Middletown transcript., 1874-09-19
Local and State Affairs.
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The sweet potato cropis large. j
A glee club has been formed WHO call them
selves the 9 Morning Glories " ffssF
Grabbing aad fishing still make mp a large
share of our sportsmea's employment.
The fruit shipments still continue and fair
crop is expected-more than was at first anti
cipated 60
A dog followed BY a tin can which was at
tachsd to his tail, created lively time here
on Monday.
A number Of scholars from our town who
attend school at different places are again re-
turning to their studies
School has again commenced at The semi
nary and the academy will resume lis session
about the goth Of this month.
The presiding elder preached in the N. 3.
church on Sabbath eve week, and the love
feast service was celebrated in the morning.
The Independent B. B. c. and the second
nine of the Mutuals played match game on
Friday last, resulting iu a score Of II to Q, in
4 favor of the latter.
A very interesting game Of base ball was
played on the grounds Of the Mutuals " on
Saturday last, between the "Smyrnas and
80 Mutuaisn which resulted in favor of the
former with a score, of 10 to 9-good playing
on both sides. A game was also played at
h, Smyrna on Wednesday between the same
clubs, resulting in favor of the Mutuals BY a
score Of ~ to 10.
A Drunk and smash.
"A man, said to be a Gypsie, drove into
town, on Monday, in, or rather on, a queer
looking little two-wheel box cart, and stopping
several times at the hotels to s'wet his whls-
tle' be became rather mellow and very timber.
He then drove up and down the street at d
pretty lively gait. At last be got 'jnst one
more drink and started QUITO town, but as
s be turned the corner Of Main and Broad sts.1
going pretty fast, one of the wheels of his
cart dished, by which all the spokes were
broken ont Of il, and the fellow got a tre-
mendous fall to the ground, knocking up. q |
big dust; but as he was too drunk to get
! hurt, no harm was done to anything but the
s vehicle. The man stood and gazed at The
ruins for some time in drunken stupor much
to the amusement Of soine yonng ladies who
saw his mishap and watched his manenvers.
At last he went off to hunt wheelwright and
I we saw him no mores-S u ias-S-s : fs-+
splendid Rain.
After several days-of cloudy weather, afine
rain commenced to fall, on Tuesday evening",
and continued during the nexttwo days. This
WAS very acceptable to every class Of our peo-
ole, but psrti0nariy the farmers as we had
had NO rain before since the 2sd. of August,
nearly five wesksAapd everything inthe shape
of vegetation was burning up, and the ground
was SO dry and hard that ploughing for the
fall CROPS vas impossible. ID town the dast |
kept the ladies in constant sfezs' to keep their
houses and clothes free from dirt, white every
body, interested in the Fair, dreaded lest there
should be no rain before that time. The de-
lightful rain of Tuesday. settled the DIST and
with it all the fears and troubles about it,
and made everybody happy, for while any
how.
Loss or Fine Horse.
A fine mare, belonging to Mr.. Amos Will
son, carpenter, fell dead, on the new fair
grounds of the Agri. Association, near Mid
dletewa last Saturday morning. Mr.. Wilson
lis from Warwiek, Nd, and was assisting Mr..
Morrison in-p pusiinganp buildings anpsnathsa
grounds and had turned his mare ont to
Craze. She was walking quietly about the
ground when be saw her suddenly fall and
going to her found her dying. Ht can assign
no cause for her death, but some professedly
versed in farriery, attribute her death to
paralysis. A.ss9
This is the same aaimsl which was said 10
have been ovsr-heated while being practised
upon the track
List or Letters
remaining in the post Office at Middletown,
Dsl., (uncIaimed) for the week ending Sept.
10th, 1874.
Mr.. Pompey Bofdles, Miss Ellen Brfster,
Thomas Coinage, James Curlott, Morris Clark,
Lizzie Cess, Daniel johnson; John O. Lacey,
Mrs. Rebecca J. Marley, Miss Mary Softing,
Mr.. Noah Thomas, Mr.. James Tompkson.
Mrs. L. D. Wright, Mrs. Salie Wiudett Mrs.
Writtenhouse, Mr.. Emery Wilson, Mr.. james
West.
Persons calling for the sabove will please
say that hey are advertised. ~
D. L. DussIxe, P. NJ.
Death. .tE57y til,
Two estimable ladies have been removed
rom our midst during the past week, BY
death, On Friday evening, Iih inst, Mrs.
Margaret, wife Of DR.. G. g. Chamberlain, and
on Sunday afternoon Mrs. Mary, wife Of Capt.
Samuel Pennington, passed quietly out Of the
world. Both of these ladies had been great
sufferers for many months, and their death,
though severe grievance to their family and
friends, was relief to them from most intense
pain and suffering. 4
The new Seyerson Methodist Episcopal
church, near Smyrna, Del, ION the road to
the Delaware Bay) will be dedicated on the
9th Of this month with appropriate ceremo-
mics. Eminent ministers from distance will
be present to preach and perform the dedica-
tory service. The service will commence at
10 o'clock, A. NJ. Ministers and friends of
the surrounding charges are cordially invited
W. N. GREGG,
Sept. l6, 1874. Pastor.
w. Wilmington Conference Academy.
The dedicatory service of the Wilmington
Conference academy, at Dover, will be cele-
Iirated on Wednesday next Sant 13d The