Middletown transcript., 1872-01-13
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srssss psArm.-cs Saturday ias. . dispatch
toM New Csssle 6sosght the sad news Or the
.. Sbr1ssiy sf his ,osn. a eorr.spoadeas Of
Hs dsslA :-.H late 3 shs snesssos of Fridsv.
h was In - onss aljoislsg NJ rsuidescs sn.
BoQed In ruvaisieg Cksiseesas toy fbs HE sou,
- aPpean 10 ave beea stsajing MP, when
eavase sese q rsat.ss. whlsh pssesdss such
" 20 tell them TO srna for Dr.. Black" The
poor little fellow, deeply stricken with grief for
bis father, ran into the house, aud all he could
ny was "rara etIl-Dr. Black !" urou this
inlcvmatioa his frlsads sson eash<sed around
him. Drs. leslie, Ferris and Crows were cal
led ia pr, Black being abs.nt and everything
ingenuity could haven't, but Of no avail. The
hand Of death had laid its icy fingers upon him
he fingered ON amidst great apparent suffering,
until fifteen minutes before eight o'clock, when
the cold tonch exsiugsishcd the last spark Of re-
naming life and he breathed his last"
Or. Merritt was born iu this Hundred, and,
hsviae studied medicine, resided in Middle,own
As = practising physician the greater par, Of the
time from is&i TO 1850. lie was one Of the Pres
ljeniiai Electors who cast the vote Of this State
for President Buchanan, and was afserwRrd by
that Presidcst appointed Consul at Tuuis. In
1850 he was appointed Clerk Of the Peace by
Governor Burton. and he held the cf'ice for two
terms, his second term expiring In 1870, when
he resumed the practice Of medicine at New
Castle.
On Saturday night, there was another unsS-
pccted death. Charles Schreitxc, Of this town,
although In bad health for some years past. Was
always able to he up. and no fears Of his death,
for some time to come, were entertained. Bu,
after few days illness, he suddenly expired
about o'clock on Saturday night last. Thus
ose aftcr another passes away, and brings forci-
bly, TO mind. that
"Deaih's hut path that mus, b- trcd -
Iionss SrolEx. On Thursday night Of last
week. Mr. Richard Mckee, residing in Middle
Neck, had n fine horse stolen, valued Mt $3.50, or
at least he had been offered that amount for him
Mr. Mckee had been 10 Elkton, aud on returning
home, put his horse in the stable, and fed him.
The next morning, On going TO the stable, he
found ,hu horse gone, and tha, he Ind not calen
all his feed, he having been taken before he hsd
finished. The day Mr.. Mckee was in Elkion,
was the DAY the thief from Pennsy sylvania, who
stoled Mr.. Bryan's horse, near Chesapeake City,
some time ago, was being tiled, aud there were
quite u number Of horse thieves and roughs In
| town, attending the trial, aud the supposi'ien Is,
that some OF them, seeing Mr. Mckee have n fine
horse, sollowcd him home, and s,olcd him. Al
latest accounts the horse had not been recovered
CuicxEx TWirvGs.--On Sunday morning two
| bags contsining twenty-five chickens, were
found In the woods Of Edward Thatcher, near
Campheli's shop. Christiana hundred. The bags
were not disturbed, and the following night ten
persons lay in ambuscnde for the thieves, and
about midnight two negro men named Joseph
Darius aud Sam Johnson. made their appearance,
1 built 4 fire and made preparations for \ general
/ Ia .hal gHsNt
! until they had finished their work aud were
about departing, when they sprang upon them,
! capturing Darius, but Johnson made his escape
l Darius was taken TO Wilmington on Monday
morning. and In the afternoon he was taken to
New Castle in charge OF Constable iiauser.
ELECTION OF RAILROAD 0rricsas s.-Thc annual
| meeting Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company was held at tk,
Depo, building, Wilmington, on Monlny nf,cr
noon. Ahsr business pertaining to the road had
been completed, the following officers were cleo
ted President, Isaac Hinckly Vice President
Egoch Pratt: General Superintendent II. r
Kcnusy: A. J. DAdmun, General Tirkc, Agen,
The other officers and directors were the sauie Al
last year. In regard 10 the leasing OF the road
to the Pcnnsylrania Railroad Company, no com
incut Was made
ptssoS SuooTISas There will lie a Pgcoi
Shooting at Peterborough. Del on Tuesday ncx
the iJ,h instant, under the direction Of Edwart
Silrox, Sr. Mr.. Siicox has sixty -hve birds, ant
will have more II they eau he obtained.
George W. Ortlip, proprietor OF the Middle
town Ilstel. In this place, will also have one mex
week Ills will take place on Thursday the 18th
The shooting Ia each case to begin at 10 o o'e,oel
Ia the morning.
Acctpvsr George Wilson, soa OF Msn'oS
Wilson, a student at Middleiown Academy, me
with quite q painful accident, on yesterday nj
ternoon week. lie was selecting book frou
the library OF the Academy, when the bracket
sustaining the case gave way, preeipitating
upon him. His wrist ~as badly ei,t by the glass
and he has been conhned to his bed ever sine
from the effects Of the wound.
Az ExrsSsox oy rmE BoxnAy iloox RAii
RoAp"--Mr. Ambrose Pierssn, chief engineer q
the Smyrna and Delaware Bay railroad will com
; mence the survey Of a route from Clayton I
Massey's, this week or next, We are informed
The object 10 10 connect the Bombay Hoo
road" with the Kest County road, which 10 ca
pee,ed TO terminate at or near Deep Landing, o.
The Chesapeake, opposite Baltimore.
THs NsaRo FiaR EArxR Conixe TO DELAWARE
Tho Denton UsieN learns that coker, the grea
Caroline Fire King, a. he Is termed by soms
has entered into an agresmea, with = gen,lema
|, Of Delaware, by the name Of Hubbard, for
short season, To display his feais Of eating fire
drinking moulicn lead, &c. before public ~
diences. 4 similar oHsr Was recently made biz
by = New Yorker, but be declined.
Moss LARGE Hoas.--R. A. Cochran, Jr. nes
{ this town, slaughtered this year, seventeen hog
: weighing respectively, 3Is, 3s3, l2s, as3, "a.
: 40, $50, 400. l2C <?s, 363, 3l0, s33, 352, 35'
3~s, 3su, aud aggrrgnting s,4i7 pounds, or q
: average OF s77A. These beat Mr.. Charles
0 Cochrau's, aud are the largest raised by on
/. person, considering the number, tsat have a
4 iracted our attention.
Al the Scmi-anasai Election for officers Of D,
mon Lodge No. ~, knights of Pyihiss. bel
. December goth, 1871, the following officers We
! duly elected -. d. Rice, v. p; Thomas
!. Gilpin, ". CT X. Henry Elisson, v. q; WI
n. Cam, r. s; q. Ellis, =. 3; c. 3. Ands
: son, W. p; ". W. Wilson, @; Thomas Whit
; I. b; Jossph II. French, .. s.
= =. n. Eldridge, residing in SAssafras Nscl
o near Cecilt0u, q wil bs seen BY advertiseme
I In aaothcr, column, oders his large stock
% horses, cows, &c. together with farming impl
], ments, some, Of the most imprsved patterns
and some fine household goods, At public sal
o o. Tuesday, the 23d inst. AL In want Of b.
n waina should attsnd