Middletown transcript., 1876-03-11
SATURDAY MORNING, MAR. IL, 1875.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS,
Items OF Local Interest.

Items OF Local Interest.
The Commercials New Castle correspon
dent calls the Jail the ''Hotel de Lambson."
The Wilmington Conference OF the N. 3
Church will meet in Wilmington on the 18th
instant
George Chance, Of Philadelphia, is getting
up map of Wilmington, which he expects to
complete in few weeks.
Zadock Townsend, well-known throughout
the county, died at his residence in Whining
ton hundred last Friday.
There is some talk in Republican circles Of
holding their nomination for candidates for
Sheriff and Coroner on Saturday, the 9Th Of
May.
Rev. Mr.. Hunter, pastor Of the N. E. Church
at st. Georges, received donation Visit on
Friday evening, from the members OF his con-
gregation.
J.B Clarkson, Esq, has taken out Letters
az Administration on the estate. OF Frank
Deb. Lynch, late of this hundred, deceased.
See Order.
Mrs. Mary Hill, Of Smyrna, died suddenly
of neuralgia Of the heart last Monday. She
attended church on Sunday, and was appar-
emily in good health.
The Firemen's Centennial Committee have
succeeded in raising some 81 800 for the
erection Of a Delaware Headquarters Build
ing on the Exhibition grounds.
Edward Moore, Of Wilmington, has solu
out bis well-known clothing establishment 10
his son, John II. Moore, who will hereafter
continue the business ia his own name.
The election for members of the New Castle
School Board, held last Saturday, resulted in
the reelection Of Dr.. c. T. Maxwell and the
election of Messrs. Burnham and Scott.
The two Loan Associations of Smyrna hold
their ninth annual meetings in four weeks.
It il supposed that at least one, the Smyrna"
if not both, will wind up within the present
year.
The readings of Rev. G. R. Bristor, in the
Town Hall on Tuesday were attended by
an unusually small audience, but at Dover
on the following night he had many more
hearers.
James Brown, Jr., who resides in Mill
Creek Hundred, New Castle CO., owns two
fine New Foundland dogs which he uses on
an endless chain power to drive grain fan,
cut feed and churn.
The communion service was celebrated al
the Forest Presby yterian Church last Sunday,
when twenty-five persons united with the
church-ive on certificate and twenty on
confession Of faith.
Messrs. Polk 4 Cochran will have their
fourth annual sale Of stock at the Middletown
Hotel next Tuesday. They have large num-
Der Of horses, mules, etc., to dispose OF and
offer good chance for bargains.
George W. Ingram, real estate agent, has
sold the farm on Bombay Hook, Of 1000
acres, owned by R. Fogg, Of Salem, New
Jersey, to Daniel B. Thorp, Of Michigan. an
agent for a colony Of some forty families
Price, $35, 900.
William Schell pilot Of the steamboat
Lamokin was lost overheard from the steamer
last Friday night, whilst op the down trip to
Bridgeton, NJ. Mr.. Schell had been on the
boat for a number Of years. He leaves vile
and three or four children.
The railroad from Middletewn to Elkton
seems to have become fixed fact. We have
information from gentleman, whose word
can be relied upon, that the P.W & B.Co have
determined upon its construction, and that
work will be commenced upon it within few
moutus and pushed rapidly through to com
pletion.
st. Anne's Church.
During the Lenten season the hours OF SER
vice Al st. Anne's church will be on Sundays
at 1890 A. NJ. and Z P. NJ; on Wednesdays.
evening prayer at P. NJ; on Fridays, T.itany
and lecture at Pm. Sunday school at s:l5
A. NJ.
Public sales.
The following sales Of personal property
will take place at the dates named
Polk & Cochran, Middletown, March l4th.
Richard Thomas, near Elkton, Maryland,
March 16.
B.C. Pearee, Hare's Corner, March 20.
Death or DR.. Askew.
Or. Henry r. ADkew, one Of Wilmington's
Oldest and best physicians and Delaware's
most prominent citizens, died at the resi-
dence Of his son-in-law, Job H. jackson, Esq,
in Wilmington, on Saturday morning last in.
his list year. DR.. Askew's well-merited rep
utation as physician, and his character as
man were too we'll known to the people OF
Delaware TO make comment upon his life ne
cessary. 70 his many friends and the public
generally his death cannot fail to be regarded
as most serious loss.
Imposters.
Two strange men, pretending to be sailors,
went to Milford last week and peddled some
kind of cordnroy-looking fabric, which
they represented to be an excellent English
cloth. This they sold in pants and vest pat
terms. They asked from 81 to Sl2 pattern,
but on q pinch would sell for So or So. They
pretended that the goods were smuggled and
a few greenies bit the hook thus baited, and
bought at The higher figures. The fabric was
iu fact nothing more than Canton flannel,
fixed by dyes and starch SO as to really look
like valuable goods.-Smyrna Times.
week or two ago, two men, presumably
the same parties as these Milford peddlers,
sold quantity Of the same kind Of material
which they styled "English Corduroy to
some gentlemen in this vicinity, who proved
themselves ''greenies'' by thus allowing
themselves to be gulled by knavish traders Of
whom they knew no more than they did Of
their goods.
All Of W anamaker Browns wooens are