Middletown transcript., 1875-04-10
That spelling Bee.

That Spelling Bee.
I All persons favorable TO getting up
spelling match in this town, are cordial,
invited to attend - meeting to be held for th'
purpose this evening" at the office of Messrs
J. NJ. Cox & Bros carriage works.
A Badly Fooled Cat.
/ A lady ip this town who has hat decked
with very life-like image of a bird, yester
! day left the head dress on the table, when hel
pet cat went for the ''counterfeit present.
ment" and nearly tore it up before she found
out that it was not the kind of bird she was
seeking to devour.-Smyrna Times.
Small-Pox in Wilmington.
The smallpox broke out in the family of a
baker named Higgins, in Wilmington, last
week. Two members of the family died OF
the disease and others are now suffering with
it. Another smallpox patient was also re-
moved TO the Almshouse last week. The
Board of Health are making most strenuous
efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.
Camp Meeting.
at Spring Branch, Del, two miles from
FELTON, station, Delaware r. r., a meeting
will be held for the promotion Of the work of
s'eRtire sancti6cation," July 6-l3th.
Signed by L. G. MATLACK,
R W. TODD,
F. M. CHATHAM.
Fashionable Tailoring.
Thos. E. Hurn, Middetewn's fashionable
and obliging tailor, returned from Philadel
phia, a few days ago, bringing with him
large number of new patterns of the latest
and most fashionable styles in gentemen's
clothing, also handsome fashion plates Mr..
Hurn is an excellent workman, thoroughly
understands his business, and will guarantee
satisfaction.
School Elections.
The school election on Saturday resulted as
follows: In District No. "a, D. L. Dunning
was chosen for three years; j. R. Hoffecker
for one year, to fill unexpired term of E. T.
Evans, removed; Charles Tatman, Jr., clerk,
vice 7. r. Gilpin, resigned. Tax laid $500.
In District No. co. G. W. Wilson was chosen
for three, and E. W. Lockwood, for one year.
VIM. Green, clerk
New Castle Nominations.
nomination election was held in New
Castle, on Wednesday, for candidates for the
various offices under the new city charter,
which resulted in the choice of the following
gentlemen For Mayor, Thomas Gifia; for
Councilmen, John H. Rodney, George Gray,
VIM. G. Guyer, Thomas Holcemb and Samuel
P. Truss for Assessor, G. L. Jemison; for
Treasurer, VIM. F. Lane.
Burned.
''Misfortunes never come singly." While
Mrs. Beckwith, who lives just across the Lit
tie Bohemia river from Mr. Benjamin Red
miles, in Middle Neck, was attending the
funeral of the son Of the latter, killed by the
roller on Monday, her own child about
years old, was accidentally and terribly
burned BY its clothing catching fire. The
agonized mother was summoned from the
uneral of neighbor's son to attend the
leath-bed of her own child The little sufferer
lied in short time after the accident.
Public Sale Of Horses and Carriages.
On Wednesday next, the l4th inst, the
irst public sale Of horses. carriages and har-
less, will take place at J. & W. Merrick's
,azaar, Fourth and Walnut SITS. Wilm. These
ales will take place every Wednesday and
Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock. They have
low on hand, to be sold in this manner,
nearly two hundred carriages, of home and
,ther manufacture, some thirty head Of good
lorses and large amount of harness. They
lave always on hand large assortment of |
carriages at private sale.
CHESAPEAKE Cry, MD., April Sd, 1875. |
To the Editor of the Middleto,0n Transcript
DEAR Sir We don't know who your cor
espondent "Alexis" may be; neither do we
eurt his acquaintance, nor the acquaintance
# any one who may visit our town, and So
ar demean himself by seeking out and stop
ling at low GROCERY and spending his time
"a whole half hour of precious time-brow
,eatiag poor uninformed Dutchman, about
matter, when per chance be is guilty of the
ame crime himself, viz; not paying the poor
rinter, or per chance worse crime, that of
citing the type that printed the paper that
xposed the delinquent subscribers.
Yours, &C., CHESAPEAKE.
| Child Severely Bitten and Disfgured
by Rats.
The Seaford Citizen says that on Saturday
fternoon negro woman named Anderson,
wing on the Nanticoke, put her child, aged
wo years, to sleep after laying it in the cradle
rent out doors to attend to some work. In a
hort time the screams Of the little one at
racted her attention and she rushed into the
ouse AS she did so sight met her gaze
hat for moment completely paralyzed her.
.unning about the floor and jumping from the
radle, in the endeavor to escape, were a
lrge number of house rats. At last, realiz-
ng the situation of her child, she fastened to
be cradle, and quickly picked it up. 1t was
itten in some or 10 places and was very
luch disfgured. Medical aid was summoned
nd at present the child is doing well.
Fine Establishment.
Granville Worrell, the Wilmington dry
oeds merchant, has the most complete estab-
shment on the Peninsula. He occupies two
f tue handsome store rooms-throwR into
ne-of the Masonic Temple for his dry
oods and notion department, and the base