Middletown transcript., 1876-11-04
SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. A, 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. A, 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.
A number Of ladies from this place con-
template visiting the Centennial Exhibition
next Tuesday-woman's day. Hope they may
have good time.
The ladder up which James Morris, of Will
mington, was carrying hod of bricks, We'd
nesday morning, fell down and the man was
badly hurt.
The SMYRNA benevolent Society," are
making arrangements to give an entertain
ment of some kind on Thanksgiving evening
for the benefit of the poor of the town.
Jos. e. Wood, formerly of Smyrna, and at
one time constable in Appoquinimink Hun
dred, died suddenly at Chester, Pa, of hem
orrhage, last Saturday.
The house Of Henry Lodge, in Wilmington,
was broken into by a couple of sneak thieves,
on Monday night, and a gold watch, an
oyercoat and some other things carried Oft.
A stable belonging to Judge Bradford, Of
Wilmington, was burned down on Tuesday
night. Several suspicious circumstances give
rise to the belief that the FIRE was incendiary.
Rev. J. v. Smith and A. L. Hudson, OF
Smyrna had mishap in the shape of a run
away and upset few, days ago. Their car
riage was damaged by it but they got of
Scott-free.
The limitation of the ''game law' having
expired on Tuesday, large number of young
men and boys, who probably have nothing
else to do, now daily shoulder their guns and
march out into the country.
The Wilmington P. M. has notified the peo-
pie Of ssthe city, that mail matter that ar
rives from the Delaware Railroad by the five
D. m. train will not be delivered in the even
ings hereafter, but kept till next day.
Samuel Porter, young man residing in
Wilmington, tried to kill himself last Satur-
day afternoon, by drinking laudanum, but be
took too much and overdid the matter and SO
saved himself Next time he should be less
greedy.
A pair of horses attached to one of the car
riages in funeral procession in Wilmington
on Tuesday, ran away, demolished the car
riage, and spilled the occupants, Mr.. Zim-
norman, his wife and daughter, upon the
pavement hurting them all pretty badly.
The regular Observation-Disclosures
Democratic Mass Meeting is to be held in
Smyrna to-day. These meetings have been held
regularly every campaign, for the past fifteen
wears. John O'Byrne says he has addressed
them for ten years and is going to do it
again.
store Robbed.
The trimming store Of Miss Eliza Baker in
Odessa, was broken into by some thievlsh
scoundrels on Thursday evening and money
and goods to the amount Of sixty-6ve dollars
carried off.
Centennial Sermon.
In pursuance with previous announcement
Rev. DR.. Patton delivered an interesting dis
course on Sunday last giving an authentic
history Of the Forest Presbyterian Church,
from the time Of the separation of its congre-
cation from Old Drawers in l742 to the
present.
Horse and Carriage Stolen.
The horse and carriage Of Mr.. R. A. Coch'
ran IT.. was taken BY some unknown parties
from in front Of s. NJ. Reynolds grocery store
on Thursday evening and driven away w
understand Mr.. Cochran has since recovered
them, but where or hog we do not know.
Meeting at Townsend.
mass meeting Of the democrats of Apo
ouinimink and Blackbird Hundreds will b'
held tonight, Saturday at Townsend. In
Middletown Band has been engaged and
rousing time is expected. Speeches will .
made by Messrs. Samuel Townsend, Jas. .
MYERS and others. A cordial invitation
extended to all good citizens to be present.
u.t.I Accident on the Railroad.
AS the passenger train No. 9 was goln
south on the Delaware Railroad, on Monda
night Of this week, it ran over man name
Charles Elliott, two miles south Of Laure
mangling him in a frightful manner. IL al
neared that he must have been sitting dow
on the track, and had fallen asleep, when II
train struck him. His body was SO terrloi
torn that all the fragments were not foun
until the next morning.
succeeded at Last.
Michael O'Brien, the young man who, wnl
in the employ of the proprietor Of the Capt
Hotel at Dover, as hostler, tried to comm
suicide by poisoning himself short time a
because che was tired Of living" jumped 0
Of the second story of the Kent County AIN
bonse one day last week, and succeeded
putting an end to himself. he was gre
liquor drinker, and this is thought 10 ma
impaired his reason.
A Careless Trick.
Through the carelessness Of boy,
grand stand, at the Fair grounds, came Mt
beng set ON uTe VI AHuASu"J3
Democratic meeting. He was smoking p
and carelessly emptied the ashes and hre
Of it, in the stand, and they falling throug
crack fell upon some flammable material,
meath, which was set on fire, and but fol
timely discovery and extinguishment Of
flames destructive FIRE might have occurr
all because careless boy would smoke
pipe.
Rice's Restaurant.
E.B. Rice announces to the readers OF
TRANscR1pr and the citizens generally
opening of the "Oyster Season" at his
Bank confectionery store and restaurant
He keeps always on hand good supply
excellent oysters received direct and #
from Cris6eld-the acknowledged best-rh
he will deliver at short notice in the shell