Middletown transcript., 1871-09-16
sapcA. avn STATE ArrArss.

0aAxp Kx,owrs rnrLAR CEanaAriox. The |
tsisnslal coaclavs Of the Grand Encampmept Of
the upiisd States, will commence iis session Ia
nalsimese On Tuesday next. The Encamp-
meat includes all the Ksighn Templar In the
United States, and 10 one Of the finest bodies Of
men ever assembled, aud will attract an immense
coucourss Of people to the city. The programme
adopted b A. follows;
On Tuesday, 10Th, the ommsnderies of Mary
Imnd are to report in full dress uniform At Ma
sonic Temple. Al 81 A. NJ, march TO the head
quarters OF tho Grand Master, At Barnu,nns
Hotel, for The purpose Of escoriiug the grs.d Of
sdi'i s ;os s Ss .. ..eoT; On wssssss.y s"sS ...~
toaS will bs provided for short excursions down
the hay, giving tho visitors an opportunity Of
viewing the harhor, forts, &c. Arrangements
will also he made for giving them an opportunity
Of visiting Druid Hill Park. the public insfitu.
tons aud other places Of interest IN and around
the city. Al night = grand ball At Masonic
Temple. On Thursday, 2ist, will take place tho
grand parade. review and inspection, al which i
70 expected TINT fully 5000 Knights Tcsnplnr will
bs in line, under the direction OF the Grand Mar.
shal, Gen. Sir James u. Anderson. There will
be musical and other entertainments nj The va
r,ous headquarters Of the city cominanderss Ia
the afternoon and evening. On Friday, the 22d
the Communicates OF the District OF Columbia
have invited most courtcously, through their
chairman, Eminent Sir Charles T. Stansbury,
the Grand Encampment and visiting command
cries, to visit Washington on that day. Their
programme provides for parade on arr,vai,
visit Of courtesy TO the President Of tho United
States and to the Governor Of the District, aud
. collation. at the Masonic Temple.
Rev. DIR. McCabc, Of this town, Oraud Master
Of Masons in Delaware, will 10 present., besides
quite a number Of the members OF Union Lodge
OF this town. The uniform and equipagcs OF The
| Knights ars rich aud costly, and no doubt the
| sura xSiI tn tha han duO
this county.
| TMR SALEx, n. J. FAR.-Ths Salem Agricul-
tnral Fair will take place on the 10th, Wcdncs-
day next. The steamer =" Ide" will make an e1-
| cursion trip from Wilmington 10 Salem on tina,
Aav, touching at New Castle md Delaware City.
This will be iirst-class exhibition, and doub,
| many Dclawarcans will attend. Lohdell's tho
roughbrcd horses, King Alfred and lnrbinacr
will be there, besides many more celebrated hor-
scs. There will also bs a number Of imported
| cows on exhibition, among which will be Or
augc Gwynne' imported at a cost Of $1,000
" Rose Mary" imported at n cost Of $1,000, and
| Florence" imported at q cosi Of $1,000. For
running Of steamer :" ldc, sec Advertisement in
another column.
PAY YorR TAxEs.-J. c. Mathews, collector
for this Hundred, gives notice, thstfor convent
cacs TO taxpayers, he will he in Middletown, at
Ortlip's Hotel, on Monday next, the 18th inst ;
and on the following day nj Lppinco''s Hotel,
to receive taxes. lie will be at Port Penn on the
2lst and At st. Georges on the 2?nd, after which
time he may bs found in Odessa. Taxes not
psysd by the ist Of October will be collected ac-
cording TO law. and all who would avoid add
tional expenses should settle before that time.
IIsAvr.-An amusing story is told Of a trial
which recently occurred before n Sussex county
ma gstrais. During the examination Of the cas-,
| SkA rsts IL, Stnp yut int
the fur did hy.' After they had had several
heavy rounds the bys,snders concluded /, wa.
, time to separate them, and on looking around
for the peace officers, found the magistrate and
constable about putting up their cash on which
Of the pug!lis,s would whip.-Sa'ser Journal.
Mons TRorBLr yoR THE READING RAILROAD
On Saturday last, at Reading, twelve men In thu
/, employ of,hs Wilmington and Reading Railroad
Company, and At work upon the extension o
that Compsny's road In the ncghborhood Of tina
city, were arrested Oh II charge Of trcspnssing OF
c tho Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
. pauy's property, the charge being preferred b,
the resident Engineer OF that Company.
I The men hnd hearing on writ Of habsa
corpus on Monday.
NEw APPOINTMENT AT n meeting OF the Lev,
Court last week, Israel Riding, Of Appoquinim
/ ink Hundred, was appointed night waichman 70
the Jail a, New Castle, for the balance OF tho tern
: made vacant by the removal Of Israel II. Fols.
DEDICATION 0v THE CHAPEL AT ARYsrRoxg'
Q CoRxER.-We again call attention 10 another re
, union At Armstrong; Corner, Tomorrow Sab
, bath afternoon, ut 8 o'clock, when II 10 propo
sed TO dedicate the Chapel lately erected for wor
ship and Sabbath School purposes by the fores
: Church congregation Of this town. Tho service
will be Of an interesting character, and no dout
the number in attendance will he large. Rev
DR.. Patton and Rev. Vaughn Smith will he pre-.
o cnt TO oficia,e on the occasion.
i. virRoL THROWING. Some person or persons |
Wilmington have a habit Of throwing vitrol o
:. the clothes OF persons as they walk along I'll
IN streets at night. TN Tuesday evening, say
Erry Erning, us Patrick and James Ma,,iI
were passing along Market street, between IL,
Il and iath, some sconndrel threw acid on ,hel
running both their coats, which were new. II
d same thing Is done in Germantown, Pa. an
j. many ladies have had handsome dresses RUNE,
Edward Moore, merchant tailor, ??s Mark
street, Wilmington, Del. advertisss fall and vii
j. ter Clothing. lie has on hand n large stock
!. read y-made clothing OF the latest style and
" prepared to make suits OF all kinds. VIM.
e kenuard 4 Co. 306 Market street, Wilmington
: also advertise In this issue n large stock Of fa
Goods. Read advertisements.
10 No one should miss the entertainment At Il
Town Hall this evening, by d. =. Duane, Y.
this place, and all who would hear this unequn
led humorcst and mimic should avail theinselv
. Of the opportunity. AdmIsslea Is cents--rese
we'd seats IS cents. Proceeds for the benefit
+ the Amphion band.
ID Rev'd. DR.. McCabc, Rector Of Saint Ana
Church, has accepted an invitation from the |
u dies Of Delaware City, to re-deliver his lectn
sr on woman's Rights and Woman's Wrongs
sometime early In November. The proceeds
70 20 towards the liquidation Of the debt on I
new parsonage Of the p. ,. Church, in that plas
/. From what We deem good authority, We lea
that ths officers Of the Kent Conaty Railroa
. Nd. have under consideration n project
Z. connect their road with ths proposed Smyr
and Delaware Ray Road, by running shs
70 road from Massey's 10 Clayton, . distance
n. about twelve miles.-Smyrsd Ti@ss.
!. SAts ov A FARn.-Georee W. lngram / {
Real Estate Agents, Of this town, sold on W.
0. nssday last, for NJ. A. J. Howland, bis farm
Ksat County, Nd. containing 40 acre., TO
Edward q. fenimore, for $4,000.