Middletown transcript., 1871-11-04

sloop Hope, while sailing down Chesapeake Buy
on Saturday last was instantly killed by block
falling from the masthead.
Sergeant u l,ricn, stationed Mt Fort Delaware.
and who some time ago was tried upon charges
made by the Ordinance Department and found
guilty, had hls sentence rcmiticd aud ordered
back TO his post. On Friday last, while labor
ing under fl, OF temporary insanity, he attempt
cd TO cut his throat. pr. Kemp dressed the
wound and he is nov doing we'll
All llailow-cre was duly celebrated by the
young men and girls OF our town. "Wednesday
morning, lost door steps and other portable
property showed very clearly thu, the witches
bad been around. As we grow older we forget
when We were young, and are APT TO ccnsnrc the
Wild spirits who once year make excursions TO
our turnip and cabbage patches.
On Thursday hist We witnessed one of the mos,
beautiful sights ever seen on our river. Over
one hundred sail of vessels were counted between
here and New Castle, distance Of only seven
miles.
l5a, 600 tons OF coil passed eastward, through
the Chesapeake X Delaware Canal during the
months of September and October. most of Il,
going to New York and places on the Hudson
river.
The number uf boa,s Of ~ kinds ,as.ing
through the canal cas, and west, during the
month of October was lGlu.
The lumber trade from the pcnni Canal To
Philadelphia y! way Of Chcs. 4 Del. Canal Is un.
usually heavy.
R,rtr Firafr,.--Thc schooner John Cooper.
Captain haily, passed through the cnn,l ou sat
urdaf last, and reported that while living nj nu-
chor of Marcus Hook was boarded hy three mcn
who nude their way 10 the cabin and telling ~
round awokc the captain aud demanded his mon
| cy. Alter swapping pistol five times and chns-
IN. the crew forward, they took from the cnp-
tam nil his ec'l Ing aud Si7o III money and
lcii. II being highland all hands being scared,
! .ts.. , int 81.
only that they were IN a small white skin
| TN Saturday last, Mr. Fi-inan Newkirk one
OF our mechanics, while cuiiug piece Of wood
with an aNc, split his thumb open making vr-
| ry severe wound. br. Kemp dressed The wound
Al Chti,' Episcopal Church IN this town. on
sunday, the 18th nli. the plate collection for the
! chicago sufferers amounted 10 SGl.
! Al the Prrsh, tcrian Chutc, In this town ou
SUNDAY, TIC 2ad nl the plate collection for the
| Chicago sufferers amounted TO s.i;
| There has been such demand on the Land
aud Improvement Association Tor building lots
thai The city councilmcn have deemed il ncccssn.
| rs Ia open III and 9TH streets far rs the nor,l,
drain and Monroe Chelsea. and Inwood SITS
from Delaware River To Fifth street When a.
pencd they will afford our citizens a beautiful
| promenade
.itias, Jr. ~. Gooi EaougA ON Sa,urda,
last match gainc Of base laii was p!a,cd he.
tween these clubs which resulted in II splendid
victory Tor the Atias w Scorc Of 40 TO ~ I'm.
| pre-, George a tlcaycr, Of the wnwasc ",
suggest !" The Good Ln"nghs 10 change thcir
name 10 "lad Enough
| VI the Inst meeting Of the Kirk wood linildne
aud loen Association fund. sold q, a3i cents.
tpnld YOU not make some arrangement Will
! Inc wilmington papers 10 furnish them youi
Delaware city locals in II body--wc do not lik.
10 see them scattered, and il ihey publish iron
your paper, they may give the Transcript, occa
a flfp FtYtt. tar. A
All SAtStr pW,--l.ast THURSDAY was Al
Saints pnv, !, originated nbou, the ,cnr sIn
when the Bishop Of Rom. ordered the couycr
SION OF tie hcaihcn Pantheon or temple into
Christian thur,h. This MAS dong. and IL wa,
appropriate, dedicated 10 the honor OF all mar
t!rs, hence came the origin of Al Saints. whicl
WAS then celebrated cn the lst of May Ia til,
year s3i 1t WAS changed 10 November lst. Of
which day ii is still observed All lhllows Dn,
y the English and Scottish version Of All Saints
Day. which falls upon November lst, The nigh
before halloween, is thought TO b. nigh
when Witches, devils, and other mischief kinc
beings ARE all abroad on their hnn,fnl miduieh
crrand,, particularly those atial people, The tai
rites, who are said on this NIGHT 10 hold n GRAND
anniversary, The customs and hrliefs o. Sect
iish pcassniry concerning this festival are full,
given IA Burns pocm of Halloween. one is fo
'ir boys and giris TO go forth hand IN hand win
!
slze--s'raiehi or erookc1--is prophetic Of tn
SIZE and shape OF the grand object Of all the spe
the husband or wife. lfauv earth stick to tn
root, that is good fortune: and tho taste of tn
root. bitter or sweet. is indicative Of thr nattIra
temper or disposition. Lastly. the stems u
roots are placed over the door and the Christian
names Of the people vi ho visit u. Louse are si,
tn them Another charm Is 10 20 out and pul
three stalks OF oats. II the third stalk wants N,
iop-pirhie, that is, the grain ni the top. il i
al sign Tor the lady. Sill another II 10 tax,
candle md go alone 10 n looking glass eat ~
ape aGi at the same time comb vour hair Tn
ieen al to,it future companion will hc seen n,e
yo.r s"oeidtr. vcrg great fn,oriie anon.
the charms Is 10 take thrr. dishes put Glenn an
ter into one dirty water into another, aud lea.,
,he 'lrd empty range them In front Of ih
hearih, and bliutiolding n person. lead them Il,
to the dishes into which he or she must dip thci
hands. II W chance in the clean water, tn
luck Is good II into the dirty water, /, forcicll
misery II into the empty dish ii prophecies n,
naftihgc III hH. THIS Is TO hc repeated tirc
times, the dishes being changed each time Il
la:e years !, has become fashi ,nabe 90 have IIal
low-ecn parties, at which these charms and ma
ny others are tried They are productive q
much mrih, II nothing more serious. In thi
town the occasion was not observed, esccpt Il
the usual way of taking off gs,ca, ihrowirg cor
and shot AT windows, &c.
Stsrrsprp.-The fruit md vegetable prcsc,
wing csiahlishmcat of jackson, Pyle 4 Cox, n
ter u run Of three and a-half months, suspcnic
operations ON Wednesday nigh, last until III
FIRST Of May next The occasion was one .
much enjoyment, rs the propric,crs gave an oy,
ter supper, 10 which, with oursclr " nnml,cr
ladies aud gentlemen were invited. The oyster
were delicious, and from the quantities that III,
appeared, We were fearful lest We should lie en-
led upon TO perform that painful duty of wr,in
obituaries After supper the proprctors shove
their guests samples of the fruits, vegetables, 4,
and nbon, 10 clock the company went 10 thc
homes, all feeling well satisfied that the cs,at
lishmeni was a success, especially In regard I
s,eaning oyster.
The concert for the benefit of the New Episct
Church was not much of succrss financial,
the net proceeds being only abont thirty dollar,
The weather mad been nnfavorabc for some day
previous, and the roads we're In such n cond
tion as To keep many away; besides, our citizeu
have had n surfeii of nmtsements for a mon,
past. The music was fully up to our antieips
tions. As upon all other occasions OF concert
by this Society, Mr.. Marce, the basso and conf
singer. was the fnyorito with the nudienre ~