Middletown transcript., 1876-12-30
SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. 80, 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.
state ana Local Isems.


Happy New Year to you.
The days Of rs are waning fast.
The Legislature will meet on Monday.
We have had nearly two weeks ofsleighing.
WIN. s. Hilles, Of the firm Of Hilles Jones,
of Wilmington, died in Nice, France, last
Tuesday.
II il said that Union NJ E Church, Of Will
mineton, wants Dr. Matlack next year. So
does Middletown.
The ninth volume Of the TRANSCRIPT ends
this week and the tenth will ID. W be COM
menced next week.
Francis Sohen, editor Of the Wilmington
Pionier (Germas) slipped and fell, Monday
morning, dislocating his ankle.
David @. Rose, coroner, has moved from
Townsend to Wilmington, and taken up his
residence at 625 East Sixth street.
VIM. R. Hodgson, Esq. of Wilmington.
slipped on the ice on Christmas morning, and
fell breaking his arm above the wrist.
The Smyrna Loan Association ran out its
first series Of stock last Tuesday night. 1t
had been running nine years and nine months
Anniversary sermon.
Rev. Doctor Patton, of the Presbyterian
Church, will preach his customary anniver-
sary sermon, giving the statistical history OF
the church during 1876, tomorrow Sunday
week.
3 Pretty Heavy Haul.
Samuel England went into the house Of
Peter SPAIN, q Wilmington beer saloon
keeper, broke opes a buresn drawer and car
ried Of $lloo and one gold, and two silver,
watches. He was arrested and the watches
and most Of tie money recovered. Samuel
il now boarding at New Castle with Sheriff
Grubb.
wilmington's Chrissmas Troubles.
Wilmington had quite number Of casual
ties On Christmas day-one lady fell down
stairs and nearly killed herself, three men fell
on the icy pavemenu and badly hurt them
selves; a coal oil lamp exploded; several rob-
berries were committed, some two or three
bar-room fights took place, and couple got
married.
Religious Notices.
Rev. Geo. r. Br.stor will read Willis Poem
Of .sRizpah and Her Sons" at the Bethel NJ
e. Church, Pivot Bridge, Md, on Sunday
morning Immediately before the sermon. In
the afternoon of same day service will be held
in the new church building at Summit Bridge
cordial invitation is extended to the public
to be present at both services.
Free Temperance Entertainment.
There will be Young Peoples Temper
ance Entertainment in the Town Hall, Mid
dletowa, commencing at o'clock on Friday
evening the 9th Of January, 1877, consisting
Of music, dialogues, etc. The entertainment
will be free 10 ALL Those interested 10 sub
iect SO vital to this community are earnestly
and cordially invited to attend.
Delaware Centennial Building.
The Delaware Centennial Building has been
sold 10 20 to Long Branch for summer cot
tape. The furniture was sold At public sale.
The collection Of minerals goes into the per-
manent exhibition and the wood collection
awaits the disposal of the Legislature. Ap-
plication has been made for some of the big
sticks by the q. s. Naval Academy at Anna
polls. The State Centennial Commission
comes out $500 in debt.
Odessa Entertainment.
Odessa has evidently caught the "enter-
tainment'' fever since the organization Of the
Dramatic Association and the erection Of the
hall. Last Thursday and Friday evenings
the drama entitled "My Brothers Keeper" "
was produced in q very satisfactory manner
to an appreciative audience, among which
were great many from Smyrna and . few
from Middletown on Thursday night. Next
Thursday evening, the Milton Literary and
Dramatic Association Of Delaware City, Del,
will appear with a varied programme, pro-
ducing Little Daisy" comic drama,
1.-THE Prosecuted Dutchman," ''Don Paddy
deBazan," and other entertaining pieces, to
be aided by beautiful tableaux.
Feed the Birds.
Our attention was called to the starving
condition, at present, Of birds in the country
around Middletown, and we adopt this method
of urging upon farmers, sportsmen, and al
others who have the desire and opportunity
the necessity of feeding them until this snow
leaves the ground and the slest leaves ths
weeds. Partridges are SO nearly starved thai
they can scarcely walk, while flying is out o.
the question, and they are thus pounced upon
BY negroes and killed by the dozen. Mr.
Isaac Gibbs was visited, on Thursday, BY q
least fsrty partridges, and they were dined
as sumptuousIy as their weak condition would
permit. We also call attention to the spar
rows in Middletown, whose constant endea
vors to obtain something to live on ths past
week have attracted our attention. Feed ths
birds and thus keep them from dying.
C0asttng.
Wilmington boys have lots Of fun coastine
down the hilly streets on the ice. French
street is the favorite place. and though th,
policemen have tried to stop the sport, mum
bers of boys, and girls too, can be seen a
most any time toiling up with their sleds OIL
dashing down at breakneck speed. Some
times they have an accident or two which
adds little more xest to the fun They rur
into one another, and over one another ani
against one another, barking each other''
shins and skinning their noses and hands
but it's all fun and, therefore, fair. One day
last week sled, with boy on it, ran into
horse and carriage, that was passing along
the street, knocking the horses feet from un
der hin, and bringing him down upon th
boy and sled, masbing the latter and fractur
ing the boys skull. That was little NOR
finn than the boy barRained for, but it did no