Middletown transcript., 1874-12-26
SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. %. 1874.
Local and State Affairs.

Local and State Affairs.
A Q1eer Preacher.
A street preacher, By the name Of Andrew
jackson Corney, walked eight miles to preach
IN Cambridge on Sunday last. He said he
did not love walking, but the railroads have
sn ugly way Of putting dsad-hssds of at out
of.the-way stations. After all it was poor
preach. The sermon over, he complained o.
being dry, but refused water, As It would be
TOO much Of a surprise to his stomach. a
colored waiter at the hotel brought out his
bottle, and after the 'sreveread" gentleman
had drank stiff horn his sad countsnance
glowed with bland smile. He smacked his
aips and said, ssThat's good, that's good,
that's like oil.'' He was fine conversation
alist; be loved 10 talk, in fact, he wanted to
talk all, and if interrupted he at once sileneed
his adversaries by telling them they were
fools or an ignoramus. At night he preached
again By telling q lot Of stale anecdotes, many
Of which were vulgar and obscene. On Mon
day morning he made speech in favor OF
using wine and other ardents, in which he
stated the Bible was not to be accepted a. it
was. but should be we'll sifted and the larger
uortion thrown away as trash. Our young
men prepared some rotten eggs for brother
Corney, but he left in rather . hurry, and did
not stop for their valuable present. Democrat.
fAs this man preached" il Chestertown
il il probable that he il the same fellow who
lampooned the ciergymen and praised him
self in this town under the pretense Of astreet-
preaching."]
Oaessa Items.
Corn Is being shipped quite briskly.
The candy shops are full and ready for
Christmas.
The cold weather has put people to think
ing about their lee houses.
Oar ladies, whs make It . speciality to have
all that il beautiful, have their windows filled
with choice flowers.
It's proposed to have the young ladies
meet one evening in each week to make
articles for the fair.
The affair on Saturday night caused the
head Of Charles Thomas (col. to be warmed
by q severe stone punching.
A COW belonging to Mr.. Leathern fell down
into Mr.. Wiiley's ice house few days ago,
but was gotten out without injury.
The Women's Missionary Society, Of the
N. G. Church, held their monthly meeting on
Thursday last in the class room.
The organisation Of Literary Society for
the mental culture Of its members Is talked Of,
provided certain thiags can be accomplished
The ..Servics Of Song" on Thursday even
ling, was we'll attended At its close the
.Iadies adjourned to Mrs. Appleton's to make
arrangements for the coming fair and festival.
The prayer meetings are growing in inter
est, and serious feeling seems to pervade. the
greater part Of The congregation, which it il
hoped will reontinus as protracted meeting
win be commenced on the first Of the year.
HExIcoN.
Railroad Rumor.
The Railroad we spoke Of in our paper I
few days since as projected between this city
and Claymont there to meet the extension ol
the former portion Of the Philadelphia, Will
mincton Baltimore Railroad (now leased to
the. Reading Rsilroad) between Chester and
Philadelphia, is We are informed (by those
who profess to know to be pushed energeti.
cally, and application to be made to the Legis.
lature the coming winter for charter. 1t ID
now said the termination will be at Reybolds'
Landing on Elk River. It is intended to run
boats to Baltimore and Annapolis, 30 as te
push new line to Washington and Balti-
more, The road will be built, they say, if I
charter can BE- obtained from the Legislature
II can be built now very cheaply a. partisl
are ready to contract to deliver rails at $4!
.per ten, which year ago cost $40. It il
.alIedxed that the Philadelphia h Reading
Railroad is at the back Of it, that they intsnt
ito forfeit the 500, 900 penalty against carry
ting passengers, to the Philadelphia, Whining
yton /, Baltimore Railroad, and make it pas
.senrer as well - freight route. We give j
ras We hear it.-Rspu6liean.
Aceident-Upset-
As James Ring, Of Summit Bridge, wa
driving toward his home, on Sunday week
his horse became frightened at some brick
and mortar At q small bridge, near the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Samuel Rothwsll, and jumpet
Of the bridge into the ditch at the side Of th
road, hurting Mr.. Rings breast and wris
and breaking the carriage in several places
The horss was not hurt. That Il very ugl.
place and the wonder is that more accident
do not happen there than DO. It would b
an easy matter to put up small fence aloni
H. to prevent such accidents as the above.
ANOTHER OF THE SANE SoRr.
Jacob Gasier, Esq, met with similar &C
eident not long since. He was returning
home from Middletown, and when near hi
gate his horse became frightened and ran int
a sgully" on the side of the road, breaking
<he ton off the carria4e L.