Middletown transcript., 1876-04-15
p.sATURDAY MORNING, APRIL Is, 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS
Items OF Local Interest.
Lent closes to-day. Tomorrow will
Easter Sunday.
A church wedding is said to be in perspee
tive for next week in this town.
Four ladies and gentlemen were baptize
by immersion in the Delaware river, at Nez
Castle, last Sunday morning.
The annual meeting of the Trustees of tn
Poor of this county will be held at tn Aims
house on Wednesday, the 26th inst.
The very pleasant and warm weather o
this week caused the blossoms on the peach
trees to open out and the trees are now in
full bloom.
VIM. H. Chadwick, the proprietor of the
Wilmington Museum, is going to turn his
museum into restaurant and temperance
hotel.
Governor Cochran has lately bought the
farm of Henry Jones, near Kennedyville,
Kent Co., Md, containing 173 acres OF I'M
proved land for $64. 10 per acre.
George W. Ingram, real estate agent, has
sold the farm of Mrs. Colville, near Warwick,
Md, containing 100 AGREES, to Mr.. Thomas
Lupton, of Iron Co., Mo for $50 per acre.
]. Henry Rogers, Esq, of New Castle, is
the owner of some old "paper currency"
used in this State more than hundred years
ago. Whether it is to 60 TO the Centennial
or not is not stated.
A man up in Brandywine hundred, New
Castle county, recently had twenty-eight par
tridges sent him from North Carolina, and he
has let them out on his premises to keep up
the stock. They seem to thrive nicely.
On the 26th of the present month, the Odd
Fellows Hall at St. Georges will be dedicated.
The building is now about completed, and
E W. Jester has already removed his drug
store and the postoffice into one of the stores
in it.
A newsboy in Wilmington, one day last
week, sold paper to man in the cars just
as the train was moving off When the boy
looked at his sspenny" he found it was five
dollar gold piece. 1t was too late to rectify
the mistake.
The Sheriff sold by auction the farm known
as the Henry farm, in Red Lion hundred, to
James Ray, Esq, of Newark, Del, Tuesday,
for Sc, 600. The same farm. was sold last fall
for sixty dollars more than it brought. The
sale was then set aside by the Court, because |
Of certain Irregularities in the Sherifss adver-
tisement
The Forest Presbyterian Church.
The meeting Of the Trustees of the Forest
Presbyterian Church, held on Saturday last,
was nearly full one, but two members being
absent. OF the business brought before the
meeting the most important was the report Of
the committee in reference to the purchase of
additional ground to the cemetery. No def
mite action was taken and the matter was left
in the hands of the committee. Action was
also taken in reference to making certain
needed repairs in the church property, and
committee was appointed to make some slight
alterations in the audience-room of the church.
The proposition to remove the organ from its
present position was discussed, but was after
wards abandoned by the committee having it
in charge on account of opposition to the
move.
improvements nt Collins Beach.
Frank Collins, proprietor of the Hygenia
House, Collins Beach, is making extensive
Improvements at his popular resort. He is
building commenced work Tuesday, new
dining room 24x46 feet, to be attached to the
kitchen end Of the hotel. 1t is to be one .
story. The kitchen also to have an addition
of sixteen feet, two stories. The old dining
room is to be converted into an Office,
ladies' toilet room and pantry. The office
will be twelve feet off the end next to the ball
room. The ladies' toilet, for transient vis-
pantry the upper portion, next to the new
dining room. The part now used as an office
will be converted into gentleman's wash
room The new dining room will be set back
of the hall door leading to the carriage gate.
The hall door and end parlor window will be
anobstructed, as now. Lewis Peekey, of this
sown, has the job in hand.-Smyrna Times.
List OF Letters
Remaining in the Middletown Postoffice, for
the week ending April 18th, 1876: Louis
Ball, W. Ballard, Alice Brinkle, Samuel
Cooper, William J. Cullin, Miss Ly lia Ann
Ford, Mrs Mary A. Fee, Miss Emma G. Green,
Miss Lizzie Hinson, Mrs. Rachel Huston,
Perry Jones (2), Mrs. Abigil Lisby, Miss LYDIA
Lanes, Garrett s. Mofitt, Miss Elizabeth Mil
Ter, Bernard Mcmahon, Peter R. Rasner, H.
C. Riggs, Miss Hanna Smith, Miss Salie Sui
Ion, Robert Deshields, Mrs. Eliza Stephens,
Mrs. Annie L. Wilson (2), Miss Rachel Will
son, Mollie ~ Wilson, R. Willer, Mrs. Ann
Eliza Young. D. 1. DUNsTSG, 7. NJ.
The Y. Nj. C. A. sociabIe.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
the M E. Church gave very pleasant enter
tainment at the parsonage last Tuesday even
ing. 1t was largely represented by nearly
every member, now numbering forty-two,
with equal number of ladies making goodly
company to enjoy the varied exercises of the
evening" consisting of music, reading, speech
making, recitation, talking, &c. In grand
style followed the ample provision for the in
uer man. A presentation was made to the
president of the association of handsome
cake. which was duly acknowledged in neat
speech. All agreed having passed a most de-
ightful evening, and trust the gentlemen will .