Middletown transcript., 1872-06-01
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10 have . musical treat and want 10 Improve
s,ii: more, TO visit 81. Paurs Catholic Church,
herr, and hear the soprano OF The choir. She
sings with great casc. and has voice ~ atirac.
tive Tie members of the church to The stranger.
She compares favoraLly with amy We have heard
| IN the State.
| A man by lie name Of Thomas Morgan, an
| cmpio,rc on the r. ". 4 u. Railroad. while
| coupling ears ncar the depot, nn Monday, nrci-
dcuially fell oG frc car aud about I'VE ve ears
| rassed over his body, mamgIing Il in = horrible
manner, and causing Instant death.
| There seems to have heen a mania iu wi'i.nR-
ton this week for dciarng ion,ls,oncs. A stone
| in St. Msry'a graveyard was badly injured. and
'omc In the Brandywine aud ChristianSn ctInc.
| terry were also dcfnrcd.
4 Mr.. Campbell, Of this city, died in New York
sn Monday, Of smallpox. He hnd been on u
vis, 10 this eii,, aud II is supposed contracted
the disease while here. Mr.. T.. WIS printer
and had the reputation Of being the fastest COM
poster Wilmington ever had
| An attempt to introduce the cighl-honr system
here will he made next Monday evening. u wilt
probably prove failure. ss the interest shown
In she object Is no, very pFra'.
The Water street improvement has nearly died
out. We have heard Of no action whatever since
,li. assessment Of damages.
Enlargement "f tn. Academy.
Alta meeting Of the Board Of Trustees of Mid
diciown Academy. ON Thursday afternoon last,
II was decided 90 enlarge the building 10 aerun-
modaic the large and increasing number ~ pn-
pills. They propose 10 build All addiii"i. ~ 'hs
north side, ?5y.S feet and two stories high. This
will make the school-room isx33 feet. which
will he capable Of accommodating 1876 scholars.
We are glad To note this mucl-nccdrd improve
incn,, which the large number of pupils mpcra-
lively demands. While this work Is hcing done
We hope the Trustees will expcnd few more
dollars and enclose the premises with rc'pcc'a-
ble-.ooking frncc
- A.. LII. t..s
years from - To about 70 s'holnrs. With ihe
increased accommodations which the institution
! will have next year, there Is NO reason why the
number Of scholars should not reach loo The
school has u good corps OF ,cacicrs. nni is one
Of tho brs, managed institutions OF learning in
the State; besides. Middlciown is desirable To-
cation, being easily accessible aud healthy.
Another Through Route.
: 4 New Jersey paper las, week contained the
following
: :" An important consolidation of Railroad in
,ercs,s has recently taken place which promises
rs one Of its immediate results another through
: line Of railway from the Delaware BAY to New
York Bay. 4 number of capitalists i,yc pur-
chased the Naragansci, Steamship Conlpany's .
hoa,s II controlling interest in the New Jersey
Southern Rsirond II like interest in the Vine
land and Atsion road and the stock Of the DsA-
; ware Ferry Company. The Niuclnnd road was
completed last week to Greenwich, hourishing
town a, .hc mouth If C0hansey creek, On ,h-
Delaware Bay, aud from thence IL will connect
hy tcrriage with the Delaware local roads and
the main trunk of the Baltimore aud Ohio"
This /. the line We believe, talked uf sonic time
ago that was 10 connect with the bombay Hook
Il. H. thence with the Ken, Il, II. and by steam
crs TO Baltimore.
serious Accident.
, Mr.. Mathew Boyer, druggist. Of Ming,on
tl.sI a..
fire in iha, town. went In SMYRNA las, week with
t his wife TO visit his relatives nnd 10 make sort
business arrangements in connection with the
new drug store be 10 building on the old site.
: Having completed lis arrangements he wru, 10
Philadelphia, alone, un Friday On Saturday
morning, in coming down the stairs OF the WASH
ngioa House in HAT city, he fell and fractured
, his leg, near the thigh joint. iHfc,ng nm injury
that will prove most disastrous, II mol fatal. lie
is between seventy and eighty years OF age, n
man mos, highly esteemed ani one who would
he greatly missed and iarncaied IN Millinslun.
His case, at last accounts, was progressing ia
vorahy.
r sitdd'etswn Immigration society.
G There nj. .c u meeting Of This Society on
I Tuesday AZ. floon net, nj o clock Business
Of imI,crt,i, II hr brought before The meeting
: and IL is desurd that there lie a fall nticnianes
Among other things, IL will lie Determined
whether the Society will send on, Tor n,ore i'm.
A migrants. Mr.. u. A. Mnin,slrn, the agen, oi the
4 Society, has visited the Swedrs who have l,,sl
\ arrived, md has found them all well pleas, i
. with their new homes. Many OF them ha,,
!, written home how pleasantly t.-y arr situated
II here, aud IL will NOW he no difficulty to gel
;, others to come Although they hive Teen ia
this country but nhout ten days they have learn
:, ed enough of Tie English language 10 b. allie ,e
q understand very well when spoken TO.
ship-buiidtng IL, Delaware.
!. The Sussex journal says: The demand 70,
10 vessels was certainly never so large: every ship
r yard in Sussex is engaged no, only for one, bu
for several vessels NJ Lsnrrl n large vessel viii
shortly lie launched, and one Of 500 tons is Il
!. be built; n, Seaiord, all the mrn that ctn h,
!. had are At IL; NJ Milshoro' vessel is on H.
,e stocks, nnd on the sroadhiln, the Clyde Of Sus
!, sex, the ndz Of the ship-buillcr Is heard fr0n
|. sun.np ill ssn-'lown one largo vessel just
launched, three others being built, nnd sever.
:, more contracted. For many long years Their
M hns hccn no such demand for vesstla, aud gu
builders are doubtless rcaping iinc harvest
rc Steam Pump.
!. The large steam pump, which has been bull
" by order Of the 81. Georges Marsh Company
c and which Is expected to drain the marshes OF
the Delaware in the vicinity Of Delaware cii.
Y and Port Penn, Is now ready To perform its work
y and will be put In operation this afternoon a
=. ? o'clock. II the pump accomp'ishes what II !
!! expected 10 do, II will he giaad achievement
aud will work great benefit 10 the owners Of III
marsh A large number Of persons will be pres
~ cnt TO witness Its workings this afternoon, te,
\, Of whom viii! be from this ncishborhood.
c, Inqus.t At Delaware CITY.
/, Deputy y-Coroncr benjamin W. ShaHer held a
y, inquest on Tuesday las, ON tbs body OF Adolp
:" =, Flcmning late seaman on the schooner a. Babe
- II. Irons Of Philadelphia who came TO his deaf
" by falling from the main cross-,recs to the deck
:, Deccascd was a native OF Brittany, In France
i. and about twenty years Of age Through sh
kindness Of Rev. Father Daily he was inferred 1
!. ST. Pauls churcl,-y yard, Delaware City.
I'd Large Paper NAH Harmed.
!. The large new paper mill Of Mcssrs. we..ls
- ~ Ramsey, on the Ocioraro, In Cecil coup.y, Nd
- " was entirely destroyed by Gre on Thnrsds
.. ~ week. The drc originated In the picker room
~ The loss on machinery Is stated ii SEQ, 900 an
\. about $4,000 on the building. u was jusur,
;" for large amount. The ;,roprietors intend
r~luild tsun..sta m tslr