Middletown transcript., 1872-04-27
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wesr one hundvd In Ruutes. whilst the num-
bes " slsnilAr sasel ~ ~ psssset tsn isnins-
RE village Il xasssys id. contains txo large
hotels. seve!el stores, bst 70 eAsseh. The ci'i-
ssss are nss'sE ..Ss's . sv ~ 'Ssss n; sUo";
easdidAss On the Labor Rs6osm ticket fsr Sheriff |
Of New Castle county.
rhe .o~s election u Chsapsaks City, takes
paaes Nay Ist.
II. Hsrhcsoo Hickman, Of lewes, Is planting
out u, 900 applc trees this Spring.
Tho State, under the new Law for the proicc-
tlca of Oyster cullsaiion, has received for rsvc-
noe from that source, during the last year, abou'
&c. 500, which after deduciing expenses Of collsc-
tiou, netts nbont 81, 200 I" the State.
The snall-pox 10 prevalent In the neighboTLocd
II Massey's. Dr.. i4ort reports since Its first APP
lcnrance iwcniy-ons cases, " this number,
uscrc have leen seven deaths. The Doctor says
Il 70 on the increase ihrouge the country.
rhc Kent h Queen Auncs Railroad, which
runs from Townsend 10 Ccn,scvillc, has hrcn
sued Tor $4,000 damages by z. A. Rniier, MS
sik 81 t'cc. S'earns, for w,h'irawing the con-
tract which S,enrns had for building the road.
The regular May term of Court VI New Castle
county will ro'urnensv on Monday week, May
the 9Th II IL said thai the term will he shorter
than tho last two ov THREE terms.
The Catholics Of this State have u Benevolent
Union Assoc, s,on, with nearly 1000 members.
i paid out IAs' year about ~, 500 In sick oene-
fits.
James Andcn.t,p, Esp. In. penr tree, on his
farm near GcorActown, 90 lev, high, which bears
about 30 bushels Il fruit annually.
Up To the present time eight negroes have been
arrested for Dennis, but still he eiudes the occrs
Of the law.
The wilmin, ton Board of Education have
voted to make vocal ,us'c part OF the ins,rue-
lion.
The Diamond State lyrsss Hand, Of this town,
have purchased new int rumeuts.
Six hundred aud sixty vessels took shelter wi,h-
in the Lewcs Break water the Ias, month.
Peach trees In this Sc ',on are now In full
bloom.
Our farmers nrc now plan ing corn.
wii..ingtes rse.s.
Our " ilmny'on correspond, nj writes There
have been two explosions AT the Du Poni powder
mills, near this city, within the past week. Kill
ing two men and injuring savers o'hcrs. There
must he great carrlcssncss on ilic part Of the
managers or laborcrs.
Charles Ioukse, u young and ini ,ligcnt nin-
ter, created quite excitement hcir on last FRI
day. lie was bourding with ~ vii ow lady, IN
Tatnnll street, md on the day above -mcniioned
.cf, tho house, taking with him oil her funds, NJ
mounting to 81 Os, and icft nm unpaid board bill
Of $is. BESIDES committing this act, 'harles Is
charged with tue great crime OF killing lis father
In England, his native country Two detectives
are In pursuit OF him.
How about the diapidaicd City Halt sSomc
favor The erection of new ons, while others
want the old building rcmodcllcd Onc III. ug is
| certain, however, and that is: if soinething & is
not done towards improving the appcafanc, OF
the old structure, II will only be dee pissed by the
eye Of the visitor well as that Of own ci IT,
! xcns.
| The ncw Temperance Hotel Is being rapidly
| pushed forward, and whcn GIished will be quite
an ornament IL II is intended to bc rs We have
heard. There are in the company members who
| subscribed to the stock with the uDd dcrstnndng
that no intoxicating liquors were 10 be sold with
| In It's walls, and IL there should he they would
withdraw their stock.
| Although We wrote few weeks ago that the
smallpox had nearly disappeared from our city,
We were somewhat Mistaken. Many eases have
recently been reported to the Board OF health
while there are also eases vbsb kept secret
from the public. The cause OF this rapid increase
| of the disease is attributed TO moving about on
the 25th Of March. Houses where eases Of the
mos, fatal kind had been kept srcre,, ns:c Dccu-
| pied by new tenants who hays thus taken the
disease.
Gov. Ponder has increased the rcwnrd for Den
mis- from two To five hundred dollars. This will
probably cause u kecner search for him.
Delaware cry I,s.-a
An election will ils hid n, the school housc oi
District No. 10, In Delaware City, May sth, nrIi,
for the purpose OF elcetng 'brts Copjmissiopers,
Asscssaf and Treasurer to serve the ensuing year.
| At the last messing Of the kirkwood building
and Loan Association fures sold for - and II
per cent.
On Tuesday last Mr.. james Smith, basiss. and
William d. Mullen, assistant postmaster, OF this
place, while buck-darting alter herring in the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal, the boa, cap
siscd, prccip cipitatiug them into the water, which
came near proving fatal 10 the Grst named gem
tleman. lie was rescued by the heroic Efforts OF
u brave oystcrmap.
The body Of Captain isaac Hazel who fell
overheard from the steamer Jossphia, TLoyi,sn,
OF Reynolds wharf in the Elk river, In Feb
ruary last, was taken up 10 gill net on Satnr-
day last. His body was ipicrred " Chesapeake
City, on Monday.
On Monday last the lock-icndrrs at this place
took II, 500 herring at one hasl.
Onc day last week Mr.. Samuel Armstrong
sold a seiier.dog to Mr. Horace Swi,h Of pkila-
: drlphia, for sos.
lev. J. rsa,cad, Of CeehrassNts, Pa. Ias re-
ceived a unanimous call from the st. Georges
Presbyterian Church.
On "Wednesday Geo. r. Brady h Co. had Il
valuable mule drowned In tue canal by being
drawn overheard by boat.
One day last week, Captain Michael McCor
mick walked overheard into the river, and whet
, efforts wcre made 10 rescue him, swan ava,
, from the boat
, TN Tuesday next the steamer Perry will max,
! an excursion from Salem 10 WILMINGTON, TO visi
! Isarnum's show, stopping at Delaware City ant
Ycw Castls.
Trustees Of the Poor.
The New Board Of Trustees of the Poor of ,hi
county, met on Wednesday, nj the Almshousc
and organized by clcctinR the following officers
y prrsident-George Lodge, Of Brandy wine lid
|, Seyeiasy-G. Watson Evans, OF White cia,
A Crock Hundred.
Superintendent of the Poor-Nalachi BARLOW
9 OF Brandywinc Hundred.
Trcasnrsr--wesley Tallcy, of wilmingto,
!. Hundred.
I. Physicians-Dss. Kane and Draper, Of vii
mington Hundred.
Attorney--JosephM u. Barr, Esq. Of Whining
!. ton Hundred.
!, No other business Of general importance wa
|. transacted during the session.
e 0stsing BETTER.
. We clip the following from the wilmiugio
J. Escsy Evening"" Of Monday the ?2d.--ws ~
| hannr IN learn that the Ray d. / a. Nrf,nhs