Middletown transcript., 1873-06-21
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Commence aa Delaware College.
The commencement, exercises Of Delaware Col
lsgc took place in the College ora,ory In the ear
" part Of this week On Monday . very pleas
ant Exhibition and entertainment was given by
a number OF the young ladies and gentlemen con-
ncc'cd with the institution, which rejected
great deal Of credit upon the participants aud the
Cohegc. Tn Tuesday evening the Anniversary
Of the Ashcnsran Society took place. After pray
or, Mr.. J. n. Huston, member of the society,
was introduced, who delivered a very well pre-
pared address on "Ancent aud Modern ARA"
Mr.. George Morgan, another student then drliv-
cred an origina, poem Of considerable merit after
which T. Mccullough Esq, addressed the Society
and audience, relating many incidents connected
with the carly days OF the college and OF the
A,hcnmsn Society Of which he wns of the
founders. At the close Of MIR, MeC.'s address,
the large audience was dismissed
Tn Wednesday morning tho Oraiory
gain filled 10 witness The conierring Of diplomas
upon the graduating class. Three Young gem
ilemen Messrs. T.. \. Nailandigham, of New
ark, James II Bush, OF Wilmington, and y. ".
Cloak, of Smyrna, were graduated with the de-
gree Of Bachelor OF Science. These arc the FIRST
graduates iuce the re-opcning of the College.
In the evening the Delta Phi Society held iis
anniversary, aud again did the good people OF
Newark, who never weary of commencement,
| flock To the College. The chief address Of the
| evening WAS delivered hy Cen l. D. Jones Of
- T. l.
/ Valiandig CHAM, OF Ohio, and Il, ~ Cloak OF
4 Smyrna. Both Of the Young gentlemen aCqui,-
1 ted themselves with marked ability aud viii.
| great credit la themselves aud friends. Thus
! ended the commencement exercises Of 1873.
A Midnight srr.nsdc.
Ahou, midnight, on Wednesday last, We were
| suadenls aroused from our quiet slumbcfs by
strains 'loud and long Of delicious music.
/ away TO the window, we flew like flash,
81 a..
Whes, what 10 our wondering EYES should
| appear, but the Odessa Band in their lin,
new wagon, who. on their return from the frsti
val at Armstrong; had stopped to treat us to n
screnade. The music was sIleudia. aud floating
on the midnight ait Was donbly charming. Al
ter piating some ten minutes CT more they arur
slowly down the street sin making uisbs rcse
nant with their delightful music. We iahc oil
our hat. make our roli,est bow, and return our cor
dial thanks TO the Band for tiicf treat to CUT
selves, aud hope they will dc So agsu,
strawberry F.stivai.
The estivnl held nj Armstrong; Corner, o
Tuesday and "Wednesday evenings Of this wcck
WAS we'll attended, literally patfonizcd and qui,
successful the amount realized ! l00l teiu
fully equally 10 the realization Of those Interest
} cd Wagons were run from here 10 the chnpe
} Of which numerous persons awaited ihcmseltei
TO iartakr al the luscious finii aud cream
Muph uraisc is due the ladies and gentlemen vii
had the charge Tor the tasteful arrangements
B the tables, aud the beautiful trimming, vii
D flowers aud cretereens OF the room. They ay
sire 10 return their thanks 10 the public Tor the
D Liberal patronage, also to the odessa Band "a
0 the music on the occasion.
= f'ni.e ! tiarm.
\ Ahou, q clock Wednesday cytnjng, ii
hoatticfs at the Natnnu! Hotel aerc alarmed j.
a a report ihat Of The bumctuns children tyin
! there bad shulleti 90 lh,s mpfgi e9ii Il
n stead Of sending for The Coroner, as is usnal
such cases the doctors werc called. aud sou
u three OF the itaciaiiy Wetc On hand Ns Quicl
= ly MS possible consultation was held. iu'd
2 was discovered ihe chi3d WAS Hut dead u
sleeping The information was suickls co
yclcd to the weeping relatives, and soon lhNii
: were ~ stRu CUE.
/ Death OF John siut..
Ii Those Of our readers who hiyc been sitcn,
s. ants upon Our County Courts mill regret 10 cIi
Of lhe death OF the faithful Old ,rirr J Hhu Siu'
d For thriy-hse years h. has called the "tti tr
thai htonehi together tle Bench i4r aud l.t
and his meil-knuwn tainc mii. l. greatly misse