Middletown transcript., 1875-05-01
Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.

Local anu Dbat0 AuhlISs
Minor Topics.
A big frost Wednesday night.
Spring has come at last Who cares fol
winter now.
The Wilmington papers are like hives-fnl
of "Bees'' Let 'em Bee.
ly. if not quite, done.
Barr & Co.'s machine works are running
pretty much all the time.
Wheat is worth from l.3O to LBS, at the
Brandywine Mills, and corn 80 cents.
sMadame Horaers' Minstrel troup will
exhibit in the Town Hall Wednesday night.
The time for the Spelling Bee has been fixed
for Tuesday evening, May llth. The contest
ants are training.
Mrs. r. J. wife Of Ex-Governor Saulsbury,
died at Dover, on Thursday morning. She
had been sick for several weeks.
Two Wilmington boys ran away from home
last week and nothing has since been heard
from them.
Newark is going to have "Spell;' gotten
up BY the ST. Thomas P. E. Church people,
next Saturday night, in the college oratory.
Bishop Lee did not deliver his promised
lecture at Newark last Saturday night, hav-
ing been prevented by a severe cold.
The 18th Of July has been fixed on as the
data of tl,a cor,,noneo eomant If the great m mn
meeting at Rehoboth beach,
The Odd Fellows, Of Seaford, celebrated
The seth Anniversary of their Order, last
Monday in fine style.
William P Corsa, publisher Of the Milford
Neps, was the recipient Of a Tin Donation,
alias, Wedding party, Monday evening.
Horace Spruancs, of Smyrna, has pulled up
80 acre peach orchard Of two-year old trees,
and is going 10 plant the ground in corn.
And now they say the gooseberries have all
been killed by the cold weather Well. house
keepers sugar bills won't be quite SO high.
The Milford Ners men missed the most
words in the first trial at the Spelling Match
last week, and took the most premiums at the
second trial.
Ex-Governor James Ponder is said 10 be
negotiating for house in Wilmington, with
the intention Of removing thitber at an early
day.
The Delmar Red Men are erecting three
story hall, for themselves and Good Templars, |
with stores beneath The building will be |
24x40 feet.
A grand fiSentiaentul Spellin B." between
the spellists Of Coatesville, Pa, and Whining
ton took place in the latter town Thursday
evening.
The German Catholics Of Wilmington
dedicated their handsome new church edifce,
with imposing ceremonies, On Sunday morn
ing.
The erection Of gas works in Milford was
to begin this week. Wonder when the Mid
dletown Gaslight Company will commence
work
At a recent wedding in Sussex county, the
bride, groom and officiating clergyman were
all named Tull, and it is said the bride was
dressed in Tulle.
woman was crushed to death and a man
badly hurt, by the breaking and falling of
an iron truss at Gray's Ferry bridge, near
Philadelphia, last Saturday.
The p W. & p. Railroad Company give
notice Of their readiness to pay back part
of the tax collected from fruit shippers in
1869 and 1870
Mrs. Ann B. Derrickson and Chas. Derrick
son have been granted Letters Testamentary
BY Register Biggs, under the will Of George
Derrickson, Esq, deceased.
Messrs. Walton, Whann Co have fully
resumed operations, at their Phosphate works
having hired a new force Of workmen in place
Of the striking darkies
A Wilmington lady recently subscribed for
share Of Centennial stock, for . week-old
baby, and the Commercial grows eloquent |
about what this youngster will tell "i,s own
children in after years
negro weman, named Rachel Andrews,
the wife Of negro preacher was found dead
on her door step, in Georgetown, on Monday
morning, shot through the neck, and as her
husband suddealy disappeared, he is thought
to have killed her.
st. Augustine Church.
This church will be open for divine service,
(D.V.) on Sunday (to-morrow) afternoon,
At Al O'Clock. Rev. |. N. Watson will Of
fciate.
Man Drowned.
James Foard, a deck hand on the schooner,
J. ]. Cox, owned by Captain Joseph Steele,
Of Chesapeake City, Nd, accidentally fell
overheard, last Tuesday, while fishing at
Bohemia Ferry, and was drowned
Divine Service.
Right Rev. Bishop Becker, D. D., OF VII
miagton, Del, will give service, and aaminis-
ter the Sacrament of Holy Confirmation AZ
Saint Dennis Church, near Galena, on Sun
day, May I'd, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
Chicken Thieves.
These intolerable nnisances still continue
their depredations. The poultry house OF MI.
Io.eah Day, living on M. D. Wilson, Esq s.,
Manor farm. was broken into on Wednesday
evening, and some three dozen fowls carried
off
Painful Accident.
Nathan Simmons, while at work, short
time since, at planning machine in the Agri-
cultural Machine Works Of D. Woodall 4 Co.,
caught bis right hand in the machine and got
two fingers and his thumb cut off near the
first joint
Treasure Tr0ve.
The workmen employed in tearing down
the old brick siore-honse, in Odessa, fouad
small quantity Of gold and silver coins con-