Middletown transcript., 1876-06-10

II. Foster, of Wilmington; David G. Rose, {
Appoquinimink, and Henry S Truitt, q
Wilmington. These are all good men and an
one Of them would make a good candidate
and. if elected, good officer.
! The cards Of all these gentlemen will b
found in another part of the TRANscRIpT.
Delaware College Commencement.
| The annual examinations AT this institution
are now being held, preparatory to the com
meneement. which will take place on the 2ls
instant The exercises will commence OF
Sunday, the 18th, with the Bacalaureate ser
mon which will be preached by Rev. Jame
P. Wilson, D. D., a former President Of tn
College. On Tuesday morning, June goth
the annual meeting of the Board of Trustee
will be held. This will doubtless be an in
teresting meeting as questions of considerable
importance TO the welfare of the institution
will be discussed.
The programme OF the remaining exercises
is as follow Tuesday, 8 P. M.-Anniver
sary of the Athenaan Society: Grafton by
James 7. johnson, Esq, Of Georgia, formerl,
Of Newark, and graduate of the College o
the class of '5s. The society address will b.
delivered by Mr.. John R. Martin, of Pennsyl
vania, and the farewell address by Mr.
George Balderston, one of the present gradu.
ating class.
Wednesday, June 2lst-At IL A. NJ, the
Commencement exercises Grafton by Hon
John w. Crisfeld, of Md; Addresses by the
graduating class and comforting Of degrees
At P. NJ, the meeting Of the Alumni. Al
P NJ, Anniversary of the Delta Phi Lite
rary Society; Grafton by P. D. Keyser, NJ. D.
Addresses by members of the society. Many
former students of The College are expected to
attend this Commencement, and as there is
quite numerous class of graduates, more
than ordinarily interesting occasion is aatic-
ipated.
Delightful Entertainment.
On Monday evening musical soiree was
given at the Middletown Academy by Mrs.
Stevens, wife of Prof T. s. Stevens, the prin-
cipal, assisted by number of young ladies
who have for some few weeks past been re-
ceiving musical instruction from Mrs. S.
The capacious parlors of the academy were
we'll filled with an audience of ladies and
gentlemen friends and guests of the principal
and the lady participants. The entertain
ment was opened with Banjo Duett' on
the piano, by Mrs. and Miss Annie Stevens.
This was succeeded by beautiful solo, Ruth
and Naomi" by Miss Lizzie Blackiston, after
which followed "The Whippoorwills, duett,
by Miss Sadie Howell and Prof. Stevens
"May Dew," solo, by Miss Annie Roberts
Thalberg's 'Home, Sweet Home" piano, by
Miss Fannie Howell "Mermaids' Evening
Song" by Misses West Blackiston and
"The Bridge" by Miss Sadie
Howell; "Murmuriog Song (piano) by Miss
Annie Stevens; "Welcome, my Bonnie Lad"
a charming Scotch song, by Miss Mollie West;
"Alpine Song" Duet, Mrs. Stevens and Miss
L. Blackiston; ''Birdie Looking out for Me-"
"La Farfalletta," Qtal.) and "LEstasi,"
(Ital. J, Mrs. Stevens; "Romeo and Juliet"
Prof and Mrs. Stevens, and sThe Swallows
Mrs Stevens and Miss L. Black
iston.
All the songs and instrumental pieces,
some Of which were quite difficult, were finely
rendered, winning hearty applause from the
audience and rejecting great credit upon the
performers, as well as upon their instructress.
Much interest was manifested by the audience
n the performances and at their close all ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased with the
,vening's entertainment.
P.S.-The ladies who purpose giving the
estival to which reference was made last
week, in the Academy grounds on Monday
md Tuesday evenings next, are endeavoring
o arrange with Mrs. Stevens for repetition,
IN one or both of those evenings, of some Of
he songs sung on Monday evening.
Democratic Delegate Election.
On Saturday afternoon last elections were
,eld throughout the State for delegates to
he Democratic State Convention, which meets
n Dover Oh Tuesday, June l3th for the pur-
pose Of choosing delegates TO the National
which meet at St. Louis, on the
7th instant In this county, and more par
icularly in the city of Wilmington, the elec-
ion was made to assume the shape OF con.
est, and pretty spirited one, too, over the
hoice Of delegates to the St. Louis Conven-
ion from this county This contest was car
led on principally by the friends and oppo.
rents Of John O'Byrne, Esq, whose name has
,een freqently used in connection with Della
yare's delegation to the National Convention.
n many places the contest was waged with
3 much zeal as though the choice of State
II national officers was involved. The vote,
hough, was light one, notwithstanding the
Urgent endeavors of the frien0s of the oppos-
ng candidates 10 bring out the voters. In
Wilmington the total number of votes polled
vas I'LL. The delegates chosen were Jsmes
4. Plunkett, First ward Peter U. Furry,
second ward; John G. Glatts, Third ward
lewis Paynter, Fourth ward John H. Publ,
fifth ward Thomas NJ. Ogle, Sixth ward
!. R. Springer, Seventh ward; William G.
Price, Eighth ward Martin Farrell, Ninth
ward, and John Guthrie, 10th ward. Of these
he Herald claims that six are favorable to
lr. O'Byrne, viz; those of Second. Fourth,
Ihh, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth wards, and
be remainder to Mayor Whiteley. Of those,
however, Mr.. O'Byrne claims, two (Messrs.
Publ and Guthrie) had no opposition and
lad not pledged themselves TO any one, and
me (Mr. PRICE, accorded to Mr.. Whiteley is
lso understood to be unpledged to and TN
for either of the candidates.
IN THE COUNTY.
The delegates chosen in the various hun
lreds in the county, are the following:
Brandywine, West-John O'Byrne, VIM
A. Husbands. VIM T. Talley.