Middletown transcript., 1876-02-19
SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 10, 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS,

LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS
Items Of Local Interest.
Thanks to Senator Bayard for public docu
ments,
Leap year sociables are the "ragen thi
winter
"Old Prob said last Monday night wa,
going 10 be clear and cold. Didn't he hit il
thought
The firm name of Morris, Tasker Co., o,
New Castle has been changed to The Della.
ware Iron Works, its title in the act Of incor.
poration.
A Boston man, named Whitney, had his
pocket picked Of a pocket-book containing
$500, last Friday night, at the Wilmington
R. R. depot.
John A. Reynolds, Jr., and VIM. Home
wood, Of Newark, went west last week for
the purpose of purchasing cattle for the New
ark stock market.
Rev. Mr.. Walk will preach in St. Angus
tine Church on tomorrow Sunday after
noon at O'Clock, when the holy communion
will be administered.
As previously announced J. h. Rowlenson
began the publication of the Saturday Tisitor
at Newark last week, the first number being
issued on Saturday.
The girls now spend their time in counting
gray horses. The trader who would bring a
drove of those animals to town would receive
the blessings off all the girls in the neighbor-
hood.
The Directors Of the Bridgeville Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society have decided to
hold their second annual fair, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, September Goth,
9th and 2Sth.
The Wilmington Gazette not long since was
furnished with a new press and now it has
put in a new Babcock engine. This does not
look as if it was going to be consolidated
with the Herald.
Messrs Polk Cochran and L. P Mcdowell
have large droves OF fine young mules, lately |
brought by them from the West, which they |
are offering for sale at the stables adjoining
the MiddIetown Hotel.
Col. Clayton has moved George Wilson's
cabinet shop opposite the bank on Broad
street, back from the street preparatory to
building him wareroom and furniture store
in front of the shop.
Messrs. J. NJ. Cox L Bro, have moved their
blacksmith shop back from Broad street lit
tie to the rear of their coach works, making
decided improvement in the appearance Of
things in that neighborhood.
A vessel laden with potatoes was wrecked
on The beach near Lewes the day of the big
gale, and the Lewes people ished up the pota-
toes and got fine supply. She had more
than 300 barrels on board.
B. C. Pearce held his big stock sale at
Hare's Corner on Monday, Notwithstanding
the rain, and it was largely attended and
things brought good prices. Mr.. P. is said
to be collecting stock for another sale.
The services at the Methodist Church will
probably continue for weeks to come. Large
audiences meet nightly at y o'clock. A
female prayer meeting is held daily at 3
o'clock Enquiry meetings at 81 o'clock are
held every evening. More than fifty have
professed conversion.
The high price of fertilizers is much COM
planned of by farmers as being SO heavy tax
upon their pockets as to almost preclude their
use. The poudrette, manufactured by Mr..
G. n. Gallagher, Of Wilmington, presents in
great measure remedy for this evil The
price, $22.5O, is within the means of even
the smaller farmers, while its qualities are so
well attested by numerous persons who have
used it. that nobody would run much risk in
making use of it.
sheri6's Sale.
Sheriff Lambuon sold at Kirkwood, on Sat-
urday last, the farm Of Samuel Frazier, con-
tanning little more than 202 acres, in PEN
land, for Sc, 900.
washington's Birthdsy.
Next Tuesday, Washington's Birthday,
being legal holiday, the banks will not be
opened for business. Persons who may have
notes falling due on that day will have TO
attend to them on Monday, on which day the
Directors will hold their weekly meeting.
Public Sales.
The following sales Of personal property
will take place at the dates named
Rich'd Townsend, neat Townsend, Feb. %.
James Dodsop, Middletown, February %.
John NJ. Rothwell, on the Levels, Feb "a.
R. Il. Guy, near Summit Bridge, Feb. 25.
W. J. Eliason, Mount Pleasant, Feb. 20.
H. T. Massey, St. Augustine, Md, March Q.
James G. Lecompte, Kirkwool, March 7.
sale Postponed.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather on
Taesday, Mr.. Richard Townsend felt obliged
to defer his sale, which was to have taken
place on that day, and consequently post
poned it until Tuesday next, 22d. Mr..
Townsend has large amount of valuable
property to dispose of and persons who need
will 6nd it to their advantage to attend his ,
sale.
Car Building At Wilmington.
According to the Commercial the car build
ing industry in that city is quite active.
new work is being done. and :
not little repairing. The near approach of
the centennial exhibition is attributed as the =
immediate cause Of the activity, but the !
builders state that their orders are such as in
dicate mere than mere spasmodic demand. r
They express the opinion that the bottom has
been reached in the depression Of their busi-
ness and anticipate better times in the future.
The factories are not yet running up TO their.
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