Middletown transcript., 1872-02-10
LOCAL Asp STA I'm ArrAlns.

htppLsrowa IxxicRA-ioS Sociwry This SO.
cicty met on Tuesday last aud some important |
business WAS transacted. As there are msny |
persons at distance who wish to order imrni- |
grants, but seem not 10 understand the terms |
uron which they msy he obtained, VIC insert the |
following from the minutes Of the last meeting
"On motion, II was resolved that each mem-
her ordering immigrants shall pay 10 the Trca.
surcr vf the Society six dollars for each and
every man, woman or child ordered. lie shall
siso, at the same time. give 10 the Treasurer n
negotiable note with m approved endorser.
dated February 10Th. 1874, payable In siIt,
days from said date, for onr-hxli the balance
and also promsors note for the remaining hall,
payable on delivery iu Mid,ileiowu of the man,
woman vt child ordered. In case the last note
shall no, hs promptly sid upon delivery OF im-
migrant, the person ordering shall ior'ei, 10 the
Society nii former payments. and the Immigrant
10 turned over 10 the Society 10 bs disposed VI
rs they may deem proper"
The price !or . man or woman will be SEQ,
and for child, although no price IL yet fixed,
We presume will not lie over $40, Persons with.
iug 10 procure = house servant or fiim baud,
should make application immediately, as the
Agsat OF the Society will start on his mission
next week, or the frs, oi the week after. Some
,hiriy-6ve orders are slrendy 10, and IS so"n as
dny are obtained the Aecu, will start rs soon as
possible Thereafter, without waiting for n,ofc
orders. Cpon tue payment of mn initiation fee
OF one dollar and subscribing To the articles OF
association, any person may become u member.
There will bc u meeting this afternoon NJ ) o
clock, TO which, all Who arc interested are insi-
ted 10 attend.
Tns RAT RoAp-We were told when the pres
en-, contract for completing the road 10 Chester
town WAS made, that the hf,eeu'h OF December
would see the road completed. aud then trains
would be run regularly to this place. Here 10
February. aud there has hcen no train over 'hr
road yet We believe the road, however. is
completed, or ito constructors So rrprrscu',-
and 10 only awaiting the acceptance oi the COIN
| psuy. There 10 popular opinion ,ha, the por-
| ton Of the Rad from Worton station 10 this
town il very inhifIcrcnilv made; that is 80 far
as The irsck-Aying aud ha!asting is concerned. 3.
The eng ineer who had charge Of its construction
| claims tha, the work has hccn done according 70
contract. and that the contract was an exceed
ingly loose agreement. We know nothing OF
| the merits of the controversy, but We io know
,ha, the road is losing the very hes, par, Of the
whole year while our rivers and bay are ICE
bound - Chrstriorn Transcript.
The pigeon shooting match between Milford
| and Miid'eiown comes oil ON Wsdnts sda, neat.
n II. Cochran and J. T. Wilson OF rhr part
Of Middlctown. and Amos X Davis and Robert
Ra IN on the part Of Milford.
| While upon ,hr subject Of pigeon shuu,ings.
We will state that Mr.. Jennings Hood, of Mil
linyton. requests ns to state that he " challenges
| Mr.. Il. X. Cochran TO shoot n match Al pigeons
20 birds from spring tral'-for mn, amount tr'
| tween 81 90 aud 81 ZOO. The same rules to gov
crn the shooting that were ustd =; our las, match
from spring trap
We showed Ne. t!ool'. letter TO Mr rachrtn
and hc requested Us 10 state that he 81 woni7
shoe, Nr Hood a match nj Pigeons Tor an!
