Middletown transcript., 1876-08-05
SATURDAY MORNING, AUG. 5, 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.
Item. of Local Interest.

LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS
Items OF Local Interest.
Depredations by tramps are reported from
the upper portion of the county
Watermelons, both home raised and i'm
ported, have been in our market for some two
weeks but the price still keeps up.
The Wilmington police made l37 arrests
during the month of june of which 45 were
for drunkenness. Wilmington whiskey must
be very bad. 4r.ssrr ftf.sl stf As-k
Some Wilmington workmen found brick
in an old wall, few dcys ago, with the
figures l776 marked on it. Of course it must
go to The Philadelphia show.
The Governor has reappointed James NJ.
Watson, Esq, of Wilmington Justice of the
Peace and Notary Public, for seven years. n
Henry Davis, Esq, as executor, will have
an auction sale of the personal property OF
Isaac Caulk, cold, late of Appoqunimink
Hundred, deceased, on Thursday next 10th
inst
The First National Bank Of Milford has
bought $34, 900 worth of bonds to secure its
circulation. This was the first instalment,
and ten per cent. additional Is required to be
deposited each month until all their capital is
deposited.
Forest Presbyterian Church. N
This church will ID. W be open for Divine
service tomorrow Sunday morning at the
usual hour. Rev. G.. W. Kennedy will Off
ciate H H
Election To-day.
The Democratic election for the adoption or
rejection of the new rules of the party, in this
county, will take place to-day. All Demo-
Gratis should vote for or against them.
Corner Stone Laying.
The corner stone oe the new NJ L. Church
al Summit Bridge will be laid on Friday
afternoon next with services appropriate to
the occasion. The public are cordially in-
vited to attend the ceremonies. f}-.}sE Il
Real Estnte Sale.
j. H. Thomas, real estate agent at Milling
ton, Md, has sold for Hamilton Morton, Esq,
of this town, q farm in Queen Anne county,
Nd, containing l75 acres, to Wn,. ] Ban-
berger, of Pennsylvania, for $4,000.
BIackbird Camp Meeting. l
The managers of this camp have decided to
continue it over next Sunday Rev. ]. F.
Morrell, of,N j, will preach at 10 o. clock in
the murning, and Rev. L. G. Matlack, D. D.,
of Middletown, at 8 in the afternoon.
The Laurel Fair. q
The Board of Directors of the Laurel Pen ,
insula Agricultural and Mechanical Associa- |
tion have decided to hold their third annual
exhibition on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday \
and Friday. October l7th, 18th, 18th and q
Goth, next.
Trains Taken On.
On August 1st the Delaware train whcn q
leaves Wyoming at so a. m. and the P. W.
4 B. train which leaves Wilmington at TAO a
a. M. wns withdrawn. The $50 q. m. train I
from Delmar over the Delaware R. R., and i
the 6 80 a. m. train from Wilmington .on the J
P. W. & B. R. R. will stop at all stations on 0
both sides An additional train will be run c
between New Castle and Wilmington, leaving O
New Castle at 7.35 a. m. p
Business Change.
Mr.. Clarence Anderson has sold all his in c
tefest, including the stock and fixtures and il
store-house, in the drug store lately kept by
him in Middletown to DR.. Adkisson, who will
continue the business. During his brief So
journ in Middetown Mr.. Anderson made
many friends who will part with him with !.
regret. The new proprietor is a physician :;
and skilled pharmacist and the business will II
not suffer in his hands. We wish him success. 4
Warming to smokers. Ftaa
On Sunday evening last young man near
Portsville, called on some ladies. He was 's
smoking cigar at the time, and, while :. :.
standing near one of the ladies, knocked the =
ashes from it. spark, it seems, lodged in u
the folds of the lady's dress, and, the wind VI
tanning it, it was soon ablaze, and, although
the young man threw heavy piece of carpet pr
around her, her dress was destroyed, her un- FL
derclothing scorched, and her right shoulder pr
blistered. The affair created quite an excite in
ment in the neighborhood. .-Seaford Citizen. tn
The Laborers' Meeting. X,
Martin Farrell meetings have been broken ru
up. Mayor Whiteley attended the last one tu
and informed Mr.. Farrell and his audience nc
that the meetings must be stopped, and that
they couldn't hold any more Of them. Mr.. pa
Farrell undertook to order the mayor out of ur
he hall, but His Honor threatened him with W,
arrest, if any trouble occurred, and that end ne
ID that part of it. The great wou.d-be COM
nune leader then made lengthy harangue do
lfter which the meeting was adjourned to ba
meet no more. Who will care for Martin ho
low?
Delaware College. ms
The annual circular of our State institution We
las just been issued. The next collegiate Al
ear will begin on September 9th. The
egular faculty remains, as heretofore, COM sci
'osed of President Purnell, Professors Porter, grt
iackey, Wolf, and Jefferis. There are three
curses of study-the Classical, the Scientific tin
nd Agricultural, and the Literary. The so
ircular submits an estimate of expenses for
be collegiate year of 3s weeks, as follows:- the
Oard fS3 per week) S114. tnition %60
Dom rent and incidental, $40 total $ls4.
his is extremely moderate. Students are
squested to provide their own books, and .:t
iel for their private rooms will be furnished =. -.
cost Studenta who receive the scholar- ~.