Middletown transcript., 1875-10-23
SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. %, 1875.
Local and State Affairs.
Items Of Local Interest


The P. w. b B. R. r. Co. are erecting
new round house at Wilmington.
Ziba Ferris, one Of Wilmington's oldes
and most respected citizens died last week
He was over 80 years old.
At the monthly meeting Of the Mutual LOAF
Association on Tuesday night, funds sold
$l.l5 to ST. .55 per share premium.
The Women's Temperance Union OF Della
ware, met in the First Presbyterian Church
Wilmington, on Tuesday.
Messrs. ]. NJ. Cox Bro. of this town, are
now working but eight hours per day-oe-
ginning at 8 A. NJ. and stopping at 5 r M.
The Synod Of Baltimore comprising inc
Presby teries Of New Castle, Baltimore, WASH
ington and Rio Janero Is. A. J, met in Will
mington this week.
Several articles, local and otherwise which
were intended for last weeks issue, but were
crowded out by the Premium List, are pub
lshed in this issue.
A Teachers Institute has been called by
Town Hall, Middletown, next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
Ex-Governor James Ponder has removed,
with his family, from Milton, Sussex county,
to Wilmington, where he will in future make
his residence.
The farm Of Wesley Irons, deceased, Il
miles from Dover, containing 300 acres OF
land, was sold last week to Geo. W. Wells
for $50, OOO-$l0O per acre.
Why can't Middletown get up soldier
company to aid in the Centennial Celebration
next year7 Dover and Wilmington ought
not to get ahead of us in this respect.
The weather has been changeable this week.
In the early part Of the week we had some Of
the coolest weather Of the season and the last
three days have been almost as warm as sum-
mer.
The next quarterly meeting Of the Trustees
Of the Poor, of this county, will be held at
the Almshonse on Wednesday, the 9th inst.
Persons who have bills to present should get
them ready.
Philip Quigley, of Wilmington, it is re-
ported, has received another Centennial con-
tract-to build bridge 500 feet long and so
feet wide across Belmont Ravine, northeast
Of Horticultural Hall.
Arrangements are being made for grand
mass temperance meeting in Wilmington on
the 28th inst, when the annual session Of the
Grand Division, Sons Of Temperance Of Della
ware, will meet in that city.
The negro preacher John Andrew, who
listened to the funeral sermon Of his wife,
whom be had killed, from the church belfry, |
was tried at the Sussex county court last
week, and convicted Of murder in the second
degree. Punishment-imprisonme for life
Fatal Railroad Accident at Clayton.
On Wednesday morning of last week Roland
B. Day, Of Wilmington, while attempting to
jump from the rear car, which is always cut
off from the south-bound train at that station,
while it was in motion, to the next car which |
had been detached, fell in front Of the rear
car and was run over by it and so injured
that he died few hours after the accident.
Burned to Death.
A fatal burning case occurred at Dover,
Monday afternoon. A Mrs. Clifton, about 80
years of age, was left alone in the house
smoking her pipe, but a few moments later
her clothing was discovered in flames, sup
posed to have been set on fire by spark from
the pipe All her clothing, as well as the
hair on her head, vas burned of, and death
relived her of her sufferings in q few moments.
Another House Robbery.
Last Satur lay night week some prowlers
effected an entrance. without permission, into
the house of Mr.. Vim. Knots, on the Levels,
and made thorough search for money and
other valuables. As seems to be the custom
with this kind Of gentry they helped them
selves plentifully from the pantry, and then
walked off with Mr.. Knotts watch and few
other little trinkets, as mementoes Of their
visit.
Some Apples.
Samuel Townsend, Esq, exhibited in Mid
dletown last week a splendid mammoth Pip
pin apple, which, when put upon the scales,
weighed / pound u ounces. Mr.. John B.
Roberts, of this town, also brought into this
shanty this week big apple grown upon the
farm of Mrs.M. A. Wilson, at Winners Point,
Cecil county, but it didn't quite come up to
Mr.. Townsends. Mr.. RS apple weighed l
pound 64ounces, just ounce lighter than the
other, SO that old Appoquinimnk is still
ahead. Next
Wilmington Trotting Course.
The attention of our turf-loving readers is
called to the programme of the "Trials OF
Speed to be made on the Wilmington course
on Wednesday and Thursday next, published
in another place The premiums offered are
quite liberal, and it is expected that some fine
trotting will be done. Several good trotters
have been entered and some rare sport is an
ticipated. We have heard that efforts have ,
been made to induce Mr.. VIM Caulk to enter
his horse "Dixie," which took the first purses
at our fair, in these races, with what success
we have not been informed.
Laurel Fair.
The Laurel Peninsula Agri. and Mech.
Society, have shown commendable spirit Of
enterprise in preparing for the coming exhibi-
tion, which will take place on the 27th, 28th
and 29th of this month. And it is earnestly
asked by the committee that the ladies OF this
Peninsula will join the ladies of Laurel, in
making the Ladies' Exhibition Hall grand
success, one that the stockholders will be ,
proud to show visitors from other and older
fairs, that old Sussex is not altogether in the
back grounds, but will one day compete With
them. So ladies, help the ladies of your
county, take or send something by the 26th,
r. Hill !