Middletown transcript., 1876-12-09
SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. ., 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS
Shooting Match Near Middletown.
A shooting match between r. T. Clayto
and Edward Perry took place last Wednes
day near town. Fifteen pigeons a side wer
used, Clayton killing Eve and Perry seven Q
the number. What the purse was, we ar
unable to state.
New Store In Townsend.
Geo W. Ernest has commenced business a
a dealer in general mercbandise-dry goods
groceries, &C., in Townsend. Mr.. Ernest il
good business man and very popular will
his acquaintances, and will, we hope, succeed
well in his new undertaking.
Store Broken Into and Robbed.
The grocery store of A. T. Bradley in thi.
town was broken into on Monday night and
robbed Of $6 in money and some fruit. Al
entrance was effected by boring hole in the
shutters of q back window and removing the
bolt. Suspicion rests upon some young men
in this town as being concerned, but no ar
rests have been made.
Burned to Death.
A sad burning accident occurred in White
hall Neck, near Smyrna, last Saturday. A
little daughter of Motion Richards, aged four
years, had her clothing to take FIRE from the
fireplace, when no one was near. She ran
out to meet her mother, who was some dis
tance from the house, but fell in the yard, and
was dead when her mother reached her.
Divine Service.
The services at Bethel NJ. E. Church pivot
Bridget will be varied on Sabbath morning
next, the 10th inst Prior to the delivery of
the sermon, the pastor will read N. P. Willis
sacred poem, the 'Healing of the Daughter of
Jairus." Services at l02 o'clock, to which
all are cordially invited.
Gro. B. BRsToR Pastor.
Personal.
Mr.. P. q. Boone, of this place, left here on
Tuesday morning for California, where be has
been offered position as teacher in high
school at Oakland in that State. He will 60
by way of the Union and Central Pacific
Railroads, and will, if circumstances will per-
nit run down to Salt Lake and make short
visit to the Mormon City.
Counting the Electoral Vote.
Messrs. John q. Rodney, John W. Sharpe |
and George w. Willen, Delaware's Presiden-
tial Electors, assembled at Dover on Wednes- |
day and cast their votes for Tilden and Hen |
bricks. Mr.. G. Goodwin was appointed mes
senger to carry tie votes to Washington
Governor Cochran and Secretary Grubb were |
both present and issued the proper certificates. |
Safe Burglars Get $4,000 I'm Camden.
The store of Daniel Miff1in, at Camden, in |
this State, was entered BY thieves on Tuesday |
night, and the safe blown open and robbed of |
its contents, consisting Of from $4,000 to
$4,000 in money, government bonds and
bank certificates hardware store was en-
tered the same night and robbed of a large
amount. There is no clue as yet to the rob-
bers, but they are thought to be Philadelphia
cracksmen.
Fire Near Odessa.
The dwelling house on the farm of Mr.. VIM.
s. vandyke, near Odessa, was accidentally
destroyed by FIRE between and o'clock last
Tuesday evening. 1t was occupied by Mr..
Vandykes son, Frank vandyke, who, how
ever, was about leaving the farm with the in
tention of going to Philadelphia to engage in
the commission business. He had just moved
out most of his goods when the FIRE was dis
covered, an the remaining few articles were
readily saved. 1t is said the property was
fully insured.
List or Letters
Remaining in the Middletown Postofice, for
the month ending Nov. 30th, 1876: James
Blockson, James Baton, VIM. P. Bibbs, jack
son P. Cooper, Eliza Crisby, Charles Carda,
Charles E. Cline, Frank Carla, William H.
Dilworth, Vivian Farrell (2), John Frazer,
Sam'l Groome, F. b. Greenwood, Mrs. Han
dain, Minty Havord, Jacob Honker, Judge
Goldsborough Jinkens, Emma Jones, John
Knickerbocker, John B. Lydilott, Nathan
Motherall, Edward Narls, Patrick O'Rielly,
Wilson q. Parks, J. E. Pitts, Henry Seymore,
Emma E. Trice, Joseph Vinson, Elizabeth
Warren, Elizabeth Ward. Persons calling
for the above will please say that they are
advertised. D. L. DUNsING, P. NJ.
Extensive shee Business.
R. M. l. W. T. johnson now have their
machinery all in operation here, in their fac
tory, and are going to change the style of
their firm, preparatory to extending their
business. Hereafter the extensive concern is
to be known as the Diamond State Shoe and
Leather Company, and store is to be opened
in Dover next week, in addition to those here
and at Middletown. Richard NJ, is to take
charge Of the factory here, and will move his
family from Middletown in few days; W
T. goes to Dover to run the store there, while
one of our citizens (yet to be selected) is to
run the store here. They have a capacity
now for manufacturing about 400 pairs of
shoes per day.-Smyrna Times.
Sewing Machine for . Dog. i
Good and well-trained bird dogs are some ,
times regarded as pretty valuable property, 1
and are occasionally sold at pretty high rates.
gentleman residing not hundred miles
from Middletown pas the owner of an excel
lent dog of this kind, we'll broken and good l
hunter, but be don't own him any longer
One of those irrepressible nuisances, sewing |
machine agents, called at this gentleman's I
house, short time since, during his absence 9
and offered to sell his wife sewing machine.
The lady expressed her desire to have ma
chine but declined to buy on the ground that {
she had not the money at hand to pay for it, I
The agent, spying the aforesaid dog, offered +
A.. ..ra. q xna china for 4ho L.. r. .l:. :