Middletown transcript., 1872-01-20
s.sDcAL AsD STA TIE ArrAim

IMk flueoN SmOortxu.-The great excitement
Ia iewn this week has been pigeon shooting,
which came on on Thursday. From ssrly In
the morning sporisincn from the neighboing
towns began TO arrive, and continued To arrive,
until ncArly every town within fifteen or twenty
miles Was rept esentcd, and cven Dover. twenty
hse miles distant, sent a delegation. The day.
although the atmpspcrc WAS little frosty, was
very favorable. aud Mr.. Ori.ip, under whose
auspices the affair was conducted had full sup
ply Of birds. The shooting began about fifteen
minutes before 10 o clock In the morning, mud
continued, with AN intcrmission for dinner. until
after s In the evening. Two hundred aud sew
esiy-eight birds were fired ai some OF which
made their escape.
The first match took place between Thomas l..
Scott, Of this town, and = Mr.. kirkicy from
frearica, Del. Scott won the match, killing
nine birds out OF ten, against seven out Of ten
for his antagonist.
The nc1, match ws. between Mr. fnsscIl. of
Smyrna, aud Mr. Hood, ~ Mi,lingion Hood
won, killing eight birds TO his opponents seven
out Of Mise.
There were number of smaller n,niehrs o
one bird each, then n match between Midd'c,own
aud Smyrna was made up five on side, and
Ave birds sxch TN the part os Miiile,own was
j. T. Wilson, ~ A. Nowland, VIM H. coch-
ran, J. lisod and Vim. Dudley on the par, Of
Smyrna were Lasstii. voshcll. Weldon, Jones
and krklcy. The result was Wilson, .; Now
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,al IL; lasscl, , Nosbeli a. Weldon. 3;
Jones, 2 kirkley. total t5-resu,irg in a
victory for the Midilr,own isr;y
The same parties again contested aud again
the Niddle'own party was yieioli rus. The re-
suit in this contest was se.cntern birds fur MIDI
dletown as follows: Wilson, 4 Rowland, ,
Cochran, 2; Hood, 5; Dudley, 3 against ihir-
tsen for Smyrna, Hs follows Lasssli, a. voshcii,
4 Weldon, ,; kirklc., 2; Jones, 2.
There IA n prospect Of another match soon hc-
tween Middleton aud SMYRNA. for $50 aside.
each party TO have loo birds, the losing one 10
pay for the birds also.
Considerable money changed hands on the
results Of the contests, with a decided dissdsan.
,age 10 visitors.
Our Correspondent a, Delaware City sends II.
the following
On Wednesday last the disposition of peas in
| the FRS, Presbyterian Church took rlnec foi
the frs, choice S26 was bid the rent being 3iH
The rem, Of the pcms range from s'ls To $50 pei
| year
Rev. y j Bcalc, Of st. Georges, left for Ral
/ iimore ou Wednesday last where he will TAX,
charge of Light ST PRESBYTERIAN Church
| In Chesapeake City on MONDAY last, Capt
4 Samuel ncsor, on one Of T.. & MeNahon's line d
| barges. fell over board aud was drowned
/ a, the las, meeting Of the krkwood D. aud L.
i Association. money sold a, Is aud %,
Owing 10 the large quantities OF floating irt
in the river on Tuesday nigh, last, our dock
were again filed with sail vessels this being IN.
OF The best harhnrs on the river
/ Lar1e HlrrfH ~ Ece.-Mr II. Iinruer, rro
prie,or Of prl. cir Hotel. has filled his icc hous,
with go tons Of ice, aud NJ. WIN. Davidson
put 200 tons in his,
1 We learn that a debating Society has brct
/ started a, 81. Georges. he same slpic,S il en-
dcsvofng 10 establish Historical Library. whirl
NC think will prove 10 he Of preai benefit 10 ih
communiiv.
Masquerade parties have again iecome quit
fashionable in Ibis ncighhorhood.
