Middletown transcript., 1875-05-15
Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.

Minor Topics.
Don't forget the Tom Thumb Entertain.
ment in the Town Hall, next Wednesday
evening.
Randolph Peters advsrtises handsome as
sortment of flowers to be sold in Middletown,
Thursday morning next.
Rev. J. N. Watson will ID. W. hold d.
vine services in St. Augustine, (Md.) Church,
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. y. P. Mead, having determined to re-
linquish housekeeping, will sell at his resi-
denoe on Main street, on Wednesday, May
10th, at auction, his household goods.
That Spelling Bee spoiled good deal Of
time. 1t took all day Tuesday to prepare for
it; Tuesday evening to 60 through with, and
all day Wednesday to cuss and discuss it.
Mr.. T. Y. DeNormandie, of Wilmington,
gives notice in another column that be will
be in Middletown to-day, with a fine assort-
ment of flowers, which he offers at reasonable
prices.
Mr.. B. F. Eppincott has fine assortment
Of flowers, p ants &C., at his residence on
Nerth Broad ST., which be is selling at very
moderate prices. Go give him a call, ladies,
and see his stock.
Killed ON 11se Railroad.
A man, supposed to have been James Shane
of Baltimore, poor tramp" was struck by
the north-bound express On the P. W. & B.
r. R., last Friday week, near Elktou, and SO
badly hurt that he died next day
Lecture at Summit Bridge.
Rev. G. r. Bristor lectured on "The Mis-
'chievous Psnknife' on Thursday evening, to
"a large and greatly pleased audience in Sum-
init M E. Church.
Mr. BIS next lecture will be at Bethel NJ. E.
Church. Subject, "That Boy We are un-
;able to state the time.
sCut His wife's Head.
Patrick Coeney, of WILMINGTON, was taken
feesore Esquire Frazier, OF that city, on Friday
'of8ast week, on the charge of having assaulted
his wife with butcher knife and cut her
head The facts, as ELECTED by the evidence,
were, that, on that morning, Patrick had
given his wife some money to buy fish for
dinner, but Mrs. Cooney preferred whiskey to
fish and consequently spent part Of the
money for ''sup of the crather" and became
.in-gloriously druAk, and when her liegc came
ito dinner be found so little for him to eat
that be became enraged and made the assault |
of which bis wife complained. Patrick was
had his wife arrested and, in default of bail,
sent to New Castle on charge of habitual
drunkenness, and pawning his clothes and
furniture for whiskey.
Incendiary Fire.
The large frame dwelling house of Mr.. Jas.
j. CHM, in Cecil county. Nd, near Sassafras,
was destroyed by fire at a very early hour
last Monday morning. The fire burned 50
rapidly that the occupants were obliged to
hasten from the house without being able to
secure scarcely any portion Of their clothing.
The nsighbsrs FASTENED to the rescue and by
hard work succeeded in saving the parlor
furniture, except the piano, and few beds.
All the rest of the contents Of the house were
destroyed. As there was no insurance Mr..
Ginn's loss will be very heavy.
negro boy, named Eugene Scott, whom
Mr. CHM had punished for some offence was
suspected of having caused the fire, and being
arrested he confessed the crime. He said that
Dcs,> had o1r;co IN |
burn the house, and had given him five cents
with which to buy csal oil to start the fire
with. He bought the oil, poured some oft
upon the floor, and some upon bundle Of
paper. This latter he stuck in a wood parti
tion and set fire to it. This done, seeing the
effects Of his act, and perhaps frightened at
what he had done, he ran to Mr.. Clans room
and gave the alarm, and thus enabled them
ito escape.
The boys, with another little fellow, were
taken before Esquire Richards, at Cecilton,
and after hearing committed to Elkton Jail
for trial. ~
Various rumors have been aaoat as to the
disposition Of the boy Scott. 1t was at one
time said that he was taken from the hands
of the officer who was conveying him to Jail
and hung to tree where he was found next
morning. 1t was also said that he had mys-
tsriously disappeared, how ana where no one
knew There is no truth however, We learn,
In any Of the rumOrs. Both boys, were taken
to Elkton, and are now in the Jail. /
The boy Scott il about IA years old, and
Phice Is. The other boy, whom Scott at first
implicated is but years old. 1t is pretty
evident that be knew nothing at all about the
matter.
The Spelling Bee.
The Grand Spelling Bee, in aid of Della
wares quota to the Centennial Fund. which
for some two weeks past had been advertised
in such flaming terms by the Board of Mana
gers, and which had SO completely engrossed
the attention of the spoilers of the neighbor-
hood, came off on Tuesday evening. The.
big room in the Town Hall was filled with
large audience who paid the strictest atten-
tisn, and manifested great interest in the
proceedings. The exercises were opened with
an overture by Prices orchestra, followed by
"a beautiful and lively song by the Odessa
quartette. The umpires, Rev. DR.. L. G. Mat
lack, Rev. W. C. Butler and E. Reynolds,
ros tad themselves at the ttround tableJ at one |