Middletown transcript., 1871-04-01
LOCAL Asp srAr. ArrA,as.


he last week in Lent, commences next Monday.
:. This whole wcek, says an authority, from
lhe extraordinary devotion Of the church In u, |
was called The Great Week ! and tho Obs~rva- |
lioa u II - ancieat that Il is asrribed 10 the
apostles themselves. II was called the great |
week bscsuse In this week was transacted an |
AFFAIR of the last importance 10 the happiness of
man, and actions truly great were performed TO
secure hts salvation death was conquered, the |
devil's tyranny was abolished, the partition
wall betwixt Jew and Gcntle was broken down,
and God and man were reconcilcd. u was call
cd The holy week from the devout exercises in
which christians employed themselves at this
which crucl6ed the Lord If life. II isslso called
Passion or Su6,ring Week, from It's consccra-
tion TO the memory Of the hitter sufcrings Of our
redcemer." The X. q. and the Z. y. Churches
observe these ancient usages. The Chapel I u.
f. in Middlc,own will he open for divine scr-
wee On w,dnes lay and Friday Good Frday,l
mornings al 10y Tor prayers aud lectures.
Rkcsrr,ox. .--on last Tuesday quite number
Of the members aud friends Of the N. u. Church
Of this town assembled In the parsonage to re-
ccivc the family Of the new pastor, Rev. Vaughan
Smith. This, We understand. wns the largest
ever given to any pastor Of the church. About
o'clock the company sat down 10 u sump,uous
dinner, OF which all pariook with hearty good
cheer. Aher the older portion Of the company
had retired 10 their homes the young folks spent
the evening In singing some Of the sweet songs OF
Zion.
We nrc happy TO learn also tina, the Reverend
gentleman larder was left well supplied with
creature comforts, so that while he ministers to
his people In spiritual things he may not want
for temporal. Mr.. Smith is n preacher of more
than ordinary ability and has made n very favor
able impression upon NIL who have had the pleas
urc Of hearing him preach. We ,rus, he may be
tus tai In l1,tii nm IA. mech
place, and Of winning many 10 Christ
We mentioned in our local column a short
time since, that the corner stone of the new Ma
sonic Temple in Wilmington, Del. would be laid
with imposing honers ON the goth inst. hy the
Grand Master Of Masons in Dclav are, Rev. John
Collins McCabc, u D. The committee have re-
qucstcd DR.. McCabc TO deliver tbs Grafton on the
occasion, which will. doubtless, be rcple,c with
interest Gov. Ponder, (who Is an eminent, Ma
son) In reply TO the invitation 10 be present, has
notified DR.. McCabe that If official duties do no,
prevent he will honor the Craft on'thc occasion.
with his presence and participation. We under
stand that the Grand Lodges of Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia have been invited 10 MS
sist In the work, and tnat the Governors Of those
States will receive official and fracrnal request
TO he present. II will not only he an era in the
progress Of WILMINGTON, hu, an evidence OF the
increase and prosperity Of one of the oldest hui
fair great success.
WASrsp.-A lady requested us TO inscr, the
following: Wanted, one hundred and ffty
young men more or less, of all shapes and sizes,
from the tall graceful dandy with hair sui'ircn,
on his upper lip TO stuff tarbcr's cushion down
TO the little bow-lcggcd, frccklcd faced. carrot
headed upstart. The object Is to form gaping
corps To he in attendance at the shurch doors at
the close Of divine service each Sabbath evening
10 stare n, the ladies rs they leave church, and
TO make delicate and gcntlemnnly remarks on
their person and dress. All who wish 10 enter
the above corps viii appear on the steps OF the
various church doors mex, Sunday evening when
they will lie duly inspected their na'ncs, person.
al appearance, and quality Of brains registered
in n book kept for that purpose. To prevent n
general rush, VIC will state that no one will be
enlisted who posscssess intellectual capacity n
bovc that Of wcl-hred donkey.
| THE CArsEwAY Acnoss Tug ArrooriSiKisx -
Some Of the taxpayers in Appoqunimink Hun
drcd are justly alarmed and indignant at the
condition of the much-,raycllsd causcway across
Appoquinimink creek, near ~. AIMS Church
| Whoever may have charge of this matter should
see 10 u tina, no just cause Of complaint should
arise. In reference 10 the the condition OF things
II is notorious that II calls for proinp, action
The fences ON either side. designed for security
against going over the emhaDkmcnt ARE mosil
down, the causcway itself gradually washing in
10 gnllics, and In consequence, the area Of vchi
Gle travel contracting every day. a suit for
broken limb, or n smashed up vehicle would per
haps crorecia ''pcnny wise aud pound foolish
system In regard To such matters, Ier5sm sd.
Since the above was In type, We have lcarnc,
tina, the causcway will be repaired ms soon MS 'h
appropriation Is made. The neglect is not n,
iributable 10 the new, but TO the late member o
the Levy Court.
! THE BOYS AcAprNy The subcommittee ~
pointed TO examine the various localities on III
Eastern Shore Of Maryland, and Delaware, wit
the view OF selecting the most appropriate site 20
the Boys Academy were In Elkion aud Port ID,
, posi-, ON Monday. After preliminary examna
ton OF the places recommended, there will lie
meeting Of the whole committee when rcpor
: OF the examinations made will hc presented an
the question Of location definitely determined
. The gentlemen composing the Subcommittee ere
clergymcn, Rev. Wesley Kenny, Rev. George A
Phrhns, Rev. J. II. Ligbibourn laymen, Gov
salisbury, W. N. Shakcspear, OF Delaware; Ja
cob Tombe, '. 4. Ellis Of Maryland.
The March term Of the ciriuit court for Gee
, county commenced on Monday week. The gran
jury was In session but two days and a half, an
, found but fifteen indictments, MS follows: for nj
sault and battery, o; for selling liquor TO mi,
r ora, . for keeping disordcry houses, .; {,
a larccney, 2; for selling on Sunday, ] /; for a
sault with intent 10 Kill, l.
State ~. Joshua z. Granor; tried before
jury upon three indictmenis--onc for scllr
Z spirituous liquor to minors, one for selling fc
n mentcd, and one for keeping disordcrly hous
Verdict Of not guilty as 10 all the offences.
/. RRidGiors. Presbyterian Church--Rc
= John Patton, u, ID. Pastor. Scrviccs--Snbla
mornings at l0l, Sabbath evenings at a, AT
Wednesday evenings at u o'clock.
e st. AIMS Episcopal Church, Rev. Jno. Coli
h McCabe, D. d. Rector. Sersiocs--Sabbaih NOR
ings at i0l o'clock, Sabbath evenings at {,
. Chapel In Aiddlciown, at n o'clock. Also r
!. days at ~ o'clock, p. m.
), Methodist Episcopal chnrch-Rcv. yaughI
n Smith. Pastor. Hcrviccs-Sabbaih MORNINGS
ioA o'clock Sabbath evenings at n o clock.
: A (;oop Cow.-A COW, purchased at the 81
:. Of william llnylctt by William and Henry Pier
in Mil Greek Hundred, made In fourteen mil
= iaRs fourteen pounds and three quarters CT II
q Ter In the lump-lacklng only two ounces Of
B ing ~ ponnds when weighed out for mark
They paid Sias for her, and from her prod,
: she is certainly cheap COW. She was fed lb
y ally ON dry feed, composed Of 0ac-third corn n
tvO-th}rda WHEAT rue1ua.