Middletown transcript., 1876-02-26

words. Marriages and deaths inserted free.
TERMS: Cash in advance Invariably.
SATURDAY MORNING. FEB 2e. 1876.
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LOCAL AND STATE. AFFAIRS
s.sssaaslt .a7TEi Sfnras
Items u l1seai Iaeesest. yisssi9i4 . w
The election for Commissioner and sothe
town officers will be held on Monday week,
The Sssssz ylossaa! ,sys Baltimore huh
dred is the most independent and therefore
the most moral hundred in the State,
The Good Will Engine Company, of Nev
Castle, celebrated the eve Of Warrington
Birthday with grand masquerade ball.
The Breakwater Light publishes q rumo
that steamboat xill ply .betTesn LAwes ant
PhiladeIphia next summer, but won't swea,
to it.
Lewis Thompson and william n. Candy
OF Wilmington, have. been invited TO ac
With the State Board Of Centennial Commits.
sioners. sz.aa.s ~ .;sss e.-,irs .sai.ss.a
Benjamin Norris. of swilming,on. an
nounees -himself- ~ . candidate Tor the Dem.
ocratic nomination for Sheriff of this county
See his card. lsatuiEGi ~
Next Wednesday, March lst, is Ash. Wednes-
day, the beeinnihk ~ Eens Tke eparsies mus,
all berover by that, time, or the Episcopal
ladies can't 90. ~, ,,,.,,.-,.,,e....-
The Gazette had marriage notice under
the kead spfa,gTor Wfpesdaf. ~ a9tr
was but the one notice, we don'' see how ii
got SO much mixed pp.i vrRtoL
Until the rain of Monday evening the con-
dition of the roads had become greatly i'm
proved and carriage travelling made thereby
little more agreeblc.
Among ns@rS}dates pf lRg MAshii Hon
Medical Coiirxs, u baltimore, VI ISIS, istm
name of Sudler P Roberts, son of 2. Med
Roberts, Esq, of this county.
Lewis C. Springer, Superintendent of the
City Hospital, and candidate for the Demo,
cratic nomination for Coroner was reported
very Ill early in the week. u
A good many people came into town to tht
Fox chase hast Saturday, but as the fox was
lame it was, not able tornp Yery fast and yas
soon caught. making Ma tport Of snort dufa.
ton. .;as7s< 1r-y,&sfs sss ~
A strong ssligieas feeling aeems y bsypss
vading this community at the present time.
and ii y probable that the membership sofi
the different churches will soon be consider.
ably increased. hs'ia sfasI La4 -s
The public schools Of Frederica have been
twice closed this winter to, stop the spread OF
the scarlet fever, and the protracted meetings
there wefe greatly embarrassed BY the preva
lence Of the disease. rr9,2 fgg
A yoase man, in the employ of farmer
Mill Creek hundred, went to Wilmington
with a load Of corn belonging to his em.
plo,er, on Saturday, sold he corn, pocketed
the Heeear.pd m-vged. TIA 9yrnT|
The Wilmington railroad depot wss briI. \
lian,ly ilIuminssea' sdd asdosssed sssth flag
on Tuesday in honor of washingtons Birth
sss; sss; ps!nlsaGdel..s.::. 8''' 1iffUyEH]
Mr.. Edward r. Taylor, formerly Supern-
tendent of ths Sunday School Of the ,Centfai
presby teri&s elas5A Of of&iIAisgtosy wSs>1h,
recip;srrpf srhaqd,pme silssrT " TsexviF \
las, week, tie gift Of the school. : : . =
The revivaliistsrssts Ill TimHsson this
winter have been almost gur preeedented.l !,
10 estimated that, 5000 converts have beep
added to sll the churches of all denomina-
.ious there within the'p past three month.
MI. James Kirk, now Of the Deiawarsan, il,
going TO start complete job Office, in Dover
in the old DetGrareon Office, We are told. !
is stated that The State and county job. work
will be turned in bis favor to large extent
The5wonderfar revivailin Bridgeville, sus.
rex county, still goes on. Eighty Conversions
are reported. When it is remembered thai
BridgeviIie only numbers 900 inhabisanss
the wonderful success attained will more
readily appear. s. -. W f..ts. s...l..a
w. HykilI. spctioneer,; sold for Richard |
Townsend, near Townsend. on Tuesday, th,
a2d instant, stock. as follows: Cows, $40. |
$40, $SV Sb&T $50 ypFS gMd snsDb. |
old, ST., S76; horses, $50, 500. $lOo, $ll5
STA, $2s2, $500; mules, s3275o
IMtsypssdsa!seea M ~! Ilix A'SSaaaaTkshk, A'SSaa #SFSSI
Dover, has rendered his resignation asedito'
of the DelarareaH 70 teke yefsf March Isl
David Rousch is named as his successor
Hon, Eli Salisbury is sole proprietor Of tht
paper - si'1!'si5- ,ss1 !.is' .s4ri. 81 .stAsl
A slight alteration recently made in thu |
basement portion Of the Presby terian Church
opening communication between the old pas |
tor's study and the. lecture-room, is found
to be Of greas convenience to the conductors
of the Sunday school, and for other purposes
The demand for farms has been unprece.
den,ed :. A, gentleman in SMYRNA, who had
one, 10 rent, had shout twenty applicants. .
gentleman living between Smyrna and Middle,
town had about thirty applicants for one.
Two or three yesS hgp9art csuld hardly
get tenants. -g..,,----,, -,--,
The boys Of Dover, recently tried to bump
a new comet, insmed Ford. Ford objected.
and with a knife cut right and left when The
attempt was made. lad naqed Enrighg.
was pretty badly wounded. The BOYS say
they we're only 10 fun, but had no idea thar
the fun would be most all on ihe other side. :,
"A large three-story house, the property Of
c, Stern. at FELTON,, and occupied by Mr.
Stern snd Rev. E.sE. White, was burned lasi \
Sunday night. AS the building was insured
for nearly It's full value. the loss on it was
small, but that or Mr.. White was pretty
heavy ieJfYnfi'Hss.H saa 4 I, Nssp II spp4f.1uA
The Wilmington Herald was six months old
on Tuesday aut n n Fxfw sthespublishers
ASSERT tbst its circalstion has steadily and !
rapidly Increased, and iss present prospects
for future success are very bright and hope
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