Middletown transcript., 1876-03-18
SATURDAY MORNING, MAR. is, 1876.


words. Marriages and deaths inserted free.
TERMS: Cash in advance, invariably.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAR. ls, 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.
Items Of Loeal Interest.
Rev. Vaughan Smith will preach in the
ME- Church both morning and evening to-
morrow.
The Milford people want the WilminRion
N. E. Conference to hold ia next annual ses-
sion in that town. e. 1'4 iA
The hotel Of VIM. Anthony, at Stanton.
was burglarized one night lAst week to the
extent of some Eve or six dollars.
A reduction Of about Is per cent. in the
freight charges en- the Delaware railroad is
: promised to 90 into effect on Monday next
George W. jackson, Of New Castle hun
dred, has removed TO Indiana, where be will
take charge OF large stock farm, near In
dianapolis.
The name Of the Newark paper, heretofore
called the Saturday Visitor has been changed
to the Nesca,k Record which is much more
appropriate.
We are indebted to hon. Eli Salisbury for
a number Of Cons sressional Records and other
public documents, for which be will please
accept our thanks.
Round-,rip tickets will be issued from all
stations on the Delaware and P. ".
railroads at reduced fare during the sitting
of Conference at Wilmington.
A thunder storm, with lightning, passed
over this place last sunday night. No harm
was done beyond wakening folks up and
soaring some timid oLes.
VIM. Walker, of Newark, was taken with
q 6t of appoplexy, about ten o'clock last
Saturday night and, despite the efforts Of
physicians, died within few hours.
Governor Cochran has appointed Albert h.
Silver, Esq, of New Castle hundred, Levy
Court Commissioner, to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal OF Geo. W. jackson.
Georgetown, Sussex county, has colored
citizen wko claims TO be one hundred and
three years old, and can cut and split hun
dred rails q day, AFTER walking mile todoit
The building formerly occupied BY. Hiram
Deal, on Oass street, has been femsVed to
North Broad street, near Main, and hereafter
will be used as the headquarters for the Town
Council
sour Sunday. School," a handsome eight
page Sunday School papers . Centennial
offering Of the Superintendent Of the N. 3.
Church, was issued from this Office this
week.
Fofty-two persons were immersed at the
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, Of Will
mington, last Sunday evening. This was the
result of extra religious services lately held
in the church.
The houses of James Springer, Esq and
Hon W. Il. .Purnell, President of the College
at Newark, were entered BY thieves ono
night last week, and some silver ware and
Other yaluseles stolen. saF3xEEf>sa Il
The display of fancy goods, ETC., in the
large show windows Of s. N. Reynolds
store, arranged BY Mr.. R. G. Jones, whose ex-
cellent taste In these matters is hard to sur
pass, presents handsome and attractive ap-
pearance. g
George, or ''Reddy" Revis, who escaped
from New Castle Jail, where be was awaiting
trial on charge Of burglary, last July, was
captured BY three Wilmington policemen on
Sunday morning, and returned TO the care
of Sheriff LambSon.
Almost Fire.
The roof of the blacksmith shop Of Messrs.
I'M. Cox Brother, caught fire on Tuesday,
and but for its timely discovery and extinc-
ton, a big conaagration might have re-
suited.
Public sales.
The following sales OF personal property
will take place at the dates named:
B.C. Pearce, Hare's Corner, March 20.
John A. Reynolds, Jr., near Newark, Del,
March 20.
Amos W. Lyach, Middletown, March %.
Fine sheep At Psslie sale.
Mr.. John A. Reynolds, Jr., wilfsell at pub
lie sale on his farm, near Newark, on wednes-
day next his stock and farming implements
Among the stock are 70 head of fine Leices-
ter ewes, which Mr.. R. brought from the West
last summer. They are in 6ne condition, and
persons wanting sheep may 6nd it to an ad-
vantage to attend the sale.
81. Patriek's Day. .-.4.,---
st.fatrick showed his keep yesterday. The
day before had been very stormy one, and
Yesterday the weather cleared of, and we all
thought We were going to have nice day.
but about half.rast II O'Clock it began to
rain. and kept il up for two or three hours,
finally turning to snow, and for time the
white fakes fell thick and fast.
sAsrlA.s sale.
Sheriff Lambson sold last week, at the hotel
of James G. Townsend, at Townsend, farm
Of 275 acres. in Appoquinimink, the property
of Joseph W. vandegrifs to Andrew Spea'
for Sll,5oO, which is 81 200 less than it
brought at the previous sale. he also sold
at the same time, a lot Of land in Fieldsboro
the property Of Charles P. SilcoI, to Ma
thaniel Williams for $500.
sheri9alty Candidate.
Mr.: Benjamin Morris, candidate for Sheriff
called upon rs on Tuesday. He was the only
one q the many aspirants, for the people,
favor whom We saw at Messrs. Polk l. Coch
rams sale. In speaking Of bis chances" Mr.
Morris says be thinks he will run well in thi'
hundred. He 10 very courteous gentleman,
and should be secure the nomination, would
no doubt prove strong candidate.
New Elarawprs stsrs.