Middletown transcript., 1871-03-11
Local AND STATE ArrAIus.


nuai session of the Wilmington Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, began In Dover ON
Wednesday, Bishop Sroti presiding. The con-
ference embraces within It's Jurisdiction the
churches Of this denomination on the entire Pc
ninsula I. g. aii of the State Of Delaware, nine
counties Of Maryland aud two OF Virginia cas-, Of
the Chesapeake bay. There are within lis bouncs
Two hundred aud niuc,g g-hyc churches, divided
into 50 charges, which arc supplied by ia tray
clling preachers assisted by rs local preachers
In the several appointments the highest salary
paid tas,or is $4,000, aud the lowest Is s,leo.
There were expended in church building ana M
pruycmcnts last year ,o3l, aud IN parsonage
building and imprn, cncnis s535 ~. The
church property Il valued n, - 3ii25e. Amount
of money raised last wear by the several appoint
menis FOR the benevolent enterprises Of the Church
was $iG:lG -.
Iry rouur The Levy Cngr, has been IN ses-
sion this week and cOnEidcralse NuslHes. trans
acted such rs relieving The assessors oi the srYc-
raj hundreds FROM attendance at court, commits
tees appointed 10 view several plarcs where roads
and bridges should te repaired, sc.
Amer the appointment ot the usual committees
many additions were made. 10 the assessment
lsi. Of all the Hundreds.
4 petition from number ul 'rceNndets ~
| lirandvwiue Hundred. Ia relation to the iottn-
| ton Of new district, WAS presented aud read 10
I the court. and committee Of three appointed TO
! las on, said district.
On motion L was ordered that the collectors ui
! each and cycry Hundred in making out the ns-
scssmcn' list shall separate the whites and blacks.
And now, brethren, | commend ron 10 God,
aud 10 tho word ni his grace, which is able 70
build yau up and to give you AN iuherihnfr a.
nionp All Of them which ARE sane'ihed. From
4 tiis ,t~t Rev. Mr. culclnzcr, ~ The " T.. Church
IL this town. preached hs farewell sermon, on
SUNDAY evening last colnnenlins his co.nstrsa-
ton 10 God, thanking thcm Tor tbrir hindacs'
nnd attention to him during his soieurn 9'nonf
ilcu. and expressing hs regret ni iheir iciara-
ton Slr. Colclazcr has Lcen lHhoring here lni
Three wears pnsi. und IN Ms rcmoyal tile church
lascs IN able and Efficient pastor, and the com
muui,y an ailalflc gentleman,
AIns-nc-C Amr.-Thc following ARE the Govern
or's aids. with the rank of Colonel Lewis u
Chandler. or Milton Edward l.. Martin Scaio'd
ln,nrs Williams. kcuton John \. Lavender
smyrna ". Fish Townsend. Gcorerto"n JON
Z. Wright Laurel liuracc u. Mustard, Sm! =
"A, Wm. Il. Cochran Middlgiown r. A. Cnct
ran Jr Nildlciown. John 7. Price Snmni,
Bridge: H. Il ld-lcr. Wilmington Caleb II
llrininn. Mrnngiom William II Newton, -
Georges Mm l.. iipys Sunni, Bridge Jas
Il. Mitchell Milford: lgunius {. Gruih, VII
mingiuu; George H. Dickson, peScf iicnr.
clayton, MI Pleasant.
IAneg SAiE ar Town Iurs Mr.. T.. I. torh
| ran having purchased the field uI twenty acres
south OF this town, purposes laying Ton IA t""l
lot suAi5u icei. aud pHtiing them w Tor s"'
| similar ~ the ieuimUrc drawing scheme. IhN,
i'll wil lie in ,hr most desirable part of the TOW
: and "a they ate 10 hc sold nj low figure "
.uppus, the chances will hc speedily mken. Y
understand N T. Mr. Cochran purpose mol 70 ~
7 mand amy Dtsh On the day "i i7c sale h1' !