Ulci q SmHi-i'c1.-uu the a:l inst In rhila
delphia. capt Henry Wright Of the steam ,n,
Mary Lofts,
SrunrS Dgs1a.-on Friday evening Of las
week Mrs Cnharinc Briniou wife Of c,cl
liriHiup, mud daughter of Peter Urnnina uf hi
town died suddenly ai her hoinc IN Camden y
j. Of heart disease. Her husband on that exc
ming went OFT TO mail letter, leaving his vii
at work NJ The sewing machine. TIN returning
Il short tine after, he inquired where lis wit
Vas aud eas told by his little daughter thai III
hal gone mp stairs 10 take IN her flowers II
thea went 10 the steps aud called her aud no
receiving ans answer went NJ to her feam ani
found her dead on the bed in n htlt-rccliaing pu
si,ion. The hra, had no, left her inis wiz.
discovered Two physicians p,sing sr thc tim
werr called in, and upon examination proaoaac
ed hrnri-discate the cause of her death. Her fl
thcr was up 10 see her hurin. the holidays. an
left her ns well AS usual only The Saturday lcfnr
she died, Slis promised 10 CONF down In til
| conrsc Two or three weeks 10 make him n visit
and when he received dispatch announcing h.
; death he could hardly credit 1t, hut On Satnrla
evening found il only too true when the irai
conveyed her ilirlcss body here to lie inferred I
, the hnrying-gfonnd of the Meihodis, Church, q
which church she was u member for Twelve year.
, nougsTIc TERMINATION On Tuesday erenln
week, n man by The maine Of Carter, keeper Of
gtog g-shop in Ghrsiiana Nilingc. had nm nlicrra
ton with his wiie. both having parilken 10
freely of bad whisky. Mrs Carter, To ayenr
herself Of real or imaginary wrongs, threw
lighted lamp nj the head 0i her husband. seiin
: fire TO his hnir and whiskrts, burning them II
tircly OF The man ieireaicd TO the street, Mhci
some Of the nciglbors assisted him in cxliguisl
isg the flames, or, IN NIL probability, the aiIa
nigh, have ended 10 n tragic manner. The ",
inan SAYS, In justification oi her conduct ,hi
she will not bc knokcd or beaten with impuni,
any longer.
COMMITTED To JAiL.--On the 9th inst. Geors
Smith, eolored hoy 10 years Of age, hrol
open the carriage house of Mr.. jacob akyn
= living In Thoronghfarc Neck, aud carried oil
sci OF single harness for Two white men by II
name Of James and Samuel Macy, he heing q,
D plosvd by them under the promise Of new pa
ot boots. The parties were arrested lay ellie
Silcox aud taken before Squire Dcaksne, wi
I committed The hos 10 New Castle Jail in d.ial
;. OF hail. The others admitted TO hnii in the sn
Of two hundred dollars each. This is the SC
Q ond time Mr.. Dcaksne has had his carriage hou
robbed within the las, four months.
PowpEn NTH AocipESr On Friday af,srnoo
while a new plunrcr WAS being put In n, Il
Haglcy yard. some scattered powder about Il
h foor ignilei, nnd communicating TO other par,
clcs, sci fire TO the building which WAS des,ra
ed. In attempting TO es,ingush the flame
g Jonas Miller an old and faithful employee. "
bndIy burned, The loss is estimated TO be fro
Q 81, 500 TO 50, oeo.--- Gasetts
Tne WmlrpiSg Posr.-under this head the ne
a York journal Of Cammtres favors Its readers wi
= long article winding up with recommend
ton 10 the Legislature Of that State 10 appoin,
committee ITO inquire seriously whether I
whipping post, under wise and humane rerul
' iions, 10 not, after all, u proper adjunct Of 1
v highest civilization
II Al meeting OF the Directors OF the Philad,
phia National Bank, held on Monday last. Il
= b. r. Chatham, formerly Of Odessa, aud who I