Middletown transcript., 1871-11-11

DslAwAns CRY irsxs. s.--Onr correspondent al
Delaware City sends " the following:
Rev. Jno. Collins NeCMbc, Of your town, will
deliver his celebrated lecture on "woman's
Rights and womsn's Wrongs a. connected with
woman's Work aud woman's WORTH" iu the
Ar~dcmy Of this town, on Thursday evening,
10th inst. for the benefit of the Episcopal Church
OF our town. From the well known reputation
Of the Dr. a. Anishcd orator, and the amusing
and instructive character Of bis subject, We be-
spenk for him large and sPprcciaiivc audience
Reai Esems Changer. learn that J. d. Hen
ry Esq. has sold his farm 10 Pcucadcr Hundred,
known as "Grubby," 10 gentleman named Mr..
Thomas Price, $40, 300. portion OF the prop
criy OF .. b. Jester was sold by the Sheriff on
Monday, to u gentleman from Philadelphia nam
cd Bradley, for the sum of $4,000.
Thomas T. Vail has sold his celebrated pointer
"Ratc," 10 A. u. Grisccub, Of Salem Co., N. j.
for $50.
As rumors have been circulated ,iai one ease
Of smallpox exists In our town, we are author
lied by our p,y ysicians 10 state that the report Is
not correct. They state that our town Is mnusu-
ally healthy and every prccnniion has hcen IT,
ken by onr city council TO prevent the cride'nic
from visiting our town.
Although the season for base ball Is closed, yet
tho last game will he played here to-day, 10
settle the question whether the present Atlas
club junior champicnsl cxccls the old Atlas
who were so long champions of the State.
Tn Monday last We visited the carriage manu-
factory of Jesse Alexander X Son, aud were
shown some Of the finest work II has ever been
our pleasure 10 examine. Among the many WIS
one of their celebrated p'ano-hox buggics, bull,
for DR.. J. Mex. Kemp, Of our town. II is flash
ed In the mos, approved style and painted in the
most elaborate umnn.r. The Mcssrs. Alexander
ARE kept busy IN supplying orders for their work.
Where once stood n stable aud where now nj
night the ghosts OF forty mules hover over the
l..t t,.x. tad ~
| structure ihirty-,wo feet wide and twenty feet
high. which they call ball alley: aud every hour
in the lay from the time the dew is of the grass
until dark there Is congrcgaicd all our frs,-ctss
players striving To make for himself the largcs,
score. In building this ball alley. too much
credit cannot lie given 10 the boss architect, Ren-
/ hen.
lie Who never mndr mistake
Probably never made a discovery.
| Rev Dr. Spo'swooi oiiicia,cs Sunday morning
aud evening In the First Presbyterian Church oi
| our town.
| Low AND Sricip.--On Wednesday nigh, n
sad tragedy was cnnc,cd in Whining ion, at til,
| residence of Wn. q. Whiiclcy, Esp VIM. :
| frist, Young LAWYER suddenly blowing his
brains oui in frenzy caused 10y disappointed
love. Coroner Woodward held an inquest on
Thursday morning, aud the jury rendered yer
diet that de, cisrd camr to his d, a'h hy u pis,o
own hands. At the inquest Mr. Whiclcy tcsi
fled THAT whilst walking in company viii
Nj. Fincgan, between nine aud ten clock oi
Wednesday evening they had met First. Re-
mained in company some time aud finally Col
Finegan went humc ani after some conversa
iion about u law ease deceased walked HON,
with him TO smoke cigar. Did not notice hi,
excited mental condition until they reached til,
house. lie WIS evidently in great deal of itut
ble lie pulled out two letters and wanted Wit
ness 10 read them and give him advice. Wit
ness read one letter and advised him 20 cain
himself aud let the lady go. Whilst reading tbs
| the other he was startled hy the report uf u pis
iul and sprang at once To his feet aud found ,la
The Young man had sho, himself in the head n,
died almost Instantly The Young lad, live
In 3he country n few miles ifoh Wilmington
and appears not 10 have looked yoldiy upon hi
suit ut first, bu, afterwards suddonly cast hin
of
Tng Nrw ALus lIorsE--Thc Board of Trustee
| Of the Poor net at liarr's Corner, on Thursday
To select n site for the new Aims House. TIN
Board consists of eleven members but as onl
nine were present no definite action was taken
| However, of The farms offered, all were rtjccc'
but Graham Blandys containing ~
acres aud Morrison Clarks, known rs III
Mccronc farm, containing los acres The Boat,
determined 10 make offers Tor these farms, aud Il
NEE, again on the ?2,h inst ai ihe Aims House
when the site Of the new structure will or ue,cr
mined upon The farm OF Mr.. flandy is u, on
half way between Ilsrc's Corner and Wi,.,ing
ton, aud the Mccrone farms adjoins liarcs Cor
ncr. This subject has been under consideration
for some time, aud rs II so nearly settled, 1t
desirable that there should be full a'tcndauc
Of the Board on the aDth aud the site fixed upon
List Of letters remaining in the Pos, Office II
Middlctown, Iol for the week ending Nov sembc
TO- 1871 Mrs. Adair, Rachel j. Allen, ". I
Barker, Charles Boon, Vim. T. Heard, Mary
Cadet, John W. Forcum Henry fulmcr. Nj.
Maggie Hall, Mrs. Ilcnnic A Jones, David = l.
nam, Moses SiIcrs, William Murphy, George Sol
ten. Robert Summons. Jocclyn Shoolarri, Mr.
Ellin Tntbcr, Hattie Welsh, John " Swiggci
Persons calling for the above will please say the
nro advertised.