Middletown transcript., 1874-01-10
Minor Topics.

Minor Topics
Alligator skin shoes are all tho rage in VIII
mington.
The election for Directors OF tho Middletown
Bank takes place next Tuesday.
The Smyrna Presbyterians have called Rev.
Samuel Harris Of Pemberton, N. X.
Musk-rat skins are used for currency at Leip-
sic, an s'pass as readily as legal tenders"
"Lecturs in the colorsd school house." H. nc.
What color is that school house, Harry2
J. T. Eudd as Agent, offers valuable proper
ty in Middletown at private sale, on easy terms.
The Citizens National Bank Of Middletown
has declared a semi-aanual dividend Of four
per cent.
The New Castle Co. National Bank of Odessa
has declared . semi-annual dividend Of FIVE per
cent.
The Sussex journal has assumed q new dress
for the New Year, and looks much better there
for.
The President on Wednesday nominated Dam
lei Burton to be Pension Agent at Wilmington,
pice E. D. Porter, removed. No reason given.
A Fertilizer Manufactory has been started
near Seaford by Ex-Gov Ross, /. NJ. Fisher, and
Mr.. Ball, Of BridgeviIls.
Apropos Of the 9th day of January Thursday
we publish on our first page historic account
of the "Battls Of New Orleans"
H. Fl. G. in his letter to the Commercial says
the Sheriff will advertise over forty sales during
the next two weeks. That sounds like hard
times.
A $4,000 residence has just been erected iu
Milford for the widow Of the late Rev. Richard
Mallory. The money WAS raised by subscrip-
| ton.
Capt. J. N. Barr. Grange Master Of Nd. will
deliver an address on the Grange movement, in
the Town Hall next Thursday afternoon. Free
admittance to all.
| Messrs. G. F. STAN l. Bro, Of Chcstertown,
Nd, sent US . number Of almnuacs gotten up by
| them for distribution. This ID an evidence Of
enterprise highly commendable. We distributed
the almanacs among some of our friends, and
thank Messrs. s for them.
Narrow Escape.
| Mrs. Richard Mitchell, OF W Williamsburg, form
erly Of Smyrna) had most remarkable escape
from severe injury, If not death, Wednesday
night, December 10th. She was on her way
| from the Mills to attend church In fredericksburg,
and while crossing the dam At Mowbrays mill,
drove into the flums of the race which had been
| opened across the public road that day for re-
pairs. The frighhul chasm was fully ten feet
deep, and into it the horse, which was blind,
plunged while going at trot. Fortunately the
| buggy was without top, and Mrs. NJ, and the
boy who was driving, managed to leap from it
| at the moment Of the plunge. The horse, strk-
ing against the timhers of the hume was COM
plstsly doubled and SO badly hurt that he soon
died. Had there been a top to the carriage, es-
| cape from it would have been impossible and
amid the debris of the vehicle, in the narrow
chasm. Mrs. Mitchell and the boy would have
had but little chance for life. Mrs. M. leaving
some one in charge of the ruins, walked through
the dark and gloomy woods, nearly two miles,
| TO fredericksburg, and with perfect csolness sent
| word by a messenger to her husband in church
TO come to her assistance. BY Mobray's crimi-
nal carelessness Mr.. N. loses about 5000.
List OF Letters Remaining I'm the Post Omce
for the week ending January 10Th. 1874.
Samuel Austin, Catharne Adams, H. w.
Black, Becky Benson, VIM. Brister, James H.
Brooks, E. d. Buck, Geo. Barnhslt, Miss George
Emerson, Harriet Hicks, Lydia Harris, Ed. Glib
son. Miss Mary Lambert, Turbert B. McGinnis,
Is Jas. Mallaway, Thos. Matbul, VIM. Msttz,
Fannie Murray, Mary Massey, H Roberts. A 10
Roberts. ]. w. Robinson, Agustus Stsne, Henry
Smith, y. NJ. Tarburton, M e. Torbort Geo
Thomas, C. H. Trditt. Persons calling for the
above will please say that they are advertised
D. l.. DuNsisa,
Post Master.
Agricultural Fair.
A movement is on foot among some of our
more enterprisng citizeus to form an Agricul-
tural Society with view 10 holding an Agrcul-
tural and Pathological fair at Middletown some
time next fall. This is = meritorious movemen,
and should receive tho substantial encourage.
ment of our citizens.