Middletown transcript., 1875-12-25
Local and State Affairs.


Local and State Affairs.
Items ef Lseal Interest.
To-day being legal holiday the banks an
many other business places will be closed.
Mr.. T. G. Murphey and Miss Lydia T. Mur
phey are rapidly recovering from the iLjurie
sustained by them BY their recent accident.
A meeting Of the stockholders Of the P. A
&P. Association il called for January 18th
at the Office Of the Secretary. pJe Y
Ice gathering followed the cold weather o
the early part of the week, and several of ou
citizens don't care whether it freezes again o.
not. - - ~
The p. W. / B. R. r. Co. has declared 4
semi-annual dividend Of per cent. out of th.
net earnings Of the road; payable on and
after January Sd.
log, At the Harlan / Hollingsworth works
last Saturday, slipped, and the log rolled on
him and broke his leg.
James N. Johns, of New Castle, has receiv-
cd an appointment under Col. Fitzhugh, the
doorkeeper Of the House of Representatives at
Washington.
Divine service, appropriate to the day, will
be held in st. Anne's P. E. Church, this
morning. The church, as customary, has
been tastefully trimmed.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Mutual Loan Association Of this town on
Tuesday evening funds sold from 76 cts. to
$l.sl per share premium.
The .week of prayer" will commence on
Monday, January Sd. 1t will be observed in
this town BY alternate services in the Presby-
terian and Methodist Churches.
L.v. Aspril and Charles B. Lore, Esqs.,
executors named in the will, have taken out
Letters Testamentary under the will Of John
Atherley, late of Odessa, deceased.
WIN. Brights new hotel at Rehoboth is
being pushed rapidly toward completion.
The old gentleman visited it last week and
had flag hoisted over it on q pole.
Howard L. Guy, Of Brandywine Hundred,
was mortally wounded by the accidental dis
charge OF his gun while duck shooting last
Thursday week. He died on Friday evening.
G. W. Ortlip, formerly of Middletown, now
Of Wilmington, expects to move 10 Philadel-
phia in the spring, where be will take charge
ofa large hotel on Broad street, at rent Of
$4,000 per annum.
Whether peach growing pays anything or
not, it is . noticeable fact that there are many
more sheriff sales among the farmers Of this
county who do not grow peaches than there
are among those who do.
Monday was decidedly the coldest day Of
the season thus far. The mercury stood at
10 degrees above zero at o'clock that morn
ing, and, BY some, it is asserted that it mark
ed g above, earlier in the morning.
The Wilmington Republican, last Saturday,
said the State Grange met in the hall of Mil
ford Grange at Middletown. The Milford
Changers will be surprised to learn that their
hall had been removed to Middletown.
A lamp explosion caused by an attempt BY
young woman to extinguish it by blowing
down the chimney, took place in the house Of
Calvin Marshall, Of Mill Greek Hundred, last
Saturday evening. Bat little damage was
done.
Adams 1 Bro, Of Wilmington, are gener-
ous. A few days ago they donated guam
tity Of toys for the benefit of poor children of
the city, and now they have given baskets of
shoes to the Ladies' Relief, and Benevolent
Societies.
II the Rev. Geo. W. Kennedy has assumed
pastoral oversight Of the Presbyterian Church
of this town, as the Gazette stated last week,
We do not believe that either he or DR.. Pat
ton, the pastor Of the aforesaid church. knows
anything about it.
"A little son of Geo. T. Robinson, of Will
mington, came near hanging himself, one day
last week, while initiating the gymnsstic
feats Of Gookin 4 Fisher on rope. His-rope
slipped, and caught around his neck and
nearly choked him to death.
Psach 0eeting.
All those who made the peach shipment BY
the American Steamship line to Liverpool are
requested to come or send persons to repre-
sent them at meeting to be held in the Office
Of J. Thos. Budd, MiddIetown, on Friday, the
3lst inst, at p. m. An attorney will be
present to take notes with view to prepar-
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would be we'll for other peach shippers who
have grievances against Isaac Hinckley for
not carrying out his promise to prorate With
other companies north and west as be did
with the Penna. Central and Baltimore Ohio
railroads, to attend said meeting. There are
many, too, who complain of car hire griev-
ances. Let them all attend said meeting and
stand up for freighters' rights.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND,
Chairman of Com. on transportation.
4 csnnAsnes Weman.
Bridget Meehaa is the name ofa woman
Who recently played the confidence game in
wilmingtoa. Her modus operandi was some
what thus: She would 60 to . boarding
house, engage board and put up for = day or
two. She would then suddenly change her
residence, but always forgot to pay her bill,
and the housekeepers generally found that The
number Of their silver spoons, forks, &C., was
somewhat diminished after her departure.
On Monday evening police officer Richards
traced her to Shawtown, near New Castle, in
the house Of VIM. Bradden and placed her
nnder arrest. At her earnest request be per-
mitted her to 60 up stairs to change her
clothes, but instead Of doing so she tried to
escape BY jumping out of the second story
window rs feet high. Unfortunately for her
self she alighted on the pickets offs fence and