smoust he ma, name, New York rules 10 gov
etn
| The Sa, al Sorsc iu the Town Hall on Fridn,
evening vi last week was attended l., about tw,
hundred ladies aud gentlemen. !, vac hfil
liant affair. and of the plrnsanirs; pariici
ever held IN this section, The general tcnltrl
of those who were Ia nti-niaaee was. " II "H
tic picasau,est psr,y | ever ATTENDED,. fh
ladies were gsily aitir.d. and the gentlemen dis
playrd great taste iu their dress Riches Band
the grca, fs,oritc. furnished music ior the ooc.,
sion. aud the refreshments were served VI ny =
. b. Rice. conirctoncr Of this town The ht
wa. abundanily ladcnri with good things, an'
beautifully dcckcd with flowers, which prntc'
that Mr. Rice Was fully equal 10 his undertaking
and the righ, msn in ,ls tish, rlaee
! ELrcrI.s or RAILROAD urrigrRs.-h the an
nual meeting of the S,ochho OF the " -n,i t
ma and Delaware Bay Railroad COMPANY. bel,
. u, the Smyrna Hotel, in Smyrna. on Thursls
OF last week. there were about a10 votes cast
each vote representing share oi stock not il
arrears in nny ins,aluirnt. The ecn'lrm'n Who's
{ names follow elected Directors: John u
D iioleckcr. John C. Storklrv, H. { Douglass
George VI cummGs Samuel Roberts u
: wickcr.has,. Jacob Il. Alice. Aud u, m-e
. ing Of the Board, held a, the Compsnt's uni',
e the nex, day, officers elected as 'o'luws
John H. IIoh.ckcr President; II. e, Douglas
Treasurer; Johu {. StocAlsy, Secretary.
+. The Laie., Excitcnen, in Milford isa coo
sn hv Nr 4 prn sft
who 10 reported To be married TO u lady in Pliill
dclphia Hr had become tired Of being qur
: toned in regard to IL, and the other day he eoi
cludsd 10 stop tho torcs. lie dressed man
c womnns clothes and sen, him To Harrington
come in on the 10 !? NJ train, as his wife
large number were invited To thc reception M
u on The arrival OF Mr.. y. and "lady' numb
received her with congratulations aud quite
number of ladies even went 30 far as TO kiss Il
bride wi,hou, discovering the sell.
y List of Letters Remaining in tho Post ofi
y Unclaimed, February isi ISL? james Gpi
!, borough, Mfs Annie +. llnson. Samuel \
;" iiu,chcck, Joseph lln,,, jacob johnson. Jnl
lr A. Jester t2l, Mrs. Vim. Merritt, Master Riehn
Pew Elias ". Seymorc, Wm :. Wools'ou, liz
', ". Wright. Bcnjsmln Wilson, Miss Emma "
ID sou. Persons calling for the above will say III
:. they are advertised.
Young man named wshy, of Smyrna "
|
June last, was ssixea with n spell Of coughing
Tuesday night OF last week, by which his ihro
was relieved and he has been able To Hriicul'
N since. lie had been heating psiai pots 10 ee
Of them, and the fumes brought on the cOughr
y. SAD CANE cv DaowSis6 Mr.. Charles sh,
Of maker, of The firm of u. / C. Shoemaker, drt
3 gis,, OF this city. was drowned while Skating
10 the Chrisiiana, near Walton, Whann 4 Co 4
=. tory, on Thursday evening. lie WIS Ia comps
" with Mr.. Edward Payntcr, Mr.. II. u. i'rr,iym
10 and Mi.s Nellie Eyrc.-Ga,at q Tn,sday
!. EXHIBITION Axp pxnArE.-The sigden,e Of
y Middletoxn Academy will give public eahi
T. iion In the Town Hail. on Friday evening
10 ?3d inst. On next Friday afternoon, the 10
hr there will he n public debate II, the Acadeil
:. and the friends Of the institution ARE invited
= attend.
The good TemplSrs Of Cecil county have
" gored br. r. n. LePo~t, Of Baltimore. To
10 liver Temperance lectures throughon, the coun
ic lie will speak At Chesaleake City on Mont
d evening next, and on Tuesday evening al