Middletown transcript., 1871-06-24
,oCAL Anp srArs ArvAaas.


Allan Gswthrop and John A. Reyaolds, COM
mittee from the Trustees Of the Poor, Of New Cas-
tle county, to settle with the Treasurer, Wesley
Tally, discharged their duty on Tuesday last
On examining accounts they found that, on JAM
uasy 20th there were in the hands Of the Treas
urer -, 1887; that he had recsived from Janu-
ary 70th until April 3sth, SO, 6,SS4.i5; making a
| total Of $i0s00.tI; that the expenses for three
months prsvious TO April 18th were %, 7e1,e9; !;
leaving balance In the Treasursr's hands OF
81, SIS. II; and that there was due for the year
1870. from Geo. W. Ingram. Of 1t. Georges
hundred, 81, 900 hom Jesse X. Rnsscl, of " hiic
Clay Creek Hundred, Si66.3l from Thomas
Esrsckin, Of Christisna Hundred, $sT4.9T; and
from Edmund Provost, Of West District Of VIII
ming,on, Ssss.7a, making total Of So, 5.7.o2.
On Sunday morning, about nine o'clock, n
| whrlwind ofnb0ut ten second duration passed
over tho mouth Of Chris,iana creek. On the farm
OF Mr. Henry Townsend, Oh the sout, bank. a
| barn lOl by 20 feet, two wheat barracks and a
grsnary were demolished, wtilc the roof Of an-
| other building moved some four or five inch
es and several trees uprootcd Fragments Of the
harm were carried will, such velocity 10 cnt of
| limbs Of trees large barn door was carried
about fifty fee, into the air aud lodged in n tree.
There were twenty head Of cattle in the barn at
| the time, hut not one was seriously injured al
though on several, timbers fell which took two
men to lin. The clouds appeared TO touch the
earth while the suction Of air was so great as to
form water-spont aud rid the bitches In the
| marsh of all the water they held.
Last week wc made mention Of an early peach.
known as the Beatrice, exhibited here by ). J.
tliiyeu, Of Littlctop. n. e. The variety was pro-
cured Of Thomas Rivers the leading pomolosist
Of England, who originated it. The peach has
hrcn tested with Hale Early for four years, and
| is guaranteed, both by Mr.. Rivers and Mr.. Bill
ysa, TO mature 20 days in advance Of that vari-
ETY.. The peach Is Of medium size, very higly
colorcd and Is a good shipper. Mr.. Byen has
$4,000 Of these trees for sale for fal planting,
which hc will dispose Of in lots Of from 900 OF
1000, at $500 per thousand. Our peach grow
crs should avail themselves Of the opportunity OF
procuring this variety, as they are SO early MS 10
he very profitable, and cannot be offered for sale
from any other nursery for three years.
The bombay Hook Railroad, as /, is popularly
called. or Smyrna and Delaware Bay Railroad,
As II is technically named, has been contracted
for by Charles X. Lands, OF Nineland fame, and
President Of the Ninelaud railroad lie eainc 10
this town on Wednesday evening last, and on
Thursday the contract was signed which requires
the construction Of the road aud thorough equip
ment within six months from date. In the equip
menis arc 10 be two loeomoiises, 10 cost not less
than Sl2, 900 cnch two passenger cars, to cost
81, 600 each, and n smoking car 10 cost 81 900
two turn tables and hvc depois. Such we learn
from J. W Srruance, Presdeui of the Company
Mr.. Lands, we believe, promises TO have tht
road In running order in nbou, ninety days
J Smyrna Tnss.
Religious. Forest Presbyterian Churcii--Rev
! John Patton, ID. y. Pastor. Seryices-Saibatl
mornings at lo!, Sabbath evenings NJ "A, and
Wednesday evenings nj u o'clock.
81. AIMS Episcopal Church, Rev Jno. Collin,
McCabc, D. u. Rector Scrviccs-Sshba,h morn
ings at i0i o'clock, Sabbath evening. at tn,
Chapel in Middletown, at 8 o'clock. Also Fri
days at o clock, p. m.
