Middletown transcript., 1875-12-18
Local and State Affairs.

SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. ls, 1875.
Local and State Affairs.
Items or Local Interest.
Muskrat catching is an important interest
near Milford.
Smyrna folks are going to "Hop" on the
evening Of the 2sth inst.
Georgetown is improving at the rate oI
twelve dwelling houses.
religious revival is in progress in the N.
E. Church NJ Delmar.
Out of 5, TAG Government Offices at Wash
ington, Delaware is entitled to l6.
The Delaware State Centennial Board will
meet in this town on the 9th of January,
next.
Smyrna's widowers are troubled with boils
on their necks. The Times says there is quite
an epidemic that way.
R. g. Knight, Esq., it is said, is about to
leave Delaware. He has placed his farm in
the hands Of agents TO be sold.
"A woman named Sarah Finlan, IS years
DID, was found dead near Claymont last
week, along side of fence.
The Herald and Commercial have been hav-
ing a lively set.to lately about the virtues and
ills Of education and ignorance.
The sale of Jos. W. vandegrift's farm, BY
the sheriff, to Andrew Spear, was set aside
by the court, at its recent session.
Harrington is improving. Four dwelling
houses are in course Of erection, and the Rail-
road Company are preparing to put up new
depot building.
A Mrs Smith was found dead at the house
of Thomas Dyer. near Harrington, on We'd
nesday evening. She was Dyer's house
keeper.
The Hayes Qaartette, of Philadelphia, have
been engaged to give a concert in Dover,
some time soon, for the benefit of the Y. NJ.
@. A. of that town.
Some burglars got into Stidham Sons
auction rooms, in Wilmington, Wednesday
night, and helped themselves to goods to the
amount of $500 or $500.
A farmer near Frederick beat an apprentices
boy 30 severely that some guuners who saw
him in the act had him arrested, and the ].
p. indicted him for cruelty.
By direction of the Board of Education our
school biographies are hereafter to contain
map of the Delaware and Maryland Penin-
sula. Won't that be nice?
r. R. r. Rothwell, now of White Clay
Greek, formerly Of the Levels, announces him.
self as candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for sheriff next year. !.
A foolish young girl like to have frozen
herself TO death recently reading love stories
in wood shed, because her father wouldn't
let her read them in the house. a
! The Seaford Citizen is terribly anxious to
have police force in that town to keep OF
sfblood thirsty villains who roam about the
country in search of plunder."
The National Rifles having received the
proper commissions from the Governor, Della
ware has now four military companies to re-
presentsher 10 the Centennial parade.
"A gunner scarelessly left his gun on the
railroad track on Gunpowder bridge, one day
last week, and got it smashed up as we'll as
nearly throwing the engine OF the track.
A Milford chap forgot to get out Of the rear
car at Clayton last Saturday night and had
10 remain at Smyrna till Monday, sans bat
and baggage which we're in another car.
" Francis Vincent, Esq, of Wilmington,
has been elected member cf the Golden
Club, Of London. compliment, be thinks,
to his 'Anglo Saxon Confedsracy scheme"
, The State Centennial Board has decided
not to erect building for headquarters for
our people on the Centennial grounds. They
don't show interest enough in the exhibition.
The Times don't think much of Bishop
Haven's nominating President Grant for a
third term. II thinks the parson had better
attend to church business and let politics
alone.
Governor Cochran, few days ago, par
doned John Hanly, convicted in November
1874 OF assault with intent to rob, and sem
tenced to two years Imprisonment III health
was the reason.
The Teachers Institute for Kent county was
held in the Court House, at Dover, last week.
The exercises were pretty much after the same
! style as at the Institute in Middletown, and
were very interesting.
The colored folks Of Wilmington are max
ing efforts 10 start the publication of a weekly
paper in the interests Of their race, in that
city. The first number is expected 10 appear
on the 1st of January.
Wilmington man, calling himself c. F.
Watrons, went down 10 Million, Sussex co.,
recently and after cutting up some tall didoes,
wound up BY leaving the hotel without pay
! ing his bill, and carrying of the landlords 3
umbrella and dog. He is now iu Georgetown
Jail.
While on visit to the Moody 4 Sankey
meetings recently, Adj. General William Rey.
nolds recognized in Mr. Moody former &C
quaiutance and clerk in store in Niles,
Michigan. Mr.. N. at FIRST, did not recognize
Mr.. r. but recollected him on hearing bis
name.
Real Estate Sale.
George W. Ingram, real estate agent Of our
town, has sold the COLCHESTER Farm in Kent
co., Nd, Immediately on Chesapeake Bay, to
John Ambruster, of Camden. The farm con-
tains lt50 acres, and was sold for $23, 500,
which was very cheap.
The Wilmington 4 Reading Railroad.
At a meeting of the first mortgage bond
holders of the Wilmington Reading Rail-
(. road Company in Philadelphia on Tuesday,
Matthew Baird, of the commi,tee appointed TO
fix on plan Of foreclosure of the first NOR .
gage h0nds, reported plan of purchase 10