. The words pronounced 10 this
division were the most diflicnlt In the English
Language hut they held out for half an hour
when II stood between Miss Katie Gibbs aud
Miss Emma Aspril. Miss Katie missed which de-
cided the first prize In favor Of Miss Emma As
pr. To her was then awarded u very interest
ing and beautiful book entitled Tho Magisans
Own Book. The spelling showed tina, the book
had been fsi'hfnily studied. There have been
besides three spciiiEg matches during the term n,
which Edmund Gibbs Emma Aspril and fredus
vanheklc have in iurn spelled down the school.
| The rrcscp, winter term began on Monday
with quite an increase In numbers. More ample
accommodations arc certainly needed for the
present large attendance. The improvements iha,
have bscn made on the hui d ng have added
much, Lut We trust that more will yet hc done
The library has been considerably rcpcnishcd,
and seven Of the mos, popular magazines ar,
now taken by the school. The Catalogues OF the
Institution are now out aud have n hnc appear.
ancc. Any person wishing To gain full informa
tion relating to the school can secure copy by
addressing the Principal.
DELAWARE PgAcnss. ss.--From the ktnna tPa.
Lead,r of Dee. I'd, We get the foliowing;-
Tho Committee Of the Farmers club appoint
hbiion reported MS follows on the display o
dried fru, and vegetables, prepared by what h
known as the Alden process of evaporation
OF the curing of the same tina, they may retail
all the sugar and original narors OF the rrs
fruit. This department was IN charge OF J. VIM
Cox, OF the firm Of Jackson Pyle Cox, Middle
town, Del. who have done nn immense husincs
the past season. and have established bc,on'
doubt the advantage Of curing frui, and vcgeia
blcs Ly this recently discovered process.
The hostess pi cscn'cd some stewcd peaches
which retained much OF their original flavor
having been frs, dried At the establishment o
jackson Cox & TO. also a box of the same wit
shown as prepared for shipping which were ia
superior 10 any other Of the kind we have eve
witnessed.
ISN,onAr on MrrrtsG. - According to announce
men,, n meeting TO inquire into the prnc,iealili,
of importing Sw edcS to this section, was held Y
Or,lip's Hotel on Saturday afternoon. DR.. q
. Troupe Maxwell made few remarks stain
the object of the meeting, after which Robert
Cochran, WAS elected President OF the Associs
/, iion Dr. J. V. Crawford, Vice President; I
. II. vandcriord, Secretary; and DIR. q. Troup
Maxwell Corresponding Secretary.
TN motion, the corresponding secretary wa
/ instructed to open CORES pondencc with agen'
in Sweden, aud gain all information iouchin
upon the subjcc, oi importing laborcrs for bot
! farm aud house work. and 10 report at the ne'
! nisriing.
= On motion, il was resolved to call the Associl
= citation, The Middc,own Immigration Society.
: On unoiion, the Association adjourned 10 me-
3 again NJ the call OF the President
Edward q. Bradford, Esq. is to lie the ho,
A orcd successor of Judge Hall on the Bench OF u
!, United States District Court. Mr.. Bradford wi
!. make an honest, upright, CONSCIENTIOUS Judg
! and will take to his new position a knowlcdi
!, Of the law which, for profundity and prac,ic
~ research, some ar tho Associate Jasiios, NJ I,
- saprcmc Court i,seif nigh, well ae proud Of
JonradI.
10 Edwin II. Cochran, OF this town, John Nv
.. ,ard, Of Smyrna aud WIN. A. Atkinson, Of 10
rr er, arc TO assess the land in dispute st Cla.,o,
y sir. s...ss: n-..,,y n-....,,y ss nr. Dahie, holder: vi
!e land, having taken an appeal TO the Snpre,
" Court
List Of Letters Remaining In the Pos, oai'
a for the week ending December 18th, lsTl.-i,
IN Brown, Samuel Dali, W. D., Michael Hall, WI
ilinson, Miss Emcly kair, Michael Sharple
n, Able Savillc. Persons calling for the above "
IN please say they nre advertised.