Middletown transcript., 1876-08-19

/ jumped In and drowned hessslf CoroneI
Groves held an inquest and q verdict Of deatl
BY drowning was rendered.
s.r~. at ssIass -.
John H. Rodney, Esq, a. Trustee, viii
offer at public sale, at II O'Clock to-day, al
the hotel of Vincent o. Hill, in Blackbird,
the farm of the late Vim. W. Thomas, il Ap-
poqrinimink Hsndred, containing l03 acres.
S0a Thursday next August Gath, VIM. g.
Spruance, Esq, Trustee, will sell the valua-
BILE lands Of the late Jacob Shallcross, on the
road from Niddletown to Odessa, containing
in all some 273 acres. Sale to be made at the
National Hotel in this town at Q o'clock,
Pm.
Camp Meeting Troubles.
On Red LioniCamp grounds quite an ex-
citement was created last Thursday evening
week By the arrest Of Mr. a. B. Jones and
Miss L., as they were moving nearer to the
preachers stand, and the decoy and detention
of A. B. Biggs, son offs. G Biggs. Esq, and
Miss Biggs, daughter of Hon. B. T. Biggs.
The two last arrested were put in a tent with
the former oues, when an attempt was made
to extort fine from them. They were fnal-
ly released, and now there 10 rumor that the |
matter will be taken to our county courts.
A Large Yield ef wheat.
The following is q portion Of q letter writ
ten to gentleman in this town:
FA1s HILL, No, Aug. l4th, 1876.
threshed two and ahalf acres and had one
hundred and eighteen bushels of fine wheat.
rhe seed used is known as the Clausen
wheat. soved on the fourth of September
put light coat of manure OVER the field
owed 400 lbs. Of raw bone per acre, and
lrilled in eco lbs. Of the celebrated Keystone
aw bone super phosphate per acre also.
hall SOW ten acres Of the same wheat this
Ill, use the same fertilizers ia the same man
er and give you the result next year. The
one and phosphate use is manufactured by
vhann 3 Armstrong, Landenberg, Pa, and
know Of nothing better in the market.
WILLIAM ARNsTRoNG.
'emocratie Conventions. Is
We publish this morning the call Of R. J. .
eynolds, Esq, Chairman Of the State Execu- +"
'e Committee, Stimoning Stsas Coaven-
IN at Dover on Thursday, Sept. 7th, for the
lrpose Of nominating candidate for Con- =
ess, and Presidential electors; also the call . :
WIN. Rsyne'ds, Esq, Chairnan Of the last :
unity meeting, assembling the County Con- : :
ntiou at New Castle on Saturday, Sept. "a. y
,e delegates to the State Convention will be
osen on Saturday next 26th. Those to the 9
unity Convention will be chosen at such 8
ne and manner as the judges appointed 1t 81
. spring meeting shall determine. %
y SONG f GTtf " s4a ci
A statement was made in the Wilmington P,
mnereial that Diamond State Cornst Band se
this town would 60 with the Knights Of CT
thias Of that city and take part in the great hs
'ade in Philadslphia next Tuesday. We ca
IN that an offer was made by the Knights be
ich. not being satisfactory, was rejected Ii,
Wilmington band employed. This is W,
second engagement our band has lost, and be
can scarcely attribute it to any thing else in
lack Of interest on the part of some one. vi
,rybody knows it is first-class band, and nm
refore would like to see it 60 to Philadel- bl
q and crafty the admirers of country Of
sic. Va
lstsreus Tranps. ~
[iddletown was alive With excitement on -
'rsday evening. The tramps, numbering !.
Tards Of q hundred, were scattered, in \.
srent sized bands, Ill over town. At six - -
ock ONE party ID the neighborhood Of
itlock's drinking saloon became too noisy
were pounced upon BY some Of our citi- -
and pretty roughly handled. This had = -
effect of driving many from the town. 49,
light drunken crowds got in front Of some - -
be houses on Main street and held . car -
i Of swearing, etc. Yesterday morning q.
'ht occurred very early on said street ~
Teen two .trsmps and one was SCARED -
A the onuntenance tsrE t4 sgf Is tf8 i .s