Middletown transcript., 1875-10-02
SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. Q, 1875.
Local and State Affairs.


Local and State Affairs.
Persons who are indebted 70 US, will confer
favor by calling and settling their accounts.
Items Of Local Interest.
s The Fair next week.
The weather this week has been splendid
Peach season is nearly over, but there are
good many peaches in this neighborhood yet
s. n. Reynolds wants to know, who car
ried OF, and forgot to report, l25 Of BIZ
crates.
The Bridgeville Agricultural Association
offers premium of $10o to the best perform
ing band at their fair.
Can't keep peach plucks in the Town Hal
cells. They always manage to get out somt
way or other. How is it?
The Women's Temperance Association Of
room of the M. E. Church this afternoon.
e. B. Rice is making extensive preparations
for the Fair next week. He will have first
class restaurant and eating soloon on the
ground.
The Bridgeville Agricultural Association
will hold their first annual fair on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, October 10, 20
and 81.
A horse belonging to John Pedrick, of
Newport, ran away in Wilmington one day
last week and broke the carriage up and hurt
himself.
Samuel Yearsley, of Port Penn, gives no.
tice of his intention to apply for hotel
license to sell liquors. at the coming term of
Court.
The Milford Necs sets the sum received fol
freight on peaches by the various railroad
and steamboat companies at about $500, 900
this year.
Sheriff Lambson advertises the portion Of
the Smyrna and Delaware Bay Railroad that
lies in this county TO be sold at auction on
the 9th instant.
VIM. Bright, Esq, Of Wilmington, is going
to build o new hotel at Rehob both, four stories
high and with accommodation for several
hundred guests. e Heita -stH
Samuel Townsend wants all who sent
peaches to Europe by the Ohio to meet in ].
7. Budd's Office this afternoon TO hear R. T.
Lockwood's report.
Philadelphia capitalists, it is said, have
been prospecting at New Castle with view
TO starting another mandatory there. Hope
they will do it.
G. W. Cunmins is not cutting down his
peach trees. Not much. He is preparing to
bolt up the split trees at an expense of some
hundreds of dollars.
"Herman d. Patchen," valuable trotting
horse belonging to D. Lord, Of Bridgeville,
died last week. He was one Of the fastest
goers in the State.
The new P. E. Church at Newport being
completed will be dedicated with appropriate
religious services to the worship of God to-
morrow, October 3rd.
The proprietor Of the Wilmington Gazette
announces his intention Of putting in new
press at an early day, when, he promises, his
paper shall be better printed.
Messrs. Eliason 4 Benson purpose keeping
first-class restaurant and eating saloon on
the Fair Grounds near the Grand Stand dur
ing the exhibition next week.
Mark H. Davis, of Milford, has been ap-
pointed, by Collector Prettyman, Deputy
Collector of United States Internal Revenue,
Viee DR.. Davidson, resigned.
Charles F. WELDING. a young man about
30 years old from Brooklyn, committed sui
eide on the Brandywine, near Wilmington,
one day last week. Cause, unknown.
A gentleman from Stanton drove into
wagon and demolished his carriage, while
going into Wilmington last Sunday night,
and had his pocket picked. Unlucky
The Ladies' Department of the Fair, we
understand, is rapidly filing up. hand
some display of useful, pretty and good things
will be made, it is expected, in that quarter.
Reports from Smyrna and Leipsic state that
the horse disease which prevailed in that sec
ton has greatly abated, since the horses are
stabbed instead of being allowed to run out at
night.
A little boy was terribly mangled by being
run over by the cars in Wilmington on We'd
nesday evening. He attempted to jump on
them, while in motion, and fell under the
wheels.
Noah Jacobs, colored man Of Milford,
suddenly disappeared last Tuesday week, and
on Sunday his body was found floating in the
Mispillion river. Suspicious of foul play are
entertained.
Ex-Chancellor Bates and family returned
home from Europe, where they have been
spending the past two or three years, last
week. Judge Bates health is said to be much
improved.
The Delaware House, stables, Smyrna,
were broken into and robbed one night last
week Of some harness and oats. The harness
belonged to Harry Carpenter, the tobacco
mist, of Philadelphia.
John Whitlock is still at large, with no
immediate prospect of being arrested In the
meantime his 'cursed rum hole'' on Ander-
son street is still closed to the great gratifica-
of the citizens.
A negro named Charles johnson stole a
pocket book from lady at the Wilmington
depot last Tuesday. He couldn't give $500
bail, and is boarding with Sheriff Lambson
till Court meets.