Middletown transcript., 1872-08-31
Local and State Aahirs.
asssr rspses.

ne rWSoyserimu congregation OF thts towu
saviug put up new fence arouud their pars0n-
,ge, are still adding 10 the appearance Of their
property by having the iron fence repainted,
which encloses the church.
Mr.. !. v. Rcardon, the Elkton horseman, sold |
Lest week, 6ne Rather mare, owned BY Mr.. |
Themas q. Murphcy, near this town, TO n Phiia- |
delpha gestcuau, Tor $500.
The Milford Nsws says that the droush has cut |
the cora crop very shor, all over the lower par,
Of the peninsula. Sussex county Is suffering cx-
trcinely. Ex-t;overnor Ross has an eighty acre
field, good In n fair season for seventy bushels
per acre, that will not nov produce twenty.
James Is. Price, Of Elkton, owns the largest
and now weighs 800 pounds. lie has been
offered, says the Cecil Wig, $500 for u.
Rev George a. PhUbus has accepted the c,ll
rendered him by the Mcthodis,s OF Smyrna.
Owing 10 the high freight rates on the rail-
road, many Of the farmers ut Laurel, Sussex
county, have been hauling their fruit TO George
town, distance OF from sixteen to twenty miles,
and shipping TO New York via. Lewcs. Abou,
thirty cents basket Is saved by this route.
The time for holding the State Republican
Convention has been changed by the Republican
cen,rnl Committee from September 5,h to Sep
crbcr 10th.
John r. Belvilic, formerly one Of the leading
merchants Of 81. Georges, is now largely cngag-
ed in manufacturing tobacco, and employs sew
eral hands. Tobacco grows well In that viciui-
~.
The I,lackbird Camp is progressing fnvorabiy,
under the management Of Reys. u. Miller aud J.
f. Smith. The attendance has not been large.
The camp will continue over until Monday.
The new Government battery nj Delaware
City, on the shore, opposite Fort Delaware, is
rapidly approaching completion. II will be
stronger than the Fort, il is said.
Kirkwood Is TO have n handsome new sia,ion-
house, 20 b, SO feet, one story high, with brack-
ct prefecture Of lee, all around II.
iiliam y. Howard, oil Elkton, has sold 5000
watcrmelons and 900 canicloupcs the prodac-
ton OF only acre aud OF land
Rev. Z. T. Mallory, Of Chesapeake City, fills
the Presbyterian pulpit OF Smyrna, next Sunday,
and Rev. DR. Thomas the NJ. L. pulpit.
The Democrats Of kcniy County will hold
tlisir County Convention on the i2th OF Sepcin-
Der.
The Republicans OF New Castle county elected
delegates To the State Convention las, Saturday.
David W. Chandler of rcncdder Hundred,
commenced cutting up his corn last Friday. The
stalks are large, and on many OF them are two
line ears. lie estimates tina, the yield will be n
bout sixty bushels to ih. acre.
The prizes To hc awarded ut the 81. Georges
tournament will consist OF buggy worth S2nu.
n Sc, OF harness valued Mt SEQ and new saddle
aud bride.
Another Railroad Accident.
James Briggs, n colorca man, who works on n
farm over the Dcawar Railroad bridge, was
run over BY the ! A. N. train, from " Wilmington
early on Monday morning near the Delaware
Junction, and hially injured. Briggs was drunk
all dny Sunday, aud u u supposed that he was
lying asleep ON the track when run over. tine
leg was cut entirely of. and the other horribly
crushed. One OF his arms was also bndy crush
ed, aud he WAS otherwise Gu, and manglcd. The
conductor of the freight train waited until the
| ~ l.,lf h..
at lao A. NJ. came along, when he pared tue
injured man on board and sent him in to the
depot. pbS sician was summoned but de-
clarcd that nothing could save Briggs life. lie
died ahou, o clock, \. ". Coroner Wood
ward held nm inquest and tho jury rendered n
verdict in accordance with the above facts
Cd.d'e.
Our worthy dentist DR.. Gilpin, is home again,
having recovered from his severe attack Of sick
ness, and Is now ready to operate for his patients
Miss Clara l., and Miss Mary l.. Blackcs,on
have gone To Thornton for n two weeks visit
! General licin,zlcnaa, with his wife aud
daughter, Is now sojourning ~ the National ilo.
/ tel in this town. The General is native al
| Pennsylvania, aud since lac was fifteen Years ui
! age has belonged TO the L. = Army, having en-.
i tered West poin, a, that age. After graduating
/ he has been serving in different capacities, and
reached the rank OF General lie took an ac,iv,
! part In the late unhappy strife, aud is well
known AS n cavalry officer. Having been pu,
On the retired list, he is without any special
duty, and has come TO Middic,own to look at tbs
peach orchards, and 10 get glimpse OF the grca
business of Delaware.
Fatal Accident st Armstrong;.
On Saturday last, an accident occurred on III,
railroad at Armstrong;, which terminated Ia
the death Of William Ray, a brakeman on III,
road. The cars were being shifted aud IA,
was working nj one of the brakes, when the irair
suddenly backed against the car On which h.
was standing. The shock coming rather uncx
pecicdly, Ray was unprepared and fell Off lie
| tween the ears, and was run over by one of tn
cars, the wheels crushing one leg In n horrible
manner. The wounded man was taken 10 vii
mington, and on Sunday his leg was ampuiaicd
but he was so badly injured he died shor
time after.
List OF Letters Remnimlng In the r. q.
Geo. p. Allobonc. Frank Anderson, J. Alvin
Ruth Brown, Martha Burton. Prof Charles =
Costcn, Lucy Guii Richard Fisher Jerry Pow
Ter, Maria Gibbs Lewis Carter, Li,lia Harrison
Miss Hannah, Lcmuei Jones t2l, Henry Jpue
lcol. J, Mary T. Johnson, Thos. D. Lyon, Joh
| Iutwychx (2.) Thos. u. Lennon, Jacob Rocker
John ". Redgravc, Magarct ~ Wright. Jos
Robsrson, Mary Pibz, Ariy Freeman, u. Il. NJ,
lonry, John u. None, Z. u. Marshall, ". II
Nlcfri W tu' JuHh mcdowell
G. T.. Whitney. Persons calling for these letter
will please say they are advertised.
Delegates 10 Louisville.
Al meeting of s'raighi.out Democrats, he'll
In Wilmington. on Monday evening last Williar
Dean, Esq and DR.. J. A. Brown were elected u
delegates TO represent New Castle county In III
Louisville Goa. .enion, which meets on Tncsdi
next. We have no, heard OF any delegates fot
Kent and Sussex, but presume they will he r.
presented by parties from some section Of Della
ware, as no doubt many peaparcans will b
there.
Sew House.
Mr.. Martin T.. Walker has commenced the
rccion Of large dwelling house on his farm
just north OF this town, on the main road lead
lag FROM Mddlctown 10 Armstrong;. II Is I
be Of brick, cottage style, and two and a-hi
stories high. The main building will lie 3sx2
feet, and the back building will I've ?2xis fee
Nicholas Johnson. Of Eikion, 10 To do the bric
work, and john Morrison, Of this town, the WOO
work.
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