Middletown transcript., 1875-10-23

AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
The Women's Temperance Union met in tht
First Presbyterian Church Tuesday morning
Mrs. S. G. McCaulley presiding. Mrs. E
Stevens offered a prayer and Mrs. Edward
Moore made brief address.
| Reports from various Unions in the STATE
and Peninsula were read, and in the after
noon the following officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Moore.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. q. N. Willis, o
Middletown, Del, Miss NJ. Crouch, Dover
Del, and Mrs. Tunnel, Georgetown, Del.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. s. W. McCaul
ley.
Corresponding Secretary E. Coates
Treasurer-Miss Annie Semple.
Executive Committee-Mrs. M. B. Mcclure
of Middletown, Mrs. J. B. Mann. New Castle,
Mrs. Cowill, Camden, Del, Mrs. Marion
Chandler, Wilmington, Mrs. N. J. Darling.
ton, Mrs. Daniel Gregg, Odessa, DEL, Mrs
Eliza Young, Dover, Mrs. Jefferson, Seaford,
Mrs. J. B. Powell, Pennington, Del, Mrs. A.
Graham, Christiana. Two Delegates, Mrs.
Annie Martindale and Miss E. Coates, were
elected to represent Wilmington at the Ma
tional Convention to be held in Cincinnati,
Ohio. on the 18th, 18th and 10th Of November.
In the evening, at 1880 o'clock, a brief ad-
dress was delivered by Rev. T. E. Martindale,
and Mrs. Martindale read an interesting re-
port of the work Of the Women's Temperance
Union of Wilmington. The meeting then
adjourned.
A short Courtship.
CAPTAIN REsCUEs A LADY FROM DROWNING, IN
THE MORNING, AND MARRIEs HER IN THE AFTER
NOON.
On Monday morning two oyster pungies
were sailing on the Chesapeake Bay bound for
Baltimore. Both were reputed to be fast
sailors, and stiff breeze was blowing at the
time, all canvas was crowded on, and both
pungies were doing their ''level best" On
board of one of the boats was a remarkably
handsome young lady, daughter Of the cap
tain, who was sitting on deck waving her
handkerchief and otherwise demonstrating
her enthusiasm at the apparent success Of her
fathers boat. So deeply interested in the
race had she become, that, forgetting her sit
uation, she rose up, and just as she did so,
heavy sea struck the boat, which caused her
to lose her equilibrium, and she tumbled over
the rail into the water. Quick as fash the
captain of the competing boat took in the sit
uation at once, and giving the helm in charge
of his colored man, he took off his boots, and
plunged into the foaming waters, and when
be arose to the surface be held the form of the
girl in his arms. By this time, the first boat
had rounded to, and sent off boat to their
assistance, and they were taken on board.
BY skillful man9uvering the colored man
kept his boat as near as possible without col
liding, and his captain was soon again tread
ing his own deck. On arriving at Baltimore,
both boats landed at the same wharf, when
the father of the girl declared that the brave
man must be rewarded, but he refused every
thing offered him. SWELL" exclaimed the
old man, ''ef you won't take money, take my
darter; she's willin', if you beP' The young
fellow, after moments reflection, accepted
the offer, and toward the close of day they
were married. And the old man told him to
take her, for he was deserving Of her.
Seaford Citizen.
The Jury List.
DRAWINGS FOR THE NOVEMBER TERM OF COURT.
The following is a list OF The Petit Jurors
drawn for the November term of the Court
First panel: Brandywine hundred-Bay-
ard Gaest, John Veale, Westle; Harrigan;