Middletown transcript., 1876-01-01
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. l, 1875.
Local and State Affairs.
Items of Local Interest.

Items Of Local Interest.
.'Watch meeting was held in the NJ. E
Church, as usual, last night.
meeting Of the State Board of Centennial
Commissioners win be held in this town on
SataFdsy nezt. ~ Sg q
Public School No. l, gave it's second an
nuai exhibition in the college oratory, al
Newark, last week.
Tin horn blowing, which SO annoyed our
citizens on Christmas day, was done in other
places as well as here.
'.Blubber'' Davis and ''New York" Jack,
two Wilmington Jail birds, broke out of the
city cells last Sunday night. .-r
Rev. G. M. Galloway, late Of Virginia, has
accepted the rectorship Of the new Grace (P.
E.) Church Of Brandywih Hundred
Governor Cochran, last week, appointed
Andrew ]. Wright, of Dover, justice of the
peace, vice Jonathan Pratt, resigned.
George jackson is reported to have sold his
farm, 200 acres, near Hares Corner, to Levi
r.. Miller, of Lancaster, Pa, for 5000
Blind Tom, the celebrated negro boy plan
ist will be brought to Middletown for concert
purposes on the 7th inst.-next Friday.
The sunday school children of st. Anne's
P.E. Church were entertained with Christ
mas tree il the s. s. room on Tuesday after
noon.
James Avery, an employee at the Diamond
State Rolling Mills, was choked to death, by
piece of turkey, while eating his dinner on
Christmas day.
Ex-Governor Salisbury sold $1,000 worth
of the bonds of the M. E. Conference Academy,
at Dover, in Wilmington last week. Won
derfnlly liberal
Col. H. 9. Douglass recently shipped 10 car
loads of grain, in one day, from Clayton.
This is about the heaviest shipment ever made
in one day, from that point.
Thos. Holcomb, Esq, speaker Of the State
House of Representatives has received an ap-
pointment upon the Governors staff with the
grade Of Brigadier-G General.
III
Smyrna had some Christmas trees and
drunks but it don't seem to have had any
horns-at least not tin,ones. The Smyrnians
don't know what they missed.
The "week Of prayer will be commenced |
Sunday evening BY union service, by the
Methodist and Presbyterian congregations, at
the Presbyterian Church. Sermon by DR.. |
Matlack.
Governor Cochran has appointed De W. c.
Walker Esq, justice Of the peace Of this town,
to be Inspector of Weights and Measures for
New Castle county. This was an Office given
unasked for. Salary $l75 per annum.
Rev. DR.. Patton, of the Forest Presbyterian
Church, Middletown, viii preach his custom
AIRY anniversary sermon Tomorrow Sunday
morning. he will give an interesting review
Of the church's ydoings during the past year.
Reading Room Free.
The Directors of the Middletown Reading
Room have decided that the room shall be
free to the general public for the remaining
part of the winter. New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore papers and Congressional Re
cord on file. st 'fi
CHECKED to Death.
Etlie Virginia, Eve year old child of Jas.
Groce, residing near Newark, was choked to
eeath, on Tuesday night week with the kernal
of grain Of corn which she swallowed while
at play with the. other children the previous
evening The kernai lodged in the windpipe.
The Missionary Box.
The Morning Herald says: "On Thursday
afternoon man from down in Sussex county
rode upon Wilmington street car for the
first time Noticing the passengers dropping
their fares in the box, he walked up and put
in twenty-five cents himself, then settling into