Middletown transcript., 1871-04-15
LOCAL AxD STATE ArrAIws.

John A. Jones, constable Of this town, has
,ccn arrested by Marshal Dunn, vf Wilmington,
,n tho charge Of interfering with government
pets aud - tbees were many exaggcraic reports
going around In regard to the affair, we called
On Mr.. Jnucs 10 learn the f,o,s Of the case, which
Are rs fallovs mir. Thomas Pennington, rcsid-
log near Esnns1yvillc, Md. had three negroes,
tchildren q Perry Brown, living on NJ. pod.
sUn 3 farm near this town., bound 10 him, and
some tsn,c ego they ran on, and went home 70
their father. Mr.. Pennington made one unsuc-
rcssful attempt 10 &c, them back. The second
time he went after them he took Officer Jones A.
long, no, TO arrest the children, ms alleged, but
10 keep the peace. When Mr.. Pennington aud
Mr.. Jones arrived at the house of the negroes,
Mr.. Jones did not assist in the arrest, aud did
not say anything except to command the peace,
when brother OF the children intcrfcred. AZ
ter Mr.. Pennington arrested the children, he
brought Mr.. Jones back TO town, and then took
the children home alone. Mr. Jones was arrest
I'd by the u. =. Marshal on Wednesday week,
for violation Of the civil rights act, and required
10 give bai, for appearance at court. Tuesday
was the day appointed for the trial, but II was
postponed.
STATE DiREcroRs.--ln accordance with the pro-
visions Of the State Constitution, tho Board Of
Public Works of Maryland met on Wednesday
Of last week, at Annapolis and appointed State
Directors for the various railroads, canals md
other companca of the state. From the list of
appointments we take the following: Kent
County Railroad, Abel J. Reese, OF Kent county;
Robert Nicholson, Of Kent county; wm. ) Wal
mrf. Of Kent county. Mr.. Spry, Of Chcs,criown,
declined reelection, ana, upon ,uuiion or Comp
irolcr Wooliord, Mr.. W. s. Walker was unani-
inously elected Director in Ken, County Rail-
road In his place. Queen Anne's and Delaware
Railroad, Dr. Washington Finley. Of Queen
Anncs county Wm. McKenny, Of Queen Annc's
county j. Il. Emory, Queen Anucs county
Mary land aud Delaware Railroad Hon T. +.
Thomas, Of Talbot county; Colonel Edward
Lloyd OF Talbot county; Frederick Gcnry, Of
Caroline county. Worcester Railroad, John X.
Purncli, of Worcester county; DR.. John T. Ham
mond, OF Worcester county. Bohemia Bridge
Company, William NJ. knight, of Cecil county
In the Medical Record scmi-mon,hly journal
Of medicine and surgery, published in New York.
we find the following compliment, 10 one OF Its
contributors, DR.. Bradford :. Thompson, also n
contributor To the Transcript, and well known
to many of our readers: The close Of the pre-
sen, volume reminds US of the many obligations
We owe 10 our numerous contributors, friends
and subscribers. We have been much cncour-
aged by their substantial support, aud hope 10
merit them more The coming year II is bu; an
act Of Justice to state TO our readers that Or.
John Winslow has during the past year prepared
the reports from the County Medical Society,
and that Dir. Bradford y. Thompson has prepared
those from the Academy Of Medicine. and has
likewise given us valuable aid In the department
of Progress of Medical Science.
Az ANOMALY We were shown on Thursday,
n duck egg which was nearly black aud the cS-
hhi,or informed us that the duck, whick Is own
ed by Mr.. Henry Carter, near Willow Grove, in
The lower part Of this state, never lays any other
kind. The eggs arc n little smaller than the or
dnHry duck egg, and nrc perfectly good. We
have never seen or heard Of anything OF the Kind
before, aud canno, accoun, for It's singular col
or. The time Of the ducks beginning 10 lay
dates hacl; 10 about the time Of the ratification
Of The fifteenth amendment, and the duck, proh-
ably, thinking, perhaps, that ha was better
aud more popular than white, rs has hecn set
forth In the acts of Congress for several years
past, has concluded TO lay black eggs. II the
eggs will produce black ducks, II would lie ap-
propria,c 10 call them fifteenth amendment spc-
ecs.
RELiGots.--rorcs, prcshy terrain Churcf-Rcv
John Patton, p u. Prstor. Scryiccs-SRhhatl
mornings a, 10y, Sabbath evenings Mt y, and
Wednesday evening. at u o'clock.
st. AIMS Episcopal Church. Rev. Jno. Collins
McCalc, y. y. Rector. Seryces--Sabhaih morn
ings at lOi o'clock, Sabbath evenings az The
Chapel in Middle,own, a, u O'Clock Also Fri
days at d o clock, p. m.
Methods, Episcopal Chureh-Rev. Vaughan
Smith, Pastor Servees-Sahbaih mornings u
lOl O clock Sabbath evenings At I! o'clock.
ELgroy ASp MAssrys RAlLnoAp.--Thc Ccci
Democrat says that the railroad subject is still
| agi,a,cd, hut all parties are waiting for N,
promised surveys. The latest project in th'
Mnsscy's interest that We have heard suggested
Is TO secure subscription by twelve persons o
| Eve thousand dollars each which, with the appro
pria,ion from the State, would secure ~ once
basis on which TO begin operations. The diiii
| Guilty In these inipecunious times IL io tnd III
twelve men. We learn that five have been dis
covered, but the remaining seven are as yet hoi
| sa
| A youth Of Cccilion, Nd. whilst out guuninl
| II short time since, in attempting 10 shoot snp
which had just gotten mp before Him, shot
man, his wife and child. aud hersc, that wer
passing along the rond a, the time. Fortunate
! ~ he was too far on TO do much damage. Per
| sons who arn SO excited nj the sigh, Of GOO
, s,,,... rs not to Look where .hns are shooting
should keep ~ 4 respectable distance from ~
public roads
I.gcrrRK.-,liss Olive Logan will deliver he
popular lecture on Passions ia the Town Hall
I In this Town, on Wednesday evening next
| Having lcciurcd here before her reputation as
lecturer Is too well known TO need any notice n
our hands. II the weather shonld prove inyora
BILE, We predict for Miss Olive large audience
The proceeds of the lecture will be applied TO III
public school fund.
SMALL Fnur.--lt Is said tha, JohA Harris Esq
owner Of the Round Top Farm" located o
the Queen Anues side of Chester river, has CON
menced setting out in strawberry and hlackbcrr
plants QUE hundred aud fifty acrcr, which hc ha
prepared for iha, purpose. The farm contain
abou, eleven hundred arrcs, aud has upon |, Il,
largest peach orchard in Maryland or Dciawar,
The most OF the fruit Is canned on the premise.
The Local Preachers Association for Eas,o
and Dover district, will he held in the town
Millington, commencing Friday evening, Apr
II, TO be coutipucd during Saturday aud Sun
day. A II local preachers and cxhor,crs in sai
districts are invited to attend, and tho citizen
Of Miilinrfon and vicinity are invited 10 aiica
oil the meetings Of the Association.
J. Y. Sairn Scc'y.
The rnilrond company ara still making In
provemenis at the depot. They have repaire
the old depot. and design |, especially for
freight Office aud warehouse. They have fence
In the aower garden aud are preparing II 10 .,
ceivc the shrubbcry. This latter will add niue
to the beauty Of u'e railroad premises.
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