Middletown transcript., 1873-08-16
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M1mWr Topies.
r. r. Z. Smiths excursion to Mauch Chunk
and the Switch Back, last week, was quite sue
ccssful 30 much SO that Nc. Smith feels cncour-
aged 10 try another, consequently he 10 making
arrangements for an excursion TO Central iark,
N. -, on the as,h Of September, next.
PxssosAL.-ws we're gra,ieed to receive .
visit st our ssn~tum few days since from our
esseemed friend and gnorddm neigabor, Henry
Joses, ESQ.,, now Of Kent county, Nd. NJ.
Joses looks the picture Of health, and his fight.
ing weight 10 not diminished 10 the least.
DRewSrp.-A lady from Philadelphia, Miss
Emcline Fagcnbnsb, while leaving the steamer
ariel ut the wharf in Wilmington, on Tuesday
night, accidentally fell Into the river and was
drowned.
CARp Our readers are requested TO read the
card OF y. +. Lippincott, proprietor Of the Odes-
81 Hotel among The New Advertisements 4" oi
this morning, aud to give him all the patronage
they can.
RETURNED. John p. Cochran, Esq, and wife
who have been enjoying the pleasures OF Cape
May for some time past returned home on Sat
urday last.
Tm,xxs.-T. Med. Roberts vii, please acccp,
our thanks for n basket Of nice apples left at our
dwelling las, week.
u. d. Hicks wants to be the Democratic can.
didate for city treasurer OF Wilmington.
tfrom our p.ia~rre city corrc.rondentl
Delaware CITY Isems
A terrific storm passed ever this City and
ncighhorhcod ON Tuesday night last. A no,icea
hlc feature was the binding brilliancy of th,
lightning and the sharp. quick dcionaiion Of III,
thunder Rain fell in torrents. and for a Will,
our streets were flooded. In the country much
damage was done 10 roads bridges, culvcrts
fencing cornhclds, &c,
The Chesapeake and Delaware canal has sew
cral breaks in the bank, between this City and
ST. Georges, which will require n week or ter
days To repair them. The Pennsylvania ant
Delaware railroad emhankner has washst
away In several places between this City ant
Landcnlerg, which will prevent the running o
trains for few DAYS. We learn that trains ar,
running regularly tween l.andenberg and Pom
eroy. TN Wrdnes .ay night we had another
very heavy storm.
few days since, Mr.. James Portum, iivin,
near this city, fell from a wagon and broke hi
collar bone.
Mr., A. colburn. living near this City, raise,
on one field OF % acres, 81 bushels Of whca, pc
acre.
Accidental DroNvtng.
Among other casualties resulting from the re
cent heavy storm comes n report uf fatal acci
den, that occurred near crumpion, Nd Th
them. are ~ follows II seems tina, on Thursda,
morning.. Miss Emma Lynch, daughter Of ciin
ton Lynch, Esq. of Kent county. Nd accom-
panied hy Mrs Reese, wife OF William Reese
of Chesapeake City, was returning home from .
visit 10 Mr.. Perry l.ynch's and in attempting I,
cross u small stream called Godwins rus nra
Mallaiicu's Wooden mills which was grcail,
swollen hy the recent rains, her horse was sven
OF his feet hy the force of the current. the car
risse upset aud both ladies were pre- .ipiatcd in
TO the water. Miss Lynch clung 10 the carriage
which had caught against some obstruciions un
Ill a boat could bc obtained from Crump,on
mile and half distant. with which she was res
cucd from her pe.ious aud uuplsnst mt position
having been In the water nm hour and ,hir,,
minutes but her companion went down with tn
currcn, and was drowned. The horse was, also
drowned.
invttn'io" Accepted.
Ot,c Of our mos, "promincn,' merchants, will
comncudablr zeal and enterprise in advertising
his wares, extended general invitation To al
persons to come and examine his sock, ito con,
and bring the babies aud stay all day" II Il
not likcl, that he really thought tina, the latte
part Of his rcqucs, would lie complied with bu
1t WAS, literally, a few da,s ago u Young mar
ried couple took him a, his word, they came
they brought their baby and stayed tncarlyl al
day. aud that little one showed its appreciation
Of that visit. |, was delighted 10 he in ih
store, and II manifested that deli.h, by geiiin,
into all the mischief il possibly could lyini
down on the floor bowling at the top of ii
voice, and in other such iriing wass-rreatl
TO the amusement ot those who r,mcn, here,
that merchants generous invitation. who will
probably, not include the babies 10 his next al
vcrliscmcni.
Horse Thieves.
There are slil some horse thieves 10 Mill Crccl
| Hundred, twihs,anding the llorse COMPANY
Efforts 10 cxpcl them. On TUESDAY morstng las
horse and wagon wetc found in the yard o
Aquila Dcrrickson in tina, Hundred. a negr,
man claimed them hut would give no saiisfac,or
account OF them, and il was afirrward asecr
tanned tina, they belonged 10 Mr. r. Griffith, q
Newark. On the same nigh, a horse was stoiei
| from the field of Milton Steele, of ;he sam
Hundred. The next morning II was found nea
the Lime Quarriss.
}. \. Jones Fruit Caller.
! Mr.. J, A. Jones has made several improve
mcnis in his Fruit Assor,er" since its debm a
Middleiown, and would like his frieuds TO see
in operation among the peaches he will, there
| fore. exhibit IL at Mr.. +. I. Perry's orchard 10
a, Thomas l.andingl on Thursday aud frida
next. At Smsrnn, ON Monday afternoon an
Tuesday morning following, and at Dover an
below thereafter. lie will also exhibit n work in
model Of a stump extractor" invented by him
self hr which he claims grca, advantages ove
any other
Harm struck by lightning and Consumed d
During the thunder storm on Tuesday evenin
the large barn Of William J. Stroud, on the 7
W. < D. Il. n, one mile south OF Stanton, wa
struck by lightning and totally consumed
There was In the barn at the time abou, !
tons OF hay, large crop OF wheat and oai,
farming utensils, harness. kc., which were als
consumed. The loss will reach between S.. .oo
snd 1000. on which there 10 an insurance
the Farmers Mutual Of 81, ,Go0--o0o on III
building and $7oo on the contents.
| A Public Nutsance.
| Last Tuesday afternoon tho citizens Of Middl,
town, who reside near the square, were csmprile
10 listen for u long time TO the most disgus,in
| profanity from n miserable drunken wretch wi,
/ was indulVinS himself in xv m rinr al IN, Tar,