Middletown transcript., 1872-11-23
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crciE COUNTY.
rms.--Absus seon, on T6spdsy last, The rvof
of the brick dwelling oppo5ite the Episcopal
Church, In this town, and owaed aud occupied
by FrnncOis Dellowens, Of unlcheiirk Rsmr, was
disrovessd 10 b. on 6rs. Ths nrs was Mainly
ccadnsd 70 The third stssy asd earvss, aad shs
damsSc e sec building beisv Mt vas esssed
chisAy BY water and breekags. n lsse % the
house cannot be repaird for two ohUuasd DOL
lars, and the damage 10 furniture viii donbtlcss
exceed that amoant. All the winter clsahinR Of
the family was in the reurpe Of the are and vas
burned, ~ we'll rs many osb<s sriirIes of value
The amonni of insurance, We lcnsn, 10 bat three
thousand do,lass.-kkfss Demo~ynf, Nov. lG.
Doerr,srkn corxrr.
wuEAr The whea, crop Il lookiss very
essbIrd farmers TO DO their wovk very excellent.
~, and the regular appearance Of the when,
plants and the splendid osdsr Of the land must
tell well Ia the result Of the next harvest.
The epizsoiic influenza Is reported TO be
spreading through our county - cisIridys .Secs
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| LAND SAis.-R. llynsos. Esq. trustee, sold at
the vVshell House, on Tuesday, the farm Of Nr.
| Franklin Dyrc, known as .coicirsses" !" contain.
ing AT scres, 10 Captain Andrew woodaii-
price S2o, 500. The Swain Point estate was
Withdrawn nj a bid Of 81 9, ,ooc.--K,m Nms.
TINS lioRsg DisrssE,-After two weeks Of the
horse malndy, and for great portion Of that
time general arrangement OF business affairs
the disease has so far abaied that on and after
to-day Il Is not apprchended that ,hore will be-
| any further trouble. The CITY Passenger rail
ways will to-day the usual aun,ber Of cars
on all the routes and the usual number Of trips,
the want Of which has been sadly iet since The
disease appeared. or the eight hundrsd horses
belonging 10 the City Passenger Railway Com
pany hut five have died, and ih~y we're all brok-
en- down animals. Very few valuable horses
have been lost, and geseraliy, when such died,
il was because OF working them before the dis
ease bad reached its turning point Baiiimors
Gasctts n Aondiy.
The sconrge is now raging in this neighbor-
hood with fearful malignity. Nearly every horse
| In the village has heen attacked. and there hns
been serious apprehension that in some il
! would terminate fatally but we are happy 10
/ announce tina, so far none have died, although
several remain 10 quito n critical condition..
\ srlborongh Prince C,oygi1a
The epizoo,ic has developed itself to an alarm
ing svtent in iswn, considering the shor, space
OF tim. since il was discovered. We have heard
Of some hrec or four dozen horses afflicted with
H. in ant near town. Siii,bury Eist,rn Shore
man
MARrLASn OFFICIAL RrrrnM--Thc official
returns of the vote In Maryland for President
given elsew her, place Mr. Greeley majority ~
92-. The total role rusi MAS I3l. AT. OF which
Mr. Greeley rccci sed g., ,G5,, and General Gran,
&C, 1Go; Greeley's majority o:I. In isIi the
total vote of the Sia.' Tor Governor WAS l32 ls5.
Of which Governor t'hytc, demnrrai. received
IS gj3, and Tome rcpl blican. 5s $50: WHITES
majority 1908. On the 9Th Of November,
therefore, the democrats aud conservatives had
G,2I6 s,ar-a,-hOmc voters. While The republicans
increased their total over the vrts for Tome by
I i9I0.-BIifiwors Snn.
Newark Items.
On Saiardsy. the 10th inst Dcprty Sheriff
Atkinson, presented the romplit 'en,' Of the
Court Of oyer and Tcrminer aud T. ant nj .;cs-
sions Of the Peace aad Jail Delivery - largr
number Of the ritizeus Of Newark snG v Unity
requesting their aiicndance at New Ca Ia on
Monday the ls,h lust. The invitation. Icing
urgent, no one thought for moment OF .'ec!in-
ing, but began at once TO devise WAYS aud cans
of other than walking promptly nppca NJ
In "propria PERSONA The llorss with T.
eIcelcd unanmiy having contracted the Ep.
xoo'ic-Foot 4 Walkers line, or the = H. were
the only ways OF travel open. aud both were
literally patrOnizcd Contractor, James Barry.
OF the Delaware and Pennsylvania Il. L. kindly
placed the construction train at the disposal of
the Court visitors, making elose connection with
the Delaware II. Il. trains, and by this ruuc the
Ne~arksrs have been attending court, yer, proud
of the use Of their new u. IT, and much pleased
with the excellent work OF Mr. barry. whe la.
proved himself coupetcnt Contractor aud
Road Builder, as the track although unballnsisd,
rides smooth, casy aud pleasant
The Epzootic has reached is height and
scarcely five horses within radius Of five miles
from Newark eau lie found unaffected with tho
prevailing fashions.
I'm Monday evening the Methodist Fair and
Festival closed With the usual auction sale The
enterprises proved success netting ths church
aboai Sisoo,0o. The gift feature alone prodn-
cling 100000.
The Horse Disease.
The Epidemizoo continues its ravagcs ia this
town and vicinity, aud were II not so serious a
matter the inconvenience caused 10 many Of our
people would bo almost ludierous. Not able TO
use their sick hors~s our phys,ciaas visit their
patients Ia the country In the rather unprofcs-
sional style OF walking. The dread OF II ON the
part OF some persons and their anxiety 10 keen
their horses out Of harms reach is amusing
We heard Of couple Of ladies from the country
few days ago, who came to town In AZ ox-cari,
fearing to drive their horses lest they should be-
come infected.
Mr.. Isaac Jones has lost ono horse, aud has
another III with the prevailing disease. r.. Il,
Cochran, Esq. has II sick horses and mules in
his stables.
Religious seaside Resort.
committee OF the Wilmington (Del. Preach
srs Association, accompanied by Messrs. Ponl-
sou and Robinson, of Baltimore, purchased no,
long sisce abou, 400 acres Of land, adjoining the
Rehoboih companys lands, on the Delaware
River, stretching along the coast for a mile and
extending inland about half mile, as a location
for religious seaside resort and camp meeting
ground. The committee say: The water OF
the wells and springs is superior. and the line Of
scashorc cannot probably be equalled in the L.
ni.ed States. The bathing Is next bes, to that Of
Cape May, and, altogether, the location Is such
Ia r IN au nj nf tnt.
possessed by no other watering place on the At
lan,ic."
.. .. 1nssttaee.
Al the Fall Meeting Of the New Castle Prcsby-
terry, held in the First Presbytc Church, New
ark, Del. standing COMMITTEES on Sabbath
School work within Its limits, was appointed as
follows:-lsev. Charles Mallory, Rsv. Mr.. Conk- |
ey, Rev. J. umstcad, Rev. DR.. Nahum, and r.
drrs John r. Mci.esr, J. q. Fouik and d. l.. |