Middletown transcript., 1875-04-10
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1876.
Local and State Affairs.

Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.
The Levy Court adjourned on Thursday
1t has had rather long session.
Forepaughs great show-circus and men
agerie-will exhibit in Wilmington to-day.
Jos. Geary, Jr., and VIM. Fox, butchers
have dissolved partnership. See notice.
Mrs. Bigamy Young, No. 10, was to lectur
in Wilmington last night. Suppose she did it
Thomas R. Lally, of Whining ton, ha
been appointed Notary Public, by Governor
Cochran
And now the Kent and Sussex farmers
want to hold an Agricultural fair, at Milford
next fall
The Milford Baptists have begun the cree
tion ofa new church, on their lately pur-
chased lot, 30x42 feet, frame.
'Listen's High Tree an old landmark
just below Collins Beach, was blown down
on st. Patricks day.
Luther ]. Cox has been granted letters tss-
tamentary under the will of Francis S. Cox,
late of Middletown deceased.
Rev. George Phoebus has published card
Withdrawing his name as a candidate for the
State School Superintendency.
James M. Johns is said to be an applicant
for the State Superintendancy. This will
make some six or seven applicants.
Much commendation is bestowed upon Gov
Cochran. by various papers for his non-lnter-
meddling with the business of the Legislature.
Shad are becoming quite plenty in our
market, though herring seem unusually
scarce. Rock are also coming in, in album
dance.
Work upon the new city basin, of Will
mingtoA, has been resumed, force of about
eighteen men having been set to work We'd
nesday.
VIM. Reynolds, Esq, Of Reynolds h Co., Of
Wilmington, has recovered from his late
our Office yesterday.
Candidates for the mayoralty of Whining
ton, on the Republican ticket, are becoming
plenty as blackberries. Almost every day
new enes are brought to light.
New Castles first city electisn-for mayor,
ceuncimen, &C., will take place next Tues
day. DR.. Maxwell, it is thought, is the COM
ing man, for mayor.
number of the Masonic friends of DR.
Geo. W. Chaytor, presented that gentleman,
last Monday evening, with handsome silver
plated tea set, IL pieces, costing $l3e.
Miss Emma Worrell, Miss Mary Miller and
Henry Ferris, were the champion spoilers at
a small photographed tournament at Friends
Lyceum, Wilmington, Monday evening.
Chas Adams, or "Coo Spring Charley"
as he calls himself, brought last week the first
Delaware shad to town that have been in our
market this spring. Charley is always up
with the season.
So many persons went to Philadelphia and
other places, from Middetown, last Tuesday,
that the town seemed deserted, and the few
remained say they felt as lonely as Cowpsr's
lodge in the wilderness.
The Bridgeville Agricultural Society has
been regularly organized with President,
Vice President. Directors, &c. They have
purchased 20 acres of ground from J.. E.
Sudler, for $45 per acre.
The Georgetown Rescue, the Temperance
paper, recently merged into the Christian
Reporter, of Dover, is about to be revived, by
Rev. A. D. Davis, it's former publisher. The
Reporter has suspended.
After ''leoking calmly over the ground"
the Commercial thinks that the best thing to
be done with the Wilmington 4 Reading r.
R /, is to lease it TO the Pennsylvania or the
Philadelphia and Reading R. R. Co.
All the merchants Of Middetewn, except
Mr.. Naudain, went to Philadelphia, in the
early part Of this week, to lay in their stock
of spring goods. When these goods come
business ought to brighten up lively.
H. Paxson, near Kirkwood, 800 acres, Oh
Monday, to Richard T. Cam, for $40, 900.
Mr. Paxson paid $26, 900 for this farm few
years ago, and has greatly improved it.
E. T. Evans and J. W. Jolls, late trading
as Evans Jolls, have dissolved partnership,
and Mr.. Evans has taken his son R. II. Evans,
into the business with him, and the firm will
hereafter be known as E. T. Evans l. Co.
The steamer Major Reybold, has COM
menced running regularly between Salem, N.
j., Delaware City and Philadelphia. The
new time table for the spring, will be found
under its proper heading on our fourth page.
john d. Coverdale has been appointed
Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, and
R. B. Garman, Constable, for Kenton Hum
dred to reside at Clayton. Both appoint
ments were made under special act of the
recent Legislature.
Personal.
Mr.. Preston Hardcastle, lately with S. NJ.
Reynolds, Of Middstown, has removed to
London, Madison county, Ohio, where be has
engaged, as salesman, with Messrs. Allen l.
Co., of that town.
Reckless Pr0digality.
A party of Middletown men, on business
and pleasure trip few days ago, getting
little merry, grew reckless of their expend-
lures and bought Philadelphia Press for
FIVE cents, and while dividing it into four
parts, one was heard to exclaim 'Darn the
expense"
Such spendthrift conduct as this merits
severe rebuks, especially in times of great
commercial depression like the present. The
worst of the matter is, one of the aforesaid