Middletown transcript., 1871-04-29

Scnfortl'on THURSDAY Of last week. Tbs storm
struck ihe house of Mr.. Waller and carried Il n
way istAntly, lsaviag the sills and Aoos. Mrs.
w. was badly hnrt, her collar bone being broken
In two placca, and several Of her ribs fractured.
The storm nssN struck the stable, In which were
a pair Of mules. The building was taken away
and not n stick left to tell where Il stood. Mr..
Waller was coming from the field when Il struck
him. The frat fling be knew he was blown In
TO the garden several yards away. Apple trees,
10 inches In diameter, were snapped on even with
the ground ana the trees have not been found
yet
S,,rl, polcs.. standing bare, planted green las,
f,i snapped OF even with the ground, white oak
trees, two feet over. twisted short oil. on Mr..
Walters fum there Is not stick of fence lcf,, he
had five stacks OF fodder carried away, also one
barn Ia which were stored 80 bushels OF wheat.
One house standing on blocks seemed TO be rails
cd up aud Sc, down again OF It's former founda-
iion, The blocks on which It stands ARE driven
into the ground level with the surface.
One man standing Oh one side OF the siorms $
track says that looking into the storm |, looked ms
black as tbs smoke Of n locomotive. The full ex-
tent Of the damage Is not known Mrs. Waller
Is not expected 10 live. The storm was confined
To very narrow limits.
The same tornado crossed over the bay and
passed over ST. Marys county. The Leonard
town lccon thus describes Its passage. y very
severe tornado passed over the lower section OF
ST. Mary's county on Thursday evening OF las,
week, leaving ruin and dcsoation in us track
At fairfield, the rcsiarncc Of james Scofeld, Esq
Of ST, inigoe's district, Mr.. Scoiicld saw the i'm
mcnsc cloud approaching, aud was Ia the act o.
leaving his store. when the wind struck IL, aud
Instantly the building was crushed 10 the ground.
A large oak tree standing In front of the store
door was taken up hy the roots and hurled To
some distance. Mr. Srofcld received quite Sc
we're confusion on the right hand supposed To
Al. .l..s th.k
houses. except the dwelling on Nr. Langley s
farm on the Chesapeake, were blown down aud
out into the bay, carrying v it'll them corn, meat
and everything OF an ch,nblc character.
Rg,s.iors. Forest Presbyterian Churcli-Rcv.
John Patton, u. u. Pastor. Scrviccs-Sahhasli
mornings NJ i0i. Sabbath evenings at y, aud
Wednesday evenings At Z o'clock.
81. AIMS Episcopal Church, Rev. Jnn. Collins
McCahc u. u. Rector. Serviccs-Sabhaih morn
ings Mt ioJ o'clock. Sabbath evenings AT ,hc
Chapel in Middlc,own, at i o'clock. Also FRI
days at O'Clock, p. NJ.
Methodist Episcopal Church---I,cv. Vaughan
smith Pastor Scrvices-Snbhnth mornings ut
lol clock Sabbath evenings at u o'clock.
Kgxr RAu.a0Ap.--An election for Directors OF
the Kent Railroad will hc held In Chcs'criown,
on the 9Th OF May. suits have been brought, we
understand, against all nonresident s'ockho'a-
the property Of such as hold property in Kent.
Much excitement has been occasioned in consc-
quenre The calls which have been made for
pa vinent of stock have been made in the Kent
papers which are not seen by the stockholders
in Della who alegc ,hai ihcy had no know
ledge Of said calls, and they protest agains, the
ion OF the hnnrl h. attaching their property
aud putting them TO cost.
LARGE Fipt iN NEWARK. About, , o'clock on
Friday morning OF last week large fire occurred
In Newark Del \ conl oil lamp left burning in
tho store uf John u. Richardson exploded, set
ting on fire the store and pos,oiligc. which were
entirely consumed, together with their contents
The hfr then extended 10 the dwelling Of Mr.
John Miller, burning i, 10 the ground. Mr.. Nil
Ter saved his furniture hut loses heavily. rs b,
haA In the posioi,icc all his forlAer store books
no,eS, bonds. Re- Mr. Miller IS insured for So.
500 and Mr.. Richardson for 81 600, 10Th in ih'
Farmcrs Mutual.
A Ngw ES1garRisI -Mcssrs. Jackson & Pyle
OF Wilmington, have rented The steam mill q! j
| Il. Fcuimorc, In this town, and will commence
about the first OF June, u fruit and vegetable
drying establishment. by new pruc~s. pncn,
| cd in New York IN ls6s Tnnatoc- green rorn
asparagus peaches, berries, and all Kinds Of itui
| will bc dried in this establishment hy this nep
process which extracts the water or juice of ,h
| fruit, leaving 1t IN Il condition IN which II vii
keep for long time aud may be shipped To an.
I distance desired.
Tnr Mrtnonsr pgSiXsrL,a AcAnrNY TIN
Subcommittee appointed 10 select site ior tii
Academy visited Elk'on ON Wednesday Of las
wcrk. This finished the examinations Of the nn
merous places proposed aud on the second Tues
day of mex, month n meeting OF the general com
ni,tcc will he held in Wilmington. when The sui
committee will report, and place b. chosen
Masl Of the towns on the peninsula are aspirin
10 have Il located within their borders oiicrin
money, land, buildings, BE.
Far. Tho dwelling of Mr. Geo o. Rocdcl
in Sill Pond was destroyed rs fire on Tue.da
nigh, of last week The fire was iirs, discorcrc
by one Of the family nhoni midnight, aud ha
made such progress that there was barely tin
for the family TO escape without injury from IL
flames. All the furniture the fnmilys cloihin.
sc. was consumed Mr. l,ocder's loss Is anot
- 900. The house was insured for 81 600 i
the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of kcl
county.
Tng WEATHER Axp rng PrAcn Cnor.-Tltc 10
temperature Of saturday, Sunday and Nonda
nights, was wing TO the Young peaches. Til
frost on Monday morning was pretty sever
hut as the fruit Is vet surrounded by the bln
SOM il is thought that no material injury VI
sustained by II. The orchards are literally loa
ed with embryo frnt, and the prospect, withe
, disaster. Is, thnt The crop Di ihc present yea
wl cqna Il ncl surpass, the grca, crop of SO
i AsrARAocs CrLrunE.-J. u. Fenimore az
I sons have set out eight acres in Asparst,u
$ which they will grow for the Wilmington, M
S Philadelphia markets. james I. Shallcross
c also engaged In the culture Of this plant.
is well for our farmers To turn their attention
4 other crops besides peaches and eraip, for
$ these crops should fail, they would then ha
!, other resources on which 10 depend
= An Express train win bc started, pcst wee
!, between Cristeld and Philadelphia carrying ms
= kct truck 10 the latter place A passenger NJ
:. smoking car viii hc attached. II will be mig
tram, each way, and the passenger ear will b,
chair car for the comfort cf the passengers.
: will pass Middleiown nboui 9, =. ". for Philad
e phia, mud 9, 4. N. fer Chrishcld, leaving Phi
!, delphia, NJ u r.N.
e At Dnnlap's Hotel, Delaware City, there Is
&c ease os beautiful stuffed birds, prepared BY
y skilful taxidcrmisi, and arranged with su
Is taste us to present very natural and liis-l
Il Appearance. All the specimens, except fonr W
II secured In the neighborhood and present vs
e fair representation Of the orni,hoiogy of i
{ locality.