Middletown transcript., 1876-11-04
Serious Accident to a Stranger.

Serious Accident TO stranger.
Last Saturday evening, man by the name
of Toney Gronau, from Petersburg, Virginia,
on his way south to Washington, stepped
from the cars at the depot, to 60 up town and
see friend with whom be was acquainted
While passing along Front towards French he
met some ladies, and upon stepping aside 10
let them pass he stepped into gutter when
an iron plate was too short to cover, ana
broke his leg in two places. He was placed
in McMullen l. Seals express wagon and
taken to the City Hospital where the fractures
were reduced. At the time Mr.. Gronau fell
he lost his pccket-book, containing his rail-
road ticket and $l2, being all the money ne
had in his possession. He is native Of South
Carolina, but now has a wife and child in
Petersburg ~ Commercial.
The November Courts.
LIST OF THE PETIT JURORS.
The following is a list of the Petit Jurors
drawn to serve at the November term of the
New Castle county Courts:
FIRST PANEL.
Brandywine-Benj.F Fraim, VIM. d. Casey,
Alfred D. Handy; Misunderstanding r.
Morrow, Geo. W. Baker, Patrick MCCARTHY
Christiana-John Jordan, Joseph ). Richard
son. Alexander Everson; Mill Creek-Joseph
Hanna, Richard Buckingham, Robert Davis !;
White Clay-Wm. H. Lyman, George John-
son, Thomas Weber; New Castle-Richard i.
Appleby, Nehemiah Davis; VIM. Stroup, Jr.;
Red Lion-David Steelman, James M. vanhe-
kle, James W. Bird, Pencader-James Bolten'
Charles B. Stewart, VIM. s. Stradley 81.
Geof ges-Henry Clayton, James J: Janvier
ppoquinimink-James Griffin, Samuel =.
Thomas; Blackbird-Jeremiah Pryor, N. D.
Deakyne.
Brandywine Hundred-Geo x: Mousley,
Willard F. Day, VIM. Phillips Wilmington
-Thos. J. Bennett, Philip Plunkett, Jr., Jno.
L. Crosley; Christiana-Wm Press, Henry
White Josiah Lawrence Mill Creek-Louis
Dickerson, R. R. R. RothwelI, Jas. h. wal
ker: White Clay Creek-Samuel B. wright,
Geo W. Brooks, Nathan Zeigler; New Castle
WIN. Point, Joseph Glandon, Jos. Water
house: Red Lion-Solomon Deputy, Samuel
T. Armstrong, Peter Cleaver; Pencader-
VIM. P. Bipgs, Clayton Ellison, John Buck
inpham: st. Georges-Charles Tatman, Jr,
Henry A. Nowland; Appoquinimink-EdwT
Silcox. Purnell T. Jones; Blackbird-Jas. l..
David, T. W. Cavender.
state Politics.
"Large and enthusiastic Democratic meet
ings have been held at different places all
over New Castle county this week. In the
lower hundreds meetings were held at ST.
Georges, Delaware City, Kirkwood and Sum
init Bridge, besides the all day and evening
meetings at Middletown.
A grand torchlight parade in which it was
expected that upwards of 1000 men would
participate, was held-or was expected to pe
held-in Wilmington last night.
William Reynolds and Walter Cummini
addressed large meeting of the Democracy
at Kirkwood on Tuesday evening, and on
Wednesday evening Mr.. Reynolds and Hon
B. T. Biggs addressed meeting at Summit
Bridge.
Chas. Harrington, Of Mispillion Hundred
has been nominated by the Democrats of Ken
county for the State Senate, to fill the place
made vacant by the resignation Of VIM. Sapp
Thos. B. Coursey is the Republican nominee
Chas. Il. Gallagher, one of the Republican
leaders Of Wilmington, was arrested last Sat
urday, on the charge Of issuing fraudulen
tax receipts to neg .oes. He waived hearing
and was held to bail to answer at court.
The Commercial says the "young men are
Joining the Republican ranks" That may bt
true, but if so they are colored ones. Ths
young white men nearly all vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
The Republicans didn't hold that mass
meeting at Middletown the Commercial spoke
Of the other day. They probably didn't like
the prospect of the "mixture" they woult
have had.
A meeting in the Wilmington City Hall OF
Tuesday evening was addressed by !. Y
Grubb and Samuel Townsend, Esqs.
Senator Bayard win speak at Democrati
meeting at New Castle this evening.
All tb;e fpss W i'll he ended next Tuesday.