Middletown transcript., 1874-11-14
Local and State Affairs,
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The Festival At Tewssssd.


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The Festival At Tewassnd.
The Fair and Festival held At Townsen
on the 5th and 9Th inst , to purchase an org
for the Sabbath School, was complete %
cess. The proceeds amounted to about II
hundred and seveateen dollars.
yo Ata meeting Of the committee, after 4
Fair was over, Mr.. r. Townsend made fe
appropriate remarks. congratulating the cor
mitiee on the gratifying results of their lAto
and concluded by offering the following res
luton of thanks, which were unanimous
concurred in To Hess, Rogers Z Chamber
Of Al Market Street, Philadelphia, for Il
Of fancy articles; to our friends general
who assisted us in the good work; to Mr..
B Maloney, for the use Of his building; !
A Rev. G. W. Pretiyman (aeent for Estey'
oreans) who kindly gives his percentage
thereby reducing the price of the organ yer.
materially. The price Of the instrument vii
bs one hundred and fifty dollars.
The amount realized 10 very gratifying 4
the friends Of the school, as it enables them Il
purchase their organ and have enough sur
plus money leftto place the school in good
working order.
It is the intention Of the committee soon, IA
! further thank their friends by giving an even
ing Of sacred song free Of charge
PRoaREss.
Minor Topics.
The November term Of Court for this coun-
ty begins next Monday.
Delaware hag now fourteen Oranges of the
Patrons Of Husbnndry.
On Thursday night Of last week the Demo-
Gratis Of Lewes had an illumination.
s. J. Garman, successful grain dealer and
Smyrna's most active husiness man, is dead.
J. q. Scowdrick, of this town, has made
an assignment Of his property to N. E.
Walker, for the benefit Of his creditors.
The trial list of the Cevil Court which
begins on Monday week is published on our
FIRST page this week.
James Anderson, Esq, cashier Of the bank
at Georgetown and one Of the most wealthy.
respected and aged citizens of Sussex. was
stricken with paralysis last week and bis life
il despaired Of
Negro Oatragei
Cristfeld Murphy eldest sou Of T. H.P
Murphy Of this town was grossly attacked and
beaten by negro in Himtown on last FRIDAY.
whilst gathering evergreens The assault VA.
entirely unprovoke1, the negro, (whose namt
is supposed to be Frank Frisby) foIlowin.
the boys, of whom there were four. Thoma.
Eliason, Walter Beaston and Frank Murphy
cursing them terribly without any respons.
from the boys ut all; he then beat Cris6eld
Murphy with = stick over the head, the other
bsys being too small, and too badly frightened
to render any help. Young Murphy is u
quiet, orderly boy, and had done nothing to
justify the outrage. The negro is an idle.
vicious fellow, and should have speedy justice
meted out to him, and will have, if caught.
The Boinbay Hook Rail Road.
The sale Of the Bombay Hook Rail Road TO
the American Dredging Company, was con-
6rmed by the Court last week Now the
question is, what next7 The Dredging Com
pany own 90 much of the road as lies in Kent
county; The Smyrna and Delaware Bay Com
pany, or Jay Gould, own so much as lies in
New Castle county and in Kent county, Md. !
Neither party can do anything with the entire |
road, and the Dredging Company d,es not
pro sose to do anything but secure its claim. |
But it cannot do that BY letting the road
alone. s.,methiag must be done, but who
will do il, AMI bow, is the question. n.-Smyrna
Foot Tournaments.
A tournament, in whish the riders went on
"foot hack" took place 1t Odessa last Saiur-
day. Fifteen knights entered the lists. Some
fne running was done, but the ch ef contest
was between the knights Of Don Caesar E.
Rose) and Indianols IF. Anderson.) For
time each of these and Leona e.. Walker)
kept even, each taking the three rings every
time. On the fifth. Leona missed aad fell
behind The contest then becsme warm he
tween Caesar and Tndianols, but on the eighth
tilt the former missed twice, and the latter
was declared the winner.
The affair il said to have been quite a. in
teresting TO the lockers on as many Of the
tournaments OF the larger kind.
vsss ciothing.
In all Philadelphia
Obi where can you call
For beautiful cloihing
Like that at TowEs HALL.
Tis always SO sty ylish,
1t pleases the eye,
The qualiiy's splendid
And prices not high.
We have immense assOrtments Of every Kind,
Style. and grade Of Clothing for everybody's
wear, and our prices are guaranteed lower
tlhan the lowest, BENNETT L Co Tower Hall,
sis NARxrT Street, Hali-way between FIFTH
: SIXTH Streets.
1aai Rssa Meeting,
At a meeting of the Delaware Rail Rosd
Company's stockholders. held At Dover on
of last week, = new issue of the
bonds of the company. to the amount Of
$3.50, 900, to provide means for meeting the
loaa falling due July lst, 1875, was author
lied. The bends will be guaranteed BY
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
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gage on the road. The lease of the Delaware
Rsil Road to the P. W. &B R. R Company
ysS also extended, as provided fer in the
Dr5eissl agreement.
G Changs - shessas.
On Monday RsKt. at the meeting Of the
,osrt, sheriff elect Lanbson will be s'sworn
q" and take possession of the Office a.d
'ssume the duties Of the sherifFaIsy Mr.