Middletown transcript., 1872-06-15
Local and State Affairs.
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The regular examination Of the students Of the
Academy, for the prcscn, spring term, will be-
gin on Tuesday next, at one clock, p. NJ, and
continue until Thursday night. A general inyi-
tation Ia extended TO parents aud others sho
may be interested. The following is the order
of examination In each study
TUESDAY, r. NJ
l o'clock, Geometry and A Grammcr,
2 A Geography and German,
8 " and G Latin Glasses.
"WEDNESDAY 4. ".
0 o'clock. D Grammar and D Arithmetic.
10 /" Meaial Arithmetic and b Arithmetic,
II French and q Algebra.
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! O'Clock, c Grammar and D Geography,
Q L. 3. History, A and B Clnsscs,
, A Algebra and Modern History.
THURSDAY, AN.
Q o'clock, y Algebra and Primary Arithmetic,
10 /" A and e Arithmetic Glasses,
II Algebra and Botany.
THURSDAY, Pm.
o'clock Philosophy,
. +" Select Reading by the School.
At the close Of the examination the prizes will
BE- distributed, and the report for the term read
Friday will be given pp ns A gala-day, when The
School Will have picnic some distance fr...
town.
Csught at Last.
The negro fiend Bill Dennis, who committed
the horrible outrage on Mrs. Thompson on the
night Of The 26,h OF March last, near Whining.
ton, has AT last been arrested, after eleven at.
tempis has been made. lie was working for q
farmer named Henderson near Chester, Pa, and
was taken by two Wilmington policemen on Fri
day night Of last week, while In his bed asleep
The Csseife says: Officers Wingate and Stewart
with their prisoner securely In charge, returned
to this city on the midnight train, and proceed.
| ing directly 10 the City Hall, notified the Mayor
who decided to give Dennis an isstsnt hesrina
and commit him to New Castle Jail 10 order L
avoid the confusion aad perhaps hooAshei
which would doubtless hare heen the sesult had
The trial ieen pnsipnncd until tbc nH,al hour
Mrs. Thompson was iwmedia,ely samponed, and
also Nj. Joseph LcFcsre, by whom Dennis val
formerly employed. These witnesses pcsi,ivel,
4 henu6ea the priscncr, whe Immediately there
anes confessed 10 tbe crime. and gave state
mcnt where he had heen Since its consmittal. n,
said that Immediately after the perpetralion o
| the outrage he went 10 Christians, where be re
mained secreicd until the ncxt night, when h,
passed through this city 10 Chester, remained
The latter place until April 10Th. He then hired
nans - Charley Reed, and remained there IN
suspscsed until hs was arrested BY the oficer
Mayor vsientIse, after The hearisg, eommis.e,
Dennls 10 jail, and be was Immediately conveyes
! 10 New Castle, where, securely eon6ned, BE- nsy
awaits his huai trial u the nsxt tern Of cqnFf.
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