Middletown transcript., 1872-06-29

IL the close of the exam mination on Thursday
afternoon, prizes were awarded TO the classes In
spelling, as follows; In the first class 10 Elia
Simkins and Alice " ood, each having been TO
the head the same number OF times In the sec
ond class, Sewel Lcatberbcrry received the FIRST
prize, and Ella Cochran the second. In the Pri-
mary department, the prize was won by Ida
CHM.
The examination OF last week passed of very
saiisf ctory. The schol ,rs hroup hot nc Iuitted
themselves well. Friday, the day Of the picnic,
was delightful day, aud everything passed Of
10 The entire satisfaction OF all.
There will now he vacation Of about two
| months and half During this time Il large
and beautiful addition will be put up to the A.
cadcmy, and when the school opens again In the
fall, il will he with an increased corps OF teach
ers and greater facilities for carrying the
school. TEACHER
Concert at sammit Dridge.
A concert under the direction Of Prof John
| ". Denny, was given iu Borldrns Chapel, q,
SUNNI, u. idee. on Thursday evening week. a
large anl apprtein..ye audience was in atien-
dance, who gaYe evidence Of their appreciation
by repeated applause. A correspondent Of the
Gai,ite, describing the concert says:
We do not like 10 be partial on such an occa-
sion but VIC should consider II an Injustice were
We 10 neglect TO sprcify come Of The pieces that
were so swee.ly sang. Only Li,ie Child,
hy Miss Sadie Webb, little girl not more than
nine years Of age, was 30 well rendered for one
OF such tender y,nrs, that the whole audience
were en'ranced with aeligh. Surely this little
girl is not horn 20 blush nnsecn." Passing
Away by Misses Vine and Matte Lynch, fully
demonstrated tbs faet tina. these iw3 young
ladies possess mors ieap an ordinary amount Of
musical talent. Come ilta Christ. Army,
by Misses Lynch, Salmon, Webb aud THOMPSON,
was charmingly rendered. Look on the Bright
Side b, Miss Mary Rock, was listened 10 with
marked attention.
Religions serytess.
-, The consosa,ian af ,le Young Nes's Church
be held in Saint Ann's Church, In this town, on
Tuesday, the I'd day Of July, and close ON We'd
nxsday the 3a. Ordsr qf services .-Mccting Of
the clergy on Tuesday, I'd of July, at I O. clock,
+. NJ. Public services Tor ,hr children apd all
others, o'clock, p. n In the New Sain, Apns.
Public services, with communion Ia Old Saint
AIMS, Wednesday NeraIas ID af J.iy =. iol
| o'clock.
| Several clcrgywen are expected, and The SER
vices will doubtless be very interesting IN their
character.
| Deiswass Ceiiees.
Next week will be commencement week Of Del
aware College. The annual meeting Of the Board
Of Trustees will be held on TUESDAY morning, =,
y IA, a. NJ, and .hs aPpiytrssry af the A,hen~an
ming. On Wednesday, Jsly ID. the commence
ment exercises win begin At II A. ~, apd sd-
we'll, Anthony lliss|n,, Esq,, Rev. William ..
Handy, Hon. Jesse g. Ditkey, Hon. BeDi. T.
Blggs and other speakers. Al 3 r. n. the
meeting Of the Al1plpi Association will take
place, and at P. y. The Delta Phi Literary So
cie,y will celebrate Its anniversary.
Death Of Rswarkasis WsRa.,
Mrs. Sarah Crandall, In s9me respects, very
remarkable woman, died a, The residence Of Rev.
Jos, Dare, in pelmar, on Sunday, the 9th, inst.
al the advanced age Of 60 years. She had resided
| In Mr.. Darcs family for the last II years, and
during the last fonr years Of her lie has bees 40
invalid-totaliy blind, and, at times, partially
dcrangcd. in addi,iSp TO one child of hsr own,
she has adopted asd raised tsssiy-sArss Others.
Four Of these became pipisters Of the gospel, and
all, We believe, lead pious lives, the old lady
herself dying 6rm In sas faith.
ilarbsr lApssvs.s.ss sasAs Psssasala.
Congress At its late se1sion made the folNrs
ing appropriations For the improvemset of'
Queenstown harbor, Queen Anne's county, 36,-
600 Of Cambridge harbor, $40, 1000 Of lhe WI
csmico river, 5000; n the wilmincton har-
Dor, $40, 600; Of wor.on hsrbos, Keat coaaty,
Maryland, $4,000, aud for repair Of the pies Of,
the Ice barber at New Castle, asd fos building q
new pier At said harbor, $4,000.
lnpessans Asssss.
Alexander Newton, alias George Hart, charmed
with the murder Of negro named Hackstt, op
the Kent co. R. B. about . year ago vas q.
rested near Iewes, Del last week, and taken 10
the Gcorsstown jail. Hswtoa has bssa living
at lewes about slx monlhs, and wsnt over o
Kent Co., recenily, for biz wife: he was sssa asd
and arrested W Marshall. Ne viii b Mid astIl
the Gov. cf ~. nakes rsqaisitien 1hs hin.
49, - us~a.
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thsowing siosss q ths passsaeer tsains. fhsy
~ess tafsa bslbs usquiss HAIL, q n1aekblsd, ard
each hound osse b u ssu u ~ y kssp ~
peace.