Methodist Episcopal Church-Rer. Vaughan
Smith, Pastor. Servccs-Sahbaih mornings n
l0A clock Sabbath evenings nj "a O'Clock
Prayer meeting on Thursday evenings.
BRASS BAxp.--The Townsend Dana havin,
nearly dsbanded, and the Odessa Band having
some difficulty among themselves, which caiises
some OF the best PLAYERS to draw ont, m effor
: was made to organize new band, in this town
OF portions Of the above named bands, togcihe
with some players of this town, and accOrdingl
a meeting was held in Fenimore Hall on Frda.
evening last, and an organization effected W
heard II play Two or three tunes which would d.
credit to a prac'iecd band. II the Band has no
chnscn nams yet We would suggest the nam
OF Diamond 81, %, in honor Of the old bnnd o
Q that name mhicst aood among the hrs, organ
9 ixa,ons Of the kin. in the State.
. ELECTION MEETING Of Union Lodge No
9 o, A. r. / A. n. Of this town, on Tuesda
last, the following gentlemen were elected officer
for the ensuing year: William II. Barr, NJ. Il
Worshipfnl Master Henry Clayton, Senior War
. den Richard lockwood, Junior Warden; Al
i fred &; Cox, Secretary; J. u. Roberts, Trcasur
er. Rev. DIR. McCAhe, ". N. before the eec,ic
!, took place, announced TO the Lodge that he wa
Z not n candidate for reelection, as he did nc
think that, rs Grand Master of the Graf, in Dcla
q ware, II was compatible for him to hold both o.
iices ut The H,ine time.
| Mr. Wm. Gordon McCabe son Of the Re. Dl
. McCabc, Rector Of &. Ann church in this plac,
sails next week, In the steamer Cuba for Europ,
:, This Is the second trip this gentleman has mad
q within the past five years. lie visits, this tim,
s some Of the German Universities, at one Of whc
he will enter a Young friend and former pupil,
complete his studies. Mr.. MeCabe Is an alnmn,
Of the University, and conducts his Institution
, Petersburg Virginia, upon the University sy
= TEN. We wish him pleasant time during b
IS travels, and a SAFE return home.
SrlL LARarR were shown on Tuesda
q last, hy Mr.. VIM. X Lockwood, n sample
II wheat grown by Mr. J. Hail. Of Sassafras Necl
y which Is the largest and best that we have SEE
this year. The heads fscyenicen) are from Il,
. TO five and quarter inches In length, and eon,ai
II from sixty to eighty grains of wheat, all larr
Ie and plump. The wheat Is of the Michigan Am
n her variety, aud was sowcd In October one nm
- n half lfbnshels 10 the acre.
Is The Alleghanans will be here on Tuesday an
- Wednesday evenings next, the 27th and osth ins
y This troupe gave mn Entertainment here In Sc,
ictnbcr last, and we think Il was by far tho be
tina, has ever been given In the Hall. We b
speak for them large audience. They wi
u give an entertainment in Smyrna on the third
" July.
q CYctoxs.-On Sunday morning last, the vi
IN lagc Of Sassafras, Nd. was visited by a cycior
n which did considerable damage. A far as Y
~ hare been able 10 ascertain, entirely destroys
y a blacksmith shop and new carriage bclongiu
Is to Mr.. McIntre, and made sad havoc In the pcat
ID orchard Of Mr. Dreka, by pulling up the tree
/. II also damaged n corn6cld In the neighborhoo,
y A moderate tornado passed over this town, .
!. Sunday morning last, ,scvering branches from Il
trees, tearing the tin from the roof OF the Middl
y town Hotel, and bending the iron bars Of Il
awning frame Of the Town Hail. iha. are at lea
ihrec-quartcrs Of an inch In thickness.
~ Governor Bowie, Of Maryland, has offered
= reward Of three hundred dollars for the are
J. and couviction Of Alexander Newton, an accou
oI plicc in The murder Of Robert Uackett colore,