Middletown transcript., 1874-03-07
Rs-opsaIns Of q. Mlddlsssws Msssl.

time past been uader the proprietorship Of the
y. 8. Marshal has bsen turned oyer To- ", new
landlord, Mr.. Alexander NaxfsN. wkasevsr
may be the qualiRcatioas 6fMasshaf DUNN as al
ofBciAl, Il i cer,sin that a. hose keeper be is
not success. II was with great satisfaction
that our citizens found the hotel ance more re-
spuainR i,s wsatsd aiHcatshcf. tAssdoh Is Mr.. 4
Maxwell was formally in possession a serenade
was rendered him. After having some ch0lee
selections by tue Band the friends were requested
10 walk in the dining-room, where Que colla-
tion swaitsd thsm. The clnttss Of kpirep and
forks aua-ths popping Of .ChumpAlsns corks
were, for WHILE the only sounds heard The
good th,ngs vanished with celeri,y wonderful
to behold, and the cloth being removed, Mr. AZ.
derson proposed the health Of Messrs. Foustain
and MAXWELL 10 y peat speech, welcoming ihesp1
as citizens, and ooagratuIating them on their
happy style Of keeping hotel. Thsir reply was
clear and forcible: "Nuch ob!igsd Charley, bring
upanother dozen and open, At onse." The best
speech of the evening was made BY NJ. e. R
Cochras, which aboundsd in wit and humor.
The ettitS party with none "too fuil for utssr-
ance," retired at the "wee sma hours'' bearing
with them proper appreciation Of NJ. Aaxw.ils 3
ability 70 keep hotel
ITksm. E.E.it last wssk,S2 f
The summing up Of the recsIpts aud expenses
Of the Fair held BY the iadiss Of the n. r. church
in the Town Hall last week shows II 10 have
beer, = complete success, The net gain was y
boutA $780, .l J. NJ "a S{es@@ w :. = q
The amount received from votes for various
articles resulted as follows - or she Baby Af-
CHAN, for Robbie Comegys, $iSls; for Ida
CHM. $3.50: for Minnie Rothwsll, 81 S5; total,
$27 -. For the Wax Boquet: for Miss Mary
PeAniag,od, S2s,7s; for Ms. Fred. Pesisgtoa,
|Sl3 ss.ss Raeshe Carriage afghan fss DSa Dun~
ming, $40. rs; for R. l. Price, $?7. TO-. The boz
-qlet Of Wax Autumn Lsaves was presented to
Miss Clara Vail for having sold the greatest
number ofsupper tickets; theWax Crsss wss prc-
sented to Rev. Smi,h, and the Fernery to Ar
A. G. Cox. e..s,,..,.,,
The votes were counted by Messrs John r.
Wilssp, 10. Byown. and H.,A. No~,lnad,y and
sysSyDns wss.well Aahsfsd with the fairness Of
The awards. Thus resulted one Of the faIrsst
Pairs we ever attended. No grat -bngs, post
Offices, ring cakes or other such miniature gamb-
ling disgracsd the proceedings. Evsrythin was
fair and opcu; and III whu attended were well
satisfied and pleased. ..vtr rrs e+-Y-r u
Minor Topics.
Mrs Mary II. Jones has taken out letters of
Administration on the estate OF Zacharinh Jon,s
late ofihis town, deceased. ss
Ats1e monthly meetisx. Of the Building and
7 = ,:at;, IL
sold at alper cent. premium.
All the usilways OF ihe' Peninsula are issuing
round trip ,icksis 10 Ssfshurys during. the mee,-
ing Of Conference there sais wsek.
The le,ter Of Samuel Townsend about the
Wilmington md Brsndywine bridge created
considerable stir among The wiIming,onians
q BsickT 'Pomeroy had headache and could
n'tdriiverh his leessre-in Wilmington iast week,
and all those big posters were for nothing
DR.. IT, 81 Dunning has removed from this
place to philadelphia, where he will continue
thePretice efhis profession. Success attend him.
March displayed the cloven foot yesterday to
perfection, making the weather AS disagreeablt
rs possible Rain, hal and snow followed each
other In tapidfsaccsssion. ~ i,Ft.R
s.S John W. West. and one. Of his brothcrs, left
this place, last week. for The west, intending to
make their, home in Nebraska. Nj. George W
Wstt, pfMilliaa ton, Nd., viii also 20 10 sber,
lime. The best Wishes Of their friends 60 with
them 10 che X new home. y @i&4Ji4 9+lD
The First Grange IN Dsiaware.
On Friday night Of last week, J. N. Barr
Esq, Deputy Master for the Delaware Peninsula
organized at Newport, the 6rst Grange of til,
Patrons Of Husbandry In Delaware. II is known
rs Diamond State Graase, No.l. The following
officers were elected:
Master, J. n. BrAckin Overseer, Joseph Der
rickson; Lecturer, Alex. Irons Steward, H. c
Catlin; Asst Steward, Edward Woodward
Chaplin. v. G. Finn; Treas, W. B. Cranston
Secretary, r. G. Jus,is; Gate Keeper, J. W. R
Killgors; Ceres, Miss Lizzie Ca,lin; Pomona
Mrs. Lizsie G. Juslisi Flora, Miss Ella F. Gran
sion; Assistant Lady Steward, Miss Georgian,
Grub. The Grange organizes with twenty
three members. ..s,..
| g @ New Depot at Dover.
The Delaware R. r. Co., is building at Dove
a new warehouse with q capacity to hold 500
| ousucto W kTHiu III tuc scCUuu StOry Auu larE
room for the reception of local freight on tn
lower floor. It is said to be the best warshous
on either the P. W. h B., or Del. r. R., Outsid
Of the cities. They have also made Improvement
in the passenger depot, having enlarged til
ticket Office and reftted and newly paiated tn
waiting rooms aud supplied them with ne,
furpiture.y
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The following towa oalcsrs where eiscted i
Smyrpes cs Monday commissioners, 8. Ia,
lor, N. r. wilds, Jno. A. HofIsckes, J. b. CooI
er, J.vauassss~saC e. FsxwelI, TIE. Jeffel
son Alderman, H. o. Budd; Assessor, Il.
Colt; Treasurer, ;. W. Denney. There we,
three tickets, this being known as the ..Inprov,
msnt,' and the vote was considerably mixed
some Of the candidates being on more than one
Death Of worthy coIerrd Msn.
Samuel Seaars, very worthy colored maj