lakc Note, which owing TO the slt,uRcnc' ~ Y
money mArNrt Will br u good plan. and vi
% give every hldN chance 10 supply himself VII
a lot on ei'l terms
! ON Thu;.l evening uf last week, during
riu.. .irrui.na %. thr lnj0u ". L. Church, held
= tho Townsend .rhuulhuusc, g little cun.lrrn9uu
n Ma produced hy thceulrinccui a c9'"rH tta1 y
the i.tinr os Hannah RDdicii sui some 81 %
= white ladc. retired. The cNcI isc. were cunlii
ucl nna speeches ing been aa4c w nmlr
y. q, the cia-.. Mr. Archibald Fiuly. the ,llss-,,'
q az. called uu thc ebony to give In some oi ln
!. rti cri,n,r. which She djd, causing greater ooi
ai,guatiuu aui another ihihin. OF TIE rdn.t'
Ta9s Etrcaas. The town election passed {
r auic,ly on Monday last aud but l,tllc mtrc
in Mls manifested. only about onesihir1 "l u
y" nU y9fc WIS pnilr5i. The following ie4u,ar
u nuniul,rl ,leke, was elected by an AVERAGE ~
:, iarits 6fGi sutts commissioners. II. II. te
: ,or Ihn,u,s Massrv, nr & G.. Chamberlain
il Thumas W Bu,kr Thomas 4. ildtn Asscs.'
u Charles T.. Anderson Treesuteri pehti
;" Walker. Alderman, G. e. Foster. The u,
D. Board lRs been sworn M
Il We suhioin The iolling as a Solemn warning
our vonng lady readers ;-t' II will be reinein''
W cd that n uir had her neck broken ~ caliiori
r. not long since ia the insane attempt To rfe'en
Young man from kissing her, aud now here
another case ui the same Kind from NJ. bon
lv where u girl has bern brought 10 an nnim'
end, bringing surroW upon her aged parents
o. the SAINT kind of sulhurmc-s II this provo
j. warning L. Girls uol TO impcril their lives me-
lcssly, QUE mission is fulfilled.
Mr. John Morrison. builder, Il putting "
or frame house Oh Bread street next 10 the Fps
all pal chapel for MIR. e.. l. llukill. The hhild
win ic on tie cottage fty!c, IN three Rtt,
nd inAjn mart II which will hp S2x2: net WI
oe flushed ili will lie Que the hindsomesi hos
- IN town, rud will cost nearly $1,000.
nc The dwelling hunse Of Henry Rasin Esq
lr- Kent county. Md. was DESTROYED by hire Oh
n. urdaY mornug last. A colortd woman tc
NC lighted coal oil lamp, without any chimney
lf- il. on a bed which upset, igniling the bel Il
which thr flames were communicated TO The b
ding.
q" Erialnrs.-Fores, Prczbytcriu Church,
c., John Patton. u. u. Pastor. Seryiccs--snh
!, mornings 1T lul. Sabbath evenings nj I
nc 81. Ann Church, Rev. Jno. Collins Mrca
to u. .. Rector, service nj i0l \. ". Cha
-. Mildleiown, evening service ~ sermon
"h o'clock.
e't The Dover Methodist Church, II is said,
prospercd remarkably under the three year u
/. is,ry Of Rev Mr.. Lighthourn. lis mrmhcr
m has increased from 100 TO 3li. and ~ missi'
Iii RS contributions s330 TO $500, hcsides rel
r., have been put upon the church valued nt So
iew TINS Prsrn Cnor. Although nothing Ger
lose can now hc told In regard 10 the peach crop,
nali the farmers In this section report the buds u
ith- inred aud the prospect now OF large u
and And from our exchanges IN all parts of the
ices ninsula we hear the same encouraging report
coal -,
Nor READY TO nv FrSegD lS.--We have Z
heard that Odessa was ready 10 he !" fenced
hut ride through that town on Thnrsdny
i WINGED Us otherwise We noticed several b.
Va- ings lately built, and several more In the &C
lnd Of erection.
the A. the meeting Of the Middsioun Lyccur
r.. Monday evening next, the question q Should
on men have the righ, OF the elective frnnch
Del will lie discussed The ladies are respectful