Middletown transcript., 1875-03-20
Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.

Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.
Read the advertisement Of Jones' Adjusta
bile Peach Assorter
Stock is said to have sold at very goo
prices at the sale of Messrs. Polk h Cochran
on Monday.
St. Patrick brought winter back to US ol
Wednesday, that day being very blustery ant
about as cold as any we have had for SOM
time
There is post office in this county o
which big dog appears to be post master
at least he attends it more than any ont
else does.
Samuel Hawbrucks, OF Newport, commit
ted suicide last Sunday, by taking arsenic
while laboriHg under fit of mental aberra-
ton. He was 50 years of age.
Rev. Dr.. L. A. Matlack, of the NJ. E.
Church, is attending the meeting OF confer
ence at Smyrna this week. He will preba-
bly be returned to Middletown.
Messrs. Alex. Maxwell and J. G. Wilson
sold on Wednesday large quantity of furs
which they have been collecting for several
weeks, to Isaac Nusbaum, Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. n says this was the largest amount he
ever bought at one time in this section.
NJ. Il. Church.
There will be preaching in the NJ. E.
Church of this town tomorrow morning and
evening by minister from the Conference
now in session at Smyrna. Sunday School
at u P. n.
..Didn't Know Twas Loaded"
Two negro boys, near ehildren's Home,
Blackbird Hundred, were playing with gun
a few days ago when it was discharged and
one boy was shot and killed. The names we
have not yet learned. The surviving boy
claims that the shooting was accidental.
Town Hall Election.
At the annual meeting of stockholders in
the Mddletown Hall Company held on Mon
day last the following gentlemen were elected
directors for the ensuing year: James NJ.
Cox, VIM. Il. Barr, R. A. Cochran, J. K.
Hall, Samuel Pennington, James Culbertson
and James H. Scowdrick.
Land Sal ..
Sheriff I.ambson sold, on Tuesday last, the
Home farm of Alfred V. Moore, near
Odessa, l63 acres, for Sill, 300, s. NJ. Har-
rington, ESQ.,, Of Wilmington, purchaser;
also, Ebay View farm, of the same, 10
acres, to Mr.. MacFarlan, of West Chester, Pa,
for SIS, 500.
The Depth Of the Frost.
In digging well on Anderson street, of
this town, last week, the frost was found to
extend to depth Of over feur feet. So we
ARE assured By gentlemen who witnessed the
digging and measured the depth to which the
frost extended. These gentlemen are men Of
veracity and their word can be relied on.
Fire at Bridgeville.
About O'Clock on Monday evening fire
broke out in the large saw mill of Levi
Lawshee, near the R. R. depot at Bridge
vile and despite the efforts Of the citizens
the building was burned to the ground
The origin of the fire is supposed to have
been spark from the furnace. The loss is
estimated at Sic, 900. No insurance.
Fire In q Stack Yard.
On Thursday of last week, fodder rick on
the farm of VIM. Polk, James Dodson, tenant,
was accidentally destroyed by fire, caused by
a burning wad from gun fred by Mr.. Dod-
son at some blackbirds. As the fodder was
closely adjoined by hay stacks, out buildings,
&C., the fire, but for the timely assistance Of
neighbors, would probably have been very
destructive one.
Personal.
Hon. David Davis, one of the Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, was in town on Tuesday, and spent
the night at the National Hotel. Judge
Davis birthplace was on Bohemia Manor,
and his earlier days were spent in this
locality. He is quite familiar with places in
this vicinity, speaking of Odessa as Can't
wells Bridge, as many of our older citizens
still do.
Bad Roads.
The mild weather in the earlier part of the
week caused the frost to come out and left the
roads in terribly soft condition rendering
travelling exceedingly difficult. The road from
Warwick TO Cecilton was especially bad. Just
above Mr.. J. J. Lockwood's gate it was s.
able and was temporarily abandoned. IN
Tuesday last Mr.. George Reynolds horse
and carriage were both, like "Burnside's
great move, "stuck in the mud at this place,
and in endeavoring 10 extricate bis horse,
Mr. R. was knocked down by the animal and
trampled in the mud. Finally, by the use Of
rails, Mr.. R. was relieved from his predica-
ment, and went on his way sadder and
nuddier man. Other carriages were also
stuck.
Middlet0wn Academy.
This school conducted now by l.. B. Jones,
closed its winter term, on the 18th, inst. with
an entertainment. The large school room in
the Academy was densely packed by an iu-
and appreciative audience, who were
most agreeably entertained by the exercises
which consisted of dialogues, charades and
declamations. The several dialogues were
well rendered, each character being thor
oughly acted, and the young orators give fair
promise of forensic ability of NO mean order
We doubt not the school will be more largely
attended next session, as Mr.. Jones will be
able to bring to bis aid full corps Of teachers,
and we hope uader his management the
Academy may be great attraction to this
place, and persons having sons may know |
thot thav can ednca IN them at home Let the {