Middletown transcript., 1873-09-20


which ii.s eessss revival sccurrsd asd 81 mem-
bers were I'd q 10 the church.
NJ. Patterssn was succssdsd BY Rev. David
ny, Who was 10 tusn succesded BY Rev. Warren
q. yonee who was installed pastor oa New. 10,
ls?o. He rsslgned on the ISth u Aususl Io3s,
vas isssalled o. the 3iss Of Oesebf IblIcwing
On TIE 53d Of Nay, 1852 NJ. 0tvwa rssiRsed,
and Rev. George foots was installed pastor on
the 18th Of November. same year. Mr.. Foo,e
was succeeded BY Rev. ]. W. X. Haady; hs 10
turn by Nr. Mcclure; he by Rev. n. J. Gaylord,
and he BY Rev. Joha Hendricks, the last.
rms rssssSr sunD,so.
The present house was erected In i773. The
bricks were burnt on the farm now owned by
Samuel Pennington, ESQ, near Odessa. Il was
not, however, plastercd until 1879. Mrs. Sarah
Hyatt, who died In 1870, len legacy of EiOO
for this purpose The dimenssns OF the old
church are 4+xS6 feet. IS materials and work.
manship are Of the most substantial character
The Interior was remodeled In 1883, and The old
high-hnckcd pews considerably cut down. The
main entrance is on the side, directly opposite
the pulpit there 10 also an entrance at each end
The pulpit a about six feet high and directly
Over Il 10 am old-fashioncd sounding board, 30
popular In earlier times. II 10 surmounied with
y gildcd dove. One wisg Of the dove was bro
ken on many years ago by an insane man, who
got into the church during the week, and who,
doubtless. mis,osk the gilt for the pure metal.
trroa our wsr-ek Corrssposaen,.j
Warwick lsesss.
SroRE RoRaED The store Of Jefferson fsayard
at Bunker Hill, near Mnrphey's mill, on Bohemia
Manor, was catered on the sight Of the 9Th inst,
aud a valuable gold watch and numerous other
articles were stolen. The thieves, negroes we're
caught aud most Of The stolen articles we're re-
covered. One Of the rascais WAS the same boy
who was engaged 10 the robbery OF Mr.. s. X.
stephens store, Ia Middis,own, about a year
ago. They were lodged in the Jail at Elkton, TO
| await trial, and, perhaps, a term Of imprson-
meni. " you had them In Delaware, they would
stand chance Of getting . sound thrashing,
which would do them great deal Of good, and
| set the R,ds TO how ling.
| pErsxDAroRs SHor. Two negroes were shot
while in the act OF stealing vegetables and fruits
| from the Truck Patch Of Mr.. Loveiace on the
| lin inst. They we're not injured very badly,
but one OF the lads might now and in future
pass FOR smallpox subject so beautifully 10 he
marked. The aim was right, rs his face IL uu-
| msiakeably marked by the pellets Of lead.
| RoAps The ride through Middle Neck, over
one OF the best roads in Cecil county, 10 delight
| iul. The great inunda,ion made no impression
whatever on the highway. This 'horoughfare
| 10 In better state than At any time since the
creation tof the road. For the past seven
years /, has been most mscrably boiched by nu.
merous individuals just after ''corn planting,
but. recently, u. ". Crawford, Esq, has taken
| II in hand, and brought 10 bear sound judgment
| IN renovation. Not wash or gutter WAS seen
sf'er the Hood As far, at least, as We Travelled
| CaEAr woSpER. Odessa has a novelty now
| Mr.. Asprirs fouadry 10 10 full blast. Round
eyed wonder stands trnnsfxed At this mighty
performance. ] was Informed that . prayer
meeting, few nighS since, could not form
quorum on account of H. odcssa, good speed
10 thee.
SoLb, MIR. John r. Price has sold his store.
house in warwick now in the occupancy OF
Mr.. Jacob r. Hayes, 20 Mr.. Richard MERRITT, Of
Cecil cousty, for 50, 500.
| Aesphaia.
| fire broke out In the engine room in the
yard OF the Steam Brick Manufacturing Coinpa-
ny, IN ilmingion, on Sunday night last. The
enrinc room and adjoining shed were destroy
| ell, the engine and boiler badly damaged, and a
large quantity OF unburncd brick spoiled Loss
$4,000 or 900, partially insured.
Newatkers are ela'cd over a (very uncer,ainl
prospect OF newspaper being established there
Well, there Is no doubt but tina, paper would
| be OF great advantage 10 the old town, but II
the college boys start IL VIC hope il will be bet
ter affair than THE Sunbeam, Of 1887.
The Great Council Of the United States, I'm
proved order of Red Men, which WAS Ia session
| at Wilmington last week, adjourned on fridx,
night, af'er a session Of four days. indinnapo-
lis, Indiana, was fixed upon as the place Tor
holding the next session.
natural peaches. for which he asked IS cents per
| basket As m evidence Of how hungry our,
usually snrfci,cd, people are for fruit these
things actually sold.
SkiG h Gaylord's Minstrels will give an en-
,cr,ainr,en, in the Town Hall next Monday
| evening. This troop is usually spoken Of in
very high terms wherever they visit.
The Presby ierian church was closed last Sun.
day 10 allow Tho congrega ton 10 attend the
Drawers centennial. The other churches were
| well attended.
young man named Thomas Rogers employ
cd IN a barber shop in Wilmington, has fallen
heir TO some Si3, 900, through the death Of a.
uncle in Norsistown, Pa.
wilkie Collins has been engaged to give a
reading 10 Wilmington In November or Decem-
Der, and Thomas Mast will lecture there some
time during The first named month.
Il is stated that from 1000 to 1900 workmen
are now out Of employment in Whining ton,
mainly from the car shops.
At the regular meeting Of the Mutual Loan
Association, on Tuesday night, funds sold at So
per cent. premium.
The weather was very cool In the early part of
| the week. so much so that many pcrsoas thous b,
there was frost.
Er,ry Ersniag calls Dill Tweed " the Ross
Thief" Wrong, that title belongs 10 Ben But
Ter.
splendid rain fell here las, Saturday night,
Aessdeas-.-Sarrew Esesps.
Mrs. James II. Scowdrick, Of this town, me,
with = very unpleasant accident last Friday
week, which nigh, have been q very serious one
She WAS about crossing the railroad NJ the Forest
Cemetery, aud her horse was most on the track
when train Of cars dashed by. Her horse. he
coming frightened, reared up aud suddenly
hacked, plunging the carriage over the side or
tho cmbnnkmsnt, which 10 quite high o, that
place. As the carriage was going back ward
Mrs. 3. told two young ladies, who were with
her, 10 jump out they did 20 and escaped, but
she, herself, was thrown over with The carriage
aud foil beasaih Il Ia water four feet deep. Fer.
| tunntcly the carriage caught against some bushes
and the lady wss enabled 10 raise her head ont
Of the water, oiherwisa she must have been
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