Middletown transcript., 1876-04-15
The Schools OF District No. "a.

: of "a have entered into an agreement wit
Professor Stephens, the present principa
under which the schools of that district viii
during the present quarter at least, be cor
Quoted under bis superitendence in the acad
emy. The schools will be diveded into di
ferent grades and departments according t
the attainments Of the pupils. The people Z
Middletown have been trying for several year
to get the Academy for the purpose of Great
ing better class Of schools than we nov
have but some obstacle or other has alway
arisen to prevent the accomplishment Of thei
| object until now. The present arrangement
however, is mereley temporary one which
may be knocked on the head next fall wheI
the term of the present principle of the acad
emy will expire.
A Matter OF Small Importance.
| The Herald tells this An incident, which
| was the cause of considerable amusement,
occurred at the p. W. l. B. Depot in this city,
Monday afternoon, upon the arrival of the
Delaware train at four o'clock.
Everybody most in Wilmington, have either
seen or heard of the liliputian colored boot
black at the depot, but upon the arrival of
the train Monday, bis diminutive star was
decidedly eclipsed by the appearance upon
the smoking car platform of an old colored
gentleman of forty-seven springs, from Dor
chester county, Maryland, measuring thirty
seven inches in his boots, and weighing
thirty-seven pounds avoirdupois. Henry's
rival answered to the name of John Fletcher,
and was on his way to Jersey, where he will
soon appear ben cath the showman's tent as
the champion small man in the country. He
is happy in the possession of hundred and
ffty-seven pounds of wife at his home, in
Dorchester county. Henry, our Wilmington
boot black, who was easily able TO look over
the Dorchester county man, high hat and all,
greeted his rival heartily, and the accidental
meeting of the two small folks afforded an
immense amount of amusement to large
crowd, which had gathered around, and re-
mained about the train until it moved off,
with the Jersey Snowman and his Dorchester
county prize.
List of Jurors-NIay Term.
The following is the list of Grand and
Petit Jurors to serve at the ensuing term Of
Court in this county:
GRAND JURORS.
Brandywine- james A. B. Smith, Peter
Talley.
Wilmington-C. E. Stotsenburg, G. W.
Weldin.
Christiana-Wm Wilson, John R. Tatum
Mill Creek-T. L. j. Baldwin, Aquila |
Derrickson.
White Clay Creek-Wm. Fl. Smith, VIM.
McLelland, Samuel Carlisle.
Pencader-Adam Dayett, James Mcintyre.
New Caste-John S. Eccles, Sam Silver,
John Pugh.
Red Lien-Jas. Garman, Clement Reeves. |
St. Georges-Wilson E. Vandegrift, John |
Houston.
Appoqunimink-Joseph Roberts, John B.
zellar.
ackbird-William E. Evans, Gideon E.
PETIT JURORS.
Brandy ywine-Minchall Hinckson, Thomas
:. Talley, Martin Miller.
Wilmington-John V. Christy, Thomas
ford, Gilpin B. Underwood.
Christiana-R.L. Armstrong, Thomas Low
her, Joseph Foreman.
Mill Creek-Charles Cannon, Saml. Graves,
ohm A. Reynolds, Jr.
White Clay Creek-Rankin Armstrong,
Iaron Baker, VIM, G. Hawthorne.
Pencader-Edward Stroud, Edward Jones,
ieorge W. Groves.
New Castle-Alexander H. Davidson, Rich
I'd Maloney, J. Newton Pyle.
Red Lion-David G. Webb, Edward Sta
leford, Abner Alston.
st. Georges-Alfred p. Crockett, Daniel
tevens.
APPOINTMENTS Benjamin F. Kanely, John
ind.
fNOuCy, 1uOuds |
Iartup.
The following is the second panel:
Brandywine-FrancisP P. .Mitdenruge, Stephen
J. Sharpley, Isaiah D. Mousley.
Wilmington-Geo. H. Simmons, Robert F.
Wright, Thomas Cowperthwaite.
Christiana-James P. Cloud, Jonas B. Std
am, Abner Woodward. 4
Mill Creek-Andrew Mckee, J. E. Gregg,
'homas Fl. Poole.
White Clay Creek-Wm. NJ. Hawthorn,
'homas Singles, Owen Evans.
Pencader-Levin Cats, Francis S. Goey,
Ienry Pordham.
New Castle-John Rulings, Robert s. Mas
in, John Stafford.
Red Lion-Robert Montgomery, B. F. Arm
trong, James Lyle.
ST. Georges-Wm. Brady, Zadoc A. Pool.
Appoquinimnk-John W. Mccoy, S. L,
'inley.-
Blackbird-William Nailor, Samuel R.