Middletown transcript., 1874-08-29
SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20, 1874
Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.


next Monday.
The Orphans Court and Court Of Chancery
will meet at New Castle next week.
Peaches have been bringing good prices pretty
nearly all the week running from 50 so TO 1925.
Some changes have been made in the time
table of the steamer M3or Reybold See the ad-
vertisement.
The Commercial don't love George Alfred
Townsend, much, but Alfred is " pretty good
fellow for all that
p. 4. E. Smiths excursion TO, and up the
Hudson last week was large affair; about ioo
people went filling sixteen cars
woods meeting was commenced near Cold
Run station, on the P. W. l. b. R. R., last We'd
nesday, and will last week..
The Jefferson property, offered at public sale
last Tuesday was withdrawn for tile want of bid
dcrs This is poor time TO sell land
Henry Whiteman, of Mill Greek hundred, has
n chestnut tree 20 feet inches in circumference
one foot from the ground. That is Il big tree.
The long talked OF city basin, in Viii
mington, was ut last commenced on Wednesday,
some s5 men shovelling dirt, and many more
wanting to.
An attempt at highway robbery was made on IL
reporter of the Republican, in Wilmington, one
night last week, and that paper says its reporter
can beat Dexter now.
The Christiana Presbyterian Sunday school
will make an excursion to Pennsgrove, N. j., on
Thursday uext, Sept, Sd, in the N!jor Reybold
starting from New Castle.
The Wilmington Daily Gazette changed its
heading, and narrowed, just little, its columns
largest Of the penny dalies.
Two men, Italians, were run over and killed,
on the p. W. & B. R. r., on las, Saturday after
noon, Crum Lynne, DARBY Improvement
while walking on the track.
At negro mass meeting in Wilmington last
Tuesday evening resolutions were adopted de-
clarng that the " colored citizens of the city
do not want social equality with the whites.
Gottlieb Willis, Il baker from Milford, com
mitted suicide in Philadelphia last week by
jumping into the Delaware. He went to the city
in search of work and moi being able to find il
put and end to himself
A man named VIM. Sewel was arrested on
Tuesday last on The charge of incendiarsm.-
Several colored men testified to having caugh
him in the act of setting fire to buildings.
the charge is sustained punishment similar tc
the offence would be the most proper thing
Collins Beach was treated on Monday to ar
excursion party of 300 or 400 roughs ant
md Hold al nh who
ed themselves with fighting, quarrelng, flourish
ing knives, firing pistols, etc, and at last tried L
get off without paying for the use of the grounds
Iromocide at Cccilten, md.
On Saturday evening last a fight occurred at
drinking saloon in Cecilton, Md. between Riehar'
Brown and Richard Piner, negroes An oil
grudge had existed for n long time, and othe
fights had taken place On this occasion Pine
attacked Brown andthe latter drew knife an
stabbed him in three places, wounding him S
severely that he died on Monday morning. Th
impression in the town seems to be that Brow
used the knife in self-detenee as, it is said, h
was on the ground and that Piner was beatin
him while he was down.
Independent Candidates.
VIM. NJ. Candy Esq, withdrew his name as
Republican candidate for member of the Cit
Council from the Seventh ward, Wilmington
last week, and announced himself as an Indeper
dent candidate for the position for the two yeal
term DR.. A. H. Grmshaw has also come oil
as an Independent candidate from the Sevent
ward for the one year term. These genteme
are opposed TO the manner in which the Rim
tho arfy af tno
city. They call their ticket the " Citizens r,
form.'
Collins Beach Party.
party of ladies and getlemen from odess
and Middletown drove down TO Collins Beach Q
Tuesday, where they spent one of those peasal
evenings for which the Beach is so justly noteC
After hearty supper they had II dance and a
were delighted with the visit. Mr.. Collins pr
forth few extra exertions in their favor ana Il
enjoyed it amazingly, especially Major H.. wi
declares he had the best time he ever had in h
life, and thinks he was in as good clover as
ever wants to be.
High Price for Peaches.
Mrs VIM. Reynolds q fixed up basket
peaches which her husband was about TO shi
one day last week, with leaves, flowers, etc, an
the return for that basket 5000 1t migl
be good thing for the shippers if more of Il
ladies would q do up peaches. Mr.. r. is sen
ing away some excellent fruit and is getting vel
satisfactory prices
Stolen Horse Recovered.
horse was stolen from Henry Racine, of Pc
cader hundred, about three weeks ago, and
Wednesday of last week it was found near Vim
land, N. j., and returned to its owner and t
thief Henry Thompson was captured NJ
brought to New Castle jail to be tried in N
vcnber, and if convicted, whipped.
An impostor.
A fellow calling himself Henry King and pr
Tossing to be member of Lincoln Lodge, X
P, of Wilmington, has been collecting money
whenever he could-down the Peninsula, for
of purpose he said-and the Citizen sa