Middletown transcript., 1872-01-27


ces lo plan, asd catch oysters shall he krp, rs Il
separate fund bY the State Treasurer 10 be APP
piled rs him 10 the purchase Of state bonds II
appears here was collected from this
source S3.6ss 90
From which dcduc, expenses Of col
lcciDg same and cost OF waich-boat Lotto on
Leaving a balance In the Treasurer
hands s.. 6i2 60
II would appear from this exhibit that there i
no y in the hand. ui the State Treasurer and due
,hr -, 's from The counties and railroad cumpa-
uics thu :. N Of Sl3Y,s3i % applicable TO the
payment of il. State debt. II will he noticed
tina, bonds and c. rsoHs 10 the afaoun, .. Sln2,-
ESQ 90 were paid las, "ear
SCHOOL FIND
Whole nmoun, OF srhool fund received
hy Trustee during the tcar........,. sis i4i -
Amount paid 20 School dislricis..... ! ds3 20
Balance in hands of Trustee. Sib.4s 80
There il also IN the hands of the Trustee anu
Belonging 10 school districts in the several couu-
ties the following sums
Due districts tn New Castle county,. : Gii II
= Kent count t.......... sol 80
snsstx eopsts ia4 80
COMMITTED 10 J,it -Du Friday night the sih
instant, j q Armstrong; store, at Armstrong $
Corner, WAS broken into, and quantity OF ha-
con stolen Suspicion pointed 10 i've eoiarr,i
j persons, Peter, tr and Thomas Goldshefry aud
on Saturday las, officer Jones arrested tcm and
4 iook them before Esquire Walker Anni- tasieu
aud Clara Freeman, both eolored, testified 10
| having seen the prisoners, ou the night of tie
robbery, going TO the store and coming awat
+ with meat under their enais. and finally the
/ prisonefs confessed the crmr The were com
miioed 10 j.il in default of s2on bail
Ansih,r charge WAS brought against pciri
,iodsherrf ts Annie tasien. of fnttinp her d
ss.6o From The testimony /, seems that til,
plaintiff had IT. aud hr thus afflicted Colds
hert, took her porket.Louk from her poke, aud
distracted the sum Above mentioned
The prisoners, after a hrcf sj9nrn in til,
- Tuom o We're then taken 10 NV fxsilc ant
lodged in jaii Tn SATURDAY. eteGiag
Since the ahosr ihefis have eone TO light VI
learn that quantity Of meat was found burut
in the vicinity oi Armstrong; Gerner five lee
deep.
MeRg Pingos SHOOTING There will he sessra
matches NJ pigeon shooting. 10 this town, ai
Monday next. the 9Th inst. iesinning a, /
o'eiocs " The first will bc between Mr. J
Hood Of Millingion and Mr. X X Cochran, u
this iown-2u hirds each S5u side Anu,hc
eontrst will take place t.im.tn X. Il, Cochran
X 4. Cochran, Jr. Wm, A cochran Thomas t.
Scott and Nm Scot, on one side, aud II. 4
Nowlund. Wm. Dudley. John T, Wilson. Wn
Cochran and John MetuY on the other, lie
birds zach. the losing party To aire nn otsie
supr.r Other matches will probably lie mad
and come of during the da, This sport seem
io be quite popular in this section. This will b
the second pigeon shooting here. and fieldshol
ongh, Townsend and smyrna have each had on,
We always like 10 noiire the spirit of improy,
inent and enterprise esnccd hy our citizens an
ne would not do our duty In thai line 10 let pa,
unnoiir.d that shown by Thomas Massey. j
lie has huilia fine store and residence next
ihe National Hotel. His store Is nicely fitted NJ
and he has just laid In u fine stock OF waicbe
clocks, aud jewelry OF all kinds. and his stoi
now snrpasses most establishments of The kin
. found In country towns.
The Young felix's Of this nciuhorhood will ri,
Social Soircs In the Town Hall, on fridn
evening next. Some four hundred persons al
invited, and Philadelphia and Wilmington,
well as all the towns in this and adjoining coui
ties, are expected 10 bc represented The pari
will be given by twenty-five or thirty ,oun
men, and II 10 expected TO he fine affair. Ric
les band will furnish music for the occasion.
NESTING o. rHs M,ppLxrowx IxxIsKar,ox =
cisry "A meeting Of this Society will I've he
al 2 C,clock this afternoon, NJ the Hotel of Ge
W. orilip, Al which Mr.. Malms,en, a Scott,
gentleman, who proposes TO act ms agent for II
society, will be present aud give information
10 his plans OF operation. All interested are i
i si,ed to attend.
/ The annual meeting Of the Stockholders OF II
Delaware Railroad was held at Dover, Janusl
iih. The old board Of directors was re-eecis
lseceipis from passengers Tor the ear ending ue
3ist, $i37,7il.33; !; from freight, Saos la7 81
;, from malls, S,.S40 10; total $4ai. Ago 81: y
. increase In receipts compared with 1870. Of $si
55s.2l.
; Rev. Joshua iIumphriss, now Of Delaware Cit
. who has been 10 the Methodist ministry for fort
0 three years, intends 10 retire from active mini
trrisl labor al the close Of 'he present roni'rrn
year. Nr. iinmphrss is we'll known ihrougho
this peninsuia - q faithful minister.
Mr. Adams, known ~ !. Cool Spring Charlie,
: hws conssnnsiy on hsni ftssh oysters, which
dIsSoses Of riihss In ihs sheli o. opened. Y
called In The other day, and wrrs shown r.t
/. very ape ones Just rsceised ffom Snepuxsni b
Wslkes : MepO~sll have ~ aasst lsi q mul
: that l~shspe WIN sves ooksed ios sals 10 II
! sawn. f6ew - III n aoo< 0r&sf and lar