Middletown transcript., 1871-01-07
i.scAL AND STATE A1vAsas.

dent, under date Of Jan. 4th, writes Since the
adjournment Of Court our town has resumed its
usual sunday-likc appearance, even the Christ |
mas ho!idays falling IN making y z, lively s,a
ouf tova shakes 81 its Genefal lsthsrgy about |
Christmas, aud bsswecn that end The hsst Of the
year every thing b pretty lively bat this season
from some cause II ~ dull e eves, possibly
frou, the fact Of there being les lndulgcnce In
| the ardent than common during holidays.
| The recs,at cold snap had the effect Of hllisg
our harbsr with vssscs Of every description, and
our ice houses with Ice ofa better quality than
has bcco secured here for some years, and our
ice men are looking very pleasant as a conse-
quencc. Peter u. vardevcr, Esq. recently fell In
the street and injured himself to such nm extent
that he has been confined to his bed ever since,
| bu, hopes arc entertained o: his being about n
gain in few days Sheriff Armstrong aud cx-
| Sheriff Richardson have quite recovered from the
| injuries sustained by being thrown ont OF their
| carriage while their horse running away n
few weeks since. The recent furor about moving
the Courts seems 10 have snddcniy subsidized, At
lcas, there is Mt the blow and buse about II
there Was during aud immediately after Cour,
possibly the counter irritant Of dividing the
County had this effect.
The Fair In aid OF the new Roman Catholic
Church closed on Tuesday evening. Considering
the length Of time II was open, aud the quantity
OF goods disposed of, the result was not SO salts
factory as could have been desired. large
| uunnucE " tut uisPoscu w ~
especially the more valuable, were drawn by
members Of that Denomination both here and in
Wilmington, which towards the close seemed 10
create little dissatisfaction In the minds OF
many.
There Is a prospect Of more improvements in
the spring One Of our citizens, ap enterprising
| yo-ahead little fellow, thinks of erecting row
or two vf small brick houses suitable for men Of
, small families, and which could bc rented at
figure within the reach Of poor man. This
T class OF houses Is badly needed here.
Our prison IS filling up again and bids fair
tn he, in very short time, as full as nj the be-
, ginning of the las, Term Of Court II is high
time something was done TO relieve the County
of the support Of so many for five and six months
before trial and our Legislature should extend
the jurisdiction of our Magistrates. Much spccula-
ton is indulgcd In rs TO who will succeed Hon
willard Salisbury to the 4. $. Senate, but while
there are several gentlemen spoken OF rs proba-
bic candidates, 1t Is generally conceded that our
present Governor W III most likely be elected, in
| which event the Diamond State will have two
defenders in that body second to none In the
: County. ".
u CHRISTMAS JuniiEE or THE Sr. PAULs SAnpArii
j, School, OprssA. The Christmas Jubilee Of the
ST, Pauls Sabbath School of Odessa Is thus de-
! srribcd hy correspondent The Christmas Ju-
bilce Of the Sabbath School OF the 81. Pnnl's NJ
e. Church, at odessa, December 29ih, was yer,
$ largely attended and very highly appreciated by
l. evergreen vas erected across the church and a
Il centre bearing the inscription Jesus Rcigns,
Was indeed truly beautiful, while the dcsigne'
" not only endeavored 10 please the eye, hut also it
J. impress on the minds of the audience the name o
Jesus" The school came In, preceded by ihcil
,r teachers bearing in their hands banners OF beau
:. ,iful embcms. The banner OF purity, by Mr.
Brown's class was most gloriousy beautiful AM
l. was very quietly subdued 10y No cross, NJ
:, crown" a banner of taste aud simplicity. TIL
- salu,atory address delivered by j. V. Nau'
&c iain was indeed very spicy and well calculated
=, to please the most fas,idions observer.
!" The defamation OF Tec,otalcr should hav
], made u lasting impression on all those prcssn
,. that had been in the habit of imbbug too freel,
intoxicating spirits, aud should he entertain IN
Id same sentiments after he crosses the bonndar
line between youth aud manhood as he then de
ne claimed, he will make man well worthy the aI
fe probation of men. The SCHOOL Master was exc
cu,ed In fine style and certainly accorded gres
We credit TO their able aud Intelligent instructor MI
a. Brown,
Parental Ode to his Son." by Harry N. Al
plc,on, WAS very well delivered distinctly hear
from rny part Of the house and gave great cred
4 TO his scholarship.
~ When tho song Of Good Nigh" was sung
H. could have listened aieniivcly another half hor
10 lust such music, hut ms cry,hing must clos
the Jubilee festivities canc 10 an end, and ! Al
most happy to say its hearers were very sgrscabl
4 entertained.
Nsck-Tie Parties are all the rage in the Easter
=" States and when the mod,. operaadi is known
will not be long ere they become popular wit
g, the young folks hcrcahou,s. The thing Is pr,
y, ccsdcd with ,hnsiy Each lady attending Il
party makes how. or neck tie OF the same mi
:, ieria ms the dress she wears. These bows al
e'' taken TO the place where the party 10 held nn
placed in bag. When the gentlemen arriy,
each ono must 90 10 the bag and take out
neck tie, and !, Is his duty TO wait upon the lat
j. during the evening who wears the dress CORE
ponding In material with the ncck-tc he TAX
ID, from the bag. II Ia desirable for each lady
srt wear dress Of dincrcn, pattern nt the par,
Much amusement usually attends this lottery Z
q partner, and II sometimes occurs ~ In matr
IN monial lotteries that the most eongenisl spir
:, do not come together. Who will inaugurate d
mn thing hereabou,s?
sid DsnicAriox ov rrIR n. r. CnrncH, or Dovsa.-
This church, built In 1870, rebuilt, In 1880, Al
enlarged and rcmodelcd In 1870, will be dedics
In. ed to Almighty God, DIV. Sabbath mornin
II. JAM sih, A. y. 1871, at 10 o'clock. PreschiI
'o0 at 10 A. N. by Rev. u. ". Bartne, y. D.; At
ar r. N. BY Rev. VIM. corbitt; at I p. X. hy Re
:. J. s. Willis. Ministers and people are cordia
u" invited to be present and participate In the y
vices.
J.H LioHrnorns, Pastor.
AL TIM Ics Cnor.-llas bccn successfully house
and Is Of a thickness and quality seldom obtain
IN. here, not less than 5 inches, and 10 clear
A.. crystal. This luxury, Il 10 10 he hoped, will
furnished our citizens cheaper than last seaso
ade
The Delaware Railroad Co. hold their ANN
mo meeting Al Dover on Thursday, l3th, TO el,
|le- officers for the eusuing year. They have
clsred . scmi-annual divided Of per cent. L
'ne government tag.
The Good Templars Of New Castle co. ha
formed county association, similar TO the Q
In Kent county. The association meets Ia Cd
4, % on the LAST Wednesday In February.
al 1.-THE Psaes Maker" 10 the name ofa new
-. teen harrsl gun, invented BY Dr. WIN. Fields
hat Wilmington. Il 10 warranted 10 discharge
In oalls evsry Is ssceods.
ton The new y. r. church At Pondes's Mills, th
~. mijo from Milton. was destroyed by hrs
"s Chsstnas day. Ths 6re broke out while