Middletown transcript., 1875-05-22
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1875.
Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.


Local and State Affairs.
Twelve law breakers were whipped ant
pilloried at New Castle last Saturday.
The Christiana boating clubs expect t.
have regatta on that creek to-day.
The Milford Gas Light Company has beeu
organized, and is now constructing its works
Old Swede's Church in Wilmington, will
celebrate its l76th anniversary tomorrow
(Sunday.) s
The food gates of P. F. Causey's mill, a,
Milford, were washed out last week and ths
dam considerably damaged.
At the meeting Of the Mutual Loan Asse-
citation on Tuesday evening, funds sold al
2.2e per cent per share, premium.
John McIntesh, morocco dresser, died
suddenly of smallpox, in Wilmington, on
Monday night last.
Five or six Coast Survey Engineers are
prospecting at Delaware City for locations for
buoys, &C., in the river.
Mr.. John A. Sloan has resigned his position
as ticket agent at the Wilmington depot, P.
W. l. B. R. R., and removed 10 Baltimore
State Superintendent Groves will receive
the applications and attend to the examina-
tions Of the school teachers of this hundred
next Monday, at Odessa.
Scarlet fever prevails to considerable ex-
tent along the Brandywins Though large
number Of children are sick with it, no fatal
cases are yet reported.
A gunpowder explosion occurred at Du-
points Powder Mills on Wednesday evening,
but nobody was hurt, though several were
scared.
J. H. Walker, late collector of st. Georges
Hundred, publishes notice in another column
to which it might be wei. for delinquent tax
payers to pay heed.
Last Thursday was an awfully unpleasant
day. The weather was warm, the wind high
and the dust blew about in every direction at
q furious rate.
AGentls Spring" has come at last She
gave us little of her ''ethereal mildness'' on
Friday, but how long she will continue it
remains to be seen.
A colored man named Abraham Walter,
fell while trying TO get on gravel train on |
the P. W. q B. R. r., at Edgemoor, last !
Wednesday, and was run over and killed.
The Camp Meeting Association intend to
make an excursion to Rehoboth Beach next |
Tuesday, leaving Wilmington at A. NJ,
and Lewes at s P. M. Round trip fare $500 |
Joshua Hutton, aged SO, and Isaac Miller,
"A, two Of Wilmington's oldest citizens, died |
on Tuesday. These two old men were fast |
friends in life, and died about the same time. |
The Delaware b Chesapeake Canal Com
pany are doing thriving business this |
spring More boats are said to be passing |
through the canal than for several years past |
George Revis brske into and robbed Thos |
Poole's house, in Mill Greek Hundred, on |
Sunday, while Mr.. P. was away from home,
and now boards at New Castle with Sheriff
Lambson. |
Al the prospects for rousing peach crep |
this season still remain good, growers should |
delay no longer to send in their orders to |
John A. Jones for his Peach Assorters, which |
are the sine qua mons for good prices
Two boys found some gunpowder 10 bot
tie ia a vacant lot in Wilmington last Men
day, and put it into an old fruit can and ap-
piled match to it. Result,-a tremendous |
explosion and two badly hurt boys.
Andrew Johnson (not the ex-Prssident)
went into Barzilla Zane's honse in Whining
ton on Tuesday morning to get some money |
Mr.. z. had. He found more than his match
and new reposes at New Castle.
Geo. q. Raymond, ESQ.,, has been elected
President Of the Bank of Smyrna vice Ayres
'Stockley, Esq, who resigned several months
ago, since which time D. J. Cummins, ESQ.,,
has acted as President pro tenn
Chas. Fox, the Dutch Comedian, Of Will
mington, attempted three times to commit
suicide on Wednesday-by trying to drown
himself iu the Christiana, to cut his throat
and to poison himself with laudanum. He
was unsuccessful each time and still lives
A Bible Meeting
Will be held in the Smyrna NJ. E. Church on
May 9th at q o'clock. Addresses will be
delivered by L. G. Matlack, D. D., and Rev.
Mr.. Wright Of Smyrna
W. B. GREGG, Pres.
Another Spell.
Seine of the Middletown Spelling Bee man.
ayers, being pleased at the success Of the late
"buzz," are very anxious to get up joint
spelling match between NiddIetows, Smyrna,
Odessa, Newark, Or anybody else who will 60
in; proceeds-if any-ts be applied to the
benefit of the Middletown Library, Or Phila-
delphia Show. Any way at all for fun.
The Little Folks.
The Tom Thumb Troupe, consisting of the
little General and wife, Miss Minnie Warren
and Commodore Mutt, gave two exhibitions
and entertainments in the Town Hall, of this
town, on Wednesday afternoon and evening.
At both entertainments the Hall was we'll
dlled-in the evening, crowded. The audi
ence were greatly pleased both with the cour-
teous manners of the gentIemanly manager
and with the performances of the miniature
actors. The comic songs and acting of the
little Commodore were especially pleasing,
and received rounds of applause. For our
own part we hesitate sot to say that his per-
sonification Of the street "Arab" in the "Dis-
tinguished Arrivah," was piece of the best
and most natural acting we ever saw. All