Middletown transcript., 1875-01-23
SATURDAY MORNING. JAN. as. 1875.
Local and State Affairs.

5 Local and State Affairs.
MAstang Of the Trustees sf the Peer.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the Trus-
tees of the Poor will be held at the County
Aims House next Wednesday. Persons who
have bills aeainss the Trustees are requested
TO send them TO VIM. Reynolds the Treasurer.
or hand them to the Trustee Of their Hundred.
Rsvival q y. 0eesges.
The religious revival in the N. B. Church,
ct 81. Georges, Rev. T. P. Hunter, Pastor,
still continues with great interest. Upwards
,of so persons have professed sonvsrsion since
the beginning Of the meeting, and "a At Port
Penn. iA 6 z JtsslstAsi ~
0evernsr PsnAsr's Last Appsansnsnt.
On Monday evening Gov. Ponder made his
, 4hisllsst appSintnsat. This ~as tins q Al
jatant General Of the State Militia upon Will
liam Reynolds, Esq, of Wilmington. This
Office has bees held BY Col. E. D. Porter, Of
Newark since 1863, at which time he received
it from Gov. Cannon.
Concert and Festival.
The ladies and gentlemen of the Forest
Presbyterian Church of this town, have made
arrangements with Mr.. NJ. L. Lichtenstein, Of
Wilmington, to give concert of vocal and
instrumental music in the Town Hall, on
Tuesday evening next. At the close Of the
csncert, there will be Festival of. good
things to which ali will be welcome on the
payment Of their money.
TAs asnaeglsrs, cssvAstsA.
In the o. 8. Court, At wilmington, last
week W. H. EIlesood, Joshua Ellegood and
VIM. L. Crosby were convictsd Of smuggling
sugar from the bark Masonic, at the Break
water, last June, and on Monday were SEN
tened to pay, each, fue Of 800, and be
imprisoned four months Two Of them we're
convicted on the evidesce and the third plead
guilty. The testimony indicated that viola-
tions Of the customs laws were frequent at the
Breakwater.
Port Penn Grange No. ..
Patrons of Husbandry, Installed the follow
ing officers on last Wednesday evening week,
for the ensuing year: Worthy Master, Thos.
F. Dilworth; Overseer, Rufus Stewart; Lee
turer James McMullen Steward, James jan
yier Assistant Steward, John McNullen
Chaplain, Henry Price; Treasurer, W. 4.
CIeAver; Secretary, John b. vaadegrift
Gate Keeper, J.. A. Cleaver Flora, Mrs. A.
J. vaudegrift; Pomona, Mrs. H. Price Ceres,
Mrs. Thos. F.. Dilworth Lady Assistant
stsw4sas Nh. v. 4. CleavsE sFt , !
ssxasn Death sf : Yssas HAN.
Mr. EugeneJ J. Barr, Of this town, died rather
suddenly at his fathers residence in Whining
ton on Wednesday, having been sick but
shFee days He eonplained Of feeling unrsll,
onsSatatday afternoon, and by advice Of his
uacle, DR.. W. h. Barr, be started to go home
to his father's house, but was taken very i'll,
ON the cars, 90 much 30 as to become delirious
before he reached home. His disease, We
believe, was scarlet and typhoid ttver. Ar.
Barr had bat rscendy taken chargslof the
drug store purchased for him BY his father of
Dr.. W. H. Barr, Of this placs.
a o.Ssrnassrsai Appsanss,snsasIi
His ExcelIeucy, Governsr Cochran, on
Wednesday, appointed Major Joseph Hsnson,
~ thls Sown, soas q. his Aids de Camp,
and promoted him to the rank Of Colonel.
Should the Delaware fishery difficulties lead
70 war with yersey, our State troops usder
the command Of the newly appointed General
and tho newly commissioned Colonels would
probably give the ''Spanierds = 'rougn
s.a 80. hs,s.ss, ialsA A.lA 1tlk4taA
Among his other aids appointed are DR.. g.
+. Maxwell ana John b. Rodney, Of New
fOsstle. VIM. Dsaa, of Newark, J. H. Walker,
Of laiddl stowa, J. g. Te~nsend. ofTownend.
rae Dsnhay Heck Railrssd. M
The ansual meeting Of the stockholders o!
the Smyrna L Delaware Bay Railroad Com
Z -pany was held at the otRcs Of Asssrs. J. g.
4. q. Stockly, in this town, on Wednesday
last, when the following Board Of Directors
,was, elected William s. Sneden, long
Branch; John F. Bingham and William
Hieth. New York h. G. Douglass, John h.
Hotfecker, and N. r. Wilds. Smyrna; }.
Frank Wilds, Ksnton.
In the evening the new Board Of Directors
held = meeting at the Delaware House, John
r Hooecker in the chair, N. +. Wilds, Sec
retary) when William s. sneden was unani-
mously elected President ef the Board and
John F. Bingham Secretary and Treasurer.
L. D Bruen was elected General Snperintsn-
dent and Chief Engineer.
Al this meeting of the Directors some en-
couraging eutgivings were made for the road
~hich may be Of interest to state II will
n. remembered that the road vas sold BY thu
Sheriff to tie American Dredging Company
last Sprisg. The Dredging Company have in
aurn sold it to Jay Gould, the deed having
,ta.n executed at Dover last week, BY Mr.
Massey and Col. Bingham. At the same tint
all outstaading judgments against ne foae
were satisfied. NJ. Gould therefore now own
tbe road in fee simple. Col. Bingham, vhs
voted bis $2s, 900 worth Of sioak st the eiee
ia. assured the Directors that the affairs 9
~. ,o.d now presented their most favorable
outlook; that Mr.. sneden, who was appoin.
"A receives Of the New Jersey Southern roat
.e,er IN. crash, bed managed to bring the At
s.;r. Of ,aid read W and run it on . sslf-sus
..inins basis and nov hes its affairs in mo.
encouraging aspect; that h is thorough
r.;lroad busiasss man and will seek ct ono
20 utsliss the Bombay Hook road; that D
vtll shortly secure Mr.. Gouid's controilini
interest in the Kest County road, ana ina
-. line VIII most probably be opened IRON
ch.stertown to Bombay Hook 10 'h. spring
and further that Mr.. Brusn, the Chief Engi
,neer, (who built the road) will begin 70 = !
mn the line and put it in running order u
connection with a line Of boats to Phila.
w. Fred. Gefker, President OF the kea
count, road. was present at the Deiawar