Middletown transcript., 1876-04-22
,y Tr..,e.. or the Poor.


Meeting or Trustees OF the Poor.
The Trustees of the Poor of this county
will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday
next. Officers for the ensuing year will be
chosen, and the various reports Of the past
year will be presented. Persons who have
claims against the Trustees should present
them TO the members for the hundred in which
they live that they may be properly audited
by the Board and settled by the Treasurer.
Specie Resumption.
With his usual energy and promptness in
furnishing his customers with everything new
and desirable S. NJ Reynolds has, at consid-
erable trouble. procured a quantity Of silver
coin, though. of course, somewhat limited,
which he will begin to pay in change to cash
customers this Saturday morning This is
of the country, ,and Mr. R. is entitled to credit
for his enterprise. We again caution the
people not to hoard it up, but keep it going.
Well soon have full as much of it as We
now have Of currency, and you'll make moth
ing by putting it away. The days for getting
n premium on il are gone by.
The Conference Academy.
The Trustees held a meeting at Dover last
week. To relieve the insurance money from
attachment the builders of the Academy
proposed, as a basis of settlement, that the
trustees should pay them $4,000 in cash,
S., 800 in bonds, and the balance of the in
debtedness in one and two years. These terms
were accepted at the meeting.
The situation now is, the Board have $40, 900
insurance money, $4,000 in the treasury,
$4,000 in subscriptions, and the remains of
the burned building. They are therefore
amply able to restore the building and Hon.
Cove Salisbury, John W. Cullen and G. H.
B. Day, Esqs., are committee to advertise
for proposals to rebuild.
A circular address TO all the churches and
pastors of the Wilmington Conference was
ordered, to urge the prompt remittance of
funds in hand, and earnest effort to obtain
new subscriptions. Smyrna Times.
A Timely Discovery.
On Wednesday night last some gentlemen,
in passing the harness shop of Mr.. G. E. An
derson, noticed smoke issuing from behind
box standing against the front of the shop
The box was at once removed, and it was
found that the smoke proceeded from some
burning paper and other light materials under
the box, which, of course, was speedily ex-
tingushed. These boxes of Mr.. Anderson's
are, in pleasant weather, common resort,
where many persons collect to chat and smoke,
and the presumption is that some one after
lighting his segar, carelessly and thoughtlessly
dropped his burning match behind the box.
But for its timely discovery this might have
proved very serious disaster. Mr.. Ander-
sons shop is one of block of wooden build
ings, and being somewhat old, is, in conse-
quence, very dry, and once fired would burn
like kindling wood, and the whole block
would be destroyed. 1t is pity that men
who smoke cannot pay little more attention
to where they throw their tapers or their
segar stumps, or empty the ashes from their
pipes. These people would not Intentionally
injure the property o&others, but their care
essness frequently occasions as much loss as
actual intention.
Church Wedding.
On Wednesday evening, 10th inst, large
of interested friends and invited
yuests were gathered in st. Annes Church,
o witness the marriage ceremony of Mr..
George H. Houston and Miss Anna S. Coch-
an, daughter of R. W. Cochran, Esq. At
light o'clock the wedding party entered the
hurch, while the organ peeled forth
he hotes of the inevitable Wedding March,
md passed up the aisle to the chancel, in
,rder as follows: First Mr.. D. Lore and Miss
fannie Howell, fourth groomsman and brides
maid second, Mr.. Harry Miller and Miss
Iary Cochran, third groomsman and brides
maid third, Mr. Frank Cochran and Miss
Fannie Griffith, second groomsman and
fourth Mr.. Frank Eliason and
Hiss Ella Cochran, sister to the bride, first
.roomsman and bridesmaid lastly. Mr..
Houston and Miss Cochran, the groom and
oride The attendants having assumed their
position at the right and left of the principals
he latter passed by them and knelt at the
Iltar where the beautiful and impressive
marriage ceremony of the P E Church was
by Rev. W. C. Butler, at the close
# which the party retired from the church,
nd, with number of specially invited
,uests, repaired 10 the residence Of the brides
arents where the wedding collation. was pre-
ared.