Middletown transcript., 1875-04-24
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Local and State Affairs.

Frigid Zone weather in the early part Of this
week
Ten Liquor Licenses were grahtedto appi-
,cants ID Sussex county a.the recent term Of
court
The Odd Fellows will celebrate the institu-
ton Of their Order next Monday, throughout
the country.
At the regular meeting Of the Mutual Loan
Association (new pian) on Tuesday night
funds sold at .s5 per share premium.
The Corporate seal Of the Peninsula Agri-
cultural and Pomolosieal Association has
been receivsd and = vsf5 pretty seal.
"A. B.rRothcbild's great show-circus and
menagere-wilts exhibit 10 this town next
T,..S2&. SsfsssAtsN
Mayor CHM held his first court last satur-
day-for the trial Of parties for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct.
At the meeting Of the new City Couneil Of
New Casfle. on Saturday, George Maxwell,
son OF Dr.. G. I. Maxwell formerly Of Middle
town, waselectei clerk t5AAH
A New Jersey fisherman, named Leonard
Adams, was drowned il the Delaware BY the
capsizing Of his boat last Friday night week.
The peaches are, according to the Times,
thought not to be injured in the neighbcr-
hood Of Smyrna yet, at least not to any great
extent.
Arrangements are being made for sort Ct
a competition spelling Bee between the cham
pion spoilers Of Wilmington and Coatesyille
in aid Of the Centennial. s ty 1895
The quarterly convention of the |. o. Of q.
T. was held at Christiana village on Wednes-
day. Representations were in attendance
from all the lodges il the county and pleas
ant time was had.
The Grangers of this county it is said
are making move toward getting up
ceunty Grange out Of the various subordinate
oranges. A meeting for the purpose will be
held in Wilmington on the first Saturday in
May
Bishop Lee Is going to lecture to the good
people Of Newark in St. Thomas church,
this evening, on his recent trip to Mexico snd
tell them what he saw there. Wish the st.
Anne's folks would get him to deliver that
lecture here.
The New York and Washington Express,
p. W. h B. Railroad on Friday Of last week,
ran from Gray's Ferry to Wilmington, ~
miles in 81 minutes and from Wilmington to
Baltimore, stopping at Perryville fonr min
utes. rs miles in 81 minutes. Pretty good
travelling that.
Three young ladies who had been attend
ing the tables at the Catholic fair in Will
mington on Monday evening, were waylald
while returning home and attacked BY 9
party ofrufians with the intention it is sup
p,esed Of relieving them Of the proceeds from
the Fair. They ran, screamed and escaped.
Initiating the example Of the miners and
other white labores in other cities, the negro
workmen employed by Walton, Whann 4
Co.. of Wilmington struck for higher wages
last Tuesday, and are now hanging around
the works threatening violence TO anybody
who goes TO work in their places.
New Leo Dream Saloon. $8EB fs
Francis Taroni has rented thestore room
s. f. Corner Main and Broad Sts., and is
fitting it up for bakery, ice cream saloon
and confectionery This will be an improve
ment to this part Of the town, and as Mr.. y
is an enterprising man, he deserves TO meet
with success.
A Great Conaplimsnt TO . Great show.
OfA. B. Rothchild's Royal Victoria Men
agrie. Asio-African Caravan and Continental
Circus, which is to pitch its monster double
divided tents here on Tuesday, April 9th,
the London Times editerialy says: sThe
richness suggested by its name is more than
sustained by the evidences Of its internal
wealth. Of presentations and representations y
From one 50 chary of compliment as is the
uGreat Thunderer'' this is praise Of quality
which carries with itconviction.
A Delawarean Robbed in Maryland.
a young man from Delaware, named Clen-
ents, an agent for, the sale Of soap, was at-
tackled BY three men or youths, on Tuesday
night week, on lot in the rear Of Prices
Hotel, overpowered and robbed Of his pocket
book, containing $83. The mode Of attack
was SO filthy as to be un6; for publication
sufficient TO say that the young mans eyes
and mouth were filled with stable litter, SC
that he could neither see nor give an alarm
The empty pocket book was found not fal
from the scene Of the robbery-but the scoun
drels who took it from young Clements have
not been arrested, although suspicion rests on
certain parties about town.-Ellton Democrat
The Congregation stiii without Pastor
The NJ. E. Church, of this town, is still
without a pastor. The Rev. Mr.. PhGbus
who was consigned to this place by the Con
ference, was rejected by the church, not how
ever. because they did not like him-for the,
,oon upon him as good man and goot
nr,achsr, and under any other circumstances
,yon,N efadly have taken him as their paste
lint because they were SO badly treated bJ
The Bishop. It appears that from the TIM
Conference convened, up ts within an hou
of adjournment, it was knor" that the Rev
Mr.. Ridgewsy lhe having been asked for) wa
to be the pastor. having been put down 70
thi, place. But when the appointments wer
resd Il was then discovered thai Ar. Phebus
who was at first consigned to Laurel, Del
was marked down fer Elktop. II this tat
been the FIRST time that this church bad beei
imposed upon, nothing would have been sa''
about it, but it has been SO from time to time
IfMr. Phnbus had at 6rst been appointed IN
steaa ef Mr.. Ridgeway, It gOpld have Deer
all right. But it was known that ar. h'oge
way was set down for here, and wnen, g ~
eleventh hour, it was discovered that IN
Bishop had made The change which sen. Mr
phnbus to Elkton, everybody Was surprised
n,n3 Democrat